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Detail from the logo of a well known world wide furniture supplier, where assembly is always required. Explore! Thank you everyone.
Signs, Adelaide, South Australia.
Amsterdam, November 2020
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This view, I presume, requires no particular introduction. Just came back after spending six nights in Paris. Had never been to France before! I got this shot from the roof terrace of Montparnasse Tower.
Hiking up Ladder Canyon in the Mecca Hills Wilderness north of Salton Sea requires ascending 4 unsecured ladders between twisting narrow passages.
With apologies to you know whom … I simply could not resist showing this little levitation gem enhanced by some cool rim light. Does not look too shabby in large either. What happened is that the resident squirrel received a visit from his south-american cousin, the flying squirrel. Family being what it is, and not to offend the south-american machismo, he pretended to be genuinely impressed by his cousin’s antics. But as soon as his cousin had left, he came over and in a conspiratorial voice whispered to me “Come watch this and bring your camera”. I had nothing better to do at the time, actually, I rarely have anything better to do at any time, and moved the Adirondack chair into position and observed his masterful command of levitation in some pretty cool lighting conditions. Truth be told, we were at this for about an hour and these lighting conditions occurred for only about 5 minutes.
I have a huge problem here. During my research for catchy tunes I came across this Elvis song that has absolutely nothing to do with this image. You may have noticed that does happen from time to time. What to do? I could just ignore this dilemma and post the song but the squirrel sprang to my aid and invoked an old light incantation whose origin is shrouded in mystery to this day. He turned to the sun and whispered "Kiss me Quick" …
Taken at Horn Mill Ospreys Trout Farm Rutland
Canon1DX-2 with 300mm 2.8 prime lens
This camera and lens are a phenomenal combination as you can see......there is very little grain in the picture and at f/5.6 the set up has managed to apply focus throughout the picture. This, in my opinion, is down to selecting, in camera AF point expansion in this case 9 points.
If you're wondering about the settings, why f/5.6, why ISO 6400 well this is because the light at that time was dull and to stop the subject in flight requires fast speed. In hindsight, the f-stop could have been 6.3 or even 7.1 or the ISO 5000 producing a shutter speed of around 1/3000 sec but you go with what feels right to you the button presser and hope for the best. One other thing to consider is exposure the bird has a large amount of white about it, so I have underexposed by 2/3rds of a stop.
n 1888 Queen Victoria granted Belfast the status of the city and it was agreed that a grand and magnificent building was required to reflect this new status. City Hall opened its doors on the first of August 1906, at a time of unprecedented prosperity and industrial might for the city.
The new City Hall was designed by Alfred Brumwell Thomas in the Baroque Revival style and constructed in Portland stone. The incredible building cost £369,000 to complete, the equivalent around 128 million pounds today but remains an extraordinary beacon of success and civic pride for Belfast.
City Hall has many connections with the famous ocean liner Titanic. Viscount William Pirrie who was Lord Mayor in 1896-1897 just before City Hall’s construction, was also managing director of Harland & Wolff Shipyard. He is the man credited as having the idea for both ambitious builds. He used many of his skilled workmen in the fit-out of City Hall which is why the interiors today are considered an incredible insight into the finish of Titanic’s lounges and suites, the ship’s carving panelling being very similar.
“Sorry Not Sorry” is OUT TODAY
See the lyric video HERE
We all go through tough times that require difficult decisions. But sometimes we don’t need to apologize for it to anyone. Learning from mistakes and becoming the best version of ourselves is an ongoing challenge.
"Sorry Not Sorry" is about that paradox. I wrote this song during a desperate time when I was trying to work through a complicated situation. I felt bad for hurting someone I love, but I needed to work through that experience on my own. In the end, I realized I could better heal by addressing the problem head on.
Stream or Download Sorry Not Sorry here—
UNITED AIRLINES out 9/9 on Sugar Records 🎸
"Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings."
~ Vitruvius
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The ability to continue trying to do something, although it is difficult.
One thing I've learned lately is that sustainable change actually takes a lot more than this. It's requires a complete change in mindset, which in turns means a lot of questioning of stuff you took for granted. Perhaps this is what I can bring...
With the recent overnight snow in the south quickly disappearing by morning,a trip down memory lane may be required for any snow....as here at Whitchurch,Hants, on 10/Feb/1991 with NSE 47711 departing its booked stop with a Salisbury to Waterloo service,terminating at Basingstoke due to the adverse weather conditions.
Advice required please. :)
This is one of the images for my current assignment. I want it to be as perfect as possible, but at the moment, there are some problems with it. I can't put my finger on exactly what the problems are though, just that something doesn't seem right.
I will be very grateful if anyone can give me some guidance with this - thank you.
EDIT: Just to make it clear, as I say in the comments - this is a composite image, from six different shots. Thanks everyone, for the advice. A friend suggested that the reflections were in the wrong place, and that's why it looked incongruous. I agreed, but wasn't sure where they should be. So I copied the top half, flipped the layer over and stretched it out to match the reflections of the building... sure enough, the fireworks were not visible at all, so I'd put the reflections way too low down.
I also tried darkening the sky, but this led to artefacting problems, I'm working on it... the version above is the latest one. :)
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Newark North Signal Box on the 5th March 1977, a Great Northern Railway signal box which I can find virtually no information. I suspect it use to control a level crossing until the overbridge behind was built.
Any information on this box gratefully received,
My thanks to "Ingy the Wingy" for the following information.
A Great Northern Railway type 1 design fitted with a 35 lever Rapier 1870 Patent frame that opened on 14/08/1875. The lever frame was replaced by a 40 lever Railway Signal Company frame in 1900 and the signal box closed on the 27th February 1977
Praktica LTL, High Speed Ektachrome
After the grey day, the grey weekend and the grey month we have had so far, a bit of colours will do me some good! Thanks for the colours graciously offered by this Yellow Warbler and its decor!
Had to stand in the middle of the stream to avoid most of the treetrunks but still there are some left in frame.
Zeiss 21/2.8 Milvus
Nelson Mandela and many political prisoners were incarcerated at Robben Island off the Western Cape coast. It was South Africa's Alcatraz, virtually impossible to escape from due to its distance from the mainland, strong currents, cold water and sharks.
Prisoners were required to dig limestone rock from this pit. Here in the 1960's Nelson Mandela and others formulated plans for the transition from a racially oppressed society to a true democracy. This was eventually achieved in 1994 by a national election for the entire country, regardless of race. Many believe that a massive insurrection by the suppressed that had been dreaded for so long was averted by the strategy and stature of Nelson Mandela.
He became a strong supporter of national rugby, (a white-dominated sport that was mostly despised by blacks) and motivated the Springboks to win the Rugby World Cup in 1995. That victory was seen as a galvanizing event to bring the races together in the new democracy.