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Rhine-Main-Danube Canal
This lock raises and lowers the water by fifteen metres
Rhine-Main-Danube Canal (German, Rhein-Main-Donau-Kanal), artificial waterway with stretches of canalized river, Germany. The canal section joining the Main and Danube rivers stretches 171 km (106 mi) from Bamberg via Nuremberg to Kelheim, and the whole system from the Main at its confluence with the Rhine to the Danube at Passau near the Austrian border is 677 km (420 mi) long. This forms part of a waterway traversing Europe, connecting the North Sea with the Black Sea and passing through the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and Ukraine.
From where the Main joins the central canal, to around Nuremberg, the countryside is largely hop fields and pasture, the canal reaching a high point of 406 m (1,332 ft) above sea level. Around Kelheim, the low, wooded hills become more densely forested and more dramatic as the canal reaches the Danube.
A cross-Europe canal like this has been a recurring dream of European politicians; as early as 793, Charlemagne made an aborted attempt to drain land for that purpose. In 1846, Ludwig I of Bavaria—using the labour of Italian Gastarbeiteren—laid the foundations by joining the Main and the Danube. Plans for a Rhine-Neckar-Danube canal were halted by World War I, and Ludwig's Canal was abandoned in 1950. Damage to Nuremberg meant that work only started on the Main above Bamberg in 1959, and did not reach Nuremberg until 1972. Completion dates for the canal were repeatedly revised until its opening on September 25, 1992.
Construction of the canal—costing an estimated total of DM six billion—is partly to be paid for by electricity generation at hydroelectric stations along its course. Eastern European business has been much greater than expected, though fears of damagingly cheap trading have been soothed by tariffs and restrictions that roughly equalize the flow of traffic east and west.
The completed waterway transports goods much more cheaply than by road, and some canal-side land has been bought by big oil companies. It is also popular with pleasure boats. Serious doubts though have been raised by the Bund Naturschutz, a German ecological movement—unique species of wildlife along the canal's course may be threatened and sections of canalized river choked by loss of tidal current. After a campaign working since 1965 and a petition in the 1980s, planners—backed by the pro-canal premier Helmut Kohl and defence minister Strauss—responded by high spending on ecological research and by providing, for example, alcoves cut into the canal's banks, meant to act as miniature ecosystems.
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Bare Tree by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Already I have shed the leaves of youth,
stripped by the wind of time down to the truth
of winter branches. Linear and alone
I stand, a lens for lives beyond my own,
a frame through which another's fire may glow,
a harp on which another's passion, blow.
The pattern of my boughs, an open chart
spread on the sky, to others may impart
its leafless mysteries that I once prized,
before bare roots and branches equalized,
tendrils that tap the rain or twigs the sun
are all the same, shadow and substance one.
Now that my vulnerable leaves are cast aside,
there's nothing left to shield, nothing to hide.
Blow through me, Life, pared down at last to bone,
so fragile and so fearless have I grown!
While ruminating on the lessons and experiences of attending my first photography workshop, the La Push Collaboration Workshop, I keep returning to one thing. The most valuable aspect of the workshop did not lie in any technical skills learned (though there were many of those). The greatest value was in moments like these, with everybody transfixed by the glow from the embers of the great equalizer--the fire.
The surprisingly many hours spent shooting the shit around the fire helped to provide a more complete picture of the creatives whose artwork and lifestyles are of great inspiration to me. It also solidified a hunch that those of us with a love of both photography and the outdoors share a great commonality, making for effortless conversations and forging of friendships.
Another view towards Suomenlinna. This is from same trip as
I did a G+ post on this too, text is copied below
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A tone mapping exercise with pfstools. I have extensively used Mantiuk06 contrast equalization in +Luminance HDR 2.0.2 but unfortunately since that particular version the algorithm has not produced correct result. For this image I used the Pfstools with
pfsinexr imagename.exr | pfstmo_mantiuk06 -e 1.0 -s 1.0 -v | pfsgamma -g 2.2 | pfsout imagename.png.
The result produced with the previous command is almost exactly the same as the result I use from LuminanceHDR 2.0.2 with contrast factor 0.8 and saturation factor 1.2. Luminance HDR 2.0.2 produces a bit more saturated image which I corrected in +GIMP by increasing the saturation by 25. Also the contrast of the Luminance HDR tonemapped image is a bit higher but that is negligible since in most cases some adjustment is made in any case.
Final image below has several the tonemapped images with different white balances combined. Combination processed in +G'MIC with anisotropic smoothing and overlaid over Hugin fused image with 66 percent opacity. In addition some local sharpening, contrast enhancement etc. edits were applied.
Now as HDR scenes go there probably are several potential points of HDR related discussion here.
1. Why would you use HDR on a scene like that?
2. It is way overdone and does not look natural!
Both of these statements are true for this image, please do not get offended :-) Overdone painterly look is intentional and desired effect for this image. Album has also the original for comparison. It gives a good impression of how the scene actually looked.
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For complete post with the album images see
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50 mm, f/5.6, ISO100
Three exposures with base exposure at 1/500 and +/-2 EV steps. Camera EV bracketing was -1EV, -3EV, +1EV. This leads to a very dark frame in any scene but especially so with this scene.
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Visit this location at WEDCOT Center Park in Second Life
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I met her before once in poetry and heard her name a lot of times from friends. She's an Angel. While I was wandering alone at WEDCOT Disney Park last night she suddenly appeared and was talking to her baby daughter in the nearby chat. I said hi and she responded and we met up for a snap. While I was taking the shot her daughter, Madi asked who am I and she replied, "She and mommy had the same guy before... a very BAD guy!" and Madi replied, "His big loss!" (copy paste) I shook my head, because they were chatting in the general chat. Checked my radar and saw Patch Linden and sim-creator Trevor Sleydon nearby preparing and waiting for people for the start of the Procession of Lights. I blushed and my face turned red! Yeah, face palm moment indeed! I took them to the event and Madi's daddy Warren came in afterwards. Ended the evening with baby Madi got to greet and introduce herself to Patch and Trevor after the program. ♥
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Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
The very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
But the very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
Once bitten and twice shy
I keep my distance, but you still catch my eye
Tell me, baby, do you recognize me?
It's been a year, it doesn't surprise mе
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
The vеry next day, you gave it away (You gave it away)
This year, to save me from tears
I'll give it to someone special
"Merry Christmas" I wrapped it up and sent it
With a note sayin', "I love you", I meant it
Now I know what a fool I've been
But if you kissed me now, I know you'd fool me again
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart (I gave you my heart)
But the very next day, you gave it away (You gave it away)
This year, to save me from tears
I'm giving it to someone special
Last Christmas, I gave you my heart
The very next day, you gave it away
This year, to save me from tears
I'm giving it to someone special...
The light is the great equalizer whether gracing an opulent adobe or an abandoned, neglected structure...
Frame/Fork: TETZ-ONE
Headset: Transition Bike
Stem: Thomson
Handlebars: NS Bike
Seatpost: Thomson
Saddle: Fi'zi:k Arione
Cranks: Sugino 75
Chainring: Sugino Zen
Chain: Izumi Super Toughness V
Cog: Grunge
Pedals: Odyssey Twisted PC
Toe Clips: Starfuckers
Toe Straps: SAGlife
Hubs: BORED x Starfuckers Unity 32h
Front Rim: SUNringlé Equalizer
Rear Rim: W-Base Durcus One
Tires: Continental City Contact (Front) / Vittoria Randonneur Hyper (Rear)
Gear Ratio: 42T x 17T
Total Weight : 9.31kg
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There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. --Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers
Camera:Konica Minolta DYNAX 5D, AF DT 18 - 70mm kit
Exposure:5
Aperture:f/5.6
Focal Length:30 mm
ISO Speed:100
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Stati Uniti, Massachusetts, Boston, Autunno 2014
East Boston (Eastie) è un quartiere di Boston, Massachusetts, con circa 40.000 residenti. Situato di fronte porto di Boston, i residenti East Boston godono di una fantastica vista dello skyline della città. Originariamente ricco di cantieri navali, East Boston è sempre stato un quartiere per immigrati. Questa diversità si riflette nella miriade di ristoranti etnici del quartiere. Gli edifici sono un mix di storico e nuovo, con ancora molte abitazioni caratteristiche a tre piani lungo le strade. Una di queste case ha visto i natali del padre del presidente John F. Kennedy Joseph P. Kennedy. Il Logan Airport, è situato qui, facendo di East Boston la via di accesso per le persone provenienti da tutto il mondo. Un certo numero di film sono stati girati a East Boston come "The Equalizer" e "Mystic river".
East Boston (Eastie) is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts with approximately 40,000 residents. Located across Boston Harbor, East Boston residents enjoy fantastic waterfront views of the city skyline. Originally a center of shipbuilding, East Boston has always been a neighborhood of immigrants. The diversity is reflected in the neighborhood's myriad of ethnic restaurants. Housing is a mix of historic and new, with many three deckers lining the streets. One of this houses was the birthplace of President John F. Kennedy's father Joseph P. Kennedy. Logan Airport, is located here, making East Boston a gateway to people from around the world. A number of films have been set in East Boston like “The Equalizer” and “Mystic river”.
CS2 manipulated, equalized the sky, totally de-speckled & un-sharpened to give a CGI look.
Original image is a 60sec exposure using ND110 10 stop ND filter.
Gauges and equalizer mounted in a 240, found in the junkyard left the equalizer but grabbed the voltmeter set up
♥ Eu vou equalizar você. Numa frequência que só a gente sabe. Eu te transformei nessa canção. Pra poder te gravar em mim.
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Reflections on the "bonnet" of an expensive Bentley automobile remind me that COVID-19 strikes rich and poor alike. We must remember that we are all in this together. We can use this period of time to reconsider our hopes, aspirations, and concerns and come closer together as we are physically distanced.
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Foto and equalizer by me
This is my fist equalize. Do not judge strictly
Luminance HDR 2.3.0 tonemapping parameters:
Operator: Mantiuk06
Parameters:
Contrast Equalization factor: 0.51
Saturation Factor: 0.8
Detail Factor: 2
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PreGamma: 0.85
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Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters:
Operator: Mantiuk06
Parameters:
Contrast Equalization factor: 0.26
Saturation Factor: 1.74
Detail Factor: 8
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PreGamma: 1
Luminance HDR 2.3.1 tonemapping parameters:
Operator: Mantiuk06
Parameters:
Contrast Equalization factor: 0.1
Saturation Factor: 0.8
Detail Factor: 1
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PreGamma: 1
At this point, the Park Ranger on the Natural Entrance Cave Tour explained that this was the only natural opening in Wind Cave. Because of that, strong winds can blow either way (inside or out) to equalize the air pressures. A full telling of this emergence story can be found here (www.nps.gov/wica/learn/historyculture/the-lakota-emergenc...).
This is the rich region in the centre of the constellation of Auriga with the Flaming Star Nebula, IC 405 at right and the roundish IC 410 at bottom with the cluster NGC 1893. At top left is the star cluster Messier 38, with small NGC 1907 below it. The small nebula at left is IC 417 around the loose cluster Stock 8. The large elongated nebula at top is Sharpless 2-230. The colourful asterism of stars between IC 405 and IC 410 is the Leaping Minnow or Little Fish, aka Mel 31.
This is a blend of 8 x 4-minute exposures at ISO 800 unfiltered with 8 x 8-minute exposures at ISO 2000 shot through an Optolong L-Enhance dual-band nebula enhancement filter (it lets through only Oxygen III blue-green and Hydrogen-alpha red to really enhance the nebulosity). Blending the exposures adds the extensive red nebulosity recorded by the filtered images without turning the whole field — and stars — red and losing the blue reflection nebulas and subtle colour variations even in the red Ha nebulas.
All exposures with the Canon EOS Ra mirrorless camera through the SharpStar HNT150 Hyperbolic Newtonian Astrograph at f/2.8, from home on a very clear moonless night January 24, 2020. All stacked, aligned and blended in Photoshop 2020. High pass sharpening applied as well as a very selective use of frequency separation sharpening with WOW Freq Equalizer extension.
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Explore #478 12/27/08
A scene from our Thanksgiving trip. Right now all my cameras are malfunctioning---so having a bit of a problem taking new shots!
Noticed a very small bee inside a daffodil.
major crop and experimented with the tone equalizer module to lighten up the bee because it was deep inside the daffodil and not very well lit
GAU-12 25mm Gatling Gun on a U.S. Air Force AC-130 Spectre Gunship. Saw this on my visit to Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Florida.