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On my way home from shooting another location, I noticed that the flood lights at this rather isolated granary were all off. I quickly stopped hoping to get a few shots before the morning light. This was quite difficult as there is a chain link fence all around. I put my camera on the tripod and carefully put the lens through the small space between the gates in the fence (leaning the tripod up against them; I was very lucky it was a calm, windless night). I took a sequence of shots with my remote trigger (intervalometer) and packed it up and went home.
Shot with my Fuji X-T2 and Samyang 12mm f/2.0 @ f/2.0, ISO 3200, 3800K WB; (5) 15 second shots + (1) dark frame, stacked in Sequator with final edits in Photoshop using a few plugins and actions.
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Rather, the aircraft you're seeing are from Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, SC which is close to Parris Island and hosts Marine Corps squadrons. The primary fighter aircraft models used at MCAS Beaufort for training and operations include:
F/A-18 Hornet: This is a multirole fighter used by the Marine Corps for both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions.
F-35B Lightning II: A more recent addition to the Marine Corps fleet, known for its stealth capabilities and short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) features.
These aircraft are part of the Marine Aircraft Group 31 (MAG-31) based at MCAS Beaufort, which supports training and operational missions.
Pleased to see them in our skies.
I really have lost focus in school. I'd rather have fun and take pictures rather than do essays every week. Can anyone really blame me though?
I wish I was the kind of person that RIGHT when I got an assignment, I did it. Unfortunately, I'm the opposite of that person. I do the assignment the night before it's due.
So, either tomorrow or Wednesday, I'm going to be showing you something I bought from The High Museum of Art from the Salvador Dali exhibit. :) It'll be a part of my picture. I'll also talk a little more on the exhibit, because it was AMAZING. :)
I hope all is well with everyone!
QOTD: (since I'm procrastinating)
What is your favorite TV show, and what is your favorite website to go to? :)
My favorite TV show: Family Guy. But also shows like America's Next Top Model, because it inspires me when I model AND take pictures :)
My favorite website: Flickr is pretty awesome :D Lately I've liked WIMP.com check it out! :D
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This rather tall butterfly is a sara longwing (Heliconius sara). Their larvae feed on passion flower vines and have evolved through a literal arms race with the plants to be able to feed on those. Like the plants became poisonous - and the caterpillars manage to not be affected and instead store the poison, becoming poisonous themselves.
This one was photographed at the Haga Ocean butterlfy house in Solna, Sweden.
I rather liked how we could see where the ski runs were "carved' from the hillside vegetation and are now used in the non-snow period for the mountain biking businesses.
The Rocky Valley Dam water is used to provide snow with machines when, as so often is the case, nature does not provide enough coverage. Falls Creek is just not high enough to get the regular snow at 1500-178om. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falls_Creek_Alpine_Resort
Most goannas are rather large for a lizard, and they all have sharp teeth and long claws. Monitor lizards are predators.
They forage and hunt for lizards, snakes, insects, birds and eggs and even small mammals, and they often dig them out of their shelters and nests.
They're not fussy about what they eat, anything they can grab and overpower will do, and they also eat dead and rotting things.
Like snakes the goannas can unhinge their lower jaw to help them swallow bigger prey. It's impressive to see what size meals they can swallow whole. And if the food is there they will just keep eating. Watching them makes you think they must have bottomless guts.
A rather intense Joe Zawinul, keyboard player & leader of the incredible jazz group, “Weather Report”, playing his fantastic composition, “Birdland”, at the Hollywood Bowl. To say it was well received would be a vast understatement. It brought the house down.
A rather damp spring day outside had me thinking about indoor photo projects. This old Railway Timekeeper watch I have sprung to mind, and I found this photo from WW2 (evacuee children, 1941) to use as a background prop.
As I was setting this up, I was thinking what an amazing old photo this is and what a special moment the photographer captured - the importance of photography and also printing these sorts of photos for the future.
© Dominic Scott 2023
Rather lucky to get this one, leaving an appointment at 1151 and pressing the shutter at 1155 !
56096 passing Attenborough on 14/01/19 with 6Z37 1000 Doncaster Up Decoy-Rugby Colas depot conveying a Kirow crane.
I'd rather be liberated, I find myself captivated
Stop doing what you keep doing it too
I'd rather stay bold and lonely, I dream I'm your one and only
Stop doing what you keep doing it too
Things are getting strange, I'm starting to worry
This could be a case for Mulder and Scully
Things are getting strange, now I can't sleep alone
I'd rather be jumping ship, I find myself jumping straight in
Stop doing what you keep doing it too...
Forever be dozy and dim, I wake myself thinking of him
Stop doing what you keep doing it too...
Things are getting strange, I'm starting to worry
This could be a case for Mulder and Scully
Things are getting strange, now I can't sleep alone
Here my bed is made for two and there's nothing I can do
So tell me something I don't know
If my head is full you, is there nothing I can do?
Must we all march in two by two by two?
And as for some happy ending. I'd rather stay single and thin
Stop doing what you
Keep doing to me...
Rather large, spectacular hummingbird of humid tropical lowlands that favors forest edges, adjacent clearings with scattered trees and flowering bushes, and gardens. Feeds at all levels, often in the canopy, hovering with its tail cocked and occasionally opening it to show extensive white. Male has deep blue hood, green upperparts with white collar (often hard to see), white underparts, and mostly white tail. Some females look similar to males while others look very different, with dark spotting below and a mostly green tail with white tips.
A rather work stained 45144 Royal Signals sweeps around the curve on the approach to Derby station with an express from St Pancras, 16th July 1977.
Locomotive History
45144 was originally D55 and was to have been constructed at Derby works during the latter part of 1961, but the order for D50 - D67 was transferred to Crewe works and D52 was delivered during October 1962, allocated to Derby MPD. It was named Royal Signals on the 30th June 1965. D55 was one of the fifty class 45’s selected to be fitted with electric train heating equipment and was fitted with the equipment and renumbered 45144 during a classified repair at Derby works in December 1974. It received its last classified General repair at Crewe works during March 1984, the last of the class 45’s to be so treated at Crewe. On 16th December 1987 45144 worked the 19.00 Taunton - Bristol, shortly afterwards it sustained derailment damage at Malago Vale carriage sidings, bringing to an end a career of just over twenty five years. It was broken up six months later by Vic Berry, Leicester.
Praktica LTL, Kodachrome 64
The rather narrow Cape May, NJ lighthouse.
It's now seen in: Better Than Good 10+, Best of Damn! I Wish I'd Taken That!, Best of My Winners and the Golden Pictures Worth 1000 Words group's Golden 5+ Stars (which is a great group and worth checking out)
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Rather similar to Banded Demoiselle female. The gold lines on the thorax are the ID clincher.
Whixall Moss Shropshire UK 27th June 2019
Rather large, spectacular hummingbird of humid tropical lowlands that favors forest edges, adjacent clearings with scattered trees and flowering bushes, and gardens. Feeds at all levels, often in the canopy, hovering with its tail cocked and occasionally opening it to show extensive white. Male has deep blue hood, green upperparts with white collar (often hard to see), white underparts, and mostly white tail. Some females look similar to males while others look very different, with dark spotting below and a mostly green tail with white tips.
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These scans come from my rather large magazine collection. Instead of filling my house with old moldy magazines, I scanned them (in most cases, photographed them) and filled a storage area with moldy magazines. Now they reside on an external harddrive. I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history.
Please feel free to leave any comments or thoughts or impressions... Thanks in advance!
On a rather overcast December 8, 2023 MRL 4301/4318 race their LM westward near Manhattan, MT. The train sat around Belgrade for a good chunk of the day due to work blocks near Logan around the east end of the siding if I recall correctly. Next up the LM would lift a cut of cars from the yard in Logan before continuing on further westward along the 2nd Sub.
Rather than posting several images I decided to post a collage of different images of waves captured at the Muglins Light a couple of weeks ago in an Easterly Gale creating big seas.
The rain ran down the dirty window leaving a pattern that would have even made Pollock proud. Only, this was truly random. The Universe had spoken or rather, continued to speak as it always has/d done: like Kerouac, without paragraphs, without chapters, without a pause. It said, “Everything is ephemeral”. But no one understood. “Even before you stopped to look, it had already changed. It is truly random, without purpose, without meaning.”
The wind came to share its opinion. Everyone heard it whisper, hiss and moan dolefully; but, it too, spoke in an unknown, unknowable language. “We've heard it all before, time immemorial.”
“Time immemorial? Questioned the Universe. “What about before you existed?.” The Universe always answered questions with a question.
Frustrated, the window gave a disapproving squeak and closed, shutting out this endless, hollow drivel and got on with its job of maintaining a comfortable atmosphere inside.
Taking pictures this morning after the water sprinkler finished. I was taking pictures of this rose when this honeybee showed up, looked like it was getting water, even looked like the back legs had water rather than pollen/nectar.
This rather dirty Polar Bear was rolling in the snow to clean himself off after feeding on an old Walrus carcass. I was in a Zodiac when I took this which enabled a close view, and a low point of view. I was holding the camera level, there was a slope on the snow.
The rather sad, still boarded up Orangery at Blaise House yesterday in winter sun. A few moments before I took this shot as I was about to negotiate the two steps leading down from the house I fell, landing on the tarmac below.
I've no idea how it happened as it wasn't icy on that bit and I don't recall tripping up over anything. Still after some loud swearing I got up and realised that despite some scuffing the camera lens itself was ok and although my hand was bleeding a bit, there appeared to be no other damage. As I have knee problems the last thing I want to happen is to end up in A&E.
About 5 mins later I thought I should check that the contents of my pockets were still there, and discovered that a metal keyring bought in San Francisco about 20 years ago (weirdly to replace another one I bought in the same city that got lost in rather more life threatening situation) had snapped. Ok an inconsequential first world problem of course, but it did leave for a moment a little feeling of loss, ridiculous of course but another little reminder that nothing lasts forever. The keyring had taken the full force of the fall (I'm heavier than I look) and if that's the only thing that's broken then I should be thankful indeed.
How this came about is actually rather a long story. Suffice it to say that this was taken in Hawrelak Park after a completely busted outing in Elk Island Park. So, my fallback location worked out rather well as the squirrel decided to show me the proper way to do stretches. He realized my neck was aching after the long drive to Elk Island Park and back plus that equipment hanging off my neck did not much to contribute to my usually sunny disposition :-). This image is uncropped and could have been a so called SOOC but I ended up fiddling with it to enhance color and sharpening. And of course, it is dedicated to Jerome and Pekabo . Initially, I could not figure out the reason for him showing me the tongue but then I realized this happened after I told him about Pekabo and Jerome and I now believe that gesture was meant for them. Sorry guys, he meant no harm :-)
I did begin to get a bit annoyed when he started to hum "Time Is On My Side" because it definitely is not for me …
A rather sad picture; part of the remaining facade of the Bank buildings in Belfast, which was completely gutted by fire a few days ago. It was originally built in 1785 and it’s one of the city’s oldest buildings. The section in the picture originally had a clock. It will be a sad, sad loss if the whole building has to be knocked down.
Black-and-white photographers: Here's a new (revived) group worthy of your attention. It seems to be stuck on 21 members for no good reason.
Rather than taking the literal approach and having my model dressed in the obvious colourful things the people in Seville wear I took a more conceptual approach. The Spanish have a passion for tragedy and I wanted to milk it, so instead, I let the dark history of Seville to inspire a sinister avant garde runway look that could be worn to a bullfight at the Plaza de Toros de la Maestranza, the Carmen opera and some late night tapas and manzanilla wine at El Rinconcillo.
As the sensible travel wear for the day flight from chilly London to the warmth of Andalucía my model wears a wool coat with leather belt intertwined between the pieces, driver’s gloves closed with two shank buttons, a scarf, pair of long leather boots and a chic houndstooth tote decorated with safety pins. She also wears a black short cropped OOAK mohair wig.
Two venerable electric locomotives sit on display outside the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania.
At right is Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) GG1 no. 4800, one of 139 built by General Electric and the PRR Altoona Works between 1934 and 1943. The locomotive is nicknamed "Old Rivets" as it is the only GG1 with a riveted (rather than welded) body. 4800 was also the first GG1 to enter service, hauling a special train on January 28, 1935 to mark the completion of electrification from Washington, DC to New York City.
At left is Amtrak AEM-7 no. 915, one of 65 total manufactured by EMD / ASEA between 1978 and 1988 (54 purchased by Amtrak, 4 by MARC, and 7 by SEPTA). All have been retired at this point, with four entering preservation so far.
One of the ways you can identify Goshawk from the much commoner Sparrowhawk is by the Goshawk's fatter belly. But this male Goshawk looks really trim, as if he's been dieting, which makes it quite a difficult identification from a photo. In the field Goshawk is larger with slower flapping wingbeats, but the plumage of adults can be rather similar. Perhaps the best Goshawk feature on this photo is the plain trailing edge to the wing and the way the wing-barring peters out close to the body. Adult Sparrowhawks show a more distinct dark trailing edge to the wing and wing-barring right up to the body. Also the tail is more elongated and rounded, especially on the tail corners. This was taken in the Peak District where a male and female Goshawk were displaying together.
A rather drizzly morning on the boardwalk across Burton marshes. it was so wet i had to cover my camera with my hoody!
The Fog was making the boardwalk look rather spooky and after messing around with a couple of longer exposures without a filter since it was half an hour before sunrise i got this shot. Quite a lot of post processing as the light was really blue at that time of morning and not that sharp but i like the feel of it.
And some rather dodgy focusing.
It wasn't until I was home and looking at the images that I realised many were rather unfocused. Either me becoming dithery in my old age ( I seem to tense too much these days before pressing the shutter) or the 11 point focusing I had it on just becoming confused.
I also found that many of the images were surprisingly overexposed and rather washed out. Luckily I spotted this fairly early on in playback and set the exposure to -0.7. The camera over compensating for the generally quite dark woodland?
I seem to remember that by this stage of my ramble around the woodlands I was relieved to find some easy to negotiate ground as I had wandered well away from any discernible paths and had spent the previous 40 minutes fighting the undergrowth, fallen trees everywhere and endless broken branches.
A rather gloomy day with Sri Lankan Airlines 406 seen arriving 16R Sydney Airport (SYD/YSSY) from Colombo Airport (CMBVCBI) - is it just me (a non-aviator) or is it only Sri Lankan that have a rather steep/aggressive flare?
Rather quick build with room for improvements, however, using the 2x2 curved slopes turned inwards (at full 7-wide at the frontend, similar to the way it was done on the Porsche 917K) seems quite promising, especially when the grille is set back as much as on the 540K Spezial-Roadster.
~1/35 scale, fits 2 minifigs.
I had just come over a rise in the ground on the reserve on Walney Island and was quick enough to get this before it took flight!!
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Rather a classic Berlin architecture shot, this time dyed red. Rolleiflex T2, Lomography Redscale XR @160 + 1/8 pro mist filter. Scanned and developed by the excellent SafeLight Berlin
Rather better weather on Shap in 1998 as 45407 & 45110 catch the light at Greenholme with "The Lakes Express" to Carlisle on the 28th November 1998. A rare mainline outing for Severn Valley based 45110 .
The Grade II listed rather photogenic Gwennap United Stamps Engine House was constructed in 1899 30 years after the closure of United Mines. It was erected to house a 34 inch stamps engine for the reworking of the mine dumps as Gwennap United
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United Mines was formed by the amalgamation of Ale and Cakes Mine, Wheal Cupboard, and Poldory around 1780. Located just south of the Great Consolidated Mines in the parish of Gwennap, they border the villages of St. Day and Crofthandy to the west and the Poldice and Carnon valleys to the north. Later, the group expanded to include Wheal Britannia, Wheal Clifford, Wheal Moor, Wheal Squire, Wheal Andrew (also known as Friendship Mines), and Copper Hill Mine.
Little is known of the history of the individual mines of the United Mines group. Poldory was probably active in 1760. It appears to have commenced production as a small scale tin mine and then been combined with other small-scale mines in the area in 1815 under the name of United Mines.
In the early 1820s, John Taylor obtained the lease for abandoned mines in the Gwennap parish. He initially reworked their setts and eventually discovered the world's richest copper lode at that time. By 1822, the Gwennap Mines were already profitable.
At that time, the primary production in the area was copper, with some tin and ochre also being extracted. The materials were transported north to the port of Portreath for smelting in South Wales via the Portreath Tramroad. As the mines grew more profitable, the tramroad owners increased the trans-shipping fees. In response, John Taylor built his own tramway southward through the Carnon Valley to Devoran on the south coast. The Redruth and Chasewater mineral tramway, initially horse-drawn, opened in 1824 and later switched to steam power mid-nineteenth century. The railway was operational for over 90 years, eventually closing in 1915.
Eldon's pumping engine house, also referred to as Little's, housed a 30-inch cylinder pumping engine and dates back to around the 1830s. Its primary function was to pump water from the adit to the surface.
United Mines continued to expand and eventually merged with the adjacent Consolidated Mines in 1857, forming 'Clifford Amalgamated Mines'. At its zenith, these mines boasted 80 miles of subterranean workings and 22 engines. By 1861, the entire group was incorporated into Great Consolidated as Clifford Amalgamated Mines. From 1835 to 1861, Wheal Clifford extracted 50,167 tons of copper ore at 6.5% purity and 365 tons of black tin. During the same period, the other mines in the United Downs group yielded 347,500 tons of copper ore at 7.5% purity, 250 tons of black tin, 158 tons of arsenic, 1,290 tons of pyrite, and 271 tons of zinc ore.
Declining metal prices ultimately led to the closure of mines around 1870.
From 1899 into the early 20th century the mine dumps were reworked and engines installed for puping water for ore processing as well as for powering stamps.
The area was prospected again in the 1940’s and brief trial mining operations were conducted but no commercial mining took place.
A rather fine model of Midland Railway Class 115 4-2-2 673 makes a station stop on the York National Railway Museum model railway, 28th April 2023. Of course the actual 673 is part of the National Railway Museum collection, being built in 1896 and withdrawn from traffic in 1928 and was last steamed in 1980.