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My film photography is drawn just with light in public, not with a computer at home.
The soul of photography is unchanged. It is like painting; the canvas and brushes are basically the same as one hundred years ago. This soul is not a part of the high-definition television world; what ultimately matters is the idea behind the show.
2nd "Just a Dream II" ;) is here -> www.flickr.com/photos/michaeldedecek/52684537324
The loss of the WC was nearly as painful to me as the loss of the SOO up here. I had made many friends on both roads over the years and as companies go both had been friendly. This is the last WC train I would shoot. OACTI arrives at Trout Lake passing MP450 on October 8, 2001. 3007 and 6584 lead 45 all-rail ore empties ding back to Tilden for another load. CN would take over the following day and while WC power and crews remained unchanged for awhile it wasn't long before the CN influence was felt.
1938 BMW 328, their 2 Liter sports car of the 1936-40 era, and for a smallish car, they took a lot of class wins. We forget that Pre-War BMW was a middle class car, not the ultra-expensive Mercedes rival of today. The 328 was modest in size, more modern in shape than some, and a wonderful collector's car for today. The nose emblem has survived unchanged to today, though.
Double click on the image to enlarge and see how sharp, hand-held, this cheap Nikon lens really is. The VR (vibration resistance) really really works
I constructed this image in response to the following ongoing Photography Challenge: “Compose a creative image of a common household object or structure” I ended up feeling comfortable that I had at least made a decent stab at the challenge.
In developing the image, I cropped the original photograph somewhat, and added some color interest, but otherwise left the image unchanged. Any ideas on the nature of the “common household object or structure?” Take a guess, or read on - your choice.
What is this?
This 'creative' image is of the ceiling structure of an upper-level room in a house, one I have had the opportunity to look at on a number of occasions, and finally decided to photograph. The ceiling's room is large, and the ceiling features many different planes of different shapes and slopes, but which all converge in one area, creating the lines, shapes and shadows pictured in the image. I suspect that some of the ceiling's structures mirror those of the house's roof, but I'm not sure; I suspect that others exist solely for purposes of architectural design.
I have created a Flickr Album entitled "At Home Creatives" where a selection of similarly-themed photographs will be found. I invite you to visit and I hope you enjoy.
The believer will repeatedly experience the darkness in which the contradiction of unbelief surrounds him like a gloomy prison from which there is no escape, and the indifference of the world, which goes its way unchanged as if nothing had happened, seems only to mock his hope.
-JOSEPH CARDINAL RATZINGER, INTRODUCTION
TO CHRISTIANITY
Mullaghmullan Peninsula, Maghery, County Donegal, Ireland
This giant Bristí or Bristé sea arch & its surrounding rock stacks are some of the most fascinating sights to be found on our shore. This prehistoric coastline has remained virtually unchanged in millennia. Even now it looks the same as what it may have looked like millions of years ago during Ireland’s creation. Back when it was all volcanic activity, sharp rocks & had very little foliage growing. In those ages Ireland was far from resembling the “Emerald Isle” as we all know it today.
Even without her "40 shades of green", Ireland's still the stunner 😍
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ENG: The ceiling painting by Adam Friedrich Oeser can be seen.
The Nikolaikirche (official: City- und parish church St. Nikolai) is the oldest and largest church in Leipzig and next to the Thomaskirche the most famous church of the city. The reconstruction and furnishing of the interior of the Nikolai Church is an important creation of classicism. The appearance has remained almost unchanged to this day since about 1797. The first mention and the construction of the church was built in the Romanesque style from 1165 after the award of city and market rights to Leipzig.
I mention two small characteristics here still. Although there would be certainly numerous stories to tell.
The reformer Martin-Luther! On 25 May 1539 the reformation was started in Leipzig by the sermons of the reformers Justus Jonas the Elder and Martin Luther. The church thus became the seat of the first Superintendent of the city Johann Pfeffinger.
The musician Bach! In the Nikolaikirche Johann Sebastian Bach performed numerous of his cantatas and oratorios for the first time with the Thomanerchor, including the St. John Passion, his most extensive work to date, on Good Friday, 7 April 1724.
GER: Zu sehen ist das Deckengemälde von Adam Friedrich Oeser.
Die Nikolaikirche (offiziell: Stadt- und Pfarrkirche St. Nikolai) ist die älteste und größte Kirche in Leipzig sowie neben der Thomaskirche die bekannteste Kirche der Stadt. Die Umgestaltung und Ausstattung des Innenraumes der Nikolaikirche stellt eine bedeutende Schöpfung des Klassizismus dar. Das bis heute fast unveränderte aussehen besteht seit etwa 1797. Die erste Erwähnung und der Bau der Kirche wurde ab 1165 nach der Verleihung des Stadt- und Marktrechtes an Leipzig im romanischen Stil erbaut.
Zwei kleine Besonderheiten erwähne ich hier noch. Obwohl es bestimmt zahlreiche Geschichten zu erzählen gäbe.
Der Reformator Martin-Luther! Am 25. Mai 1539 wurde durch die Predigten der Reformatoren Justus Jonas der Ältere und Martin Luther die Reformation in Leipzig begonnen. Die Kirche wurde damit Sitz des ersten Superintendenten der Stadt Johann Pfeffinger.
Der Musiker Bach! In der Nikolaikirche führte Johann Sebastian Bach zahlreiche seiner Kantaten und Oratorien zum ersten Mal mit dem Thomanerchor auf, darunter auch die Johannespassion, sein bis dahin umfangreichstes Werk, am Karfreitag, dem 7. April 1724.
The monumental steel sculpture was opened as part of the museum complex in 1981 on Victory Day. According to the law of Ukraine on Decommunization, this monument remained unchanged, despite the fact that the emblem of the USSR is on the shield. In connection with the aggression of Russia against Ukraine, I think the coat of arms will be removed.
Монументальна скульптура "Батьківщина-Мати" була відкрита на високому правому березі Дніпра у 1981 році у Києві на високому правому березі Дніпра на території Національного музею історії України у Другій світовій війні. Вважається найвищою монументальною скульптурою у Європі.
Загальна висота монумента з постаментом – 102 метри, з них висота скульптури (від п'єдесталу до кінчика меча) – 62 метри. Статуя тримає 16-метровий меч вагою 9 тонн в одній руці та 13-тонний щит з гербом СРСР розміром 13 на 8 метрів в іншій. Вся споруда важить 450 тонн.
“Баба з мечем”, “Баба Лавра”, людиноподібне чудовисько – так називає пам’ятник “Батьківщана-мати” письменниця Оксана Забужко. Вона вважає цей монумент “найбрутальнішим фінальним архітектурним ляпасом щербиччини по остаточно донищеному після Сталіна старому Києву” і виступає за його знесення.
6 серпня 2023 року на монумент "Батьківщина-мати" у Києві замість демонтованого радянського герба встановили український герб – тризуб.
На мою думку, було би краще взагалі знести цей монумент, який спаплюжив київські пагорби, але, як тимчасове рішення, тепер все ж таки краще.
The Hondecoeter Room
Belton House, located in a few miles north of Grantham in Lincolnshire, is a quintessential example of a late 17th-century country estate, built in the Carolean (Restoration) style. It was home to the Brownlow and Cust families for nearly 300 years.
The house was primarily built between 1685 and 1688 for "Young" Sir John Brownlow and his wife Alice, who inherited a vast fortune from a great-uncle. They chose a fashionable yet comparatively modest design, drawing inspiration from Roger Pratt's demolished Clarendon House in London, rather than a grand Baroque palace. The design is generally attributed to architect William Winde, with construction overseen by master mason William Stanton.
The Brownlow family were a dynasty of wealthy lawyers who began acquiring land in the area in the late 16th century. Successive generations, including the Cust family who later inherited the estate and were created Baron and then Earl Brownlow, made alterations to the interiors and gardens to reflect changing tastes and social status, though the external appearance remained largely unchanged.
Following the wars, the family faced mounting financial difficulties and death duties, common challenges for wealthy English families at the time. After attempts to keep the estate viable, including opening it to the public, the 7th Baron Brownlow donated the house and most of its contents to the National Trust in 1984.
The early history of the Hondecoeter room is unclear, at least until the early 19th century. In 1808 the room became the 1st Earl Browlow's library, the room remained a library until 1876 when the bookcases were moved upstairs to the current library. The room was then redecorated and turned into a state dining room. The room gets its name from the vast canvases on the walls by Mechior d'Hondecoeter
Expired peelapartfilm fp100c45.
Colours are unchanged they are getting like that when film it's too much expired.
Mad men and mystic arts - a lethal combination.
Fog curls through alleys where whispers remain,
an old tongue chants beneath England’s rain.
Paper wards flutter on rusted gates,
inked with sorcery that memory hates.
A teahouse flickers with lanterns of bone,
its shadows speak in a voice not its own.
Ancient rites kiss the air with disdain,
binding the living with centuries’ chain.
Up close, the spell is silk over steel,
personal, sharp, a pact you can feel.
England’s heart beats, but colder, estranged—
for magic that lingers is never unchanged.
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK.
VT064 of VGB, running as VGB20988 from Bad Brambach to Zwickau Stadthalle, is crossing Römertal bridge near Steinpleis. The bridge is an early monument of railway in Saxony. It was opened in 1845 and is still unchanged in large parts.
The Diamond T Motor Car Company was founded in Chicago in 1905 by C. A. Tilt. Reportedly, the company name was created when Tilt’s shoe-making father fashioned a logo featuring a big “T” (for Tilt) framed by a diamond, which signified high quality.[1] The company's hood emblem on trucks was a sled dog in harness. From its beginnings manufacturing touring cars, the company later became known for its trucks. By 1967, as a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation, it was merged with Reo Motor Company to become Diamond Reo Trucks, Inc.[2]
During World War II, Diamond T produced a prototype of a heavy truck in the 980/981, a prime mover which was adapted and quickly acquired by the British Purchasing Commission for duty as a tank transporter tractor. Coupled with a Rogers trailer, the truck gave sterling service with the British Army in North Africa Campaign, where its power and rugged construction allowed the rescue of damaged tanks in the most demanding of conditions.[3] [citation needed] In addition Diamond T built the entire range of the G509 series 4 ton 6X6s, including cargo, dump, semi tractor, and wrecker trucks,[4] as well as some lighter trucks, and even G7102 half tracks.[5] Diamond T ranked 47th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.[6] Diamond T manufactured three pickup trucks: The Model 80,201 and the Model 202. The pickups were powered by the Hercules QX-series 6-cylinder engines. The model 80 was produced from 1936 to 1938 and the Model 201 was produced from 1938 to 1949.
Commercial models
1928–1929 brought major mechanical improvements across the entire range. A closed cab with doors was introduced. All-wheel hydraulic drum brakes were used. Six-cylinder engines were available from Continental and Hercules for heavy trucks and a four-cylinder Buda powered light trucks. All trucks had geared-differential rear axles. By 1929 there were chassis load ratings (the weight of the body and payload) up to 12 tons (10,900 kg) on three axles.
1933–1935 In 1933 a new all-steel covered cab with doors and roll-up windows was introduced. In a 1935 model year style change it had been improved with a "streamlined" V-style windshield. This cab would be used on commercial and military trucks until replaced in 1951. In 1935 the trucks were also improved mechanically and new models were introduced. They developed through the rest of the 1930s. In 1935, Diamond T sold 6454 units and in 1936 it increased to 8750 trucks [8]. In 1938, Diamond T sold 4393 units and in 1939 it increased to 5412 trucks [9]. In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced in 1940.
1940–1942 In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced. In 1942 improved models went into production and then stopped after only 530 units for military production of tactical trucks and half-tracks.
1946–1947 Production of commercial trucks was stopped for military production in 1942. A small number of commercial trucks began to be built in 1944 and more in 1945. In 1946, the first year of full commercial production, there were five models, in 1947 there were fourteen. After World War II heavy trucks were measured by Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), the total weight of the chassis, body, and payload. In 1947 there were chassis rated from 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) to 36,000 pounds (16,000 kg) with conventional, sleeper, and COE models. Annual model changes were discontinued and many models continued unchanged until 1950. Gasoline and diesel engines were offered by Continental, Cummins, and Hercules. Single and tandem rear axles were available in many wheelbases.
Мы добрались до конечной точки нашего маршрута и как только мы сядем обратно в машины, начнется долгий путь домой. От этой мысли было немного грустно, несмотря на все те снимки и эмоции что мы получили. Моросил мелкий дождь, поэтому я просто решил прогулять и осмотреться.
Ветер завывал, словно далекий, забытый голос, неся с собой прохладные капли дождя, пока я неподвижно стоял на краю обрыва. Внизу бескрайнее бирюзовое озеро морщилось рябью, а вокруг бесконечно тянулись горы, чьи зубчатые вершины были окутаны туманом. Ботинки, покрытые толстым слоем пыли, на которой капли дождя оставляли забавные кратеры, вдавливались в сырую траву, приземляя меня в реальности, хотя мысли распутывались как нити, пойманные ветром, и уносились далеко за горизонт, растворяясь в небытие.
Пока ветер проносился мимо, дергая за одежду, дергая за волосы, я удивлялся тому, как перед глазами разворачивалась искусно созданная картина природы — полотно столь обширное и сложное, что ни один объектив никогда не мог полностью уловить его суть. На мгновение я позволил себе представить, что смогу осознать этот замысел. И когда я закрыл и снова открыл глаза, горы были все еще там, неизменные, безразличные к моему присутствию. Они стояли тысячелетиями, выдерживая штормы и смену времен года, и они будут продолжать стоять там еще долго после того, как я уйду. Горы были просто отражением, зеркалом, поднесенным к оголенной душе. Необъятность ландшафта отражала необъятность внутреннего мира любого из нас. Была своего рода свобода в том, чтобы стоять одному, не ограничиваясь ожиданиями других, свободно противостоять глубинам своей собственной души.
Отступив от края, земля под ногами снова стала твердой и реальной. Ветер продолжал завывать, но теперь он стал спутником и помощником, разогнав часть облаков и дав закатному свету спуститься на землю. Так вышло, что, остановившись просто посмотреть, я потерялся не только в красоте передо мной, но и в тихом одиночестве, что меня окружало. Теперь же я спешил запечатлеть фрагменты мимолетного зрелища, прекрасно понимая, что ни одна фотография не сможет по-настоящему передать эмоции, связанные с этим приключением.
We reached the final point of our route, and as soon as we get back into the cars, the long journey home will begin. The thought of this made me a little sad, despite all the photos and emotions we experienced. It was drizzling lightly, so I decided to take a walk and look around.
The wind howled like a distant, forgotten voice, carrying cool droplets of rain as I stood motionless on the edge of the cliff. Below stretched an endless turquoise lake, its surface rippling with tiny waves, while all around, mountains unfolded endlessly, their jagged peaks shrouded in mist. My boots, covered in a thick layer of dust speckled with amusing craters made by raindrops, pressed into the damp grass, grounding me in reality even as my thoughts unraveled like threads caught by the wind and drifted far beyond the horizon, dissolving into oblivion.
As the wind rushed past, tugging at my clothes and hair, I marveled at the intricately crafted masterpiece of nature unfolding before my eyes—a canvas so vast and complex that no lens could ever fully capture its essence. For a moment, I allowed myself to imagine understanding this grand design. And when I closed my eyes and opened them again, the mountains were still there, unchanged, indifferent to my presence. They had stood for millennia, enduring storms and the changing seasons, and they would continue to stand long after I was gone. The mountains were simply a reflection, a mirror held up to the bare soul. The vastness of the landscape mirrored the vastness of our inner worlds. There was a certain kind of freedom in standing alone, unbound by the expectations of others, free to confront the depths of one's own soul.
Stepping back from the edge, the ground beneath my feet felt solid and real once more. The wind continued to howl, but now it was a companion and ally, scattering some of the clouds and allowing the golden light of the setting sun to spill onto the earth. In stopping just to gaze, I had become lost not only in the beauty before me but also in the quiet solitude surrounding me. Now, I hurried to capture fragments of the fleeting spectacle, fully aware that no photograph could truly convey the emotions tied to this adventure.
Sunset this evening in the Wiltshire market town of Devizes (population 15,500). The tower of the 12th Century St Mary's Church overlooks the Castle Hotel, of more recent provenance.
St Mary’s Church was built in the 12th century to serve the new borough of Devizes, outside the castle area, which was served by nearby St John's. All that remains of the early church is the chancel, there being nothing dateable in the rest of the church earlier than the 13th or 14th century. There were radical alterations to the church structure in the 15th century when the walls were heightened, the south porch increased to two storeys with a stair turret and windows, buttresses and roofs replaced and renewed. The west tower was built against the nave. There were changes here during the Reformation including the removal of the rood screen in 1561. The church remained largely unchanged then until the 1850s when there was a restoration, the church was repewed and a vestry built.
By the 1890s cracks were beginning to appear in the walls of the tower and these were repaired in 1897-8. The church is of dressed stone with a chancel, an aisled and clerestoried nave with a south porch and west tower. In the chancel there is a dole table, probably of the 15th century. During the Civil War lead was taken from the roof to manufacture bullets. The church, sharing a common incumbent with St John’s since its 12th Century origins, has not held regular Sunday services since 2006 although at least one weekly midweek service takes place there.
A welcome sight today was Class 5 45231 with a Driver Training train for LSL. This was the first of three days booked running for the 5 and was predictably in gloomy conditions and with not a good selection of coaches in tow. Even so, I had to go out as it was fairly local and I had not seen steam for just over 3 months.
The scene here at Chester near to the Northgate Locks is fairly unchanged since steam days although there was a lot of debris on the trackside which has been removed in PS.
Over the three months since this series began, we've watched the fields turn from green to gold, with the crops below now harvested or ready for harvest. The visual impression of the expansive openness of Illinois’ agricultural landscapes is unchanged, where the sky meets the earth in an unbroken line, punctuated only by the occasional farmhouse, silo, or grove of trees along waterways.
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Das ist leider gut möglich.
Ein Fehler (oder eine Fehlbedienung) der Veröffentlichungsfunktion in Lightroom hat einige meiner Bilder neu hochgeladen. Die Fotos sind dabei unverändert geblieben. Ich hatte nur die Stichworte, Ort, Name und ähnliche Angaben verändert.
Dummerweise wurden die Zähler für Aufrufe und Favoriten sowie Kommentare ganz oder teilweise zurückgesetzt. Auch die Gruppen-Zugehörigkeiten gingen teilweise verloren.
Die Fotos wurden dann auch noch auf "privat" gesetzt... Ich versuche nun die Bilder mit den zugehörigen Angaben zu rekonstruieren und wieder bereitzustellen.
Sorry, wenn Euch nun altes Material als neu angezeigt wird. Hoffentlich gefällt es Euch trotzdem!
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Does the photo look familiar to you?
Unfortunately, this is quite possible.
A bug (or misoperation) of the publishing function in Lightroom has re-uploaded some of my images. The photos have remained unchanged. I had only changed the keywords, location, name and similar information.
Unfortunately, the counters for views and favorites as well as comments were reset in whole or in part. The group affiliations were also partially lost.
The photos were then also set to "private"... I am now trying to reconstruct the images with the associated information and make them available again.
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The Diamond T Motor Car Company was founded in Chicago in 1905 by C. A. Tilt. Reportedly, the company name was created when Tilt’s shoe-making father fashioned a logo featuring a big “T” (for Tilt) framed by a diamond, which signified high quality.[1] The company's hood emblem on trucks was a sled dog in harness. From its beginnings manufacturing touring cars, the company later became known for its trucks. By 1967, as a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation, it was merged with Reo Motor Company to become Diamond Reo Trucks, Inc.[2]
During World War II, Diamond T produced a prototype of a heavy truck in the 980/981, a prime mover which was adapted and quickly acquired by the British Purchasing Commission for duty as a tank transporter tractor. Coupled with a Rogers trailer, the truck gave sterling service with the British Army in North Africa Campaign, where its power and rugged construction allowed the rescue of damaged tanks in the most demanding of conditions.[3] [citation needed] In addition Diamond T built the entire range of the G509 series 4 ton 6X6s, including cargo, dump, semi tractor, and wrecker trucks,[4] as well as some lighter trucks, and even G7102 half tracks.[5] Diamond T ranked 47th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.[6] Diamond T manufactured three pickup trucks: The Model 80,201 and the Model 202. The pickups were powered by the Hercules QX-series 6-cylinder engines. The model 80 was produced from 1936 to 1938 and the Model 201 was produced from 1938 to 1949.
Commercial models
1928–1929 brought major mechanical improvements across the entire range. A closed cab with doors was introduced. All-wheel hydraulic drum brakes were used. Six-cylinder engines were available from Continental and Hercules for heavy trucks and a four-cylinder Buda powered light trucks. All trucks had geared-differential rear axles. By 1929 there were chassis load ratings (the weight of the body and payload) up to 12 tons (10,900 kg) on three axles.
1933–1935 In 1933 a new all-steel covered cab with doors and roll-up windows was introduced. In a 1935 model year style change it had been improved with a "streamlined" V-style windshield. This cab would be used on commercial and military trucks until replaced in 1951. In 1935 the trucks were also improved mechanically and new models were introduced. They developed through the rest of the 1930s. In 1935, Diamond T sold 6454 units and in 1936 it increased to 8750 trucks [8]. In 1938, Diamond T sold 4393 units and in 1939 it increased to 5412 trucks [9]. In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced in 1940.
1940–1942 In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced. In 1942 improved models went into production and then stopped after only 530 units for military production of tactical trucks and half-tracks.
1946–1947 Production of commercial trucks was stopped for military production in 1942. A small number of commercial trucks began to be built in 1944 and more in 1945. In 1946, the first year of full commercial production, there were five models, in 1947 there were fourteen. After World War II heavy trucks were measured by Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), the total weight of the chassis, body, and payload. In 1947 there were chassis rated from 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) to 36,000 pounds (16,000 kg) with conventional, sleeper, and COE models. Annual model changes were discontinued and many models continued unchanged until 1950. Gasoline and diesel engines were offered by Continental, Cummins, and Hercules. Single and tandem rear axles were available in many wheelbases.
Another piece of South Bay history to be lost. Western Appliance is closing down after decades in San José. I can still hear the radio jingle in my head, from when I was a kid until now, unchanged over the years.
Hopefully, the sign will be conserved somewhere. It, too, is a south bay landmark.
Back in the day, I used to joke with railfans that the area around Southern Pacific's Siskiyou Line should be called "Siskiyoulineland." Basically unchanged since it was built in the 1880s, the Siskiyou was a railfan Disneyland.
This scan of an MEWCM snaking across the Shasta Valley in April 1987 is a good case in point. It illustrates both the 19th-Century 'no frills' engineering of the Siskiyou and the awesome scenery. The Cotton Belt caboose was just a bonus.
Trains still run here today. However, a couple of Genesee & Wyoming GP38s with a dozen or so freight cars just isn't the same.
A fern is a member of a group of vascular plants that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissues that conduct water and nutrients, in having branched stems and in having life cycles in which the sporophyte is the dominant phase. Like other vascular plants, ferns have complex leaves called megaphylls, that are more complex than the microphylls of clubmosses. Most ferns are leptosporangiate ferns, sometimes referred to as true ferns. They produce coiled fiddleheads that uncoil and expand into fronds. The group includes about 10,560 known extant species.
Ferns first appear in the fossil record about 360 million years ago in the late Devonian period, but many of the current families and species did not appear until roughly 145 million years ago in the early Cretaceous, after flowering plants came to dominate many environments. The fern Osmunda claytoniana is a paramount example of evolutionary stasis; paleontological evidence indicates it has remained unchanged, even at the level of fossilized nuclei and chromosomes, for at least 180 million years.
(Source Wikipedia)
Steve Winwood - Roll With It (1988): youtu.be/X6x_bbuSc_4
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The 9-acre Swiss Garden, which lies 2 miles west of Biggleswade in rural Bedfordshire, is unique in having remained almost unchanged since its creation in the Regency and Victorian periods.
The Swiss Garden was created by Lord Ongley in the 1820s on land adjacent to his house, Old Warden Park. Ongley laid out his garden in the then-fashionable ‘Swiss Picturesque’ style. The extensive site, which was originally a flat clay brickfield, was landscaped to resemble the Alpine foothills, and embellished with a number of buildings and structures in a variety of fanciful styles. The garden is the only complete example of a Regency landscape in the UK and, as such, is of great historic significance. The Old Warden estate passed into the hands of Joseph Shuttleworth in the 1870s, and he further developed the Swiss Garden, adding its Grotto and artificial rock cascades. The Swiss Garden has recently been extensively restored thanks to a £2.8 million Heritage Lottery grant.
The changing face of high street retail.
And another new shop opens - This shot was taken in April 2022 - closed by December 2022.
Certain shops in Taunton seem to go through regular changes, others stay unchanged (or empty) for years.
Taunton, Somerset, UK.
Redditch, Worcestershire
The Mill is a listed building which houses original water powered machinery, step back in time and experience the largely unchanged atmosphere of an original scouring (polishing) mill. Much of the original Victorian water powered machinery remains and is working. Models and recreated scenes and an audio trail provide a vivid illustration of how needles were once made, and how Redditch came to dominate the world needle trade.
Borsdane Wood is an Ancient Semi Natural Woodland in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. It is believed to have been continuous woodland cover since before 1600 AD and is composed of native tree species that have not obviously been planted. Borsdane Wood was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 1986.[1]
The wood consists of approximately 34 hectares (85 acres) of mixed broadleaf trees including species such as oak, ash, birch, cherry, hazel, hawthorn, blackthorn and dog rose, as well as areas of open ground. With trees many hundreds of years old the wood has remained relatively unchanged for centuries and is home to a wide variety of wildlife. The wood follows the course of the Borsdane Brook which is the boundary between Hindley and Westhoughton and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Wigan and Bolton. The brook flows through Wigan, Pennington Flash and into the Glaze Brook.
From Hindley, Greater Manchester there are several entrances to the wood, one of which can be accessed from Hindley centre through Raynor Park or through the cemetery. A tunnel under the railway leads into woodland little changed in centuries. A path leads to Aspull, Greater Manchester where the access is located near the Gerrard Arms Public House.
The town of Westhoughton is adjacent to the wood.
Perhaps you will know by reputation this small jewel of only 30 residents.
Getting to Bagno Vignoni is always magical and this day in August there was a wonderful light.
-A rectangular basin, of sixteenth-century origin, which contains a source of hot and steaming thermal water that comes out of the underground stratum of volcanic origins. Since the time of the Etruscans and then of the Romans - as evidenced by the numerous archaeological finds - the baths of Bagno Vignoni have been frequented by illustrious figures, such as Pope Pius II, Catherine of Siena, Lorenzo de 'Medici and many artists who had elected the village as a holiday home.-Wiki
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Throughout this time this village has remained unchanged.
Once the thermal bath was made here. Today, there are spas, or you can immerse yourself in the small path of hot water (only the feet) that crosses the village and heads towards the steep escarpment of the Parco naturale dei Mulini
In 1982 the Soviet director Andrej Arsen'evič Tarkovskij, exiled for some years in Tuscany, set many scenes from the movie Nostalghia in Bagno Vignoni, which the following year won the Grand Prix du cinéma de création at the Cannes festival.
In the final scene of the trailer, see this square....
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The city is characterized for having remained unchanged over the original Andean-Andalusian architecture, with narrow streets, houses adorned with double water carved balconies and gates
Death is nothing at all.
It does not count.
I have only slipped away into the next room.
Nothing has happened.
Everything remains exactly as it was.
I am I, and you are you,
and the old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged.
Whatever we were to each other, that we are still.
Call me by the old familiar name.
Speak of me in the easy way which you always used.
Put no difference into your tone.
Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow.
Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together.
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me.
Let my name be ever the household word that it always was.
Let it be spoken without an effort, without the ghost of a shadow upon it.
Life means all that it ever meant.
It is the same as it ever was.
There is absolute and unbroken continuity.
What is this death but a negligible accident?
Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight?
I am but waiting for you, for an interval,
somewhere very near,
just round the corner.
All is well.
Nothing is hurt; nothing is lost.
One brief moment and all will be as it was before.
How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again!
Henry Scott Holland
We interrupt our normal flow of artsy photography to bring you this pair of shots of Ditch H, the western boundary of Levy Improvement District #2, stretching North-South along Sugar Land Memorial Park (visible at right in each image). Above, 20 Nov 2020, below 6 June 2021. Approximately the same viewpoint, different cameras & lighting. The distant tree line, along the banks of the Brazos River, is unchanged. The railings on top of the concrete walls flanking the weir are visible in both photos. Water level is way up. Still plenty of freeboard on the levees, and no rain in the forecast tonight. 😀
6 June 2021; 18:20 CDT; screen dump diptych.
The town is located in the hills of the North Eifel, within the Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park in the narrow valley of the Rur river.
The historic town center has many preserved half-timbered houses and narrow streets have remained nearly unchanged for 300 years, making the town a popular tourist attraction nowadays. An open-air, classical music festival is staged annually at Burg Monschau. Historically, the main industry of the town was cloth-mills.
Die Stadt liegt in den Hügeln der Nordeifel, im Naturpark Hohes Venn - Eifel im engen Tal der Rur.
Der historische Stadtkern hat viele erhaltene Fachwerkhäuser und enge Straßen sind seit fast 300 Jahren fast unverändert, was die Stadt heute zu einer beliebten Touristenattraktion macht. In Burg Monschau findet jährlich ein Open-Air-Festival klassischer Musik statt. Historisch gesehen waren die Tuchfabriken die wichtigste Industrie der Stadt.
Aumentando di poco la saturazione ed aprendo un pochino le ombre lo scenario si accende di colore ed i riflessi prendono vigore... ma la bellezza resta inalterata?
Rising a bit the saturation while making shades brighter makes both, scenary and reflections, more colourful and vigorous... but what happens to the beauty of that enchanting place, is it unchanged?
The "Alte Schleif" is a factory where from the end of the 19th century glass was polished. It's abandoned since 1953 and nearly unchanged since then. This is the entry to the factory. I love the mystic look with the light falling through the windows.
This HDR as always was processed from 5 different exposures.
Die Alte Schleif ist eine Glasschleiferei, in der seit dem Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts gearbeitet wurde. Seit 1953 ist der Betrieb eingestellt und der Zustand nahezu unverändert. Aktuell gibt es Planungen, daraus ein Museum zu machen.
Das HDR ist aus 5 unterschiedlichen Belichtungen zusammengesetzt.
The Diamond T Motor Car Company was founded in Chicago in 1905 by C. A. Tilt. Reportedly, the company name was created when Tilt’s shoe-making father fashioned a logo featuring a big “T” (for Tilt) framed by a diamond, which signified high quality.[1] The company's hood emblem on trucks was a sled dog in harness. From its beginnings manufacturing touring cars, the company later became known for its trucks. By 1967, as a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation, it was merged with Reo Motor Company to become Diamond Reo Trucks, Inc.[2]
During World War II, Diamond T produced a prototype of a heavy truck in the 980/981, a prime mover which was adapted and quickly acquired by the British Purchasing Commission for duty as a tank transporter tractor. Coupled with a Rogers trailer, the truck gave sterling service with the British Army in North Africa Campaign, where its power and rugged construction allowed the rescue of damaged tanks in the most demanding of conditions.[3] [citation needed] In addition Diamond T built the entire range of the G509 series 4 ton 6X6s, including cargo, dump, semi tractor, and wrecker trucks,[4] as well as some lighter trucks, and even G7102 half tracks.[5] Diamond T ranked 47th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.[6] Diamond T manufactured three pickup trucks: The Model 80,201 and the Model 202. The pickups were powered by the Hercules QX-series 6-cylinder engines. The model 80 was produced from 1936 to 1938 and the Model 201 was produced from 1938 to 1949.
Commercial models
1928–1929 brought major mechanical improvements across the entire range. A closed cab with doors was introduced. All-wheel hydraulic drum brakes were used. Six-cylinder engines were available from Continental and Hercules for heavy trucks and a four-cylinder Buda powered light trucks. All trucks had geared-differential rear axles. By 1929 there were chassis load ratings (the weight of the body and payload) up to 12 tons (10,900 kg) on three axles.
1933–1935 In 1933 a new all-steel covered cab with doors and roll-up windows was introduced. In a 1935 model year style change it had been improved with a "streamlined" V-style windshield. This cab would be used on commercial and military trucks until replaced in 1951. In 1935 the trucks were also improved mechanically and new models were introduced. They developed through the rest of the 1930s. In 1935, Diamond T sold 6454 units and in 1936 it increased to 8750 trucks [8]. In 1938, Diamond T sold 4393 units and in 1939 it increased to 5412 trucks [9]. In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced in 1940.
1940–1942 In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced. In 1942 improved models went into production and then stopped after only 530 units for military production of tactical trucks and half-tracks.
1946–1947 Production of commercial trucks was stopped for military production in 1942. A small number of commercial trucks began to be built in 1944 and more in 1945. In 1946, the first year of full commercial production, there were five models, in 1947 there were fourteen. After World War II heavy trucks were measured by Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), the total weight of the chassis, body, and payload. In 1947 there were chassis rated from 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) to 36,000 pounds (16,000 kg) with conventional, sleeper, and COE models. Annual model changes were discontinued and many models continued unchanged until 1950. Gasoline and diesel engines were offered by Continental, Cummins, and Hercules. Single and tandem rear axles were available in many wheelbases.
Snaking through s-curves in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, a loaded Bessemer ore train passes under the classic signal bridge at SX North behind a pair of CN SD70M-2's. These US&S searchlight signals are part of the CTC signal system that has remained largely unchanged since it's installation in the 1950's.
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CN 8804 SD70M-2 Blt. 2007
CN 8827 SD70M-2 Blt. 2007
(DPU) CN 8800 SD70M-2 Blt. 2007
(DPU) CN 8876 SD70M-2 Blt. 2010
Trastevere, a traditional quarter of Rome with dense and intense layers of urban life, many unchanged for a long time, others fresh and changing ... like the city itself.
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Oracabessa, Jamaica
Our small group of five were the only visitors at Firefly. We wondered if, perhaps, Noel Coward, is unknown to some of the younger tourists in Jamaica. The house is unchanged since the day Noel Coward died and clearly in desperate need of restoration...although the site is beautifully maintained. It saddens me to think how it will fare in the future.
The Diamond T Motor Car Company was founded in Chicago in 1905 by C. A. Tilt. Reportedly, the company name was created when Tilt’s shoe-making father fashioned a logo featuring a big “T” (for Tilt) framed by a diamond, which signified high quality.[1] The company's hood emblem on trucks was a sled dog in harness. From its beginnings manufacturing touring cars, the company later became known for its trucks. By 1967, as a subsidiary of White Motor Corporation, it was merged with Reo Motor Company to become Diamond Reo Trucks, Inc.[2]
During World War II, Diamond T produced a prototype of a heavy truck in the 980/981, a prime mover which was adapted and quickly acquired by the British Purchasing Commission for duty as a tank transporter tractor. Coupled with a Rogers trailer, the truck gave sterling service with the British Army in North Africa Campaign, where its power and rugged construction allowed the rescue of damaged tanks in the most demanding of conditions.[3] [citation needed] In addition Diamond T built the entire range of the G509 series 4 ton 6X6s, including cargo, dump, semi tractor, and wrecker trucks,[4] as well as some lighter trucks, and even G7102 half tracks.[5] Diamond T ranked 47th among United States corporations in the value of World War II military production contracts.[6] Diamond T manufactured three pickup trucks: The Model 80,201 and the Model 202. The pickups were powered by the Hercules QX-series 6-cylinder engines. The model 80 was produced from 1936 to 1938 and the Model 201 was produced from 1938 to 1949.
Commercial models
1928–1929 brought major mechanical improvements across the entire range. A closed cab with doors was introduced. All-wheel hydraulic drum brakes were used. Six-cylinder engines were available from Continental and Hercules for heavy trucks and a four-cylinder Buda powered light trucks. All trucks had geared-differential rear axles. By 1929 there were chassis load ratings (the weight of the body and payload) up to 12 tons (10,900 kg) on three axles.
1933–1935 In 1933 a new all-steel covered cab with doors and roll-up windows was introduced. In a 1935 model year style change it had been improved with a "streamlined" V-style windshield. This cab would be used on commercial and military trucks until replaced in 1951. In 1935 the trucks were also improved mechanically and new models were introduced. They developed through the rest of the 1930s. In 1935, Diamond T sold 6454 units and in 1936 it increased to 8750 trucks [8]. In 1938, Diamond T sold 4393 units and in 1939 it increased to 5412 trucks [9]. In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced in 1940.
1940–1942 In 1940 Hercules six-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines up to 118 horsepower (88 kW) were used and Cummins diesels up to 200 horsepower (150 kW) were introduced. In 1942 improved models went into production and then stopped after only 530 units for military production of tactical trucks and half-tracks.
1946–1947 Production of commercial trucks was stopped for military production in 1942. A small number of commercial trucks began to be built in 1944 and more in 1945. In 1946, the first year of full commercial production, there were five models, in 1947 there were fourteen. After World War II heavy trucks were measured by Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), the total weight of the chassis, body, and payload. In 1947 there were chassis rated from 8,000 pounds (3,600 kg) to 36,000 pounds (16,000 kg) with conventional, sleeper, and COE models. Annual model changes were discontinued and many models continued unchanged until 1950. Gasoline and diesel engines were offered by Continental, Cummins, and Hercules. Single and tandem rear axles were available in many wheelbases.
Georg Messmacher's Dacha ("Yellow Dacha") is a wooden mansion of Georg Yegorovich Messmacher on the territory of Shuvalovsky Park, built in 1902 according to the design of his brother, the architect Maximilian Messmacher. It is the only wooden building of Messmacher that has survived unchanged.
The countless semaphores at Vișeu de Jos greeted every train arriving at the station. Well...not anymore, with the recent planned (or already introduced?) suspension of services between Salva and Sighetu Marmației.
R 4116 from Sighetu Marmației to Beclean (-Cluj Napoca) was the first train we saw during our stay in Northern Transilvania, and it was headed by the 60-1115 in a heritage-style livery. We managed to snap a picture of it, as it was leaving Vișeu southbound, with the full array of semaphores in the background.
I got the idea for publishing this picture after seeing the one Thorge Bockholt had published, which shows the station in an almost unchanged state, 21 years before (*his picture is taken on the other side of the station).
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
In todays world places and scenes change very quickly especially in a developing and crowded country like India.However, this tiny corner of South Goa has remained unchanged since I first photographed it on a visit to Goa in June 2019. This little house is on the road leading to a hotel where we have stayed thrice in the last 5 years.We love this hotel because it is located in a very peaceful corner of South Goa and its private beach is one of the best in Goa.Everytime we drive down this road to our hotel I hold my breath in anticipation and everytime I am happy to see this scene has remained exactly the same.I took this shot on our latest visit to Goa in the first week of June.
Have a wonderful weekend dear friends.
Some Mariposa Lilies have petals that change color with age. The white part of Clay Mariposa petals turn pink or purple as the flower matures, this flower is just starting this process, and you can see that the markings in the center of the flower are unchanged. And as you can also see, Mariopsa Lilies are the most spectacular wildflowers in California!
Clayton, Ca. May, 2023.
2019 Top gospel music videos | Hymn | "God's Hopes for Mankind Have Not Changed" (Lyrics)
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Introduction
When Abraham offered Isaac,
God saw his sincerity and obedience clearly,
and he passed God’s test successfully.
But of being God’s close friend and one who knew God,
still he was far from worthy.
And God’s disposition he couldn’t see.
He was far from being of one mind with God and doing His will.
Ever since He made man,
God’s yearned for a group of faithful overcomers
who know His disposition to walk with Him.
This wish has never changed.
It’s always stayed the same.
His hopes have stayed the same.
And within His heart, anxious and lonely,
God remained sadly.
He needed His plan to unfold quickly
for His management plan to be done.
He needed to select and gain those who were correct
for quickly bringing His will to effect.
This was God’s eager desire and remains unchanged to this day.
Ever since He made man,
God’s yearned for a group of faithful overcomers
who know His disposition to walk with Him.
This wish has never changed.
It’s always stayed the same.
His hopes have stayed the same.
No matter how long He will wait,
regardless of how hard the road ahead,
how far off the objectives He yearns for are,
God has never given up or changed what He expects;
His hopes for man stand.
Since this was said, can you understand part of His wish?
Your realization might not be deep right now,
but it will become something profound eventually in time.
Ever since He made man,
God’s yearned for a group of faithful overcomers
who know His disposition to walk with Him.
This wish has never changed.
It’s always stayed the same.
His hopes have stayed the same.
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Jvari Monastery (Georgian: ჯვრის მონასტერი) is a sixth-century Georgian Orthodox monastery near Mtskheta, eastern Georgia. Jvari is a rare case of an Early Medieval Georgian church that has survived to the present day almost unchanged. The church became the founder of its type, the Jvari type of church architecture, prevalent in Georgia and Armenia. Built atop of Jvari Mount (656 m a.s.l.), the monastery is an example of harmonious connection with the natural environment, characteristic to medieval Georgian architecture. Along with other historic structures of Mtskheta, the monastery was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994.
A rework of an image posted earlier.
The Colpitts Hotel, Colpitts Terrace, Durham.
An absolute gem of a pub, virtually unchanged since it was first built, with an interior of regional historic importance. If there is only time to visit one pub in the city of Durham, this has to be it.
Further information can be found at whatpub.com/pubs/DUR/38/colpitts-hotel-durham
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There was a farm here long ago. The farm house was abandoned but still standing when I was a child. It has long since disappeared and grown over. Someday no one will remember who lived there, or that there was even a farm there.
Photos can be more than just pretty pictures. They can illuminate the past and help remember the departed. There is a comfort that the same moon still glows in the sky, uncaring, and relatively unchanged over the millennia.