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The difference between an archipelago like the Aegean sea and an ocean is that in the ocean all you can see is water and sky, but Archipelagos are dotted by islands and reefs and coasts... So that, as far as the eye can see, you will always find beauty...
written on the bag is "together we will make the difference"....sure we will! Guess he (she) also gave up biking.
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Two British Telecom Bedford HA vans displayed at Thorne's Park Wakefield. There are a number of detailed differences......can you spot them?
I am not 100% sure that the van on the right is a genuine ex-Telecom van
This was the only tree with pink flowers while others had white flowers though it does not mean this type is peculiar.
backlit pictures of these two models which for some reason I haven't shared before.
I think that the pictures in the bottom very clearly show that bothe patterns are very much the same :-)
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This is the ball of the moment.
No other ball will do.
If you throw a seemingly identical Lacrosse Ball, he knows the difference.
He'll dutifully bring the errant ball back to you, but then set off on a hunt for the RIGHT ball.
It's amusing to take the ball-of-the-moment and put it in a pile with other balls, and watch his nose work to sort out The One.
Daily Dog Challenge 2728. "Special"
Our Daily Challenge - Apr 27, 2019: "Begins with the letter T"
T is for Tongue!
The pup would retrieve until he dropped, so I watch his tongue closely and "get distracted with other things" when it starts to get long or curl at the tip.
When it flattens back out and "shrinks" I'll toss the ball again.
Not that he WANTS me to do that, and will often find ways to keep moving even when I really want him to chill for a few minutes.
If all else fails, there's always the hose. The pup loves water - my floor less so.
Stop on by Henry and Toby's blog: bzdogs.com - The Secret Life of the Suburban Dog
5-12-15 Magee Marsh in Northwestern Ohio ... Linda F, Ruth P, Cheryl L. and I just got back from a wonderful week at Magee Marsh and a few other spots coming and going. I posted these two species because they are so similar in general appearance but when you take a close look you start to notice subtle differences such as wing and belly color and bill shape. Much more to come in the coming weeks!
First of a series of test shots playing with a new toy.
Boring location and not great lighting, but just had to share. Taken at lunch this day.
Description
Differences in artificial lighting are visible in photographs taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station. For instance, several distinct colors of electric light are visible in this image of the Tsushima Strait, the shallow body of water that separates southern Japan and South Korea.
A cluster of fishing boats is the source of the bluish light near the center of the image. The fisherman are likely luring Todarodes pacificus—a species known as the Japanese flying squid—to the surface with bright xenon bulbs. The city lights on the Korean side of the strait tend to have an orange glow, while those on the Japanese side are greener. The difference is related to the distribution of mercury vapor, metal halide, and high-pressure sodium lamps—the bulb types most often used for street and outdoor lightning. Mercury vapor lights tend to be green, high-pressure sodium is orange, and metal-halide lamps are bright white.
Credit: NASA
Image Number: ISS037-E-12066
Date: October 11, 2013
As the evening began to kick in the pair of Stone Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus insularum) got more active, giving some stunning views in the process, in stark contrast to the distant views we can get of the ones that breed in the UK.
It was even possible to see the subtle differences between the male and female they were so close
Dear Journal,
It is strange, the difference between the feeling of sailing carelessly through the vastness of open sky, and the feeling of staring down into the black, bottomless throat of a cavern. Instead of seeing as far as one may wish to look, one’s vision is blocked by the impassable, unwavering blackness.
“Ready, Mister Zenas?” my friend John called down.
“Ready!” I lied.
The rope descended, and I with it. Down, down, down… I was lowered deeper and deeper into the increasingly cold heart of the island. Oh, the places I’ll go and the things I’ll do in the name of discovery! The tantalizing temptation of finding the treasure drew me irresistibly… in spite of the increasing sense of claustrophobia that clasped its tight embrace about me.
At long, long last, I touched down on the soggy, gritty surface of the cavern floor and, clutching my rope, peered around into the absolute midnight of the massive cave. Behind me, there, something caught my eye. A tiny glimmer of light – it came from a small tunnel. I could hear the sloshing sound of water as I slowly inched towards it.
Once through, I encountered another cavern, smaller than the last one and… surprisingly beautiful. Purplish foliage clambered down from the heights above, and amid the rocks grew pockets of glowing mushrooms, quietly lighting the shadows. A collection of small waterfalls fed several trickling rivers that drained into a rushing whirlpool on the left of the cavern. In the center of the cavern was a small isle of wet sand, in the middle of which stood a lone column, atop which laid a small, golden artifact. The moment I espied it I knew, after weeks of travel, I had found what I sought.
I crept up towards it in the soft beam of light, mist drifting hazily around me. I circled the item, examining its every beautiful detail before I could dare to reach out and lift it up from its base.
But then, Journal, the unmistakable sound of a flintlock pistol being cocked echoed off the walls of the rocky chamber. I froze, the untouched golden relic still before me, and slowly glanced up to see a figure standing opposite me.
“I will not insult your intelligence, Mr. Abbington, as long as you do not explore the boundaries of my patience.” A confident and mellifluous voice flowed from the tall, mysteriously black-clad figure. His pistol gleamed, aimed directly at my heart. Terrifyingly, one could not see his features, for his face was entirely covered in spotless, filmy cloth. No doubt he could see outwards, but none could look in at him.
I was shivering. “Who-o-o are you?”
“I see no purpose in divulging my identity to you, nor that of my companion.” To my horror, another figure, similarly dressed, though a bit heftier in the shoulders, stood just past him. He too was armed with a flintlock.
Suddenly my thoughts darted in a different direction. “Wait, what have you done with John?”
“Your companion? I underestimated the speed and agility of his craft. He sailed off and made good his escape. I am certain he understood the message of my cannons and he shall not be trifling with me any further.” A tiny click announced the removal of his weapon’s safety latch. “Now, Mr. Abbington, as your conversational abilities leave much to be desired… the tablet, if you please.”
It was then that I saw my opportunity. I snatched the golden square and held it, ready to cast into the whirlpool swirling just within reach of me. The man and his companion started in shock.
“Now, you masked man, I will not insult your intelligence. Lower your weapon and leave, or I shall toss this tablet to the waters.”
The stranger chuckled menacingly. “I am more than prepared to murder for that tablet. Are you prepared to die for it?”
“I suppose I will have to find out!” I cried, hurling myself and said tablet into the whirlpool in one swift dive.
I shall write again, dear Journal, as soon as I may, and explain just how I came to be writing this entry and not drowned.
-Zenas Abbington
A waiting room with a difference, perhaps most people take it for granted & just want to get from A to B, but its the journey, not the destination.
Its gate A52 at Frankfurt Airport, Germany, a very special flight is about to depart, a Queen is scheduled to operate a one off flight at the start of the Easter break, an aircraft change from the usual A320, all the way up to the Boeing 747-800 intercontinental & Lufthansa has organised a real treat allocating their retro livery Yankee Tango for LH 1158, which arrived in from Miami earlier that morning.
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The Boeing 747 flight from Frankfurt :
LH 1158 - Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 12:35 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 14:40 - 02h05m
LH 1159 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 16:10 - Frankfurt Airport (FRA) 18:30 - 02h20m
** this flight had an extra touch of excitement as Lufthansa's Boeing 747 in retro livery did the honours - D-ABYT **
The Munich Airbus A350-900 flight :
LH 1796 - Munich Airport (MUC) 10:50 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 13:00 - 02h10m
LH 1797 - Palma De Mallorca (PMI) 14:30 - Munich Airport (MUC) 16:36 - 02h05m
these flights were operated by D-AIXL.
Name: Emily Mage
Alias: Agent Em
Allegiance: Hero
Powers: magic wand that powers her gun and suit. Wand can turn her bullets into magic spells and her suit invisible
Weakness: she’s only human and can be harmed by bullets, disease, etc.
Backstory: Not much is known about Agent Em, but she was trained in several martial arts and marksmanship. She is a secret agent for the FBI (Federal Bricks Investigation). On one of her missions, she retrieved an ancient artifact, the Wand of the Wizard, that she uses in combat. She quit the FBI after they started invading other people’s private lives, and joined the Saviors to make a difference in the world.
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My brother in law married a beautiful English girl and our families finally met. I just wish there was some way to tell who the americans are?
Putting the two together just to reinforce the skin tone difference. Sonja is suntan, Raksa is pale.
And clearly, they don't quite trust each other.
LENS TEST:
ASAHI PENTAX smc Pentax 645 150mm f3.5
Not only swans on the lake. Shakujii Park, Tokyo, Japan. © Michele Marcolin, 2023. K1ii + smc Pentax-A 645 150mm f3.5.
I have long been intrigued by medium format lenses since I had the opportunity of taking seminars on Hasselblad tools in the past. But not being involved - thanks god for the costs - into that kind of commercial stuff, I willingly left it off the radar, despite we have a few crates of 645 and 67 cameras and lenses. And having lately stumbled upon a 35mm format Pentax 150mm f3.5 lens I became curious to know about the differences between that and the homonymous medium format version - which indeed is a rather different lens. So yesterday I went diggin’ it up, together with the adapter and today I started giving it a spin.
What to say? Mmm… first of all, there is no much literature or reviews about it on line. Few informations also on catalogs, and I have not got the time yet to dive into forums. It displays the usual solid construction and smooth movement of the 35mm A and M series. The lens scheme consists of a simple, but performing 4 lenses in 4 separate groups (the 35mm Pentax-M 150mm f3.5 is instead a 5/5 lens, very similar to the 135/f3.5); it has the smart and effective built-in retractible hood like the M series; 8 blades and an aperture that ranges from F3.5 to F32. No weather sealing, of course. I have it listed on a catalog of 1984, the same year of the launch of the 645 camera, and apparently it was manufactured until the year 2000. So it was a sort of living fossil for the system. It seems to have enjoyed - and still it does now that you can find it for peanuts - quite a good reputation for portrait and landscape. On film it delivers very well, with pretty interesting colors.
For the very modest experience I matured today (virtually nothing), I can say it is indeed a medium format lens! That means, it is F3.5 but the DOF feel really like a 1.8: you think you have pinned your subject only to later discovering you was still quite off the chart. The helicoid movement is a pleasure and getting it in focus is really a matter of instants, but nailing it, is another story; i.e. on FF cameras like K1 it is most unforgiving.
The lens is absolutely sharp wide open, with crisp details and definition. The out of focus (front and background) is positively ‘unappealing’, meaning that is is beautiful, but not distracting; kind of old school thing, with an interesting series of transitions, decompositions and bubbles. Colors can be tricky: I still need time to explore the suitable light conditions where to be confident. The FF version seemed more solid, even from the beginning. With this instead, I have met with erratic results of over-exposition and faint contrast (and without considering the mis-focused shots due to the thin DOF).To note that like the FF150mm, on FF digital sensor, it does suffer from some CA (and when I say a bit, it means you get to see it more than the standard old lens CA). So you need to be conscious of where you aim it at. In general, tweaked in post or not, the images turn out beautifully - close focused subjects in particular, with a nice 3D effect and great texture detail.
[...] The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future [...]
-- Quote by Oscar Wilde (Irish Poet, Novelist, Dramatist and Critic, 1854-1900)
Nikon D200, Tokina 12-24 f/4, 12mm - f/8 - 1/15s - HDR 5xp +2/-2EV
Capalbio, Italy (October, 2015)
The Tu144D was an upgrade of the Tu144 SST design. The main difference were the Kolesov RD-36-51 turbojets which replaced the Kusnetsov NK-144 turbofans used on the earlier production models. The picture shows the engine pods from below.
For subsonic aircraft, turbofans are usually far more efficient than turbojets, but for SSTs, this is not so. The Kolesov turbojets were capable of supercruise (not requiring fuel-guzzling afterburners in sustained supersonic flight). The resulting dramatic improvement in fuel consumption increased the range with full payload 5300 km, up from 3800 km for the Kusnetsov-turbofan-powered models.
Even the increased range was however still far less than that of the Concorde, which incidentally also uses turbojets. And the range deficiency was only one of the problems with the 144's design.
Seen in the Technik-Museum Sinsheim, Germany
Leica M3, single stroke (IGEMO), 1966
Leica Summicron (I) collapsible (SOOIC), 1958
Kodak Portra 400 colour negative filmDeveloped and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de
A few more orders turned up and made quite a difference to the looks of this.
I have the week off work, so making good progress with all builds needed to be finished for an unmentionable at the moment project ;)
I decided to play around with putting the removable door pannels on this, as the owner has them. I think it "adds something" to the model, so staying with the choice.
I've bridged the problem of the black rim within the wheel outer trim and the wheel hub, as seen on the front wheel in these pics. The rear wheel has an extended silver sticker on the inner rim, running outwards over the tyre by around 2mm, this succesfully hides that black band that was bugging me.
The main exhaust silencer on both this and my own model, will have the patterend cover over them.