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This Canada Goose Gosling forges ahead despite being photographed. I love watching their everyday activities and their behaviors towards each other.
// It was one of the things they had talked about, and one of the things that was in the works. Letters were exchanged and arrangements were in the works . . .
Das Glück des Lebens kann niemand schmieden, immer nur das Glück des Augenblicks.
Nobody may forge the happiness of life, but we can forge the happiness of the moment.
- Karl H. Waggerl -
We encountered this Leopard (Panthera pardus) cub several times on our visit to the Okavango Delta. Almost a year old, she still relies heavily on her mother for food and protection. She’s trying hunt on her own, but from what we saw she has a way to go. She has the physical prowess, but she lacks experience. At the critical moment of a hunt, she would break cover and walk right up to the prey. The whole neighborhood notices her and the squirrels in every tree loudly alarm. Zero element of surprise and her hunt is over. We are confident that she will figure it out. It was fascinating to watch her forging her way in the world and figuring out how to be a successful hunter.
Sheffield Forgemasters is a heavy engineering firm located in Sheffield, England. It is one of the few remaining steel businesses in what was the heart of Britain's steel industry, with origins dating back to the 1750s. The company specialises in the production of large bespoke steel castings and forgings, as well as standard rolls, ingots and bars. The photo here shows the bag fitration plant which cleans the dust and gases from the electric arc furnaces it operates.
In the 1980s, Forgemasters manufactured components for the Iraqi Project Babylon "supergun", which it had believed were for a petrochemical refinery. The British investigation exonerated the company's directors, and the incident became known as the Supergun affair.
The next 40 years saw a rather turbulent period for the company. First, it was divided and sold to American buyers in 1998, although the Sheffield Forgemasters name was retained. Then, in 2003, the new owners went bust and the business was eventually acquired in 2005 by another new owner. In the summer of 2007, severe flooding from the River Don caused a complete work stoppage. However, three weeks after the event, repairs were ahead of schedule and the works were approaching full production.
Forgemasters suffered as the British steel industry declined in the early 2010s. But the company's financial health attracted attention due to its involvement in Britain's nuclear submarine programme and the next few years saw various efforts to secure the company's future. In July 2021, the UK government announced that the Ministry of Defence had launched an offer to take over the company for £2.56 million, and intended to invest a further £400 million over the next decade to support defence outputs. Sheffield Forgemasters is now capable of producing the largest and most technically challenging cast and forged steel components in the world.
Rail made in Steelton Pa in Year 1922.
ArcelorMittal Steelton, one of only three rail producers in the Americas, is located along the Susquehanna River in Steelton, Pennsylvania,
4 miles south of Harrisburg. The eastern Pennsylvania location provides convenient and economical access to customers through an
excellent network of highways and railroads, as well as easy access to several deep water ports. The plant operates an electric arc furnace
with ladle refining and vacuum degassing, a three-strand continuous jumbo bloom caster and an ingot-teeming facility. Operations also
include various rolling and finishing mills. Steelton produces railroad rails, forging quality ingots and blooms, as well as various bar products
for use in railroad, open-die forging, and industrial applications.
Hey there! It’s my 3rd entry for Iron Forge! Seed part used: 11 times
My train is forging ahead,
while the torso are losing their heads.
Train build really trained me to use torsos.
“The soul is healed by being with children.” — Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist and philosopher
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A friend introduced us to a Katana (Japanese sword) maker in Seki, located at the foothills of the Gifu mountains. Seki is famous for high quality knifes and swords. Fukudome-sensei showed us the process in his workshop from the beginning. He took raw porous iron, heated it up, pounded on it, folded it, and repeated the process over and over again. It takes him 22 days to forge a high quality Katana.
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Night & Day....After a couple days of gloomy weather, this is a glimpse of the big push for some brighter and warmer days. I am really leaning toward the B&W conversion on this one, I have posted it in comments below .
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This series is the third part of a set of photographs taken in Albania during a trip in October 2024.
Less pessimistic than "The Last Paradise before the end of the world", which draws a post-apocalyptic portrait of the city of Vlorë, more nostalgic than "Nothing to see" which focuses on forging identity signs in cities that have few, she speaks with another voice to tell Durrès, the country's first port and popular seaside resort in the Adriatic, like a bittersweet comedy, a bit like in Eric Rohmer's famous tales. The voice continues its story to Tirana, for a more frantic street photography, but always full of indulgence.
Same decorations, different writing, hence the play on words of the title which unfortunately only finds its meaning in English.
As the Welsh Highland Railway service passes under Snowdon (peak top left of picture) through Rhyd-Ddu, the NG/G16 130 locomotive, which was originally built in Manchester and worked in South Africa until 1985, creates a captivating spectacle. The lush green grass and the sturdy track blend seamlessly with the majestic mountain in the background, evoking a sense of timeless wonder and adventure. The train chugs along like a steadfast beast, forging its path through the picturesque landscape.
I often wonder why I'm so fascinated with farms, barns and silos. Is it because of their shapes and how they look in the rural landscape? Probably. Or maybe it's because I only know about farming from what I've read and despite the fact it's got to be a tough way to earn a living there is a kind of romantic view of farm life.
Sometimes I think it's also because it fits with my life-long interest in the pioneers of this country and all they had to overcome to actually build a life here.
Over the years I've spent a great deal of time searching out the family history and while doing so I've found myself reading about the history of the times of these family members. When I discovered that one of my great-grandfathers was a genuine pioneer I was more excited than if I'd discovered someone socially exalted in the family line. His name was George and he and his brother, Elias, came to Canada in the 1830's. It wasn't a time that was easy for anyone but for two Englishmen and their wives forging their way through the forests of Ontario on corduroy roads and trails that had barely been cut through the trees it was even more difficult.
George and Elias had a farm each, side-by-side, where they initially had to build their first log house (the four of them lived together at the beginning) and then worked to clear the land in order to start planting. Think of it. Standing on totally forested land that needed to be cleared. Where do you start with that? I suppose it's like a messy house...you start with what's right in front of you and keep going until everything's in order. But that's just socks, magazines and coffee mugs, not massive pines, cedars and maples. The wonder of it is that they succeeded and went on to have about a bajillion children.
So while fighting off disease, mosquitoes, blackflies and wolves they "cut down trees, they ate their lunch, they went to the lava-tree and had buttered scones for tea".
Does any of that explain my fondness for photographing farms?
Perhaps.
Or maybe it's just that they don't move around as quickly as birds. :-)
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Abanilla is a town in Murcia, bordering Alicante, in Spain. Its intricate streets and alleys make up a labyrinth in which it is worth getting lost in the early afternoon when solitude and silence take over the place. Some of the narrow streets and a long staircase seem to fall from the hill where the castle once stood. At the top, a small, charming cactus garden and splendid panoramic views await us. Visiting the towns of the Iberian Peninsula is like visiting a true catalog of wrought iron that protects its windows - or simply beautifies them -: an endless array of geometry as diverse as it is surprising. The history of this craft is lost in the past but we can always enjoy its forms. In most of the designs, suggestive spirals are present that await us with their rich iconography.
“To crawl up into God's mouth.
Assume that darkness.
Who lived never in a place,
but rather in a direction.
In toward the rock it burnt from.
To quench is the last stage,
of forging, of tuning shape.
The cold opens a timbre,
hammers out clicks and whistles.
There, where a falling, so much
like a swallowed word,
so near edge after edge,
embraces the morsel.
Here, the fleeting sensation
of the part belonging,
plummeting in moments,
separate, never necklaced,
untouched by digestion.
Reminder:
You will not be going out
the way you came in.”
—George Angel
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This series is the third part of a set of photographs taken in Albania during a trip in October 2024.
Less pessimistic than "The Last Paradise before the end of the world", which draws a post-apocalyptic portrait of the city of Vlorë, more nostalgic than "Nothing to see" which focuses on forging identity signs in cities that have few, she speaks with another voice to tell Durrès, the country's first port and popular seaside resort in the Adriatic, like a bittersweet comedy, a bit like in Eric Rohmer's famous tales. The voice continues its story to Tirana, for a more frantic street photography, but always full of indulgence.
Same decorations, different writing, hence the play on words of the title which unfortunately only finds its meaning in English.
Forging through the rain, 60103 'Flying Scotsman' accelerates away from Dandry Mire viaduct on the approach to Garsdale station heading the 1Z64 17:34 Carlisle to York 'Waverley' charter on Sunday 22nd August 2021. Scorching on the smokebox door is evident, which had presumably occurred during this return working. The open firebox door is seen to be illuminating the fireman in these extremely dull and wet conditions. Heavy rain is a sure way of dampening down the 'Flying Scotsman mania', such as I had experienced earlier in the day further south.
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Open since 2002, The Deep operates as an education and conservation charity and in recent years has become an international player in marine conservation. Forging partnerships with key governing bodies, conservation organisations and other reputable zoos and aquariums we are working to make an impact in the protection of our oceans.
It is one of the most spectacular aquariums in the world, is located in Hull, East Yorkshire and is home to magnificent sharks, turtles, penguins and the UK's only Green sawfish. The dramatic building, which overlooks the Humber estuary, was designed by world class architects, Sir Terry Farrell and Partners in, what was then, one of the most deprived and unfashionable cities in England. The Deep is now the most commercially successful Millennium Project.
A modern-day blacksmith at work in the re-created 19th century smithy at Old Sturbridge Village (OSV), Massachusetts, USA.
This blacksmith's shop dates from 1810 and was originally located at Bolton, Massachusetts. It was moved to OSV in 1957.
OSV is a kind of 'living museum' similar to those found in the UK, such as at St Fagans in Wales, or the Black Country Museum, for example.
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One of the exhibits at the Wilson County Fair was a demonstration in blacksmithing. This specific demonstration was a gentleman making a ball pein hammer head and, at this point, he was splitting open the center to create a hole for the handle. I could have stood and watched this for longer than everyone else was willing but was able to stay long enough to snap a few decent photos of this amazing, old world craft. If you ever get the chance to watch this, take it...it will be worth your time!!
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Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 1600
Aperture – f/6.3
Exposure – 1/30 second
Focal Length – 220mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
*this is a piece I made in the late 80's.
It uses a processes like anti-clastic forming, forging, fabrication techniques.
The Urban Fox
Wild foxes have learned to adapt to the urban environment in order to survive. By nature, foxes are nocturnal and hunt at night, whereas the urban fox has adapted its behavior to survive and can be seen during daylight hours.
Locally, a fox vixen has located her den in the foundational remains of a razed building complex along the boardwalk at the Jersey Shore. She has six Kits, which can be seen frolicking in the debris and along the dunes during the day. The fox family has become local celebrities and unfortunately people have begun feeding them. Never feed wild animals. Although you may feel as if you’re helping them survive, you are actually harming them. Feeding foxes can alter their natural behavior and they may lose its fear of humans.
“Wildlife that is fed by people become less experienced at forging for their natural food and may become dependent on handouts that are not a part of their natural diets. This is especially true in juvenile animals that have not yet developed their own foraging skills and have little ability to fend for themselves once handouts cease.” ~ Julie King, Senior Wildlife Biologist
Please Do Not Feed the Wildlife!
Red Fox
The Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes, is the largest of the true foxes and the most abundant wild member of the Carnivora, being present across the entire Northern Hemisphere from the Arctic Circle to North Africa, North America and Eurasia. It is listed as least concern by the IUCN. Its range has increased alongside human expansion, having been introduced to Australia, where it is considered harmful to native mammals and bird populations. Due to its presence in Australia, it is included among the list of the "world's 100 worst invasive species".
For more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_fox