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Above is a shot of the Huntsville space and rocket center. I have shot this before as seen below, but this is an HDR. The longest exposure of the HDR really helped get good car trails.
Huntsville stock photography. More photos:
www.flickr.com/photos/jeff-schreier/collections/721576317...
Various figures loyal to the Mandarine Trade Federation.
The fellow with a flaming head is a Jodesian fire spirit, operating a robotic body for ease of humanoid interaction.
One to the far right is a droid of some diplomatic function.
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Assateague Island, Virginia
Nikon D90, Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8 AF-S
"The modern artist is working with space and time, and expressing his feelings rather than illustrating." ~ Jackson Pollock
Space Shuttle Endeavour on display at the California Science Center in Exposition Park, Los Angeles.
We all need a space to call our own ♥
I had the privilege to be accepted in the Lagom family. I am amazed with the quality of Lagom items. It's visible that were made with love and dedication. I highly recommend this store if you are considering decorating your home, especially for the ladies that love feminine decor ♥
Lagom - Diana Curtains - Comes with texture change hud with 80 different fabrics and 10 metal colors. With and without sparkles.
Find it at Uber hometown Event
Lagom - Bathroom clutter - Gacha with 14 items: shelf, loofah (blue and pink), 2 floor towels types, shampoo (purple and pink), sponge, bathbombs, bathbombs tube, bathpaw, champagne, scrubbrush and slippers.
Find it at the The Liaison Collaborative
S.O&L - Romace Respite - Gacha with 28 items: corner tube*, sink*, guest towels*, laundry basket, scale, rug, tooth brushes, toilet roll, towel rack, rose petals, bubble bars, bath bombs, haircare*, cabinet*, privy shelf*, privy, styling shelf and mirror. Items marked with * are available in more than 1 colour. PG or adult, you chose!
Find it at Lagom Mainstore
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What's Florida without a visit to the Kennedy Space Center? Ah, to dream... Barring the Russian Soyuz and Mars One programs, it was really the closest and only way I could get into low Earth orbit! (+ permission from my wife!)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) logo was approved by President Eisenhower in 1959, and slightly modified by John F. Kennedy in 1961. Kennedy's portrait seen here engraved in the granite in the background left.
Look for it at Getty Images
Originally intended for a canceled space display in 2020, I had previously only finished the base vehicle a couple years ago. But I just now got around to finishing at least one turret for this pair of vehicles (see album).
I reused the recent Thomisid MK II quad mech torso for the majority of the turret, especially the hatch. Combined with some things I learned while building my simple light tanks, the turret turned out well. Lastly I borrowed the Heron light mech's missile pods. I didn't initially intend to have missiles on this turret, but just couldn't help it. I like the versatility it implies!
The Packmule is intended to be a compact armored utility transport for small squads of space marines. It can fit 5 minifigs inside through the gull-wing doors, and has a basic suspension system in the rear to support the 6x4 stud flatbed space.
Turned out more complicated than I had initially intended, but I'm otherwise happy with how well the shape and structure came out.
just a silly pun, some digital manipulation on a photo I took of my keyboard
Explored #31(seriously?)
It seems that there is a new space-themed pinball machine set coming out soon, so I think it's a good time to share a virtual build that I submitted to LEGO Ideas for their Timeless Creations contest last year. Sadly, my entry never even made it to the fan vote and I think now we know why. Great minds think alike I guess...
Pinball is a timeless game. Originating in the 18th century, these machines have entertained players worldwide for generations! Not only can they be found in arcades, but also in people's homes and in video games. Many people have special memories attached to these machines, such as spending many hours in their youth trying to get the high score. This is a completely non-electronic pinball machine with an exciting Classic Space theme! It features 2 flippers, a spring launcher, and several rubber bumpers. It works similar to early versions of pinball where you have to shoot balls into various holes on the board to score points after which they appear in score troughs at the front of the machine.
What do you think? Do you like this design or did LEGO do it better?
When planets have multiple inhabited small moons, a regular bus service makes more sense than large cruisers or private vessels.
Bedő House revisited.
Bedő House - architect Emil Vidor, built in 1903.
Today a museum and café: House of Hungarian Art Nouveau - A Magyar Szecesszó Háza.
In 1907 the periodical Hungarian Competition (Magyar Pályázat) presents a description of the building with the title: Mr. Béla Bedő's Honvéd Street Palace. The contemporary photos clearly show that the designer, Emil Vidor, took good care of the building’s interior space as well, in the spirit of Gesamtkunstwerk (all objects in the same style).
This powerful unity of the arts and crafts in 1903 was a groundbreaking event in Hungary. The Bedő House was built only six years after the Belgian Victor Horta made his first fully Art Nouveau house, and in the same time with the Scottish architect, Mackintosh's famous arts house.
Even a contemporary description mentions the planned use of specially designed murals, the richly applied stained and ground glass, and generally the special design furnishing of the whole building.
Emil Vidor is the architect of the house (27 March, 1867, Budapest - 8 July, 1952, Budapest). After studying in Budapest, from 1890 he continues his studies in Munich finishing them in Berlin in 1891. Returning home, he is employed by the office of Miklós Ybl. From 1894 he is running the planning office for designing the Ősbudavár Building Complex for the Millenneum Exhibition - medieval houses on the area of the today's Amusement Park, in the Városliget. Opening his own office in1896, he is planning apartment blocks and villas for the wealthy.
He builds the first Art Nouveau style house, the Villa-Egger, on Városligeti fasor 24 (City Park Avenue) in 1901-1902. He starts planning for Béla Bedő in 1903, this is when the Bedő House is built, on 3rd Honvéd Street, which is giving home today to the Hungarian Secession House. Although while in Germany he becomes acquainted mainly with the Jugendstil art, the French and Belgian Modern architecture and the Art Nouveau do not remain unknown for him either. One of his most original works the Bedő House shows the influence of Belgian architects Horta and Hankar, but is also influeneced by Hungarian patterns, like the Zsolnay factory's majolicas.
I thought I would write some notes on my setup for my recent space photos. Most LEGO pictures deliberately present the subject as a model, with a neutral background and diffuse light. I've tried to get a more Star Treky effect as if it's really in space with exotic lighting. I've also shot it so you can't see the stand, as if it's floating.
I've used a green backing so I can easily remove the ship from the background. This isn't a massive factor, because it's relatively easy to cut out the ship by hand in a still image; but it saved me a bit of time so...
The photos are taken with a very small aperture, so the depth of field is maximised. I then use a very low ISO to minimise grain. This in turn requires a very long exposure, like 5 seconds, or else the picture is crazy dark. However that's not a problem of course because it's a still life - it doesn't move! I do underexpose a bit to prevent the white burning in and crushing all the highlights. I can easily brighten it in Photoshop.
A.Camera. I've got it wired directly to my laptop so I can download the pictures immediately and check they've worked on a big screen before moving on.
B.Key light. This is the "warm" yellow light coming from the left in the pictures. It's an IKEA anglepoise lamp with a high intensity fluorescent bulb. There's a straw coloured gel over it to make it "warmer".
C.Fill light. This is another IKEA light with a bright bulb. It's got a blue gel over it and a bunch of gauze (actually net curtain material) held in front to soften it.
D.Kicker. This light throws a bright blue light from left to pick out detail. This is an LED worklight which throws a very bright white light. It's got a blue gel over it.
E.Greenscreen. This is some bright green wrapping paper taped to the wall. Because it's going to be keyed out it doesn't matter too much how smooth or good it looks. There's another light X aimed at it to light it. Note also the model is quite far away from it so green "spill" light doesn't reflect back on the model.
F.The model. It's internally lit with LEDs which are surprisingly bright (as you can see here).
G.The window is blocked up so all the light in the room comes from artificial sources so it's completely controllable.
As you can see my setup is very rudimentary and pretty much everything is improvised. My digital camera is second-hand and about 10 years old. If folks are interested I will do another post with details of the processes I use in PhotoShop to create the final images.