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While Rome is the Eternal City one might call Berlin the eternal building site. Or The Unfinished City. Construction cranes are as prominently featured in Berlin's skyline as sights. And it can happen that, if you haven't visited a place in a longer while ("easy" in pandemic times), you'll find old, familiar buildings gone, while new buildings seem to pop up out of nowhere everywhere. I've taken this image last week after a visit to the Futurium (a "House of the Future", opened in 2019 – I'll post images from there soon); in the foreground you can see the river Spree, and the glass building on the left is Berlin's Central Station, the Hauptbahnhof (HBF). Noteworthy: The HBF's upper platforms aren't fully roofed, because the Deutsche Bahn (DB; the German Railway Company) wanted to open the HBF in time for the 2006 World Football Championship by all means, and it would have taken until 2008 to finish the roof. The irony: All the construction parts needed to finish the roof were already manufactured. To this date these parts are stored on the premises of Berlin's East Station. Will the roof ever be finished? Who knows... The construction site you see in front of the HBF has nothing to do with the HBF's roof. It is that of the new S 21 suburban railway line, which is scheduled for completion in 2022. Allegedly...
At first, I wanted to process this as a monochrome, because the scene is rather busy. But I liked all these colours. So I thought "embrace the chaos, embrace the construction site and all those cranes", and do it in colour ;) The final image is an HDR made from three images (in HDR Efex), with further processing / sliding steps in Color Efex.
Happy Sliders Sunday, Everyone, stay safe and healthy, and take care!
Die Unvollendete
Rom ist ja bekanntlich die Ewige Stadt. Und Berlin könnte man getrost als die Ewige Baustelle bezeichnen. Oder auch als Die Unvollendete. Baukräne gehören zur Berliner Skyline wie seine Sehenswürdigkeiten. Gerade in Pandemiezeiten, wenn man manche Orte schon lange nicht mehr besucht hat, kann es dann auch passieren, dass alte, vertraute Gebäude plötzlich verschwunden sind, während allerorten Neues entsteht. Dieses Foto des Hauptbahnhofs mit einem Seitenarm der Spree im Vordergrund habe ich vergangene Woche nach einem Besuch des Futuriums (2019 eröffnet, Fotos von dort zeige ich demnächst) gemacht. Die Baustelle am Europaplatz, die Ihr hier seht, bedeutet allerdings nicht, dass die Deutsche Bahn nun doch das Dach für die oberen Bahnsteige des Hauptbahnhofs verlängern würde. Die dafür nötigen Bauteile, längst fertiggestellt, lagern weiterhin (hoffentlich gut verstaut) am Berliner Ostbahnhof. Diese Baustelle gehört zur neuen S-Bahnlinie S21, für die ein unterirdischer Bahnsteig gebaut wird. Geplante Fertigstellung: 2022. Warten wir's ab.
Ich wollte das Foto erst als SW / getöntes Monochrom bearbeiten, weil hier ja ganz schön viel los ist. SW sah mir aber zu trüb aus, weshalb ich bei Farbe geblieben bin. Das Foto habe ich in HDR Efex aus einer 3er-Belichtungsreihe erstellt und für Sliders Sunday in Color Efex noch den einen oder anderen Filter (ich weiß wirklich nicht mehr, welche Filter genau) angewendet.
Habt einen guten Wochenstart und passt weiterhin gut auf Euch auf!
HBM!!
I had to go to the Veterans hospital in Temple again. It's over a hundred miles from my house or about an hour and a half drive and I had an 8am appointment. So, I left early because I didn't want to get caught up in early morning traffic. Since I was early, I started looking around for benches..;) Drove by this one and pulled over for a shot.
I had the appointment so they could schedule me for an appointment to biopsy my prostate. I asked if I needed to bring someone with me to drive me home. The doctor says, It's no big deal. I googled it and the Internet says it hurts like hell.
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On Friday March 25th, it was decided to get some stored Metra equipment out of the city to better accommodate our track department as they embark on a tie project on the Elgin Sub this spring. One underutilized location is our Antioch Coach Yard, which with post-COVID schedules leaves us with some room to spare. Here's METX 11 pulling a dozen oldies north over the Fox Lake Sub diamond at Grayslake. The F40's are all older unrebuilt models that have ben pushed out of service since the coming of the Amtrak F59PHI's and were used primarily on the Union Pacific purchase of service lines.
Glastonbury Abbey was a monastery in Glastonbury, Somerset, England. Its ruins, a grade I listed building and scheduled ancient monument, are open as a visitor attraction.
The abbey was founded in the 7th century and enlarged in the 10th. It was destroyed by a major fire in 1184 but subsequently rebuilt and by the 14th century was one of the richest and most powerful monasteries in England. The abbey controlled large tracts of surrounding land and was instrumental in major drainage projects on the Somerset Levels. The abbey was suppressed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII of England. The last abbot, Richard Whiting (Whyting), was hanged, drawn and quartered as a traitor on Glastonbury Tor in 1539.
This was the day I was scheduled to leave Venice; but due to an airline strike at Lufthansa I had an extra day to explore ( in the fog which lasted all day ).
The last rays of sun illuminate an impressive line up of UP locomotives and a passing Utah Railway train in Salt Lake City on July 14, 2019.
After the 92-9000 caught two years ago, here's the spare (for today) one!
Finally and concerning to the schedules at Zurich, i prefered to go to Ramstein in order to have it perfectly as my weather forecast predicted a marvelous winter light.
Still no E-8 for me but next time, it should be the one!
All of our 4th fireworks were rained out and are re-scheduled for later. The bunny was disappointed along with all the humans. He had his spot all picked out to enjoy:>)
Stonehenge a Scheduled Ancient prehistoric monument located 2 miles west of Amesbury in Wiltshire.
One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.
Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3,000 BC to 2,000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3,100 BC. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first bluestones were raised between 2,400 and 2,200 BC. Another theory suggests the bluestones may have been raised at the site as early as 3,000 BC.
The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.
Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains indicate that deposits contain human bone from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug. Such deposits continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.
A super early arrival back at Lostwithiel for the last scheduled CDAs of June coincided with the up Hitachi in the sunshine.
The days of the Crewe Works test trains on the North Wales Coast and ex works Railfreight Red stripe liveried 37679 reverberates through Abergele & Pensarn with the outward working from Crewe. 37679 was allocated to the aggregates pool working out of Peak Forest immediately after this.
* From 1985 onward the decision was made to run a dedicated test train along the NWC route for the 37/4's during their refurbishment at Crewe works. In latter years this was dispensed with and the traction was attached on the front of a scheduled timetabled working to Holyhead.
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is located about 3 miles north of Wick on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. It is considered to be one of the earliest seats of Clan Sinclair. It comprises the ruins of two castles: the 15th-century Castle Girnigoe; and the early 17th-century Castle Sinclair. They are designated as a scheduled monument.
Looking over the reed-filled pond to Smailholm Tower. This scheduled ancient monument is a peel tower sitting atop Lady Hill in the Scottish Borders; dating to the early 1400s, this watchtower defended a volatile border between Scotland and England. Smailholm is now maintained by Historic Scotland.
Por San Asensio vemos a la unidad de doble piso 450.015 que se dirige al TCR para pasar la revisión general programada.
Through San Asensio we see the double-decker train 450.015 heading to the TCR to undergo the scheduled general inspection.
(The Chinese fishing nets at sundown story starts here.)
The last day of my trip though India was spent seeing the one thing I came on the trip to see, the Chinese fishing nets at sun down. To do so, my tour company out of the UK, scheduled a cruise through the harbour and bay of Kochi.
I waited on the dock and saw a large boat pull up and board many tourists. I was prepared to get on that boat, but my guide shook his head no. Then a smaller boat docked and he motioned that this was my boat. Let's say that the boat resembled the walls of this old house along the harbour.
It was a wooden boat with cracks like this and I could see light through many of the boards. I gingerly stepped on board and began a joyful "cruise." I loved having my own boat and the wonderfully polite and kind men who proudly showed me the area were an added bonus. I could focus on taking pictures and have the silence to do so. Moments like this are the times I cherish in remembering my travels.
I can be skeptical when I travel so I kept asking for reassurance that we would be close by the fishing nets at sundown. At times, the suspense over came me, but at the end of this series I will show you the finale of the cruise and my trip through Southern India.
TAP Air Portugal CS-TOD Airbus A340-312 is pictured on finals into London Heathrow runway 09L as TP1354 from Lisbon. Scheduled into Heathrow on an ad-hoc basis for enhanced cargo capacity, these 4 engined machines are due to be replaced with A330NEOs.
Running about four hours behind schedule, Amtrak's California Zephyr train No. 6 slows to make its scheduled stop at the Rio Grande depot in Helper on Nov. 15, 1987. I had to include the old gas pump in the photo, used to fuel D&RGW company vehicles.
Regno Unito, Londra Westminster, Primavera 2017
Il Big Ben è il soprannome della grande campana dell'orologio all'estremità nord del Palazzo di Westminster a Londra e di solito si riferisce sia all'orologio che alla torre. La torre fu progettata in stile neogotico e fu completata nel 1859. Si erge a 96 metri di altezza e i quadranti dell'orologio hanno un diametro di 7,0 metri. Il Big Ben è la più grande delle cinque campane e pesa 13,7 tonnellate. È stata la più grande campana del Regno Unito per 23 anni. L'orologio utilizza il suo meccanismo originale vittoriano, ma un motore elettrico può essere utilizzato come backup. Il 21 agosto 2017, sulla torre è iniziato un programma quadriennale di lavori di ristrutturazione che prevedono l'aggiunta di un ascensore. Ci sono anche piani per ridipingere l'orologio. Con alcune eccezioni, come la vigilia di Capodanno e la domenica del ricordo, le campane saranno silenziose fino al completamento dei lavori nel 2020.
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower. The tower was designed in a neo-gothic style and it was completed in 1859. It stands 96 m tall, and the dials of the clock are 7.0 m in diameter. Big Ben is the largest of five bells and weighs 13.7 tonnes. It was the largest bell in the United Kingdom for 23 years. The clock uses its original Victorian mechanism, but an electric motor can be used as a backup. On 21 August 2017, a four-year schedule of renovation works began on the tower, which are to include the addition of a lift. There are also plans to re-glaze and repaint its dials. With a few exceptions, such as New Year's Eve and Remembrance Sunday, the bells are to be silent until the work has been completed in the 2020s.
Coltsfoot, probably soon to be eaten by deer...
Not opening up today with strong north winds making the 1C feel much colder.
Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. Constructed between 1931 and 1936, during the Great Depression, it was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Its construction was the result of a massive effort involving thousands of workers, and cost over 100 lives. In bills passed by Congress during its construction, it was referred to as the Hoover Dam, after President Herbert Hoover, but was named the Boulder Dam by the Roosevelt administration. In 1947, the name Hoover Dam was restored by Congress.
Since about 1900, the Black Canyon and nearby Boulder Canyon had been investigated for their potential to support a dam that would control floods, provide irrigation water, and produce hydroelectric power. In 1928, Congress authorized the project. The winning bid to build the dam was submitted by a consortium named Six Companies, Inc., which began construction in early 1931. Such a large concrete structure had never been built before, and some of the techniques used were unproven. The torrid summer weather and lack of facilities near the site also presented difficulties. Nevertheless, Six Companies turned the dam over to the federal government on March 1, 1936, more than two years ahead of schedule.
Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead and is located near Boulder City, Nevada, a municipality originally constructed for workers on the construction project, about 30 mi southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada. The dam's generators provide power for public and private utilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California. Hoover Dam is a major tourist attraction, with 7 million tourists a year. The heavily traveled U.S. Route 93 ran along the dam's crest until October 2010, when the Hoover Dam Bypass opened.
White lioness Portrait - No editing, straight out from camera!
SAFARI PARK IS RECOGNISED IN THE 2010 UK COACH AWARDS
West Midland Safari and Leisure Park was announced as a Runner Up in the ‘Most Coach Friendly Tourist Attraction’ category in the prestigious 2010 UK Coach Awards Presentation Ceremony that was held in Manchester on Wednesday, 28th April 2010.
The judges liked the Park’s well thought through group and coach arrangements and praised the welcome accorded to coach operators and drivers. They were also particularly impressed by the site’s links with coach operators who have scheduled tours and excursions to the Park from various areas of the country.
Location : West Midland Safari Park , England.
Device : Nikon D300
Note : No edit and best viewed in the large format . better view
More about West Midland Safari Park : www.wmsp.co.uk/safaripark/WebObjects/safaripark.woa/wa/de...
© 2010 Saad Al-Enezi
NS #7102 and #5642 make the weekly run to Old Fort to work Auria. My work schedule happened to have me passing through on the way back home and I figured a quick break was in order.
Shortly after a re-crew and pickup at Rileys, RUPO passes the former International Paper mill at Livermore Falls, ME, on a sunny winter morning. The new and improved PORU/RUPO service has allowed for shots such as this one that weren't possible with the later schedule of years past.
Both sandhill crane eggs hatched and out popped two precocious, healthy orangey-gold chicks, endearingly known as "colts" almost immediately ready to follow their parents out of the nest on their diligent foraging for worms and insects to feed the colts.
Interesting to note that these photos were taken exactly one year to the day from my images of the 2019 hatchlings. These guys really keep to a tight schedule!
Ahead of schedule making a last dash for their destination of Appleton Dock, EL56, CLP12, S311 and EL62 approach Broadford with a load of grain from the NSW Riverina township of Coolamon as 6CM4.
Friday 22nd September 2023
This charming little house has been scheduled for demolition, guess they're going to put a parking garage or something there.
After arriving via road from Southampton yesterday, 08785 left Felixstowe with 66518 in tow (for insurance) with the 17:45 0R57 Felixstowe North - Ipswich.
They had a scheduled lay over here at Gun Lane Junction for a grand total of 208 minuites!
Stonehenge a Scheduled Ancient prehistoric monument located 2 miles west of Amesbury in Wiltshire.
One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.
Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3,000 BC to 2,000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3,100 BC. Radiocarbon dating in 2008 suggested that the first bluestones were raised between 2,400 and 2,200 BC. Another theory suggests the bluestones may have been raised at the site as early as 3,000 BC.
The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument. Stonehenge is owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage, while the surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.
Archaeological evidence found by the Stonehenge Riverside Project in 2008 indicates that Stonehenge could have been a burial ground from its earliest beginnings. The dating of cremated remains indicate that deposits contain human bone from as early as 3000 BC, when the ditch and bank were first dug. Such deposits continued at Stonehenge for at least another 500 years.
This variety of Cicada (Magicicada) has a 17-year life cycle and is part of brood IV, or the Kansan Brood. The last time they emerged in Nebraska was 1998. They started to emerge from the ground about a week ago as they were delayed by the rainy weather. So happy that we were able to find them in Weeping Water, Nebraska yesterday afternoon.
People call these cicadas “locusts” but they are not true locusts — real locusts look like grasshoppers. The phrase “17 year cicada” indicates that they arrive every 17 years. The name “periodical cicadas” indicates that they arrive periodically and not each and every year. The scientific name for the Genus of these cicadas is Magicicada, and there are 3 types of 17 year Magicicadas: Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada cassini and Magicicada septendecula. This is a true locust:
There are literally billions of 17- year cicadas. Why? One theory suggests that the large number of cicadas overwhelms predators, so predators are never able to eat them all and many always survive to mate. This is a survival strategy called “predator satiation”.
Some of you may enjoy the following website: www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/brood-iv-the-kansan-brood-wil...
Female Blinded Sphinx (Paonias excaecata; Hodges 7824) - Suburban New Jersey, 25 miles west of "The City" (NYC)
Earlier today Dah Wife came running into the house shouting, "Giant moth, giant moth!" She wasn't as excited as the time she spotted a Polyphemus Moth in Florida, so I was reasonably sure that it wasn't Mothra, so instead of hiding in the basement I ran to get my camera and take some pics.
When I found the moth I immediately recognized it as a Blind Sphinx, and then gave her a little poke to see if she would be so kind as to show me her blind eyes, and was pleasantly surprised at how she accommodated me!
And then when I looked up her last visit on Flickr ( to find her scientific name), I found she was right on schedule ± a day or two. Pretty amazing how you don't really need a calendar if you know your buggers.
I'm a little behind on my posts, but I'm still shooting!
My girlfriend and I were able to schedule a solo tour of Mammoth Cave (National Park) in Kentucky. It's the longest cave system in the world. Only 2 miles of the 288+ miles were available to see during the current pandemic. But we welcomed the social distancing.
This was also the highest ISO I have pushed my EOSR (12,800). I usually don't exceed 800 with my typical photos! So that is the reason for diminished clarity and sharpness as I reduced some of the noise in post. Overall quite pleased with the camera's noise reduction.
Week 33/52, 2020
but we were on a tight schedule;)
so sometimes it is just easier to do it yourself...
***this is for tony's group, hats for haiti, that he put together as a challenge to raise funds for haiti - here is the info:)
Wear a hat for Haiti! For every newly taken photo dedicated to Haiti that gets added before Saturday, I will donate to Haiti.
1 - 100 photos = £1 each photo
101-200 photos = 50p each photo
201+ = 20p each photo.
All you need to do is post a photo of you or a friend in a hat before Saturday and mention Haiti somewhere in the description***
***Tony has raised 1100$ for Haiti through this group, and that total does not include other donations people have made on their own, with impetus from Tony***
Jet2 (Holidays Livery) Boeing 757-2K2 G-LSAN lining up on active runway 23L ready to depart Manchester airport MAN with scheduled flight to Alicante (ALC)
A translucent and symmetrical 14' waterfall in Southern Utah. Lit mainly be a small patch of blue sky far above, my exposures here spanned from 10 to 30 seconds. This single 10 second exposure was my favorite, but I was limited by the size of the shooting space and my focal length.
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This was named a Photo of the Year for 2006 on MyParkPhotos.com. It's my most-viewed photo on Flickr, with over 4.1 million views and over 36,000 favorites!
- Added to the Cream of the Crop pool on Flickr as my personal favorite.