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Another utility pole. This one is based off of common North American poles in particular. FREE instructions on Rebricakble: rebrickable.com/mocs/MOC-66728/MasterBuilderKTC/utility-p...
Hullo, again!
Yesterday I created my first robot/mech/drone that is poseable, but still stands up at the same time. The design can be improved upon of course. I would love to hear any suggestions that you have.
-Noel
Btw, do you think I should be posting two days in a row? I don't want to be spamming you guys.
I'm a bit obsessed with manhole covers and drains, and couldn't resist this one with a puddle of rain water :)
Part of a complex for Alectra Utilities, a power and water supply company owned by and supplying several municipalities in Southern Ontario
Camera used: Spartus 35F Model 400
Film used: Kentmere Pan 100
Location: Mount Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.
Utility Shack in A'oloau, American Samoa.
Photographed with a Leica IIIc using a Leitz Summaron 3.5cm f/3.5 lens. The film is Ilford FP4+ developed in Beerenol (Rainier Beer).
Detail is dialed down to the most simple possible. Three complications: activity rings in the upper left corner (they're greyed out b/c the face is locked right now), current temperature in the upper right corner, and day + date on the face.
Each morning I change the accent color, usually to match my shirt, because why not?
In 1979, utility workers accidentally cut into a petroleum line in Culver City, California, creating an explosion that leveled half a city block. Since that time, utility workers have developed a code engineers or construction foremen spray paint on the street to denote unseen hazards beneath the surface to help workers avoid accidents during construction projects. They use both colors and shapes to create their nomenclature, which, to a an ordinary pedestrian, can seem like a mad graffiti artist's chaotic manifesto, a work of art inspired by Cy Twombly, or something reminiscent of the paintings found on the walls of caves. In any case, this is how one might decipher the code: red = electric power lines, cables, conduit and lighting cables; orange = telecommunication, alarm or signal lines, cables or conduit; yellow = natural gas, oil, steam, petroleum or other flammables; green = sewers and drain lines; blue = drinking water; purple = reclaimed water, irrigation and slurry lines; pink = temporary survey markings, unknown/unidentified facilities; white = proposed excavation limits or routes. (Information paraphrased from various sources, including 99percentinvisible.org) * #urban #urbandetails #sidewalk #language #spraypaint #concrete #construction #graffiti #art #foundart #film #pentax6x7
The osprey is smaller than the bald eagles that typically share the same habitats, but its five to six foot wingspan is impressive nonetheless. Adults are dark brown above with a white underside and head. Look for the distinctive dark line that extends behind the eye and the gull-like way the narrow wings are angled downward when the birds are in flight.
The osprey is found year-round in Florida both as a nesting species and as a spring and fall migrant passing between more northern areas and Central and South America. Ospreys in Florida did not suffer the serious pesticide-related population declines that occurred in other states in the 1950s and 1960s. Pesticides, shoreline development and declining water quality continue to threaten the abundance and availability of food and nest sites for ospreys.
Ospreys, also known as "fish hawks," are expert anglers that like to hover above the water, locate their prey and then swoop down for the capture with talons extended.
In Florida, ospreys commonly capture saltwater catfish, mullet, spotted trout, shad, crappie and sunfish from coastal habitats and freshwater lakes and rivers for their diet.
Ospreys build large stick nests located in the tops of large living or dead trees and on manmade structures such as utility poles, channel markers and nest platforms. Ospreys have adapted so well to artificial nest sites that the species now nests in areas (e.g. inner cities) once considered unsuitable. Nests are commonly reused for many years. Nesting begins from December (south Florida) to late February (north Florida). The incubation and nestling period extends into the summer months.
I found this one at Lake Apopka Wildlife Drive in Orange County, Florida.