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Covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, the ocean represents our planet’s largest habitat, containing 99 percent of the living space on the planet. This vast area supports the life of nearly 50 percent of all species on Earth.
"The world's a playground. Somewhere along the way everyone forgets it." - Yes Man
Having someone with you as you explore new paths and see where things lead sure makes the experience so much more memorable.
Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) arrives on the surface of Launch Pad 39B for a fit check on May 22, 2018, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test drive to the pad confirms that all of the recent modifications to CT-2 and Pad 39B are operational to support the launch of the agency's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on Exploration Mission-1. In view, at right, is one of three lightning protection towers positioned around Pad 39B. Exploration Ground Systems managed the modifications and upgrades to CT-2 and Pad 39B to prepare for EM-1 and deep space exploration missions. Photo credit: NASA/Nick Moss
Note: this photo was published in an undated (mid-Nov 2010) Wild Exploration Travel Photography blog, titled "Cool “Digital Photography” Images," with the same detailed notes as what I had written here on this Flickr page. It was also published in an undated (mid-Nov 2010) Digital Camera Product Reviews blog titled "Online Digital Photography Course – Take Your Skills to Another Level!" And it was published in a Dec 2, 2010 Photography Method blog, with the same title that I used as the caption on this Flickr page.
Moving into 2011, the photo was published among a collection of other photos in a May 11, 2011 Ruby Jayelle Tumblr page.
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a May 9, 2013 blog titled "Best Portable Toilets in Central Park, New York." And it was published in a Nov 22,2013 blog titled "10 Best Places to Visit in New York," as well as an undated (early Dec 2013) blog titled "Applaud Mayor for Replacing Landfill with Solar Panels."
Moving into 2014, the photo was published in an Oct 10,2014 blog titled "New York City’s Central Park in Autumn."
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On Nov 6, 2009 a group of roughly 150 members of the NYC Digital Photography Meetup Group (which comprises some 2,556 members, according to its website) assembled at the southeast corner of New York's Central Park for a "meetup" that consisted of a walk through Central Park to capture the fall foliage. A few people knew each other from previous meetups, but most of us were there for the first time, and knew only that we were in the midst of a lot of people with "serious" cameras. Introductions were made, hands were shaken, cameras were compared, but with rare exceptions, names were quickly forgotten -- except for lyman91, who served as the organizer for the afternoon's activities. After all, it wasn't a college mixer; we were there to get some nice photographs...
Once we got started, we walked past the pond in the southeast corner of the park, up to a picturesque bridge, and then along the southern edge of the park until we reached another picturesque bridge by the southwest corner of the park. From there, we ventured north, past Tavern on the Green, past the Sheep Meadow, up to the 72nd Street entrance (where many photos were dutifully snapped of Strawberry Fields, and the Dakota apartment building where John Lennon lived at the time of his death). We then walked around parts of the boat pond, and a little further north into the Ramble ... at which point, the late-afternoon shadows were dark enough that I decided to call it a day and head on home.
As someone observed early in the walk, "fall foliage" in New York City is not the same as it is up in Vermont and New Hampshire. There are no fiery reds, no mountainsides of bright orange trees. Our trees are more subdued: there were a few bright yellow ones (don't ask me what kind they were; I have no idea), but most of the trees were "rust-colored" at best.
Still, it was a pleasant walk; the temperature was a little cool, but the skies were a brilliant blue, and there wasn't a cloud to be seen. I took fewer photos than I would have expected -- only about 300 -- and I'll upload the "keepers" throughout the week, as I edit them and put them in reasonable shape... and I'll look forward to another photo meetup sometime in the future. Next time, hopefully I will remember a few names...
I had the opportunity during my recent travels to visit the abandoned state psychatric hospital in Norwich Connecticut.
It was, without a doubt, the most intense exploration I have done. It was visually jaw-dropping, physically draining (100 degree heat), and psychologically exhausting due to my vigilance (aka paranoia) about being caught.
Norwich opened in 1904 in a single building. Over the next decades, patient populations grew and new buildings were added. By mid-century, as new structures were added, old ones were simply shuttered and left to stand.
The result is a number of very old buildings in remarkably good condition.
At its height, Norwich State Hospital housed a population of nearly 3,000 people on a roughly 500 acre campus, the size of a small town.
Needless to say, the site is too large to see in one day, but the small part I did see was stunning.
The main focus of the third session of Pangaea is volcanism. Lessons on the first day emphasized types of lavas and volcanoes found across Earth, Mars and the Moon.
ESA’s Pangaea training course prepares astronauts and space engineers to identify planetary geological features for future missions to the Moon, Mars and asteroids.
Leading European planetary geologists share their insights into the geology of the Solar System.
Through Pangaea, Europe is developing operational concepts for surface missions where astronauts and robots work together, among themselves and with scientists and engineers on Earth, using the best field geology and planetary observation techniques.
Stay tuned on the blog
Credits: ESA–A. Romeo
A Hunter Huntsman doll I repainted. He is up for sale on my etsy. Just google MadeleineMai Studio!
I tried to give him a thoughtful, realistic face. I also enjoyed enhancing his well sculpted musculature with blushing and shading. Metallic details have been painstakingly painted on to his accessories. Everything is well sealed and protected.
Includes everything shown, and his stand.
Thanks for looking! Contact me if you have any questions. My email is madeleinemaistudio@gmail.com
...We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time...
T.S. Eliot
NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden and Lockheed Martin CEO and President Marillyn Hewson shake hands after signing a Space Act Agreement that enables the NASA Exploration Design Challenge for students.
Learn more about the challenge: www.nasa.gov/education/edc
Learn more about the Orion spacecraft: www.lockheedmartin.com/orion
Created for an It's An Addiction discussion here www.flickr.com/groups/itsanaddiction/discuss/721576302607...
based on the tutorial found here www.psdbox.com/tutorials/we-bring-the-peace-manipulation-...
Resources used;
Road/Bridge lexidh-stock.deviantart.com/art/Road-047-43797467
Sky smoko-stock.deviantart.com/art/Storm-Clouds-2-100370613
Planet Funerium.deviantart.com/art/Moment-in-space-CIV-122828151
Planet Superiorgamer.deviantart.com/art/Stock-Planet-1-60715114
Aircraft www.sxc.hu/photo/1107409
Spaceship gd08.deviantart.com/art/spaceship-02-png-187795328
Chernobyl Powerplant www.sxc.hu/photo/1376891
Nebula moonchilde-stock.deviantart.com/gallery/4445978#/d3j9rin
Halo Warrior jagged-eye.deviantart.com/art/CCE-Halo-1a-217339207
181/365 Photo Manipulations Project
Constructive Criticism gratefully received.
Please, no invitations to private groups. Thanking you.
NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speak about NASA’s SpaceX Crew-2 mission during a presentation with leadership and rangers who participate in the National Park Service’s astronomy and dark sky programs, Thursday, June 9, 2022 at the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington, DC. Kimbrough, Hoshide, NASA astronaut Megan McArthur, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet completed the second crew rotation mission to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program and spent 198 days aboard the orbiting laboratory as part of Expeditions 65 and 66. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)