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Seneca Improved View 5x7 + 4x5 reducing back, Bausch and Lomb 5x7 Tessar 1c f/4.5, New Guy positive collodion (1 week old), Tintype
f/4.5, 6 seconds
Shane, a video production pal from Vancouver, happened to be in town visiting his girlfriend. He's become interested in the process so we met up so I could demo and explain it to him. Of course I had to take his portrait.
Today's (Jun 10th) shots were all taken from the uptown side of the 96th St. station, looking across the middle tracks to catch photos of people on the downtown platform. They were part of a conscious experiment: using a fixed-focus 50mm f/1.4 lens, so that I could shoot at ISO-800 instead of the ISO-6400 I've been using in the past, and thus hopefully reduce the amount of "noise" in the photos. (However, I should also admit that I used "Noise Ninja" to edit all of the images in today's set of 10, which made a small, but nevertheless noticeable reduction in noise.)
I had to do a little more cropping than would have been necessary with my 18-200mm zoom, but it wasn't too bad; anyway, a few of the pictures (roughly 15% of the ones I took) came out reasonably well, and that's what I've uploaded here...
Note: this photo was published in a June 2009 blog titled "Online Properties | Stages of Development." It was also published in a Sep 2, 2009 blog titled "How To Use Public Transportation." It was also published in an Apr 20, 2011 blog titled "Povestea Imigrantilor care traiesc "visul romanesc"." And it was published in an undated (mid-Jun 2011) Green21 blog page titled "Stages of development." It was also published in an Aug 26, 2011 blog titled "地鐵的人生風景."
Fast-forwarding into 2015, the photo was published in a Jan 22, 2015 blog titled "More Jobs Created Through Public Transportation Than Roads."
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Over the years, I've seen various photos of the NYC subway "scene," usually in black-and-white format. But during a recent class on street photography at the NYC International Center of Photography (ICP), I saw lots and lots of terrific subway shots taken by my fellow classmates ... so I was inspired to start taking a few myself.
So far, I'm taking photos in color; I don't feel any need to make the scene look darker and grimier than it already is. To avoid disruption, and to avoid drawing attention to myself, I'm not using flash shots; but because of the relatively low level of lighting, I'm generally using an ISO setting of 800 or 1600.
I may eventually use a small "pocket" digital camera, but the initial photos have been taken with my somewhat large, bulky Nikon D300 DSLR. If I'm photographing people on the other side of the tracks in a subway station, there's no problem holding up the camera, composing the shot, and taking it in full view of everyone. But if I'm taking photos inside a subway car, I normally set the camera lens to a wide angle (18mm) setting, point it in the general direction of the subject(s), and shoot without framing or composing.
So far it seems to be working ... we'll see how it goes...
Johannes Vermeer's 'Girl With a Pearl Earring' distilled, reduced & remixed down into blobs of CMYK.
A view up Cornhill Street, Newburgh, from West Shore Road, on 9 April 1984. On the right is the office block of the former Tayside Floorcloth Works, the huge linoleum factory which dominated the town. Latterly it was run by the firm Barry Staines Ltd, which crashed out of business in 1978. Reduced activity apparently continued for a couple more years under a new owner, until a fire at the factory signalled an end to 89 years of production.
A waterfront park now occupies the site of the works and it is hard to believe the massive industrial premises ever existed here.
equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106ED, Reducer QE 0.73x, and Canon EOS 5Dmk2-sp2, modified by Seo-san on Takahashi EM-200 Temma 2 Jr, autoguided with hiro-design off-axis guider, SX Lodestar, and PHD Guiding
exposure: 4 times x 1 hour, 5 x 15 minutes, 4 x 4 min, and 7 x 1 minute at ISO 1,600 and f/3.6
site: 11,00 feet above sea level near Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii
After my little break to Florida, it's back to the regularly scheduled program. Strong winds, blowing snow, and running long hood forward mean reduced visibility for the crew of the RRVW 2053 as they roll west of Olivia with covered hoppers of fertilizer for the co-op in Danube.
The lovely flower was reused—it had fallen out of the planter and The Bear picked it up for me. The sweet little bud vase is also reused, it used to be a mini candle holder.
Marbled Godwit- Limosa fedoa
Planet Earth Needs your Help. If you are interested in saving the planet for our feathered friends, wild flowers, wild animals and nature areas, as well as humankind follow the links below to articles I and my boyfriend have published. Each article explains in mostly layman terms what scientist are observing and forecasting about climate change as well as offering things an individual can do to help reduce global warming. planetearthneedsyou.blogspot.com
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Our latest article is the first in a series that will speak to the many climate tipping points that threaten our living conditions on our planet, and what you can do to stop the tipping point.
Remember when you were young, you shone like the sun.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Now there's a look in your eyes, like black holes in the sky.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
You were caught on the crossfire of childhood and stardom,
blown on the steel breeze.
Come on you target for faraway laughter,
come on you stranger, you legend, you martyr, and shine!
You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Threatened by shadows at night, and exposed in the light.
Shine on you crazy diamond.
Well you wore out your welcome with random precision,
rode on the steel breeze.
Come on you raver, you seer of visions,
come on you painter, you piper, you prisoner, and shine!
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd from the album Wish You Were Here
Shine On You Crazy Diamond is a 9 part tribute to former Pink Floyd band member Syd Barrett. Barrett, suffering from a mental breakdown, apparently wandered into the studio during the recording of this album. Overweight and having shaved off all of his hair (including eyebrows) the band did not recognize him. Once they did, Roger Waters was apparently reduced to tears.
This song is about Barrett's mental state and seems to reference his struggles with fame.
Time for a break from the London Underground, with a few photos I mocked up for a good friend, who happens to be a great designer, on his Project Sign initiative - re-imagining the everyday clutter of street signage and instructions into something altogether more positive and uplifting.
He (@KevanWorrall) provided the sign graphics and I provided the situational photos and 'Shopped them into place, providing a mock up of what they will look like if and when they hit the streets.
It has been a really fun project to be a part of and I would really like to see some of these in the wild...
Couple more on my website
"Reduce dai cessi di Messina, dalle casbah di Catania,
così, trascino con me la morte nella vita".
P.P.Pasolini
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based on historical facts. BEWARE!
Some background:
The Parder was a successor of the Tiger I & II tanks, combining the latter's thick armor with the armor sloping used on the Panther medium tank (which was, in fact, inspired by Soviet designs, most of all by the T-34). While several Entwicklungspanzer designs were under development, the Parder was a short-term attempt to overcome the Tiger II's main shortcoming: its weight of almost seventy metric tons (it was protected by up to 180 mm/7.1" of front armor!), the resulting lack of mobility and an overburdened drivetrain originally intended for a lighter vehicle. Leaking seals and gaskets also took their toll on reliability.
In order to keep the development phase short the Parder used basically the same chassis as the Tiger II, as well as the engine, transmission and the long barreled 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 gun. But it reveiced a new hull with optimized armor and many detail modifications that reduced the overall weight by more than ten tons, getting overall weight back to the level of the Tiger I
The SdKfz. 190 used a conventional hull design with sloped armor from all sides, resembling the layout of the T-34 a lot. Its was so effective that the front armor could be reduced to 120 mm (4.7 in) with only little loss in protection. The crew was reduced to four, only the driver remained in the hull and the front machine gun was omitted, too.
The 'Parder' (archaic German term for leopard), how the vehicle was semi-officially christened by the Entwicklungskommission Panzer, had a rear mounted engine and used nine steel-tired overlapping road wheels per side with internal springing, mounted on transverse torsion bars.
The turret had been designed by Krupp and featured a rounded front and steeply sloped sides, with a difficult-to-manufacture curved bulge on the turret's left side to accommodate the commander's cupola (often related to as the "Porsche" turret). The powerful 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 gun was combined with the Turmzielfernrohr 9d (German "turret telescopic sight") monocular sight by Leitz - a very accurate and deadly weapon.
During practice, the estimated probability of a first round hit on a 2 m (6 ft 7 in) high, 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) wide target only dropped below 100 percent at ranges beyond 1,000 m (0.62 mi), to 95–97 percent at 1,500 metres (0.93 mi) and 85–87 percent at 2,000 m (1.2 mi), depending on ammunition type. Recorded combat performance was lower, but still over 80 percent at 1,000 m, in the 60s at 1,500 m and the 40s at 2,000 m.
Penetration of armored plate inclined at 30 degrees was 202 and 132 mm (8.0 and 5.2 in) at 100 m (110 yd) and 2,000 m (1.2 mi) respectively for the Panzergranate 39/43 projectile (PzGr—armor-piercing shell), and 238 and 153 mm (9.4 and 6.0 in) for the PzGr. 40/43 projectile between the same ranges. The Sprenggranate 43 (SpGr) high-explosive round was available for soft targets, or the Hohlgranate or Hohlgeschoss 39 (HlGr—HEAT or High explosive anti-tank warhead) round, which had 90 mm (3.5 in) penetration at any range, could be used as a dual-purpose munition against soft or armored targets.
Like all German tanks, the Parder had a gasoline engine; in this case the same 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW) V-12 Maybach HL 230 P30 which powered the Panther, Tiger I and Tiger II tanks. The Tiger II was under-powered with it, though, and consumed a lot of fuel, which was in short supply for the Germans, but in the Parder it proved to be adequate, even though performance was not oustanding. The transmission was the Maybach OLVAR EG 40 12 16 Model B, giving eight forward gears and four reverse, which drove the steering gear.
In order to distribute the tank's weight an extra wide track was used, but this meant that each tank was issued with two sets of tracks: a normal "battle track" and a narrower "transport" version used during rail movement. The transport tracks reduced the overall width of the load and could be used to drive the tank short distances on firm ground.
The Parder was, like many German late war designs, rushed into combat, but thanks to its Tiger I & II heritage many mechanical teething problems had already been corrected. Reliability was considerably improved compared to the much heavier Tiger II, and the Parder did prove to be a very effective fighting vehicle, especially in a defensive role. However, some design flaws, such as its weak final drive units, were never corrected due to raw material shortages, and more tanks were given up by the crews than actually destroyed in combat.
The Parder was issued to heavy tank battalions of the Army (Schwere Heerespanzerabteilung – abbreviated s.H.Pz.Abt) where it replaced the Tiger I & II.
Specifications:
Crew Four (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Weight 54 tonnes (60 short tons)
Length 7.02 metres (23 ft in) (hull only)
10.64 metres (34 ft 10 1/3 in) with gun forward
Width 3.88 metres (12 ft 9 in)
4.14 metres (13 ft 6 3/4 in) with optional Thoma shields
Height 2.84 metres (9 ft 4 in) w/o AA machine gun
Suspension torsion-bar
Ground clearance: 495 to 510 mm (1 ft 7.5 in to 1 ft 8.1 in)
Fuel capacity: 820 l (180 imp gal; 220 US gal)
Armor:
30–120 mm (1.2 – 4.7 in)
Performance:
Speed
- Maximum, road: 41.5 km/h (25.8 mph)
- Sustained, road: 38 km/h (24 mph)
- Cross country: 15 to 20 km/h (9.3 to 12.4 mph)
Operational range: 240 km (150 mi)
Power/weight: 12,96 PS/tonne (11,5 hp/ton)
Engine:
V-12 Maybach HL 230 P30 gasoline with 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW)
Transmission:
Maybach OLVAR EG 40 12 16 B (8 forward and 4 reverse)
Armament:
1× 8.8 cm KwK 43 L/71 with 80 rounds
1× co-axial 7.92 mm Maschinengewehr 34 with 3.000 rounds
The kit and its assembly:
Something different… a whif tank! This was spawned from curiosity and the “wish” to build a German vehicle that would fit right into the E-25… E-100 range of experimental tanks.
It was to become a battle tank, and while browsing options and donation kits, I settled upon a replacement for the formidable but heavy and cumbersome Tiger B, also known as Tiger II, Königstiger or (wrongfully translated) King Tiger.
Anyway, creating a tank that would look (late war) German and still be whiffy was trickier than expected, and finally easier than expected, too. My solution would be a kit bashing: using many Tiger B parts (including the stylish Porsche tower and the running gear) and combining it with a hull that would offer better armor angles and look less “boxy”.
I effectively bashed two kits: one is the excellent 1:72 early Tiger B from Dragon, the other is Roden’s Soviet IS-3 tank – also very nice, even though the styrene is somewhat brittle.
My biggest fear was the running gear – combining the IS-3 hull with the Tiger B’s totally different legs scared me a lot – until I found that the parts from both kits (the Tiger B’s lower hull with all the suspension and the IS-3’s upper hull) could be combined rather easily combined. Just some cuts and improvised intersections, and the “new” tank hull was done!
As a side effect, the huge turret moved forward, and this considerably changes the silhouette. The IS-3’s opening had only to be widened slightly in order to accept the Porsche turret. Things matched up pretty well, also concerning size and proportions.
Otherwise, not much was changed. All wheels and tracks come from the Trumpeter Tiger B, the turret was also borrowed wholesale. I just changed some details (e. g. moving the spare track elements to the hull front), added some handles and also a heavy AA machine gun on the commander’s cupola, which is OOB, too.
Too simple? Well, for me it was not enough. For a more personal edge to the kit I decided to add Thoma skirts! Not the massive 5mm plates you frequently see on late Panzer IV tanks and its derivatives, rather the mesh type – lighter, less material-consuming, and a very special detail.
These were scratched. There are PE sets available, but that was too expensive and I was not certain if such items would fit in shape and size? So I made a cardboard template for the flanks and built a pair of skirts from styrene strips and a fine PET mesh that I had salvaged from a wallet long time ago.
The stuff is hard to glue onto something, so the styrene frame had to carry the mesh parts – and it works! The attachments to the hull were also scratched from styrene.
The Thoma shields add more width to the flat tank, but I think that they set the kit even more apart than just the borrowed IS-3 hull?
Painting and markings:
Hmmm, not totally happy with the finish. This was supposed to become a simple Hinterhalt (Ambush) paint scheme in Dark Yellow, Olive Green and Red Brown, but I did so much weathering that not much from the scheme can be recognized…
Painting was straightforward, though – I used Humbrol 94 and 173 as well as Modelmaster’s RAL 6003 as basic colors. The scheme’s benchmark is the official Tiger B scheme.
The basic colors received mottles in green on the yellow and yellow on the green and brown, and then the thing was thoroughly weathered with a black ink wash, dry-brushing, some aquarelle paint to simulate dust, and finally some pigments that simulate mud.
The tracks are made from soft vinyl, and also received a paint treatment in order to get rid of that shiny vinyl look: at first, with a mix of black and silver, which was immediately wiped off again, and later with a second, similar turn with silver and dark brown.
The mud was added just before the whole running gear was mounted as one of the final assembly stages, and final retouches were made with acrylic umbra paint.
Alas, I think I overdid it – much of the formidable and very attractive paint scheme was lost, even though the yucky, brownish finish now also works fine and looks like rough duty?
So, an experiment with good and bad results. Certainly not the last whif tank (at least one more on the agenda), and after so many aircraft a new kind of challenge. ^^
Venus is haunting the halls of MH posting up signs to help save the earth!!!!
*Now I know it isn't earth day yet,but I just had to do this pic(especially with Venus),lol*
This is a black backed jackel, scavenging a rhino carcass. I have some amazing, but potentially graphic and upsetting photos that I'll post later as age restricted. But this is a story that needs to be told. The rhino was the victim of poachers. White rhinos are doing really well in this part of South Africa, and while poaching is reduced, it remains a problem. The solution is complex, but includes eco tourism, education, and sufficient wealth generation to reduce the financial allure of poaching. The latter is a classic Pirates dilemma, a concept described in my friend Matt Mason's brilliant book of the same name. You cannot solve this kind of issue by enforcement alone, you must eliminate the economic driving force.
Even in death, this unfortunate victim served the ecosystem, creating a hotbed of activity including lions, a leopard, and jackals. But that is small consolation, and we need to find ways to stop poaching altogether. The cycle of life doesn't need help from human poachers.
In order to reduce the swelling from the sprain (and broken bone) in my foot, the doctor told me to ice it a few times a day. My friend (where I'm currently staying) has a swimming pool whose water temperature is about 48°F/8.9°C and works admirably for the purpose. The swelling in my foot is mostly gone now, as is the bruising. The pain, I'm hoping, will follow soon. (This is a short video of me stepping into the pool, being careful to keep my weight on my unharmed right foot. I didn't want an unplanned swim.)
Bachmann have reduced the EFE release schedule to one model per month, but have stopped the controversial overprinting of old stock and are producing the new models announced but not released by Gilbow. January's release, the first in the new ownership, was this flat-front Bristol VR in the simplified immediate pre-NBC City of Oxford livery without the maroon. It represents 901 (OFC 901H), which went on to live an interesting life, being converted to open-top and later re-roofed for use as a trainer, but with the roof on top of the reduced side windows giving it a very low overall height with no headroom on the top deck!
Not quite Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs, but close.
This didn't work out great, but it's good enough to post.
I always know I am in trouble when the .gif is better than the photo.
Just as a composition note, the cereal box is a photographed full size carton, reduced, printed and pasted to a wooden block.
I did this so I could use small glasses and bowls (from the thrift store) and thus have a set-up compact enough to light with my fast (but underpowered) flashes.
Cheers.
The Whirlpool Galaxy.
M51 is a spiral galaxy, about 23 million light years away, that is in the process of merging with a smaller galaxy seen to its left.
Located in the Canes Venatici constellation .
Image data consists of:-
20 x 10minutes L
15 x 10minutes R
15 x 10 Minutes G
15 x 10 Minutes B
(LRGB)
Scope:-
William Optics 132FLT with Focal reducer (Flat4).
Focal length 760mm
Mount:-
Celestron CGEPRO mount.
Guider:-
LoadstarX2 from SX
Main Camera:-
QSI 660 WSG8
Imaging site:-
E-eye Telescope hosting site, Spain
Software:-
SGP (Sequence Generator Pro)
PHD2(Guiding)
Processed with Pixinsight & PS.
Weatherspoons in Bishops Stortford , had their "mixed grill" on special offer today .
Seemed churlish not to partake !
The Port Jackson , Bishops Stortford , Hertfordshire
Bank Holiday Monday 28th-August-2017 .
This course was special and the way it was served was special. This is Hudson Valley Foie Gras with three different types of wild mushrooms in a reduced port. The plate was designed by local artist Paolo Soleri and the course was served covered by a Paolo Soleri bronze bell "cloche" that chimed beautifully when the server lifted it off the plate.
www.hudsonvalleyfoiegras.com/?msclkid=97097290e6d717842a1...
CHEF CENTRIC FARMING
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We celebrated my birthday with a special night at Christopher's. Christopher has long been recognized as one of the best chefs. It is celebratory, elegant, and therefore expensive. Even to get in, you have to belong to the Wrigley Club. I have eaten at Michelin starred restaurants. Christopher's is every bit as good. If Michelin gets around to rating Arizona restaurants, I have no doubt Christopher's will be recognized.
www.wrigleymansion.com/christophers/
"Juxtaposed against its historic setting, Christopher’s is a modern glass-and-steel gem showcasing an ever-changing tasting menu by James Beard Award-winning Chef Christopher Gross. Nestled beneath a towering Eucalyptus grove, enjoy Phoenix’s premier dining experience, with glass walls that cantilever open, a retractable roof to reveal the starry desert skies, and an open kitchen built around a flickering wood-fired grill. Featuring an intimate dining room accented with local art, a lively chef’s counter, and open-air patio, Chef Christopher and his culinary team not only cook, but also serve. The fresh and ever-changing menus deliver a truly unique, unforgettable hospitality experience.
"Based in Phoenix, AZ, Christopher Gross is a James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef who has been recognized among the best in the United States, including Best French Restaurant, Best 10 Restaurant Wine Lists, Best 10 Restaurants with a View, and Best Romantic Restaurants. Recently, he was honored by DiRona (Distinguished Restaurants of North America) and the Ment'or Culinary Council.
"Famed for his modern twists on classic French fare, Chef Christopher’s newest creation, Christopher’s at Wrigley Mansion earned a 2022 James Beard Outstanding Chef nomination, and has been recognized as Phoenix’s most innovative, enticing dining experience for its exclusively tasting-menu experience where the chefs also serve each dish. Named to the Scottsdale Culinary Hall of Fame in 2016, Chef Christopher has also been honored by Food & Wine magazine’s “America’s 10 Best New Chefs”, was the first chef in Arizona to be honored with the Robert Mondavi Culinary Award of Excellence and also created the now-nationwide "Flavors" fundraiser for the American Liver Association."
Who would have thought?
From pretend girl about town and avid poser, I have been reduced to chief cook, bottle washer and ………… scullery maid.
Life sucks … doesn’t it?
A 95% Waxing Moon
M: iOptron EQ45-Pro
T: Celestron C8 SCT + F6.3 Reducer.
C: ZWO ASI1600MC-Cooled
F: No Filters
G: PHD2
GC: ZWO ASI120mini [OAG]
RAW16: SER
Temp: -15 DegC
Gain: 139
Lights: 200 x 0.001236s
Darks: 0
Flats: 0
80% Crop
Capture: SharpCap
Processed: DSS; PS
Sky: 95% Moon, no wind, 0% to 5% cloud, cold and damp, good seeing.
Bortle 5 Sky.
Distance from Earth: 384,400 km