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In the Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales.
That is the actual James Bond Aston Martin DB5 as first seen in Goldfinger in 1965. Probably the most iconic and famous car in the world and likely priceless too. If you google that licence registration BMT216A, it will confirm that it also appeared in Thunderball, Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies, Casino Royale, Skyfall, Spectre and No Time to Die. Or you can see the registration here -
www.007.com/the-vehicles/aston-martin-db5/
And now here it is on the Flickr page of old Magoo - who’d have thunk! A scoop or what? Here it has its latest modification to its front bumper - a guy in.a luminous orange jacket trying to take a photograph.
So how did old Magoo bumbling around with his white stick and who can’t tell a farmers truck from a pedal cycle happen to bump into it in the back of beyond on the Brecon Beacons, how did he know what it was and more importantly, is that the real James Bond behind the wheel?
So there I was on a very quiet mountain road in the middle of nowhere when I hear the throaty roar of a vehicle coming up behind me. The road isn’t wide enough for man and car so I step off to allow it through, but it pulls to a halt alongside.…
“You’re looking very official by the side of the road” Says James Bond. It puzzles me for a second and I realise he must be referring to my luminous coat. (I later realise he must have been looking for the camera crew and thought I was with them).
“Oh the jacket” I say “It’s so I can be seen by cars because I can’t see them” and I hold up my white stick. And then, listening to the sweet purr of the engine I say “That’s a beautiful sounding car you have there, what is it?
“An Aston Martin DB5” Bond says.
“Wow” says I “How old?”
“59 years” replies 007 without hesitation because if anyone would know he would, right? “It’s the James Bond car” he adds.
I wrongly presume he means ‘like the James Bond car’ not the actual car itself and so like an idiot I ask - “How long have you had it?”
“We are actually filming here for a couple of days” says James by way of explanation.
“Are you James Bond then?” I ask with a wry grin.
“Well, sort of “ he replies with a chuckle. I expect he was being covert. I’m stood there close enough to touch the car and am wondering whether or not this is Daniel Craig or the new Bond guy driving - I certainly can’t tell, the car is just a fuzzy haze to me and the driver non existent, when he politely excuses himself and drives off. I’m left wondering whether he was pulling old Magoo’s leg or whether this really was the real Bond car and then feel more than a little disappointed that I didn’t get a photo. Wouldn’t you?? Let’s face it, it’s not the sort of thing you expect is it?
I continue on my deflated way when after about half a mile I pass a group of people by the side of the road. There is absolutely never anyone here and even though I cannot see their equipment I presume it must be the film crew. I wander on thinking they must be waiting for me to walk on through so they can do the take, which means the Licence to Kill and his car must be up ahead somewhere - and sure enough, a couple hundred yards on I catch that sweet throaty purr again.
“Would you mind if I take a photograph of your car Mr Bond, so I can see it on the big screen when I get home?”
“Be my guest” says James. Realising I was probably holding things up and I would have only time for one shot I quickly took it and wandered up to his window and showed him the back of the camera and asked if it looked okay?
“Haha” Laughs the Licence 2 Kill “It’s right in the middle”. Well, that was good enough for me, a crackshot secret agent with such an eye for the ladies and who bumps off global super villains for fun should be able to judge a photo right? And after thanks, I wanders on me way, and when I was clear he must have got the ‘camera - action’ instruction because the pedal hit the metal and it leapt away towards the cameras with a glorious roar.
So was that the real James Bond, or another actor filling in for him? I have absolutely no idea, couldn’t see him at all - but I’ll go this far……it wasn’t Sean Connery or Roger Moore, I would have recognised those voices for sure…….
A big thanks to the photography gods for causing James Bond to stop and talk, because if he hadn’t I would have had no idea there was filming taking place and wouldn’t have got the shot - and a double big thanks to 007 for being sociable and letting me take the photo! If you see a tramp in a bright orange coat cluttering up the movie - that’ll be old Magoo……
For Macro Mondays theme 'Photographic Equipment'.
Brian is perched on the integral lens hood of my 14mm Samyang lens, staring nervously at the surface of the lens. The lens hood blocks stray light and so prevents glare and lens flare, particularly important for this lens that has a highly curved surface. The lens hood also protects the lens which is very helpful in this case as a filter cannot be used
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
Sometimes I like the picture I take, but most people don’t like it because it does not interest them. This is a picture of farm equipment; I took this in Sutter Buttes California. I took it in harsh light, but I managed it in post. I hope you like it.
Tripod mounted downside. Focusing rail. Self made 3d printed feeding unit with embedded adjusting screw. Feeding steps of round about 0,05mm can be achieved. Tamron 90mm Macro lens is mounted. But also my old lenses are usable for the focus stacking purpose. Sony A7II is used.
Photos shot with this lens can be found here --> Mushroom - Focus Stacking or here --> Tiny Tree Fungis - Focus Stacking Details
The OSR Equipment move is about to duck under the 401 at Putnam on its journey from St. Thomas to Salford.
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Nikon D800 | Nikkor AF-S 50 1.8G
No train in Japan is more famous, nor more sought after, than JR Central and JR West's 923 Series, better known worldwide as "Doctor Yellow"
Originally built in 1998, these trains were rebuilt from the original 700 Series. Their role is to make sure the Tokaido and San'yo Shinkansen routes are kept in peak condition through inspection. Each 923 series contains a myriad of track and overhead measurement equipment housed in 7 cars. Monitoring is done on board by a 9-person crew of railway technicians.
It is said here that seeing Doctor Yellow by chance is considered to bring good luck. At best, they'll operate 3-4 times a month. No official schedule exists, but there are unofficial ways to check if they're running, though by no means is it a guarantee. Regardless, I'm thrilled to finally see one for myself!
JR Tokaido Shinkansen.
JR 923 Series (Doctor Yellow) T5 Set
Tamachi, Minato Ward, Tokyo
Location: Tintswalo Atlantic Lodge near Hout Bay.
Description: Here’s another Vertorama from Friday afternoon’s sunset photoshoot at the very exclusive Tintswalo Atlantic Lodge with my friends Andre and John.
I must immediately mention that I am not at all happy with this photograph… it has waaay too much noise for my liking!!
Most of my contacts will know that I am a Frozen Water kind of guy. Whenever I am shooting crashing waves, I always like to use a fairly fast shutter speed to stop the water in its tracks. Since I am usually shooting in aperture priority mode (to get the largest possible depth of field), I always check the shutter speed very carefully to make sure that I can still hand-hold the camera without introducing camera shake. But when the light is really low (like here)… and my camera is already on its tripod… I have to juggle the aperture and shutter speed very carefully to retain the maximum depth of field… without blurring the water!!
But what do you do when you have reached the maximum acceptable aperture and the minimum acceptable shutter speed? What would you do? Would you start increasing the ISO like I did? I know that the Nikon D300 is excellent at managing noise at all ISO levels… and I couldn’t see ANY noise when I zoomed in on my LCD… so I decided to shoot these images at ISO 800… BAD move!!! Although the noise might not be too apparent to you… when you zoom in (or print) this image… it’s pretty obvious (and terribly ugly)!!!
So… from now onwards, I’ll be shooting everything at the lowest possible ISO… even if it means I end up with silky water… or an out of focus background!
Lesson learned! :)
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Equipment: Nikon D300 (Sigma 10-20mm)
Date: April 2009
What ever this piece of equipment was/is must have been pretty heavy as it is place on a cement structure. Maybe a part of a heavy-duty motor?
They're making a helluva racket on Richmond St. over the past few months, laying some sort of jumbo plumbing. They dig, lay pipe, put in temporary plates and asphalt, then return in a month to dig it up again and do some other kinda thing. I'm sure there's a method to the madness but when you're trying to listen or talk in a meeting, it can feel like giant sand worms are burrowing through the street - sometimes the whole house shakes! This gear was occupying our usual parking spot one morning.
before the performance
Sina on Kamancheh and Mashid on Oud.
Tirgān, an evening of Kurdish & Azari Folk Music and Persian Traditional Classical Music
An NJ Transit equipment extra is shoved east through Hillside behind a pair of geeps. Today, 4149 is out of service and 4210 is the Erie heritage unit.
NJTR 4149 GP40PH-2 (ex-PC/CR 3132 GP40)
NJTR 4210 GP40PH-2B (ex-PC/CR 3182 GP40)
Taking a quick portrait break to celebrate the winter solstice. The weather tonight may block Saturn, but last night was pretty good. It was nice to be able to photograph this locally. Frankly, the city lights and moon were helpful to take out all the other stars from the sky. I always wanted to photograph this statue in the park, but never new what to use it for until last night. The moon, Saturn and Jupiter are to scale: the statue is not. This is three separate photographs realigned, one of the statue, one of the moon, and one of the planets. Saturn is so small in comparison. I look forward to seeing images from the astrophotographers who have equipment suited to that purpose. Keller, Texas, USA, December 2020
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Concours d'Elegance
Geneva, Illinois 41.884831, -88.308636
August 27, 2023
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Studio equipment used:
1 light source - Elinchrom ELC Pro HD 500, key light with Rotalux Deep Octa light modifier above in front of the model, another light source - Elinchrom ELC Pro HD 500 fill light with Strip box on the left, two black flags from left and right sides to darken the background, the whole scene was syncronized with Elinchrome EL Skyport remote used on camera, Carmen Red canvas background - approx. 2-3 meters behind the model
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Md: Catherine (@kosmos.katya.piter)
MUA: Zira (@zira.stylist)
Ph & retouch: mine
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Date: October 17, 2021
Camera: Sony a7 iii (ILCE7M3)
Lens: Carl Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8
Exposure: 1/200 at f/4.5, 85mm, ISO 100