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Avant la pose de la première pierre en 1850, l’île d’Alcatraz est l’habitat de pélicans, dont les Ohlones (peuple amérindien) viennent collecter les œufs. Découvert en 1775 par le navigateur espagnol Juan Manuel de Ayala, le rocher est baptisé «Alcatraces» (nom espagnol du fou de Bassan (pélican)).
D’abord forteresse militaire, après la Guerre de Sécession l’utilité défensive de l’île d’Alcatraz ne se justifie plus (1850-1909). Les lieux deviennent une prison militaire en 1909, accueillant notamment les Amérindiens qui se révoltent contre la politique américaine d’assimilation (1909-1933). Pour enrayer la criminalité aux États-Unis, l’île d’Alcatraz est cédée au Département de la Justice en Octobre 1933. L’île devient une prison fédérale de haute sécurité. Les conditions de vie sont rudes et l’évasion déclarée comme impossible. La légende du «Rock» est née, avec des détenus célèbres tels que Al Capone (1934-1963) . En 2013, les autorités ont reçu une mystérieuse lettre manuscrite. «Mon nom est John Anglin. Je me suis évadé d’Alcatraz en juin 1962 avec mon frère Clarence et Frank Morris. J’ai 83 ans et je suis en mauvaise santé, j’ai un cancer. Oui, nous avons tous survécu, mais de justesse», peut-on lire dans ces mots dévoilés par la chaîne KPIX. Dans ce document, l’expéditeur explique qu’après sa fuite, il s’est installé à Seattle, puis dans le Dakota du Nord avant de poser ses valises en Caroline du Sud, où il vivrait toujours. Le 21 mars 1963, la prison d’Alcatraz ferme définitivement ses portes, 29 ans après avoir vu l’arrivée de ses premiers détenus et un an après l’évasion des trois hommes.
Le 9 novembre 1969, 78 amérindiens ont pris possession de l’île pour faire valoir leurs droits. Ils rédigèrent une déclaration appelée « We hold the rock » (« Nous tenons le rocher »). Ils proposaient d’acheter l’île avec des perles et des chiffons, comme les Blancs l’avaient fait pour Manhattan. On voit encore les traces de leur passage avec quelques graffitis, notamment le « Indians Welcome » face aux docks. Après 19 mois d’occupation, des coupures d’eau, d’électricité de téléphone et un incendie, les forces fédérales délogent les Amérindiens (1969 à 1971). Alcatraz est ensuite classée dans le National Register of Historic Place (déclarée au patrimoine historique des États-Unis en 1986), la prison d’Alcatraz est gérée par le service des Parcs Nationaux et ouverte au public depuis 1973.
Blotti dans la baie de San Francisco, l’ancien pénitencier titille encore aujourd’hui l’imaginaire des voyageurs.
Before the laying of the first stone in 1850, the island of Alcatraz is home to pelicans, whose Ohlones (Native American people) come to collect the eggs. Discovered in 1775 by the Spanish navigator Juan Manuel de Ayala, the rock is called "Alcatraces" (Spanish name of the northern gannet (pelican)).
First military fortress, after the Civil War the defensive utility of the island of Alcatraz is no longer justified (1850-1909). The place became a military prison in 1909, including welcoming the Amerindians who revolt against the American policy of assimilation (1909-1933). To stop crime in the United States, Alcatraz Island was ceded to the Department of Justice in October 1933. The island became a federal high security prison. The living conditions are rough and the escape declared as impossible. The legend of "Rock" was born, with famous prisoners such as Al Capone (1934-1963). In 2013, the authorities received a mysterious handwritten letter. "My name is John Anglin. I escaped from Alcatraz in June 1962 with my brother Clarence and Frank Morris. I'm 83 years old and I'm in poor health, I have cancer. Yes, we have all survived, but by the narrow, "reads the words unveiled by the KPIX channel. In this document, the sender explains that after his escape, he moved to Seattle and North Dakota before settling in South Carolina, where he would still live. On March 21, 1963, the Alcatraz prison closed its doors, 29 years after the arrival of its first detainees and one year after the escape of the three men.
On November 9, 1969, 78 Amerindians took possession of the island to assert their rights. They wrote a statement called "We hold the rock". They proposed to buy the island with pearls and rags, as the whites had done for Manhattan. We can still see the traces of their passage with some graffiti, including the "Indians Welcome" facing the docks. After 19 months of occupation, water cuts, telephone electricity and a fire, the federal forces dislodge the Amerindians (1969 to 1971). Alcatraz is then classified in the National Register of Historic Place (declared in the United States historical patrimony in 1986), the prison of Alcatraz is managed by the service of the National Parks and open to the public since 1973.
Nestled in the Bay of San Francisco, the former penitentiary still tickles the imagination of travelers.
This Crib Score Board was a Fathers Day gift from my son
The gold pegs show a score of 19 which is impossible to get in any hand of crib
#11 Peg/Pegs/Pegged for ANS 111
two photos from a pack of expired impossible sx 70 film. 2 characters, the first is a coupon lady who will gab your ear off.
the other block head is a tinkerer of somesort.
Here is one of my favorite shots of that christmas-present-photo-shoot with Marion. I just love her graceful pose!
I had to overcome three obstacles in post-processing:
1. Yes, these are actual christmas lights. We just didn't have enough of them to cover the whole area around her.
2. With her being on the same level as the christmas lights, it was impossible to get the latter out of focus.
3. The light source had to cover her body, but not the black sheet. Something that turned out nearly impossible to do.
So I admit. I had to cheat a little to get the wanted result. But I'm pretty happy with it. The only thing still bothering me a little is the posture of her left hand. But one can live with that, don't you think? :-)
Strobist info: Just one LP120 at 1/4 power shot through a Westcott umbrella from top right, fired by a Cactus V4 radio trigger.
"Never before on the world stage of air displays have fourteen Red Arrows performed their magic with this dramatic crossover manoeuvre!!"
Same image copied, mirrored, slightly enlarged, blended together using Affinity Photo's "Darker Colour" mode, with a bit of extra F&D.
Original taken during Eastbourne AIRbourne 2022 in pretty dismal conditions.
This is my Impossible Camera! The one I take all my PX600 shots with. Its really a re-badged Polaroid 660AF.
This is my first shot with the px600v6 and im quite happy how its REAL b&W. what great film :D
Taken with Polaroid 600AF and PX600 v6
This is a so-called walking pano, linear pano or multi-viewpoint pano from this place:
www.flickr.com/photos/galllo/4489357823/.
I walked around the building and took perhaps 20 shots. Later-on, I selected 11 of these shots to cover the whole front, undistorted these shots one-by-one in PS by hand and stitched them using layers and masks. Time consumption: perhaps 12..14 hours ;-)
It's completely impossible (*) to do something like this with conventional stitching programs -- I tried it, Hugin and Photoshop couldn't even merge two images (of 20), even not, if fed with manually undistorted versions.
(*) Cmp. this shot: www.flickr.com/photos/galllo/4360240682 ,
with this one -- also a walking pano --, it was possible to use a stitcher program. Reason is: there were much less objects in the foreground, the viewpoints were farer away and the focal distance was larger.
Notes:
Some stitching errors left? Yes, I know... :.-(
Some areas are a little blurry? Yes, I know that, too. This is due to the hand-held shots, taken in a hurry (it was raining) , slight misfocus from my side and - at the top of the building - due to the stretching in the undistortion process.
“The black balloon" by John Renbourn
Model with thanks to Marcus Ranum
model: “Valentine 35" by faestock
background: “Premade Background" by Rubyblossom
warrior: “Barbarian Warrior - 22" by `mjranum-stock
bubble blower: “soap bubble" in wikipedia
“bubble" by Richard Heecks
“bolla di sapone" by Gabriele Burgazzi
texture: “* Fireflies VIII *" by Pareeerica
Impossible Humans shooting ℅ the Florence Queer Festival, Cinema Odeon (Firenze).
Visit the Impossible Humans project at impossiblehumans.tumblr.com/
Shot and edited on iPhone, then transferred to Impossible Project film. This is part of a series I'm working on, see more info here www.docpop.org/2013/12/impossible-glitches-march-22nd-in-sf/