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"NOBODY expects the Collie Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency.... Our *three* weapons are fear, and surprise, and ruthless efficiency...and an almost fanatical devotion to the sausage .... Our *four*...no... *Amongst* our weapons.... Amongst our weaponry...are such elements as fear, surprise.... "
A moment thinking about the halcyon days of Monty Python! .. and yes, actually it's quite expected.
CPKC train 40B, the 'Final Spike' steam tour, is seen approaching Ludlow, MO on former Milwaukee Road trackage on the afternoon of May 11, 2024. The train is easing through a maintenance zone where quite a bit of track work is taking place.
When CP and KCS first announced their intent to merge in 2021, I would not have guessed the revival of CP's dormant steam program would be one of the first tangible results of the union, but here we are, as the 2816 and its entourage journey from Calgary to Mexico City to commemorate the first anniversary of the creation of CPKC.
At the end of the
second week in September a cart came in through Bywater from the direction
of the Brandywine Bridge in broad daylight. An old man was driving it all
alone. He wore a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, and a silver
scarf. He had a long white beard and bushy eyebrows that stuck out beyond
the brim of his hat. Small hobbit-children ran after the cart all through
Hobbiton and right up the hill. It had a cargo of fireworks, as they rightly
guessed. At Bilbo's front door the old man began to unload: there were great
bundles of fireworks of all sorts and shapes, each labelled with a large red
G and an elven rune. That was Gandalf s mark, of course, and the old man was Gandalf the
Wizard, whose fame in the Shire was due mainly to his skill with fires,
smokes, and lights. His real business was far more difficult and dangerous,
but the Shire-folk knew nothing about it.
-JRR Tolkien
Having checked the Watercress Line's website earlier in the week, I was expecting only diesels to be hauling trains this weekend due to the hot, dry weather and associated fire risk. That made it a nice surprise when I heard a whistle in the distance and saw S15 Class 506 heading up the hill from Alresford.
Locomotive: LSWR Urie S15 Class 4-6-0 506.
Location: Northside Lane foot crossing near Ropley, Mid-Hants Railway/Watercress Line, Hampshire.
A "Wow" Maternity Session with a Nashville Recording Artist at Her Home. Such a loving and precious person!
I had been expecting a long-distance Charger on this train, but apparently that did not happen until at least the next day. Just one of the many disappointments lately surrounding Amtrak's newest motive power. In any event, the P42s aren't gonna last forever, so why not record 'em. 146 leads two others on a relatively on-time number 8, the eastbound 'Empire Builder', at Racine Avenue on Chicago's near west side. On this side of the signal bridge anyway, this scene is significantly less photogenic since the demolition of the old ADM mill, but you make do.
just came back from shooting a project in the Lake District, very happy with the results. need to do the final edit and some little tweaks, expect the full, heafty set of black and white goodness, will post the link to my Behance here as well when ready.
update: see the full set of twenty images here:
Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again.
I'd like to dedicate this to a lady photographer from Uzbekistan, Umida Akhmedova, who was found guilty of "damaging the spiritual values" of Uzbekistan and "slandering the nation". All because of pictures she took that, for me, are of a life rich in traditions that we all can learn from.
For us who live in places where artistic freedom is taken for granted, let us be thankful for this privilege and always remember that with this freedom comes responsibility.
Original digital painting with Procreate, iPad Pro, and Apple Pencil.
The image started as a brush test of the new Keith Haring brush set from Adobe and I was doing multiple layers to test different brushes. When I started using layer modes to blend the unrelated images together I got this - it turned out “Better Than Expected.”
One of the defining features of Oswestry depot over recent years was the sheer volume of unusual or unexpected vehicles that would turn up, often for a matter of days or weeks only, but occasionally staying a little longer to enliven the scene. Here Arriva Midlands, Shrewsbury P&R liveried Dennis Dart SLF 2305 - N305 ENX is pictured while on loan at the depot, having been displaced from its home town by a batch of brand new Optare Versas.
this one started as a Parka Coat but became more abstracted & I added an abstract head....this was mirrored & framed.....decided to add water droplets which also reflect parts of the image......didn't realize this included the boarder.....remind me of early flying aces...."tallyho old chap...what what"
thanks for looking.....best bigger....hope you have a great day
added to Mel's "Vivid Mirror Challenge"....VIVID IMAGINATION
Friday night...another week done...accomplishments and failings fading quickly...much like the Sun outside...ready for nothing...I looked out the back window...there were three deer casually grazing in the back yard...two Canada Geese hung out nearby...the Purple Martins were on the house...could this be Eden or just a Dream...the kisses eluded me...I never seem to wake up.
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Just what seemed to me to be a voluptuous tulip in my wife's garden. I expected to flip this left to right, but found that the stem and leaf seemed to get lost, so I flipped it back.
When I tried posting this image, Flickr seemed to get hung up, and I got the Bad Panda page, so I tried again, same result, after which I decided to try again later. Then I discovered I'd posted it twice, with comments and faves on each, so I guess I'll just leave 'em both up. BAD PANDA, FLICKR!!!
The result of a multi-image focus stack, this image should reward pretty close examination. Maximum viewing size on your computer can be found by opening the image in a separate window, making that window maximum size, typing the letter "L" on the keyboard, and then clicking the cursor as long as a '+' appears in it, typically twice.
BTW, I've taken to putting a white rim around these images on black because, on my iPhone flickr app, it is otherwise difficult to discern the image's edges. I made it tiny because, while large mats look lovely on my desktop monitor, they make it hard for my tired old eyes to view an image on my iPhone's small screen.
News reports confirm that the expected Aurora borealis displays across the northern US and most of Canada two nights ago were "disappointing" for most viewers. I drove out to the park just before 11 pm and can concur. Faint, amorphous bands of colour did appear to the north, but there were no dancing, shifting veils of light, despite clear skies.
Allowing myself to feel letdown, however, would have cast a negative glow on the night. I looked around: the sky was magnificent. After days of heat, a cool breeze gusted across the prairie, blowing my hat off three times. I finally tossed it into the back seat of my car. Even wearing a down vest, I was a little too cool (I won't say cold), and grateful for it.
In the Frenchman River Valley, within park boundaries, is an old corral dating back to the days of the 76 Ranch. Established in 1887, this Saskatchewan cattle empire sprawled over 100,000 acres, one of the largest outfits to take advantage of the last open range in the decades before homesteaders poured into the area. Its days were numbered. In the disastrous winter of 1906-07 they lost two thirds of their cows, and were never the same again. The holdings were permanently broken up and sold off in 1921.
Parks Canada has allowed this structure to remain, like a few other historic buildings within park boundaries. How much longer it can withstand the severe northern prairie climate is anyone's guess; I'm grateful to have the option of using it in photos like this.
I boosted the ISO to 6400 for this shot, applying some noise reduction in post processing. Even though the lights failed to dance, the green and violet glow was a touch not often seen - a little bonus for hauling my gear out to this remote location in the middle of the night.
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2017 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
The dark shrouded figure placed his hand on the vault door. Closing his eyes, he felt every gear and spring in the mechanism. He paused, remembering a time when he had been a hero. When he had fought against what he had become. He banished that thought and continued with his work. The people he had dedicated his life to protect had repaid him with alienation, calling him a monster, freak, and mutant. They were fools. Now it was time to get what he deserved!
Suddenly there was a tremendous crash as glass flew across the room. The figure that stood in the shattered remains of the window was his old friend, whom he betrayed and left for dead. The only one who could spoil the criminal's plan.
The newcomer smiled, brushing glass shards off his cape.
"Expecting me?"
As expected the sky was bleeding in joyful colors at the touch of midnight to usher in 2011 at Marina Bay.
Shot from Bras Basah Complex with Reggie for company.
Tynemouth, as might be expected, is a town at the mouth of the River Tyne, a few miles from Newcastle. Historically part of Northumberland, the modern town of Tynemouth includes North Shields and Cullercoats. We came back home this way in September following a short holiday in south-east Scotland.
The history of Tynemouth dates back to an Iron Age settlement and its strategic position on a headland over-looking the mouth of the Tyne. The heart of the town - seen here - is known by residents as "The village" and has popular coffee-shops, pubs and restaurants. It is a prosperous area with comparatively expensive housing stock, ranging from Georgian terraces and Victorian ship-owners' houses to 1960s "executive homes".
Everyone, meet Francis Richard Henry Penn Curzon, 5th Earl Howe, or for short, Earl Howe. If you're English, it's likely you know who he is, but for others, he's one of the coolest racing drivers you've never heard of.
Howe was born to British nobility in 1884, but his racing career didn't begin in earnest until 1929 at age 44. His life before racing was interesting too—educated at Eton, Christ Church and Oxford (as you'd expect with any nobleman worth his salt), he served as a Naval Officer in World War I, and held office as a Member of Parliament from 1918 to 1929.
Per a profile in Hemmings, Howe ran his first race in 1928 (at age 44!) and left Parliament in 1929, the first year he entered the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Finishing 5th over all in 1930 in an Alfa 6-C Sport, Howe's Le Mans victory came in 1931, behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 LM he shared with Sir Henry "Tim" Birkin, one of the famous "Bentley Boys." His Le Mans victory was quite a feat because the straight-eight in his Alfa required an engine rebuild that wasn't completed until 5:30 a.m. on race day.
Later in 1931, he won the Grand Prix at Dieppe in France driving a Delage that he later "wrapped around a tree" at Monza, according to Motorsport Magazine. Howe was actually somewhat infamous for wrecking often, though not much prevented him from getting back on track. He suffered a serious accident at Brooklands in 1937 but was back a year later, whipping around at 108 mph on the circuit's incredibly steep banking. One of the first racers to use a 'crash helmet', it saved his life at least 3 times
Howe's career as a racing driver ended around the start of World War II, that he re-entered as a full Commodore, but after the war he remained an important champion of motorsports. He was president of the British Racing Driver's Club (BRDC) from 1929 until his death in 1964.
To this day, the BRDC gives out the Earl Howe Trophy "for the British driver delivering the most meritorious performance of the year in North America." Currently, the trophy is held by Richard Westbrook, whodrives a Ford GT for Chip Ganassi Racing.
You could say his story is stereotypically British in the worst way–guy from extremely wealthy family goes racing–but that really doesn't take away from his accomplishments. Could you imagine a current MP quitting their job and winning Le Mans within three years? He is the definition of the term "Gentleman Racer," and while that phrase has many negative connotations today, it feels like an honor for Howe.
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We can regularly expect to see two of our four US Sapsuckers up here in the mountain (8600 ft. msl). The other one that is regular is the Williamson's. The Red-breasted is primarily a West Coast bird, and the Yellow-bellied is mainly an Eastern bird... although vagrants may show up anywhere in North America. Because of limited high-altitude access to areas favored by the Williamson's, that species is probably the most sought after by listing NM birders. Although this Red-naped Sapsucker is a mostly only a Rocky Mountains species, it still has a wider mapped range than the Williamson's.
IMG_1418; Red-naped Sapsucker
Who on earth would fly their drone in the kitchen? My better half known as Doc. Doolittle of course. Thankfully it was his smaller DJI "Shark" drone, and for once he had it under control. I never know what to expect out of this guy I married.
Didn't expect to find this guy today.
What a spectacular figure. My only complaint is that his impressive arsenal should have also included a shotgun and uzi.
Would you expect to see a waterfall in the dry, barren oilfields of western Kern County? There is a natural spring in the McKittrick, California oilfields that flows a good part of the year. It comes out of the ground, flows about a half mile and then disappears again.
I expected this to have been off the road for years but it was still taxed and was only a few days out of MOT.
Even more surprisingly it had covered 12,000 miles between it's last MOTs; a real bangernomics car.
I've never heard of a Highlight before. It's 954cc and looks to be fairly basic.
Only two Highlights remain according to Howmanyleft.
Not sure I expected any sort of shot at ISO 12800 on a grey afternoon, shot from the distance I shot it., with a 2x extender, but the wonders of Dxo helped out.
Bonus catch while expecting the Saudi Hawks to return from their display in AFW 2015.
Consolidated Contractors Co. VP-BCL on short finals, runway 03L.
LGAV I 09.09.2015 I Bombardier CRJ-700 I VP-BCL
I took a walk up into the hills last night to see how the remaining crops are doing, we have had rain nearly everyday with high winds for the past week, sadly the Oats have been flattened , more rain is expected so the crop might be a write off.
The wetlands are an area that I would more expect to see this White-necked Heron although today was the first sighting there for 2 years for me.
The interior corridors of the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara on the Lake is exactly what you would expect a grand old hotel to be. It takes you back in time (but there's also a good wifi signal)
We expected something
Something better than before
We expected something more
Do you really think you can just put it in a safe
Behind a painting, lock it up and leave?
Do you really think you can just put it in a safe
Behind a painting, lock it up and leave?
Walk away now and you're gonna start a war
Music Monday today features another "Take-Away Show" by Vincent Moon, this time Start a War by The National. I'm only going to link one version of the song, because I think this particular version is more emotive than any other: the band members and a few others, sitting in a dark space around a long table, picking at guitars and tapping out a beat on the wooden surface of the table and on glass jars. So simple, and yet it works so very, very well.
This image was made in Ireland, with a Holga, and features those magnificent Beech Trees again... which, from what I understand, will be making an appearance on this season's Game of Thrones.
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A fotografia de Mário Silva, intitulada "À espera de um Novo Dia", apresenta uma imagem poética e simbólica: silhuetas de galhos e folhas de uma árvore em primeiro plano, contrastando com um céu alaranjado e avermelhado, típico de um amanhecer ou pôr do sol.
A luz suave e quente do sol, que parece estar nascendo, criando uma atmosfera de esperança e renovação.
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O título "À espera de um Novo Dia" sugere um momento de transição, de expectativa por algo novo e melhor.
A escolha do amanhecer, com a sua luz crescente, é frequentemente associada a novos começos, renascimento e esperança.
As silhuetas escuras dos galhos, que parecem frágeis, mas resistentes, podem simbolizar a luta e a resiliência de um povo que, apesar das dificuldades, aguarda por um futuro mais luminoso.
A paleta de cores quentes reforça essa sensação de otimismo e transformação.
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Relação com o fim da ditadura do Estado Novo em Portugal
O Estado Novo, regime autoritário que governou Portugal entre 1933 e 1974, foi marcado por repressão, censura e estagnação social e económica.
O fim deste regime, com a Revolução dos Cravos em 25 de abril de 1974, representou um momento de libertação e esperança para o povo português, sendo frequentemente descrito como o "amanhecer" de uma nova era de democracia e liberdade.
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A fotografia de Mário Silva pode ser interpretada como uma metáfora visual para esse período histórico.
O "novo dia" que a imagem evoca reflete o sentimento coletivo de renovação que se seguiu ao fim da ditadura.
Assim como o sol nasce após a escuridão da noite, a Revolução dos Cravos trouxe luz a um país que vivia sob a sombra de um regime opressivo.
As silhuetas dos galhos podem simbolizar o povo português, que, mesmo fragilizado por décadas de repressão, resistiu e se manteve firme, aguardando a chegada de um futuro mais promissor.
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Além disso, a escolha de um amanhecer, em vez de um pôr do sol, reforça a ideia de início, e não de fim.
O fim do Estado Novo não foi apenas o encerramento de um capítulo sombrio, mas o começo de uma nova fase na história de Portugal, marcada pela democracia, pela liberdade de expressão e pela abertura ao mundo.
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Em conclusão, a fotografia "À espera de um Novo Dia" de Mário Silva captura, de forma simbólica, o espírito de esperança e renovação que marcou o fim da ditadura do Estado Novo em Portugal.
A luz do amanhecer e a resiliência das silhuetas dos galhos refletem a transição de um período de escuridão para um futuro de liberdade e possibilidades, ecoando os sentimentos do povo português após a Revolução dos Cravos.
É uma obra que, através da simplicidade da natureza, transmite uma mensagem profunda sobre transformação e esperança.
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Texto & Fotografia: ©MárioSilva
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When I left the shaw tower from some camera work, I walked past the convention center and had a talk with the construction manager at the Cactus club being re-designed.
He informed me that there would be a little fireworks show at 8 pm.
I was the only one near my place that was out with a tripod and looking for them.
Surprise !!! Clowesia warscewiczii. Il y a des plantes que l'on ne s'attend pas á rencontrer car on pense qu'elle vivent dans une autre région et tout d'un coup elles apparaissent in situ durant un tour de 11 jours que j'ai guidé. dans les départements du Valle del Cauca et du Cauca, Colombie. en plus c'est un genre que je n'avais jamais vu fleuri en milieu naturel !
Surprise !!! Clowesia warscewiczii. There are plants you don't expect to find because you think they live in another region and suddenly they appear in situ during an 11 days tour I guided in Valle del Cauca and Cauca departments, Colombia. Moreover a genus I had never seen blooming in its native habitat !
Sorpresa !!! Clowesia warscewiczii. Hay plantas que uno no espera encontrar porque piensa que vienen de otra region y de repente aparecen in situ durante un tour de 11 días que guié en los departamentos del Valle del Cauca y del Cauca, Colombia. Además es un género que nunca había visto florecido en su hábitat natural !
Hardly what I expected; all I can liken it to is running to the Christmas tree to open your presents and having someone set them on fire. Thankfully, I have what matters - family, friends, and the opportunity to try harder, strive for more, and do better.
Keep onnnn truckin'
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I expect a sunny sunrise but it looks like this, so thats it, better luck next time ,
Thank you for the visit ,comments and faves... greatly appreciated.. Arlene Kato..
Dear friends and visitors,
I have to tell you that I’m no longer updating my photostream at a regular rate. My last upload was some months ago and since then I even haven’t had time to thank you for your comments and faves. It was a pretty busy year for me and next year will be not any different. Over the last years, you’ve made my stream a real success by loads of faves and comments and invitations to groups and I’m very grateful for that. However, there came a time when coping with these social media activities put more and more a strain on me and I had to make a decision, i.e. whether I should either neglect my professional and private life or my flickr stream. On the other hand, I didn’t cease to take pictures (NEVER – just scrap it, dude) and actually, I like to show them to other people.
So I’m now trying to establish such a thing as an, mhm, unsocial media agreement with you, and it goes like this: If you like one of my pics – thanx a lot, but don’t fave it and don’t comment on it. If you do it nevertheless, please don’t expect an answer or an reciprocal fave, because it might take months before I check my stream the next time and by then, my activities list will show nilch.
I wish you the very best, and may the gods of light and art be with you!
Picturepest, a.k.a. Michael