Triumph Spitfire Mk.II (1965-67) Engine 1147cc S4 OHV

Production 37,409

Registration Number KNV 549 E (Northamptonshire)

TRIUMPH ALBUM

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The Triumph Spitfire was produced as a small sportscar by Triumph over five generations between 1962-80. Originally designed by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti and introduced at the 1962 London Motor Show (Earls Court). Developed on a shortened variant of the Triumph Herald saloon/sedan's chassis, the Spitfire shared the Herald's running gear and Standard SC engine. It was manufactured at the Standard-Triumph Canley works, with approximately 315,000 produced over 18 years

The Mark II was introduced in March 1965, visually similar to the Mark 1, with a retuned engine, featuring a revised camshaft profile, water-heated intake manifold, and tubular exhaust manifold, increasing power to 67 bhp. The coil-spring design clutch of the Mark I was replaced with a Borg & Beck diaphragm spring clutch. Exterior trim featured a new grille and badges, and the interior featured revised seats, while carpeting replaced the original rubber mats.

Its base price was £550, against £505 and £515, for the BMC Austin Healey Sprite and MG Midget.

Diolch am 93,112,400 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.

Thanks for 93,112,400 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.

Shot 23.04.2022 at the Bicester Spring Scramble, Bicester, Oxfordshire 158-436

x422 heads into Fort Erie under the signal bridge protecting Duff.

The previous day the the BCOL had lead 421 into Niagara and the same set of power late went out on 531 into Buffalo. After retuning from Buffalo 3115 didn't go out on the next days 422. After spending the day chasing train around Niagara I heard the crew of this x422 dial up for a light to Fort Erie, and fortunately I was lucky enough to get them a few times.

Banded Demoiselle, surprised to notice on my computer screen that he's lost a leg, didn’t seem to bother him in any way, kept flying off to catch prey and then retuning to the same reed. E-M1/40-150mm + 1.4x TC.

Will catch up later.

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Thanks everyone for taking the time to view, comment and or fav, very much appreciated :-)

“The Watcher of the Well” (Built for the Burgomeister RELPO challenge of DA4)

Dahlia set out from Farakeen at nightfall. She was to deliver supplies to “The Watcher of the Well”. As a child, she heard stories that The Watcher was a specter who haunted the Vaulted Chasm. She was certain it was an embellished myth to keep trespassers away, and yet long journeys make for idle minds. Idle minds are where myths take root. As she crossed the Funeral Plains beneath the desert stars, she imagined the worst. Her stoic Fremen guide certainly did not offer her any reassurances.

After a long night’s journey, they arrived at the entrance to the Vaulted Chasm. First daylight crested the dunes and delivered the desert heat upon their backs. The maw beckoned them inward with its cool breath. They went inside and rested in its shadows. After a small meal, they pressed onward.

The chasm darkened and narrowed as they crept along the side-wall path. Step-by-step they trudged. Losing track of the day (or was it already night again?), an outline started to take shape around the arroyo bend. A gentle light from above softened its edges, while creeping shadows danced along the chasm walls.

They arrived at a desolate settlement built into a large scar on the rock face. There was a stone well in the central courtyard. Farther down the path was a bridge that spanned across the chasm to the other side. She noticed a solitary man standing upon the bridge, peering downward into the infinite darkness below. Hunched over the edge, he began chanting ancient words into the abyss. No echoes replied.

She pushed her misgivings aside and approached the bridge. She saw that the man was frail, feeble and blind. With his ancient form, he could certainly bear her no harm. She approached him closer. The Fremen guide grabbed her arm and put a finger to his mouth; Wait. Do not to disturb him. After some time had passed, and the old man was done with his prayer, she walked over to him on the bridge.

“Excuse me, sir. Are you “The Watcher of the Well”? We’ve come from Farakeen and have brought your supplies” … He gazed towards Dahlia’s voice with milky eyes. He raised a hand back towards the well, implying for them to be placed in the courtyard. She and the guide went back and placed the supplies where they were told.

Returning to the bridge, she inquired “If I may ask, what was that you were chanting?”

He replied back in hallowed tones, “Dear child of Arrakis, it is the penance to “Kevin the Kaiju”.”

She knew that Kevin was an old god of the sea; another ancient myth from a faraway time. “Why do you pray to a sea god, here of all places? What prayers can he answer in the middle of a desert?” She found humor in the irony.

His searching eyes stared back through her, and answered her question with another. “Do you know why the crest of Farakeen is the Golden Serpent?”

He continued; “Before our lands became an arid wasteland of desiccated dreams, it was a lush paradise. Our forebearers greedily partook of that bounty, and retuned no thanks to the old gods. This angered the gods and they brought down their wrath. It was Kevin who ravaged this land, and the sandworms are his legacy.

Kevin is the pater familias, consort to the Great Sandworms of Arrakis. His progeny are the very sandworms that both curse and bless our daily lives. We aren’t worthy to ingest the feces of the gods, and yet it is through their mercy that we ingest the excrement of their newborn children. It is the spice created from their excrement that provides us sight-beyond-sight. Our eyes turn the deep blue of the ocean abyss to remind us that it is Kevin who grants us this gift. It is He who is the “Golden Serpent”, as it is His gift has enriched our world… But that is not his only blessing…”

He paused a moment, as if listening to the stars. It was then that Dahlia finally heard faint echoes coming back from the abyss, delivering their reply back to the old man. “To answer your first question, yes. I am indeed the Watcher of the Well. When the well runs dry, it is I that calls out to Kevin to fill it once more. Floodwaters herald his return, and satiate the desert’s perpetual thirst.”

Suddenly a rush of air pushed past them, being chased by a crescendo of sound. Roaring waters teared at the chasm walls beneath them, climbing up to meet them.

Dahlia was terrified at the sound, and braced herself on the bridge. The Watcher was shaken and stumbled closer to the edge. “My child, lend me your arm. Kevin has come to us, and we must face him together. Hold onto my hand… tightly.”

She clasped his hand, and they stood together at the edge. A serpentine wave passed under the bridge, and the waters swirled at its sides. The Watcher was overcome with emotion, and knelt down at the edge. Dahlia’s hand still clutched tightly around his. Her eyes closed tightly shut.

The Watcher then spoke out in a voice that boomed like a chorus; “Kevin! Deliver your wrath upon our enemies!” With the prayer delivered, only the tribute was left to be paid. The Watcher closed his eyes, leaned forward, and fell over the side of the bridge. His grasp pulled Dahlia downward with him and into Kevin’s embrace.

This is how the 52nd “Watcher of the Well” had faithfully completed his duties. The Fremen guide, having borne witness to these events, gathered up the supplies from the well and took them into the nearest sheltered alcove… and began his duties as the 53rd “Watcher of the Well”.

So on the recommendation of my beloved SIL, I got my first canon870 about 10 years ago and fell in *love* with the way it handled macros. Because I did love it, when I had to send it out, I got a back up and then later a backup for my backup… grin. They’re all out bc I need to send one (all?) in for retuning of the screen in the back or somesuch. The repair ppl are still in business— yahoo!!

I am now in the 18th month of my 6 month experimentation of/with my iPhoneSEs’ capabilities. While I do like what it can do- macro-wise- and how readily available it is, nothing beats the 870. Methinks I’d like to get back to it (or them).

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"If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words." Dolly Parton

We got this guitar as a set for home assembly. The body was not painted and the neck didn't quite fit onto the body but we (my son and I) managed to get it done. We may dis-assemble and work on the headstock to make it nicer looking at some point. The surprising thing is that It actually sounds like a Tele and it even stays in tune now after some weeks of retuning at least daily. Intonation etc migt also be off but we are learning and will get into shape practising with/on this axe.

Strobist: Elinchrom BRX 500 x 2 with gridded strips from front 45 degrees camera left and right. 1 Dlite1 with gridded beautydish from above. 1Dlite 1 and 1 Quadra ranger eco ringflash on the background. Too many lights :) and not enough time.

Nikkor 50f1.4 at f 8

Alpine A110S (2017-on) Engine 1798cc TCe M5P Turbo S4 288bhp (292 PS)

Registration Number BP 71 CZJ (Birmingham)

RENAULT ALPINE ALBUM

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The Alpine A110 is a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car, designed by Deyan Denkov (exterior) and Laurent Negroni (interior), and introduced at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Deliveries began in late 2017 for Continental European markets and in 2018 for the UK, Japan and Australia

Built with an an all-aluminium construction, the A110 is powered by a 1.8-litre turbocharged gasoline direct injection 4 valves per cylinder inline-four engine mated to a 7-speed Getrag dual-clutch transmission. The engine was developed under a Nissan-Renault joint venture and reworked by Alpine. The A110 is available in three trims: Pure, Première, and Legende with all three sharing the same 249bhp powertrain and transmission.

The A110 was initially available in three trims: Pure, Première, and Legende. The Pure cars, the base trim, have 17-inch alloy wheels.

The Première trim cars are technically the launch edition models which were limited to 1,955 units, a reference to the founding year of the Alpine brand, and were equipped with amenities such as forged alloy wheels, quilted leather Sabelt bucket sports seats, a reversing camera, and metallic blue exterior colour as standard. Pre-orders for the special First Edition opened on 7 December 2016, Alpine says all units were booked in one weekend, with customers charged a deposit of 5,000 Euros, with Alpine stating that the price would come in between 55,000 and 60,000 Euro with deliveries from late 2017, in March 2017 it was confirmed that price would be 58,000 Euro

The Legende trim cars come with six-way adjustable sports seats, black or brown leather interior upholstery, and an upgraded hi-fi sound system along with specially designed wheels exclusive to this trim. All of the three trims share the same powertrain and transmission. From 2020 the The Pure trim level was replaced by the Alpine A110, with no other badging. The Légende was replaced by the Alpine A110 GT which employed the same engine as the A110 S.

The Alpine 110S was introduced in June 2019, is a high performance and lightweight variant of the A110. The A110S benefits from increased power output (from 252 to 292 PS (249 to 288 hp), from its 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine as well as stiffer springs, new anti-rollbars, dampers, and high performance brakes. The ride height slightly lowered and the car is fitted with special Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres having a stickier compound contributing to more grip on the tarmac. The engine was retuned and a larger turbocharger installed. The peak power is achieved at 1400 rpm higher than the standard engine. The 7-speed dual-clutch transmission remains unchanged. The new springs and anti-roll bars are respectively 50 and 100 percent stiffer than the standard car. The ESC system has also been retuned to improve handling and comes with a full-defeat mode Aesthetic changes include flag motifs, orange brake calipers and optional matte grey paintwork and lighter Fuchs alloy wheels. An optional carbon fibre roof with a gloss finish reduces 1.9 kg (4 lb) from the total weight of the car which is 1,114 kg

Diolch am 92,317,374 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.

Thanks for 92,317,374 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.

Shot 23.04.2022 at the Bicester Spring Scramble, Bicester, Oxfordshire 158-025

Retuning to the office after the holiday she found herself up to her wing tips in work. "So much for vacation," she thought. :)

Lady balancing the load on her handcart loaded with empty soft drink bottles that she would be retuning to collect deposits on the bottles. Bacolod City, Philippines.

Retuning from the Nene Valley Railway to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway at Grosmont .

Just to let everyone know I'm still about and thanks to all the folk enquiring what I'm getting up to. I intend retuning soon and am looking forward to it immensely. Thanks for all the kind messages.

Finally made some use of the full moon this weekend. This was the only shot of the night as the others were ruined by condensation on the lens. I think I'll be retuning here again during the summer when the temperature picks up at is was freezing.

Spanish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet C.15-18 (15-05) retuning back to Dublin from it's display at the Bray Air Show.

Leased from SAS Scandinavian Airlines 12. Dec 2009,retuned from lease 17. Mar 2011.

Moskovia Airlines Ceased operations August 2014.

SAS Reg:LN-RPO

Around 90 minutes after ambling off to other parts of the Pauatahanui Estuary's "coastline", I retuned to the big old Puriri tree (where the car was parked!) only to find a Sacred Kingfisher sitting on a branch that was clear of twigs...!

Yay!!!

The bird was still a long way up in the tree, but at least it was clearly visible!

Now all I have to do is catch one in a high-speed dive...!!! (Yeah, right!!!).

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Bentley Turbo R (1985-97) Engine 6750cc V8 Turbo Production 7230 (+ 252 Turbo RT's 1997-99)

Registration Number P 826 STW (Chelmsford)

BENTLEY SET

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The Bentley Turbo R was a high-performance model it initially inherited the turbocharged engine from the Mulsanne Turbo and also sported a retuned suspension and wider tires on alloy wheels, a first for a Bentley. From the 1987 model year (20,000 series chassis numbers), however, the Turbo R's V8 engine was retuned with fuel injection for added torque.

A "New" Turbo R model was introduced in 1995. Changes included Zytek fuel injection and appearance modifications. There was also a special version for the German market, the "Turbo R Sport", which featured the Continental T's sporty alloys and carbon-fibre rather than walnut panels inside

Diolch yn fawr am 73,072,630 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel

Thank you 73,072,630 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe

Shot 06.05.2019 at Gawsworth Hall, Classic Car Show Ref 141-257

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ZZ330, Airbus A330 MRTT Voyager KC2 (CN 1046) of the Royal Air Force touches down on Glasgow Prestwick Airport's runway 30 after a short hop from RAF Brize Norton before retuning around an hour later. This cycle seems to be undertaken numerous times per week, with nothing loaded or unloaded. I suspect the contract with Air Tanker stipulates a minimum guaranteed utilisation of the aircraft, meaning crews are obliged to bore pointless holes in the sky to hit the hours target. Happy to be corrected on that one.

YAA retuning to base after the storm has passed.

Captain "Johnnie" Walker gazes out onto the River Mersey as sailing ship MAYBE heads down river after departing from Canning Dock. Captain John Walker was the Royal Navy's most successful anti-submarine commander of World War II. He died in 1944 primarily as a thrombosis brought on by overwork and exhaustion. In 1998 the statue by Liverpool sculptor Tom Murphy of Captain Walker in a typical pose was unveiled at the Pier Head in Liverpool by the HRH Duke of Edinburgh.

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TS Maybe was built in 1929 and owned by Jan Jacob Van Rietschoten, father of the flying Dutchman, Cornelis ‘Conny’ Van Rietschoten, the only skipper to win the Whitbread Round the World Race twice.

In the hands of the Rietschoten family, TS Maybe spent many years sailing around the world.

A major milestone in the ship's history was participation in the first ever International Tall Ships Race in 1956.

She is now one of the few vessels that took part in that first race to still be competing in the International Tall Ship Races.

In 1962, TS Maybe was bought by the Swiss family Hans Fehr, who were experienced sailors and enjoyed sailing in warmer climates. She sailed mainly around the Mediterranean and in the 1970s regularly crossed the Atlantic between the West Indies and the Mediterranean.

During the 1980s she also sailed through the Panama Canal and up the East coast of the USA to Canada.

Tall ship Maybe was sold to her present owners in 1989 and underwent another complete restoration retuning to sailing in 2007.

She returned to the International Tall Ship Races in the Baltics in 2009. In 2011, TS MAYBE was restored to her original gaff ri

Retuning from Italy, to the Eero Saarinen designed TWA terminal. Five years later TWA was no longer.

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This busker seemed so shy, which is unusual as they stand in front of everyone all the time. When she saw me with the camera she started to tune up and looked down. I started walking away, and she began singing. As I turned for another shot, she stopped and started retuning again until I had left.

Candid captured in Cardiff, Wales

TL152 leads TL55, TL154, 845 & K cars 502AK, 601DCK & 713PCK as 7KA9 Dimboola to Tailem Bend seen here approaching Tailem Bend. The three K cars were required for braking purposes. The 830 class and two CFCLA owned TL's will be detached at Tailem Bend Workshops. The 830 is going to make its way to Steam Ranger via road transport and the TL's are here for repairs or storage I guess.

TL152 and the K cars stabled at Tailem Bend for the night, then continued to Adelaide the following morning under the same train number, turned on the triangle at Dry Creek, and retuned to Tailem Bend as 2122S. This movement was carried out for crew re-training purposes of the Adelaide Hills line.

Bentley Turbo R (1985-97) Engine 6750cc Rolls Royce V8 Production 5864 (SWB 4653 LWB 1211) Registered G 6 BJD (London C)

BENTLEY SET

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A high performance model, sharing its chassis with the Bentley Mulsanne and inheriting the Mulsanne Turbo engine. However the Turbo R engine was retuned with Bosch MK-Motronic fuel injection for increased torque. It also had retuned suspension, wider tyres and alloy wheels.

Thankyou for a massive 57,739,681 views

Shot 23.04.2017 at the VSCC Formula Vintage Meeting, Silverstone REF 125-114

Shot after retuning to Canon City.

Heartland Flyer westbound retuning to the Ft Worth depot from Texas State Fair.

LNER Gresley Class A4 4-6-2 No. 60009 (temporarlily carrying the name OSPREY), arrives at Llandudno Junction with the up 'Ynys Mon Express' retuning from Holyhead to Euston on 1st April 1991.

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IBCX 1716 takes a short Chesapeake & Indiana eastbound past QN Cabin at Wade Jct. in La Crosse, Indiana. The C&O manned the cabin, which guarded the one time C&O/Monon Michigan City Branch crossing. The building was constructed circa 1948 to replace a wooden structure, then was closed circa 1954, when the C&O installed CTC and made the interlocking automatic. 70 years after the tower closed, it still stands today, as a reminder of, and a link to a different era.

Despite being an afternoon of 90% cloud free skies, this was by no means guaranteed as can be seen by the encroaching shadows on all sides!

A massive contrast in temperature compared to last week and really starting to feel like Spring. So it should, with British Summer Time starting tomorrow.

Jubilee No.45690 'Leander' accelerates away from 'The Border City' past Cummersdale with the retuning Cumbrian Coast Express.

One of Arriva new toys awaiting for the retune trip back to Wood Green, sitting at Waterloo Station

60103 took a different route to Carlisle today on the Flying Scotsman Christmas Dalesman via Shap and retuning on the S & C seen at Greenholme.

This wedge of land is nestled between a freight line, and a major freeway. I drive past often and wonder about it. I finally managed to locate the access point to it. It is a stretch of outdoor space that may never be regenerated. Despite have a walking/bike path adjacent to it.

I will be retuning here frequently as this forms part of a corridor that some new airport infrastructure is being built along.

One of several projects, that explore photography as evidence amongst other ideas.

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Bentley Turbo R (1985-97) Engine 6750cc V8 Turbo

Production 7230 (+ 252 Turbo RT's 1997-99)

Registration Number P 816 LRX (Reading)

BENTLEY ALBUM

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The Bentley Turbo R was a high-performance model it initially inherited the turbocharged engine from the Mulsanne Turbo and also sported a retuned suspension and wider tyres on alloy wheels, a first for a Bentley. From the 1987 model year (20,000 series chassis numbers), however, the Turbo R's V8 engine was retuned with fuel injection for added torque.

A new Turbo R model was introduced in 1995. Changes included Zytek fuel injection and appearance modifications. There was also a special version for the German market, the Turbo R Sport which featured the Continental T's sporty alloys and carbon-fibre rather than walnut panels inside

Diolch am 85,538,155 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn 90cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.

Thanks for 85,538,155 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.

Shot 01.08-2021 exiting the Silverstone Festival 01.08.2021 Ref 150-052

As the sun was sinking to bed, the pilot boats have retuned to their berths at the entrance to Victoria's Inner Harbour for a well-earned rest. The pilot boats escort the big cargo ships in the somewhat busy Strait of Juan de Fuca.

Single image tone-mapped in Photomatix

MANXMAN seen some 15 miless of Douglas retuning home after a trial sailing to Heysham.

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this is the retuning csr006 from horsham to Laverton on sunday the 22/4/2012

Alpine A110S (2017-on) Engine 1798cc TCe M5P Turbo S4 249hp

Registration Number 4202 VB (Cherished number)

RENAULT ALPINE ALBUM

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The Alpine A110 is a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive sports car, designed by Deyan Denkov (exterior) and Laurent Negroni (interior), and introduced at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show. Deliveries began in late 2017 for Continental European markets and in 2018 for the UK, Japan and Australia

Built with an an all-aluminium construction, the A110 is powered by a 1.8-litre turbocharged gasoline direct injection 4 valves per cylinder inline-four engine mated to a 7-speed Getrag dual-clutch transmission. The engine was developed under a Nissan-Renault joint venture and reworked by Alpine. The A110 is available in three trims: Pure, Première, and Legende with all three sharing the same 249bhp powertrain and transmission.

The A110 was initially available in three trims: Pure, Première, and Legende. The Pure cars, the base trim, have 17-inch alloy wheels.

The Première trim cars are technically the launch edition models which were limited to 1,955 units, a reference to the founding year of the Alpine brand, and were equipped with amenities such as forged alloy wheels, quilted leather Sabelt bucket sports seats, a reversing camera, and metallic blue exterior colour as standard. Pre-orders for the special First Edition opened on 7 December 2016, Alpine says all units were booked in one weekend, with customers charged a deposit of 5,000 Euros, with Alpine stating that the price would come in between 55,000 and 60,000 Euro with deliveries from late 2017, in March 2017 it was confirmed that price would be 58,000 Euro

The Legende trim cars come with six-way adjustable sports seats, black or brown leather interior upholstery, and an upgraded hi-fi sound system along with specially designed wheels exclusive to this trim. All of the three trims share the same powertrain and transmission. From 2020 the The Pure trim level was replaced by the Alpine A110, with no other badging. The Légende was replaced by the Alpine A110 GT which employed the same engine as the A110 S.

The Alpine 110S was introduced in June 2019, is a high performance and lightweight variant of the A110. The A110S benefits from increased power output (from 252 to 292 PS (249 to 288 hp), from its 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine as well as stiffer springs, new anti-rollbars, dampers, and high performance brakes. The ride height slightly lowered and the car is fitted with special Michelin Pilot Sport 4 tyres having a stickier compound contributing to more grip on the tarmac. The engine was retuned and a larger turbocharger installed. The peak power is achieved at 1400 rpm higher than the standard engine. The 7-speed dual-clutch transmission remains unchanged. The new springs and anti-roll bars are respectively 50 and 100 percent stiffer than the standard car. The ESC system has also been retuned to improve handling and comes with a full-defeat mode Aesthetic changes include flag motifs, orange brake calipers and optional matte grey paintwork and lighter Fuchs alloy wheels. An optional carbon fibre roof with a gloss finish reduces 1.9 kg (4 lb) from the total weight of the car which is 1,114 kg

Diolch am 92,317,374 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.

Thanks for 92,317,374 amazing views, every one is greatly appreciated.

Shot 23.04.2022 at the Bicester Spring Scramble, Bicester, Oxfordshire 158-026

Operated on behalf of Sundair by Fly Air 41 Airlines (Croatia).

Built as an A319-112 and with an additional over-wing emergency exit, this aircraft was first flown with the Airbus test registration D-AVWT, delivered to Pembroke Capital and leased to Hamburg International Airlines as D-AHIQ at the end of Jun-09.

It was sub-leased to Pantheon Airways, Greece as SX-OAG in early Jul-09 with the intention of operating for Olympic Air. It was repainted in full Olympic Air livery at Norwich, UK by mid Jul-09 and was then stored until Pantheon started operating for Olympic Air in Oct-09.

The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Aug-12 and converted to A319-115 standard. It was leased to Druk Air, Bhutan as A5-RGI in Aug-12. It returned to the lessor as EI-FMB in Aug-12 and was modified back to A319-112 standard by Sep-12 before being leased to Germania, Germany as D-ASTR in Oct-12.

In Feb-18 it was wet-leased to British Airways and returned to Germania the following month. Germania ceased operations in Feb-19, the aircraft returned to the lessor and was initially stored at Berlin-Tegel. It was ferried to Prague, Czech Republic for further storage in May-19.

The aircraft was leased to GetJet Airlines as LY-JAY in mid Jul-19 and wet-leased to Aigle Azur, France the following day. It returned to GetJet four days later and was immediately wet-leased to LOT Polish Airlines. The aircraft retuned to GetJet in Oct-19 and was stored at Kaunas, Lithuania and moved to Zagreb, Croatia in Oct-20 for lease return.

It was returned to the lessor in late Oct-20 and remained stored At Zagreb. It was leased to Sundair, Germany in Feb-21 but never entered service. It returned to the lessor in Jun-21 and was leased to Fly Air41 Airways as 9A-BER in Aug-21 and operated on behalf of Sunair. Current, updated 18-Jun-25.

milou had just retuned from a successful foray in the bushes. a bit of flour from discarded wraps, apparently. little monster. :-)

M1, London Transport's first MCW Metrobus in service, is seen retuning to Brooklands Museum after finishing a rounder on circular route 462.

RAF Airbus KC2 Voyager ZZ336 passing overhead East Midlands as Tartn19 at 14,000ft retuning to Brize Norton after a exercise around the North Sea.

Some places are much more tricky to photograph then others, and in some of those cases, you might start suspecting they did it on purpose.

The Tower Bridge is one of the later category: The lighting on it is so incredibly bright and of such an unattractive pattern, and the shadows on it so incredibly dark and in-your-face that it's nearly impossible to get a decent exposure of it. Even with throwing all my multi-shot-hdr techniques at it and balancing as much of the overly bright and dark bits as I could, I'm still not complete sold on the shot yet. I'm going to have to go back a few times and either get it when the lights are off (do they ever go off?) or before it's dark.

With all that being said, it is a wonderful bridge though so I won't mind retuning a few times to get it perfect.

British Eagle Vickers V707 G-APZB "City of Newcastle" is on the apron at Birmingham City Elmdon airport.

The aircraft was new to Aer Lingus in March 1954 as EI-AFV, in February 1960 it was sold to Tradair (Southend) as G-APZB, in November 1962 it was sold to Starways of Liverpool. British Eagle International took over their routes in June 1964 whereupon the aircraft reverted to Aviation Overhauls Ltd and stored at Liverpool until it was leased to British Eagle in June 1964. it was only operated for one season and then retuned to Aviation Overhauls Ltd. They sold it to Channel Airways who leased it back to British Eagle from January until May 1965. The plane was retired at Southend in May 1968 and broken up there in February 1970. Peter's picture was taken at the time of its lease to British Eagle from Channel Airways.

The picture was taken therefore in early 1965.

Peter Shoesmith

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[...] In initiation, we understand the individual or collective launch into a new phase of life (eg transition from childhood to adulthood, marriage), in a new sacred or profane Office (eg, shaman, priest) or a new group (eg, secret society order):

His three-step model includes a Separation, the old status of dissociation dissociation rites with a margin, the transformation time with rites of conversion, and a Agrégation, the introduction to the new status with affiliation rituals. [...]

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[…] Unter Initiation verstehen wir die individuelle oder kollektive Einführung in eine neue Lebensphase (z.B. Übergang von der Kindheit zum Erwachsenensein, Heirat), in ein neues heiliges oder profanes Amt( z.B. Schamane, Priester) oder in ein neue Gruppe (z.B. Geheimbund, Orden):

„ Einweihung, Initiation ist lebendige Umstimmung, Einstimmung auf Gehalte, Wesen, Numina, die durch bloße Kenntnisnahme zwar in begriffenen Besitz übergehen können, die aber wirklich zu eigen werden allein durch ein die Lebendigkeit zutiefst umbildendes Erlebnis; mit ihm gehen sie in die Gestaltung von Seele und Welt ein und werden fraglos-eigener Sinn.“

Sofern die Initiationen unter dem Bild einer Krankheit verlaufen, können sie als Modell dienen für einen Erkrankungsverlauf, der zu einer Heilung führt, die über die Möglichkeiten und Fertigkeiten des zuvor bestehendes Zustandes hinausführt.

Wir können hier von einer „Plusheilung“ sprechen, einer Konzeption, die unserem westlichen medizinischen Denken bisher nicht genügend gewürdigt wurde.

Wenn eine nomadische Jäger- und Sammlergesellschaft sesshaft wird und zur Agrarwirtschaft übergeht, verändert sich das bisherige klassenlose Gefüge in immer komplexere soziale Schichtungen.

In diesem gesellschaftlichen Entwicklungsprozess scheint der Schamane zu verschwinden und durch Spezialsten, die einzelne Aspekte der Schamanenrolle übernehmen, ersetzt zu werden. Der Aspekt des Heilens wird von Medizinmännern, Heilkundigen, später Ärzten und Fachärzten übernommen, wobei es zu einer Spaltung in Organmedizin einerseits und Psychotherapie andererseits kommt. Die heutige psychosomatische Medizin stellt ein erneutes Bindeglied dar.

Der Bezug zu den Geistern, den Ahnen, wird von Priestern übernommen. Die ernormen darstellerischen Fähigkeiten der Schamanen (Tanz, Pantomime, Gesang, Musik, Gewandgestaltung, Erzählung der Mythen des Stammes) werden von den verschiedenen künstlerischen Gattungen aufgegriffen und autonom weiterentwickelt.

Die Rolle und die Kenntnisse der Schamanen als des „ältesten Berufs der Welt“ leben in den genannten Berufsgruppen fort. Die hier anschließend an den Schamanismus dargestellten Initiationsphänomene bei Priestern, Künstlern und Psychotherapeuten stellen also keine willkürliche Auswahl dar: Die genannten Berufsgruppen gehören zur „Erbengemeinschaft der Schamanen „ sie haben in ihnen ihr gemeinsame beruflichen Vorfahren.

Damit ist nun auch bereits die erste These dieses Buches benannt: Es geht um den Nachweis, das spontan Selbst-Initiationen, in wesentlichen Strukturelementen den Schamaneninitiationen vergleichbar, ein aktuelles Phänomen sind. Initiationen finden heute statt, zumeist allerdings unerkannt, im Verborgenen, unter anderen, oft hinter psychiatrischen Begriffen und Eingriffen versteckt.

Für den Ablauf der Initiationen hat der Ethnologe Arnold van Gennep eine transkulturell gleich bleibende Abfolge herausgearbeitet.

Sein dreischrittiges Modell umfasst eine Séperation, die Löslosung vom alten Status mit Löslösungsriten, eine Marge, die Umwandlungszeit mit Riten der Wandlung, und eine Agrégation, die Einführung in den neuen Status mit Angliederungsriten. [...]

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Source: Hartmut Kraft, „Über innere Grenzen“ - Initiation in Schamanismus, Kunst, Religion und Psychoanalyse ("On internal boundaries" - Initiation into shamanism, art, religion and psychoanalysis.)

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Seen here on Albyn Grove First Aberdeen Hydrogen Powered Wright Streetdeck-FCEV 39711 operating a Service 11 to Northfield squeezes past Stagecoach Bluebird Alexander Dennis Enviro350Hybrid 29002 while operating a Service 6 to Westhill.

Due to the closure of Albyn Place for roadworks First services 11, 13, 23 & X27 and Stagecoach services 4/5/6, 14 & 218 have been diverted via Union Grove and Albyn Grove. This is quite a narrow diversion with the turn from Albyn Grove on to Union Grove being particularly problematic due to street furniture and parked vehicles.

Streetdecks have appeared on the 11 before however it is an uncommon allocation, in this instance Enviro500 38216 had failed on a prior run and 39711 which had just retuned to the depot having worked a peak 3/3A board was quickly drafted in to resume the service.

Photo Date: 12/08/2021

©Jordan Adam.

The sailing vessel MAYBE seen departing Canning Dock and heading towards the River Mersey as she puts to sea after her winter layup.

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MAYBE was built in 1929 and owned by Jan Jacob Van Rietschoten, father of the flying Dutchman, Cornelis ‘Conny’ Van Rietschoten, the only skipper to win the Whitbread Round the World Race twice.

In the hands of the Rietschoten family, TS Maybe spent many years sailing around the world.

A major milestone in the ship's history was participation in the first ever International Tall Ships Race in 1956.

She is now one of the few vessels that took part in that first race to still be competing in the International Tall Ship Races.

In 1962, TS Maybe was bought by the Swiss family Hans Fehr, who were experienced sailors and enjoyed sailing in warmer climates. She sailed mainly around the Mediterranean and in the 1970s regularly crossed the Atlantic between the West Indies and the Mediterranean.

During the 1980s she also sailed through the Panama Canal and up the East coast of the USA to Canada.

Tall ship Maybe was sold to her present owners in 1989 and underwent another complete restoration retuning to sailing in 2007.

She returned to the International Tall Ship Races in the Baltics in 2009. In 2011, TS MAYBE was restored to her original gaff rig.

23-2-2008 - Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), McDonnell Douglas MD-83.

Info:

The aircraft was built in 1987 and was delivered to Scandinavian Airlines on 6-3-1987. It was later leased out to Compass Airlines as VH-LNL, who took delivery on 18-8-1992.

It retuned to the Scandinavian Airlines fleet on 22-3-1993. It was retired from service in June 2010 and later purchased by Allegiant Air as N426NV, who took delivery on 29-4-2012.

The aircraft was placed into storage in November 2018 and is awaiting scrapping.

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We have just retuned from a week in the stunning Cairngorms, the weather wasn't great but we made the most of it none the less.

Loch Morlich was our base for the week. This was taken on the day we arrived, it was the best chance we had to do a landscape as the forecast for the rest of the week was rather poor. Here you can see Cairngorm mountain and the ski centre in the background.

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I don't like to get up early, but one weekend morning I decided to drive to the coastal village of Quriat to photograph at sunrise. I took some shots of the village, and then a fisherman paddled by in a traditional wood fishing boat. I couldn't pass up that shot... Some time later the daughter of one of my friends made a pencil drawing of this and gave it to me. I framed it and still have it hanging in my house.

When I retuned to visit Oman in 2005, an artificial harbor had been constructed at this spot and it was filled with new fiberglass fishing boats. Progress, for sure, but sometimes I like the old way... Scanned Velvia slide from my archives.