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Clock completely restored, 4 rod bim-bam gong, good running clock and keeps great time. Love this clock
Photo A Day: November 5
Well. I was waking up at 5 a.m., and not thinking of photos. And it did me no good to be outside for a photo at 5 p.m. like I was for October's 4 o'clock theme. We changed our time an hour back on Sunday (returning to standard time from daylight savings time), so now it's dark at 5 p.m. All I could think to do was photograph the dining room clock at 5 o'clock.
I also want to add that 5:00 has always been an important time to me. Growing up, it's when we had dinner, no matter what. Dad got home slightly before, and Mom had dinner timed to be ready right at 5. I used to adhere to that same schedule after I moved out, but nowadays I just eat loosely between 4 and 7 pm.
Finally, I rarely do black and white photography, but this theme kind of lent itself to monochrome.
Rare China made round face clock. Powered by an interesting battery driven tunning fork movement. The working principles of this type of movement is described in my Seth Thomas mantel clock
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Only Time will tell and every clock tells a story....
The problem with clock is, once you got two they start to multiply..
It all started when I acquired my first clock a 1960's jap 7-day wall clock from a colleague of mine by the name of Wong Mun Lai, a clock collector
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It was a non-working clock which I wanted to hang up for display. After a while, I felt something amiss. A clock is not a clock if it does'nt work! So I took it apart and do some fixing, to my surprise I managed to get it ticking again ! I was totally fascinated From there I got my second, third and so on....
My favourite has to be the 400 day clock
Amazing time piece and fun to repair Next in line is those of the electromechanical design type
I love the working principles
At the time of writing, my collection is still growing....but has grind to a halt as my interest is now focus on nature photography
365 Day 6!
I'm running so very late! I should be packed right now. But I'm not. I should be in the car driving. But I'm not. Being the procrastinator that I am, I'm just frantically running around getting ready for our trip.
Why the heart necklace? Because I just received my shiny new 50mm 1.4 lens in the mail today and I am completely smitten! I had to stop packing to play with it for a few moments. Can I just say what a giant difference in clarity from the 1.8 I was using before. WOW... LOVE... YAY... HAPPY!
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Picture: The Fully Restored Morningside Clock was put back in position today after being refurbished by James Ritchie and sons which took just over 6weeks. Engineer Craig Park (Orange Vest) and Sales Manager Tony Charlesworth (Yellow vest)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Began keeping time on October 20, 1803. The caretaker position ceased in 1965.
I found myself collecting nice quality clocks after three were gifted to me. This one was gifted to me by my folks who acquired it in Arizona. I want to say this looks like it was made circa late 1970s. There is exquisite artwork on it. The focus point in the photo is on the face which is not the greatest part of the clock. I say this because the artwork is the focal point of this clock when viewing it in person. The book titles are slightly out-of-focus. They are:
"The Pony Express"
"Journey to the West"
"The Hands of Time"
The clock box maker / artist, did not sign, or put his/her/their mark, on the clock box. The clock works are a cheap battery powered works (which I had to replace as the pendulum stopped swinging). The clock box, and artwork, are outstanding, and I would like to know more about it.
If someone would know who the clock box maker / artist, is/are, please advise.
The only remaining part of Nottingham's Victoria Station, now replaced by the Victoria shopping Centre. The clock was installed by Wm Potts & Sons Leeds in 1900. Nottingham Victoria Station was closed in 1967.
"Home-time" came the rude reply!
A broken (and edited) clock found at my friends house. I took a shine to it...
Most clocks and watches with radium paint no longer glow visibly because decades of radiation damage the zinc sulfide crystals in the paint, reducing the light output. However, I discovered that this radium clock I got from a friend still has a detectable glow. When you look at it closely with dark adapted eyes you can still see a very faint glow. The glow is also "noisy", you can see the separate flashes as alpha particles strike the zinc sulfite in the paint.
I made this picture with a long exposure time, under a blanket, to capture the faint light which is easily overwhelmed by weak light sources.
Common name: Bengal Clock Vine, Bengal Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Flower, Blue Sky Vine, Blue Trumpet Vine, Nil lata नील लता (Hindi), Tumakhlung (Gujarati), Nil lota (Bengali)
Botanical name: Thunbergia grandiflora
- [ (thun-BER-jee-uh) named after Carl Peter Thunberg, 19th century Swedish botanist; (gran-dih-FLOR-uh) with large flowers ]
Family: Acanthaceae (acanthus or ruellia family)
- [ (ah-kanth-AY-see-ay) from the Greek Ãikantha, meaning thorn, spine, or spike ]
Origin: India
The Blue Skyflower has been called by some "the most beautiful vine in the world". From a distance, this twining, flowering vine looks like a morning glory and even up close the flowers are quite similar. It is a vigorous evergreen vine that comes from northern India.
From the rope-like stems, that can reach to the top of large structure or even cover a good sized tree, emerge the dark green leaves that are leathery and have a distinctive elongated heart shape, 4-5 inches long and often have a slightly toothed margin. The beautiful 3 inch wide pale blue flowers are cup-like with pale yellow to cream blue striped centers.
This plant can be in bloom at nearly any time of year but will sulk during cold months. Plant in full sun or in a shaded location (this vine will find the sun!) The rampant growth of this vine can be somewhat controlled by giving or withholding irrigation - once established it needs only be watered occasionally.
Courtesy:
- Flowers of India
- Dave's Garden
- EcoPort
- TopTropicals
This clock was restored at some point in time, and in the background notice the old water tower. Located near the bus station (main street), Wheeling, WV.
I found this new in its package. My step dad converted it from electric to battery operated so it doesn't have any pesky cord.
Good Friends and Smoke Filled Sunsets:
This week those of us in the Northwest have the joy of Hillary Younger visiting from Tasmania. Not only is Hillary a fantastic person who is a blast to hang out with, but she's an amazing photographer. She won grandprize in the photo contest I hosted last year, and her adventuresome work and artistic eye never fail to amaze me.
Hillary asked me to meet her atop Flag Mountain last night for sunset along with the great northwest photographers Gary Randall and Darlisa Black, both of whose work I have long admired. There is nothing I love more than getting out photographing with a fun group like that.
I got delayed driving out of Portland and was racing the clock to sunset. The road is very narrow, steep and rocky. I was driving...
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The Corpus Clock is a large sculptural clock at street level on the outside of the Taylor Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Unveiled in 2008 it was one of Time's Best Inventions of the year.
The time is displayed by means of blue LED's lighting slits in the gold disc.
However, the most striking feature is the insect on top of the disc. Akin to a grasshopper or locust it is known as the Chronophage i.e. Time-eater. It moves its mouth, appearing to "eat up" the seconds as they pass, and occasionally it "blinks" in seeming satisfaction. The hour is tolled by the sound of a chain clanking into a small wooden coffin hidden in the back of the clock.
The clock is entirely accurate only once every five minutes. The rest of the time, the pendulum may seem to catch or stop, and the lights may lag or, then, race to get ahead. According to John Taylor, this erratic motion reflects life's "irregularity".
Conceived as a work of public art, the Chronophage reminds viewers in a dramatic way of the inevitable passing of time. John Taylor deliberately designed it to be "terrifying": "Basically I view time as not on your side. He'll eat up every minute of your life, and as soon as one has gone he's salivating for the next." Others have described it as "hypnotically beautiful and deeply disturbing".
The Corpus Clock is a product of traditional mechanical clockmaking. It features the world's largest grasshopper escapement, a low-friction mechanism for converting pendulum motion into rotational motion. The grasshopper escapement was an invention of the renowned eighteenth-century clockmaker John Harrison.
The Zytglogge, or clock tower, in Bern, Switzerland was built in the 13th century and includes a 15th-century astronomical clock.
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This is a wall clock which was my grandmother's - it's shaped like a giant pocket watch. I was just messing about with this, and the photos came out a bit unspectacular, with a massive blue tinge and not capturing the antiquey feel of the clock. So Photoshop to the rescue - I played around with the levels a lot, plus contrast, a little yellow Photo Filter and some elements of the pseudolomo technique posted in the Techniques group at
www.flickr.com/groups/topic/12082/
As promised, this is an updated version, but I'm still not sure I'm through with it, so comments would be great.
The laptop inside the frame and secured.
Two additional superglued Lego structures support it from the sides and long bolts stop it tipping back.
That's why the side blocks aren't symmetric -- they're positioned so the bolt ends protrude into a void where there are no keys.
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Since January 1st 2010, I have been taking and uploading one square picture each day to:
square365.blogspot.com
A custom altered clock requested as a Christmas present. I was given the basic clock and a lot of papers from ski holiday's to create something magical.
A closer view of Brighton’s Clock Tower that commemorates Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee of 1887. Her wayward son Bertie is depicted on the panel. He was to become King Edward VII in 1901. The cables spreading out from the Tower hold lights that illuminate the scene at night.
Professor Martin Fisher speeds past, in the guise of Brighton & Hove 438 (BF12KXR). It is a Volvo B9TL with Wright Gemini Eclipse 2 bodywork. Prof. Martin Fisher was a noted doctor who became an HIV consultant in Brighton in 1995. Many patients owe their lives to his tireless work. The Martin Fisher Foundation was set up in 2015 to continue his work.
Waterstones bookstore now occupies the former Burton’s tailoring building.