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One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few.
I used to collect a lot of shells beachcombing , and just dug some out and realized they're pretty photogenic....
Title: Spiral Shell
Designer: Toshikazu Kawasaki
Reference Book: The Beauty of Origami
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The display reads:
200 MM Navy Rocket Launcher
Japan WWII
Although crudely constructed and employing the same firing mechanism as that used with the frame or trough types, this was the first Japanese attempt to produce a launcher similar to those used by the Germans.
The tube had a maximum elevation of 75 degrees and used a percussion-hammer type of firing mechanism. Incorporated into the breech end of the barrel is a plunger, which is cammed down when the rocket shell is loaded, causing the plunger to rise at the rear of the rocket which was held in place for firing. The main disadvantage of this launcher was that the tube quickly became overheated. After 3 or 4 rounds, almost an hour was required to cool the tube.
The Navy 20 cm projectile was actually an improvisation, consisting of a rocket motor attached to the tail end of a cut-down, 8 inch Japanese naval shell. They were first discovered on Iwo Jima and Luzon, and revealed that the Japanese had turned to spin stabilization. These projectiles had inclined jets, imparting spin during flight. The warhead and motor were integrated so that the projectiles did not have the appearance of improvisation so common among the earlier rocket bombs.
Caliber: 210 mm (8.3 in)
Weight: 236 kg (520 lbs)
Shell Weight: 90 kg (198 lbs)
Range: 1,800 m (1,970 yds)
Elevation: -90 mils to 1,335 mils (-5 degrees + 75 degrees)
Museum Acc. # 88.92.3
Taken December 26th, 2010.
It did me well to see this old service station still in use.
The far two garage bays have been converted into car washes. Cars enter the back and stop inside for the wash and then exit from the front.
Tappahannock, VA
@ the old shell station in Winston-Salem, NC.
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Shell garage at Cowwarr, Central Gippsland. Photograph taken on 12 April 2009
(c) Steven G Haby, photographer
Allabendliche Kontrolle der Linux-Server.
The daily evening routine of checking all the Linux servers.
"If we do not end war - war will end us. Everybody says that, millions of people believe it, and nobody does anything."
H.G. Wells
Shell Cottage built in the sand dunes at Freshwater West beach in Pembrokeshire for the final Harry Potter film.
A brief hiatus from the kind of architecture I usually post. The sunset last night was unusual for our part of Germany and my outing with the dog turned out to take a little bit longer than planned. But the light changed so dramatically over the course of 45 minutes, every time I decided enough was enough, I had to try another exposure and another.......
Be patient with me, I may have to post more than one.
This is a beach near Siolim, the town Angela's family is from. When the tide comes in, there is a very area of sand left accessable. The locals go down and dig out clams, which are a bit smaller than the ones I am used to, and are called shells. Auntie Remy made shells for lunch one day - they were SO tasty!!
Sea shells on display at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto. It is hard to convey the size of these, but these sea shells were HUGE!
Nikon D700 + AF-S Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8 VR-II
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World War II-era noir mysteries on Amazon Kindle:
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Shell (1,342 square feet)
7501 Tidewater Drive, Southern Shopping Center, Norfolk, VA
Originally 2000-built Citgo/Royal Mart