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The 'Most Versatile' challenge is set by the Compositionally Challenged Group. Thank you very much Sharon for choosing these fab themes, and thanks Linda for posting them.
In this month's challenge, 11 members entered 98 photos, and 7 members completed all 10 themes. These members, in play order were: Robin, Maria, Ms J, Pat, Sharon, Andy and Carissa.
This montage features at least one photo per person, and at least one photo per theme. To view the complete challenge and entries, click Here.
Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80. Mixing long-zoom capabilities with multimedia recording versatility, the Lumix DC-FZ80 from Panasonic pairs an expansive 60x zoom lens with high-resolution stills and 4K video shooting functionality. Revolving around an 18.1MP High-Sensitivity MOS sensor, the FZ80 has a top sensitivity of ISO 6400 for working in low-light conditions as well as a 10 fps shooting rate and UHD 4K/30p video recording at 100 Mbps. The 4K capabilities are extended to stills applications, too, and allow for 30 fps shooting at 8MP as well as the ability to use Post Focus for choosing your specific point of focus after shooting. Complementing these imaging assets is a Lumix DC Vario lens, which provides a 20-1200mm equivalent focal length range, along with POWER O.I.S. to minimize the appearance of camera shake for sharper handheld shooting.
After I got the Sony, I turned this over to my wife Carol. She loves it! It does decent considering the tiny sensor in it (1/2.3") especially if you take a little time in post production. The lens is insane! 3.58-215mm (35 mm equivalent: 20-1200mm)
The versatile C-45 family of transport and trainer aircraft began life in 1937 as the Beechcraft Model 18 light twin. The Model 18s were widely accepted by commercial aviation operators as a good economical short haul transport prior to the war. The Army Air Corps saw its commercial success and ordered 11 aircraft prior to the beginning of World War II. At the outbreak of the war, the Army Air Corps ordered the C-45 into production. Although used primarily as a transport aircraft, the C-45 was also produced in the AT-7 navigational training, AT-11 bombardier/gunnery training and the F-2 photo reconnaissance trainer versions. By the end of the war, Beech had built 4,526 examples of the C-45 and its variants.
I think this is the first airplane that I've actually completed. I started a C-47, Mosquito and F-22 but unfortunately they have remained WIPs. I am attracted to graceful aircraft an the Twin-Beech is absolutely beautiful. I plan on building more in different color schemes so stay tuned. (I also have about five models/ builds to upload)
Thanks for looking!
10 members entered 68 photos, 4 of whom played a full house of images; Maria, Dave, Paul and Cheryl.
This montage is a representative selection of the ten themes and contains one image per theme and this month there is one image per member.
Thanks Sharon for setting another fab challenge for the Compositionally Challenged Group.
CC Most Versatile: Left to Right Rule
He is beginning to look like a sparrow and, though it doesn't show in this shot, the stripes on the head are visible in black and brown. That dark smudge on the lamp shade? That is thanks to Little Bird and he leaves such presents everywhere he spends time.
I make sure Little Bird spends time outside during the day, hoping he will learn from other sparrows where and how to find food. If anyone has a better suggestion, please share it!
He gets a small ration of mealworms at 8AM and 8PM. If he wants anything more satisfying than a little millet in between, he needs to go find it for himself.
The versatility of the King Raptor platform allows for numerous weapons loads to be fitted depending on the mission. This particular F-22C is outfitted with a typical air superiority loadout:
- 6x AIM-120G AMRAAMs in the centerline internal bay
- 4x AIM-120G AMRAAMs on pylons under the wings
- 2x AIM-9 Block IV Sidewinders in the side internal bays
- 2x 700 gallon external fuel tanks
- internally mounted M61A2 Vulcan 20 mm cannon w/ 600 rounds
This aircraft is assigned to the 325th Fighter Wing, based at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
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Something else that's been done since last August that I never took photos of.
Based off of Corvin's original F-22 design.
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Charli - Pampered Pupz Charli - easy to edit and very versatile (new model)
Ciara - Princess Roxxi - mouth not vey easy to edit, but looks good with a lot of different themes (was in 2 contest, both canceled)
Nora - Flower Girlz Nora - pale face contrasts with the dark hair and purple eyes, easy to edit and versatile (new model)
Diana - Wild Wild West Dana - fierce face, never tried to use her as model before, not sure if she is to edit or if she is versatile (new model)
Katia - Forever Diamondz Katia - easy to edit and versatile (new model)
Sharidan - The Movie Sharidan - easy to edit and versatile (new model)
Tess - Twiins Tess - not very easy to edit, and not versatile like the others, but she has an unique latin/hispanic look (new model)
Naomi Aya Yoshiko - The Movie Jade - eyes not easy to edit, but she is versatile (new model)
Vinessa - Play Sportz Tennis Vinessa - flaws on her face and a hole on the mouth (fixed with wood glue) easy to edit and very versatile (reach top 2 in a contest, final result never revealed)
SIne the I began photography I have liked the idea of a small camera with the quality of bigger cameras. I am not overly keen on the bulk and noise of SLR cameras yet do appreciate their versatility. I use mostly Olympus OM and a Pentax MX for SLR photograpy.
What I like best is a pocketable camera offering control and a good lens. In 1980 I heard of the Olympus XA cameras and was saving up for one then lost my after school job and had to wait some years before buying an XA.
The Minox EL has needed attention to give it a working shutter and reliable metering, when working well it's lens produces immages full of detail and feel.
Yoshihisa Maitani did not like the complexity and potential for unreliability pop out lenses give, both the XA and Pen D have fixed lenses and are spot on for reliability. Of the two I prefer the Pen D it is designed like the Rollei 35 to be operated first from the view of the top plate, the exposure and focus are set this way on both then its up to the eye and the phograph is made.
Heinz Waaske used innavative design with quality engineering for the Rollei 35. Like the Pen D the Rollei 35 feels good with a satisfying mechanical feel in use.
The aperture priority automatic cameras here offer convinience of setting exposure and in most circumstances are accurate. The XA's rangefinder patch is small and I use it as a distance estimation camera most of the time like the other three. Maitiani thoughtfully designed the distance scale window to be viewed from the top and it works well like this.
On Sunday evening I set out to take some late afternoon/sunset shots. As I was driving back from the spot where I had just shot 300+ HDR source images, I spotted this shiny dumptruck by the side of the road. Shooting this allowed me to put the versatility of my tripod to good use -- I had to adjust one leg out so that I could get a lower angle for the shot. So yes, like a fool I was on the asphalt in a very contorted position trying to get a shot. I have to say that I'm very careful when I shoot while crouching/lying down on the asphalt. I'm hoping being careful (and perhaps lucky) allows me to get good shots without getting run over. This is a blend of seven source images. Here's the process:
My recipe for this shot:
1. I started with 7 source images, which I processed in Photomatix Pro and exported to a 16-bit TIFF file.
2. I imported the TIFF into Lightroom and basically just did spot removal and lightly reduced the noise before exporting it to JPEG.
3. Next I opened the JPEG in Photoshop and used the Unsharp Mask filter, which brought out some of the detail in the grill of the truck really nicely. After that, I added my border and logo and voila' it was ready for upload!
4. I sat on the file for about 18 hours and looked at it a few times before deciding to post it. I've been doing this more and more with images that have heavy HDR characteristics.
I realized early on that once I've been working on an image for some time, I am too invested to be objective about whether it's good, bad, too HDR-heavy or not enough. Revisiting images with a fresh eye is my reality check. It's been working pretty well too.
In case you're interested, this photo was also uploaded to 500px, where it has been much more successful than I expected (images I upload over there seem to be hit or miss). This was definitely a hit, which was a nice but unexpected surprise.
Thanks for your visit, and for any comments, critique and favorites. Please feel free to add notes to any of my images.
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=> All of my HDR photos can be found here.
=> IF you're interested in learning about HDR, I suggest you also check out Trey Ratcliff (Flickr handle: Stuck in Customs). Trey is widely considered an HDR guru/expert/pioneer. His website has a few free basic instructional videos on how to create HDR images, as well as information on how to learn more advanced techniques.
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I’m in the quiet of the Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert Gallery in Bury Street, London, looking in towards Demonstration of Versatility – Swiss Landscape in a Scenic Style by a young David Hockney. He painted this oil on canvas around 1962 when he was a student at the Royal College of Art.
I am making some stocking fillers for my great nieces and nephews. (I like to start Christmas early!)
These are only 6 inches tall (15cm in modern money) and are made up of so many small parts that they are fiddly. The fairy took a whole week to make!
Zooming into the Hibiscus bud this afternoon, I think I've created a masterpiece!
EXPLORE #386, 09-13-08
A lineman fabricates new secondary-side wiring during a service upgrade. There are three 120V phases each connected to their respective transformer in a "Y" configuration with the center-point being Neutral, hence the term Wye.
CC Most Versatile - Documentary Photography
In Explore December 10, 2024. Thank you for all the views, faves and kind comments!
The Douglas C-47 has been lovingly referred to as America’s do-anything go-anywhere WWII airplane. The versatile Douglas C-47 could be used for troop and cargo transport, dropping paratroops, towing a glider, medical evacuation, and virtually any other task assigned to it. It was turned into a troop-carrying glider by the removal of its engines and into a seaplane by the addition of huge floats.
The C-47 operated under all weather conditions on every continent around the world, and it did so with a grace and rugged reliability that made it a favorite of pilots and mechanics alike. This affection led to many nicknames, and the most enduring was “Gooney Bird.”
The C-47 is the military version of the DC-3, which had revolutionized the world of air transport, becoming the best-selling airliner of its day. The DC-3 had placed the United States in the lead in commercial aviation, a position the nation would retain for the rest of the century, and beyond. The C-47 was just as revolutionary for the military.
The C-47 featured strengthened floors, bucket seats, large loading doors, and a pair of sweet-running Pratt & Whitney R-1830 engines of 1,200 horsepower each. When orders overwhelmed the Long Beach facility, a second factory had to be built in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Variants of the basic design were used by all branches of the military and by almost every Allied nation. Even the Luftwaffe flew the doughty Douglas design, using aircraft impressed from airlines of occupied countries.
Flights from India to China to supply American troops were treacherous, taking C-47s over the Himalayas, where there was no place to land, and no turning back. The Chinese airfields that awaited the transports were regularly bombed and strafed by Japanese planes, so few landings were ever considered “routine.”
The aircraft soldiered on, performing well for the United States during the 1948 Berlin Airlift, in Korea, and in Vietnam. The C-47’s longevity derives from the conservative Douglas engineers building in more strength than was necessary, endowing the airplane with a virtually unlimited service life. No wonder it earned General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s praise as one of the five most important weapons of World War II!
When World War II ended, it would have been reasonable to expect the C-47 to serve for a few more years and then retire, going the way of the B-17s, P-47s, and other combat veterans. Some continued in military service, and others, available at bargain prices from U.S. government surplus, were refurbished and became the nucleii of airline start-ups.
During the Vietnam War, C-47s were modified into heavily armed gunships, designated AC-47. USAF Captain Ronald W. Terry and team turned the lovable Gooney Bird into a fearsome warplane, armed with side-firing Gatling Guns. It orbited over villages, laying down a withering 18,000 round-per-minute cone of fire that repelled attacks and earned it the nickname — “Puff the Magic Dragon.” Operating under the call-sign “Spooky,” the AC-47s became indispensable, and it was their proud boast that no South Vietnamese position was ever lost when a gunship was on duty overhead.
The bottom line? There are still C-47s flying in countries around the world. Many boast turbo upgrades to their engines, but all continue to provide dependable transport no matter how extreme the conditions.
-- Technical Specifications --
‧ Contractor: Douglas Aircraft Company
‧ Deployment Date: First flight on 23 December 1941
‧ Nickname: Cheeky Charlie
‧ Number Built: 10,000+
‧ Span: 95 feet, 6 inches
‧ Length: 63 feet, 9 inches
‧ Height: 17 feet
‧ Weight: 31,000 lbs
‧ Max. Speed: 224 MPH
‧ Service Ceiling: 26,400 feet
‧ Range: 1,600 miles
‧ Crew: 4 (Pilot, Co-Pilot, Navigator, Radio Operator)
After thinking of some possibilities of using the musket, here are few themes I thought of; Armada, Pirate, and American Revolution.
I had a few other ideas, but these ones turned out best.
Metals Contrast Bracelets, versatile and very stylish bangles with a plethora of mix and match metals and wood. SLURL maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Nouveau/212/24/29
Versatile little short-wheelbase locomotives. 01001 and 01002 were retained to service the Holyhead Breakwater, being the only locomotives light enough for the track.
Seen at Holyhead Breakwater May1978.
Oxford Publishing Co Postcard in collection
© 2016 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott
Here's one from a project where I was trying to nail the combination of a water droplet crown along with getting a nice bokeh shot at the same time. It took a lot of trial and error along with some patience, but I think the finished shot here is pretty cool. Sometimes patience does pay off! I've found the Tamron 45 VC to be an extremely versatile lens. It is getting a lot of use, from events to landscapes to video work. I'm definitely a fan!
Technical Information: Canon EOS 6D, Tamron SP 45mm f/1.8 Di VC USD, Processed in Adobe Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, and Alien Skin Exposure X (use code "dustinabbott" to get 10% off)
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August Most Versatile - The Street Where I Live - at Compositionally Challenged
Since it IS the street where I live, I blurred out the street sign and also the numbers on the mailboxes. Taken during the golden hour, about 15 minutes before sunset.
Day 1 - Here goes another week of hand self portraits! Appears as though my rain boots are very veratile!
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The Columbian navy has long been divided on the role of cruisers. One school believes they should be fast, lightly armored, and versatile ships, while the opposing party thinks they should be heavily armed and armored and optimized to take down enemy cruisers. After thorough review of the massacre at Oahu (4 heavy cruisers lost in a matter of minutes), strategists realized this is because they sent the lightly armed Hawk-class into battle against superdreads. This was a dumb decision on many levels, not least of which a total reconnaissance failure as to the Aritannians' involvement. Nevertheless, the armored-cruiser school used this as an opportunity to get a heavily armored ship into production.
The Badger-class was originally drafted in early September as a replacement for the Hawk-class. However, when President Stanley discovered the blueprints looked like a chibi dreadnought, he ordered the design to be modified to produce the Mohican. The use of an already-existing hull greatly aided production of the dreadnought, and the Badger's original plans were shoved into a cabinet and forgotten about. With the new allocations for an armored cruiser, however, advocates quickly finished the design, added seaplane catapults, and rushed the Badger into production. That's why so much of the Badger seems familiar- it's technically a precursor to the Mohican.
Almost as large as the Mohican, the Badger-class carries 4x2 8" guns, along with 12 6" secondaries and two of the now-standard quad AA turrets. The Badger carries the same massive torpedo bulges and thick armor as the Mohican and Iroquois, and with the much lighter main armament is able to maintain speeds of 24 knots. Much like the Knight-class light cruiser, this ship is intended to be a powerful support vessel to the dreadnoughts- but despite the protests of their supporters, some say the days of the armored cruiser are already at an end. A new era in naval strategies is dawning, one characterized by destroyers, fast well-armed heavy cruisers, powerful superdreadnoughts and beyond, and perhaps even the Qinese innovation known as the aircraft carrier.
But until then, here's to chibi.