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This was the hardest thing I had ever done to a book. I was so hard for me to damage a book in this way
Essa foi uma experiência muito louca. Primeiro eu coloquei uma máscara na minha Holga e bati o filme todo. E entao inverti e bati como redscale!
Holga 135 BC, Fuji Superia ISO 100
Model: Betsy www.RazorBlonde.com/
She was so much fun to shoot with, more details on my blog:
In May 2013, 11 houses were scheduled to be demolished in the NW neighbourhood of Sunnyside.
Between April 19 and 27, 30+ artists were given free reign to radically alter the architecture of entire houses, re-shaping and using materials from the homes themselves, without the need for repair at the end of the project.
Instigated as an epilogue for the 809 Gallery, the project paid tribute to the history of the spaces, serving as a swan song for the lives lived withing these homes and a celebration of the mysteries held within their walls. All Calgarians were invited to view and interact with the transformed houses.
WRECK CITY was Awesome Calgary's February 2013 winning project.
Photo Credit: Saudah Chan
Percussion Boulders
Fourteen thousand years ago a catastrophic release of glacial meltwater occurred, releasing a huge quantity of debris-laden water with “nowhere to go”. Ice still covered this part of Georgian Bay, including Wreck Island, as the water rushed southward. It travelled beneath the ice under tremendous pressure. The water was able to push up the base of the glacier and travel along the ground. The rushing torrents was filled with sharp grit, cobbles and boulders. This torrent attacked the rock surfaces of Wreck Island much like a giant sand blaster, resulting in the erosional processes evident today. The large, black boulders is one of those rocks which were bouncing along under the ice hammering the rock surfaces. These rocks are known as percussion boulders, they were swept along in a high speed sheet of water under tremendous pressure. Geologists think this incredible flow may have been short lived, lasting anywhere from only a number of hours to several days.
We know that these percussion boulders have travelled a long distance; this black boulder looks very different than the bedrock on which it sits. The boulder is gabbro from far north of here and contains green epidote.
Source: Wreck Island Trail by Ontario Parks.
Wreck of the Helvetia,
Rhossili Bay,
Gower Peninsula.
TAKEN - Sun 24th Oct'21
On the evening of 31st October 1887 the Helvetia arrived off the coast at Mumbles on its journey from Campbelton (New Brunswick) to Swansea, and moored up to await a pilot. However, due to adverse weather conditions the Bristol Channel proved too rough to navigate and the Helvetia was forced to stand down for the evening. By eight o'clock the next morning the wind had strengthened considerably, reaching gale force levels. The Helvetia was now perilously close to the infamous Helwick sand bank off Mumbles. As the wind grew stronger still she was driven across the bank, losing a substantial part of her deck load in the process. Fortunately the crew were able to keep the ship from further damage and rode the waves around Worms Head and into the relative shelter of Rhossili Bay. Here they were were able to drop anchor and wait for the weather to improve. The ships captain went ashore along with the local coastguard believing all was well.
Unfortunately, a few hours later the wind suddenly changed direction and strengthened, ripping the anchor free of the sands and driving the Helvetia perilously close to the expansive sands of Rhossili beach. The order was given to abandon ship with all of the crew making it safely ashore.
The next day the sands of Rhossili were strewn with the remains of the 500 tonnes of timber cargo. The ship was stranded where she is now lain. The wood was quickly gathered and sold on to local merchants, while the Helvetia was stripped of anything of any value. The salvage operation was partly aided by the steamboat Cambria which itself briefly became another casualty of the Gower coastline during the process.
Peter rented a car for the day just so I could take pictures of these wrecks we seen on the way from the airport.
Title: Wreck Scaler
Underwater Housing: Nauticam NA-D300s.
Camera: Nikon
Model: D300S
Lens: Tokina Fisheye 10-17mm F/3.5-4.5
FL: 10mm
AF: Auto
Aperture: F/10
SS: 1/100s
ISO: 200
Flash: TTL Fire (Inon Z240 x 2)
Focus Light: Off
Wreckers at Work. From “Wrecking on the Florida Keys” by Charles Nordhoff, Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, Vol.XVIII, 1859. Monroe County Public Library/Florida Keys History Center Collection; gift of Corey Malcom.
In May 2013, 11 houses were scheduled to be demolished in the NW neighbourhood of Sunnyside.
Between April 19 and 27, 30+ artists were given free reign to radically alter the architecture of entire houses, re-shaping and using materials from the homes themselves, without the need for repair at the end of the project.
Instigated as an epilogue for the 809 Gallery, the project paid tribute to the history of the spaces, serving as a swan song for the lives lived withing these homes and a celebration of the mysteries held within their walls. All Calgarians were invited to view and interact with the transformed houses.
WRECK CITY was Awesome Calgary's February 2013 winning project.
Photo Credit: Saudah Chan
Wrecked fishing boat, Burghead, from Scotland trip June 2009. Photo by Gary Danton - www.garydanton.co.uk