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This place is a head wreck--to put it politely. Try to remember the feeling of 95 degree air clamping onto your skin, hot in your lungs; the sweat pouring off your face and back. 'Cause that's what the car temp gauge still read as we arrived. But our brains looking at the blinding white expanse and skirts blown horizontal in the wind expected it to be a frigid winter day; somehow compromising by interpreting the temp as a balmy early spring day. So bizarre! The head wreck didn't end there. No shadows and no color=no depth! Sunglasses didn't make it any better, just darker. It was impossible to tell exactly what might be white and what might be grey--kinda like a constant inner argument over whether the dress is blue/black or white/gold. Other cool things I'd never experienced before: sitting on enough salt for osmosis to make my clothing wet as it tried to whither me out like a raisin. I'm rambling... but you can't see all that in this pic!
Near my home is the old cars and a wrecks yard. The whole area is fenced, but in one place, someone did this square hole. Great look.
I absolutely had a blast shooting tonight. I always like shooting at Wreck Beach (aside from all the hippies and naked old dudes with their wrinkly dongs wagging around) and tonight was no exception. The sky was great, the tide was cooperative, my buddy Richard Neindorf was with me and the compositions seemed a little less stressful. (And yes, there were hippies galore and lots of dongs.) I think composing is starting to become a bit more natural. I still struggle to get rolling but once I am on to something it seems to really come together better than it used to.
HMQS Gayundah
Strobist:
540 at bottom, 610 & 560 at top fired into anchor chain portholes. All fired with cactus V5's.
Big thanks to my old man for helping setup the strobes up top!
Airlander 10 wreck, Cardington, Bedfordshire, 19 Nov 2017
Airlander broke free of its moorings on the morning of 18th November. It didn't travel far, but it looks a write-off.
A SEA of amazingly beautiful and sexy men. *ugh*
One of my absolute favorite NYC dance clubs of the almost current era. And the Wrecked party - still one of my favorites but it's moved to different places since then. LOVE Wrecked.
Analog, in Gowanus, had / has such a perfect floor plan and wonderful dance floor lighting (the lounge area could have used some help) and a really nice staff. And always a commitment to top-notch DJs if not downright legendary.
I miss it. But I am inspired by its simplicity. It was one of the best clubs ever for just a very functional and fun environment. I'm telling you the floor plan was just absolutely perfect.
In warmer times, Wreck Beach is for those who view clothing as optional. I doubt anyone would see that as an option in February.
Vancouver, BC
I decided to make this page a year-long calendar. The bottom right is the 'key' - three separate sections per day, represented by dots on the calendar. Good/bad day; emotions involved in the day; memorable/boring. I'm excited to see this fill with color! I think this may be the page I am still going strong with, long after I've finished the rest of the book!
To see the details: www.flickr.com/photos/sarah-carnes/sets/72157627271712242/
This is the remains of what was RMS Mulheim, wrecked on the coast of North Cornwall, England in 2003.
Photo and information sourced from Railway magazine.
A brand new Class 70 locomotive that has never turned a wheel in revenue-earning service is almost certain to be written off after being dropped from a crane during unloading at Newport docks on January 5th.
No.70012 was badly bent in the incident and expected to be sent back to its American manufacturers, General Electric. It is understood that work has already started on building a replacement.
The £2 million loco was the last of five Class 70s to be lifted from the hold of the ship, the “Beluga Endurance”, when the accident happened.
The vessel’s in-built cranes had lifted No.s 70008/9/10 and 11 and deposited them on the quayside, but during the lift of 70012, one of the slings ruptured. One end of the 135-ton loco plunged some 15 feet onto the pontoon deck, quickly followed by the other end as the stress proved too much for the remaining slings.
As can be seen from the photograph, the frame and body of the loco were substantially bent in the impact, which effectively wrecked the locomotive by ‘breaking its back’. There was serious damage to the roofline, the bodywork and the wheelsets, not to mention as-yet unknown hidden damage behind the paneling.
Said on observer of the incident: “Unloading of the locos did not start until 14.30 and unusually continued into the hours of darkness. No. 12 broke through the deck and landed on top of food products. The only good thing is that it was the last loco to be lifted out and not the first, as otherwise it would have fallen onto the others and smashed them up too. It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘Flying Banana’”.
Once various initial investigations had been completed, No. 12 was removed from the hold and placed on a road trailer for secure storage within the docks. It is to be returned to Canada for component recovery and because it never left the dockside, will never have officially arrived in Britain. It will effectively have been ‘lost en route’.
The ship left Newport on January 8 to unload its other cargo of grain in Belgium and was then due to head to a shipyard for repairs to its decking and pontoons, five of which were damaged in the impact.
The incident is believed to be unprecedented in the modern are, which is perhaps surprising given the huge number of diesel locos built in North America that have safely shipped to the UK and Europe during the last decade or so. As we closed for press, No. 70012 was still in Newport awaiting a ship back to the USA, where it will be returned to GE’s Eries plant for full assessment.
As the damage will form part of a major insurance claim it will be stripped and examined to see whether any components can be recovered. Key items such as the power unit, alternator and compressors will need stringent testing if they are to be re-used, but the bodyshell is almost certain to be scrapped, as is the frame – leading to speculation as to whether the replacement loco will be another 70012 or whether it will take the number 70013.
The remains of a boat at the Eide Road Preserve in Stanwood, WA. Original image shot on a Pentax 67II, Pentax 67 75mm f/4.5 lens, Kodak Ektar 100.