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Completed in 1914, the outer piers (or pier extensions) were added to the main piers to reduce the swell in the main harbour.
Taken through an 8" Ritchey-Chretien telescope with an unmodded Canon 1100D + focal reducer, on an EQ5 Pro tracking mount, no guiding. Shot alongside the 97% illuminated Moon
Main nebula:
36 x ISO-1600 for 30 seconds
20 Darks
Core:
8 x ISO-1600 for 10 seconds
5 darks
Stacked separately in Deep Sky Stacker, processed using Photoshop CS2 with RC Astrotools plug in. Then the 2 images were merged using a layer mask. Final tweaks made in Fast Stone Image Viewer
This one is the result of a combination of a focus stack of about six photos (I don‘t keep tabs on the number…) at f/8.
The beech and its intriguing roots elicited my attention here.
I used a polarisation filtre to reduce the reflection from the water in the ditch.
Monsoon dusk throwing interesting light over the Ganges. Heavy clouds rolling in reducing light further heralding a dark and wet night.
Now reduced to running three days a week (down from five), CN 324 has just left Taschereau Yard and is on its way to Vermont, with CN 5612 & CN 2665 for power.
Despite this Red Squirrel's environment being severely reduced by forestry works it has chosen [at less temporarily] not to relocate.
Irlanda - Kinvara - Tres cottages
Kinvara (Irish: Cinn Mhara, meaning "head of the sea"), also spelled Kinvarra, is a sea port village located in the south of County Galway, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Kinvarradoorus in the north of the barony of Kiltartan.
The Great Famine in the 1840s and a series of emigrations that continued until the 1960s reduced the population of the village – once a thriving port and a significant exporter of corn and seaweed – to no more than a few hundred people. From around the 1980s the population of the parish of Kinvara started to increase while the village started to grow in size.
The village lies at the head of Kinvara Bay known in Irish as Cinn Mhara (or more recently Cuan Chinn Mhara) from which the village took its name. This is an inlet in the south-eastern corner of Galway Bay. Kinvara is situated in the territory of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne, which is coextensive with the diocese of Kilmacduagh (Cill Mhic Dhuach). The parish is roughly coextensive with the Ó hEidhin territory of Coill Ua bhFiachrach (wood of the Uí Fhiachrach) and this name was still in use in the mid-19th century as recorded by John O'Donovan in his Ordnance Survey letters. Kinvara is situated in the north of the barony of Kiltartan and close to the border with The Burren in County Clare in the province of Munster. The parish is bounded on the north by Galway Bay, on the east by the parishes of Ballinderreen (Killeenavarra) and Ardrahan, on the south by the parishes of Gort (Kilmacduagh) and Boston (Kilkeedy) and on the west by the parishes of Carron and New Quay (Abbey and Oughtmama).
Open water from the Dam that dumps water, activity reduces freezing, but it will eventually ice over.
The Orion constellation shot under Bortle 3 sky.
Equipment:
- Nikon D300 modified
- Nikkor AF-S 105mm f/1.4 ED
- Skywatcher StarAdventurer
Frames:
45 frames x 120sec at ISO 800.
Preprocessed in APP and Pixinsight and post-processed in Lightroom.
Old data, re-edited.
The Bears Ears National Monument surrounds Natural Bridges National Monument and includes over 1.3 million acres of land. The Bears Ears Buttes are two buttes that rise to over 8,900 feet. The Buttes and the land of the monument are sacred to five local Native American Indian Tribes. The Bears Ears National Monument was established in 2016 by President Obama. President Trump reduced the size of the monument by 85%. President Biden restored it in 2021.
45 x 4 and 5-minute exposures, totalling 3 hours 12 minutes, taken mostly last week, but including some frames from 2017 and 2014. (Multiple frames are used to reduce digital noise - the more frames, the better, to a point!)
All exposures manually guided. f/4 and ISO 1600. Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" Newtonian reflector telescope.
Registered and stacked using DeepSkyStacker; curves adjusted in Canon Photo Professional; noise reduction via Cyberlink PhotoDirector.
Got up early in order to miss the tourists, walkers etc and drove over to Ladybower. Talking to someone there the reservoir is currently at just below 60% due to the drought. Not good. Ladybower is in fact located in the Derwent Valley. The three linked reservoirs of Howden, Derwent and Ladybower cover 210 hectares to give the largest expanse of water in the Peak District.
22x600' RG
14x600', 18x300' B
19x1200' Ha
13.8h total
oakland, ca
january 2014
m42 with TMB92SS and TRF-2008 0.8x reducer (f=400mm)
STT-8300M with astrodon HaRGB filters
mach1GTO
equinox image
pixinsight
The old sugar beet processing plant in Franklin, Idaho has been reduced to a concrete and wood skeleton, but there is enough left of it for a Window Wednesday photo. HWW
at the street arts festival in worcester on sunday (9/25/16), some of the vendors/artists had unique sorts of things for sale. this artist, melissa calling her work anxietiart, makes people and animals from "found" items-- reduce reuse recycle
you can see some of her other things here:
A very late CN 149 is passing Turcot Ouest with, CN 2974, CN 2909 & a 508-axle long train, after reducing to 'only' 10,000 feet in the Port of Montreal.
“Rupertswood” in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne is one of Australia's most important mansions, both historically and architecturally. Built as a residence for Sir William John Clarke (1831 – 1897), the first Australian born Baronet, in 1874 – 1876 it became a power seat in the great English tradition. The property covered an area of 31,000 acres. Today the estate has been greatly reduced due to subdivision to a more modest 1,100 acres.
Designed by local architect George L. Browne, "Rupertswood" is a 50 room bluestone mansion built for Sir William John Clarke by contractors George Sumner & Co. Designed in the Victorian Italianate style, the two storey mansion is surmounted by a 100 foot tower with a Mansard roof and widow's walk. The foundation stone for “Rupertswood” was laid on 29 August 1874 with some 1000 people in attendance. The house was completed in 1876. The grand entrance is paved with Victorian tessellated tiles and the house is flanked by splendid wide and shady verandahs on three sides. The ballroom was added in late 1881 or 1882. Interior decorations were carried out by Schemmel and Shilton. There are six magnificent stained glass panels made by Urie and Fergeson in 1874-76, considered some of the finest examples in the world. The elaborate mansion with its large estate demonstrates the important status of Clarke whose prominence as a colonist was recognised in 1882 by his appointment as a baronet.
William Sangster designed the gardens at “Rupertswood” originally covering an area of 99 acres, and once boasted tennis courts, croquet lawns and an underground fernery. “Rupertswood” also had its own private railway station where hundreds of guests to grand balls would arrive from Spencer Street. Balls, hunt meets and weekend house parties were frequent. Anyone of note, in Victorian and Edwardian society, was entertained by Sir John and Lady Eliza Clarke. Many historical figures visited “Rupertswood” during its history, including the then Duke and Duchess of York, (later to become King George V and Queen Mary), Australian opera singer Dame Nellie Melba and several Governors of Victoria. The estate also had its own half battery of horse artillery when Sir William John Clarke formed a small permanent force in 1885.
“Rupertswood” holds a place in the great sporting rivalry between Australia and England, as it was on a field at “Rupertswood” that the “Ashes” were created. On Christmas Eve of 1882, after a congenial lunch, Sir William Clarke suggested a social game between the English Cricket team and a local side, made up largely of “Rupertswood” staff. By all accounts, it was an enjoyable game with no one really keeping score, however, it was generally agreed that the English won. Pat Lyons, a worker at “Rupertswood”, clearly remembered the afternoon many years later. It was his understanding that Lady Clarke, at dinner that evening, had presented Ivo Bligh with a pottery urn. It was purported to contain the ashes of a burnt bail. This was a light hearted gesture to commemorate England's win at “Rupertswood”.
By 1922, “Rupertswood” had passed from the Clarke family into the possession of Hugh Victor McKay (1865 – 1926), a self-made millionaire, industrialist and inventor of “Sunshine Harvester”. His dream of owning “Rupertswood” had been realised, if however, a little short lived. He died at “Rupertswood” only four years after acquiring it. A short time later one of Australia's greatest pastoralist, Queenslander William Naughton acquired the property. One year later he sold the mansion and 1,100 acres to the Roman Catholic Salesian Order. The mansion then became a school for under privileged boys.
Today “Rupertswood” is open to the public. The mansion has undergone extensive restoration, with the help of interior designer and Victorian architecture specialist Jacqui Robertson, reinstating elaborate Victorian colour and decorative schemes, and operating as a boutique hotel.
DRS Class 66/4 No. 66426 leaves Stenson Junction with a Daventry – Doncaster iPort Tesco liner on 18th March 2022.
Getting out & hiking into a place like this is always good for the mind, heart, & soul. At least it is for me! My son & two of my nephews went with me to Turkey Foot & Mize Mill Falls Saturday. Great day to be in the woods.
“If something burns your soul with purpose and desire, it’s your duty to be reduced to ashes by it.”
― Charles Bukowski
My soul burns everyday for ideas that desire life. I am reduced to ashes by my passion. I am forever seeking to be rebuilt into someone more fulfilled for having created and learned and created again. This is why I started the Promoting Passion Convention, and it is with enormous joy that today I open registration for the 2017 event!
www.promotingpassion.com/convention/
September 8-10, 2017
Buffalo, NY, USA
Early bird pricing ends Sunday, March 5!
This convention is for building your why, creating with intent, finding your uniqueness, celebrating your differences, and learning in a safe environment that accepts anyone and everyone, no matter how out of place you may feel sometimes.
I hope you'll take a look at the info page linked above where I detail everything you need to know about Promoting Passion. This will be our 3rd annual gathering, and like a family, though maybe we've never met, we will come together to fulfill our dreams...and, as Mr. Bukowski says, to be reduced to ashes and built again.
The theme for this week's Macro Mondays is "plastic". I became very aware of the issue of single-use plastic contaminating our oceans on visiting uninhabited areas of eastern Greenland last year and taking part in a beach clean-up - we collected dozens of items of throwaway plastic. It has become big news this year with the UK's proposal to ban plastic straws and cotton buds. For my macro entry I decided to take a picture of my water bottle, which I now use instead of buying bottled water - saving a lot of money as well as doing a small bit to save our oceans. So - this is "Plastic" for Macro Mondays. HMM! (field of view is under 2 inches)
And doubling up - my Day 23 entry for April 2018: A month in 30 pictures, and #23/100 for 100 x: The 2018 Edition - my x is macro with a dedicated macro lens.
(P4231460)
Flanders is a cyclist's paradise with many beautiful routes along the canals and rivers. Besides bicycles, you also see recumbent tricycles.
A recumbent tricycle is a solution that helps the rider lean back in a reclined position, distributing the weight over a wider area. This makes the ride much more comfortable and reduces strain and pressure on your back, shoulders, neck and wrists.
I shot this from the hotel in Boerne where we took refuge after losing all delivery of power and water at the house.
Speckled Forest Pit Viper- Bothriopsis bilineata
Ecuador
May 2016
www.matthewjsullivanphoto.com/
All that need to be said was BILINEATA! An incredibly beautiful viper, and one I had very much hoped to see. This was taken out in the rainforest despite looking like a studio shot. Studio shots aren't my favorite style but it works well to show off this snake.
*All my photos from now on will be downsized like crazy hence the reduced sharpness. Have found my photos being used in way too many places without permission or compensation so now will not be posting any sort of his res images.
Firstlight for my new Explore Scientific 127mm fcd-100 apo, ES 0.7 reducer & Atik 383l+ / 1*900s halpha testshot
With not a lot happening I just set up the camera with my 10 stop on and left it until the sun was obviously nearing the gap in the cloud. The SOOC image certainly showed up the limitations of a 400D with some horrendous noise. Got rid of most of it for reduced size web version but certainly something to think about before I attempt a 15 minute exposure again.