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for some reason I deleted this from my photostream a while ago (must have been having a bad day). now I want it back.
Mellom Planeter (Between Planets) by Sigbjørn Lilleeng takes you on a journey both between planets and into a darkened soul. The story is set on a space ship where people are more traveling away from something more than traveling towards something.
A quick non-scientific comparison between a mirror and refractor lens using cropping to compensate for focal length.
This image is from a Sigma 150mm f/2.8 Macro lens. It is being compared to an image from a Spiratone 300mm f/5.6 catadioptric lens image. The Sigma image has been cropped to half its height and width to have approximately the same field of view.
Of course, the Sigma is twice as long and many times as heavy as the Spiratone, which is the primary appeal of catadioptric lenses.
HISTORY:
The Newtown goods branch was a short 5 mile branch line between Huddersfield and Mirfield. A failed attempt by the Midland Railway to connect Sheffield and Bradford, it consequentially became a single track goods route for all of its running life. The line was connected to the Huddersfield main line at Heaton Lodge junction by LMSR in the 1920s, where it crossed the Midland passenger route North -East of Huddersfield. The segment between Red Doles and Mirfield suffered under-use and closed in 1937 while remaining portion between Deighton and Huddersfield survived for a further three decades.
Between Wabasha, Minnesota and Nelson, Wisconsin taken from the scenic overlook on MN 60
October 2005
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It looks like it did when we first moved in. The fireplace standing empty. The room bare, waiting for you so we could do it up together, so it could be “ours”. The only things I got were those two chairs. Love is all very well but a man still needs to put his feet up at the end of the day. I remember coming home early that first day because I wanted to see your face as you walked in. I sat in my chair and waited...waited for you to come up the drive, making your tiny footprints in the fresh snow.
Yeah, it looks just like it did when we first moved in. I cleaned out the fireplace this morning. And the movers came around for your stuff. Their boots and van made mulch of the snow. I’m finally packed, ready for tomorrow. All that’s left are the chairs. ‘Cause heartbreak is all very well but a man still needs to put his feet up at the end of the day.
Text credit - Flatfootmonkey
Relaxing between filming committments, the location is unknown, I like the guy on the left in his silk dressing gown.
For about ½ km west of the Wick Wick roundabout north of Downend in South Gloucestershire, the M4 and the Bristol Ring Road run parallel with about 60 metres separating them. Unbelievably, this idyllic scene is a shot of the field that lies beween them. It was taken in the early morning of July 21 2010 before the traffic noise became deafening.
this is a part of the real giant of Hoedspruit Baobab, more than 1600 years old, but I assume it must be much older considering the size of that "tree".
This Baobab is situated on a farm and a very nice Restaurant "upside down" close to it. It's a very nice place to relax and spend a while with a caffee and simple but delicious meal and the view to the thousand year old trees...
A previous journal was finished before the next journal was ready for use. So I had to quickly make a new journal to haul me over from the old one to the new one. I called it the In Between Journal.
Blogged:
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Built between 1959 and 1962, this Modern Futurist and Googie building was designed by Eero Saarinen and Associates for Trans World Airlines to serve as a Flight Center, or Terminal headhouse, for their passenger services at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The building is an example of thin shell construction, with a parabolic and curved sculptural concrete roof and concrete columns, with many surfaces of the building's structure and exterior being tapered or curved. The building also appears to take inspiration from natural forms, with the roofs appearing like the wings of a bird or bat taking flight. The building served as a passenger terminal from 1962 until 2001, when it was closed.
The building's exterior is dominated by a thin shell concrete roof with parabolic curves, which is divided by ribs into four segments, with the larger, symmetrical north and south segments tapering towards the tallest points of the exterior walls, and soar over angled glass curtain walls underneath. At the ends of the four ribs are Y-shaped concrete columns that curve outwards towards the top and bottom, distributing the weight of the roof structure directly to the foundation. The east and west segments of the roof are smaller, with the west roof angling downwards and forming a canopy over the front entrance with a funnel-shaped sculptural concrete scupper that empties rainwater into a low grate over a drain on the west side of the driveway in front of the building, and the east roof angling slightly upwards, originally providing sweeping views of the tarmac and airfield beyond. The exterior walls of the building beneath the sculptural roof consist of glass curtain walls, with the western exterior wall sitting to the east of the columns and the eastern exterior wall being partially comprised of the eastern columns, with the curtain wall located in the openings between the columns. To the east and west of the taller central section are two half crescent-shaped wings with low-slope roofs, with a curved wall, integrated concrete canopy, tall walls at the ends, and regularly-spaced door openings. To the rear, two concrete tubes with elliptical profiles formerly linked the headhouse to the original concourses, and today link the historic building to the new Terminal 5 and Hotel Towers.
Inside, the building features a great hall with a central mezzanine, and features curved concrete walls and columns, complex staircases, aluminum railings, ticket counters in the two halls to either side of the front entrance, a clock at the center of the ceiling, and skylights below the ribs of the roof. The space features penny tile floors, concrete walls and built-in furniture, red carpeting, and opalescent glass signage. On the west side of the great hall, near the entrance, is a curved concrete counter in front of a large signboard housed in a sculptural concrete and metal shell that once displayed departing and arriving flights. On the north and south sides of this space are former ticket counters and baggage drops, which sit below a vaulted ceiling, with linear light fixtures suspended between curved sculptural concrete piers that terminate some ways below the ceiling. To the east of the entrance is a staircase with minimalist aluminum railings, beyond which is a cantilevered concrete bridge, with balconies and spaces with low ceilings to either side, off which are several shops, restrooms, and telephone booths. On the east side of the bridge is a large sunken lounge with red carpet and concrete benches with red upholstered cushions, surrounded by low concrete walls that feature red-cushioned benches on either side, sitting below a metal analog signboard mounted to the inside of the curtain wall. To the north and south of the lounge are the entrances to the concrete tubes that once provided access to the concourses, which are elliptical in shape, with red carpeted floors and white walls and a white ceiling. On the mezzanine are several former lounges and a restaurant, which feature historic mid-20th Century finishes and fixtures.
The complex includes two contemporary hotel towers, the Saarinen and Hughes wings, which were designed carefully to harmonize with the original building and match its character. The two wings feature concrete end walls, curved Miesian glass curtain walls, and interiors with red carpeting, wooden paneling, brass fittings and fixtures, and white walls and ceilings. The only substantial modification to the structure's significant interior spaces was the puncturing of the two concrete tubes to provide access to these towers. The former terminal also features several service areas that were not previously open to visitors, which today house a massive fitness center, a cavernous underground conference center, and various meeting rooms and ballrooms, with all of these spaces, except the fitness center, being redesigned to match the mid-20th Century modern aesthetics of the rest of the building, with new fixtures, furnishings, and finishes that are inspired directly by the time period in which the building was built, and are nearly seamless in appearance with the rest of the building.
The fantastic building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1994, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Between 2005 and 2008, the new Terminal 5, occupied by JetBlue, was built, which wraps the structure to the east, and was designed by Gensler, and was carefully placed so as to avoid altering or damaging the character-defining features of the historic terminal. Between 2016 and 2019, the building was rehabilitated in an adaptive reuse project that converted it into the TWA Hotel, which was carried out under the direction of Beyer Blinder Belle, Lubrano Ciavarra Architects, Stonehill Taylor, INC Architecture and Design, as well as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and MCR/Morse Development. The hotel features 512 guest rooms, large event spaces, a rooftop pool at the top of the Hughes Wing, a large basement fitness center, and a Lockheed Constellation L-1649A "Connie" on a paved courtyard to the east of the building, which houses a cocktail lounge. The hotel is heavily themed around the 1960s, and was very carefully designed to preserve the character of this iconic landmark.
A rare site of an empty quad, only between classes in spring, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Christ Church Spitalfields Anglican church built between 1714 and 1729 to a design by Nicholas Hawksmoor Commercial Street London
The most photographed tree in New Zealand.
Canon 50D, Canon 50mm f/1.4 USM
ISO 100, f/5.6, AEB(-2, 0, +2
Between the Palace and the Cathedral
January 16, Extramuros
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on the morning of his second day in the country, the Holy Father straddled the twin foci of power in Philippine society: the State and the Church.
his first itinerary was a visit at Malacanan Palace where he was greeted by the President who, in short order, complained to the Pope about how clerics of the Philippine Church seemed to be overly critical of government--and of him, personally. the Pope did not seem fazed and, in his turn, squarely took to task the highest officials of the country to combat corruption and uphold Life and Family.
shortly thereafter, Pope Francis took leave and proceeded to Manila Cathedral where he was scheduled to celebrate Mass with priests and religious. with the same seriousness, the Holy Father called upon those consecrated to the Lord to a special affection towards the poor--and to be themselves poor. he admonished them that the poor is at the center of the Gospel and is key to understanding the message of Christ.
on the stretch of road between these two epicenters of authority, people had arrived early to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis. some had traveled many hours if only just to catch sight of the Pope for a moment; there was a family who even crossed the seas from Marinduque island just for the papal visit.
as it was the previous night, the people were joyful and in high spirits despite the long wait and the heat. when the pope mobile finally passed by, it was going much slower than before. the people who had sacrificed great time, effort, and patience to see the Vicar of Christ had been graciously rewarded.