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Living in reduced circumstances.
Camden, North London.
Many but not all homeless were found rooms once lockdown started, it would be good to think this momentum can be continued & something good can come out of this pandemic.
I've spent quite a bit of time over the years seeking out landscape photography locations in Utah. Even so, world-class vistas like this one have managed to slip under my radar.
I first saw an image of this amazing spot earlier this year thanks to my Flickr friend John Mumaw in a photo he called "Desert Island."
This a 'rincon' which is a river meander (like Horseshoe Bend" but the river has changed course leaving the riverbed dry. It's one of those things you have to see to believe.
There seem to be a lot of names for this spot: Jackson Hole Rincon, Dry Bayou, Crater Butte...but whatever you call it, you will likely be alone. It is isolated and well off the beaten path near the Valley of the Gods Utah
I got a chance to visit in April and took John's advice to bring my drone. I was lucky to get some nice clouds right before sunrise.
This is a multi-frame, exposure bracketed image consisting of 12 different shots and the final product was nearly 13,000 pixels across (I had to reduce the size to fit on Flickr). Needed every bit of that resolution to do justice to this expansive view.
Seeing places like this for the first time is one of the things I love about photography. It sure keeps me young.
Cheers!
Jeff
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The Großerhund Leicht was a variant of the standard Großerhund unmanned interceptor units employed by Strahl forces. So named because of their reduced armoring compared to the regular units, they were found to be just as effective in direct combat, as the standard Excimer lasers used by the Mercenary troops could easily penetrate the armor of the standard Großerhund anyway. However, their lack of IR seekers meant they were less useful in search-and-destroy operations.
Scanning a few of my Dad's old negs, I ran across this sad sight. A pair of New York Central J3A Hudsons in a scrap yard somewhere in the Chicago area. What a shame one of these classics wasn't saved!
I saw the sun coming up and tried to shoot this. Every image was badly underexposed. Not having the good sense to throw them out, I scanned them and struggled to get something out of editing software that looked like the original scene. What're you going to do with an empty slide carousel anyway?
Mmmm. Apples. My favorite kind of apples are apples in a pie.
Refrigeration requires a lot of electricity. I thought it was cool they have two sets of primary power lines on these poles. Many of you know, when a big electric motor initially starts, it looks like a short circuit for a few moments. That's why your lights dim when your, or a neighbor's, air conditioner kicks on. Some power meters capture these incidents and the user gets billed extra for them. Some places call it a "demand charge." The utility has to install bigger wiring and transformers for places that use high current such as big motors. In modern times, people add variable-frequency drives to flatten out electric draw of big motors. These are electronic devices that reduce electricity use of big motors. The varying pitch coming from older BART cars beginning to roll away from a station is the sound of a variable frequency drive.
The chief aim of technology will now be to eradicate the lamentable results of previous technologies.
— Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn, (circa 1974)
Journalism grade image.
Source: damaged, believed to be unknown-type color infrared transparency film scanned to a 5,200x3,200 16-bit TIF file.
Please do not copy this image for any purpose.
I was never quite pleased with the original treatment of this photo. So, I added a mask to lighten the edges, used a point color to lighten the browns, reduced the contrast and then, used photoshop to apply a threshold filter. Happy Slider Sunday.
With the impending withdrawal of all Chopper C Sets on 26/2/21, it sees the start of some several transfer trains to Chullora Industrial Siding. Seen passing Berala is 8144 and 8252 with train T191.
The cars withdrawn include:
C2: C3603, T4269, T4261, C3595
C4: C3589, T4260
C10: C3594, T4255
On Sunday 5/3/2023, an overpowered 1120s (empty Aurizon grain transfer) is seen at Wingfield (Adelaide) with alf23-CLP16-cm3308 in charge.
thanks to the folks at Motorland, in Arundel, Maine, for letting me photograph their lovely old cars.
sony nex-7, minolta md 50mm f1.4, roxsen lens turbo focal length reducer. the dreaded "purple spot" is in evidence here. I did not try to fix that in post... that is beyond my meager skills to do, and I did not find its presence that offensive. I have heard that the new model doesn't do this, or doesn't do it to the same degree.
Thank you for visiting!
Photographed in the Falkland Islands
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Thank you for your visit and comment
The Antarctica Trip - (01/01/23 to 01/21/23)
On the first day of 2023, my wife and I flew to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in preparation for a cruise to Antarctica, via The Falkland Islands and South Georgia Island. We’d never visited Antarctica and, in fact, felt a little unprepared for this trip since we’d only been on one cruise previously...and that was many years ago when we went on a cruise to Alaska…and that one trip to Alaska was enough to let my wife know that she was very prone to seasickness. Consequently, she was very concerned about this much longer trip because of the potential for rough weather.
We spent several days in Buenos Aires before we finally boarded the ship on 01/06/23 and headed off towards the Falkland Islands. The ship we were on was very nice…clean and comfortable room, friendly staff, incredibly interesting folks for lectures: A former astronaut, a former college professor with a doctorate in Ornithology and a geologist.
The photos:
Until we made landfall in the Falklands, the only wildlife we would see were the many pelagic birds that occasionally accompanied our ship. The larger birds, albatross, giant petrels, etc. managed to effortlessly soar over the swells, seemingly without ever flapping their wings. The smaller birds like the prions, also appeared to not waste much energy flapping their wings and were fun to watch as they maneuvered back and forth alongside our ship. Most of the photos I took from the ship were taken from our balcony on deck six. The balcony was a great location for landscape shots when we were near shore…but the height above the water made it difficult to photograph birds that were close to the water’s surface. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking with it. :-)
I plan to post photos taken at the several various locations we visited, as well as any I took while we were underway. I apologize in advance for the small size of the underway photos because they were taken either from the ship’s bow, stern or our balcony on deck 6, and I was a long way from the water. For the most part, and for no particular reason, I’ll be posting the photos chronologically.
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From Wikipedia: The upland goose or Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta) is a sheldgoose of the shelduck-sheldgoose subfamily of the Anatidae, the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans. Sheldgeese resemble true geese and display similar habits, yet they are more closely related to shelducks and ducks.
This species nests and breeds close to water (rivers, ponds, oceans) either on the ground or near it among vegetation, usually in grasslands or coastal meadows in the Falkland Islands or in southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego at the beginning of the austral summer. Population estimates suggest the insular subpopulations are stable, but continental populations show a recent decline in abundance. Upland geese are herbivores, specializing in plant leaves, stems and seeds.
Food and feeding:
The upland goose is primarily a herbivore, feeding mostly of seeds, leaves, stems, and other plant matter. They are very gregarious, and flocks of thousands of birds can be found grazing in one pasture alone. They are considered pests by farmers due to the fact that they eat on the pastures that are used for cattle and sheep, and because they claim that upland geese significantly decrease crop yield. However, a recent study claims that while sheldgeese do reduce wheat cover, they do not reduce overall wheat yield and they might even provide an ecosystem service through weed grazing.
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قالت مادام الهجر ما منه مصلـوح خفف من السرعه شويه و حاسب
فكر قبل ما تنوي البعـد و تـروح هل القرار اللـي خذيتـه مناسـب؟
1365 mm
Canon Powershot SX70 HS
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Yes, Zoomer (bridge-cameras) need ample Light.
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Excellent IBIS - 5.0 stops
Super Bildstabilisierung (5 Stufen besser für die verwacklungsfreie Belichtung)
Enhanced basic functionality for quicker, easier Shooting
with Dual Sensing IS* aka DS.
Intelligent IS mit Dual Sensing IS und 5-achsigem Advanced Dynamic IS
up to five stops better
(SX70 5.0 stops)
(SX60 3.5 stops)
IBIS, In Body image stabilizer,
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With the addition of a new eye sensor,
the camera automatically switches to the EVF display simply by bringing the camera up to the eye.
The PowerShot SX70 HS is capable of continuous shooting at up to
10 fps with One Shot AF
and Servo AF up to 7,4 fps,
ensuring that you will not miss picture-perfect moments in sports, wildlife, or any other scenes with fast-moving subjects.
With improved Contrast AF, focus is established quickly even in dark scenes.
Zoom Framing Assist: Supports setting of angle-of-view during telephoto shooting
On the PowerShot SX70 HS, telephoto shooting is supported by three Zoom Framing Assist functions:
Zoom Framing Assist – Lock
Reduces camera shake at the telephoto end. On the PowerShot SX70 HS, this function has been enhanced with Support for subject tracking, allowing you to shoot at the intended angle-of-view.
Zoom Framing Assist – Seek
Helps you to reacquire lost subjects by temporary zooming out, finding the subject, and then zooming in onto it at the original angle-of-view.
Zoom Framing Assist – Auto
Detects an approaching face and automatically adjusts the zoom to keep the face at a constant size on the screen.
Hersteller:
Canon
Modell:
PowerShot SX70 HS
Die neue Premium-Bridge-Kamera von Canon
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Kameratyp:
Bridge
Markteinführung:
11 / 2018
Gewicht:
608g (betriebsbereit)
UVP:
549,00 Euro
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Serienbilder pro Sekunde:
10,0 Bilder pro Sekunde
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Sucher:
Ja
Suchertyp:
elektronisch
Sucherauflösung:
2.360.000 Bildpunkte
Bildfeldabdeckung:
100%
Dioptrienausgleich möglich:
Ja
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ISO Empfindlichkeit:
100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, 3200
Auto ISO: 100 - 800
Featuring DSLR-style looks and handling, a 7.5 Vari-Angle LCD screen, 20.3 Megapixel sensor and 4K Ultra High Definition video, the
Canon PowerShot SX70 HS is an ideal all-in-one camera,
capable of handling all types of shooting scenario, without the need to carry multiple lenses.
Bessere haptische Bedienung: wie DSLR EOS Bedienung
Am leistungsfähigen Sucher orientiert +
Zoom-Wippe auf dem Objektiv
The PowerShot SX70 HS inherits the
design of EOS cameras and features a button layout optimised for EVF shooting.
Controls such as the shutter button, electronic dials and zoom button on the lens barrel have also been designed to ensure optimum ease-of-use during viewfinder shooting.
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In addition to sharp JPEGs, the Canon PowerShot SX70 HS can capture images in
RAW or compact RAW format,
opening a world of professional post-production techniques, providing limitless ways to impress with optimised photographs.
CMOS-Sensor 1/2,3" 6,2 x 4,6 mm (Cropfaktor 5,6)
Sounds Rivulet, Murdunna > Tasmania
6 February 2016
4 shot panorama stitched in Lightroom CC
Nikon D7200, ISO 100, f22, 1/8, 50mm, Hoya Circular PL
Top view of Namaz From Baitul Mukaram Moshjid,Bangladesh. I took this Jumma Namaz photo from Baitul Mukarram, national mosque of Bangladesh.
Around 40,000 people can pray together.In special Occasions it exceed 1 lakh.
Jumu'ah (in standard Arabic jum`ah; Arabic: صلاة الجمعة ṣalāt al-jum`ah, "Friday prayer") is a congregational prayer (ṣalāt) that Muslims hold every Friday, just after noon in the place of dhuhr. Muslims pray ordinarily five times each day according to the sun's sky path regardless of clock time.[ It is mentioned in the Qurʾān as:
O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly, yawm al-jumʿah), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew!
And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah: and celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper.
—Qur'an, sura 62 (Al-Jumua), āyāt 9-10
The jumuʿah prayer is half the ẓuhr (dhuhr) prayer, for convenience, preceded by a khuṭbah (a sermon as a technical replacement of the two reduced rakaʿāt of the ordinary ẓuhr (dhuhr) prayer), and followed by a congregational prayer, led by the imām. In most cases the khaṭīb also serves as the imam. Attendance is strictly incumbent upon all adult males who are legal residents of the locality
The muezzin (muʾadhdhin) makes the call to prayer, called the adhan, usually 15–20 minutes prior to the start of Jum'ah. When the khaṭīb takes his place on the minbar, a second adhan is made. The khaṭīb is supposed to deliver two sermons, stopping and sitting briefly between them. In practice, the first sermon is longer and contains most of the content. The second sermon is very brief and concludes with a dua, after which the muezzin calls the iqāmah. This signals the start of the main two rak'at prayer of Jumu'ah.
The communal prayers have higher compliance of worshippers, as compared to the non-communal ritual prayers. In Turkey for example, the ritual prayers are performed regularly by 44%, whereas Friday prayers were regularly attended by 56% (25% responded that they sometimes attended and 19% that they never did).
From hadith:
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "On every Friday the angels take their stand at every gate of the mosques to write the names of the people chronologically (i.e. according to the time of their arrival for the Friday prayer) and when the Imam sits (on the pulpit) they fold up their scrolls and get ready to listen to the sermon."
—Collected by Muhammad al-Bukhari, Sahih al-Bukhari
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj an-Naysaburi relates that the Islamic prophet Muhammad used to read Surah 87 (Al-Ala) and Surah 88, (Al-Ghashiya), in Eid Prayers and also in Friday prayers. If one of the festivals fell on a Friday, the Prophet would have made sure to read these two Surahs in the prayers.
A less fortunate Olympian seen a couple of hours after my previous upload is R837OVN, an Alexander R type bodied example new to Cleveland Transit in 1998 which was later absorbed into the Stagecoach fleet as their 16837.
Last in service with Golden Eagle Coaches of Salsburgh, it's seen here reduced in height and about to head off to the fragger after having had its mechanical units removed.
Bandon, Oregon
Open lot for sale on the bluff edge above Bandon Beach affords open view of Face Rock.
(homeless woman, sf, 11/12/06)
homeless rebecca from detroit. rebecca doesn't fit. as though she's not where she's supposed to be. i see her as i pass. she is almost ghostly. she sways and bends like the only tree on a hill; unprotected. she seems resigned to a losing battle.
she is panhandling as i pass. or she is praying or mourning. but she is not seen. i turn the corner and watch her for a moment. she grimaces her mouth as though swallowing some new resignation and moves away from the season's passing throng; in my direction, but floating by. i seem to snap a trance when i say hello.
she's been homeless since 1998. she sleeps sometimes in shelters. but says there's not enough beds for women. the men have many more. she went to the shelter this afternoon to put her name in for a bed this evening. there's a lottery, and she didn't get one.
says she has no family and no children. she's the only one. but she has one girlfriend who got a place from the city finally after years. says she's trying to stay there with her friend tonight, if she can make up the guest fee. she's about a third of the way. it's been cold and she clearly doesn't want to be on the street tonight.
she was an accountant not so long back. she had a good job. she worked for kgo. but in '98, they were downsizing her group and she was let go. she thought she'd get another job easy. but she never did. they all wanted someone younger. and now she's 54, and says it's too late for her.
("news" about shows etc.)
When we first had passed this stand of trees on the Zomba Plateau, they were filled with smoke from a bushfire in the valley below. As we passed this time, it began to rain heavily, extinguishing the fire, and replacing the smoke with misty haze.
Model: Mindy van Zon
Photographer: Bram van Dal
1/180 F/1.8 200 85mm
Light settings:
On the left front I have an octabox, on the left of the model is a second studio lamp that gives a little more power to give her face profile especially.
A reflector causes the light of the studio lamp to be reflected to the left to soften the shadow.
In this picture, the contrast has reduced the contrast, in addition to the soft color tones in the picture, reduces the contract that the picture becomes a unit.
Mindy's direct look keeps you looking at the photo for a long time.
Happy Earth Day, ya'll
Reuse more, waste less.
Keep them bushes tidy
and above all don't litter!
Every little bit helps :)
These are the last pics from a couple of days ago.
Due to me actually starting gainful employment this week; I anticipate a greatly reduced service for my followers for the foreseeable future.
And before you ask, no I will not be going to work wearing a dress!
Thanks to all for your continued support.
KT xXx
Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana is preparing for the arrival of Ariane 6, ESA’s new heavy-lift rocket. This involves the final preparations of the new Ariane 6 launch complex and all the systems necessary for a launch.
With the mobile gantry fully retracted – as for a launch, two articulated cryogenic arms attached to the upper part of the Ariane 6 mast on the launch pad, mimicked the moment of liftoff.
These tests repeated earlier tests performed in Fos-sur-Mer, France.
The ‘cryo-arms’ are part of the fluidic connection system which connects to Ariane 6 in the final countdown to launch. They support the upper umbilicals which supply cryogenic top-up fuel, maintain the correct pressurisation of the tanks, cool the engines before ignition and generally keep the upper stage in an optimal condition right up to the point of liftoff. The same umbilicals allow the fuel to be drained safely if a launch is aborted.
Each arm is 13 m long and weighs 20 tonnes. One arm supplies liquid hydrogen at -250°C, the other supplies liquid oxygen at -180°C. When Ariane 6 lifts off, these arms will disconnect from the rocket and then pivot away quickly in just 2.6 seconds to avoid interfering with the rocket's ascent.
This manoeuvre requires great precision in order, almost simultaneously, to disconnect the arms, protect the supply hoses from gas ejections from the boosters and allow the launch vehicle to pass while avoiding any contact with it.
A 50-tonne counterweight inside the mast – as heavy as a humpback whale – speeds up the retraction of the arms. A smart damping system allows the arms to brake before the end of their swing backwards in order to preserve the mechanical links with the mast.
Keeping the fluidic supplies connected with the rocket until the moment of liftoff guarantees the best availability and simplification of the interface with the launch vehicle.
The disconnection of the cryo-arms from Ariane 6 is much faster than it is from Ariane 5 which is six seconds before liftoff. This means the sequence for Ariane 6 can be triggered at the latest possible moment in the countdown reducing the chance of unnecessary disconnects on an aborted launch.
Credits: ESA/CNES/Arianespace/Optique Vidéo du CSG - P Piron
These are the last pics from a couple of days ago.
Due to me actually starting gainful employment this week; I anticipate a greatly reduced service for my followers for the foreseeable future.
And before you ask, no I will not be going to work wearing a dress!
Thanks to all for your continued support.
KT xXx