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No date or location for this one of Mercedes Benz 0302 LGY196K but it is still carrying the livery of World Wide to whom it was new in June 1972.
The Duple in the background is outside someone motors lock ups and looks to be running for a Sheffield operator.
Image from a slide in my collection taken by an unknown photographer.
A 300mm -even with converter- is a bit short for bird photography.
Dutch birds are usually quite shy and hardly ever come close enough.
Fortunately there are these Scandinavian beauties that aren't used to humans and somehow this makes them less elusive.
It's a bit sad to realise that knowing humans is a reason to be scared (I wish it could be the other way around), but nevertheless it's a nice opportunity.
I found some waxwings enjoying their crab-apples and they let me come close enough to portray their pretty face.
Wouldn't it be nice if it would always be like this..?
"A movement is only composed of people moving. To feel its warmth and motion around us is the end as well as the means."
Gloria Steinem
"It's all in how you arrange the thing... the careful balance of the design is the motion."
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Baron Nicolas on his journey through the land stopped by this new settlement to visit his old friend officer Alexandre who was on his daily patrol in woods.
He also took this opportunity to talk with General Bertrand about some major issues and problems about new land.
Für 31.10.2013 wurde Nebel vorhergesagt und ich habe mich entschieden zu der Burg Vetzberg bei Gießen zu fahren.
Gegen 7 Uhr war ich dort angekommen und musste leider feststellen, dass Nebel so dicht und hoch war, dass man nicht mal eigene Nase sehen konnte.
Ich habe entschieden zu warten und nach etwa 4 Stunden! hat der Nebel angefangen sich aufzulösen. Dabei haben sich solche Lücken gebildet, die einen freien Blick auf die Stadt und Umgebung ermöglicht haben.
Hier sieht man die Burg Gleiberg, die sich teilweise aus dem Nebel zeigt.
A PLAYFUL SUNSET
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This image is on my bucket list for quite some time now. That's why I ditched my usual Willy's Rock sunset shoot in Boracay and opted to shoot and opted to shoot a different side of Boracay's beauty -- it's people.
Voronezh is a city and the administrative centre of Voronezh Oblast in southwestern Russia straddling the Voronezh River, located 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from where it flows into the Don River. The city sits on the Southeastern Railway, which connects western Russia with the Urals and Siberia, the Caucasus and Ukraine, and the M4 highway (Moscow–Voronezh–Rostov-on-Don–Novorossiysk). In recent years the city has experienced rapid population growth, rising in 2021 to 1,057,681, up from 889,680 recorded in the 2010 Census, making it the 14th-most populous city in the country.
The first chronicle references to the word "Voronezh" are dated 1177, when the Ryazan prince Yaropolk, having lost the battle, fled "to Voronozh" and there was moving "from town to town". Modern data of archeology and history interpret Voronezh as a geographical region, which included the Voronezh river (tributary of the Don) and a number of settlements. In the lower reaches of the river, a unique Slavic town-planning complex of the 8th – early 11th century was discovered, which covered the territory of the present city of Voronezh and its environs (about 42 km long, about 13 forts and many unfortified villages). By the 12th – 13th centuries, most of the old towns were desolate, but new settlements appeared upstream, closer to Ryazan.
For many years, the hypothesis of the Soviet historian Vladimir Zagorovsky dominated: he produced the toponym "Voronezh" from the hypothetical Slavic personal name Voroneg. This man allegedly gave the name of a small town in the Chernigov Principality (now the village of Voronizh in Ukraine). Later, in the 11th or 12th century, the settlers were able to "transfer" this name to the Don region, where they named the second city Voronezh, and the river got its name from the city. However, now many researchers criticize the hypothesis, since in reality neither the name of Voroneg nor the second city was revealed, and usually the names of Russian cities repeated the names of the rivers, but not vice versa.
A comprehensive scientific analysis was conducted in 2015–2016 by the historian Pavel Popov. His conclusion: "Voronezh" is a probable Slavic macrotoponym associated with outstanding signs of nature, has a root voron- (from the proto-Slavic vorn) in the meaning of "black, dark" and the suffix -ezh (-azh, -ozh). It was not “transferred” and in the 8th - 9th centuries it marked a vast territory covered with black forests (oak forests) - from the mouth of the Voronezh river to the Voronozhsky annalistic forests in the middle and upper reaches of the river, and in the west to the Don (many forests were cut down). The historian believes that the main "city" of the early town-planning complex could repeat the name of the region – Voronezh. Now the hillfort is located in the administrative part of the modern city, in the Voronezh upland oak forest. This is one of Europe's largest ancient Slavic hillforts, the area of which – more than 9 hectares – 13 times the area of the main settlement in Kyiv before the baptism of Rus.
In it is assumed that the word "Voronezh" means bluing - a technique to increase the corrosion resistance of iron products. This explanation fits well with the proximity to the ancient city of Voronezh of a large iron deposit and the city of Stary Oskol. As well as the name of Voroneț Monastery known for its blue shade.
Folk etymology claims the name comes from combining the Russian words for raven (ворон) and hedgehog (еж) into Воронеж. According to this explanation two Slavic tribes named after the animals used this combination to name the river which later in turn provided the name for a settlement. There is not believed to be any scientific support for this explanation.
In the 16th century, the Middle Don basin, including the Voronezh river, was gradually conquered by Muscovy from the Nogai Horde (a successor state of the Golden Horde), and the current city of Voronezh was established in 1585 by Feodor I as a fort protecting the Muravsky Trail trade route against the slave raids of the Nogai and Crimean Tatars. The city was named after the river.
17th to 19th centuries
In the 17th century, Voronezh gradually evolved into a sizable town. Weronecz is shown on the Worona river in Resania in Joan Blaeu's map of 1645. Peter the Great built a dockyard in Voronezh where the Azov Flotilla was constructed for the Azov campaigns in 1695 and 1696. This fleet, the first ever built in Russia, included the first Russian ship of the line, Goto Predestinatsia. The Orthodox diocese of Voronezh was instituted in 1682 and its first bishop, Mitrofan of Voronezh, was later proclaimed the town's patron saint.
Owing to the Voronezh Admiralty Wharf, for a short time, Voronezh became the largest city of South Russia and the economic center of a large and fertile region. In 1711, it was made the seat of the Azov Governorate, which eventually morphed into the Voronezh Governorate.
In the 19th century, Voronezh was a center of the Central Black Earth Region. Manufacturing industry (mills, tallow-melting, butter-making, soap, leather, and other works) as well as bread, cattle, suet, and the hair trade developed in the town. A railway connected Voronezh with Moscow in 1868 and Rostov-on-Don in 1871.
Is this a sign that I have a problem...? I think I need to stay away from the Converse shoe store.
I have pretty flat feet so they honestly are perfect for me plus I love all the fun colors. The ones I'm wearing are my absolute faves! Who can go wrong with slip ons.
It is basically a challenge to Mr Sherlock Holmes
if you, Mr, think you can deduct if a guy has a mistress by how much his shoe soles are worn or stuff like that, knock yourself out on this one,
I am no Sherlock but I can tell you for free that the guy, number three from the bottom right, has no mistress but he's got a pet chinchilla called Beth, and he likes to dress her up on the week-ends, he also is a high flying executive of a tech firm. If the fact of his affection to his pet chincilla became public that would ruin his career and destoy his company but most importantly that would send tech market into a free fall given the size of the share his company has. You may well wonder how I know all that. Ask Mr Holmes. He knows how.
Friday 11th January - is that too late to say Happy New Year? Well heck happy new year anyway. Here's a rare landscape shot - well I say landscape I guess its still urban, maybe industrial - and in fact this is as industrial as Suffolk gets. I'd love to shoot more industrial landscapes - I've been looking a lot at Bill Brandt's work recently - famous for his nudes but his depiction of Britain in the 30's and 40's really is fascinating - so this year I'm going to have to do a bit more travelling I think - hence posting this shot which sums up the start of this project.
The shot is taken from the side of the A14 in Bury St Edmunds and this is the Sugar Beat factory that billows out steam constantly through the winter. The shot was taken just before Christmas - which was the last time I really picked up my camera properly. Hopefully that will change soon.
There's been a couple of blogs about me published recently - the first is one of a series of blogs by Andrew S Gibson, he's interviewing many fine long exposure photographers and I was lucky enough to be included. You can find the interview with me here: Long Exposure Interview 5 - Giles McGarry
The second is on The D-Photo Blog by Diana Eftaiha - always a great source of inspiration with a really ecletic mix of photography presented. I'm pleased to be included in her blog - which you can find here: Creative Black and White Photography by Giles McGarry
Technical Details
Nikon D700
Sigma 70-200 f2.8 lens @ 78mm
f11
30 seconds
Lee Big Stopper + 0.9 SE Grad
ISO 200
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Laos has remained virtually unchanged for half a century. Rich in history and culture, Laos and its peoples, more than 47 ethnic groups, harmonize life to ancient rhythms and traditions that evoke timeless Asia. Although the trappings of the modern world are becoming increasingly visible, Laos remains the least developed country in Southeast Asia. A country where experienced travelers will appreciate breathtaking scenery and ofcourse the friendly people.
It took us about 6 ½ hours for the approximately 230 km bus trip from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang. The scenery was very good, Limestone mountains jutting sharply above the flat river valleys. The scenery got even better the further north we went, rolling high hills and scattered farms and villages. This snapshot was taken from our bus window on our way to the capitol of north central Laos. A crop of the original photo below. She seems lost for a moment.
Laos is een prachtig land met ongerepte natuur, exotische dieren en vriendelijke mensen. Het land is een arm land, met nog onbedorven wildernis en een bevolking van 5,5 miljoen mensen. In Laos zijn zo'n twintig natuurgebieden die door de overheid zijn aangewezen als National Protected Area. Door deze bescherming wordt het unieke landschap en de flora en fauna zoveel mogelijk behouden De gebieden bestaan uit tropische regenwouden, kalkstenen rotsformaties, inheemse flora en fauna en andere wildlife. Zeker voor de avontuurlijke reiziger herbergt dit land een grote hoeveelheid aan onontdekte natuurschatten, vriendelijke mensen en een gevoel dat veel nog ' puur' is.
A Stranger - 30 Seconds Project
All about the idea of this project can be read here:
Carl Zeiss Interview - English
f5.6 − 1/80 - ISO100 - No Flash - Nikon D800 - Nikon 105mm F2 D DC
Bonhams
Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris
The Grand Palais Éphémère
Place Joffre
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2023
Estimated : € 160.000 - 220.000
Sold for € 310.500
"It's one of the world's most luxurious cars. In fact, only the Rolls-Royce Phantom comes close. It can carry a driver, front passenger and up to three rear passengers on a serene, silent and spacious journey." – Autocar magazine on the Maybach 57 S.
Few industry observers would have predicted the revival of the Maybach brand after almost 50 years of dormancy, but that is exactly what Daimler-Benz did in 1997 when it presented a luxury concept car at that year's Tokyo Motor Show. In pre-war days Maybach had represented the absolute pinnacle of automotive technology, producing some of the most advanced, luxurious and expensive cars the world had ever seen, and its resurrection signalled Mercedes-Benz's intention to compete head-on with BMW-owned Rolls-Royce. Although it had not built any cars since 1940, Maybach had lived on as a manufacturer of proprietary engines, latterly as MTU Friedrichshaven, until its purchase by Daimler-Benz in 1960.
The revived brand's new dawn commenced in 2002 with the launch of the Maybach 57 and 62: a brace of high-performance luxury saloons that, inevitably, incorporated a good deal of contemporary Mercedes-Benz technology. The model designations were derived from their approximate lengths: 5.7 metres in the former's case and 6.2 metres in the latter's, and both were powered initially by a 5.5-litre 542bhp twin-turbocharged V12 engine. The 57 was intended for the owner/driver, while the longer 62 was aimed at the chauffeur-driven elite.
An enhanced version of the 62 - the 62 S, for 'Special' - was introduced for 2007 and featured the 6.0-litre, 604bhp V12 from the 57 S. Costing an additional £40,000-plus, the 60-or-so extra horsepower had little effect on performance, shaving a fraction of a second from the 0-60mph (0-96km/h) time while the top speed remained limited to 275km/h (170.9mph). A base price of around £360,000 ensured that only a privileged few would get to experience the 62 S's stupendous performance at first hand. Autocar magazine hailed the Maybach 62 S as "an even more incredible – and incredibly expensive – place from which to command your business empire".
Unfortunately for Daimler AG (as the group had become), Maybach failed to establish the kind of brand identity enjoyed by its parent Mercedes or the Rolls-Royce and Bentley opposition. Sales were disappointing and in August 2012 Maybach was discontinued, only to be revived again as a sub-brand of Mercedes in November 2014.
Purchased by the current vendor and delivered new to Switzerland, this imposing Maybach has covered a mere 268 kilometres from new. Stored for several years, the car will require re-commissioning before returning to the road. Accompanying documentation includes a purchase invoice (listing its outstanding specification), and Mercedes-Benz's receipt for US$690,000.
About a 50 picture panorama stitched together in photoshop.
This was a severe supercell, that passed over SW Calgary which produced Loonie sized hail and strong rain/wind.
The left side is looking at NW Calgary, while the right side is looking at SW Calgary. So roughly a 270 degree panorama.
Best viewed large Palais de Tokyo. No PS involved, this is not a cutout ;-)
Part of "A stroll in Paris"
F-35A aircraft AL-1 and an Italian Air Force KC-767 tanker come in for a landing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland to complete the F-35 program’s first trans-Atlantic flight on Feb. 5, 2016. Learn more: bit.ly/1S Ecue0
A ladybird resting in the summer sun. A handheld macro shot, hence the high ISO and shutter speed.
Aperture ƒ/5.0
Focal length 90.0 mm
Shutter 1/2000
ISO 1600
A procession of elderly minifigs that paid tribute to the anniversary of the architecture was ravaged by a party of partying people. The procession with well-known figs from the late seventies, early eighties of the last century, left the archive in serene silence and headed towards the city center. There they wanted to meditate for two minutes, especially on the oldest architecture sets, who exist for ten years this year. However, a group of youngsters, dressed in party costumes and provided with drinks and musical instruments, gatecrashed the ceremony to announce their own 40-year existence.
The effect was explosive. The buildings suddenly found themselves boring. They exchanged their predominantly black, gray and beige look for a psychedelic color palette. Lanterns and garlands came out. The elderly figures decided on their turn to provide themselves with a more exuberant appearance. They too grabbed the snacks and drinks that were brought in and they formed spontaneously a space rock band. The Burj Khalifa and the Rockefeller Center offered themselves as a stage. The police who were present (1 agent) did not intervene. The party lasted until well into the year, and continued without further incidents.