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A Terminal Railroad of St. Louis mother and slug set shove a string of cars over the hump while various TRRA power (including a pair of leased HLCX GP40-2s) lays over on a quiet Sunday morning in Venice, IL.
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For Monochrome Monday here's another view of these New York Central time machines.
I rarely go out with the specific goal of shooting the hind end of a train. While locomotives have always been the primary focus of railroad photographers since the earliest days of the genre at least a couple generations ago the rear ends were nearly as interesting. Until the mid 1980s every freight train was punctuated by a caboose each dressed in the unique colors and style of the owning road, of which there were far more in the pre mega-merger era. Go back a generation or two further than that to the pre Amtrak era and the rear end of passenger trains were just as interesting often brought up by observation cars of varied styles and colors and frequently adorned with neon logos or stylish nameplates befitting the status of the train.
Alas those days have been relegated to the history books and if you want to photograph a caboose rolling you have to visit a heritage railroad or participate in a photo freight reenactment. Similarly you won't find an observation car on any modern Amtrak trains so unless you want to travel north to see VIA's classic Canadian, you have to visit a museum or be lucky enough to catch a private car or executive train out on the line.
However in recent years the New Jersey based United Railroad Historical Society has begun running regular excursions along the Hudson River (and even a few as far as Chicago!) with their trio of original New York Central Railroad cars that they add to regularly scheduled Amtrak trains.
Bringing up the rear of Amtrak train 233 (Empire Service from New York Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer) are NYC tavern-lounge number 43 (Budd built 1947), Pullman bedroom lounge 'Swift Stream' (Budd 1949), and observation lounge car 'Hickory Creek' built by Pullman-Standard for the 1948 refit of the flagship 20th Century Limited.
All three cars would have regularly traveled these rails on their original trains, though originating at Penn Station instead of Grand Central would seem blasphemous to those old Central men! The Hickory Creek resplendent in her Henry Dreyfuss designed two toned grey livery splits the Central era small target GRS type SA signals as she sails north up Main1 at MP 99 on modern day Amtrak's Hudson Line which opened between New York and Albany in 1851 as the Hudson River Railroad.
In 1864 the road was purchased by Cornelius Vanderbilt along with the New York and Harlem. Meanwhile in 1853 Erastus Corning had assembled a plethora of small local lines as the New York Central Railroad running from Albany to Buffalo and in 1867 Vanderbilt merged it with his road to create the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and the rest as they say is history. The line passed from the NYC, to Penn Central, Conrail, and ultimately CSXT until December 2012 when Amtrak took over control and dispatching of the line from Poughkeepsie to Hoffmans (where it joins the busy Mohawk Subdivision) under a long term lease agreement with CSXT.
As for these trips check out this website to learn more about what the URHS offers:
www.hudsonriverrail.com/experiences
And for an in depth history of each of these three cars check out these links:
www.urhs.org/rolling-stock#/nyc43
Tivoli, New York
Saturday October 26, 2024
Azulejo
Wikipedia: Azulejo is a form of Spanish and Portuguese painted tin-glazed ceramic tile-work. Azulejos are found on the interior and exterior of churches, palaces, ordinary houses, schools, and nowadays, restaurants, bars and even railways or subway stations. They are an ornamental art form, but also had a specific functional capacity like temperature control in homes. Azulejos constitute a major aspect of Spanish architecture and Portuguese architecture to this day and are fixtures of buildings across Spain and Portugal and their former territories. Many azulejos chronicle major historical and cultural aspects of Spanish and Portuguese history.
The images were found whilst exploring Lisbon on foot.
oh noes tomorrow i have a meeting at the JR railpass corner in Tokyo station. finding the specific place on the map doesn't really make me not worry. halp.
In a strikingly specific instance of mimicry, the patterns on the wings of this moth (Macrocilix maia) appear to resemble two flies feeding at a glistening bird dropping. This, coupled with a pungent odor that the moth emits, may be enough to dissuade a predator from considering a meal. Although flies are certainly edible, they nevertheless sometimes serve as models for mimicry because they are so quick and agile that most birds won't bother pursuing them. Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo).
SN/NC: Rudbeckia hirta, Asteraceae Family
This flower commonly called black-eyed Susan, is a North American flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Eastern and Central North America and naturalized in the Western part of the continent as well as in China. It has now been found in all 10 Canadian Provinces and all 48 states in the contiguous United States. Rudbeckia hirta is the state flower of Maryland. The specific epithet "hirta" is Latin for “hairy”, and refers to the trichomes occurring on leaves and stems. Other common names for this plant include: brown-eyed Susan, brown betty, gloriosa daisy, golden Jerusalem, English bull's eye, poor-land daisy, yellow daisy, and yellow ox-eye daisy.
Deze bloem, gewoonlijk Black-eyed Susan genoemd, is een Noord-Amerikaanse bloeiende plant in de familie Asteraceae, inheems in Oost- en Midden-Noord-Amerika en genaturaliseerd in het westelijke deel van het continent en in China. Het is nu gevonden in alle 10 Canadese provincies en alle 48 staten in de aangrenzende Verenigde Staten. Rudbeckia hirta is de staatsbloem van Maryland. Het specifieke epitheton "hirta" is Latijn voor "harig" en verwijst naar de trichomen die op bladeren en stengels voorkomen.
Esta flor comumente chamada de Margarida amarela, é uma planta norte-americana da família Asteraceae, nativa da América do Norte Oriental e Central e naturalizada na parte ocidental do continente, bem como na China. Já foi encontrado em todas as 10 províncias canadenses e todos os 48 estados nos Estados Unidos contíguos. Rudbeckia hirta é a flor do estado de Maryland. O epíteto específico "hirta" é latim para "peludo", e refere-se aos tricomas que ocorrem em folhas e caules.
Esta flor comúnmente llamada Margarida amarilla, es una planta con flores de América del Norte en la familia Asteraceae, nativa del este y centro de América del Norte y naturalizada en la parte occidental del continente, así como en China. Ahora se ha encontrado en las 10 provincias canadienses y en los 48 estados de los Estados Unidos contiguos. Rudbeckia hirta es la flor del estado de Maryland. El epíteto específico "hirta" en latín significa "peludo" y se refiere a los tricomas que se encuentran en las hojas y los tallos.
Questo fiore comunemente chiamato Susan dagli occhi neri, è una pianta da fiore nordamericana della famiglia delle Asteraceae, originaria del Nord America orientale e centrale e naturalizzata nella parte occidentale del continente oltre che in Cina. Ora è stato trovato in tutte le 10 province canadesi e in tutti i 48 stati degli Stati Uniti contigui. Rudbeckia hirta è il fiore di stato del Maryland. L'epiteto specifico "hirta" è latino per "peloso", e si riferisce ai tricomi presenti su foglie e steli.
Cette fleur communément appelée Susan aux yeux noirs, est une plante à fleurs nord-américaine de la famille des Astéracées, originaire de l'est et du centre de l'Amérique du Nord et naturalisée dans la partie occidentale du continent ainsi qu'en Chine. Il a maintenant été trouvé dans les 10 provinces canadiennes et dans les 48 États des États-Unis contigus. Rudbeckia hirta est la fleur d'état du Maryland. L'épithète spécifique "hirta" est le latin pour "poilu", et fait référence aux trichomes présents sur les feuilles et les tiges.
Diese Blume, die gemeinhin als Schwarzäugige Susanne bezeichnet wird, ist eine nordamerikanische Blütenpflanze aus der Familie der Korbblütler, die im östlichen und mittleren Nordamerika beheimatet und im westlichen Teil des Kontinents sowie in China eingebürgert ist. Es wurde jetzt in allen 10 kanadischen Provinzen und allen 48 Bundesstaaten der angrenzenden Vereinigten Staaten gefunden. Rudbeckia hirta ist die Staatsblume von Maryland. Der spezifische Beiname „hirta“ ist lateinisch für „haarig“ und bezieht sich auf die Trichome, die auf Blättern und Stängeln vorkommen.
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一般に黒い瞳のスーザンと呼ばれるこの花は、キク科の北米の顕花植物であり、北アメリカ東部と中央部に自生し、大陸の西部と中国で帰化しています。 現在、カナダの10州すべてと、米国本土の48州すべてで発見されています。 Rudbeckia hirtaは、メリーランド州の花です。 特定の形容詞「hirta」はラテン語で「毛深い」を意味し、葉や茎に発生する毛状突起を指します。
هذه الزهرة المعروفة باسم سوزان ذات العيون السوداء ، هي نبات مزهر في أمريكا الشمالية في عائلة Asteraceae ، موطنها شرق ووسط أمريكا الشمالية ومتجنس في الجزء الغربي من القارة وكذلك في الصين. تم العثور عليها الآن في جميع المقاطعات الكندية العشر وجميع الولايات الـ 48 في الولايات المتحدة المتجاورة. Rudbeckia hirta هي زهرة ولاية ماريلاند. الصفة المحددة "hirta" هي الكلمة اللاتينية لكلمة "hairy" ، وتشير إلى trichomes التي تحدث على الأوراق والسيقان.
I've never seen turtles so frequently as in the reefs around Bunaken, and not just at this specific dive site.
Wikipedia: Bunaken National Park was formally established in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia's marine parks. In 2005 Indonesia submitted an application to UNESCO for including the park on the World Heritage List.
Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas
PB111062
The gull-billed tern (Gelochelidon nilotica), formerly Sterna nilotica, is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek gelao, "to laugh", and khelidon, "swallow". The specific niloticus is from Latin and means of the Nile.
This is a fairly large and powerful tern, similar in size and general appearance to a Sandwich tern, but the short thick gull-like bill, broad wings, long legs and robust body are distinctive. The summer adult has grey upperparts, white underparts, a black cap, strong black bill and black legs. The call is a characteristic ker-wik. It is 33–42 cm (13–17 in) in length and 76–91 cm (30–36 in) in wingspan. Body mass ranges from 150–292 g (5.3–10.3 oz).
In winter, the cap is lost, and there is a dark patch through the eye like a Forster's tern or a Mediterranean gull. Juvenile gull-billed terns have a fainter mask, but otherwise look much like winter adults.
Juvenile Sandwich terns have a short bill, and are frequently mistaken for gull-billed tern where the latter species is uncommon, such as North Sea coasts.
It breeds in warmer parts of the world in southern Europe, temperate and eastern Asia, both coasts of North America, eastern South America. This bird has a number of geographical races, differing mainly in size and minor plumage details.
All forms show a post-breeding dispersal, but the northern breeders are most migratory, wintering south to Africa, the Caribbean and northern South America, southern Asia and New Zealand.
The gull-billed tern is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
This species breeds in colonies on lakes, marshes and coasts. It nests in a ground scrape and lays two to five eggs. While widely distributed in freshwater areas in Eurasia, it is associated almost solely with saltwater, coastal areas in North America.
This is a somewhat atypical tern, in appearance like a Sterna tern, but with feeding habits more like the Chlidonias marsh terns, black tern and white-winged tern. It used to be grouped in the genus Sterna but is now placed on its own in the genus Gelochelidon.
The gull-billed tern does not normally plunge dive for fish like the other white terns, and has a broader diet than most other terns. It largely feeds on insects taken in flight, and also often hunts over wet fields and even in brushy areas, to take amphibians and small mammals. It is also an opportunistic feeder, and has been observed to pick up and feed on dead dragonflies from the road.
For more information, please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull-billed_tern
I had a couple of requests to show as much of my Littlefee bedroom as I could...in one photo. The side walls are really just scrapbook paper, so they are only about 12" high, can't get too far away without seeing the top of the "wall".:) Please ask if you have questions about specific items.:)
Until friends pointed it out to me, I had many times walked right past a magical little area in the forest where there is a thick mattress of moss and these tiny purple orchids grow. They are not much bigger than daisies. Apparently, these Calypso orchids are quite rare as they need a safe and stable environment to develop their delicate symbiotic relationship with a specific fungus in the ground.
My friends found them because they were looking for mushrooms, which goes to show you that everybody sees different things and there is so much wonder to discover!
This mantis lives to mimic ants, fire ants to be specific. The nymphs are incredibly fun to raise as they look exactly like ants, all the way down to the mandibles. As they get older, they gradually lose their bright red coloring and begin to sport green and brown markings. The mature adults are green in color and look nothing like ants. Females have small black and orange markings at the end of the wings and males have dark coloring along the entire wing.
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帝皇乌蓝（Ulam Raja，学名：Cosmos caudatus）是菊科秋英属的一年生或多年生草本植物，原产於墨西哥，传入东南亚後盛行，是当地著名的药用植物，富含鈣質和維生素A。 开桃红或黄色花，可制作多种菜肴，也可治疗高血压、坏血病等疾病。
The species is native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Yucatan), Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela where it mainly grows in the humid prairies.
The name of the genus is the Greek substantive “κόσμος” (kosmos) = ornament; the specific name is the Latin adjective “caudatus, a, um” = caudate, having a tail.
Common names: cosmos, Spanish needle, wild cosmos (English); cosmos sauvage (French); kenikir (Javanese); hulam raja, ulan raja (Malayi); daoruang-phama, khamhae (Thai); rau sao nhái (Vietnamese).
The Cosmos caudatus Kunth (1820) is an erect annual herbaceous species, ramified, 0,3-2,5 m tall, with glabrous or hispid stems and leaves, on a 1-7 cm long petiole, usually opposite, dissected (subdivided in narrow and deep segments), 5-20 cm long, with lanceolate segments with pointed apex, 0,3-1 cm broad, of pale green colour.
Capitula, the typical inflorescences of the Asteraceae, on a 5-28 cm long peduncle, usually solitary, of about 4 cm of diameter, formed by numerous sessile flowers spirally arranged on a roundish base, the receptacle, surrounded by a campanulate involucre, of 0,5-1,5 cm of diameter, formed by a series of oblong-lanceolate bracts 0,7-1 cm long. The flowers of the outer ring, called ray florets, usually 8, have oblanceolate corolla with tritoothed apex, 1-1,8 cm long, of white, pink or purple colour; the ray florets are sterile and have the function of attracting the attention of the pollinating insects like the petals of a single flower. The flowers inside the ring, called disk florets, are bisexual, have imbutiform corolla with tube of 0,8-1 cm of length and 5 lobes, about 2 mm long, of yellow colour.
The fruits are linear achenes (or, better, cypselae) with quadrangular section, blackish, 1-3,5 cm long, of which 1-1,5 cm formed by the beak (pointed prologation) of brown colour, with no pappus or formed by 2-3 thin diverging and retroflexed scales, 3-5 mm long, that adhere to the skin of the animals that favour their dispersion. In many tropical and subtropical countries, where the species has been introduced, the same has escaped cultivation becoming invasive.
It easily propagates by seed in spring in fertile loam, draining, maintained humid at the temperature of 20-22 °C, with the first blooming after about 2 months from the germination.
The leaves, rich of minerals, especially calcium and vitamins B1, B2 and C, are very appreciated for their particular taste and eaten raw in salads or added to foods as flavour; they have also become part of the popular medicine as remedies for various pathologies. Bioactive substances with high antioxidant activity © Giuseppe Mazza
Ornamental species easy to cultivate and of fast growth that though being native to tropical and subtropical regions, is cultivable, being annual, in an ample variety of climates, from the warm temperate to the continental one, where is utilized, along with its varieties, in gardens in group or for borders, also mixed. It requires full sun and draining soils, preferably fertile, with moderate waterings in the climates with dry summers; it well adapts to cultivation in pot.
In some countries of South-East Asia, where it has naturalized, in particular in Malaysia, its leaves, rich of minerals, among which the calcium occupies a prominent position, and vitamins B1, B2 and C, are much appreciated for their particular taste and consumed raw in salads or added to other foods for flavouring them; moreover, they have become part of their popular medicine as remedies for various pathologies. Laboratory studies have evidenced the presence of numerous bioactive compounds with high antioxidant activity.
Aspens, Earth Shadow, Morning. East of the Sierra Nevada. September 17, 2016. © Copyright 2016 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
The earth’s shadow and predawn light on aspen groves east of the Sierra Nevada
On a cold and clear morning in mid-September earlier this year I left my camp in the Sierra and headed east, past Mono Lake and on out into the mountains east of the Sierra Nevada and east of US 395. I did not have a specific goal in mind, but I thought I would do a bit of early season aspen color reconnaissance in preparation for planned visits to photograph fall color a few weeks later. I gradually worked my way further out from the Sierra, stopping from time to time and poking around the ends of various gravel roads. Finally I found one that looked promising and took it.
I knew that I had previously seen aspens atop ridges in the general area of this road, and I had made a note to come back this way in the fall. I don't typically expect to see much fall color by mid-September in the Sierra, but I soon found quite a bit of it — a whole mountain top was covered with small trees that were beginning to turn colors almost uniformly. I took a short spur road to an overlook and parked — from here there was an almost unobstructed view of a big section of the Sierra crest. It was cold enough to let me know that autumn wasn't far away as I waited for the sun, beginning to photograph in that lovely predawn period of warm colors when the earth's shadow can be seen in the darkened atmosphere just above the horizon.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, "California's Fall Color: A Photographer's Guide to Autumn in the Sierra" is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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Casa da música from architect Rem Koolhaas. Porto - Portugal
Olympus XA2 + Kodak Ektachrome Extra 100 (Expired)
I was rather lucky to see this specific spider catch two different small insects for a meal - this is the same spider as the earlier photo in which he'd caught a different small insect. This photo was taken shortly after that other shot, now with a bit of a bigger meal.
This is the first photo I've uploaded here that shows off the iridescent electric blue patch on his third leg that he uses in in displays and in attempts to seek attention from potential females that might be in the area. It's not visible at all angles, but at the right angle the effect is quite remarkable even to the naked eye (at least if you know what you're looking for).
-Gear and Settings-
Fujifilm X-T3 w/ Laowa 60mm Ultra Macro at ~2x magnification.
f8, SS 1/250, ISO 400
Lit with the kit flash diffused by paper mounted on the lens.
Cropped and edited in CaptureOne with minor additional edits in Photoshop.
An early morning visit to West Wittering with some Camera club buddies paid off with some good colour and beach reflections but unfortunately there were no clouds at all.
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Nous avons tous une perception différente de ce qui nous entoure, une sensibilité propre à notre personne et fonction des limites de notre espèce qui nous donne une image de notre monde.
Nous ne pouvons comprendre ce qui dépasse les limites de notre perception, mais là où l'univers s'arrête à quelques décimètres et n'est constitué que de stimuli pour une petite araignée de nos bois, celle de l'humain lui permet d'appréhender l'invisible et l'inexistant.
Plus notre appréhension du monde est large et complexe, plus la responsabilité de nos actes est grande...
We all have a different perception of what surrounds us, a sensitivity specific to our person and a function of the limits of our specie that gives us an image of our world.
We can not understand what goes beyond the limits of our perception, but where the universe stops at a few decimetres and consists only of stimuli for a small spider, the one of the human allows him to apprehend the invisible and the inexistent.
The more our understanding of the world is large and complex, the responsibility for our actions is important...
Lions do not mate at a specific time of year and the females are polyestrous. Like those of other cats, the male lion's penis has spines that point backward. During withdrawal of the penis, the spines rake the walls of the female's vagina, which may cause ovulation. A lioness may mate with more than one male when she is in heat. They normally mate after every 15-20 minutes for 2-3 days whilst on their honeymoon. The average gestation period is around 110 days; the female gives birth to a litter of between one and four cubs in a secluded den, which may be a thicket, a reed-bed, a cave, or some other sheltered area, usually away from the pride.
King Loki of the Kilo Saba Pride is seen busy in procreation during a Photography Safari on a late evening game drive just as the sun was setting in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
C&M 7014 plows its way across the new Walker Ave grade crossing on its way to the Grand Rapids Eastern RR interchange. Until last year, the road had crossed over the tracks via an overpass dating from the 1940s. The decision was made by the city of Walker, the Kent County Road Commission, MDOT, and the railroad, to remove the overpass and replace it with a conventional grade crossing. The bridge needed work, and it hindered visibility for many nearby businesses. C&M only runs a few trains a week through here, so a grade crossing was the best option.
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Marine reserves constitute a specific measure that contributes to achieving a sustained exploitation of resources of fishing interest, establishing specific protection measures in delimited areas of traditional fishing grounds.
The effect of a marine reserve is manifested by a significant recovery of the fishing grounds in which it is inserted due to the dispersion of the species whose reproduction has been protected in it.
The seabed of the Isla Hormigas Cabo de Palos Marine Reserve is in incredible health, in this area artisanal fishing coexists with the recreational activity of recreational diving, both are compatible and the result is that divers can enjoy the best diving in the Mediterranean and one of the best in the world and fishermen benefit from a very abundant fishing ground.
There are 12 Marine Reserves in Spain and there should be more. In this photo we can see two of the most characteristic specimens of the area, the Goldblotch grouper and the Dusky grouper.
Photo taken in the Marine Reserve of Cabo de Palos (Murcia-Spain).
Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. All rights reserved.
Las reservas marinas constituyen una medida específica que contribuye a lograr una explotación sostenida de los recursos de interés pesquero, estableciendo medidas de protección específicas en áreas delimitadas de los caladeros tradicionales.
El efecto de una reserva marina se manifiesta por una recuperación significativa de los caladeros en los que está inserta por efecto de la dispersión de las especies cuya reproducción se ha protegido en la misma.
Los fondos de la Reserva Marina de Isla Hormigas Cabo de Palos, goza de una salud increíble, en esta área conviven la pesca artesanal con la actividad lúdica del buceo recreativo, ambas son compatibles y el resultado es que los buceadores podemos disfrutar del mejor buceo del Mediterráneo y uno de los mejores del mundo y los pescadores se benefician de un caladero muy abundante.
En España hay 12 Reservas Marinas y debería haber más.
En esta foto podemos ver dos de los ejemplares mas caracteristicos de la zona el Goldblotch grouper y el Dusky grouper.
Foto tomada en la Reserva Marina de Cabo de Palos (Murcia-España).
Copyright @2023 José Salmerón. Todos los derechos reservados.
Just my luck! Not many snowstorms create colourful snowflakes, and when they do they are usually smaller hexagonal gems. I was thrilled to encounter this vibrant flower in a slightly large crystal!
The colour here is well understood, but still magical. It’s not colour in the same sense as you would paint with (the paint would absorb certain wavelengths of light and reflect others, you see the reflected light), but rather generated through optical interference. This is the same physics that generates colours in soap bubbles, but in a snowflake is often much more structured.
One way or another, a bubble forms in the ice. The thickness of this bubble dictates the thickness of the ice on either side of it, and shifts in this thickness will change the resulting colours. Light bounces off of reflective surfaces, but a snowflake is ice, not a mirror; some light still enters the snowflake and reflects back off of the additional boundaries between ice and air. When light passes through a denser material (ice), it slows down, and when it reflects back out, it speeds up again. This is critical. If the distance traveled through the ice is small enough, the two rays of light will rejoin, but half of it will be “out of sync”. This causes some wavelengths to cancel out while others are added together, generating specific colours from otherwise white light. Very similar principals apply to sound waves and interference.
Once the bubble is completely enclosed, things can still change. Water molecules can break away from their crystal structure (sublimation) and re-attach elsewhere. This might slightly change the thickness of the ice in certain areas but in a gradual fashion. I suspect this is the reason for the gradient from yellow to magenta at the tips of the internal “petals”.
The central bubble here is fascinating for other reasons as well – just look at the outer edge of it. Notice these little “nubs” in each corner? Imagine the snowflake being just that big. Those little nibs would be the last elements to stay open to the outside air before shifts in temperature and humidity allow the outer edge of the snowflake to become whole again. What’s interesting here is that a snowflake typically grows fastest where it has the greatest access to water vapour – the corners. Why then did the corners take the longest to close up? Moreover, why did the middle of each prism facet also have a nub, which continued to progress a line-like bubble that eventually evolved into a sectored-plate design?
It’s a beautiful physics puzzle and fun to spend some time imagining how and why it came to be.
Shot on a Lumix S1R with a Canon MP-E 65mm macro lens. I’ve used a lot of ring flashes over the years, but my favourite is also one of the most affordable – the Yongnuo YN-14EX II: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1462725-REG/yongnuo_yn_14e... . It’s better in many ways than Canon’s own MR-14EX II, and it’s what I’ve been using to shoot the snowflakes in this year’s series. For more tips on snowflake and general macro photography, you can also check out my upcoming instructional book, Macro Photography: The Universe at Our Feet - skycrystals.ca/product/pre-order-macro-photography-the-un...
For those curious about how the book is progressing? Coming along nicely! Most of the book is just undergoing revisions and grammar checks but there is still more work to be done. I appreciate your patience. :)
I usually do not do reviews on specific products on Flickr. But a few people have asked me about my new heated glove liners. My winter photography was always limited because my fingers got so painfully cold if I tried to use my camera. I do not exaggerate when I say “ painfully”. These glove liners from Ororo.Canada have been so great in the 5 times I have gone out this month. One day was minus 24 when we did a morning hike.
The top picture shows the glove liners with the light to show that it is heating; the three bars indicate how much battery power I have and there is an easy on and off button that I press with my gloves on. The batteries are rechargeable and they fit in a pocket at my wrist where I plug them into a cord built into the glove pocket. I use a wool mitt over my liners to keep the warmth in. The heat radiates into my palm and around the edges of my fingers. I take the wool mitt off easily to use my camera with just the liners. I can shoot for about 10 minutes and then my fingers may start to feel cool. I will then tuck them into the mitts for just a few minutes and instantly they are warm again. No pain from the cold at all. I will look into a thin outer shell mitt instead of my wool mitts simply because I get down in the snow a lot. A shell would keep the liners drier.
The batteries seem to have a good life span in the cold and they recharge quickly. I hope this gives you something to think about. There may be other companies that have heated glove liners. Feel free to share any info in the comments for others to be informed.
The third of five collages highlighting the work of some of my favourite artists in specific genres, next up Stickers.
I first learnt about the importance and roots of the Sticker art scene on a street art walking tour of London in 2014.
More recently I have become friends with some Melbourne folk who are very much into the sticker scene. Many artists produce small self-adhesive stickers of their work, lots of people like to decorate books or their laptops or other objects with them. Many though end up on poles, walls, telephone boxes - anywhere on the street.
Some terms, often putting stickers up on the street is referred to as "sticker slapping". Putting many up in one area is "sticker bombing". There are a number of locations in Melbourne's streets that have been "sticker bombed" and they are really interesting.
In recent times I have been known to print some of my own artwork as stickers and place some in the streets. It is sort of cool when you see your own stickers featured on other people's Instagram feeds :-)
www.instagram.com/p/CSih59ZFDqn/
TL: Loui Jover & Manda Lane
TM: Bronik
TR: Findac
ML: Cel Out
MM: Amorkillz
MR: Zeke's Lunchbox
BL: Stormie Mills
BM: The Street Art Hunters
BR: Girl Loves Graffiti
Specific "riparian" crown form in Quercus robur. On the edge of the hogh steep left bank of the Volga river in Togliatti
Featured on Flickr Explore #29 on 2025-01-24.
Most lionesses reproduce by the time they are four years of age. Lions do not mate at a specific time of year and the females are polyestrous.
Usually, the mother does not integrate herself and her cubs back into the pride until the cubs are six to eight weeks old. Sometimes this introduction to pride life occurs earlier, particularly if other lionesses have given birth at about the same time. When first introduced to the rest of the pride, lion cubs lack confidence when confronted with adults other than their mother. They soon begin to immerse themselves in the pride life, however, playing among themselves or attempting to initiate play with the adults.
The Queen of Rekero was resting in the grass nearby as her three very cute cubs were busy playing with each other. Photographed on a late evening game drive in the Rekero area of Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya.
A black cat is a domestic cat with black fur that may be a mixed or specific breed, or a common domestic cat of no particular breed. The Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) recognizes 22 cat breeds that can come with solid black coats. The Bombay breed is exclusively black. All-black fur pigmentation is slightly more prevalent in male cats than female cats. Their high melanin pigment content causes most black cats to have yellow (golden) eyes (irises).
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Orongo, the ceremonial village with its 53 houses made of slabs of basalt. Orongo, which in the Rapanui language means “The Called One”, is perched majestically on a narrow strip of rim along some 250 meters (820 feet) of the southern side of Rano Kau, over a cliff that drops abruptly 300 meters (985 feet) into the Pacific Ocean. At no time in its history did Orongo serve as a permanent settlement, due to its difficult access and its lack of direct access to the sea. Its importance came from the cult of Tangata Manu (Bird-Man) that developed at the end of the 17th Century and continued into the 19th Century. Prior to that, during the period of the moai (statues) and the cult of the ancestors, Orongo was a place where rites of initiation into adulthood were held for boys and girls.
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According to recent studies, around 1350 Rapa Nui suffered a profound climate change (the Little Ice Age) that was characterized by an increase in the frequency of the El Nino current in the region. Overpopulation and a scarcity of resources led to a loss of faith in the cult of the ancestors. The matato’a, the warrior caste, seized the power giving rise to a new order where authority was now to be determined by physical prowess and no longer by lineage and rank. To establish their order, they organized the Bird-Man competition in which representatives of each tribe would meet in the month of September each year when the manutara, or Easter Island tern, would nest on these shores.
n my last post I mentioned all the sand/dust that comes off of specific river valleys in Kluane National Park. That, of course, means the sand has to get deposited somewhere (other than my camera bag, preferably). When it’s not getting into everything I own, it tends to accumulate in spots where the wind is forced to drop it, like in this scene. This spot right next to the road was somewhat sheltered from wind, allowing the flying sand to fall to the earth and create ever-changing patterns. I tried to shoot this from outside my car, and that was a bad idea. In the end, it was only shootable from inside a closed-window vehicle. And while I had wanted to focus stack, the scene changes incredibly fast as more sand gets deposited and the sand ridges move. In the end, I was able to capture a couple abstracts of the sand which I liked. Kind of reminded me of an ever-changing fingerprint! Enjoy!
dis-CONNECT - exhibition, piece by the artist Vhils, created by chiselling onto the door itself. The exhibition (sadly now finished) was based in a Victorian townhouse with site specific work from ten international artists created in lockdown.
Spain : 1972 - 1973 for this specific model. The L series are the very last 600 made in Spain. Some were exported and rebadged as FIAT.
Total production since 1957 :
815.549 units
4 cylinder 767cc rear engine
32 HP DIN @ 5000 rpm
4 speed manual gearbox
Length : 3,29m
Weight : 615 kg
Speed : 115 km/h
Creekside along the Rock Wall Trail in Kootenay National Park, summer 2023.
Nikon FE
Fuji Superia 400
Nikkor 28mm f2.8 w/ND filter
Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!
Squirrels, no matter the specific species, are pretty much in most wildlife's food chain. So they need to be quite vigilant. I just love it when they scurry around the landscape in a haphazard sort of way ... but then periodically stop, look, & listen. Reminds me of something I always learned in elementary school when approaching a railroad crossing or even crossing an ordinary street. LOL
Kidding aside, squirrels are a photographer's best friend when the wildlife is scarce. I can remember trudging through thigh high snow in Denali NP chasing them ... yes, it was a slow day then too.
This particular one though was taken in Yellowstone NP last May. I just loved the way this little guy popped up on the rock to survey its surroundings for danger.
Thanks for stopping by to view. Hope that everyone is having a great weekend so far.
© 2016 Debbie Tubridy / TNWA Photography
On Explore - February 8, 2024 - Thanks to all my Flickr friends!
We know that ladybugs hibernate in the cold, but I even came across them in the park last month when the sun showed itself. It is also possible that this individual is looking for a new place for itself. It would be fair to say that I was surprised by the ladybug that I chanced upon on a snowdrop on a cloudy and cold morning. This is the photo I captured by quickly grabbing my camera from my car and taking it without a tripod. The delicate balance of nature never fails to amaze me.
Ladybugs, like many other insects, go through a period of dormancy during the winter months, known as hibernation. During hibernation, ladybugs typically seek out sheltered spots such as under leaf litter, in tree bark crevices, or inside buildings to protect themselves from the cold temperatures. They enter a state of reduced metabolic activity, conserving energy until warmer weather returns.
Ladybugs hibernate in groups, which provides them with added protection and warmth. They release a chemical signal that attracts other ladybugs to gather in clusters, known as aggregations. These aggregations can sometimes be quite large, with thousands of ladybugs huddled together.
As the weather begins to warm up in spring, ladybugs become more active and start to emerge from their hibernation sites. They begin searching for food and mates to start the reproductive cycle anew. This emergence from hibernation is often observed by people who may find ladybugs crawling out of their winter hiding spots and venturing into the open once again.
Ladybug populations in the UK can vary depending on factors such as habitat, climate, and food availability. While specific population numbers may not be readily available, ladybugs are common and widespread throughout the UK, with numerous species found across various habitats including gardens, parks, woodlands, and agricultural fields.
Ladybugs play a crucial role in maintaining ecological balance and supporting biodiversity. Some of the benefits they provide in natural life include:
Controlling nature's pests: Ladybugs are voracious predators of aphids, scale insects, mites, and other garden pests. By feeding on these pests, ladybugs help to keep their populations in check, reducing the need for chemical pesticides in agriculture and gardening.
Pollination: While ladybugs are primarily known as predators, some species also feed on pollen and nectar. As they move from flower to flower in search of food, they inadvertently aid in pollination, facilitating the reproduction of flowering plants.
Indicator Species: Changes in ladybug populations can serve as indicators of environmental health. Monitoring ladybug populations can help scientists assess the impact of habitat loss, climate change, and pollution on ecosystems.
Food Source for Predators: Ladybugs serve as an important food source for various predators, including birds, spiders, and other insects. Their presence contributes to the food web and supports the survival of higher trophic levels in ecosystems.
Aesthetic Value: Ladybugs are beloved by many people for their bright colors, distinctive markings, and gentle demeanor. Their presence adds beauty and charm to gardens and natural landscapes, enhancing the overall aesthetic value of these environments.
Overall, ladybugs play multifaceted roles in ecosystems, from providing valuable ecosystem services to captivating human observers with their fascinating behavior and appearance. Protecting and conserving ladybug populations is essential for maintaining healthy ecosystems and promoting sustainable agriculture and gardening practices.
I've captured some moments with my camera, and I sincerely hope you'll find the same joy in viewing these images as I did in capturing them.
Thank you so much for visiting my stream, whether you comments , favorites or just have a look.
I appreciate it very much, wishing the best of luck and good light.
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Thanks for stopping and looking :)
Chassisnumber: 1100B*311918*
There are many cars loved for one reason or another. Some recall specific aspects of our history. Few, like the Fiat 1100, tell so many stories of Italy, from the late 30s to the late 60s. The 1100 was born from an offshoot of the Fiat 508C, the Nuova Balilla 1100 and was nicknamed "musone" due to the imposing grille. The Fiat 508 C was first introduced in 1937, powered by a 1,089cc 4-cylinder engine, instead of the previous 1-liter Balilla. Power increased by a third, to 32 hp at 4,000 rpm. At the time, its comfort, handling and performance were prodigious, making it "the only car for the people that was also the car for a driver". Unusual for a low-priced car of the time was the independent front suspension. In 1939 the car underwent a makeover of the nose and became the Fiat 1100, sometimes known “retrospectively” as the 1100 A to distinguish it from the following models. The car had received a taller and more defined grille, which earned it the popular nickname of 1100 "musone": with horizontal chrome bars, the top three extending backwards on window-shaped openings on each side of the engine hood, redesigned. There were six body types available, all derived from the previous model: sedan, convertible sedan, convertible, sports sedan, long wheelbase and taxi. No significant changes were made to the mechanics of the car. After World War II, in 1948, the 1100 received some mechanical and interior updates and was renamed 1100 B. The revised 1100 B engine produced 35 hp at 4,400 rpm, thanks to larger intake and exhaust manifolds and to a larger carburetor. Inside, a new steering wheel and new instrumentation. The 1100 B was available as a sedan, long wheelbase and taxi. A total of 25,000 units were built between 1948 and 1949. The 1100 B only lasted a year, until 1949, when the car was reintroduced with a new trunk and a new name, 1100 E.
23 and 24 April 1950: at the Mille Miglia, no less than 204 of the registered starters were production cars. In that year, history meets legend: after thirteen hours of driving that led him to victory, with about seven minutes ahead of the crew that followed, Count Giannino Marzotto got out of his car wearing a double-breasted suit and a tie matching the color of his car, a Ferrari 195 S Berlinetta Touring in an unusual pastel blue livery. But other stories alternate that year during the race; one is the one that brings, with race number 114, the Fiat 1100 B with chassis no. 311918 to cover the 1500 km route without fail, with the crew Paolo Rossi - Alessandro Rossi, to rank 125th overall and 35th in the Turismo 1100 category, maintaining a respectable average speed of 86.24 kph on the course. The car has therefore obtained the certification of the 1000 Miglia Register and the proof of the time is evidenced by numerous photos that portray it both in Brescia and in the passage through Florence. The car also raced the Volante d’Argento, in September of the same year, ranking an honorable 3rd position in class. The car then seems to have had a quieter life in later years, mostly in Italy. The car was restored in its wonderful ash blue and wears the same livery with which it raced in 1950, with the same race numbers, the insignia of the “Squadra Garisenda” team, the third central headlight.
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This 360 degree DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone panorama should be viewable on a desktop computer and possibly on an IPad?.
By using your cursor you can also move the image around at will in order to focus on any specific part of the entire scene.
This image was taken by my son on 3rd July 2021 using a DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone. He has kindly allowed me to post it to my Flickr photostream.
Anniversary Cake for a computer tech and his wife ... they were very specific with what they wanted ... hope they like it! :)
A group of us visited three specific sites in Pickens County, in the upstate of South Carolina over the weekend of March 19-20, 2021. Lots of wildflowers in full bloom. These are just a sampling of what we saw.
For the full trip report, please go to Jim's Blog.
Here's a look at some of the colors you will be able to buy on the sprue and by the single. Coming soon... -JD
UPDATE: These will go live on BrickArsenal Tomorrow and ToyWiz Wednesday. -JD
Site-specific installation called "Glowing Core" by German artist Rebecca Horn (b.1944).
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Horn
The name of the building is Llotja de Palma, a historic building with Gothic design, built between 1426 and 1448. The building was originally the headquarters of the School of Merchants.
Oh, I longed to capture these in the sunrise light this morning but much to my dismay the sun stayed hidden. The blossoms only stay a short while so I fought the breeze and flat light. I feel sort of lost about where to go with my project now. Tomorrow begins the 100-day challenge and I want to incorporate Spring cleaning my life into the theme and creating images to show what I am working on every day. I’ve yet to commit to a specific format but want to work on storytelling images.
"the woman invisible to herself " is a site specific performance installation in and around the old Sunshine Biscuit Factory in Oakland, CA by Dance-Theater Choreographer Mary Armentrout. I have done work with Mary in various capacities (on and off stage) for the past decade and the thing I love about her work is that it is very abstract yet extremely accessible to the non-artist (i.e. you can see her work and be able to "get it" without being an MFA), yet not so dumbed down to not be poignant to career artists as well. On this show I'm setting up and operating all the A/V gear and this go around she let me bring my Hasselblad to do a little shooting during the performance.
This is my first attempt at push processing C-41 film. This is shot via available light on the rooftop of the old factory just after sunset, so It was getting dark fast. In this shot I was also panning with the dancers' movement. Pretty interesting results (although it's very grainy).
Ilford XP2 super - C41 (pushed 2 stops) - (processed @ Light Waves Imaging)
SEKONIC L-778 DUAL SPOT F METER
(shot @ 1600ASA, exposure unrecorded, no filtration used)
Hasselblad 500C (1968) w/120mm f5.6 Zeiss S-Planar T*
Epson PERFECTION V750-M PRO SCANNER
(20110716_XP2_pushed2_C41_511041_017)