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A gorgeous little collection of lichens on a boulder on the beach at Split Rock on Lake Superior.The big foliose formation is a type of rockshield and the orange and blue crustose could be any number of things.
The Scandic Continental Hotel at Klarabergsgatan/Vasagatan in Stockholm. Designed by the Danish architect firm 3XN. It replaced a previous hotel from the 1960s. It has three roof terraces, one of which is open to the public.
Panning shot of a small tractor. it's very slow moving, I had to shot at 1/10 to get this motion blur
Camera - Polaroid Supercolor 670 AF
Film - Polaroid Yellow 600 Film
Duochrome Edition
Production Date 08/23
Scan - Epson Perfection V300 Photo
“Know what you want to do, hold the thought firmly, and do every day what should be done, and every sunset will see you that much nearer the goal.”
This is a portrait without much information - actually without any information, but where the personality of the sitter shines through very clearly.
I do not know who this woman is, I do not know the name of the photographer nor do I know where this photo was taken. There is absolutely nothing printed or written on it.
But perhaps I lied a bit when I said there is no information. You can deduce some. I bought it on an online auction in Sweden, so it is reasonable to assume this woman to be Swedish (most old portraits I own has been bought in country of origin). The date is likely early to mid 1860s - based on both her fashion, and the simplicity of the card itself which by the end of the decade were getting much more ornate.
The woman herself must have been well off - by the end of the 19th century and in the early 20th going to the photographer were something most people did, perhaps not often and most likely as something quite special, but they did it. And every little town had at least one photo studio (and many more than that), But this is much earlier when it would have been much more expensive and much less common. But all the same, look at her hand. That is the hand of someone who is using them for work - tanned and coarse. No wedding ring though, so probably not married. The dress itself is in tune with the fashion of the time, but strict and with no extra frills. At the same time she is wearing jewelery - both a brooch and a couple of necklaces. If I were to guess, I would say she is the daughter of a well-to-do but still hard-working farmer.
The base layer of my friends' wedding cake, at their reception in Surrey.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, with lighting from a ceiling-bounced Nikon SB-600, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Abraham Lincoln
Stare down at 494 & Lyndale.
Standing firm - Sunset at Winskill Stones with the lone hawthorn tree still standing firm having survived the passing of another winter.
One of a number of gnarled hawthorns clinging to the limestone pavements smattered across the Yorkshire Dales somehow defying nature in a seemingly harsh and inhospitable landscape.
Winskill Stones, Yorkshire Dales National Park
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Fathers Day 2012
Hands that are always there.. even when you don't need it!!
Here is a classic song so fitting for this day.....
Canon 5D MarkIII
Canon 17-40 F4L USM
ISO 200 | 24mm | F11 | 4 sec
Lee Filters - 1.2Soft / 1.2ND
Standing Firm in the midst of the Storm - This Pelican honestly did not move for at least 10 mins. Just after this shot it bucketed down. Rainy days you sometimes get a break in the clouds and I'm pretty happy with this.
Celebrating the opening of the Bruce Trail... this section is just two blocks from my house. Notice how the trees plant their roots on the firm foundation of rock.
rooipootelsie/black-winged stilt/himantopus himantopus
Not so easy to stand firm in a strong wind, but it's the right place to catch food brought out by the waves.
Strandfontein Sewage Works. May not sound an attractive place to visit, but it's a bird paradise and attracts many birders.
Another undeniable dawn wonder you could skip.Still drowsy from last night's late candlelight burning. Crazily the morning wind at the lakeshore was radiculously gusty and chilly,the moment I was turning around to place camera bag on the rock, the gust of wind angrily blew my tripod down and it fell right on the sand pit,my 14-24 was slightly dented on the hood edge, and the glass touched the sand a bit, no serious damage after a close examination! Still hurts. It happened twice this month so far. What a adventurous and crazy lighting mania! Press L for larger image!
Manufacturer: General Motors Company (GM), Cadillac Motor Car Division, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Series 62 Model 56-6237 2-door Sport Coupé
Production time: October 1955 - October 1956
Production outlet: 26,649
Engine: 5981cc GM Cadillac V-8 365 valve-in-head
Power: 285 bhp / 4.600 rpm
Torque: 542 Nm / 2800 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 181 km/h
Curb weight: 2140 kg
Wheelbase: 129 inch
Chassis: GM C-body box frame chassis with cross-bracing and all-steel body (by Fisher))
Steering: Saginaw powered recirculation ball
Gearbox: GM Controlled Coupling Hydra-Matic four-speed automatic
Clutch: not applicable
Carburettor: Carter WCFB2370S downdraft 4-barrel
Fuel tank: 76 liter
Electric system: Delco 12 Volts 60 Ah
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: Hydrovac powered hydraulic 12 inch Bendix drums
Brakes rear: Hydrovac powered hydraulic 12 inch Bendix drums
Suspension front: independent wishbones, trapezoidal triangle cross bars, sway bar, coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: beam axle, longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid 3.07:1
Wheels: 15 inch steel discs
Tires: 8 x 15
Options: Power Pack (2x Carter WCFB2371 4-barrel carburettor (power 305bhp/4.700rpm - torque 542Nm/3.200rpm - top speed 185 km/h), air suspension, anodized gold grille, anodized-gold “Sabre Spoke” wheels (by alcoa/Kelsey Hayes and standard on the Eldorado model), whitewall tires, a gold finish grille, a four-way electrically power bench seat, a signal-seeking Wonderbar AM radio, electrically operated antenna, Air Conditioning, passenger seat belts, climate control system, remote-control trunk release, a Continental spare tire kit, (wide) whitewall tires, an Autronic eye, side-mounted spotlights, fog lamps, “E-Z Eye” tinted glass, two-tone colouring
Special:
- Cadillac was formed from the remnants of the Henry Ford Company when Henry Ford departed along with several of his key partners and the company was dissolved. With the intent of liquidating the firm's assets, Ford's financial backers, William Murphy and Lemuel Bowen called in engineer Henry M. Leland to appraise the plant and equipment prior to selling them. Instead, Leland persuaded them to continue the automobile business using Leland's proven 1-cylinder engine. Henry Ford's departure required a new name, and on August 22, 1902, the company reformed as the Cadillac Automobile Company.
- The Cadillac automobile was named after the 17th century French explorer Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, who founded Detroit in 1701.
- Cadillac was purchased by the General Motors conglomerate in 1909. Cadillac became General Motors' prestige division, devoted to the production of large luxury vehicles. In the United States, the name became a synonym for "high quality", used in such phrases as "the Cadillac of watches," referring to a Rolex. In English usage outside North America, other brands are used in such phrases - usually Rolls-Royce.
- The Cadillac line was also GM's default marque for "commercial chassis" institutional vehicles, such as limousines, ambulances, hearses, and funeral home flower cars. The latter three of which were custom built by aftermarket manufacturers: Cadillac does not produce any such vehicles in factory.
- The original Series 62 was designed by Harley Earl, inspired by the space program and the era of jet engines. For the ’55 models, he introduced its unique rear-deck styling and outrageous new “Shark Fin” tail fins usually called “Rocket-Ship” tail fins.
- The name "DeVille" is from the French "de la ville" or "de ville" meaning "of the town".
- It came standard with knobby, P-38 inspired tail fins, radio, electric windshield washers, heater, leather interior, full carpeting (also in the trunk area), power seats and power windows.
- This Cadillac was built for comfort and not for speed: it’s a real cruiser and could carry six individuals comfortably.
- The 1956 Cadillac Series 62, with its new gadgets like the head lights would turn on at dusk and were also capable of switching from high beam to low beam when they sensed oncoming traffic, was available as this 56-6237 2-door Sport Coupé, as 56-6239DX 4-door Sedan DeVillle (41,732 units built), as 56-6219 4-door Sedan (26,222 units built), as 56-6237DX 2-door Coupé DeVille (24,086 units built), as 56-6267SX 2-door Eldorado Seville Coupé (3,900 units built), as 56-6267S 2-door Eldorado Biarritz Convertible (2,150 units built) and as 56-6267X 2-door Convertible (8,300 units built).