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How many people can remember that red plastic container of bubble solution with the stick inside that you can blow through to make bubbles? This is thought I had when I rested my tripod on Cannon Beach on the Oregon Coast.
The weight of the sky and all of its fabulous sunset glory was a perfect way to cap off an incredible day in the Pacific Northwest of the USA.
The raccoon is a mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 to 57 lb). Its grayish coat mostly consists of dense underfur, which insulates it against cold weather. The animal's most distinctive features include its extremely dexterous front paws, its facial mask, and its ringed tail, which are common themes in the mythologies of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas surrounding the species. The raccoon is noted for its intelligence, as studies show that it is able to remember the solution to tasks for at least three years. It is usually nocturnal and omnivorous, eating about 40% invertebrates, 33% plants, and 27% vertebrates.
The original habitats of the raccoon are deciduous and mixed forests, but due to their adaptability, they have extended their range to mountainous areas, coastal marshes, and urban areas, where some homeowners consider them to be pests. As a result of escapes and deliberate introductions in the mid-20th century, raccoons are now also distributed across central Europe, the Caucasus, and Japan. (Wikipedia)
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This raccoon decided it was time to wake up from his winter hibernation and came out to enjoy an early spring day. We were very surprised to see that he was missing his entire striped tail. The loss did not seem to hamper his agility though as he bounded up this tree.
Petrie island, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. April 2024.
Quatrième photo d'une série de quatre sur les changements climatiques.
La conférence sur les changements climatiques de Paris est en cours, c'est le temps de réfléchir et de savoir ce que nous allons faire avec ce que l'on sait.
Fourth photo of a series of four on climate change.
The climate change conference in Paris is happening now, it is time to reflect and take action. What will we do with what we know?
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Waar België lange tijd bekend stond om het buurland met weinig verschillende private ondernemingen op het spoor, is daar het laatste jaar veel verandering in gekomen. Onder andere Medway en TCA Rail zijn met hun containertreinen nieuwe gezichten over de Belgische spoorwegen, maar misschien nog leuker is Certus Rail Solutions, een dochter van het in Nederland bekende Strukton Rail. Certus trapte in het voorjaar van 2023 af, en niet met de minste locomotieven, maar zowaar twee HLE27's, te weten de 2707 en 2731 welke beiden van een opvallende huiskleurstelling zijn voorzien. Al een tijdje hoopte ik dat er eens HLE21/27 locomotieven bij een private onderneming zouden belandden, en dat was dan eindelijk gebeurd. Net zoals het Nederlandse Strukton zal Certus zich eigenlijk enkel bezighouden met het rijden van infra gerelateerde treinen zoals machine-overbrengingen of ballasttreinen, welke ook eigenlijk bijna altijd de moeite waard zijn. Aangezien Strukton en Certus veelvuldig samenwerken, vinden er regelmatig grensoverschrijdende ritten plaats via Roosendaal, waarbij Strukton vanuit Nederland, of Certus vanuit België een trein aanbrengt, en deze vervolgens door de andere partij wordt overgenomen.
Zaterdag 9 september stond er weer zo'n overbrenging op het programma. De BAM Unimat 205, Strukton Unimat 9, een tweetal BAM Gottwald kranen en een BAM containertje moesten vanuit Nederland richting Gent Zeehaven gebracht worden, wat natuurlijk weer een perfecte klus was voor Certus op Belgisch grondgebied. Zodoende was het deze dag weer eens mogelijk om een HLE27 op Nederlands grondgebied te vereeuwigen. Iets wat een dag eerder ook al gelukt was met de komst van de NMBS 2715, welke recent in de "New Look Livery" gespoten is. Een jaar geleden werd je nog voor gek verklaard als je hoopte dat er ooit nog eens een HLE27 naar Roosendaal zou sporen, maar vandaag de dag hoort het weer bij het normale spoorbeeld in Roosendaal en Nispen. Zo gaat de spoorstad Roosendaal toch weer een glansrijker tijdperk in!
Nadat de avond van tevoren een avondje café in Kapellen werd gehouden, moest er zaterdagochtend natuurlijk wel eerst uitgeslapen worden. Terwijl half hobbyend Nederland zich aan de Brabantroute had genesteld rond America voor een aantal fraaie treinen, rolden wij pas tegen 11 uur ons bed uit. Maar dat mocht ook wel, want naar mijn mening zouden we een veel leuker treintje gaan fotograferen. Het vertrek vanuit Roosendaal was voorzien tegen 12:15, maar ervaring leert dat het de normaalste zaak van de wereld is om ongeveer een twintigtal minuten eerder te vertrekken. Er werd dan ook geen risico genomen en tegen 11:45 arriveerden we dan aan de Maststraat bij de voorlaatste overweg voor de grensovergang. In het heerlijke najaarszonnetje kon dan het korte wachten beginnen, want onze vermoedens werden al snel bevestigd. Nog voor 12:00 zagen we in de verte een donkerrode neus opdoemen op het ellenlange rechte stuk tussen Roosendaal en Nispen. Nog net op tijd arriveerden een tweetal fotografen vooraleer de overwegbellen begonnen te rinkelen. Show time!
Het is 12:03 als de zeer fraaie Certus 2731 het viertal fotografen passeert te Nispen met infratrein 47669 vanuit Roosendaal naar Gent-Zeehaven. Nadat dan eindelijk een HLE27 onder private vlag in de collectie toegevoegd kon worden, werd er snel ingepakt en vertrokken richting Heukelom. Er stond namelijk nog een jubileumsrit van KombiRail op het programma welke we ook nog wel even konden fotograferen!
*Working Towards a Better World
We have to use our diplomacy skills the world over, it is past time for quarreling and war, we have to get together, sit down and work our differences out, if we put our minds to it, this is possible and is the only solution for our children and future generations. Let's start today!!!
Amsterdam - Admiralengracht / Van Kinsbergenstraat.
Residential block, built in 1926 to a design by Bureau Gulden and Geldmaker.
This block does have an unmistakable "Amsterdam School" appearance, especially due to the attractive corner solution.
Architects Gulden and Geldmaker excel in usually more sober designs, but they could indeed come up with expressive designs (amsterdamse-school.nl).
The Amsterdam School is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes linked to German Brick Expressionism (Wp).
The Landsborough (right) and Clarke (far left) rivers, part of the Landsborough Wilderness Area, are separated by the Solution Range, at centre.
Basílica de la Virgen de la Peña, Graus, La Ribagorza, Huesca, Aragón, España.
La antigua basílica de la Virgen de la Peña se levanta en la villa española de Graus (Ribagorza, provincia de Huesca, Aragón). El actual templo se levantó a mediados del siglo XVI sobre un edificio románico anterior. Consta de iglesia, patio y hospital de peregrinos con un bello claustro-mirador.
Proponemos a los visitantes que comiencen la visita desde el interior de la iglesia. Allí quedan restos del edificio románico, en concreto en la parte inferior del muro del evangelio, donde hay una pequeña puerta en alto y sillares más pequeños. El edificio actual presenta, una nave única de dos tramos, cubiertos con bóvedas de terceletes (la de los pies era originalmente estrellada) y una cabecera plana sobre la que se levanta una torre poligonal rematada en chapitel. LLama la atención el achaflanamiento de los ángulos de los pies de la nave.
La puerta de entrada tiene arco de medio punto y abundante decoración: (candelieri, casetones, angelotes, escudos y guirnaldas) y se enmarca por columnas unidas por un entablamento. Frente a ella, el pórtico imita sus formas corintias. En su friso se encuentra la firma de Joan Tellet en dos cartelas junto a una pequeña ménsula que llama la atención del observador. Allí está también la puerta de la capilla de San Juan de Letrán y una escalinata que une el pórtico con el patio. la esquina de la iglesia nos hace comprender el achaflanamiento interior, ya que si no se hubiera adoptado esta solución los contrafuertes exteriores ocuparían el solar de esta escalinata.
La arquería del hospital se abre al patio. Allí vemos cómo la estructura de este edificio apoya sobre la de la iglesia. Otra arcada sobre columnas torsas nos ofrece una espléndida vista de Graus y de la confluencia de los ríos Ésera e Isábena. Al salir, bajando por la rampa, veremos la otra esquina de la iglesia y de nuevo entendemos el achaflanamiento interior la nave, pues otro contrafuerte exterior hubiera impedido el camino de acceso al conjunto.
Desde el exterior se observan diferencias en los dos tramos de la iglesia:
la primera fase de las obras articula sus paños con molduras y contrafuertes
la segunda, obra de Tellet, que presenta paños y esquinas lisos.
En el conjunto del hospital también se ven dos fases:
un modesto edificio de cuatro plantas (apoyado sobre la iglesia y sobre la entrada al conjunto) fue seguramente el primero en construirse y debía servir de residencia del clero
una ampliación, mucho más ambiciosa, de tres plantas: la primera, con la arcada de arcos de medio punto que cobija la rampa de acceso; la segunda, con el mirador de columnas torsas; y la última, de ladrillo y totalmente reconstruida, donde se hallaban habitaciones destinadas a hospital de peregrinos y donde se ubica actualmente un museo de iconos.
The ancient basilica of the Virgen de la Peña stands in the Spanish town of Graus (Ribagorza, province of Huesca, Aragon). The current temple was built in the mid-16th century on a previous Romanesque building. It consists of a church, patio and pilgrim hospital with a beautiful cloister-viewpoint.
We suggest visitors begin their visit from inside the church. There are remains of the Romanesque building, specifically in the lower part of the gospel wall, where there is a small high door and smaller ashlars. The current building has a single nave with two sections, covered with triplet vaults (the one at the foot was originally star-shaped) and a flat head on which rises a polygonal tower topped with a spire. The chamfering of the angles of the feet of the nave is striking.
The entrance door has a semicircular arch and abundant decoration: (candelieri, coffers, angels, shields and garlands) and is framed by columns joined by an entablature. In front of it, the porch imitates its Corinthian forms. On its frieze there is the signature of Joan Tellet in two cartouches along with a small corbel that draws the observer's attention. There is also the door to the chapel of San Juan de Letrán and a staircase that connects the portico with the patio. The corner of the church makes us understand the interior chamfering, since if this solution had not been adopted the exterior buttresses would occupy the site of this staircase.
The hospital archway opens to the patio. There we see how the structure of this building supports that of the church. Another archway on twisted columns offers us a splendid view of Graus and the confluence of the Ésera and Isábena rivers. As we leave, going down the ramp, we will see the other corner of the church and once again we understand the interior chamfering of the nave, since another exterior buttress would have prevented the access path to the complex.
From the outside, differences are observed in the two sections of the church:
The first phase of the works articulates its panels with moldings and buttresses
the second, a work by Tellet, which presents smooth panels and corners.
In the hospital as a whole there are also two phases:
a modest four-story building (leaning on the church and on the entrance to the complex) was surely the first to be built and was to serve as the residence of the clergy.
a much more ambitious extension, with three floors: the first, with the archway of semicircular arches that shelters the access ramp; the second, with the viewpoint of twisted columns; and the last one, made of brick and completely rebuilt, where there were rooms used as a pilgrim hospital and where a museum of icons is currently located.
Bagnall Austerity 0-6-0ST The Duke “runs round” at Duffield, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway, 21st September 2024
Locomotive History
During the Second World War, the War Department was persuaded by Hunslet that a simplified version of their modern 50550 design would be the solution to its needs for a 0-6-0 shunting engine. The first was completed by Hunslet at the start of 1943 and assisted by Andrew Barclay Sons & Co., W. G. Bagnall, Hudswell Clarke, Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns and the Vulcan Foundry three hundred and seventy seven had been built for the War Department by 1947. Production continued for industrial use until 1964 by which time four hundred and eighty five locomotives had been built. The Duke was built by W G Bagnall in 1944 (works no. 2746) for the War Department and numbered WD75158. Following its war service it was sold to the National Coal Board and was in use until withdrawn from Featherstone Colliery circa 1982. It was purchased for preservation in 1983 and moved to Peak Rails site at Buxton. Following overhaul it entered traffic in 1988 and moved to Peak Rail’s Darley Dale site in 1990. It moved to the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway in November 2010 and has recently re-entered service following overhaul completed in 2023.
Studio equipment used:
1 light source - Godox AD100 Pro
with AK-R1 Dome Diffuser and white bounce card placed in front right to the model
the whole scene was syncronized with Godox X1T-S Wireless Transmitter placed on camera,
Black fabric background - approx. 1 meters behind the model
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Shot at Ksenia's home make-up studio
I typically use Elinchrome (Pro series) or ProPhoto strobes, when shooting at studio. They are reliable, comfortable and give the quality of light that you usually expecting to get from such reputable manufacturers. But there are times, when you need to shoot indoors and the light from the window is not enough even for fast fixed length lenses. In addition, you can't move the window position and the model has to turn towards the window to get her face lit, which also imposes restrictions.
For a long time, the only solution in such situations was to use a flash. That was before Godox hit the market with their Monolight series - small, highly portable wireless strobes. When I first saw AD100 Pro I fall in love instantly - 524g weight, with a size of 330ml beer can, powered with removable lithium battery, OLED screen, LED modelling light lamp and a wide variety of light shaping accessories that photographer instantly put - thanks for magnetic connector.
It was enough for me to make decision and so it happened that the other day I purchased a Godox studio flash - model AD100 Pro. Same time Ksenia returned to the town and we agreed to shoot her with this new light solution. The result you can see above.
P.S. This story is not an advertisment of any kind of Godox products and wasn't sponsored. Just want to share something that help you guys to stay on a budget and get portable light anywhere. Love you all. <3
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Md: Ksenia (@ksu_stars)
Ph & retouch: mine
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Date: March 27, 2022
Camera: Sony a7 iii (ILCE7M3)
Lens: Carl Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/200 at f/1.8, 85mm, ISO 100
I have decided to get a tripod for my macro shots. I'm in physical therapy for shoulder issues that are most likely from holding my camera one handed. Anyone have suggestion on a lightweight tripod that would be a good option? I am not going to stop taking pictures so I have to find a solution. :)
Hélène Laporte:
- Présidente de la délégation française du groupe Identité et Démocratie au Parlement européen.
- Députée européenne.
- Conseillère régionale de Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Comme nombre de politiques, Madâme Hélène Laporte cumule déjà des mandats et en plus prétend à être élue députée française!
Deux conclusions sont possibles : soit le travail demandé aux politiques se résume à deux heures de présence par jour avec un travail souvent délégué à des assistants payés par le contribuable, soit ils le bâclent!
Et l'un n'empêche pas l'autre.
Pourquoi les multinationales pharmaceutiques n'inventent-elles pas un vaccin contre la cupidité et la mégalomanie?
Ah! Mais bien sûr! Parce qu'elles ont besoin de la classe politique si facilement corruptible pour imposer leurs produits sur les marchés publics comme privés!
Et on s'étonne que les français n'aillent même plus voter!
Quelle honte!
I have been very busy but I wanted to make up a little for the time I was absent. So here is more from my archives. I hope you guys like it. :)
This is not HDR work. This was shot in RAW and tone curved in Lightroom. I liked it more like this since it resembles the actual scene that I saw that day. All my captures are usually shot in RAW and I like that since I have a great control in processing. We all know how cameras capture shots with a lot of contrast in light :( But this is my solution.
Good Night Everyone! Or have a blessed day for those of you where it's sunny. But I'm too sleepy here right now.