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Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea
Reshade Framework (SMAA, Levels, Monochrome)
ini Tweaks (Freecam, FOV, No HUD, PlayersOnly)
This was a bit of a test, for future refinement. 1st exp. [50mm f/5 20s] for window. Swapped to 14mm for 2nd exp. [f/5 25s] Orange flash. Capped. 3rd exp. [f/5 40s] Blue back lighting & mood lamp - MITZ6085
"Mad Max"
-4500x6000 (Windowed Borderless Gaming Hotsampling)
-Duncan Harris' CE Table (FOV, aspect ratio)
-In-game Photomode
Antwerpen, 16-08-2011
TIP: Press L to view in light box
No private group or multiple group invites please!
Carved breast panels and richly decorated scrollwork carvings at cambered gable, dominating cambered braces with St. Andrew's Crossings on both sides
To all who visit and view, and – especially – express support and satisfaction: you are much appreciated!
Gasthaus zur Peif, Himmelsgasse 2: Geschnitzte Feuerböcke in den Brüstungsfeldern und reiche Beschlagwerks-Schnitzerei an Eckpfosten und Brüstungsplatten im geschweiften Giebel bilden mit der aufwändigen Profilierung von Rähm und Schwelle den Schmuck des platzbeherrschenden Gebäudes
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Album Description – Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
I visited somewhere so small I didn’t see any stoplights, so big it has 11 suburbs – eleven formerly independent villages absorbed in 1971 into Idstein, a splendid Town of Tradition with history dating to 1102 – a royal seat in the past and a modern city in the present!
My friends Dori & Siggi picked me up 2:00 at the crew hotel; Dori drove us north across the Rhine River, then 12 miles on further north, past Wiesbaden up into a magnificent town in the Taunus Mountains I have long wanted to tour. Highlights:
✓Castle Lane („Schloßgasse“):
• Tower of Idstein 'Bergfried', 'Wachturm', a 12th-century free-standing fighting-tower in Castle Garden 'Schloßgarten', a part of Idstein Castle a.k.a. the Witches‘ Tower 'Hexenturm'
• Idstein Castle, former fortress 'Burg Idstein', Castle Lane 'Schloßgasse', later palace 'Schloß Idstein' 1614, now school
• Fortress Gate, the massive 'Burgtor' 1497
• Heavenly Lane 'Himmelsgasse':
• Timber-frame 'Fotostudio Idstein Claudia Rothenberger' 18th century corner building, corner of Felix-Lahnstein-Street
• Timber-frame 'Gasthof zur Peif' 1615, at King Adolf Square
✓Upper Lane 'Obergasse':
• Hotel/Restaurant German House 'Deutsches-Haus' 1751
• Hotel/Restaurant house Henrich Heer built 1620 'Höerhof'
✓Martin Luther Street 'Martin-Luther-Straße':
• Parish Church 'Pfarrkirche' 1330
• Picturesque view at the church down a cobblestone lane to the Town Hall and the Tower of Idstein
✓King Adolf Square 'König-Adolf-Platz':
• Town Hall 'Rathaus' 1698
• Historic timber-framed houses 'Fachwerkhäuser, and most especially the gorgeous house ‘Killingerhaus’ 1615
✓Lopsided house 'Das sogenannte Schiefe Haus' 1727
✓Brewpub, the Idsteiner 'Alte Feuerwache' 1928, a converted old fire station, where we ate an early supper
Due to its well-preserved Old Town 'Altstadt', Idstein is on the German Timber-Frame Road 'Deutsche Fachwerkstraße', a tourist route through towns with fine timbered construction. It was so much fun visiting here with my friends Dori & Siggi; I am scheduled for FRA next week, when we plan to return!
The best of 524 photos from this layover are a 3-album set:
• Mainz, Germany – 2016APR06-08
• Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
• Roman Limes Tower at Idstein, Germany – 2016APR07
Hope you enjoy my favorite 27% of the 371 photos in Idstein!
Oberes Torhaus (in English: "Upper Gatehouse") in the village of Ickelheim, a district of the town of Bad Windsheim, Franconia (Bavaria)
Some background information:
Yes, one of the two gatehouses of Ickelheim, the lower one, to be precise, is available for purchase. However, both are almost identically constructed. Of course, you cannot buy the large building at its site, but only a small model of it for your model railway. The company Busch, a German producer of model railway equipment, has recreated the gate and offers it as a building kit for sale. So if you are the proud owner of a model railway, how about a nice little timber-framed gatehouse for your model railway layout?
With its more than 600 residents the village of Ickelheim is situated just about four km (2.5 miles) south of the district town of Bad Windsheim, in which it is incorporated. It is also located about 50 km (31 miles) west of the city of Nuremberg. Most likely, the settlement was already founded during the so-called Franconian colonisation in the 6th century. However, documented is its existence since the year 741.
In 889, Ickelheim was mentioned in a document as a Franconian royal seat. In the following centuries, the settlement evolved into a so-called Rundling (a circular village) with two gatehouses, which was surrounded by a rampart and a moat. However, the two gatehouses, which exist now, are not the original ones from medieval times. Instead, both were built in 1713 just to flag both accesses to the village. Anyway, the timber-framed gatehouses of Ickelheim are very unusual buildings and I don’t remember ever having seen any gatehouses resembling them – neither in Germany nor anywhere else.
In 1249, Pope Innocent IV put Heilsbronn Abbey and the fortified settlement of Ickelheim under his protection. However, another charter proves that in 1259, Ickelheim was already in possession of the burgraves of Nuremberg. In 1294, burgrave Conrad IV bestowed the municipal area to the German Order. Subsequently, Ickelheim became a minor administrative seat of the German Order, while the major seat of the whole area was in nearby Virnsberg Castle.
In the first half of the 16th century, the reformation in Franconia was in full swing. Many neighbouring communities had already converted to Protestantism, while Ickelheim was still under control of the Catholic German Order. In 1539, the villagers even demanded a Protestant minister, but the reformation wasn’t implemented in Ickelheim before 1565.
The Thirty Years’ War didn’t spare the community. In 1621, Ickelheim was afflicted with lootings and infringements by the Catholic Imperial forces under command of the military leader Peter Ernst, Count of Mansfeld. And in 1631, Imperial forces once again looted Ickelheim and its neighbouring communities Marktbergel and Ipsheim.
In 1806, the village was incorporated into the new Kingdom of Bavaria. In 1811, the rural community of Ickelheim was created. In 1856, a significant part of the commune was destroyed by fire. The fire was caused by arson and fanned by adverse winds. At the end of World War II, American troops tried to occupy the village. But as the resistance was rather fierce, they draw back and shelled Ickelheim with incendiary grenades. As a result, several houses were destroyed and the municipality was finally seized on 15th April 1945.
Today, Ickelheim is a beautiful little village with not less than three inns. In 1987, the commune won a gold medal in the Germany-wide competition "Unser Dorf soll schoener werden" (in English: "Our village should become more beautiful"). Ickelheim, which used to be an agricultural settlement in the past, is now mainly a village of commuters who work in the towns of Bad Windsheim or Ansbach or even in the city of Nuremberg. Only a few farms have survived. However, it’s noteworthy that at the southern slopes of Ickelheim vines are cultivated, which is quite unique in this area.
The straight lines unstraightened, reflected in the water below - organic construction?
The original framework (a slightly different PoV) in the previous upload:
Waiting to go to exercise class and enjoyed looking at the Bus Station lean-to. For the record the aperture was f8.
A Class 390 Pendolino electric multiple unit in the fleet of Virgin Trains West Coast accelerates away from Carlisle with 1M15, the 14:40 Glasgow Central - Euston service on Thursday 20th October 2016.
On my first visit to Carlisle station for many years my initial thought was "why is it so dark?" The explanation soon became apparent: self-evidently the overall roof is being refurbished, and I'm sure it will look fantastic when it's finished, but I wouldn't want to have to pay that scaffolding bill.
When I head out to photograph areas by myself, I seem to take heed of my greater surroundings with a sense of care and ownership. I do not necessarily take better photographs, but I slow down dramatically as details emerge here and there.
Conversely, if I have plans of photographing a sunset, my mind gets locked on this one element. My complete focus goes to this set up. I am generally rushed and I miss so many things and consequently my work suffers. Perhaps, that is why I have not photographed a sunset in over a year. Being hurried with a camera in hand is a curse.
Finding patience has tremendous appeal for me........now.
By moving about an area on my terms, like very early in the morning (sorry my friends, for always insisting on crazy early morning starts), I feel a better connection and unhurried within the place I am at. Alone, in nature has its rewards at times, trust me on this.
No, the photograph above is not "epic" in any way, shape, or form. It will not receive "ohhhhhhhs" and "ahhhhhhhs" from anyone that views it. It is merely a photograph of a small part of this world that I was witness to.
For me, it serves as a reminder of all that is good about being in nature in the first place. Waking up with the natural world is just so cool.
"Watch_Dogs"
-8000x3333 (Nvidia custom resolutions)
-Natural & Realistic Lighting Mod by Danvsw
-Camera Tools by Otis_Inf
"Watch_Dogs"
-4500x6000 (Nvidia custom resolutions)
-Natural & Realistic Lighting Mod by Danvsw
-Camera Tools by Otis_Inf
Ex Wynns of Newport Diamond T 981 3630DW, not long sold by Alan Davis Recovery of Worcester (aka Warndon Service Station) arrives courtesy of Peter Court's Scammell Crusader low loader with its new owner.
The not insubstantial lifting frame that utilised the DT's GarWood winch was removed not long after I took this picture in the late '80s. Apparently a Ford dealer fitted this framing after Wynns sold it, does anyone know what dealer it was please?
Last night I've climbed on the top of cable-stayed red bridge (highest in Moscow) and met here very beautiful morning.
This is just the basic framework for this pattern. You can make it different sizes, but it's nice if you make it with gaps that are 10 x 10 half-studs, because then you can fit lots of other things into them. The one on the right has holes that are 6x6, which is a somewhat awkward size to work with. I still liked how it looked, though.