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The downside of the Fremont rental cabins is the super bright street light that comes on automatically every night. The Caretakers Cabin rental, where we stayed at, is in the background.
Historic Fremont Powerhouse Complex. Umatilla National Forest, Oregon.
RF354 (MLL991) stands at Downside having worked a 215A in from Kingston at Amersham & District's amazing RF40 Running Day based in Weybridge, Kingston and Staines on Sunday 24th March 2019.
Spent a day at the Peaks!
Had a great time, explored and walked miles!
Only downside was the weather and light - overcast and flat. So from a photography perspective It wasn't all that great. But not the end of the world. I still enjoyed it and if not for this photography lark I dare say I could get in to rambling.
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Today, Darren Wilkin and I went to Canterbury. And of all the snaps I took, I decided this would be my pic of the day, because it was very icy and the sun was shining brightly ... twas still freezing cold, but I was dressed up like the Michelin Man, so was warm enough :)
We had a lovely day roaming the streets. The only downside for me was, I had a 45 minute wait for connecting trains at Ashford each way :( The train timetable changes tomorrow, and the wait then becomes 6 minutes. But of course they are on strike next Saturday!
Graben am Haseldorfer Schloss
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One minute you can be bathed in full sunshine rushing to your next photo location then the next minute you can be swamped in low cloud spilling over the top of Whernside. . Such were the events surrounding Ribblehead Viaduct where I had decided to head for to bag a shot of the ECS from Skipton to Appleby Sidings.
Luckily the livery combination lent itself to a moody black and white interpretation of the scene.
37521 at the head 47593 at the rear.
X One of the downsides of photographing plants in my garden is trying to find a different image. I wanted to post a shot of an iris without being repetitive. I could not decide between a full flower or a detail. Opted for the latter as I think it show off the beard of the iris quite well .
The image is SOOC
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My second entry to the 15th annual Colossal Castle Contest, for the ‘Ye Olde Switcheroo’ category. I tried a SNOT tile stonework design in this build, using some tan quarter tiles we got recently. I’m not entirely sure if I like the build overall, but the stonework is something I’ll likely be doing more of in the future.
Hubert Dwinsel has started a very profitable carriage business. The luxurious carriage parked outside the workshop catches the eye of any passing nobleman, and they’re usually all too willing to hand over the gold required for such an extravagant means of transportation. Their enthusiasm fades when they are delivered a pallet of supplies instead of a carriage, but a deal is a deal!
The only downside to Hubert’s business model, is that he has to move shop locations unusually quickly.
More pictures on Brickbuilt.
In the English language, the term "upside down" is often used. So I will literally turn that on it's head and use "downside up"
More camera rotation faffery where the camera is rotated on it's lens axis during a single continuous photographic exposure. No Photoshop, no AI, only camera rotation.
“Sky, why are you downside up?”
“It’s a clever ploy Bertie. I am trying to think of an answer to a question I have and I thought that if I was downside up, all my cleverness would be sure to be in my head where it needs to be.” Said Sky proudly.
“Wow! Did you think of that on your own Sky?”
“I did Bertie, and now I have to see if it works, so I can answer my questions.”
“Could I help you do you think Sky, only it feels a bit strange talking to fluffy kneecaps?”
“Maybe Bertie, after all you are known for your cleverness. I think I’ll stay like this though just in case you fail…again.”
“What is your question then Sky?”
“The man was talking to that screen picture thing he has and this hooman who he was talking to said they were having “Lunder and Tightening”. I was trying to work out what that is, do you know Bertie?”
“Lunder and Tightening, now let me think Sky. Eeermm, no sorry can’t help you with that one but then knowing hoomans, they probably don’t know themselves.”
Just then Icecap and Posh Bear came along and sat down beside them.
“Hi chaps, can either of you two help poor Sky before all his intelligence goes to his head and comes out of his ears?” Asked Bertie.
“I can’t see there being enough of it to make that happen to Sky.” Giggled Icecap.
“Well anyway, Sky wants to know what Lunder and Tightening is, as he heard the man’s screen hooman say it earlier.”
“What was actually said Sky?” Asked Icecap.
“Well, the man said it was sunny here and the screen hooman said they had Lunder and Tightening. I had a thunk and couldn’t work out what it was Icecap.”
“I think you must have misheard Sky; I think the screen hooman actually said Thunder and Lightning.” Declared Posh Bear.
“Well, I was close, so what is that then Posh?”
“Well, up high in the air Sky, higher than even the fluffiest white ship that floats on by, there lives lots of us bears that are waiting to be able to come down here, and give love and cuddles to a hooman and try to teach them some basics in intelligence. Well, every so often the food for them is late arriving and they have rumbly tummies and because there are so many of them it is very loud and we can hear it down here. Hoomans call that thunder. Now, to alert the food place that they are hungry and have rumbly tummies the bears switch the lights on and off and that causes flashes of light down here. Hoomans call that lightning. It is nothing to worry about Sky for the flashing lights always works and the bears get their food and then the rumbling stops.”
“Gosh! You are so clever Posh, you know everything.” Said Bertie clearly impressed.
“I know.” Said Posh smiling.
“Posh, how come you are so clever and yet don’t stand downside up like me?” Asked Sky.
“I don’t think it is necessary Sky, I should get back on your feet again.”
“Oh, I thought that because of what hoomans call gravy, everything travelled downwards and this was my plan to have all my intelligence where it needs to be.”
“No Sky, you have that wrong, hoomans don’t call it gravy, they call it gritty...I think.” Chipped in Icecap.
“Actually, it is called gravity and you don’t need to worry about that yet Sky. I have a good idea, let us see how much honey we have and break open a jar or two.” Said Posh Bear.
“Sounds like a plan, I’ll just nip to the freezer thingy and get some fish.” Said Icecap before realising that Sky and Bertie were no longer there.
“They never were that big on fish.” Mumbled Icecap shaking his head sadly.
Penstock - the downside.
London's most famous footway, at its everyday, effortless best, aged 170 years and counting.
Some people complain that there is no web footprint for London's best-kept secret.
But hold on a minute, what can they know of tunnels, who only tunnels know??
The California Coast is pretty spectacular. One of the best stretches is right outside of Los Angeles off Hwy 1 from Santa Monica to Malibu. The views keep getting better as you drive north up the California Coast. One of my favorite beaches on the coast is El Matador. There you can find several towering sea stacks that are very photogenic. The only downside is it can get fairly crowded.
The Corvette, the iconic American sports car, as American as apple pie attained the incredible success it has enjoyed through the imaginative engineering insights of “the Father of the Corvette,” Zora Arkus-Duntov.
Note to Whiny Pants: You might want to think about the fact that this beautiful job creating automobile is the brain child of an engineer who was born in Belgium which, FYI, is not in the United States. In short, wholesale, mindless banning of immigrants can have a serious downside for all of us….as the Prime Minister of Belgium has pointed out to you already. Just a thought. : ((
Barna Vígh, downside icepick taken for his Offline Magazine interview.
Camera info: Hasselblad 503CX w. Zeiss Planar 80mm at f4, Leaf Aptus 54s at ISO 100. Strobist info: Sunpak 622 Super Pro camera left at 1/4, Lumedyne Action Pack camera right at 200Ws.
The only real downside to this very interesting photo trip in Spain was that, after almost three weeks on the road, we were just as shot as the churches we visited! Of course, we had planned in advance so as to not have to re-pack and move to a different hotel every single day, but that had not always been possible, and Spain is a large country: even though we only went through a part of it and the accommodations were, most of the time, top-notch (we will always remember our two-night stay at a “pilgrims’ inn” on the Path to Compostela, the wholesome, heartwarming food and the awfully nice people), we had driven around quite a lot, unpacked and re-packed quite a lot, shot a lot as well (and that does require some concentration!), and we were a bit tired.
Therefore, and as a gesture of self-congratulation, I booked us for three nights into the best ocean-view room of the nicest hotel in a small coastal resort in the Pays Basque, about two dozen kilometers from the French border. There, we recovered from the fatigue of the trip, ate local fish, slept late and drove around for the absolute minimum distances required to see the surrounding sights. Knowing me, you know I had to take a few photos, and here they are.
I hope you enjoy this “Goodbye to Spain!” series.
The next morning’s low tide uncovered the slippery walkway built to access the small uninhabited island in front of the town. It was overcast that morning but the ocean breeze soon cleared up all the clouds!
The Fall color was on the downside.
After the retreat of the Wisconsin Glacier, the land that is now Herrick Lake Forest Preserve grew into prairies with scattered woodlands. For thousands of years, different groups of indigenous people passed through the area, some to hunt and move on, others to settle for varied periods of time. The last of these groups to call this land home was the Potawatomi, who had settled in the area by the late 1600s. Their well-traveled trails served as the basis for Butterfield and Warrenville roads.
In 1833, around the time of the Treaty of Chicago, which moved the Potawatomi west of the Mississippi River, Ira Herrick moved near the small settlement of Wheaton and built his homestead in a densely wooded parcel that surrounded a small marshy lake. This marked the beginning of the land’s agricultural period, which would last over 100 years. Old fencerows, woodlot edges and fields of European grasses still stand in Herrick Lake Forest Preserve as remnants of this era.
In 1925, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County purchased 90 acres of the original Herrick homestead. From the mid-1950s through the 1970s, additional scattered acquisitions expanded the preserve to 885 acres.
The Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) is a swamp bird, preferring to breed in low-lying forests and wetlands, often over water. It is quite a streak brilliance in an otherwise gloomy swampland. A blaze of yellow flitting in shadows, as though it were a stolen ray of sunshine.
Once common in southern Canada, it is now considered an endangered species due primarily to habitat loss (it was once thought that fewer than 50 lived in Ontario). In the U.S., its numbers are still strong, but are also in decline. These striking birds--photographed here is a female, whose yellow head coloration is slightly less radiant than her mate's--are named for the Roman Catholic clerks who once wore hooded yellow robes.
The downside of this location is that unless you arrive by boat, its a good 20 minute walk from either of the 3 ways to get here. So you have to forfeit a second shot should there be one.
The harder trail wasn't groomed and apparently had a warning about it. One of the downsides with this Autofocus film camera is that I have no idea what it is focusing on.
35mm Ektar 100
Camera: Rollei35af
Self Developed in C41
Scanned with Epson v600
From the streets of Hallstatt one morning, I looked up at the looming houses and was rewarded with this site.
I love the architecture of this small town, and the surrounding trees and thick fog really gave the place such an atmosphere. It *almost* made up for the fact that the rest of the day was rained off, and I got very depressed.
Still, I got to play cards with Russell whilst watching the lake outside so, not all bad.