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NGC7635 in all its glory. Captured from Spain, about 11 thousand lightyears away in the contellation Cassiopeia.
The Isetta is an Italian-designed microcar built under license in a number of different countries, including the UK. Because of its egg shape and bubble-like windows, it became known as a bubble car, a name also given to other similar vehicles.
In 1957, Isetta of Great Britain began producing Isetta 300 models at their factory in the former Brighton railway works under licence from BMW. The bit I really like about this story is that this car factory had no access by road! All components were delivered by rail and finished cars were shipped out the same way.
As you can see above, the British cars had right-hand drive with the door hinged from the right-hand side of the car, with the steering column moved across to the right as well. Right-hand drive meant that both the driver and the engine were on the same side, so a 27 kg counterweight was added to the left side to compensate.
Dunlop tyres were used, and Lucas electrics replaced the German Hella and Bosch components, with a different headlamp housing being used. Girling brake components replaced the ATE brake parts.
The Isetta was not popular in the UK until a three-wheeled version was introduced. Although three-wheeled vehicles are more prone to rolling over, there was a financial advantage: they could evade automobile legislation and taxation by being classed as three-wheeled motorcycles, and could be driven with a motorcycle licence. In 1962, Isetta of Great Britain stopped production of the little cars but continued to produce the engines until 1964.
The three-wheel vehicle seen above was manufactured in 1961. It is an exhibit in the Science Museum in London.
“A smile starts on the lips,
A grin spreads to the eyes,
A chuckle comes from the belly;
But a good laugh bursts forth from the soul,
Overflows, and bubbles all around” ~ Carolyn Birmingham
I was going to use this shot for the PCA group's guessing game going on now. It is obviously a bubble, but what kind/where I will leave for you to guess.
Bubble blowers seem to be increasingly common in European cities.
This guy was one of two in the Praça do Comércio (Commerce Square). I had seen the same guy earlier in Rossio Square.
“In all our quest of greatness, like wanton boys, whose pastime is their care, we follow after bubbles, blown in the air.” ~John Webster
FROZEN SOAP BUBBLES
My personal procedure: Wait until it's -7 to -11 degrees F in northern Colorado, put on all of your North Pole Expedition outer wear and boots, choose one of the 24 different soap bubble solutions that you have created after doing some online research, take it outside and immediately spill some on your back porch, say a naughty word, decide where you want to create your bubble and then change your mind 62 times, set up your tripod and camera exactly where you need it and then try to lower your frozen tripod legs, say 2 naughty words, begin to blow your bubble, watch it blow away in .0000054 mile per hour breeze, say a REALLY naughty word, continue watching your bubbles blow away, finally get a bubble to begin to freeze and begin shooting, watch the crystals form in the bubble and giggle just a bit, watch the bubble pop, blow some new bubbles, watch them pop over and over again, say MANY nasty words in a row, ignore the frostbite now hitting your exposed skin, it just DOESN'T MATTER! ANYTHING FOR THE SHOT!
Repeat this process at night, early in the morning and late in the afternoon over 3 days.
Nikon D850 with Nikkor 70-200mm F2.8 lens at 200mm and cropped, F11-16, various shutter speeds above 1/250sec, and various ISO's. Remote cable release and continuous focus and shutter release. Tripod.
En la imagen Alexander Andreadakis y Marta Olivares.
Fotografia tomada al aire libre, con una cámara digital DSRL de canon, objetivo de 18-55mm, modo manual, sin trípode y en movimiento.
La imagen está revelada digitalmente con el gesto de camara RAW de Adobe y retocada con capas de ajuste en photoshop.
The friends we visited this week have a gorgeus log style home on a river...they are like big kids and I had fun trying to catch the bubbles (with my camera) as Mark blew them.....They have no children so it was delightful to see them with such fun "toys" to share. I never noticed how reflections appear in bubbles..one half up, and one half upside down.
Number 31 for 52 in 2016
On the dog walk yesterday.
My granddaughter had a go at this, she couldn't resist the invitation.
It is harder than it looks!
Another here www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/?image_id=2669798
Sep. 29, 1991: Shawn Clohessy tries to eat bubbles during event at the Janss Mall in Thousand Oaks. This photo appeared in the Sep. 30, 1991, Los Angeles Times Ventura Editioin.
forget the last pictures.. today I bought some sort of mini bubblemachine: way better bubbles! not sure if the pictures are better but ehm.. BUBBLES :D
This guy was getting very territorial over the whole lake, chasing all the canadian geese out of the water. To see what he was getting so protective about, see previous post
James McFaul Environmental Center, NJ