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Shoutout to the broski Basil for posing with me (and yes we're forging the tesseract lol)
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// 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.
La plaza del Registán de Samarcanda, que mide aproximadamente 110 m por 60 m, tiene al menos dos milenios y medio, y durante la mayor parte de esos años ocupó una posición intermedia en la red de rutas comerciales que conectan Europa y Asia, lo que explica la prosperidad y el cosmopolitismo de la ciudad.
Las madrazas, escuelas coránicas, que rodean la plaza, son parte del legado del rey turco-mongol Timur o Tamerlán, en su antigua ciudad de Samarcanda. Uno de los monumentos de Timur lleva el proverbio: "Si quieres saber sobre nosotros, examina nuestros edificios".
En esta ciudad visitó Ruy González de Clavijo, embajador del rey castellano Enrique III, al mencionado sultán Timür con la intención de crear una alianza para guerrear contra el Imperio otomano y para abrir una ruta comercial con Asia. Clavijo y su séquito alcanzaron Samarcanda, que albergaba la corte de Tamerlán, por entonces casi septuagenario y ya gravemente enfermo, el 8 de septiembre de 1404. Tras ser muy bien recibidos y agasajados por el monarca, quien llamó afectuosamente a Enrique III hijo suyo, alabó al rey castellano y agradeció los regalos, pasaron dos meses y medio en su corte contemplando las maravillas de la capital y el 21 de noviembre de 1404 emprendieron el viaje de vuelta, mucho más penoso que el de la ida, y durante el cual recibieron confusas noticias sobre el fallecimiento de Tamerlán; alcanzaron Sanlúcar de Barrameda el 1 de marzo de 1406.
Ruy González de Clavijo escribió la crónica o libro de viaje Vida y hazañas del gran Tamorlán con la descripción de las tierras de su imperio y señorío en el que da cuenta de la experiencia vivida por los embajadores, de los que formaba parte, enviados por Enrique III, así como la vida del sultán turco-mongol musulman Temür -Tamurbec o Tamerlán- quien radicó su corte y capital en Samarcanda. La crónica abarca el viaje entre 1403 y 1406.
Samarkand's Registan Square, measuring approximately 110 m by 60 m, is at least two and a half millennia old, and for most of those years it occupied an intermediate position in the network of trade routes connecting Europe and Asia, which explains the city's prosperity and cosmopolitanism.
The madrasas, or Koranic schools, surrounding the square are part of the legacy of the Turco-Mongol king Timur, or Tamerlane, in his ancient city of Samarkand. One of Timur's monuments bears the proverb: "If you want to know about us, examine our buildings."
In this city, Ruy González de Clavijo, ambassador of the Castilian king Henry III, visited the aforementioned Sultan Timur with the intention of forging an alliance to wage war against the Ottoman Empire and to open a trade route with Asia. Clavijo and his entourage reached Samarkand, which housed the court of Tamerlane, who was then almost seventy years old and already seriously ill, on September 8, 1404. After being very well received and entertained by the monarch, who affectionately called Henry III his son, praised the Castilian king and thanked him for the gifts, they spent two and a half months at his court contemplating the wonders of the capital and on November 21, 1404, they began the return journey during which they received confusing news about Tamerlane's death; They reached Sanlúcar de Barrameda on March 1, 1406.
Ruy González de Clavijo wrote the chronicle or travelogue, Vida y hazañas del gran Tamorlán (Life and Exploits of the Great Tamorlán), describing the lands of his empire and dominion. He recounts the experiences of the ambassadors sent by Henry III, of which he was a member, as well as the life of the Muslim Turco-Mongol sultan Temür (Tamurbec or Tamerlane), who based his court and capital in Samarkand. The chronicle covers the voyage between 1403 and 1406.
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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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.
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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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.
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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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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*this is a piece I made in the late 80's.
It uses a processes like anti-clastic forming, forging, fabrication techniques.
At the Batavia warf Lelystad Holland.Here, a group of enthousiasts and scientists rebuilt a 17th century VOC ship, The Batavia. Everything was done like back in the days, including the ironwork. This man was forging weaponry.
The work of Basque painter and sculptor Agustín Ibarrola, more than 100 railroad ties - turned into ornate "totems" - grace the rim of "Halde Haniel" spoil tip in the heart of the Ruhr district, between the cities of Oberhausen and Bottrop in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
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Here is Hephaestus forging a sword on Mount Olympus. On top of the Fireplace are a helmet and another sword he forged before.
Captured forging north out of the early morning mist in Golborne Dale, 22112 & 221108 on the 06.03 Birmingham New Street - Preston.
Much maligned and I only photograph them in good light, the Avanti West Coast 221's are now an 'endangered species'.
I personally hate to travel on these things but they have put in a prodigious amount of miles for their TOC's since their introduction in 2002.
* In December 2019, Avanti West Coast placed an order for 10 seven-car Class 807 electric units which will replace its Class 221 fleet, along with 13 Class 805 bi-mode units as part of £350 million contract with Hitachi. These are planned to enter service in 2023.