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It’s difficult to improve upon a thoroughly considered $1.6 million hypercar, but McLaren has certainly given it one helluva crack. The marque’s special ops team (McLaren Special Operations) has just released a drool-worthy new theme for the McLaren Elva to one-up the original 804 hp roadster.
Inspired by Bruce McLaren’s superlight M1A, the reimagined Elva honors the marque’s storied racing history while showcasing all the latest automotive innovations. It’s an amalgamation of old and new and boasts impressive specs to boot.
A worthy muse, McLaren’s M1A was the quickest car on track at the Canadian Sports Car Grand Prix in 1964, smashing the lap record multiple times. The ferocious racer hit eye-watering speeds while exuding McLaren’s distinctive aesthetic beauty and has been artfully re-created thanks to this theme.
Sporting a sleek, black exterior, the roadster has Bruce McLaren’s iconic number 4 emblazoned on the rear quarter panels and silver-and-red racing stripes across the front bumper and rocker panels. Meanwhile, the Alcantara interior pairs jet black with plush burgundy upholstery.
While this one-of-a-kind Elva may take some design cues from the ‘60s, performance-wise it’s decidedly futuristic. Officially the lightest McLaren road car ever, the Elva boasts a bespoke carbon-fiber body and chassis, plus feather-light materials throughout. The land missile can soar from standstill to 60 mph in less than three seconds, thanks to a thundering 804 hp, twin-turbo V-8.
On top of that, McLaren claims the open-air dream machine, which has no roof, windshield or side windows, features the world’s first Active Air Management System. This ingenious design redirects airflow over the cockpit to create what the marque calls “a bubble of calm,” which means your hat should stay on even at menacingly high speeds.
The original McLaren Elva will be limited to just 399 examples and is expected to roll off the production line towards the end of this year. McLaren did not disclose exactly how many Elva M1As will be made but, hopefully, it won’t be too long before we see one flying through the streets.
Quite a difficult place to shoot. Loads of people, construction site, various lighting conditions and no tripods allowed. Nonetheless a very impressive place to visit, extensive history and the sheer size of the building...
Olympus OMD EM5
Olympus 9-18mm
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PS: Looks great printed!
Surely one of the most difficult birds to see in Colombia, two females and one male provided magnificent photo opportunities while wandering around the lodge at El Paujil nature reserve on November 17 (2014). On January 26 (2015) a single female with a chick 30 cm tall were seen walking the forest floor near the lodge.
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A friend of mine needed some new photos, so we made some and she enjoyed it :)
Light conditions have been a bit difficult so maybe some pictures from that shoot may not have perfect sharpness.
Difficult to tell through the snow flurry if this photo has captured any colour at all - it has just. The morning's walk up the Lane to Brynglas provides a variety of views and this is over the river to a working farm. And I do wish the sheep would put themselves in positions I want !
Found it difficult to get a viewpoint where the planes moved far enough across the frame in the allotted exposure time to give an interesting pattern. It would be better to have a higher viewpoint but there aren't any around the perimeter of the airport.
The glow on the horizon wasn't an earlier flight that didn't make it but was the glow of a bonfire to celebrate Guy Fawkes night.
Anyone interested on trying a similar (and better shot) can note the position it was taken from on the handy little flickr map.
It's always difficult to keep coming up with new angles that aren't just variations on the same old thing you've done before.
A hug and a punch in the arm to all of you out there--may you find the inspiration you're looking for.
HFF!
The Vision is surprisingly difficult to find in his original classic costume in Legends 1:12. I don't mean that you can't readily find him in an eBay search. Rather, over the years, Legends has provided us with multiple Visions in both the MCU and WandaVision designs, and even the white version from West Coast Avengers. But for the classic original comic version? Only the 2004 Toy Biz and, pictured here, the 2024 Hasbro.
The first classic Vision in 20 years.
The 2004 Toy Biz is fine but we were holding out for a modern Hasbro as the figure aesthetic is more pleasing. And, they finally released him!
This also puts us halfway to completing The Void BAF from this wave. We don't know much about the Void so building that character is not a strong pull, but since two of the remaining figures are Justice and Namorita from The New Warriors, both of which we like, if we eventually get them that will leave us only one shy of completing the build, which usually prompts us to buy. Even if the last figure is an absolutely horrid version of Namor.
Though we would have preferred Hasbro to use one of their slimmer bucks as the Vision was not usually drawn this bulky, this is still a very satisfying end to a rather long wait.
We also saw that there are independent offerings of yellow wired capes for him, so that's tempting as well. Vision was always drawn with super dramatic cape action, à la Batman, Doc Doom, etc.
In dull light, ex-LMS 'Black Five' 45212 accelerates its heavy train (12 coaches and an idling class 47 diesel) past Shalford Junction, taking the Portsmouth Direct route - a very challenging line for a class 5 steam loco - on the morning of 5 December 2017. The destination for the train was Bath, via Southampton and Salisbury, having originated from Alresford on the Mid-Hants Railway.
It would be difficult to place a date to this, but this was Bromyard in Herefordshire on Thursday 10 March 2016. The private 2ft gauge Bromyard and Linton Light Railway, just over one mile in length, is not widely known and is not generally open to the public for insurances purposes. It runs from the former Bromyard station goods yard, on what were originally the gasworks sidings, to Linton just beyond the A44 trunk road. There is also a 100 metre long 'branch' which originally served a tile works and connected the works with a transfer siding on the former G.W.R./B.R. line upon which the narrow gauge is laid. The Vale of Rheidol's 1918-built Kerr Stuart 'Wren' class 0-4-0 saddle tank paid a visit whilst en-route to Kew Pumping Station for the 2016 operating season. This was the first time in the line's history, since closure by B.R.in 1962 that a steam locomotive has run on this totally un-modernised and characterful line. I have been aware of this line for around 45 years and this was for me an opportunity not to be missed. Thanks are due to organiser David Williams for his 5 years of negotiations, owner Bob Palmer and all the volunteers at Bromyard and from the VoR who made the two days a great success and most enjoyable step back in time.
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Nikon F4, Nikkor 24mm 2.8 ai-s MF, Fomapan 400, SB-24 flash on, developed at home in D76 1:1, Epson V600 scan.
LP-shop in Sandviken.
It is often difficult to photograph art enclosed in glass cases. But I was so captivated by this amazing mosque lamp from Egypt, Mamluk period, ca. 1630. Glass, enameled and gilded.
The description of the piece:
Imagine hundreds of mosque lamps like this example hanging from rafters in a cavernous mosque in Cairo. Each lamp would have been filled with oil and water. The water both cooled the glass and allowed more light to be directed downward for navigating the space and for facilitating prayer and reading. Once lit, the inscription encircling this lamp's flaring neck also became visible. It compares the light of God to the light of a lamp glowing in the darkness.
Another from my trip up to Caithness last month. This was a very difficult shot due to the conditions as it was very very windy with strong gusts coming towards me and was basically having to hold the tripod down :-(
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It's difficult to capture the depth of the "Big Hole" in Kimberley but the height of the buildings give an idea of the scale.
Kimberlite, an ultramafic igneous rock and a rare variant of peridotite, is most commonly known to be the main host matrix for diamonds. It is named after Kimberley where diamonds were mined from this hole.
Kimberlite occurs in the Earth's crust in vertical structures known as kimberlite pipes, as well as igneous dykes and can also occur as horizontal sills. The consensus on kimberlites is that they are formed deep within the mantle, hence at high temperatures and pressures.
This puzzle was difficult!
We are still in an ongoing deep freeze! Fed up of this very cold weather, but thankful that there is nowhere that I have to go.
"A brutal, long-duration cold snap struck Calgary, Alta., just as we turned the page into February, creating the coldest start to the month in 50 years.
The average temperature fell below -20°C for the first eight days of the month, the coldest start to February since 1975.
This cold snap is extra stubborn, and there’s no clear end in sight. Over the next week, temperatures will average 10-15 degrees below seasonal across central and southern Alberta." From the Weather Network.
I knew I should never have started online jigsaw puzzles, lol. Oh, well, they are good for the brain. Many, so far, are easy puzzles with few pieces, but relaxing. Sometimes, I do a more complicated one. When I put in the last piece of any puzzle, it immediately replaces the puzzle with the picture of the puzzle, but with no outlines of the individual pieces. Can't find any way to have it with those outlines, so I am just posting either the picture or showing puzzle pieces with one piece not quite in place.
"Whether it's a crossword, jigsaw, trivia, word searches, brain teasers or Sudoku, puzzles put our minds to work. Studies have found that when we work on a jigsaw puzzle, we use both sides of the brain. And spending time daily working on puzzles improves memory, cognitive function, and problem-solving skills." From the National Holiday Calendar website.
It is difficult to make a portrait of a tree. Even though they are one of my favorite and frequent subjects (or perhaps because of that), I would say in general trees are tough to photograph. They are challenging to isolate and they are very messy. There is so buch going on with the branches, roots, and leaves -- not to mention that they seldom stand alone -- that it's almost impossible to reduce the static and get a message across. You can hike through the woods all day, and never get a clean look at a tree.
That's why I'm here today to praise the trees on the edges. When it comes to making a portrait of a tree, I look to the edges. I can't tell you how many great compositions I have dreamed up of the trees along the side of the highway. Trees along the shore of a pond or a lake are fantastic. Along the perimeter of a clearing works too. Especially if there is an elevation gain behind them so no white airspace trickles through into the frame. Trailhead parking lots, like the location of this image here, are great also, since they are often heavily wooded and lined with beautiful trees.
Difficult to make good astro pictures so close to the city. The light down to the right is an airliner leaving the near by airport.
This was an incredibly difficult image to capture. The Trummelbach Falls are a series of 10 cascades WITHIN the mountain and are immensely impressive. However, they are also a tourist trap. Having to navigate the hoards of tourists wasn't easy and then on top of that the amount of water and mist swirling around means that your lens is dripping with water within seconds of you uncovering it, which isn't great for long exposures in the very dark conditions. Somehow I managed to come away with some half-decent shots, of which this is one.
Thie image and the others appear in the final instalment of my Alps series of videos, Part 4, which can be viewed on YouTube at the following link. I hope you enjoy it.
I saw something flutter out of the corner of my eye. Zoomed in, click and before I could get anymore it was gone. Not sure what it is.
Its difficult to see my toe ring because I am wearing pantyhose and the ankle bracelet is on my ankle under my jeans. I wear these heels on my feet when I am driving too, I move my driver's seat back so that my toes barely touch the pedals.
Here is a shot from my trip up to Ashdown forest on the weekend, of my dad trying to pick at the sun, as It was very difficult to locate his hand to the sun I only had 3 attempts at it as I kept getting blinded by the sun, but I think this shot came out quite nicely plus the detail on the jumper is pretty nice as well :)
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Its actually a difficult to believe that this is an abandonement but it's surly is. The door was broken and it has stood like this for several years according to my source. There was a telephone catalouge from 84/85 laying on a table and a dead bird on the floor. The other rooms in this house was in much worse condition. Even if there was family photos everywhere it seems like the old person that used to live here probably died or moved to another location leaving everything behind with no one else to clean it up and take care of the place.
Swedish tour 2014 together with Juha and OlavXO. Total mileage on this trip was about 2500 km.
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It's really difficult to shoot these festivals and anyone who thinks otherwise should really read the following:
I was assigned both Foals and The National that were playing 15 minutes apart across an extremely crowded sold out park this past wekeend at Lollapalooza. This is Grant Park, which is incredible stretched out. To make matters worse, the stage closest to Foals was the stage Ellie Goulding had just finished playing. About five minutes before Foals was supposed to start and after Ellie had just finished, the stage manager told myself and all other photographers who had been waiting in line (As per my usual, I was there early for my assignment), that the band had decided they wanted photographers to shoot the last three songs instead of the first three.) I then ran like crazy to catch The National.
Now, you hear about stampedes and people dying at music festivals. I am prone to panic attacks and claustrophobia but the kind experienced by the throngs of Ellie Goulding fans was pretty beyond tolerable. I literally felt like I stopped breathing at one point and then I had to run even faster with all of my camera gear in tow just to not miss The National.
I shot The National (Matt Berninger is always dull in the first three songs anyway and now they have a right grab photo contract and all he did was wear sunglasses and slightly open his mouth). Then, I ran like crazy the 3/4s of a mile back to Foals and worked my way through another relentless crowd.
And, do you know what this photographer was told after she ran herself ragged and thought she was going to die? She was told that the band's manager had changed his mind halfway through the first song and decided photographers should shoot the beginning of the set. They wouldn't allow me in the photopit at all.
People, I am not one to give up on an assignment. When I couldn't get good pit shots of Justice last year because of that ridicous cross they sat on top of, I embedded myself in the crowd and got beer spilled down my back. I have been pushed and elbowed. I have been jeered at while running with all of the hopes of my knees not giving out "Get out of the way of the female photographer. She has to get her shot right now" said one sarcastic adolescent male on my way back to Foals.
But, I always get my shot. The festival organizers are actually incredibly nice to me but bands should really start making up their minds, though. That would be pretty helpful to a girl like me.
Official Foals website: www.foals.co.uk/
I sent Pitchfork both this shot and another shot. Here's a link to the shot they used and posted:
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I've been hoping to find one of these green forester moths (Adscita statices) for quite some time and then I find one (a female) in Åva-Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park and she was most accomodating. Staying on her thistle and trying out multiple poses.
I am however not entirely pleased with the end results. The gorgeous metallic colours coupled with the dark head and underside made it difficult to light properly. Maybe the next one?
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/51425542387/
Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52729881829/
Also, in the bottom of this shot is a Prosternon tessellatum click beetle, which can be seen better in this shot with a couple of ants: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52437622280/
Difficult lighting and lightning fast bird movements meant that I had to shoot this one with high ISO. I don't think that this matters and actually gives the image a nice quality, what do you think?
It is difficult to show all the power and "impressive" impressions from those waterfalls in such images.
The guy on the first was attracting me in way. His outfit was too unusual for this location.
(Just a tip how to travel to the waterfalls: Public transport works well in Foz do iguacu and Puerto Iguazú. Some other offers such as transport to the waterfalls are the usual tourist traps)
christians kirke (formerly frederiks tydske kirke), christianshavn, copenhagen 1754-1759.
architect: nicolai eigtved (1701-1754). completed by georg david anthon (1714-1781).
I am finding it a little difficult to let go of hans christian hansen and thought I'd take you to a church hansen himself mentioned as an inspiration for his work on tagensbo. christians kirke was the final building by nicolai eigtved, one of the finest architects in copenhagen history - a man who came from nothing, the orphaned son of a serf, to become architect to the crown, a brilliant one at that, even organising the new royal academy of art shortly before his death.
in terms of style eigtved's buildings are best described as tempered, northern rococo, though I suspect a lack of funds was occasionally to blame for their simplicity. in christians kirke, built for the german community, that was certainly the case, but its plain brick walls hide one of the city's more haunting interiors.
this chilly space, in colours so restrained you can barely determine if a photo is black and white, was built according to the protestant church type of the querkirche, which had the congregation facing their preacher across the short side of its rectangular plan - this to break down traditional ecclesiastical hierarchies and to support a liturgy in which the devout were equal to anyone but the example set by the son. significantly, outside hierarchies were still respected as seen in the royal box on axis with the altar.
the grey, wooden boxes, stacked in three galleries along three sides of the church, were sold to wealthy local families to fund construction. they add a sense of the theatre, but also - and, I believe, of equal importance - they make an urban square of the interior, oddly out of scale, but all the more moving for its strangeness.
the pietists, the protestant fundamentalists of the day whose values are reflected in eigtved's ascetic interior, could have gone much further, many of them having lost faith in the role of the church altogether, reformed or not. their resistance to institutions was such that the state deemed it necessary to ban private religious gatherings only a decade before christians kirke was built, the fear of fundies being nothing new.
yet, for a Dane these particular fundies are our parents, our ancestors. they were part of that truth-seeking aspect of christianity which had to question any authority that might stand in the way of truth and the promise of salvation. as nietzsche has taught us, it was this strain of thought which led christianity, after 2000 years, to finally face the godhead itself and for many to dismiss it. our two churches, christians kirke by eigtved and hans christian hansen's tagensbo kirke, are part of this critical tradition in christianity and contain in their very layout and design both the fanaticism of our past and clues to our current godlessness.
hansen took much from eigtved's church - the building type, of course, the intensity of the relationship between preacher and laity, the three floors, the economy of means - and added a measured warmth and an intimacy, I would call almost strict, one you cannot easily turn away from.
no-one would challenge the importance of eigtved's church, but the fact that one of our present architects to the crown has called its 20th century offspring, hans christian hansen's tagensbo church, ordinary and without religious solemnity, advising that a deconsecration would leave nothing worth protecting, still strikes me as wrong. these spaces are, on the contrary, our most profoundly religious, and what they offer by example is to make the play of power and the sentimentality of our more conventional churches plainly and painfully obvious.
It is difficult to imagine that this vehicle was built in 1943, in the middle of World War II. Wasn't Italy engaged in the war?
2019 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: 1943 Alfa Romeo 6C Turismo Garavini Cabriolet