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A little video constructed from little clips taken on a Nikon D90 during the Spring of last year. Quality has gone all funny in uploading.
It was very cold and many buses were canceled due to the snow storm, but the Peace March on the Pentagon was very well attended, nevertheless. Starting in the Lincoln Memorial, ending with a rally at the Pentagon's parking lot. The march meant many things to many people: bring the troops home, remove certain government officials, respect international laws, search for peaceful solutions to international and religious conflicts, etc. Some participants donned costumes, most carried signs prepared by organizers or home made. The most striking was probably a man pulling a flag wrapped coffin... with boots, dog tag and a picture of a fallen soldier. An admittedly smaller group of anti-protesters lined the street demonstrating that not all think alike and since we live in democracy, have a right to ...
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Bjørvika The urban capital of Norway, Oslo.
Oslo was first established in the 11th century in the area around where the Alna River flows into the Oslofjord, due to the strategic location both with regard to transport, trade and military. The place became the seat of a bishop in 1100. By 1300, the population had reached about 3000. Construction of Akershus Fortress started in 1299. At the time, the city was mainly made of wooden buildings, and had six churches, three monasteries and two manors: one for the king and one for the bishop. The city declined during the 15th and 16th century. Following the reformation in 1537, the economic base of the city fell away, and the city was repeatedly struck by fire.
Following the 1624 fire, King Christian IV ordered a new city plan, and changed the name of the city from Oslo to Christiania, in his own honor. A square city grid was introduced, and the first brick buildings were built. The city grew as an important port for lumber export, and the Bjørvika area east of the city developed with port facilities. By 1801, the city had 8900 residents.
From 1814, Christiania became the capital of Norway, which had regained partial independence from Denmark and entered a union with Sweden. Industrialization started in 1840, initially along the Aker River. The population grew rapidly, and new infrastructure was built. Commercial activities increased, and in 1854 the railway station was opened, connecting Christiania to Lake Mjøsa via the Hoved Line. In 1835, the population was 18,000; by 1890, it had reached 151,000. From 1878, the Oslofjord was kept permanently open with icebreakers. By 1900, Kristiania was the leading shipping city in the nation, and among the most important in the world.
In 1960, sales of cars exploded following the deregulation of sales. A new road system through Bjørvika was opened in 1970. Ten years later, the Oslo Tunnel connected the city's two railway networks together. Starting in the 1960s, containerization and automation became leading trends in the development of the port technology. The steady construction of new roads and port facilities created a physical and visual barrier that hindered Oslo from having access to the waterfront. European route E18 took up 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) of waterfront, until the Bjørvika Tunnel opened in May 2010.
Soldiers rest inside a Humvee as the sun sets after a hard day’s training in the north Georgia mountains near Camp Frank D. Merrill, Sept. 21, 2011. The soldiers belong to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team.
there are prisons
they spot the landscape
dot the sky
and reside inside
gates and traps
watch your step
nobody said it was fair
nobody said it would be easy
it's not
it's not
struggle and fight
against monsters
monsters created for myself
i'll defend my walls
fortify the towers
to keep them in
to keep you out
no
nobody said it would be easy
and it has never been fair.
All the vampires walkin' through the valley
They move west down Ventura Boulevard
And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows
And the good girls are home with broken hearts
And I'm free
Free fallin', fallin'
Now I'm free
Free fallin', fallin'
Tom Petty / Jeff Lynne
Riverside, Bangkok
I have seen this car along US 12 near Brooklyn, Michigan, USA for a number of years. I finally pulled over this evening to get the shot. Shot with an older Leica 90mm lens at f/4. I always forget to change the setting in my camera.
US Capitol - Washington, DC
This photo featured in the DCist blog.
This photo featured in the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding website.
US NAVY Blue Angels performing at the Toronto Airshow.
Toronto, Ontario
Sigma 400mm f5.6 APO AF V3
Nikon D7100
After 2 inches of rain, the sky finally stopped its deluge long enough for me to get out to do some experimenting with the new flash unit. This very large shelf fungus caught my eye.
The Nomad shows that this whole Nixon thing seems to be deteriorating into a hopelessly all consuming desperation.
12/24/2024
Saint Louis, MO
Vintage Sinclair station in the border town of Texhoma, TX, a place mostly about big feed lots and big grain elevators.
I'm old enough to remember when gas stations were like this. It was gas, oil, water, some repairs, and maybe tires, but the extent of "convenience store" was a pop machine outside, maybe a gum/candy machine, and probably a cigarette machine, since seemingly everyone smoked back then. They were little boxes, with a couple of pumps which YOU DID NOT TOUCH. That was reserved for the attendant, who would check your oil and pull a squirt bottle out of the back pocket of his cover-alls, spritz your window and wipe it clean while the pump went "ding" with each gallon.
Maybe I'm getting fuddy-duddy syndrome in my old age, but I miss those times.