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In 1987 some waterfront was developed in Brisbane for restaurants, and small offices. Part of the development included a reasonable sized lookout tower (now bolted shut) and an unusual water clock.
I remember seeing this operating in the early 90s on a visit, and it was impressive. I can't remember exactly how it worked, but those two vertical tubes are marked with times, and I think water was pumped to the top, and at the hour, a BIG bucket thing came out on rails along the red cantilevered ramp, and then the bucket was overturned and it all came splashing down inot the pond at the bottom, to start again.
Depending on the wind, and how close you wanted to see the action, it was touch and go whether you ended up being involved in a wet T-shirt competition or not.
If only I had a photo, or if only I could find it.
Well, sadly the complex was not a roarinf success, and that might be partly because of its position with respect to road access. I am not sure, but today, some of the building is still used, but much of it seems lifeless, and the water clock is looking rather sad, with broken clock faces, all shuttered up and fenced off, and pidgeons roosting in the top.
There is another wider shot below from the other side of Breakfast Creek which is just off the main Brisbane River. The "Italian" gondolas that ferry romance around the river leave from here.
Times up for this CLOCK
Timepieces Theme
The clock in Downtown Forest City, NC was restored in 2014 by Gene Volk, a clock repairman from the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, of Hendersonville, NC.
We visited London during our 2010 visit to the UK. We had a lovely day with beautiful weather, and enjoyed the area around the Wheel and Westminster Abbey. This is the clock (sometimes called Big Ben) on the Houses of Parliament.
Image processed with GIMP.
After a query from a friend following the previous clock.
Thanks again Timothy Valentine for the original: www.flickr.com/photos/el_ramon/40405629643.
In case you are not familiar with all of the symbols in some of these formulas: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floor_and_ceiling_functions
RESTORE!! (This was one of my New Year's "guidelines," to restore or repair old things and make them new again). I took an old clock that I have had since about 1967 and made it over into something quite different. It might be gaudy for some, but I like how it matches the multi-colored frames on my nightstand now.
Basically I cleaned up the old hardware and scraped old glue, then painted the wood parts of the clock gold. I then attached glass crystals in various sizes and colors to make something that looks like it could come from the thieves' cave that Ali Baba visits (or so I tell myself).
While I did this I watched the uncut version of 1954's "The Egyptian," directed by Michael Curtiz. OMG what a long and melodramatic movie!!! I saw it years ago but I had forgotten most of it.
This was my grandmothers clock and as far back as I can remember it never worked, When she passed my father got it. As far back as I can remember when he had it it never worked! When I moved out I dug it out of the back of the closet and took it to a clock maker. He totally rebuilt it. That was 30 yrs ago! Still keeps perfect time! Chimes on the hour and half hour. Eight day movement.
The Ansonia Clock Company of New York was one of the major 19th century American clock manufacturers. It produced millions of clocks in the period between 1850, its year of incorporation, and 1929, the year the company went into receivership. In 1914 it produced 440 different clocks!
The large early medieval dial of the Exeter Astronomical Clock is a working model of the solar system as it was then understood. The sun and moon circle around the earth at the centre of the dial.
The outermost black disc, decorated with fleur-de-lys, represents the sun. It goes round the dial once every 24 hours, pointing outwards to the time of day. The tail of the fleur-de-lys points to the day in the lunar month on the inner ring. The ball inside the lunar month ring represents the moon with half its surface black and half silver. It rotates on its axis to show the correct phase of the moon.
The fixed golden ball in the centre of the dial represents the earth.
Exeter Cathedral
We've been looking for a living room wall clock for a while to count down the girls for school in the morning.
We really liked George Nelsons Ball Clock but it was too big so I designed my own clock and built it with the machinists extraordinaires Grischa and Philipp from the machine shop.
The body is Aluminium with a CNC-machined compartment for the quartz movement.
The beams are stainess steel and the balls are brass.
Shot with phonecam
18.April 2012
Clocks just ask to be photographed. They're like cameras, so many models made through the years. Love the bokeh on this lens.
Shot with the Nikon FM 35mm camera loaded with Kentmere 100 asa film developed in Ilfosol3 for 7.5 minutes at 68F.
Take 2 of this clock featured on the former Kaufman Department store (now Macy's). The first take of this was a few years back in sepia. Really wanting to get out and do some shooting again, getting the bi monthly itch to do so!