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[5171-D7500-Neo]
Blue Gothic Project
Meansville, Pike County, Georgia USA
Just a crop of this infrared panorama (due to Flickr's "best display size" which obviously seems to vary between free and pro users):
www.flickr.com/photos/197010762@N05/52623755573/in/dateta...
Also black & white, 8:5 aspect ratio, 7157 x 4474px (32MP).
It's cool how the ripples on the lake are confined to a certain area, outside of it, the water is flat like a mirror.
Nikon D90 (APS-C, fullspectrum mod)
Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di ll VC HLD
Hoya R72 (720nm infrared pass-filter)
ISO200, 24mm, f/6.3, 0,8sec
panorama head, tripod, remote
Nick, a friend of many years, runs a fishing holiday business in a South Devon village.
He has just purchased a disused chapel next to his house and made a magnificent job of converting it into a fishing lodge. This is the living/dining area . Quite stunning!!
+++ DISCLAIMER +++
Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
A small Luft '46 project, but not an OOB kit but rather a massive kit conversion which comes close to scratch-building: the rather weird Messerschmitt 334, a true 'paper plane'.
Some background
The Me 334 (the project number's origins are not clear, the designation has never been officially accepted by the RLM) is one of the few plane designs that was intended as a conversion from a jet/rocket-powered plane into a piston-engine design, namely the Me 163 Komet.
Due to the early unavailability of the Walter rocket engines for the Me 163 in 1942/43, the Me 334 was derived as an alternative. Dr. Lippisch, the Me 163' designer, modified this aircraft to accept a Daimler Benz DB 605 12-cylinder piston engine. The wings were taken from the Me 163. They were mounted mid-fuselage and swept back at a 23.4 degree angle. The main landing gear retracted inwards and the front gear retracted to the rear - a revolutionary design for its time. The DB 605 would drive a pusher propeller through an extension shaft, alle the way through the fuselage, and the vertical stabilizer was re-located under the fuselage as a protection for the propeller on the ground.
Further development was abandoned when the Walter engines finally became operational and available, and Lippisch designed the P.20 as another evolutionary step of the basic design, but this time with a jet engine.
The Me 334 was never built, and its performance can only be guessed. Sources consider the Me equivalent or even slightly superior to the contemporary Me 109G.
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 7.0 m
Wing span: 9.3 m
Height: 3.72 m
Wing area: 17.3 m²
Aspect ratio: 5.0
Weight: 2.800–3.000 kg
Performance: slightly better than a Me 109G
Engine: 1 Daimler-Benz DB 605 with 1.475 hp
Armament: Two MG 131 13mm machine guns on top of the engine cowl.
The kit and its assembly
Information and details are scarce, so I decided to take the same approach Dr. Lippisch did: take a Me 163, add a piston engine and see where it goes.
The basis for my kit is a Me 163 from Academy - a very good model kit, which nor only comes with a tractor for the model but also offers two fuselage versions: the single seated interceptor and the two-seated trainer version. The latter would be perfect for my conversion, because I could use the complete rear cockpit and its interior!
From this Me 163S, more or less the complete fuselage and the wings were taken, but donations from several other kits were used to "create" something that would resemble a Me 334 (all 1:72 scale):
- Engine from a Matchbox Me 410
- Landing gear from a Hasegawa J7W Shinden
- Main wheels from a Hasegawa XF8U
- Main landing gear covers from an Italieri Fw 190D
- Canopy from an Airfix P-38
- Propeller blades from a Matchbox Fw 190A
- Air intake and jet fan parts from a Kovozavody Su-25
- Exhaust pipes from an Italierei He 111
Many other details like the front grille or the landing gear covers were built from scratch.
Lots of putty was necessary to melt the engine and the fuselage into "one", as well as the P-38 canopy, which is actually a bit oversized for the tiny aircraft.
The propeller was built from scratch - it is the tip of a supersonic drop tank, a wire shaft sits in a plastic tube in the plane's tail. The propeller blades come from a Matchbox Fw 190 - I thought that these characteristic, spade-like blades would add to the "German" look.
All the landing gear wells had to be cut open manually, and filled with some details. This was easier than expected, just the front wheel bay was a bit difficult to install since it would be placed on the intersection of fuselage and engine.
Since I am not certain what would be inside of the radiator intake in the Me 334's front, I decided to put a mesh inside and add a small fan which would be barely visible - a nice effect.
I used the original cockpit from the Me 163 Academy kit, just added safety belts and a radio set behind the seat. Since fitting the canopy was rather complicated and messy, I left it unopened and without a pilot.
Painting
As a true "Whif" plane, total design freedom! But as usual with Luft '46 models, I tried to stay true to contemporary Luftwaffe camouflage and marking designs. The Me 334 would have been ready for trials in late 1943, so I thought that a machine from a fictional "Erprobungskommando 334" (or "EK 334" for short, a temporary testing unit, where a new type would be introduced to real life service, a common Luftwaffe practice at that time) would be fine.
Since all-grey fighters were only about to appear at that time, I settled on conservative colours:
* Wing surfaces in RLM 71/02 (Dunkelgrün/Grau, actually Humbrol #116 and Testors Testors #2071; it is a colour scheme that was common on Bf 109’s, after the original RLM 70/71 turned out to be much too dark an low in contrast)
* Lower surfaces RLM 65 (Lichtblau, Humbrol #65)
* Fuselage surface RLM 75/02 (Humbrol #106 Ocean Grey with additional mottles of Humbrol #140 Gull Grey)
* All interior surfaces including the landing gear were painted in RLM 66 (Schwarzgrau).
Markings come from the donation kit Academy Me 163 and from the scrap box. Among the extras are squadron batches and insignia for the technical officer’s plane (the chevron symbol with the dot instead of a number) from TL Decals, plus some ‘kill’ markings for planes and balloons on the tai fin, also from a TL Decals sheet.
Ruinas del convento de San Anton. Siglo XIV. Castrojeriz. Burgos. España.
Se fundó el convento en el año 1146 bajo el patrocinio del rey Alffono VII. Orden dedicada a la atención de los peregrinos y a curar el "mal del fuego", enfermedad que se extendió en la Edad Media. Se ayudaba a los peregrinos y se les imponía la TAU como signo de protección en los males del camino. Desaparecida la Orden en 1787, parte de sus bienes pasaron a la colegiata y con los efectos de la desamortización de Mendizábal en 1835, el resto pasó a manos privadas.
Desde el año 2002 existe un refugio para peregrinos.
La entrada a este convento estaba protegida por un arco elevado del S. XVI. En pie queda una magnífica portada gótica y los impresionantes ventanales ojivales del ábside de su iglesia. El retablo barroco se conserva en la Iglesia de San Juan Bautista.
* La TAU es la última letra del alfabeto hebreo, representaba el cumplimiento de la Palabra de Dios revelada. Los israelitas, solían marcar la frente de sus hijos, con ese signo, para protegerlos de las iras divinas.
En nuestro alfabeto corresponde con la letra “T”.Para los cristianos la Tau vino a representar la cruz de Cristo. Francisco de Asís, tomó la Tau como su firma y todavía hoy, es símbolo y emblema de la Orden franciscana.La cruz en forma de “T” era considerado como un signo de conversión, penitencia, elección y protección.
La Orden monástica de San Antón, que se estableció en Castrojeriz por disposición del Rey Alfonso VIII, eran conocido por los antonianos, llevaban la Tau sobre su hábito, y se dedicaban entre otras cosas, a cuidar de los peregrinos enfermos que llegaban haciendo Camino de Santiago.A todos ellos, les daban una especie de escapulario con dicha cruz, para que les protegiera de las enfermedades y peligros del Camino.
La cruz TAU fue utilizada por los caballeros templarios defensores de los peregrinos a Compostela; era su insignia para reconocerse con facilidad a lo largo de todas las etapas del Camino hacia el sepulcro del Apóstol.
* Mal del fuego o conocida también como Ergotismo o “Fuego del Infierno”, fue una enfermedad que se desarrolló sobre todo durante la Edad Media. Se desarrolló sobre todo entre los siglos IX y XIV, aunque también se dio posteriormente de forma más esporádica.
El Fuego de San Antonio era una enfermedad producida por la intoxicación por el cornezuelo de centeno, un hongo parásito de este cereal que se presentaba con el aspecto de un pequeño cuerno negruzco en las espigas del centeno.
El alcaloide responsable de esta intoxicación era la ergotamina, de la que deriva el ácido lisérgico. Este hongo produce esporas durante la primavera que son esparcidas por el viento. Si estas esporas entran en contacto con una flor como las gramíneas o este tipo de cereales infectan a la planta, destruyen sus tejidos y forman esclerocios (estructuras duras, oscuras, de forma parecida a un grano y a un cuerno).
La enfermedad empezaba con un frío intenso y repentino en todas las extremidades para convertirse después en una sensación de quemazón aguda. La infección puede ser leve, aguda o mortal, producía alucinaciones, convulsiones y vasoconstricción de las arterias que podía causar la necrosis de los tejidos y la aparición de gangrena en las extremidades, llegando a causar su pérdida en los casos más graves (en este caso se le denominaba ergotismo crónico). Frecuentemente solía provocar la muerte. También existía otro tipo de ergotismo conocido como ergotismo agudo, cuyos síntomas eran convulsiones espasmódicas en brazo y piernas y contracciones musculares que podían llevar al enfermo a morir por asfixia. En las mujeres embarazadas provocaba el aborto incluso en los casos más leves.
El tratamiento de la enfermedad era suministrado por la orden de los canónigos agustinos de San Antón. El remedio consistía en que los canónigos regulares tocaran con su báculo a los enfermos, los cuales peregrinaban hasta el monasterio de esta orden. La estancia se acompañaba con un cambio de dieta. Los enfermos de este modo mejoraban pero se debía al cambio de dieta que ayudaba a combatir la enfermedad y no al toque del báculo.
Otro remedio consistía en la peregrinación a Santiago, pues durante ella visitaban los conventos de los antoninos y se curaban , aunque frecuentemente volvía a aparecer con el tiempo.
Se le dio el nombre de Fuego del Infierno porque en la Edad Media poco se sabía sobre esta enfermedad y frente a lo desconocido recurrían a la religión. Así se decía de esta enfermedad que era un castigo divino y que sus víctimas eran poseídas por el demonio cuyo fin era atacarlos y acabar con su vida. Se le conoce como fuego de San Antonio pues los enfermos se encomendaban a San Antonio Abad, buscando una cura eficaz. Además la primera orden que se fundó para cuidar a estos enfermos fue la orden de Antonianos, fundada cuando un joven rico cayó víctima de esta enfermedad. Se le dio los nombres de “fuego” debido a la intensa quemazón que sufrían sus víctimas.
A conversion to black & white using Silver Efex Pro 2 where I used a Antique Portrait recipe (removing the vignettes) to bring out this older faded image with an American West type feel. I later adjusted some color filters to bring out a much richer tonal contrast for the final image.
Part 2
The demon's orders from his superiors were clear; Corrupt the church and its followers by using their leaders to sway the easily manipulated minds of the masses.
His first test was this nun, for she would be his right hand in heralding such manipulation. Despite this dark duty, he found he thoroughly enjoyed the tingling of all his senses as he would drag his tongue over her soft skin. His loins ached each time he heard her whimpers of pleasure that she was trying so hard to hide and resist.
Her arousal for his priestly vessel was clear and evident by the leaking of her fluids into puddles on the floor. He delighted in prepping her for his ultimate conquest, and almost wished it would be just the two of them locked in this dance for eternity.
(To be continued)
Committed to Ilford FP4+ using a Hasselblad X-Pan and 45 mm lens. Developed using Ars-Imago FD as per the Massive Dev chart and scanned with an Epson V850 using Silverfast. Positive conversion and contrast done with Negative Lab Pro. Dust cleaning in Photoshop
Louis A. Stelzer County Park
San Diego, CA
Full Spectrum Conversion
Hoya R72 Filter
After a steep ascent up a loose gravel trail, in blazing August heat, the summit in Stelzer Park rewarded our effort with the discovery of an amazing cave formed by massive, jumbled boulders strewn about the peak. Accessed through a crevice in the stones, we slipped inside and experienced the cooling west wind as it flowed up the far mountain slopes from the Pacific and funneled through the cave.
Bolder conversion of www.flickr.com/photos/144837857@N06/51719126945/in/photos... , gaining the lens sharness module in DxO by editing focal length with EXIFTool vs. my former attempt to use USM for sharpening.
“For you made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in you.” - St. Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine’s famous prayer resonates with the very essence of our existence. He reminds us that God crafted us for a higher purpose, destined to seek fulfillment beyond the confines of this world. Ever restless, our hearts yearn for a deeper connection—a divine rest only found in our spiritual journey. Augustine’s words serve as a guiding light, urging us to seek meaning and purpose. We will only find true and everlasting rest in our Creator.
Some of the double-enders and "conversions" (from sail to power) were retro-fitted with crude houses - usually forward - to provide a small place of refuge for fishermen to escape for a few hours' sleep or to fix a bite to eat.
That's about all there was room for, unlike most vessels today.
Red phase adult male Lowland Copperhead at twilight in the late summer.
Taken on a Canon EOS 5D Mark 3 DSLR coupled to a vintage M42 mount Carl Zeiss Jena Biotar 2/58 (Silver semi-automatic preset version with 10 blade aperture). An M42 9mm extension tube incorporated. Shot hand-held @ 2.0 with reflected side-lighting utilized. Apart from RAW conversion and the most basic of edits, image taken as is. I love my Biotar..
TE1091 LK60AGV seen approaching Brent Park Superstores working on route 112 towards Ealing Broadway.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
665nm infrared camera conversion
Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f1.7
Olympus M.Zuiko 12mm f2
Photo montage with 16 frames
This is the tenth piece in group project I am involved in called I Am Here. This piece is in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and. as this year of 2020 continues on, the level of tension and unrest in the world seems to be building exponentially with the American election, the west coast ablaze, racial inequalities reaching fevered pitches, and the seeming buildup of a truly second wave of covid-19... all of this seems to be in the DNA of this image. Be kind, be calm, be safe are good words to live by for certain.
This work continues my experiences in the seniors photography workshop where we are looking at the communities in which we live. We are working towards a group project of some sort that we are collectively trying to define. It is very interesting for me as I have not worked collaboratively in my art very much.
Manufacturer: Adam Opel AG, Rüsselsheim - Germany / General Motors Company, Detroit - USA
Type: Admiral Limousine B Series
Production time: March 1969 - July 1976
Production outlet: 35,622
Engine: 2784cc straight-6 GM Opel CIH (Cam-in-head) SOHC 2.8
Power: 132 bhp / 5.200 rpm
Torque: 206 Nm / 3.000 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 176 km/h
Curb weight: 1448 kg
Wheelbase: 112.2 inch
Chassis: self-supporting body
Steering: powered ball circulation steering with safety steering column
Gearbox: four-speed manual / all synchromesh / steering column shift
Clutch: hydraulic single dry plate disc with disc spring
Carburettor: Zenith 34/40 INAT
Fuel tank: 80 liter
Electric system: 12 Volts 44 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: hydraulic 10.7 inch ventilated discs
Brakes rear: hydraulic 10 inch ventilated drums
Suspension front: independent trapezoidal cross-link, cross bars, rotary bar stabilizer, helical springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: trailing arms, double joint with two homokinetic (De-Dion type) on two drawn longitudinal links at the bottom and a pushed triangle-link at the top, sway bar, helical springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live De-Dion type
Differential: hypoid 3.889:1
Wheels: 6 J x 14 steel discs
Tires: 7.00 H 14
Options: GM Opel three-speed "Strasburg" Automatic transmission (THM180), floor shift, S Model with twin 2x Zenith 35/40 INAT carbs (power 145bhp/5.200rpm, torque 223Nm/3.600rpm), Bosch D-Jetronic electronic injection system (power 165bhp/5.600rpm, torque 229Nm/4.100rpm), pneumatic level control, air conditioning, electric sunroof, leather interior, power windows, power mirrors adjustable from the inside, halogen headlights, radio with windshield antenna, alloy wheels, tinted glass, headlight wiper system
Special:
- The Admiral was part of Opels “Big Three” or the “K.A.D. Series (Kapitän B: 1969-1970; 4,976 units built, Admiral B, Diplomat B: 1969-1977; 21,021 units built), all shared the same body shape, with only little adjustments, like horizontal headlights on the Kapitän and Admiral, vertical headlights on the Diplomat, smaller rear lights of the Diplomats were arranged vertically, trim and engine modification differences.
- The K.A.D. B series was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1969.
- The K.A.D. Series was intended to compete with Mercedes-Benz.
- Karosseriebetrieb Vogt, Bad Neuenahr - Germany built some fastback sedans with tilt tailgate, combi-conversions and burial wagons based on the K.A.D. Series.
- Karosserieaufbau Mießen in Bonn - Germany built K.A.D. based ambulances.
- The K.A.D. B Series was replaced by the Opel Senator in 1977.
FedEx 757........
delivered 11-14-1986 to Delta as N621DL
11-19-2010 to FedEx as N991FD
freighter conversion complete 9-19-2011
cn....22911
A 'hack' to convert from Manfrotto to Arca-Swiss. More pics here.
Shot with Sony 24-105mm f/4 lens on Sony a6500.
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A great lack of experience for Imperial Navy trooper to handle the Tie-fighters.
Time for vocational conversion. Simulation training will be provided. Certification will be issue when pass the test.
What are you waiting ?
Pay is higher on the pilot job.
The Empire NEEDS you !
With a healthy level of hesitation and respect for the rare GS engine, I snipped the five wires (three of which were black) that connect the stator to the rest of the engine and electrical system.
That - along with the flywheel - are off to Sportique in Colorado for re-magnetizing and upgraded coils.
This is for a 6 to 12V conversion that will allow me to run this 48 year-old bike without a battery. "Scootering 101" for experienced scooter mechanics, perhaps... but new territory for me.
CCC XIII
Small Category
Rædwald of East Anglia
Reigned over the Kingdom of East Anglia c599AD - c624AD
Little is know of this king, thanks to the Viking raids and the destruction of records from this time
along with the East Anglian monastries.
Son of Tytila of East Anglia (Wuffingas dynasty, named after his grandfather, Wuffa), who were the first kings of the East Angles.
Initially he was under the overlordship of Æthelberht of Kent. In c604 AD he received the Christian sacraments in Kent, possible at the invitation of Æthelberht, who may have been his baptismal sponsor.
In 616AD, as a result of fighting the Battle of the River Idle and defeating Æthelfrith of Northumbria, he was able to install Edwin and in doing so have Edwin's allegiance. Consequently he became the most powerful of the English kings south of the River Humber. According to Bede he was the fourth ruler to hold imperium over other southern Anglo-Saxon kingdoms: he was referred to in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, written centuries after his death, as a bretwalda (an Old English term meaning 'Britain-ruler' or 'wide-ruler').
He is thought to be the subject of the burial at Sutton Hoo in mound 1
I did a virtual swap meet with Tom Abrahamsson. A batch of Tessina and Nikon cassettes went to Vancouver and I was lucky enough to receive this beautiful camera.(Lens and finder were mine.)
First roll is in, some Rollei Retro 100 and should be out again later today.
Lens is Skopar 50mm f2.5 a really well made lens.
This was one place I really wanted to visit on our Icelandic adventure. As far as basalt sea stacks go these are some of the most famous. The place had a definite atmosphere to it. From the road we used to access the site the stacks don't come into view until your almost upon them which tends to heighten the experience. As per normal we had very little time before we had to move on, (I could have spent all day here), but I managed to fire off a few long exposures to capture the two main formations.
The stacks are situated under the mountain of Reynisfjall near the village Vik on Icelands south coast which is framed by a black sand beach that was ranked in 1991 as one of the ten most beautiful non-tropical beaches in the world.
Legend says that the stacks originated when two trolls dragged a three-masted ship to land unsuccessfully and when daylight broke they became needles of rock.
Contemporary legends note the story of a husband who found his wife taken by the two trolls, frozen at night. The husband made the two trolls swear to never kill anyone ever again. His wife was the love of his life, whose free spirit he was unable to provide a home for; she found her fate out among the trolls, rocks, and sea at Reynisfjara.
RAW shot with a fair amount of post processing including the black and white conversion in adobe camera raw and photoshop. Shot using a tripod mounted Fuji X-T2 & 55-200mm F3.5-4.8 @ 55mm and a 10 stop ND, aperture f8, exposure 3.2 seconds, ISO 200.
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