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The Prince Edward Point Lighthouse, built in 1881, is a squaretapered wooden lighthouse with an attached dwelling. The lighthouse is located on the eastern tip of Prince Edward Point, Ontario. Besides the combined 7.8-metre (26 foot) lighthouse and keeper’s residence, the lightstation also includes a detached shed. The lighthouse was automated in 1941 and operated until 1959 when it was replaced by a steel skeleton tower.
The lighthouse is associated with various shipwrecks that occurred in this area, colloquially called the “Graveyard of Lake Ontario”.
The Prince Edward Point Lighthouse supported the shipping industry, marking a safe avenue for commercial ships travelling through the waters of Lake Ontario for nearly 80 years. The lighthouse marks the only protected harbour for a distance of approximately 60 nautical miles.
Prince Edward Point Lighthouse was recognized as a Heritage Lighthouse in 2015. (Parks Canada)
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The end of the trail at the Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, the lighthouse is a good spot to look for sea ducks during migration, as well as gulls and cormorants. Over 300 species of birds have been recorded on the trails and lake.
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory, Ontario, Canada. June 2022.
Shot in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood. I usually only post one shot from a given scene but looking back in the archives I decided a second shot from this sequence might be worthy of posting.
Pigeon Point lighthouse was built in 1872 to assist ships with navigating the crushing tides in this region, which had claimed multiple victims prior to its construction. Namely, the Carrier Pigeon cargo vessel which was wrecked in 1853 while en route from Boston to San Francisco, giving way to the name Pigeon Point.
Pigeon Point lighthouse still remains a navigational landmark, but the original lens has been replaced by an electronic light outside the lens room and the lighting is completely automated.
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The automated Carillon with 47 bells in the Belfry at Belfort, Bruges, Belgium. UNESCO World Heritage.
The instrument can also be played manually with a keyboard. 26 bells By Georgius Dumery in 1748, restored 2010 with a further 21 bells added.
The bells alone weigh 27 tons. Concerts are given and it was playing Bach's Preludium in C, BWV 846, during this photo.
A stitch of 2 photos, one of which was posted yesterday and put together using the automate Photomerge in Photoshop. The location is the iconic Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada.
Year first. constructed 1814, Automated 1996 construction granite tower . Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern cantered on the keeper’s house. Marking / pattern, unpainted tower white lantern, red rail. Tower height, 13 metres. Focal height, 41 metres. Range 26 naming (48 km )
Taken just at the end of the golden hour with the morning sunshine coming in over the Atlantic.
Edited in Photoshop Express, Snapseed, and Pixelmator. I’ve reduced the tint of the golden hour a little to give a bluer photo (the house looked a bit too yellow for me).
The smudge on the ocean’s horizon is the city of Boston.
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Eastern Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Cape Ann, in northeastern Massachusetts. It is known as the oldest seaport in America. The harbor has supported fishermen, whalers, and traders since 1616.
The lighthouse was originally planned in 1829 and was erected by 1832 on the east side of the Gloucester Harbor entrance. It was first lit on January 1, 1832. The tower was rebuilt in 1848 and again in 1890. The third and current conical brick tower stands 36 feet (11 m) tall. The lighthouse has an attached two-story keeper's quarters, built in 1879. The actual light is 57 feet (17 m) above Mean High Water. Its white light is visible for 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi).
In 1880, the lighthouse was occupied by American landscape painter Winslow Homer. It was automated by September 1985 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. The lighthouse is currently operated by the United States Coast Guard and is closed to the public.
shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a rokinon (samyang) 12mm f2.0 lens on a custom macro-focusing helicoid
The Piazza del Duomo in Orvieto, as it's easy to tell from the name, clearly owes its existence to the Duomo. In the town of Orvieto, all roads lead to this piazza, just as all visitors to the town naturally turn their footsteps along the Via del Duomo that flanks the square's west side, towards the majestic cathedral that towers over every house and palazzo on the square. In fact, much of the piazza was built around the Duomo while it was being completed over a period of more than three hundred years.
The Maurizio Tower to the north of the square certainly was, with its funny little automated timekeeper and bell at the top built to mark the working day for workers building the Duomo. This tower is also an information point for tourists looking to learn about the MODO (the Museum of the Opera del Duomo of Orvieto) which is one of Italy's most precious cultural heritages.
Union Pacific work train takes the weekend off, tied down on the center siding at Echo, Utah on June 26, 2021. The 30-car train is a Herzog Automated Conveyor Train, designed to distribute up to 2,900 tons of ballast and other materials on curved track. It had been used the previous day along Main No. 2 near Devils Slide.
Don Quixote and the Adventure of the Automated Cows
It was a sunny morning in La Mancha, and Don Quixote
the illustrious knight without fear, sense, or a functioning compass awoke with a sudden revelation.
“Sancho!” he cried to his loyal squire, who was in the middle of trying to negotiate a breakfast egg out of a chicken.
“Today is the day we face the most cruel creatures of the Devil fire-breathing, steel clad, mechanical cows!”
Sancho Panza, who had already survived exploding windmills, talking oak trees, and one particularly aggressive goat, was less than enthusiastic.
“Señor, maybe we should just eat cheese today and stay calm. Cheese is peaceful.”
But Don Quixote could not be stopped. Armed with his rusty lance, a helmet that had once been a salad bowl, and a cape that looked suspiciously like a curtain, he mounted his faithful steed, Rocinante who was more suited for retirement than war.
They rode through the morning until they reached a large pasture. And there they stood: the “Automated Cows.”
Shiny machines, with blinking lights and a “mooo” that sounded more like “bzzz.”
In reality, it was a modern milking system installed by the local agricultural cooperative.
“Do you see them, Sancho?” Don Quixote pointed at the devices.
“These devilish beasts have replaced the poor real cows! It is our sacred duty to destroy them and restore the balance of nature!”
Sancho let out a deep sigh.
“Señor, those are machines. They only milk. They don’t fight. One of them just offered me a coffee.”
But Don Quixote was no longer listening. With a heroic cry somewhere between opera and asthma he charged.
Rocinante, surprisingly quick for a horse with back problems, galloped straight at the largest of the milking robots.
What followed was a scene of epic chaos, Don Quixote thrust his lance, got tangled in a milk hose, was slapped by a rotating brush, and landed backward in a vat of fresh milk.
Rocinante trotted along peacefully, seemingly having the time of her life.
Sancho, who had found a chair and a sandwich in the meantime, observed the spectacle and commented dryly,
“If he calls me crazy one more time, I’m pickling him in that bucket.”
Don Quixote emerged from the milk, gasping.
His armor dripped, his helmet was full of cream, and his dignity was probably lying somewhere near the cow brush.
“Sancho!” he called as he hauled himself out of the vat.
“The enemy is tough! It fights with invisible forces! I believe I’ve received a magical shower!”
“They call that pasteurization, Señor,” Sancho replied.
“I call it a miracle bath of the white dragon!” Don Quixote shouted and raised his lance triumphantly which was now nothing more than a bendy straw.
At that very moment, the farmer Ramón, owner of the field, arrived with a face full of disbelief.
“What the hell is going on here?! Who attacked my brand-new milking system?!”
“Fear not, noble citizen!” said Don Quixote proudly.
“I have freed you from the tyranny of these mechanical monsters! Cow freedom has been restored!”
Ramón looked at the steaming, tangled equipment, then at Don Quixote, then at Sancho, who was trying to pour himself a cola from a milking tube.
“You’re either a hero or a walking insurance claim,” Ramón said.
Sancho grinned. “Both. Depends on the time of day.”
In the end, Don Quixote was escorted off the pasture to the polite applause of the cows, mostly because they were terrified he might come back.
Sancho promised Ramón he would explain to his master what an electrical cable was, but honestly, he didn’t believe it himself.
And so they rode on a knight, a squire, a deeply annoyed horse, and the faint scent of whole milk in search of the next adventure.
Or at least a place where Don Quixote wouldn’t try to joust with agricultural equipment.
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Quand j'ai vu le ciel bleu ce matin, je n'ai eu aucune envie d'aller trainer mes pieds, mais les deux yeux pleins d'espérance de mon toutou m'ont convaincu de bouger un peu. Alors malgré mon cerveau refusant le réveil, je me suis forcé.
Heureusement, il n'y avait personne pour voir un zombi à genoux dans le sable trempé en train d'essayer de tirer une photo potable de cette sortie.
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Automated crystal cutting at Waterford.
House of Waterford Crystal.
Remember the electric typewriter that had the IBM letter ball? This mechanism reminded me of the fascinating bit of engineering that went into making that ball work with incredible speed and accuracy.
Shot through the protective glass. No risk there of getting wet.
C’est la doyenne des églises de Dijon, et certainement la plus familière. Commencée en 1230, elle fut achevée en 1250. Elle présente une façade remarquable avec son triple rang de fausses gargouilles encadrant de fines arcatures. Tout au-dessus, Jacquemart administre l’heure depuis 1383 : l’automate et son horloge furent ramenés du beffroi de Courtrai par Philippe le Hardi, comme prise de guerre.
This is the oldest church in Dijon, and certainly the most familiar. Started in 1230, it was completed in 1250. It has a remarkable façade with its triple row of false gargoyles framing fine arches. Right above, Jacquemart has been administering the time since 1383: the automaton and its clock were brought back from the belfry of Courtrai by Philip the Bold, as a war prize.
Created for Compositionally Challenged, Week 34, "Hacks and Tricks." Take photos through your windshield as your car is moving along the track in the automated car wash!
A multiple exposures combined to a panorama setting. This was inspired by two paintings by Edward Hopper, thus the title.
Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in Canada at 112 ft, continues to serve since it was built in 1858. Located strategically at the intersection of the St. Lawrence River and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, it guides ships through dangerous waters with its intense beam of light 136 feet above high water. It boasts walls 7 ft thick at the base and 3 ft thick at the top. It is open to the public for visits. This location is along the Gaspe Peninsula, Route 132.
A train of Yurikamome, an automated guideway transit service in Tokyo, running through buildings of Tokyo waterfront.
Built from 1871 to 1873 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Yaquina Head Light was first lit August 20, 1873 and automated in 1966. It is active with an identifying light characteristic of two seconds on, two seconds off, two seconds on, and 14 seconds off.
A two-story keepers' dwelling was built at the time the lighthouse tower and its adjoining oil house were constructed. In 1923, a one-story keepers' house was added a short distance to the east. In 1938, a one-story building replaced the original two-story dwelling. Both dwellings and all outbuildings (a shed, a garage, etc.) were then demolished in 1984. The space is now a grassy area.
After that disaster with the OFE units, the Blue Mystery company dissolved and was never heard of again. Or so it seems.
They moved off-world and worked in secret for many years on a new line of robots. With the launch of their latest product, S.A.P.E (Sentient Automated Planetary Explorer) they took over space exploration.
And indeed for a while all was well and Blue Mystery was able to clear their name. Until reports came in from far and wide about the sheer stupidity of the S.A.P.E. units. It was not long before people referred to them as "Stupid Apes". And with that the fate of Blue Mystery was finally sealed.
This week's Crazy Tuesday challenge is "Nutcrackers." Since I don't have a nutcracker (or any nuts for that matter) I didn't submit anything but I thought this might be fun romp with AI.
Created using AI tools.
Eigerøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Eigerøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located at the small island of Midbrødøya which is located immediately west of the island of Eigerøya in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It was established in 1854 and automated in 1989.
This was Norway's first cast iron lighthouse, and its success encouraged the building of many more on the Norwegian coastline. The light sits at an elevation of 46.5 metres (153 ft) above sea level, sitting atop a 32.9-metre (108 ft) tall tower. The light emits three white flashes every 30 seconds. The light uses a 1st order Fresnel lens and produces a 3,905,000-candela light. The light can be seen from all directions for up to 18.8 nautical miles (34.8 km; 21.6 mi).(Wikipedia)
Roosevelt Island has the only Automated Vacuum Collection System (AVAC) to serve a residential complex in the US. An AVAC is a high-speed waste transportation system, uses underground pneumatic tubes that move trash to a collection station, where it is then compacted and sealed in containers. This system moves 5.8 tons of trash per day.
Operated by New York City Department of Sanitation. The AVAC allows the handling of garbage without curbside pickup and has operated for over 50 years.
Mass produced to transport supplies and energy cores to outlying settlements and mining facilities. Due to lack of a willing population to make the lengthy and treacherous journey to outposts beyond the 40th parallel, the fleet was self-driving.
While in Bryce Canyon teaching a workshop this last weekend I wanted to try out an idea I've had for a very long time, automated tracked Nightscape imaging. I didn't have enough time to collect the foreground images, but I at least wanted to put together a bit of a test for the sky sequence. Luckily the ASIAir Pro has developed a new plan module which allows importing a mosaic from Telescopius, this allowed me to create a mosaic with the 2600mc Pro and my Voigtlander 50mm APO lens that would cover pretty much the entire arch. I waited a little too long to start the plan (waiting for the moon to set) so the plan ended up only covering a portion of the horizon, in the future I'll arrange the panel order to cover the entire horizon. The AAP controls everything (including slewing and centering the mount on each panel)! Only one panel failed, the target centering coordinates were below the horizon by the time I got to it and it couldn't execute that panel.
This plan is a 35 panel mosaic, each panel is a single 2 minute exposure at gain 100 and f2.5 with my ASI2600mc Pro and Voigtlander 50mm APO lens on a Sky Watcher AZ-GTi mount. Calibrated with a master bias and master flat, edited in PixInsight and Photoshop. We had some pretty crazy airglow that night which made color balancing and stitching a challenge, it moved pretty quick so getting the panels to stitch together evenly was a lot of work!
The automated book storage system consists of hundreds of metal boxes, retrieved by an automated module and brought to librarians on a mezzanine at the far end (glimpsed in reflection at the top). Each drawer is tightly packed with books. My inner librarian mourns the inability to scan the books on a shelf, to feel the paper, cloth, and leather, smell the dust and words. But it rejoices at the sheer hoarding glory, like a dragon on its treasure trove, and loves the tidy orderliness of the room.
Table games [gambling is done via machines including solitaire, blackjack, craps, etc.] in full size computerized video format that simulate the live dealer experience. - Magic City Casino, Miami, Florida
Hoping it doesn't run over someone
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Portland Head Light, is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine. The light station is automated, and the tower, beacon, and foghorn are maintained by the United States Coast Guard, while the former lighthouse keepers' house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park.