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I was in Hialeah again on Friday and while visiting a paint shop a pendejo blocked me in. Having several minutes to kill, I shot these.
A few months ago a photo club member posted an image of this fence from a different angle. She was gracious enough to share it's location. I first photoed it on a sunny day, there were real contrast problems with splotches of light & shadow. I later went back on a overcast day & got it with more even lighting. Then there was a low snow day, it's up about 4500'. I went back the morning the snow stopped. I have other pictures that show the snow a bit better but I like the way the bicycles show from this angle. I met the woman who's house this fronts, she plans to add to it as bicycles become available. Just a quirk for her living in the mountains.
Air Compressor Converted to Silent Running, for Cortina MK4 projects for air tools, paint and just blowing up tyer's
Ironmaking blast furnaces require large amounts of air to be blown into the bottom of the furnace to intensify the combustion, the same way a blacksmiths forge needs air blown into it to make it hotter. That air blast, probably 40,000 CFM at around 25 psi, was provided originally by blowing engines. These were injected with natural gas and the large flywheels supplied kinetic energy. These were also used to generate electricity. These engines were in constant operation for almost 100 years except for when they were shut down for routine maintenance. If anyone has more information on these engines, I would be happy to hear from you. For a sense of the size of these engines, check out the stairs along the right side.
Today, I am told, steel mills use turbo blowers that are much smaller and operate much like jet engines. These are piston engines that operate like the compressor in your garage, on a much larger scale of course.
Seen adjacent to the parking lot at Almaden Quicksilver County Park. This is among assorted mercury mining tools and equipment set out on display.
A sign indicates that this compressor was a gasoline powered model from Gardner-Denver Company based in Quincy, IL. Note that the tires have deteriorated yet the wheels remain.
Rollei RPX-25, 4" x 5", 20 iso, Normal development in Ilford Perceptol developer, 1:1, 8:45 minutes, 24C. Taken June 2019. Ebony SV45TU. Rodenstock Grandagon-N 90mm.
Abandoned Compressor, Greenhill Mine, Blairmore, Alberta
Orphaned natural gas compressor station. Orphaned oil and gas sites long ago forgotten littler Utah and are leaking various contaminants into the ground and air. San Juan County, Utah.
In the Compressor Room for the big Airship Hanger at the Tillamook Air Museum. This would have been used to fill the Airships with Helium, during World War II.
IN ENGLISH BELOW THE LINE
Foto presa amb una Voigtländer Vito IIa, fabricada entre 1955 i 1957; Color Skopar f3,5/50mm; pel·licula Fomapan 100.
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Picture taken with a Voigtländer Vito IIa, made c.1955-1957; Color-Skopar f3,5/50mm; Fomapan 100 film.
The monster sleeps in the basement. Sometimes it wakes up and makes an infernal noise for a minute or two. Then silence again.
Fuji Instax 500 AF, Instax wide film
13. Oktober 2014
I believe this is an early air compressor exhibited at the most excellent Steam Giants of Brede Waterworks museum, Rye, East Sussex.
The museum has many exhibits including a preserved nuclear bunker which would have operated as a water distribution control centre in the event of thermo-nuclear conflict.
Explore #101 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 |
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Shot taken during an evening walk. Strange light for a sunset caused by the mist.
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Standard 3 exposures HDR [-2,0,+2EV] in RAW/ISO100 at 10 mm, f/8 using the Canon 50D and Canon 10-22mm lens on a tripod.
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Tonemapped using the 'Tone Compressor'
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