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My entry to the May UC in LOM over on MOCpages. This build was loads of fun, and i think it looks pretty good. Enjoy!
this is an entry for "GI brick's" 3 Sci-FI Weaponry contest. here's the link: www.flickr.com/groups/gibrickproductimagescontest_part_3/
It was overcast and sometimes drizzly so the light and color wasn't all that good, that's why I used the Photomatix process on most of the pictures I took at Huntly Castle, to bring out the color and details. My booklet I purchased there said this would have originally been tinctured with coloured pigments.
The doorway itself is an elaborate Renaissance confection, its lintel resting on slim classical pilasters and ornamented with grotesque animals and heraldry. Directly above is a panel emblazoned with the arms of the marquis and marchioness. Above the marquis's coat of arms are those of his sovereigns, James VI and Queen Anna of Denmark. Higher still are two panels which once illustrated the Passion and Resurrection of Christ. The lower contained the Arma Christi (the arms of Christ); the pierced heart, hands and feet, along with the instruments of his passion. The circular panel above depicted the Risen Christ. The whole composition is crowned by the figure of the warrior archangel Michael triumphing over Satan, representing the victory of Good over Evil on the Day of the Last Judgeship.
The religious imagery of the frontispiece was carefully defaced when the Covenanters occupied the castle in the 1640s. They left the earthly heraldry untouched.
Our "Historic Scotland" passes we'd bought in Edinburgh let us into Huntly Castle as well as other places.
Huntly Castle: Over a period of 600 years this site saw four different castles in three slightly different locations under two different names. And between them these castles were attacked or besieged at least eight times.
In about 1180, Duncan, Earl of Fife, built the first castle here. By early 1306, John of Strathbogie, by now both Earl of Fife and Earl of Atholl, was executed by Edward I for supporting Robert the Bruce (see our Historical Timeline). The castle passed to his son, David of Strathbogie. After years of family support for Robert the Bruce, which included his using the castle as a base in 1307, David of Strathbogie chose to shift his support to the English early in 1314. This was a bad move, coming just before Robert the Bruce's final victory at Bannockburn.
In response to this Robert the Bruce, granted the castle and the lands of Strathbogie to Sir Adam Gordon of Huntly, in Berwickshire, who had shown him more consistent loyalty. This brought the Gordons to Moray, and with them the name of Huntly that was later to replace Strathbogie.
In about 1410, Sir Alexander Seton, later Lord Gordon, cleared away the 230 year old wooden castle and replaced it with a stone tower house built at the north end of the bailey. Only the thick-walled foundations of the tower house now remain, visible on the north side of the castle courtyard. The tower house would have been accompanied by a defensive wall around the bailey area, and ranges of other supporting buildings.
This castle was burned by the Earl of Moray in 1452, a member of the Black Douglas family and an opponent of King James II. In retaliation the Earl of Huntly (as the head of the Gordon family had become) destroyed the Black Douglas family in Moray. The damaged tower house at Strathbogie was replaced in 1460 by a much grander building on the south side of the site, where all later development was to take place. Today only the cellars under the later palace remain of the 1460 building.
In 1506, Alexander, the third Earl of Huntly, was granted a charter changing the name of the castle and surrounding area from Strathbogie to Huntly, in effect fitting the geography to his title. The castle has since been known as Huntly Castle, and the town to its south also later became known as Huntly.
By 1550 George, the 4th Earl of Huntly, was also Lord Chancellor of Scotland and one of the wealthiest men in the kingdom. He rebuilt the castle above the basement level into a grand palace, finishing the work just in time for a visit by Mary de Guise, widow of James V and mother of Mary Queen of Scots. George's strong Catholicism and political independence were later to lead to his falling out with Mary Queen of Scots. On 28 October 1562 she defeated him at the Battle of Corrichie, near Aberdeen. George was killed in the battle, Huntly Castle was looted and George's younger son was executed.
Repairs were still underway when George, the 6th Earl of Huntly, joined a plot against James VI (son of Mary Queen of Scots) in 1594. The King's response was to attack the castle, damaging it again and blowing up the remains of the old tower house on the north side of the enclosure. By 1599 George had made his peace with James VI and been promoted to Marquis of Huntly. His response was a further round of building work at Huntly, designed to make the 1550 palace even grander and more decorative.
The remodelling around 1600 included the remarkable fireplaces on view in the palace, one of which is dated 1606, and the decorative oriel windows and inscription on the exterior of the upper floor of the palace. The inscription reads: George Gordon First Marquis of Huntlie 16 above Henriette Stewart Marquesse of Huntlie 02.
The architectural triumph of the palace that resulted was not to be enjoyed for long. The 2nd Marquis of Huntly backed the King in the Civil War and paid for it with his life. In 1640 Huntly Castle was occupied by the Covenanting Army. In 1644 it was held for the King by the Duke of Montrose. And in 1647 it was defended by Lord Charles Gordon against General Leslie's Covenanters, but starved into submission. The defenders were all executed. In 1650, King Charles II stayed en route to his coronation as King of Scotland.
Huntly Castle last played an active role in Scottish History in 1746, when it was held by Government Troops against the Jacobites. It later became a handy quarry for those building the town of Huntly before its value as an attractive ruin was appreciated in the late 1800s. It was passed into State care in 1923, and is now looked after by Historic Scotland.
Entry in category 2. Women and men of science; © CC-BY-NC-ND: Edoardo Martino
Electron spin-resonance (ESR) laboratory. The samples, prepared to detects presence of free radicals are inserted in sealed glass ampullas, closed by the blue caps, and carefully assembled on the left table. Each of them will be measured using a high-power electromagnet, on the right, where high enough magnetic field is created and the ESR signal is detected using a microwave circuit. Andrzej, the senior scientist, is operating the instrument to complete data acquisition. At the same time, Dunja, PhD student, is platting and analyzing data in real time.
I did a short film project last school year – The Feast by Ghostgirl777 on youtube– in which I was Clove, the knife-thrower from 2 who I wish we knew more about. She couldn’t have been just a sadistic girl – there had to be another side to her. I wish we could’ve seen it. I digress!
So, I decided to dress as Clove for this. It’s almost the same outfit from my video, minus the jacket because we used fake blood and I didn’t want to risk staining it, and different boots. Little did I know while filming it, the black shirt and green pants ensemble would be the official “tribute” outfit in the movie. So this worked out great.
Costume: Black shirt, green pants, brown boots.
Props: Two knives
Makeup: Some eye shadow and fake blood.
--by Emily
While in Madagascar a few months ago, every day seemed to always start before sunrise as there was always something to see or somewhere to go. Particularly along the river, life starts very early and the first signs of activity are well before sunrise.
This particular morning we were leaving behind the Tsingy National Park to make our way to the airport in Morondava to catch a flight north to Nosy Be. Although the distance is not very big, the roads are really bad so it takes a while to get there. On top of that, a very important thing is to time the river ferry crossings well, otherwise you end up spending hours just waiting for the next ferry to fill up.
This image was taken during one of these river crossings and I only got one shot as the whole scene happened really quickly. Although I had to do quite a bit of post-processing on this one (a couple of fairly strong Photoshop curves) I’m very happy with the result.
To view the original shot (straight from the camera) visit the blog entry here: www.momentaryawe.com/blog/?p=3738
I figured the dragon is one the most exciting parts about Dungeons and Dragons, so this is my tribute!
In the 67th UK Coach rally for me should have won best Neoplan. GO22LOU Goodwins Neoplan Tourliner C53FTL superb this was even the bling witch i'ma fan of it had blue body under lights this for me was also a contender for Coach of the year. Photo taken 01/04/23
A beautiful solid mahogany front entry door is built in Lutz, Florida.
iron grill is mounted on the hinges which you can open the iron grill and clean the glass. The glass part is insulated rain textured which let plenty of lights come into the home besides being insulated and energy saving.
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Architect : Carter Sparks (1967)
Location : Overbrook Subdivision, Sacramento, CA
Rare 2-story Streng Brothers Home.
Borough Hall Station, Brooklyn, NY
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An entry garden along Imadegawa-dori by the Ginkaku-ji Temple ("Temple of the Silver Pavilion"). Kyoto, Japan
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Launch-Entry Suit
Space Shuttle
The Launch-Entry Suit was a partial-pressure suit worn by Space Shuttle astronauts to protect against loss of cabin pressure during ascent and descent. Introduced after the 1986 Challenger accident, it was used until the late 1990s, when the full pressure Advanced Crew Escape Suit was phased out.
Informally called the "pumpkin suit" for its bright color, it pressurized at 3.2 pounds per square inch, and the inflated internal bladder exerted mechanical pressure on the crewmember's body. The helmet visor and neck dam were pressure seals, but the gloves were not; they connected to the suit by a tube and needle valve. The Launch-Entry Suit included an integrated "g-suit" to prevent blood from pooling in the lower body during reentry. The vest-like harness worn over the suit contained a parachute, breathing air tank, and survival gear for an emergency bail-out.
This suit was never worn in space. The gloves, boots and harness were worn in training or flight. All launch-entry helmets are still in use in NASA's inventory of flight gear.
In the early morning light, before the sun rose, this eroded seashell and the lines and patterns created in its wake drew me to photograph it. Afterwards, I thought of it as a meteor during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere. Or perhaps a comet?
Wall Color: SW "Passive" (upgrade)
Foyer Light: Thornwood 8 Light "Washed Pine" (upgrade)
Trim: 7 1/4" Baseboard, 7" 2 Piece Crown Molding, Craftsman Window & Door casing (upgrades)
MQP Swap #2 - Entry #12
Name: Angles
Size: The cover is 17.5" square and is shown in with a 20" pillow but would work well with an 18" pillow too.
Other details: made from cotton with splashes of Liberty tana lawn. It has an envelop closure on the back. The binding is charcoal.
"What is the password!?", this entry guardian roared, as I snapped a photo.
"Simba is Great!", I responded.
The fierce guardian purred with satisfaction.
This image was shot from a Minolta Autocord TLR Medium Format film camera, scanned by an HP Scanjet G4050 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
PEPP = Planetary Entry Parachute Program
"Construction of flight test unit from which parachutes will be deployed in a series of experiments to check out new techniques for landing unmanned capsules on Mars. A metal skin is being placed over the disc-shaped frame with a central tube which will house the packaged parachute. The unit will be carried to an altitude of about 140,000 miles by a huge balloon. It will then be released and when free from the balloon the unit will be propelled to a downward velocity of about 10,000 miles per hour by eight small rocket engines. This velocity will closely simulate the speed of a capsule entering the Martian atmosphere. When the unit has been propelled downward to 130,000 feet the parachute carrying a small instrument package will be deployed. The disc-shaped carrier will fall freely to the ground, and the parachute and laboratory instrument package will be recovered for inspection and laboratory analysis. The tests are scheduled to begin mid-1966 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. In some tests Nike sounding rockets will be used to launch the smaller flight units."
- original NASA caption