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My old pal and I messing, trying out shots, and I came away with this image of his Gibson Les Paul which I like. I am drawn to the burnished colours partially, but primarily to the solid engineering excellence of it. I took the shot with the intention of a mono conversion which I did, and I like, but I couldn't deny those colours!
The Falkirk Wheel is a unique boat lift in the world. It replaces a series of 11 locks linking the canals from Glasgow to Edinburgh. The Falkirk rotary lift has a diameter of 35 metres and lowers or raises ships to a height of 25 metres. A set of double doors allows the boat to enter on one side and to leave on the other side. The wheel turns the two caissons, each weighing 300 tonnes, while the gearing system keeps them perfectly horizontal.
My first visit to see these awesome sculptures by Andy Scott at night. Such a cool place to spend a couple of hours mooching. Surprisingly busy at 9.30pm too.....
In an monumental feat of engineering, The Kelpies, two 30 metre high stainless steel sculptures, rose from the ground in 2013, towering over The Helix and the Forth & Clyde canal.
Construction of The Kelpies began on 17th June 2013. The two enormous structures were manufactured and installed by SH Structures Limited.
The build was officially completed on 27th November 2013, and was celebrated with a 'topping-out' ceremony featuring Duke and Baron, the Clydesdale life models for The Kelpies.
The Kelpies by numbers
300 tonnes each
30 metres high
1200 tonnes of steel-reinforced concrete foundations per head
928 unique stainless steel skin-plates
Built on site in 90 days
The worlds largest equine sculptures
Eight bronze statues, each twice life size, were installed on Vauxhall Bridge in 1907. A year after the bridge was completed. They represent Agriculture, Architecture, Engineering (seen here), Pottery, Education, Fine Arts, Science, and Local Government.
They were designed by F.W. Pomeroy and Alfred Drury and are mounted on the bridge's piers. Each weighs about two tons.
This detail of the little engine, "Wee Georgie Wood", shows how beautifully cared for it is. Precision engineering at its best, the full flowering of the industrial revolution.
It's not hard to find places of historic significance in downtown Launceston. It is Australia's third oldest city after all. But behind this modern shopfront lies a very famous local firm. No we are not in Glasgow, but the engineering firm that is based in these buildings was founded in 1892 by Scottish immigrants James Scott and John Clark.
Glasgow Engineering - 125 Years
This is in the back garden of the house we have lived in for about 40 years, and this is first time I have noticed the manufacturer's name on the manhole cover (unless I've seen it before and forgotten).
One of the most vivid memories I have from my primary school years was visiting the Dover Engineering Works with my school. It's not surprising that seeing molten iron poured from a ladle into a mould from close quarters would make a lasting impression on a child. I can still see clearly in my mind the wooden pattern they had made of our school's badge being pressed into the compacted black sandy material in the mould. The pattern was then removed and the top half of the mould filled with more compacted material was fitted. Small holes to allow the escape of burning gas were made in the material. When the molten iron was poured into the mould, sure enough, jets of flame appeared from these holes. When the mould was eventually stripped, there was the grey/silver replica of the wooden pattern.
When the company was established in 1830 it was on the outskirts of Dover in the parish of Charlton, with a supply of water from the adjacent River Dour. Charlton has since been absorbed by Dover, and the engineering works is of course gone - with the site now occupied by a supermarket.
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge. Not happy with this one, but will have to do for now as I wanted a general shot of the department building and I did find the staircase interesting!
Some oddly over-engineered stairs and fencing for flats above the Old World Deli on State St. in Bellingham. Guess the builder didn't want to pay for any engineering, so just beefed it up until he said, "That ought to hold anything."
genetic engineering
could create the perfect race
could create an unknown life-force
that could us exterminate
introducing worker clone
as our subordinated slave
his expertise proficiency
will surely dig our grave
it's so tempting
will biologists resist
when he becomes the creator
will he let us exist
bionic man is jumping
through the television set
he's about to materialise
and guess who's coming next
x ray spex - genetic engineering (germ free adolescents, 1978)
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Computer Science & Engineering student Dave Call and instructor Eric Karl working with newly donated equipment valued at around $500,000.
Direct Rail Services 66431 working 6k05 Carlisle yard - Crewe Basford Hall yard,photographed at Woodacre on 20/09/2016
Camera: Minolta X-300S
Lens: Vivitar 28mm F2
Filter: Hoya Yellow (K2)
Film: Ilford Pan 400 (Expired 06/2013, shot at 250ISO)
Processing and Scanning: Gulabi Photo Lab, Glasgow
Post Processing: Photoscape X
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) engineering inspection vehicle TC82, manufactured by Plasser, is seen crossing Borden Ave in Long Island City, Queens as it starts an inspection run back out to points east. This is clearly an unusual sight, as even other rail road employees at the adjacent facility are looking on!
50019 'Ramillies' in engineers blue livery at Gloucester in October 1989.
This is one of very few photos I took of 'Ramillies' in this livery though I did see it at Worcester on an engineers train [black and white and now in the ownership of Martin Loader]. I seem to recall that this was in the November. Most of my journeys from London were via the north Cotswold line and I can't remember now why I took a different route?!
Onsite Hydraulic Repair, 24/7 UK coverage. Each van is professionally kitted out with the appropriate tools for removal, manufacture and refitting of hydraulic hose assemblies accompanied by stock to ensure that 99% of jos are carried out there and then.
UP 2666 and another Tier 4 ET44AH lead northbound UP Engineering Special PJCPR2 through Villa Grove after a heck of a rainstorm. Luckily, its late departure out of Jefferson City, MO allowed me to get a shot of it after work.
The engineering marvel of Ribbleshead Viaduct pales into insignificance as darkness falls on a clear summer night.
After photographing the rather ruffled female Blackbird (The previous Image), I continued to climb high above the Wellington Rose Gardens.
So it was with some relief that I spotted this little engineering masterpiece; it was a good excuse for another breather!!!
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Standing outside this century old barn, I looked up to see an aircraft flying overhead and thought of how far we'd come. The barn featured a unique swing beam construction that allowed a team of horses, hitched to a wagon, to turn around without having to back up. Horses apparently don't like to walk backwards so this made life easier for farmer and animal alike. When you compare that marvel of practical engineering to the complexity of the plane, it seems there are no limits to what we can accomplish.
Union Pacific Engineering Special pulled by SD70Ace 1111, Powered By the People rolls through Des Plaines IL. on the New Line at Howard St.
For the Pessimist, the glass is half empty.
For the Optimist the glass is half full.
For the Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
Olympus OM-2 and Zuiko 50mm f/1.4, Kentmere 100 in Rodinal 1+50 for 13 min @ 20°C and digitalized using kit zoom and extension tubes.
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Study in Monochrome of the bridges crossing the river Forth in Scotland.
The New Queensferry crossing, the original road bridge, and the world heritage rail bridge.
The warm glow from a setting sun is reflected off the concrete spillway cells of the Murray Lock & Dam. The dam sits under the Big Dam Bridge on the Arkansas River in Little Rock. The dam & lock is part of a series of similar structures to facilitate commercial vessel navigation on the Arkansas River all the way up to Tulsa, OK.
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