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UTMB PD Derik Fillmore. 2011 Battle of The Badges in Galveston, Texas. This police versus fire boxing night raised money for several worthy causes including The Boys & Girls Club and The Women's Crisis Center, both of Galveston.
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I took this photo at the Arizona Humane Society where I volunteer. I went in and took a key and walk around the kennels taking photos of the various dogs that were unfortunate enough to somehow end up there one way or another. This was a dog that I had been just brought in, he was a previous fight dog. Being a pit bull many times dogs like him get looked over because they have such a bad reputation, but I know from experience that pit bulls are some of the sweetest dogs to be around and only want to have a family to love them.
Editing for this photo was a 2 step process. I opened the photo in Photoshop making it black and white and doing minor, remedial changes. I then saved it and proceeded to open it in Lightroom where I changed the lights, darks, black, whites, and amped up the clarity quite a bit to bring out the fur. I also lightened the eyes so they would stand out more. The final step was adding a medium vignette to the photo to further draw the eye in.
The texture of the fur and the stark white of the fight scars create a nice contrast in the photo and creates the tone that this dog has been through quite a lot. The look in his eyes though shows the frightened state of mind and that all he wants is to go home with someone.
This is my masterpiece. It is a tie fighter landing deck with a missile cannon on the back right corner. It also has a gunner and a deckhand w/t a droid. There r about 1000 pices not including the tie fighter
Series:
Street Fighter II
Creators:
Akira Nishitani
Akira Yasuda
Producer:
Yoshiki Okamoto
Company:
Capcom
The Ultimate Fighters debut airshow season was 2019. The mixed warbird 4-ship team fly a P-47, P-51, Spitfire & Buchon. Based at Sywell and operated as part of the Richard Grace / Air Leasing / Ultimate Warbirds organisation, they are seen here on the day they achieved their Public Display Authorisation (PDA) - 23/5/19
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On a few acres of mountaintop in northeastern Pennsylvania in Schuylkill County, far from the big city lights that normally would be associated with the “sweet science”, sits a very important site in the history of boxing. Here Muhammad Ali, arguably the greatest fighter of all time, built a training camp near Deer Lake. He called it “Fighter’s Heaven” and trained here for many of his epic battles.
Ali first came to Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania in the early 1970’s to train at Pollack’s Mink Farm in Deer Lake. Bernie Pollack, who was involved in the fight game, was introduced to Ali by Gene Kilroy, a local native and prominent member of the Champ’s entourage. Ali liked the area and purchased the land up Sculps Hill Road in 1972, where he proceeded to build the training camp of his dreams. Ali, himself, hiked the land determining what exactly should be built and where.
Over time, the rustic camp grew to include some eighteen various buildings. Ali built a large log gym, dining hall, bunkhouses for sparring partners, a small mosque where he would pray daily, and small individual cabins for members of his staff and also for the many special guests that always seemed to show up. In a courtyard situated near the gym and the dining hall, a huge outdoor stone fireplace was built that became a favorite gathering spot for camp residents and visitors alike. Staff members would gather here at night with a roaring fire, stars filling the clear night sky, to enjoy the special camaraderie they shared. Many people associated with Ali recall that their fondest memories were the times spent at Deer Lake. Although now obstructed by grown trees, the courtyard once had a commanding view of the surrounding countryside. Ali had giant boulders trucked in and placed around the camp. His father, Cassius Clay, Sr. (a sign painter by trade), painted on them the names of other famous boxers that Ali admired. The Champ got this idea from Archie Moore’s old California training camp, “The Salt Mine”, where Ali trained briefly early in his career.
The camp was like a small village and had a special excitement and vitality to it. It was also a magnet for the celebrities of the day. Tom Jones, Jim Brown, The Jackson Five, Andy Warhol, Isaac Hayes, Diana Ross, Howard Cosell, Dick Cavett, Flip Wilson, Kris Kristofferson, Dizzy Gillespie, Leroy Neiman, Doug Henning – they all came to Deer Lake to call on “The Greatest”. Former heavyweight champ Larry Holmes got his start there as Ali’s sparring partner. So did Tim Witherspoon and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad. When former welterweight champion Kid Gavilan was on hard times, Ali hired him to work at the camp.
The Fighters on the ramp with CTV Chopper 9 in the distance. The Fighters are in Vancouver as part of an upcoming movie shoot.