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Model of the SS Venture from Peter Jackson's King Kong.
Nikon F55. Fujifilm Superia Extra 400 35mm C41 film.
The stunning wreck of the SS Nornen is visible at the low tide off Berrow Beach, Somerset. This is a much photographed wreck but my first attempt with the long exposure filers.
NOTE: Please beware of the fast incoming tides and dangerous mud around the Berrow wreck if you are planning to visit. Check the tide times and stay away from the mud!
Southern hospitalilty at its finest here. When you ask permission to be on someone's property and they offer to take you out on their boat for a better shot of the train, life is good!
Here Craig Williams, Steve Glischinski and Dan Kwarciany return from a successful sailing on Vernon Lake.
Here's a link to Steve's photo.
STANDING PROUDLY IN
BRISTOL HARBOUR
Brunel’s S S Great Britain’s launched , in 1843 was the largest ship in the world. Also the first screw-propelled, ocean-going, iron-hulled steam ship – a revolutionary vessel and fore-runner of all modern shipping.
Voted the second Greatest Briton of all time, after Winston Churchill, Isambard Kingdom Brunel was one of the 19th century engineering giants. His achievements, still part of our everyday lives and landscape, are a lasting testament to his far-sighted genius.
Designed for the emerging trans-Atlantic luxury passenger trade, the ship carried 252 first and second class passengers and 130 crew. Brunel’s innovative approach to engineering marked the beginnings of international passenger travel and world communications.
First a luxury liner, then running aground in 1846, next carrying 15,000 emigrants to Australia, then converted to sail as a cargo ship and finally acting a floating warehouse. In the thirty years between her scuttling and recovery the elements had taken their toll on her iron hull. At the time of her rescue she was in a poor state, and her hull so corroded, it was feared she would not last another six months.
RACE AGAINST TIME
The dry dock in Bristol was a fitting location for the return of Brunel’s ss Great Britain. But it held a potentially threat, namely water. Despite its name the dry dock is far from dry. High levels of moisture in the air, and the rain, meant that once home the ship continued to corrode. Time was running out. Researchers from Cardiff University estimated that corrosion could destroy the ship within a few years. But they also found that the ship could survive if kept in a very dry environment, protected from humidity.
Car: Excalibur SS.
Year of manufacture: 1969.
Date of first registration in the UK: 14th July 1989.
Place of registration: London.
Date of last MOT: 31st May 2018.
Mileage at last MOT: 3,396.
Date of last V5 issued: 27th October 2011.
Date taken: 17th April 2022.
Location: Beach Lawns, Weston-Super-Mare, UK.
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship that was advanced for her time. She was the largest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Taken with a Nikon D7000
The acclaimed SS Dicky shipwreck, right in front of me. This was the headlining location of our fantastic recent Qld expedition – the trip had built up to this very shot and to be honest, I wasn’t disappointed!
Sure, I admit, I don’t think the photos taken from this morning were the best from the trip but sometimes, photography is more about the experience than then an award winning shot – and this was the perfect reminder!
The SS dicky really is a photographers utopian seascape location and would have to rank amongst one of the best in the country. Any search will reveal a magnitude of awe-inspiring images taken from this location, shot by some of the best photographers Australia has produced.
So it was our turn – all 6 of us. The sand was higher than some other shots had revealed, the sky didn’t turn out like other shots had shown but we couldn’t have had a better time!
I’ve now shot the SS Dicky shipwreck and that ain’t changing!
Press “L” to view this large on black and, as always, thanks for looking!
The Delta Queen is an American sternwheel steamboat. Historically, she has been used for cruising the major rivers that constitute the tributaries of the Mississippi River, particularly in the American South. She was docked in Chattanooga, Tennessee and served as a floating hotel until she was bought by the newly formed Delta Queen Steamboat Company. She was towed to Houma, Louisiana, in March 2015 to be refurbished to her original condition.
Prompt: A wide-angle, ultra-realistic digital fine art of the historic steamboat SS Delta Queen sailing gracefully along the Mississippi River. The paddlewheel steamboat is depicted in exquisite detail, with its iconic red sternwheel churning through the water and creating rippling waves. The multi-deck vessel features ornate railings, rows of white-framed windows, and black smokestacks with a red tip. The name “DELTA QUEEN” is prominently displayed on the red paddlewheel housing.
The riverboat is surrounded by calm, reflective water, bordered by a lush green tree line in the distance. The sky is expansive with soft pastel clouds and early evening light casting a serene glow across the scene. The overall composition captures the nostalgic charm and historic grandeur of this legendary American vessel.
Accuracy: Match all architectural details and color tones as closely as possible to the original reference image
Custom built BrickArms/Brick Warriors/SidanToys/Megabloks/40k Bitz/Combat Brick/BrickForge/LEGO German WW2 minifigures.
This one has been in the making for some time after seeing so many brilliant German WW2 minifigures, I just had to build some of my own. Originally I was just going to build one Nazi Stormtrooper with a German motorcycle, but decided to build the added side-car plus another Stormtrooper. The TV show Hogan`s Heros fascinates me & I kinda inspired to the Kernel Klink & Shultz characters as for the others. Big thanks to Elliot from CustomTerrain.com for constructing my new Broken Road Fragments & Walls. They are made for Warhammer, look absolutely fantastic & the scale is perfectly made for LEGO. Finally I tried to keep as authentic as I could with all the German WW2 weapons. There is a Flammenwerfer but I left that out for a another time. I`m quite proud of this one :)
Reading about the imminent removal of the SS Dicky shipwreck from near Caloundra on the Sunshine coast got me looking back at some photos I took at dawn a couple of years ago, and this prompted me to reprocess a couple of them using Lightroom 5. Here's the result. It will be a shame to see this wreck gone...
Restored to its original glory...Brunel's SS Great Britain at the Great Western Drydock,Bristol,England,UK.
Below is the sky about an hour before i got here
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Kodak Panoram No.1 (1900) capturing the SS United States as it passes under the Commodore Barry Bridge during its departure from Philadelphia.
These last remains of this old Steam ship will soon be gone forever as local council plan to remove the rusted skeleton from the beach. It has stood a s a warning to ships passing through the channel since 1893, like the one in the distance
I found this image quite a while ago , apart from the fact that it is the SS France, its a stunning image and i can't find it again.
I have no idea of the artist, or how i even found it in the first place.
I am not convinced that it is not cropped as it looks as though there should be a bit more surrounding landscape.
Can anyone help in any way ?
The SS france is one of my all time favorites, i was obviously doing a search at the time, but i am having great difficulty finding it again.
The school was started on the 1st of September so I havent got enough time to paint or build lego :( . But I will try to paint an SS officer and something else soon.
I painted an other Oak leaf spring cammo because I really like it.
SS United States is a retired ocean liner built in 1950–51 for the United States Lines at a cost of US$79.4 million.[1] The ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the United States and the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic in either direction, retaining the Blue Riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952.
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Swimmingpool op het dek.
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A great night's entertainment in good company kindly arranged by Ray McBride, shooting the remains of the SS Denham. The old survey boat met its tragic end with the loss of 8 lives a year into peacetime when it hit a mine a mile off the coast of the Wirral.
Despite the great sky for sunset, I don't think I really did it justice compared to the other lads who posted some really excellent shots. A great subject and another one I will have to go back and have another go.
The wreckage of the American Star SS America seen from land side, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands.
SS America was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the United States Lines and designed by the noted naval architect William Francis Gibbs. She carried many names in the 54 years between her construction and her 1994 wrecking, as she served as the SS America (carrying this name three different times during her career), the USS West Point, the SS Australis, the SS Italis, the SS Noga, the SS Alferdoss, and the SS American Star. She served most notably in passenger service as the SS America, and as the Greek-flagged SS Australis for Chandris. In 1941, she carried two Nazi spies from the Duquesne Spy Ring in her crew: Erwin Wilhelm Siegler and Franz Joseph Stigler. Both men were charged by the FBI with espionage and sentenced to 10 years and 16 years' imprisonment, respectively.
A steel-hulled steam collier weighing 1140 tonnes and 79.1m long, it was built in the UK in 1911 and registered in Sydney in 1912.
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The SS United States (model by Mercator) is seen departing on another voyage, as her tug escort veers away, with only the pilot boat to accompany her to open sea. From her maiden voyage July 3, 1952, she completed 400 round trip trans-Atlantic voyages, finishing her 17 year liner career November 7, 1969. With a total of seven days at sea, the 11 day round trip demanded a tight schedule for her provisioning in harbor, which included, among other things, 67,000 lb. of dairy products, 74,000 lb. of meats and poultry, 2000 lb of tobacco products, 4400 gallons of alcohol, and the changing of 35 tons of linens. Today, she is moored in Philadelphia, stripped of her machinery, fittings and furnishings, a sorry sight of rust and peeling paint.
Sydney Olympic Park
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A scan from a little photograph in my collection. Cargo ship built in 1900 by Workman, Clark of Belfast for Liverpool owners T&J Harrison. It was requisitioned by the Admiralty and converted to an armed escort ship only to be torpedoed by UB-35 off St Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight, on 20 January 1918 (although a note written on the back of the print gives the date as the 27th). Thirteen lives were lost.
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SS Great Britain in dry dock at Bristol in 2005.
History
Name:SS Great Britain
Owner:Great Western Steamship Company
Builder:William Patterson
Cost:
Projected: £70,000
Actual: £117,000
Laid down:July 1839
Launched:19 July 1843
Completed:1845
Maiden voyage:26 July 1845
In service:1845–1886
Homeport:Bristol, England
General characteristics
Type:Passenger steamship
Displacement:3,674 tons load draught
Length:322 ft (98 m)
Beam:50 ft 6 in (15.39 m)
Draught:16 ft (4.9 m)[1]
Installed power:2 × twin 88-inch (220 cm) cylinder, 6 ft (1.8 m) stroke, 500 hp (370 kW), 18 rpm inclined direct-acting steam engines
Propulsion:Single screw propeller
Sail plan:
Original: Five schooner-rigged and one square-rigged mast
After 1853: Three square-rigged masts
Speed:10 to 11 knots (19 to 20 km/h; 12 to 13 mph)
Capacity:
360 passengers, later increased to 730
1,200 tons of cargo
Complement:130 officers and crew (as completed)
SS Great Britain is a museum ship and former passenger steamship, which was advanced for her time. She was the longest passenger ship in the world from 1845 to 1854. She was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel for the Great Western Steamship Company's transatlantic service between Bristol and New York. While other ships had been built of iron or equipped with a screw propeller, Great Britain was the first to combine these features in a large ocean-going ship. She was the first iron steamer to cross the Atlantic, which she did in 1845, in the time of 14 days.
The ship is 322 ft (98 m) in length and has a 3,400-ton displacement. She was powered by two inclined 2 cylinder engines of the direct-acting type, with twin 88 in (220 cm) bore, 6-foot (1.8 m) stroke cylinders. She was also provided with secondary sail power. The four decks provided accommodation for a crew of 120, plus 360 passengers who were provided with cabins and dining and promenade saloons.
When launched in 1843, Great Britain was by far the largest vessel afloat. However, her protracted construction and high cost had left her owners in a difficult financial position, and they were forced out of business in 1846 having spent all their funds re-floating the ship after she was run aground at Dundrum Bay after a navigational error. In 1852 she was sold for salvage and repaired. Great Britain carried thousands of immigrants to Australia from 1852 until converted to sail in 1881. Three years later, she was retired to the Falkland Islands where she was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk until scuttled in 1937.[2]
In 1970, following a cash donation by Sir Jack Hayward that paid for the vessel to be towed back to the UK, Great Britain was returned to the Bristol dry dock where she was built. Now listed as part of the National Historic Fleet, she is an award-winning visitor attraction and museum ship in Bristol Harbour, with between 150,000 and 200,000 visitors annually.