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NY Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY. Nymphaea nouchali, often known by its synonym Nymphaea stellata, or by common names blue lotus, star lotus, red water lily, dwarf aquarium lily, blue water lily, blue star water lily or manel flower, is a water lily of genus Nymphaea. It is native to southern and eastern parts of Asia, and is the national flower of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.This species is usually considered to include the blue Egyptian lotus N. nouchali var. caerulea.
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An old image from our archives, edited in Photoshop Elements 11, which I'm still learning. The original foliage and dirt background was very distracting.
Another standout vista/feature in Gros Morne National Park.
From Parks Canada:
Half a billion years in the making – the result of a brilliant coming together of two ancient continents -- the Earth's inner soul: the mantle - exposed to you the way few have seen it.
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Today's arrival. I'm not really a Poppy fan, but there are a few that I love; this one could be one of them. Her brown eyes and natural-looking copper-red hair make her a standout to me in Poppy world.
In a very dry year of gaming in 2015, Splatoon was one of the standouts of that year and was a pleasant surprise for me. Now with the Switch being announced back in November, it was only a matter of time before a Splatoon game came to the console due to it’s popularity. Now with Splatoon 2 out on the Switch for a few weeks, I’m ready to give my thoughts on the game as a whole? Now has Splatoon 2 fixed the problems from the original Splatoon, or is it another shitty sequel? Let’s check it out!
Good: The greatest thing that Splatoon 2 has built upon the original is Salmon Run. At first I was a little hesitant on the concept, but now after playing a good amount of it, I absolutely love it. It’s mixing the classic Splatoon mechanics with the “enemy comes in waves” form of battle gameplay that’s in lots of other shooters. Another great thing that Splatoon 2 builds upon is the single player. The single player campaign is a lot like the first game, but with new stages and fun new mechanics like grinding on rails and these fun foam cylinders that roll and destroy enemies when you shoot it. The story is pretty simple like the first game, but that’s fine, I wasn’t expecting anything spectacular. Besides those two features, everything else is still the same. There are a few cool weapons like the splat dualies and the brella, ut besides that, everything else that’s new isn’t quite memorable in terms of weapons, gear, stages; but it doesn’t detract from the game.
Bad: My biggest problem with Splatoon 2 is although there are more features from the first game, I feel like the developers didn’t fix any issues from the last game. There’s still the problem about online communication which really take away from online matches where you can’t fully communicate with your teammates. They also didn’t fix the problem with stage selection, it’s only two stages every few hours and it’s annoying as hell. Once I spent like 8 matches playing the exact same stage! They should at least do stage selection like Mariokart 8 where players vote on the stage. There also aren’t any new versus modes, it’s still the same modes from the first game and the only fun ones are still Tower Control and Turf War. And even then, you can rarely choose tower mode because the ranked matches rotate! And then to top it all off, they give us this amazing new mode in Salmon run, but it’s only available at certain times, which is bullshit!
Overall, Splatoon 2 is an absolute blast… when the game allows you to have an absolute blast. It just feels like there are so many small and unnecessary things that block the player from having an amazing experience all the time! That being said, it still has lots of fun stuff for me to call it a good game, so I’m going to give Splatoon 2 an 8/10. If you want more games for the Switch, I suggest you pick up this game, but if you weren’t a fan of the first Splatoon, I’d say this is just more of the same so you can skip it. If you have Splatoon 2, let me know what you think of it in the comments below!
Grassy Knoll, part three - from Hikes of 2024.
This was a short but lovely hike, and every single one of these photos was made within 100 yards of the trailhead. The flowers in that stretch were tiny and beautiful and the sun was dreamily peeking in on the blooms from the adjacent trees.
Image made with my Hasselblad 500 C/M.
Stand out - Red apple amongst Green
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This 1951 Willys 4x4 Pickup was a standout for an obvious reason. It was Vitamin C on a sunny day. This vehicle along with over 1300 others appeared at the 2021 Ol' Marais River Run Car Show held in Ottawa Kansas.
Willys Trucks are perhaps not nearly as well known as the ubiquitous and familiar "Jeep" (CJ Universal) or Station Wagon. Nevertheless, Willys did produce a number of different truck models, including the Pickup, Stake Bed, and Cab & Chassis models.
Similar to the Willys Jeep Wagon, and equipped with the same 134 cu in "Go-Devil" engine and 3-speed Borg-Warner T-90 manual transmission as the CJ-2A, the Willys Pickup Truck was introduced in 1947, available in both 2T and 4T models. The 4x4 "Jeep Truck" model had the same 118-inch wheelbase as the 4x2 pickup, and an identical pickup bed which was 79" (w) x 15.75" (h). The 4WD model was rated at 5,300 gvw, with a 1 ton payload. The three-speed transmission and two speed transfer gave six forward speeds, two in reverse, and could be ordered with a PTO."
"In 1949, the "Jeep Truck" emblem was replaced by an emblem reading only "4-wheel drive" and a single bench unit replaced the 1/3-2/3 seat, which now tilted forward for access to undersea storage."
In 1950, the truck became the "473" with the "Hurricane" 4-cyl engine as an option. Like the Station Wagon, the 473 model included a modification to the grille, which now formed a "V" shape in the center, and included the addition of 5 horizontal bars. When this happened, the radiator attachment was changed from the chassis to the nosepiece. Another change in 1950 saw the discontinuation of the two-wheel drive model. In the following year (1951), the 2WD 1-ton and 1/2-ton trucks were also discontinued, leaving only the 4WD models.
"In 1951, a few new body styles were added to the options list including the stake bed, a Flat Face Cowl model (FFC), and a cab and chassis option (no rear body). These options were available until 1964. Aside from this, and the changes for the new starter (bell-housing and flywheel), the 1951 trucks remained very similar to the 1950 and 1952 models."
In 1953, the 473 became the "475" and the number of horizontal grille bars dropped from five to three. The 475 did not last considerably long, and was available only until the introduction of the 6-226 model in the following year. The 6-226 model, with a 226 cu in 6-cylinder "Super Hurricane" engine, continued in production through 1962, when it was replaced by the 6-230 Tornado OHC engine. One more change was notable in 1954, which was the addition of a large window in the back which essentially covered the cab of the truck.
"1955-1958 saw very little changes, with a few modifications to the center grille bar location, and conversion to 12-volt electrics, until 1959, when a chrome strip was added, running from the edge of the hood to the trailer edge of the door. While this new strip adopted a style similar to that of the station wagon in the years following, this look remained somewhat unchanged through the rest of production, which ended in 1964."
ODT - Macro by Three
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Image captured at Dow Gardens in Midland, Michigan with handheld Pentax K-S2 and SMC Pentax-F 1:4.5-5.6 100-300mm
Amol G. from Standout Entertainment's annual Scorpio Birthday Bash - November 12th, 2011 (at Faces nightclub in Toronto)
I looked into the woods on the trail up to the Upper Falls in Letchworth SP and saw this one standout fall-colored tree up there.
A lone man walks casually along the passageway at the Westfield World Trade Centre Shopping Mall in Lower Manhatten, New York. It was a fabulous opportunity to compose and wait for the right moment to get the shot, it was getting late and the mall was quiet allowing me to capture the incredible detail of the corridor, vast in appearence but isolative with the presence of the lone stranger.