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One of the 'new' Royal Navy Agusta-Westland Merlins seemingly 'tips a wink' to an outgoing Commando HC.4 as they take the salute from the crowd during after participating in the RNAS Yeovilton's annual Air Day's set-piece 'Airfield Assault'.

 

Most of the HC.4's have been retired - sold off for spares and scrap to be replaced by the larger and more capable ex RAF Merlin which have a door both sides of the cabin along with a rear loading ramp.

 

The incredible sight and sound of these huge helicopters in such close proximity certainly brings home what it must be like to be at the 'sharp' end of Royal Marine operations!

 

Fantastic!

 

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The slag tipping at Beitai Steel Works, Liaoning Province, China January, 2012. © Photo: David Hill.

How to make shots like these:

 

*) Leaving work early to find pink Q-tips

*) Searching in at least three shops for them (where are all those pink q-tips if you need them?!)

*) Heading for photography class

*) Coming home at 10pm

*) Carrying home a 30kg package (with your brand new studio lights)

*) Trying to set up those studio lights (feeling as dumb as never before doing it)

*) Eating some chocolate to calm down

*) Trying to to set up the studio lights again, this time correctly

*) Searching for some beer because you don't have any more chocolate

*) Arranging 100 Q-tips on your table (quite challenging when its midnight already and you drank some beer)

*) Swearing as loud as you can (your neighbours need to know about that f.... q-tips that fell off the f.... table)

*) Drinking more beer

*) Making some shots standing in your pyjamas on your dining table

*) Trying to edit some pictures in the middle of the night

*) Going to bed at 1.30am

*) Beeing terribly late for work the next day

*) Hoping that this counts for this week's pretty pink Tuesday theme (geometric pink)

 

Happy Pretty Pink Tuesday y'all

Beautiful male Orange Tip on their favourite Cuckoo Flower.

 

Also notice the large water drops on his abdomen.

A few miles from my Morning Glory Chinle site, along the same cliffs, I found another location where a blue layer meets brown and red. It's not as scenic as the former but still intriguing.

 

Because it is near a railroad line, I call it the Railroad Blues.

My failed attempt at waterdrop photography! Any tips welcome!

per favore, clicca sulla foto, per vederla GRANDE, e su fondo NERO: io dico che merita. davvero.

click on it, to see it LARGE, and on BLACK, thanx: I think this is worthwhile. really.

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ma se tipo io avessi notato un momento di stanca generalizzata, qui in flickr?

se per esempio io avessi notato che (parlo in generale) si è caduti parecchio nella logica dell'orrido voto di scambio, e del “ti commento se tu mi commenti”?

o del “ti considero se tu consideri me”?

e se questa cosa mi facesse incazzare a bestia?

se io avessi notato (parlo ancora in generale, ovvio) che spesso si tende ad avere preconcetti e idee stereotipate sugli utenti e sui loro lavori, o sul loro "modo", che magari ci portano ad avere opinioni difficilmente modificabili, su chi si offre alla vista ed al giudizio di amici, contatti, ed anche sconosciuti?

se –ancora- io avessi avvertito, con crescente fastidio, il fiorire di commenti standard, tutti uguali, alla virgola, il che urla il fatto che la foto commentata non la si è nemmeno guardata, perché si è –appunto- in tour promozionale, ed il tempo è tiranno (o magari denaro)?

e se in generale avessi maturato l’idea che flickr è diventato più un vero e proprio “social network”, anzichè il miglior sito di photo-sharing che ci sia?

sbaglierei poi di tanto?

oh, io la dico, poi, non piacerà:

anche quando io non posto foto (e ultimamente, capita spesso), un giro tra le nuove foto dei miei contatti lo faccio sempre.

perchè trovo sia l'essenza dello stare qui sopra.

riconoscere meriti a chi ne ha, dire la mia a chi chiede un parere, ed anche solo la curiosità di guardare foto altrui.

perchè, comunque sia, io dico che siamo qui anche per questo, e non solo per ottenere stelline, "wonderful shot", o patacche di gruppi "posta 1, ma votane altre 17".

 

ciò detto, io so bene d'essere uno che non si limita a mettere su una foto, e via, senza una parola, come forse sarebbe anche più giusto fare, chissà.

e so bene di aggiungere spesso parole o sentimenti, o canzoni, o elementi terzi ed altri, rispetto alla foto.

ma non sono mai slegati, dalla foto che propongo.

è una cosa che mi piace, tanto, alla quale -sinceramente- farei fatica a rinunciare.

però, non credo che questa sia una roba che spinga le persone a non guardare le mie foto (o, almeno, spero non sia così)

la differenza forse è sottile, ma io dico che c'è, o quantomeno, io la vivo.

in altre parole, poi la finisco: ci son volte, ed anche tante, in cui faccio quasi blog.

non social, però.

 

non scrivo per compiacere;

non scrivo per poi ricevere un commento, una stellina, un award,

non faccio il giro per avere riscontri.

in più, cerco di non farmi troppo influenzare da chi_posta _cosa.

 

quando arrivai qui sopra, mi parve che funzionasse così.

ora, purtroppo, a me pare che funzioni colà.

 

vabbè, se mi sbaglio io, ditemelo, però, eh...

che forse sono solo scentrato io, e magari, fosse così.

che a flickr, io tengo, da matti.

ciao, s.

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♬ ♪ ♩ ♭ ♫♪ - coldplay - in my place - acustica ♬ ♪ ♩ ♭ ♫♪

[io dico che acustica è ancora più bella: one... two... three... four...]

 

singin' please, please, please

come back and sing to me

to me, me

come on and sing it out, now, now

come on and sing it out,

to me, me

come back and sing

I have probably as many shoes as Imelda Marcos. I don't know what it is with women and shoes. They are like little puppies. You simply find yourself picking the shoe up and next thing you know you're walking out of the store with a sales receipt in hand.

Once again orange tips were the most common butterfly I saw and I still can not stop photographing them. I am however only uploading one of several shots I liked - all of males.

Watts wood, Lincolnshire

1973 Dodge tipper.

 

On SORN with no online MoT history.

Cheffins vintage and classic auction, Sutton -

 

"Chassis No. LDAW1086531052. An ex-farm lorry fitted with a Webb tipping body, that has been used for grain carting. The vendor describes the Dodge as being in average condition for the age and having stood unused for a few years. Currently on a SORN, the tax class is 'Limited Use' and a current V5C is provided."

 

Sold for £4000.

Vivitar S1 70-210 Komine version

Male Orange Tip butterflies at Marl Pits, Rossendale.

Barnaby n Mia at the top of the stairs . Open the gate guys ..

 

Wavell Heights

Brisbane

Male Orange-tip butterfly on Foxglove

Some broken tips on these fresh Tidy Tips. Must have been the poppies beating them up.

From tip of the beak to the end of the tail this little bird is no more than 11 cms long.

Skokie, Illinois. Fabulous sculpture outside the most mundane business strip in the world. There's a sculpture park nearby; maybe this one is in for repair.

Foden 8x4/Tipper

 

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Yes a new big MOC coming soonish.

Tips and suggestions?

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Enjoy

 

I photographed this Irish built Dennison truck in Preston in 1991.

250 were built between 1977 and 1981 using Finnish Sisu cabs and in this case a Rolls Royce diesel engine.

 

This is a scanned image.

the entire ceiling was covered, appox. $7000 dollars

This Nottingham registered 1964 Foden tipper was spotted at Merton Concrete Boundary Road Colliers Wood London in 1979.

Wed. the 12th walkabout on errands.

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Artist's Statement

My work is an attempt to give voice to inner psychological and/or spiritual states of being. What is of primary importance to me is that the figures contain particular aspects of humanity which they can mirror back to the viewer. It's the vulnerability of Humanity I am after. That is one reason for choosing very old or very young subjects. They both can portray innocence as well as extreme complexity.

 

Often they seem best portrayed as dolls. This can remove them one step from being so literal yet still allow the psychological weight. Perhaps that is something not noticed immediately yet allows the viewer easier access. To myself I can muse about the viewers engagement with them as dolls however It is the felt response I am after in every case.

 

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