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Dried bamboo leaf sealed within this traditional porcelain jar is one of the most commonly used for traditional tea. It makes really sweet and delicate tea flavor.
Highlight of the Paris Airshow 1983 😎 :)
A close up of the Space Shuttle prototype OV-101 'Enterprise' on the back of NASA Boeing 747 N905NA, parked on show at the Paris Airshow at Le Bourget.
N905NA c/n 20107 - Boeing 747-123 - delivered new to American Airlines in 1970 as N9668, the aircraft was converted in 1974 as a Space Shuttle carrier. The aircraft made it's only visit to the Paris Air Show in 1983, carrying the Space Shuttle 'Enterprise'. N905NA made its last flight with Space Shuttle 'Discovery' on 17th April 2012 from Kennedy Space Center - Washington Dulles, and was then stored at Ellington Field.
Space Shuttle 'Enterprise' (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-101) - was the first Space Shuttle. It was built for NASA as part of the Space Shuttle program to perform test flights in the atmosphere, aided by modified Boeing 747 N905NA. It was constructed without engines or a functional heat shield, and was therefore not capable of spaceflight.
During 1983 and 1984 'Enterprise' undertook an international tour visiting France, Germany, Italy, Canada and the UK.
More on Space Shuttle 'Enterprise' here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Enterprise
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL camera and standard lens. From an original slide, scanned with minimal digital restoration.
You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/
Artemis I sitting on launch pad 39B close to sunrise, viewed from across the water. Unfortunately the launch was scrubbed due to issues with the third engine.
There is always Light, from the sun, from lanterns, candles or like here on the Coast of Reykjavik promenade from a yellow Lighthouse. The color stands out easily in front of the big white ice and snowy mountains behind. A Tourist spot at daylight and a helping navigation for seafarer at night.
It is located right across the street from the historic Höfdi House, where in 1986 Michael Gorbatschow (✝ 2022) and Ronald Reagan shook hands and ended the Cold War.
Long exposure of Portland Bill Lighthouse at the tip of the Isle of Portland on the Dorset coast. I wanted to capture the 4 separate beams that rotate every 20 seconds which helps to identify the lighthouse to mariners. So I had to trade that off against a longer exposure which would have given more detail in the night sky....
I like marbles. I like macro photography. And thus . . .
UPDATE: This was Photo of the Day (PotD) on Bostonist.com (r.i.p, which was a Boston-focused blog in the Gothamist universe before it folded in 2011). And it was featured on the Flickr blog in 2014 for the Flickr 10th Anniversary post (quite an honor !)
Reflections ... at the time the picture was taken, the glass tower of Deutsche Bahn on Potsdamer Platz was completely empty. It is currently being renovated...
Canon 5D // Zodiak-8 30mm/3,5
Panorama of Walsh Bay at sunset. Taken from the Dawes Point piers in Sydney, Australia. Composite of 24 images.
San Geremia is a church in Venice, northern Italy, located in the sestiere of Cannaregio. The apse of the church faces the Grand Canal (Venice), between the Palazzo Labia and the Palazzo Flangini. The edifice is popular as the seat of the cult of Saint Lucy of Syracuse, whose remains are housed inside.
The first church was erected here in the 11th century, and was later rebuilt on several occasions. In 1206 it is mentioned to house the remains of St. Magnus of Oderzo (died 670), who had taken refuge in this area from the Lombards.
The church of San Geremia in Venice hit by the Austrian bombardment of 1849.
A first rebuilding was held under doge Sebastiano Ziani, the new church being consecrated in 1292. The current edifice dates from 1753, designed by Carlo Corbellini; the façade is from 1861. The brickwork bell tower (probably dating from the 12th century) has two thin Romanesque mullioned windows at the base.
The church was damaged by Austrian shelling during their successful siege of the city in 1849 during the First Italian War of Independence.
A cold and rainy April morning in Maine but perfect for small little slices of life in picturesque Perkins Cove
The pumping engine house of Hind's Shaft, Wheal Uny, at Trewirgie Downs on the edge of Redruth, Cornwall. This engine house was built around 1870 and was in use until the mine closed in 1893. It is grade II listed.
Silhouettes on Waterloo Bridge, River Thames, London, 1977.
Taken on film with a Pentax MX, Pentax SMC M 50mm f/2.0, Kodak Tri-X 400ASA film. Digitised with my DSLR.
On ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum in Denmark, we are treated with a spectacularly colored vision. Created by Danish-Icelandic artist, Olafur Eliasson, a rainbow colored ring sits on top of the museum's roof, revealing a beautifully colored panorama of the city.
This photo has been taken on beautiful but a bit cold morning at end of August. At the beginning the mist was so dense that the barn was almost invisible. Gradually the sun cleared partly the air and created a mystical atmosphere.
Dog Night - 4 (of 17) - Olympus OM-D E-M10 Mark II with Michael 1.6 35mm Movie Prime (C-Mount) with Cine to MFT Adapter - Photographer Russell McNeil PhD (Physics) lives on Vancouver Island, where he works as a writer.
One of the most versatile musical instruments, that easily puts a smile on the face or tear in the eye. Whether its a fiddle or a violin its all up to the hands of the master that holds it.
7DOS Music Texture Tuesday
I have a tendency to go slightly overboard with some things. Write too much, play music too loudly, and more importantly, chase for too long. I had been planning to only shoot A408 down until Effingham, but when my friend suggested traveling further south, it was hard to say no - especially given how starved for photo opportunities I've been lately (thanks work & weather alike).
So, the farthest south on the IC I've ever gone, I found myself at the Alma grain elevator and bringing my camera down to the railhead while class leader IC1000, plus its younger partner IC1026, come barreling down the main at 47mph with just 156 axles on their train total. Funny how despite where I go, some things just don't change... like how I always stay too long during and after chasing something down. You know, the usual.
I think it was worth it, though.
In appreciation of the World Photo Day a historicizing shot that symbolizes for me how every innovation sooner or later becomes history: Two engines of the most successful aircraft of all time at their final resting place in the far west of Iceland.
This is the pepper bacon purchased from Durand Smokehouse out of Durand Wisconsin. This turned out to be a very delicious bacon, but I had a lot of people comment that they can see different things in the bacon
I've had people tell me that it looks like ducks, ponies, seahorses and even Viking ships