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Due to my health condition, I am unable to hold or stabilize a camera for extended periods of time. Additionally, using a tripod has never been enjoyable for me, as it would cause pain when trying to position it correctly and constantly bending over to check the viewfinder. Consequently, I have chosen to explore digital AI artwork as an alternative. I understand that this may not be everyone's cup of tea, as it diverges from traditional photography. However, I have always granted myself the freedom to exercise artistic license and pursue whatever brings me joy. Currently, digital AI artwork fulfills that purpose, at least for the time being.
Another slide restoration from one that was in very poor condition. I've managed to recover a good amount of detail. I can tell you this was taken somewhere in America 50 years ago this year.
Due to my health condition, I am unable to hold or stabilize a camera for extended periods of time. Additionally, using a tripod has never been enjoyable for me, as it would cause pain when trying to position it correctly and constantly bending over to check the viewfinder. Consequently, I have chosen to explore digital AI artwork as an alternative. I understand that this may not be everyone's cup of tea, as it diverges from traditional photography. However, I have always granted myself the freedom to exercise artistic license and pursue whatever brings me joy. Currently, digital AI artwork fulfills that purpose, at least for the time being.
E&LS ran south from Channing with what looked like wood log cars they are taking to Louisiana-Pacific Corporation just a couple miles down the line.
Many have seen the pictures showing the condition of the tracks that run south from Crivitz to Green Bay in Wisconsin, but these look much better and look like allowing them to maintain a much more reasonable track speed.
ELS 501 has previous life as Milwaukee Road (MILW 22), later SOO 6306 and then became EXDX 6306.
Former Electro-Motive Leasing SD40-2.
In 1994, the Gibson Guitars Custom Shop built a limited production of 100 guitars, to commemorate their 1935 Roy Smeck Radio Grande. This is number 31/100, and according to the certificate of authenticity, it was purchased and used for stage work by well known instrumentalist, Norman Blake. I think Norman did not play it much, as the instrument is in like new, mint condition, except for some light finish crazing around the pick guard. Fujifilm X-A1 and XC16-50.
Well, these building may not be the first to catch the eye along Billionaire Row just south of Central Park but I couldn't resist the composition. I thought it interesting to find window A/C units and an old school water tank in real estate that runs way into the millions if not billions. A lot was being prepared for another skyscraper.
Technical Note: The perspective of this image drove me crazy, I couldn't figure out why the bottom of the center-right plane of the building looked a bit off (pulled in) even though the vertical lines are pretty straight. I thought it might have something to do with straightening the perspective or perhaps some lens distortion going on. What I concluded after plenty of study is it's a bit of an optical illusion with the four rows of lower windows having a different horizontal spacing than the top four rows! The result is that they tend to "pull" the image to the right a bit, IMO. Anyway, it was fun trying to figure this out and I was relieved that I didn't have to blame my 24-70. I shot this at 55mm which is a focal length I don't use too often for buildings. That being said, I'll have to run a few field tests next time I'm around tall buildings to confirm my hypothesis.
New York City: 57th St.looking north between 6th and 7th Ave.
( 144 of 365 )
Yup , another random car find and this time a Morris Minor convertible .
I think it is a 1961 948 cc model .
It looked in a very good condition from what I saw at a distance .
" We live for this emptiness feeling of pleasure
We get so sick
We’re happiest under the weather
Poison in our veins
Dying for a taste
‘Cause we’re birds of a feather
So we suffer together
The end is where we all begin
We die for the feeling
Nothing to believe in
Put a gun against your head
Pull the trigger join the trend
We live for the sickness
Obsessed and addicted
We’re all dying just to be
Part of a new disease
A new disease is what we want but what we do instead
Is dream up demons that feed on us til there’s nothing left
And we believe it that we’re feeling the best
When the guns are pressed against our heads
We’re on a fast track looking for another condition
But now we’re half passed dead with a fucking addiction
We got bad habits and we’re always pushing the limits
Just to mask that madness of loving the sickness
The end is where we all begin
We die for the feeling
Nothing to believe in
Put a gun against your head
Pull the trigger join the trend
We live for the sickness
Obsessed and addicted
We’re all dying just to be
Part of a new disease
We wanna feel the sickness
We wanna lose control
We feed our new addiction
Until we overdose
Yeah, we feed our new addiction
Until we overdose
The end is where we all begin
We die for the feeling
Nothing to believe in
Put a gun against your head
Pull the trigger join the trend
We live for the sickness
Obsessed and addicted
We’re all dying just to be
Part of a new disease ... "
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Westchester Country the large suburban county north of New York City is one of the wealthiest counties in the state and in the whole of the US. However in an area known as downtown Yonkers in Yonkers NY is an impoverished, blighted neighborhood straddled with very high crime. The reason my wife and I were there is get our COIVD boosters at a local armory where we could get it without an appointment. Now this area has had a bad reputation for decades and it's many years since I last even past through and I saw retail districts where over half the storefronts were locked up and not in use and a decent number homes and buildings in a very poor state of repair. As Siri on my phone was guiding us back towards the highway I passed this home that was obviously 19th century in design and some very unique architectural features in the windows and the wooden trim. At one point back when my grandfather was a boy or earlier a wealthy family probably once lived here. If this house was located not that many miles north in one of the wealthier Hudson Valley towns it would probably have been reconditioned and restored to pristine condition and the home of some very wealthy individual or even given some level of landmark status. Instead it's obviously been decaying for decades in a township that is too poor and or apathetic to either restore it or tear it down and just sits as an rotting eyesore of neglect. What a shame.
In besten Pflegezustand zeigte sich am 30. September 2017 die 1144.206, als ich sie mit dem umgeleiteten G 54703 nach Graz Verschiebebahnhof zwischen Windischgarsten und Spital am Pyhrn aufnehmen konnte.
ÖBB's 1144.206 was in mint condition when I took this picture of it between Windischgarsten and Spital on September 30th 2017. The engine hauled mixed freight train G 54703 mostly loaded with wood to Graz shunting yard. It was rerouted via Selzthal due to construction works on the Semmering pass.
With roots dating back to 1873, the Rutledge Home name is deeply embedded in the Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin community.
As a memorial to his wife, Hannah, and a desire to provide shelter and care for the aged, Mr. Edward Rutledge, bequeathed funds in his will for the construction of The Hannah M. Rutledge Home for the Aged. Construction took place from 1910-1913, and on May 1, 1913 the home opened at 300 Bridgewater Avenue in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Those that moved in could stay at Rutledge Home for as long as they needed, under the condition they turned over all of their assets to Rutledge Charities upon their passing.
Before knowing the weather condition of the Himalayan region we should understand its geography. The Himalayan region covers an area of 2,250 km with an average width of 200 km. The forest belt of the Himalayan region consists of Oak, Rhododendron, Birch, Pine, Deodar, and Fir. And the monsoon season in this region lasts for mid June till the end of September. The Himalayas influences the meteorological conditions in the Indian subcontinent to the south and in the Central Asian highlands to the north to a great extent. It acts a climatic divider circulating the air and water system to a great extent. Because of its altitude and location it blocks the passage of the cold winds coming from the north to the Indian sub continent thereby making India's climate much more moderate. It also influences the rainfall pattern in India. The combined effect of rainfall, latitude and altitude largely influences the forests belts in the Himalayan region. The rainfall is mostly recorded during the monsoon time of June to September but it decreases as you travel from east to west. The snow-capped ranges of the Himalayas stretch 2, 250 km from the Namcha Barwa to Nanga Parbat on the Indus. The range extends from east to west up to central-Nepal and then takes a southeast to northwest direction.
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This fountain is in a small plaza in Camillas, northern Spain.
The graffiti and untidy condition of the fountain and its immediate surrounds is quite different to the rest of Camillas, which is a pretty, seaside town.
Air conditioner is wide open as the power sits in front of the depot.
Think this is the photo that drove him to bale on the 24mm wide angle lense experiment. Gives a good look at that four bulb headlight.
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Before knowing the weather condition of the Himalayan region we should understand its geography. The Himalayan region covers an area of 2,250 km with an average width of 200 km.
The forest belt of the Himalayan region consists of Oak, Rhododendron, Birch, Pine, Deodar, and Fir. And the monsoon season in this region lasts for mid June till the end of September. The Himalayas influences the meteorological conditions in the Indian subcontinent to the south and in the Central Asian highlands to the north to a great extent. It acts a climatic divider circulating the air and water system to a great extent. Because of its altitude and location it blocks the passage of the cold winds coming from the north to the Indian sub continent thereby making India's climate much more moderate. It also influences the rainfall pattern in India. The combined effect of rainfall, latitude and altitude largely influences the forests belts in the Himalayan region. The rainfall is mostly recorded during the monsoon time of June to September but it decreases as you travel from east to west. The snow-capped ranges of the Himalayas stretch 2, 250 km from the Namcha Barwa to Nanga Parbat on the Indus. The range extends from east to west up to central-Nepal and then takes a southeast to northwest direction.
www.himalaya2000.com/himalayan-facts/climate-of-himalayas...
With the train just clear of the Barber yard limits, the engineer on train P23 winds up his pair of four axle EMDs to get up to track speed with a twenty car local freight for Mooresville in tow. It is becoming quite rare to catch vintage power with no air conditioning and a cab mounted horn, so I was quite happy to bag this one.
One of my cousins is in the hospital right now and she is in critical condition because of a blood clot that went to her brain. She delivered her baby boy, a preemie, a couple of days ago. I can't imagine the grief and stress that they are all going through right now. We are all just waiting and hoping and praying that she will recover. I wanted this image to represent the chaos that is life.
Beautiful custom 1953 Chevy Bel Air at Hot August Nights. Note the classic window air conditioner on the rear window. Old cars and cruising is more than a hobby in Hispanic culture, it's truly a family affair.
And the 1971 hit, Sly Stone's Family Affair
digital art 2008
inspired by a memory of walking at night when the car had broken down,thinking of life,the multiverse and everything and what it all means ??????????????
Taken on Water Street back in 1986, here's a wharf that's in such bad condition that it has sprouted a crop of grass and weeds in a number of areas, probably benefiting from steady fertilization provided by the heavy population of gulls. There are about a half dozen pigeons in residence, but it's clear that the gulls "own" this roost. The wharf and buildings are gone now, and have been for many years. I could have walked out to the wharf but it didn't look safe. The area around the building was undoubtedly spongy and rotten so I figured any photos would best be taken from the shore. I've been visiting Nova Scotia since 1976 and can't recall seeing this structure in any better condition than shown here. I have no idea when it disappeared, but it might have been removed by the town in a "revitalizing" of the waterfront area.
The original color negative image was taken with a Pentax 6x7, 300mm f/4 Takumar lens, using Kodacolor CP-100 roll film.
The original negative was copied using a Nikon D3500 camera, 55mm f/3.5 Micro-Nikkor, fitted with a Nikon 4T close-up lens, a 1.6x Sigma achromatic close-up lens on the 4T. Exposure was 1 second at f/11, ISO set at 100. The light source was a 13.5 watt LED bulb (5000K).
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"De Berk" is a flour mill in Barger-Compascuum in Drenthe. The mill comes from the German Drantum (Kreis Cloppenburg) and was purchased in the eighties by miller Hendrik Bökkers from Olst, who wanted to build it in the east of the country to replace another mill. This plan did not go ahead and the mill was eventually sold on to Stichting Veenpark 't Aole Compas, which placed it in the Veenpark as a rotating mill. De Berk was restored in 2006, but since 2009 the mill has not been able to turn due to the poor condition of the tail work. The mill is a municipal monument. (source: wikipedia)
(BTW This photo is part of Project: 100 Windmills)
Doug Harrop Photography • Emory, Utah • February 19, 1978
Essay courtesy Mark W. Hemphill . . .
Doug’s “Kansas City” coal trains were symboled RIUE or a URUE. These trains loaded on the Utah Railway, at Mohrland, Wattis, and Hiawatha, and were destined to Union Electric generating stations in Missouri via the Rock Island or the Frisco. The “Kansas City” referred to UP hand-off to the delivering carrier, which occurred at Kansas City.
The RIUE went to Union Electric’s four-unit, 2,400-MW Labadie Power Plant, west of St. Louis on the Missouri River’s south bank. Union built Labadie in the early 1970s to burn Illinois Basin coal. Because that was high-sulfur coal, in the late 1970s the power plant began blending Western low-sulfur coal to comply with the Clean Air Act, which in 1977 began limiting sulfur dioxide emissions. The RIUE’s routing was Utah-UP-Rock Island, via Kansas City. Rock Island’s route across Missouri was nearly air-line, but in poor condition. After the Rock Island’s 1980 bankruptcy, the routing changed to Utah-UP-Missouri Pacific to St. Louis, then westward on a stub of the Rock Island to Labadie, purchased by the Cotton Belt. The RIUE’s empty return train was symboled RIUW.
From about May 1978 to July 1979, the Labadie Power Plant set used 70-ton Rock Island hoppers painted blue in the new “ROCK” scheme. This trainset also ran via UP from Provo to Kansas City.
The URUE went to Union Electric’s two-unit, 1,250-MW Rush Island Power Plant, 47 miles south of St. Louis on the Mississippi River’s west bank. Union built in the mid-1970s to burn Illinois Basin coal. Similarly, in 1977 it had to begin blending Western low-sulfur coal to comply with new CAA regulations. The URUE’s routing was Utah-UP-Frisco, via Kansas City. The Frisco route was circuitous via Springfield, in southwest Missouri. Its empty return train symbol was URUW.
UP’s unit train symbols at that time were not uniform. Most were four-letter symbols, some were three. Coal train symbols ended in UE or UW, UE standing for Unit East and UW standing for Unit West, regardless of which direction the train was loaded or empty. For most trains, the first one or two letters attempted to designate the coal’s consignee, e.g., KUW for Kaiser Unit West, from the D&RGW at Sunnyside, Utah, to Kaiser Steel at Fontana, California. For consignees with multiple power plants with UP unit trains – Union Electric had five – that methodology didn’t fully align. One could surmise that the RI in RIUE stood for Rock Island, and the UR in URUE stood for Union Electric-Rush Island.