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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"
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 spotted flycatcher after a successful hunt. Taken today, at the foot of Malham Cove, in the Yorkshire Dales
The Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana), is a medium-sized American songbird. Formerly placed in the tanager family (Thraupidae), it and other members of its genus are now classified in the cardinal family (Cardinalidae). The species's plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family.
Adults have pale stout pointed bills, yellow underparts and light wing bars. Adult males have a bright red face and a yellow nape, shoulder, and rump, with black upper back, wings, and tail; in non-breeding plumage the head has no more than a reddish cast and the body has an olive tinge. Females have a yellow head and are olive on the back, with dark wings and tail.
The song of disconnected short phrases suggests an American Robin's but is hoarser and rather monotonous. The call is described as "pit-er-ick".
Their breeding habitat is coniferous or mixed woods across western North America from the Mexico-U.S. border as far north as southern Alaska; thus they are the northernmost-breeding tanager. They build a flimsy cup nest on a horizontal tree branch, usually in a conifer. They lay four bluish-green eggs with brown spots.
California.
Beautiful Jewel weed , a fallen tree and shrubs in the woods at Duffins trail In Discovery bay , Ajax , Martin’s photographs , Ontario , Canada , July 25. 2021
Jewel weed
Moss on a fallen tree
red berries
shrubs
Pontoon boat
The Kawartha’s
Mushroom looks like a Halloween pumpkin face
Inneskillen
Solina area
stand of trees
Hammocks
Orono
Ajax
Discovery bay
Clarington
pine trees
Anstruther lake
Rocks
Loon lake
Kawartha Highlands Provincial Park
Wild Asters
mushroom
fungi
the woods
Beautiful and colourful mushroom fungi in the woods at Duffins trail
fire in a Tomshoo camp stove fuelled by small sticks
gravely shore of Lake Ontario
Darlington Provincial Park
August 2021
Clarington
Lake Ontario
Sunset
A beautiful sunset
Crescent moon
small rock
Fossil
Fossilized creature
Pebbles on shore of lake Ontario
pebbles on beach
Martin’s photograph
Stones
Pebbles
Ontario parks
Provincial parks
shore of lake Ontario
Great pebbles on the shore of Lake Ontario
Presqu’ile Provincial Park
Martin’s photographs
Brighton
Ontario
Canada
Great pebbles
abandoned gas tank
driftwood
Gas tank
Canoe’s
Cedar trees
Favourites
IPhone XR
July 2021
Nice tree line at beach of lake St.Peter
Lake St Peter Provincial Park
Martin’s photographs
Beautiful mushrooms very close to the ground you can see the stem below
Lake
Beach
... on a rainy sunday
(after many weeks without almost no rain in our region)
Leaves of Jasmine Nightshade / Jasminblütiger Nachtschatten (Solanum jasminoides, Solanum laxum) with Oleander bokeh
in flowerpots on our terrace.
HBW !
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A mushroom captured with the SEL-24F18Z
Taken with Sony A-6000 and SEL-24F18Z and Metz 52 flash as RAW and converted with LR 5.6 to JPG
A summer lightning storm is reflected in the calm waters of Kelly Lake, Wisconsin. Made with a Sony A7Rii and Zeiss 25mm lens. F/11, ISO 100 and 3.2 seconds was the exposure. For more go to www.elviskennedy.com
A momma red kangaroo and baby.
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Description Famed astronaut Neil A. Armstrong, the first man to set foot on the moon during the historic Apollo 11 space mission in July 1969, served for seven years as a research pilot at the NACA-NASA High-Speed Flight Station, now the Dryden Flight Research Center, at Edwards, California, before he entered the space program. Armstrong joined the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) at the Lewis Flight Propulsion Laboratory (later NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio, and today the Glenn Research Center) in 1955. Later that year, he transferred to the High-Speed Flight Station at Edwards as an aeronautical research scientist and then as a pilot, a position he held until becoming an astronaut in 1962. He was one of nine NASA astronauts in the second class to be chosen. As a research pilot Armstrong served as project pilot on the F-100A and F-100C aircraft, F-101, and the F-104A. He also flew the X-1B, X-5, F-105, F-106, B-47, KC-135, and Paresev. He left Dryden with a total of over 2450 flying hours. He was a member of the USAF-NASA Dyna-Soar Pilot Consultant Group before the Dyna-Soar project was cancelled, and studied X-20 Dyna-Soar approaches and abort maneuvers through use of the F-102A and F5D jet aircraft. Armstrong was actively engaged in both piloting and engineering aspects of the X-15 program from its inception. He completed the first flight in the aircraft equipped with a new flow-direction sensor (ball nose) and the initial flight in an X-15 equipped with a self-adaptive flight control system. He worked closely with designers and engineers in development of the adaptive system, and made seven flights in the rocket plane from December 1960 until July 1962. During those fights he reached a peak altitude of 207,500 feet in the X-15-3, and a speed of 3,989 mph (Mach 5.74) in the X-15-1. Armstrong has a total of 8 days and 14 hours in space, including 2 hours and 48 minutes walking on the Moon. In March 1966 he was commander of the Gemini 8 orbital space flight with David Scott as pilot - the first successful docking of two vehicles in orbit. On July 20, 1969, during the Apollo 11 lunar mission, he became the first human to set foot on the Moon.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: E56-2607
Date: January 1956