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Every Berliner knows him. And millions of tourists have taken photos with a picture of him. His faded, larger-than-life-sized portrait has loomed for 25 years over Checkpoint Charlie, the historic U.S.-controlled border crossing that stood for three decades between West Berlin and the communist East.
The U.S. soldier has become a symbol of one of the most important moments in modern history: the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago Saturday.
The soldier, former U.S. Sergeant Jeff Harper, came to the German capital when he was 22 to play the tuba for departing troops. While here, he was photographed by Frank Thiel, who took photos of the last Allied soldiers in Berlin in 1994. His portrait and an image of a Soviet soldier were later chosen to hang at Checkpoint Charlie to commemorate the border between the East and West. (From CBS: www.cbsnews.com/news/berlin-wall-meet-the-american-soldie...)
Several other images with this 'theme' are in the first comment box below.
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada -
As Pennsylvania was called for Joe Biden, giving him the 270 electoral college votes required to win the presidency, East Midlands Railway buffered HST power car no. 43423, 'Valenta', and non-buffered classmate no. 43073, 'Neville Hill HST Depot', shunt off Leicester depot whilst working 0Z43 Leicester Depot to Neville Hill light power car move after dropping off three mk3 coaches on 7th November 2020.
The two colas power cars can be seen in the background, as well as one of the DATs power cars. There were two others present on the depot.
Unusual working of back to back power cars, though not the first of the week as 43002 & 43185 ran to and from Laira to the NRM in the same way! Earlier the same day, the pair pictured here brought down mk3 coaches 42370 & 42036 to Doncaster, possibly the first test bed for conversion to power doors etc to meet 2020 regulations? They are seen here running as 1700 Doncaster to Craigentinny.
What is the best support for a photographer?
Not the three legs carbon fibre tripod. Not your in-camera stablization system. Not your followers on social media.
It would be your most treasured back-to-back wholehearted support from your partner. Do you think so?
Thank you for your support my friends!
Wish you a great evening!
Yaletown Vancouver. July 2018.
Fuji X-T1
Fuji XF 35mm F2
My own channel-mixer B&W conversion
As our eyes mist over yearning for the golden beautiful days we no longer have. Most often our memories are selective the the reality of living years ago was not as easy as we think.
This is a preserved back-to-back in Birmingham. your house was one room with three floors. space was tiny people where many. it was so crowded that many older children and adults spent much time out on the streets (in all weather) as there was not enough space for the whole family to be in at the same time.
2015 04 17 133146 Birmingham 1HDR
Great Blue Herons - Delray Beach, Florida U.S.A.
Palm Beach County - Wakodahatchee Wetlands
Autumn 2023 - In the Wild - November 30th, 2023
*[left-double-click for a closer-look - nesting area/island]
2016 Sarrebourg (Cimetière militaire)
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Pour en savoir plus sur
1/ la bataille de Sarrebourg : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataille_de_Morhange_(1914)
2/ Le cimetière militaire (Nécropole nationale du Marxberg) : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A9cropole_nationale_de_Sarrebo...
Two firebugs (Pyrrhocoris apterus) mating - something they either enjoy very much or need serious pointers on effectiveness about from most any other species as these guys can go at it for hours - and sometimes more. I have no idea who decides who has to walk backwards but they actually get around coupled together like this.