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Using my own photos of the Eurotunnel train to create this 'warp speed-image'.
Happy Sliders Sunday once more! ;-))
Found this on the internet:
~~Warp speed is an example of a phrase that entered the public consciousness through science fiction and eventually gained enough popularity to end up in the dictionary. The expression was popularized on the science-fiction show Star Trek in the 1960s. On the show, warp speed referred to a specific concept, namely the idea of faster-than-light travel. Within a relatively short period of time, Star Trek gained a devoted and intense following. Fans were soon discussing the fictional concepts of the show, including warp speed, with great enthusiasm. Eventually, the term warp speed was adopted by the general population. In the process, however, it lost its specific fictional meaning and came to mean simply "the highest possible speed."~~ www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary
Santa at warp-speed ;-)
He has to do time-traveling to be here in time, but as a Santa you can easily do that ;-))
"As we sat, a tiny flash of blue-gray and white sped away. A moment later, the bird returned, and went back to foraging up and down the outer branches of the vines in search of food.
The bird was white underneath and almost exclusively blue-gray up top. The wings looked a bit darker, as if some black or brown ink had been splashed in. A white eye-ring stood out against a backdrop of gray head and a slender, jet black bill.
The most remarkable thing, though, was the bird's diminutive size. Wings spread wide were just a bit more than 4 inches. My field guide says that I would need to hold five of them in my hands just to get one ounce."
Michael Burke
Een Velaro UK van Siemens passeert Rebecq op zijn weg van London Saint Pancras naar Brussel Zuid op de vrij zonnige maar winderige donderdag 17 februari 2022. Gelukkig kan je op de bruggen langs de hogesnelheidslijn een beetje schuilen achter de betonnen afsluiting ;-)
Bemerk ook de vrije E429. Ik heb hier niet digitaal moeten ingrijpen, meestal heb je hier wel een aantal vrachtwagens (vooral van Colruyt) mee op foto.
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Eurostar EMU 4002/4001 is passing Rebecq on its way from London to Brussels. In a few kilometers the high speed will be reduced to a normal speed from Halle to Brussels (160 km/h max).
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Rebecq, 17/02/2022
Eurostar 4002/4001
EUR 9116 London Saint Pancras - Brussel Zuid
Australasian Darter (Anhinga novaehollandiae) assiduously monitors the sky over Currumbin Estuary. It has just sped down the creek to take refuge on the roof of a shelter after a disturbance about a kilometre upstream.
Na een periode van eerder grijs weer, stonden we vandaag 24 november 2022 op onder een wolkenloze hemel.
Hoog tijd om dus nog eens de overgang van herfst naar winter fotografisch vast te leggen, en waar kan dat in de buurt van mijn woonplaats beter dan langsheen de hogesnelheidslijn?
De zon staat net hoog genoeg om fraai licht te werpen op de eerste van de twee hogesnelheidstreinen die ik vanmorgen heb kunnen vastleggen: als TGV 9853 bereikt Réseau-stel 4521 over een dik kwartier zijn eindbestemming Brussel-Zuid.
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First high speed train of the day coming from south of Paris is this one, taken here on photo this morning at 9:35 AM in Rebecq under a cloudless sky.
In about 10 to 15 minutes the train will arrive at its final destination, Brussels South station after a journey of four hours from the middle of France.
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Rebecq, 24/11/2022
SNCF 4521
TGV 9853 Lyon Perrache - Brussel Zuid
Obwohl es schon Winter war und es selbst im Inntal Temperaturen um den Gefrierpunkt gab, lag kein Schnee am Vorarlberg. Dies interessierte das Werbedoppel wohl kaum, welches einen OIC über den Arlberg gen Innsbruck zog.
As I sped along Highway 1, returning from Lompoc, I spied this Bobcat out in a pasture. Quickly I found a spot to turn around and parked. Since in was on private property I had to shoot from the roadway. Sorry, no portraits today. I guess they call it an "environmental" image.
As far as being outstanding in their field...Bobcats are excellent hunters. Their lives depend on it!
Explore February 9th, 2021
WE SD40-2 6990 brings SD40-2’s 6982 and 3048 through Avella, PA, on the head of a heavy 218. The crew was giving lots of horn throughout the chase and the three vintage EMD’s were screaming the entire way. The train later sped up to track speed to cover the last few miles of it’s journey across the rook sub
En nu ik toch langs de hogesneldheidlijn sta, toon ik jullie graag deze brandactuele foto.
Elke herfst is het hier een spektakel als de bomen langsheen de autostrade hun kleurenpracht tonen. Dus ging ik vanmiddag snel even heen en weer voor een rode en blauwe Eurostar.
De e300 naar London mislukte door een fotowolk, maar deze hier alleen al was de (eerder korte) verplaatsing meer dan waard.
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Autumn in Belgium unfolds along the high-speed rail line leading to the Belgian-French border and highway E429. A striking red Eurostar train glides past, making its way from Brussels to Paris, a vivid contrast against the backdrop of golden and silver foliage.
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Rebecq, 22/10/2024
Eurostar 4346
ER 9338 Brussel Zuid - Paris Nord
Roy Pieters goes flat out in the Flying Lap Time Trial at the 6 Daagse Vlanderen-Gent 2018, 't Kuikpe Velodrome.
As I sped along the dusty and extremely bumpy Pinnacle Rd trying to stay ahead of the Turn that was cruising along at a steady speed, I noticed this view but I couldn’t shoot it without it getting ahead of me, so I decided on a grab shot. The quality isn’t the greatest, but the shot gives you an idea of what you’ll encounter being out there, shooting it any of numerous remote locations that catch your eye before continuing the onto Searles.
Transita spedita tra le campagne di Isola, a cavallo tra le province di Firenze e Pisa, la 483.018 nella livrea rosa di Oceanogate in testa all'intermodale PD INTERPORTO-SP MARITTIMA.
(ISOLA 06-09-18)
Another month has sped by - where does the time go?
The weather continues to veer between winter and Spring, from overnights of -6c to daytime highs of +15c. We had one real storm, Storm Otto, which luckily did minimal damage locally. We prepared for the worst though, as we still have clear memories of Storm Arwen and 6 freezing days and nights with no power.
As usual over the winter here, I have done more indoor shooting than outdoors, and that is reflected in my collage for the month. This time I used one of my shots as the background to the collage - the bare branches of the plum tree, with bokeh delights provided by sunshine, frozen rain droplets and my Helios lens. When the sun shines even the drab winter garden looks lovely! The Japanese miniature vases were brought out, along with the miniature furniture, and a couple of my bear collection. Everything is fair game when it comes to subjects to shoot 😄
Apart from Flickr my attention has been focussed on updating some of our (increasingly essential) 'tech' ... mainly my mobile smart-phone. An updated camera app to explore, and all my data to 'migrate'. Living quite remotely it has become as essential as the desktop computer to our lives, from shopping to finances. Luckily I do love playing with tech gadgets, so although it can take time away from other things, it is enjoyable learning how to best use it. A far cry from the tiny Nokia phone that still has a home in my drawer! I wonder at the technological revolution ... in cameras as well as phones. My old Canon Ixus 100 sits beside the Nokia! It still works remarkably well, which is more than can be said of the Nokia phone! 😄
And once again I say thanks to the Flickr organisers of their weekly challenges! More than half of my February uploads have been inspired by group challenges! I am still trying to use my vintage Helios lenses, and Lensbaby optics as much as I can ... but I still turn to the iPhone, the macro lenses and the Sony RX100.
Many thanks to everyone who has visited my photostream and for the comments and faves.
All my collages are collected here: At a Glance
Pan AM SPED begins its journey north up the Connecticut River Line after working Packaging Corporation of America in Oxbow, MA.
Tja wat kunnen we over de zomermaanden zeggen in ons Belgenlandje… zeker niet dat het echt stabiel weer was en dat grijstinten domineerden al dan niet gecombineerd met nattigheid.
Maar op donderdag 10 augustus werd er eindelijk eens zonnig weer gegeven vanaf de ochtend, reden om toch eens iets te proberen… al zou het niet echt veel kunnen zijn want om 8u30 moest ik in Brussel staan. Ja mijn uurrooster is wat veranderd waardoor ik bijna geen late shiften meer heb.
Gelukkkig is er nog niet veel verkeer onderweg waardoor ik in een dik halfuur op werk sta in plaats van een klein uur.
Op die bewuste donderdag mocht stel 4331 de eerste Thalys (of is het nu al Eurostar) dienst vanuit Parijs naar Brussel en verder naar Amsterdam voor zijn rekening nemen en werd door uw fotograaf opgewacht ter hoogte van Rebecq. Hiermee heb ik deze zomer ook mijn eerste foto na de reis, al is er meer tijd over gegaan dan voor de reis.
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Although one often could believe in my homeland during July and August 2023 that it is already autumn, there were a few days that formed an exception. One of these days was Thursday the 10th of August, with sunshine from early in the morning and a cloudless sky.
Perfect to make a photo of the the first Thalys (or should I already say Eurostar) of the day in direction of Brussels and Amsterdam, seen here in Rebecq almost at the end of the high speed line.
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Rebecq, 10/08/2023
Thalys 4331
THA 9303 Paris Nord - Amsterdam Centraal
Hong Kong has sped up the discharge of Covid-19 patients from hospital and shortened the isolation period for infected residents, as health authorities reported more than 17,000 cases and over 65 deaths.
Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee called the scale of the escalating wave “unprecedented” and warned the number of infections was expected to increase exponentially within a few months.
“We must use the coming two to three months to curb the pandemic with several measures,” she said on Saturday.
Hikers in Hong Kong's country parks and those exercising outdoors will be required to keep their masks on at all times from Thursday, on the same day the vaccine pass that will exclude unvaccinated individuals from a number of venues will be launched, the Post has learned.
The current exemption for mask-wearing at
country parks and during outdoor physical
activities will be removed, according to
government sources. The number of diners per
table at all restaurants will also be capped at
two from Thursday. The tightened rules are
expected to be announced later today.
(20220223 SCMP)
GRANDE INTUIZIONE.
Spedire un messaggio di posta elettronica a un proprio amico, parente o collega di lavoro è l'azione più semplice che ci sia. L'email è diventata lo strumento più utilizzato dalle persone per comunicare: ogni giorno vengono inviati milioni di messaggi in tutto il mondo. Il segreto del successo è legato alla facilità con cui inviare una e-mail: anche chi non ha esperienza con i computer impara immediatamente a spedire un messaggio. La nascita della e-mail è legata a Ray Tomlinson, uno dei ricercatori di ARPANET, che nel 1971 ha inventato un programma per far comunicare tra di loro i dipendenti del progetto statunitense. Tomlinson non è stato il primo a cercare di inviare un messaggio da computer a computer. Già nel 1965 al MIT di Boston alcuni ricercatori avevano sviluppato il programma MAILBOX che permetteva agli studenti di inviare dei messaggi ai propri colleghi. Ma il sistema non era abbastanza raffinato come quello realizzato sei anni più tardi da Ray Tomlinson.
In EXPLORE il 28/11/2024 al n. 45 (Tema: Black &White)
Immagine realizzata con lo smartphone HUAWEI MATE 20 PRO
Full speed ahead voor de 6282 die het beste van zichzelf geeft op HSL 3. Tien jaar geleden zou ik dit voor onmogelijk gehouden hebben, maar intussen beleeft de reeks 62 een tweede jeugd waarbij duidelijk ook diensten op hogesnelheidslijnen tot de mogelijkheden behoren. Een meetrit met de ES 800 zorgde voor de gelegenheid. Rit 93401 van Liège Guillemins naar Hergenrath werd in internationaal gezelschap opgewacht niet ver van Welkenraedt.
I dedicate this one to Mike :)
This CCG Hovercraft sped into Steveston Channel along side Garry Point Park, Richmond BC.
The extremely noisy craft whipped about stirring up a cloud of water.
It was late within the blue hour ( pretty well dark ) when I captured this low light image.. and being a good distance distance away, I had to rely on my trusty 300mm zoom lens ( hand held ) to reel this one in. Even though it was a bit of a challenge to capture and somewhat grainy, I thought this rather rare sight was still worth sharing.
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is the coast guard of Canada. Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue, communication, navigation and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response and providing support other Canadian government initiatives. ( Wikipedia )
A hovercraft, also known as an air-cushion vehicle or ACV, is a craft capable of travelling over land, water, mud, ice, and other surfaces. Hovercraft are hybrid vessels operated by a pilot as an aircraft rather than a captain as a marine vessel.
Hovercraft use blowers to produce a large volume of air below the hull that is slightly above atmospheric pressure. The pressure difference between the higher pressure air below the hull and lower pressure ambient air above it produces lift, which causes the hull to float above the running surface. For stability reasons, the air is typically blown through slots or holes around the outside of a disk- or oval-shaped platform, giving most hovercraft a characteristic rounded-rectangle shape. Typically this cushion is contained within a flexible "skirt", which allows the vehicle to travel over small obstructions without damage. ( Wikipedia )
The Clendy Menhirs is the most important Neolithic site in Switzerland. Situated on the shores of Lake Neuchâtel, it comprises 45 standing stones that were erected more than 6000 years ago, and are carved with human form. Some are 6 metres tall and weigh up to six tonnes.
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Along the Speed river in Guelph, the Green heron postures for me by raising his crown as he lands on the next vantage point.
Photo taken during practice for the 1982 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch, Kent. Nigel was driving a Lotus at the time and this was 10 years before he won his first and only Formula 1 World Championship in 1992.
Amsterdam, 10.10
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I'm just back from a couple of days at the seaside in Hua Hin and as I had some business to attend to in Bangkok this afternoon I had to get the dawn express back leaving at just after 6am. There was a compensation to getting up so early though - this sunrise over the coconut palms as I sped northwards