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Guess who busted out the MOCing bin again
Anyway this one doesn't have a name but I'm happy to leave it that way, just real happy I could make something tbh
hopefully more stuff in future? who knows
A second night of trying to shoot star trails for the first time in several years. A few critical points to look into overcoming in future: though I cannot improve the interval period between each picture (minimum 1s on my X-E3), I hope to find some way to avoid the stipling evident in these trails; once I have a telephoto lens, I hope to avoid the distracting leaves which contain artefacts of the stacking process; I shot the scene a little too early, so there is some variation of light between the first stacked image and the last - in future I must wait until the afterglow of the sun is totally gone; I need to purchase a decent lens hood, as a lamp adjacent to the antenna causes the lens glare in both the upper right and lower left of the image; and finally I will need to finalise my work-flow - for example do I colour edit the RAW files, or the JPG/TIFF output file from the stacking software (as I did here, though it seems to reduce the integrity of the image)?
So, some more to learn, but I place it here as an imperfect example of what I hope to achieve in future.
X-E3 with XF 35 1.4
30s f2.8 ISO 800 x 171 (stacked using StarStaX)
This 5m high traveling globe was made from 6000 plastic bottles after they were just dumped by careless citizens. The artist is Peter Smith who named it: "the World of Litter". This initiative is to create more awareness for the damage plastic does to our beautiful planet. I shot this yesterday morning very early and it is also my first go at night shots. Unfortunetely the streetlamps are a bit blown out. Any advise how to avoid that in future would be appreciated. I took a position where the light was shining nicely through the globe.
I could not believe my eyes as I saw this rainbow start to form *right over* Mont Saint Michel, one of the most famous and spectacular religious sites in the western world. It was one of those moments that could challenge ones beliefs and at the very least leave one in absolute awe of the beauty of nature's finest and man's finest coming together in such an astounding way.
I scrambled frantically to wipe the rain from my lens as the light from the rising sun over my right shoulder peeked over the extensive clouds for just a brief moment and created this beautiful display of the visible light spectrum, and it struck me then that I might stand in this spot every day for a year (probably longer) and never again see this confluence of elements. The OED definition of providence is "the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power". It did seem some spiritual power intervened on my behalf on this day but of course that would be incredible self-centered of me and it doesn't jive with my world view, but being lucky is perhaps just as good in the end as being under the protection of a higher power, and embrace and be happy with the occasional lucky bounce.
For a little backstory: I have been caught up in a grueling few months of work with little room for picture taking. I had two weeks of business activity in Europe and it didn't make much sense to try to fly home in between so after some indecision on how to spend the weekend, I settled on a stopover in Paris and a drive out to the Normandy region, backpack full of photo gear in tow. I've always loved the images of Mont Saint-Michel in all its grandeur rising up above the green pastures and tidal grasslands surrounding it, and rather than trying for a quantity of different photo locations, I decided I'd settle in and thoroughly scout this one location. The weather unfortunately turned to typical North Atlantic spring weather, cold, rainy and dreary, the moment I showed up. Nonetheless I hiked all around, probably at least 12KM in all in 5 or 6 different locations around the bay trying to find just the right foreground and viewpoint. I finally found my ideal spot on Saturday afternoon, shot some photos in dreary and high wind (50+ KPH!) conditions and then retired for the evening back to town to sample some of the local Abbey ciders (quite nice!). I consulted the weather apps and concluded that I was not going to be blessed with the hoped for sunrise light. I set an alarm and decided to wake up in time to double-check anyway but I perhaps secretly longed for a sleep-in.
I woke up, cursed my 5:00am alarm, consulted the weather apps again, and nearly went back to the warm bed when something made me decide "screw it, I'm here, I came to take pictures, and you never know, sometimes the best light comes when you're sure it looks hopeless". So I gathered my raingear and hiked out across the dikes to my reconoittred spot, and as I walked I could see a hole in the clouds forming to the east and some hints of light emerging! I picked up the pace and arrived literally moments before the sun broke through and cast its beam through the front line of this incoming rainstorm, fracturing in to its component color bands. I was momentarily stunned and I scrambled to get the camera on the tripod and in place to grab a couple of wide angle shots. Then the rain and wind started driving in on me, so I swapped the wide angle for a zoom lens and just started shooting handheld. I may post one of the telephoto shots in future.
An amazing experience and perhaps a small personal reward for the many, many times I've gone out in the soaking wet and/or bone-chilling wind only to come away with nothing. And a strong reminder that one never knows when nature will put on its show or what form that will take, so get out there and persevere and if it doesn't appear today, keep faith that the rainbow will come out tomorrow!
Also, Mont Saint-Michel is incredible. The island is a classic medieval fortified town design, with the abbey's gorgeous cathedral at the pinnacle of the mountain. A UNESCO world heritage site, it is in beautiful condition (it's defenses were never breached in spite of several attempts). If you ever get the chance, I highly recommend a visit.
I didn't intentionally take this image as something to admire it was meant to be used as a reference should I lose my way in the woods. It wouldn't be the first time I've run into a snake, my biggest fear walking through a jungle in Asia, and taken a rapid detour in several different directions at the same time!
The funny thing is, I often look back through my images on the back of the camera when I come to the end of a shoot, usually in the nearest coffee shop, and wonder where on earth I took them to start with so a fat lot of good they would have been if I had gotten lost anyway! Still, I'm very happy to have taken this one, if I can't find a field of barley, and I'm not likely to here, then I would rather be in amongst the trees. :)
I think in future I should consider taking all of my hand held shots in the same way using a compose, point and click approach through the LCD. The auto-focus and 5-axis stabilisation on this particular camera seems to achieve fairly good results for close up shots and I can hold the camera more firmly in a crouched position as well as concentrate on the composition rather than worrying about whether each and every element is razor sharp which I seem to struggle with anyway. Besides, when I use manual focus through the eyepiece without a tripod I'm often thrown off balance with having one eye shut!
Thank you for passing by :)
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If you are fan of Nik Collection, there is a good new out there today. DxO has acquired assets of Nik Collection from Google and is planning to continue developing Nik Collection in future. Nik ColorEfex and SilverEfex is big part of my workflow and happy that it will be available in future. Have a great day everyone.
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Cinesphere is the world's first permanent IMAX movie theatre. Built in 1971, its design is of a triodetic-domed structure, akin to a geodesic dome, similar to that of the later Spaceship Earth, the icon of Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park. The theatre is located on the grounds of Ontario Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Architect: Eberhard Zeidler
Tuesday Clancy, May 17 2016
183. Clancy, 3yrs 26wks (I'm 3 1/2 years old!)
We feel touched by nostalgia through this photo, having had Cousin Duke with us for many fun walks that are getting rarer as time passes.
He is still a happy sweet fellow, though limited now in his mobility, and is with us for a couple of days, so we should have a photo or two more to show in future of his visit.
Prescott-Russell Trail, Ottawa, ON
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As you can see, the tree on the right hand side has been butchered/pruned by the landowner/farmer into what can only be called a "toilet brush" now and all because they want to get as close to the tree as possible with their farm machinery now that a no ploughing process has finally arrived at Normanton. Why do they not leave a headland around them??
These trees at what was part of Normanton Park were formally part of a large estate and would have had grazing land surrounding them but unlike the Lyndon Estate who look after their trees in the landscape, this farmer/landowner is recklessly pruning them so hard that now they are in danger of been blown down during future storms because they are now top heavy. Is this their intention?. I think it is!!.
I find it utterly disgraceful that these so called "Custodians" of the British countryside are allowed by any means available to them to destroy our once beautiful landscape.
My local county council has done nothing to stop this reckless behaviour of the mutilation of these old parkland trees.(I have asked them!).
I will show you more of these trees in future posts over the next few days.
Balas alienígenss dentro del cargador. (Gruyère - Suiza)
Alien bullets inside the magazine. (Gruyère - Switzerland).
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En la población de Gruyéres en Suiza hay un museo y un bar dedicados a (Alien el Octavo Pasajero) creado por ,H.R.Giger, un artista nacido en Coira, Suiza y que de su mano le dió forma al monstruo de la película
La entrada a dicho bar es como si entraras en una nave espacial alienígena, es sorprendente y un poco terrorífica.
A la entrada del bar, en la fachada hay una escultura de una pistola que podemos ver su interior con el cargador lleno de balas que a su vez son pequeños alienígenas y que esta fotografía es un pequeño detalle de la misma.
En futuras fotografias subiré fotos del interior del bar, es sorprendente.
H.R.Giger, su mundo de figuras fantásticas a quienes bautizó biomecanoides y sus escenarios oscuros y amenazadores, fueron objeto de múltiples exposiciones a partir del estreno de la peli en 1979.
Una de ellas tuvo lugar en el Castillo de Gruyères en Suiza. Sí, el pueblo de los quesos y de donde está realizada esta fotografía.
Un cordial saludo amigos. Antoni Gallart.
English:
In the town of Gruyéres in Switzerland there is a museum and a bar dedicated to (Alien the Eighth Passenger) created by, H.R. Giger, an artist born in Chur, Switzerland and who shaped the monster of the film with his hand
The entrance to said bar is as if you were entering an alien spaceship, it is surprising and a little terrifying.
At the entrance of the bar, on the facade there is a sculpture of a pistol that we can see inside with the magazine full of bullets that are small aliens, and that this photograph is a small detail of it.
In future photographs I will upload photos of the interior of the bar, it is surprising.
H.R.Giger, his world of fantastic figures whom he baptized biomecanoids and his dark and threatening scenes, were the subject of multiple exhibitions since the film's premiere in 1979.
One of them took place at the Gruyères Castle in Switzerland. Yes, the cheese town and where this photograph is made.
Kind regards friends. Antoni Gallart.
One of the city's major convention hotels, this Hyatt was designed in 1967 by famed Atlanta architect John Portman. A column in the center of the lobby atrium rises to the skylight above the 23 stories. Downtown Atlanta, Georgia. "Framing the Future: Atlanta Forward Now" -- this is the kind of bold architectural statement that should figure in future constructions; artistic landmarks help build a city's image.
Not original, but it's something I have wanted to try for a while so the theme 'Balanced' was the perfect opportunity.
A fresh brown egg rested on the tines of two interlocked forks. I need more practice with lighting so it is something I will revisit in future.
Our local fox made another appearance at work today. Having seen this image, my daughter suggested that we name it 'Rusty'. The people who have been feeding the fox have been asked to stop, so we may be seeing less of him or her in future.
Yesterday I decided to, in future, shoot at least 2 photos a day.
Todays light almost past and I still had no photo............. and then I saw Rowan :)
She was sitting out front ( shot from my bedroomwindow ) waiting for her boyfriend to arrive.
Waiting can be so very...........
By no means by best photoshop effort but it’s not as bad as it could’ve been. This may be one to revisit in future.
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Las Parvas
La estación Las Parvas, progresiva 271.9, se habilita al público en 1886 junto con el ramal entre Mercedes y Villa Mercedes.
El paraje se ubica a 18 kilómetros al oeste de Junín con acceso por tierra desde la nacional 7. Actualmente no existe un camino que nos deposite frente al edificio, llegar hasta él significa transitar por el traza de acceso hasta las vías y caminar por ellas algo menos de un kilómetro hasta localizar las ruinas de la parada.
Nunca se consolidó pueblo alguno y la escasa población se considera como rural dispersa. En 1998 deja de funcionar la escuela 44 la única institución que daba algo de sentido al enclave.
Por sus vías corren formaciones de pasajeros de Ferrobaires para su servicio Retiro-Junín-Alberdi y de Trenes Argentinos Operadora Ferroviaria (SOFSE) quién corre el recientemente inaugurado tren entre Retiro y Rufino en la Provincia de Santa Fe. Los trenes de carga pertenecen a la empresa estatal Trenes Argentinos Cargas y Logística. En próximas entradas iré subiendo links con los horarios de los distintos servicios desde la página de Satélite Ferroviario.
"Recorrer el edificio provoca sensaciones encontradas, por un lado toda la vida que nos regala una foresta bastante atípica con palmeras y pencas en flor y por el otro lado el desolador panorama de una estación completamente en ruinas, con su techo aparentemente caído por alguna contingencia climática o por peso propio ante la total falta de mantenimiento.
El resto de los faltantes son producto de la rapiña de siempre, sobre todo cuando los parajes son meros reductos de fantasmas y no hay factor humano que pueda mantener con algo de dignidad la historia allí contenida"
Extractos de "Arqueologia Ferroviaria"
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Las Parvas
The station Las Parvas, progressive 271.9, is enabled to the public in 1886 along with the branch between Mercedes and Villa Mercedes.
The place is located 18 kilometers to the west of Junín with access by land from the national 7. Currently there is no road that deposits us in front of the building, getting to it means to transit through the path of access to the tracks and walk through them something less than a kilometer to locate the ruins of the stop.
Never consolidated any people and the sparse population is considered as scattered rural. In 1998, the 44 school ceased to operate, the only institution that gave any sense to the enclave.
Ferrobaires train passengers for its Retiro-Junín-Alberdi service and the Trenes Argentinos Operadora Ferroviaria (SOFSE), which runs the recently inaugurated train between Retiro and Rufino in the Province of Santa Fe. Freight trains belong to the state company Trenes Argentinos Freight and Logistics. In future entries I will upload links with the schedules of the different services from the Satellite Satellite page.
"Walking around the building provokes sensations, on the one hand all the life that gives us a rather atypical forest with palm trees and flower beds and on the other side the desolate panorama of a station completely in ruins, with its roof apparently fallen by some contingency climatic or by own weight to the total lack of maintenance.
The rest of the missing are a product of the prey of always, especially when the places are mere redoubts of ghosts and there is no human factor that can maintain with some dignity the history contained therein "
Extracts from "Railway Archeology"
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Theophilus and Cyrillus Craters – continued work on the Sky-Watcher 120ED and Televue 4x Powermate. Seeing was good with a few high clouds, this is only the best 15% of 5000 frames. Looking forward to capturing 25k frames in future efforts.
Tech Specs: Sky-Watcher Esprit 120mm ED Triplet APO Refractor, Televue 4x Powermate, Celestron CGEM-DX mount, ZWO ASI290MC. Captured using SharpCap v3.0 software. Image date: 19 June 2018. Location: The Dark Side Observatory in Weatherly, PA, USA.
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Landers and rovers on Mars gather data that help scientists answer fundamental questions about the geology, atmosphere, surface environment, history of water and potential for life on the Red Planet.
To get these insights to Earth, they first transmit the data up to spacecraft in orbit around Mars. These orbiters then use their much larger, more powerful transmitters to ‘relay’ the data across space to Earth.
“Normally, an orbiter like ESA’s Mars Express first sends down a hail signal to a rover as a ‘hello’,” says James Godfrey, Mars Express Spacecraft Operations Manager.
“The rover then sends back a response to establish stable communications and begin the two-way exchange of information. But this relies on the rover’s radio system being compatible with the orbiter’s.”
As Mars Express transmits its ‘hello’ signal using communication frequencies that are different from those the Chinese Zhurong Mars rover receives, two-way communication is not possible.
But in the other direction, Zhurong can transmit a signal using a frequency that Mars Express can receive.
The relay radio on Mars Express has a mode that allows this one-way communication – communication ‘in the blind’ where the sender can’t be sure if their signal is being received – but until now, the technique hadn’t been tested on the spacecraft.
In November, ESA’s Mars Express and CNSA’s Zhurong teams carried out a series of experimental communication tests in which Mars Express used this ‘in the blind’ mode to listen for signals sent to it by the Zhurong Rover.
The experiments culminated in a successful test on 20 November.
“Mars Express successfully received the signals sent by the rover, and our colleagues in the Zhurong team confirmed that all the data arrived on Earth in very good quality.” says ESA’s Gerhard Billig.
“We’re looking forward to carrying out more tests in future to continue to experiment and further improve this method of communicating between space missions.”
The data relayed by Mars Express arrived on Earth at ESA’s ESOC space operations centre in Darmstadt, Germany, via deep-space communication antennas. From there, these data were forwarded to the Zhurong team at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center, who confirmed the success of the test.
Credits: ESA
A surprisingly decent-looking pair of flagged Uncle Pete SD70Ms leads an empty rail train south through Palmer Lake, CO.
I was moments away from having a mirror shot as the lake was as smooth as glass, but a slight breeze kicked up just as the train approached putting the slightest of ripples on the surface.
These SD70Ms are latter-day versions of EMD's workhorse and are Tier 1 compliant. It wouldn't be too much longer until the ACe and M-2 appeared on the scene to comply with Tier 2 requirements and secured a spot in future history books for these units.
I bought 5 random varieties of Hellebores last summer/autumn with no idea of what was included. They are still establishing themselves around the Bay tree in the north facing front garden and I wasn't expecting much (anything) this winter but this one has chucked out an absolute stunner of a flower and I really hope it thrives in future years.
It's a similar shot to one I took in January of a different variety next to this but I couldn't resist sharing this beauty.
Gave up river mist this morning to shoot this mixed crop I found yesterday,lucky for me there was some wonderful layers of mist further down the valley,which I will show in future posts.
Prairie Auction, continued. My friend Madonna is never happier than when she has scored a big box of books. At Maurice's auction, she went home with two - many of them filled with pictures she may use in future collages. When she isn't writing, or performing. She lives her art; it infuses each day of her life.
Just through those trees on the right were hundreds of people. Assorted clamour, many voices, including that of the auctioneer. Two barn swallows watched the proceedings from a wire. The horses stayed as far out across the adjacent field as possible.
Photographed near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2025 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
One of my favorite MOCs so far in my collection of 1 : 15 scale cars. The mighty URAL 375D. Lego fans will recognize the color as probably the most accurate, but at the same time the most crazy color choice - olive green. Took me about one year to collect all the pieces and make this happen.
Oh yea - it is fully motorized. Each axle is powered by L-motor. Steering my M-motor (I hate Servo motor for steering). But the most interesting part - each axle uses torsial anti-slip differential. And both rear axles are actually connected - so both rear L-motors power both rear axles. Uhh... I just love the solution and I'll probably try to use it in future MOCs too.
So - hope you like this. And as always - best of creativity to whatever you are doing! 😃 Stay safe!
Had a pretty cool day exploring this place with a friend today. Not too much around but it’s an interesting photo location nonetheless. Hopefully I can come back at some point to get some more pics in future!
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Im gesamten ALDI SÜD Gebiet werden die Kunden zukünftig die Möglichkeit zum Laden ihres E-Fahrzeugs haben.
In the entire ALDI SÜD area, customers will in future have the option of charging their e-vehicle.
“Reed, Vyell and Nury found the spot that the refinery worker told them about. It was a crossroad. Three corridors led away from the spot and Reed decided to split up. Each of the three should follow a different path and call the others when finding something. Vyell voiced his concern but took the road to his left, Nury turned right, Reed followed the corridor ahead. Not one of them noticed the silhouettes watching them from a roof.”
Chapter 13 of the Black Star collaboration. Let me know your thoughts!
I was a little uncertain at first about the change in color from the previous entries, but given the night time setting and the change in mood, I think it's appropriate..
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Leam, Near Hathsersage, Peak District, UK
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Glad I stopped on the way to my location on Monday evening. in fact, I might make this my location in future. Some lovely light after the rain.
This is a MOC that I'm not really sure of. It's one I've wanted to build for almost a year -- a fully sized form of an old Matoran MOC -- and also one that I've hated the process of building. It didn't help that I was being pressured by some people *cough*Zach*cough* to make it "a really good MOC". Right now I'm considering this an indefinite WIP that I will likely return to and improve in future.
In story terms, Fayni is the leader of a mercenary band called the "Stormwatch". With a cold, calculating personality and some of the best swordsmanship known to the islands, her ultimate goal in life is to fight, battle, and slay the mythical Stormhawk.
Bye-bye 2017!! Happy 2018!!
Yeah I am still alive~~~
Yep a bit sad to see only these works I had done within this year. Since I am under pressure trying to graduate. But I will not quit building, hope I can bring more works in future! Ready to enjoy 2018!
Taken in Chesterfield today along with a lot of other photos to look out for in future!
One person thought this was glass? Just to clean it up, this is actually some power lines!
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Some (but not all!) of the fiends that I plan to feature in an upcoming Detective Comics Unlimited series, "Dial 'H' for Hero"! For my chums in DCU, I'd love to hear any thoughts or even complaints with these figures. I can make changes if anyone thinks it best/suggests using different pieces I might not have considered before.
Also, scroll over each character's tag for a brief overview of their role my DCU story! All their "real names" are directly taken from or inspired by the fans who submitted these characters to the "Dial 'H' for Hero" 80s revival!
Top row:
* Power Pirate
* The Coil (not very close to his comic appearance, but it's all I got)
* Distortionex
* Cableman
* Blue Damsel Fly
Bottom row:
* The Pod. My beautiful boy.
* Kaleidoscope
* Chain Master (definitely would've liked some FFH Spider-Man arms for him)
* Wildebeest (probably the most accurate, despite that pesky color imbalance)
* Trojan
* The Bounty Hunter & The Pupil, for whom I will have to find clever ways to make him appear floating in future pictures...
Former platform at Keith for the Dufftown branch with the Signalbox in the background.The line opened in 1862, passenger services discountiued in 1968 but continued for freight until 1991. Several Railtours ran until closure.The section from here to Keith town is disused but in future may be re opened which would i believe encourage more patronage for the preserved Railway to Dufftown, and in my case arriving by train save a long walk in the rain!
Had this one done a while, I've different weapons configurations I'm still swapping around and working on so I'm sure there will be updates and additions to the design later on. This will go nicely next to my Huey and Cayuse in future photos. I might update this photo later with a better photo.
Again dark green was tough to build with at this scale but that's the challenge I guess. Pilots doors open out same as the real thing in opposite ways and i can't recal anybody else doing something like this on a Lego canopy. Glad I managed to get the Cav markings in on the tail as it's those details I enjoy the most and ties this in nicely with my old M113 APC where I first used it years ago.
I encourage others to try out building some Nam models as there are some really cool vehicles/boats and aircraft.
I'm going to start adding lists of songs listened to when building particular models, not on loop but quite often.
The Rolling Stones- Paint it Black
The Rolling Stones- Gimme Shelter
Johnny Cash- The man comes around
Credence Clearwater Revival-Bad moon rising.
Found in the small town of Lanesboro, IA - they restored the front of this old station. The pumps are at about 29.9 cents per gallon.
Look in future posting for a close-up of the fire truck which still needed a little help.
Das Untere Schloss Mirow und das dazugehörige Flügelgebäude sind als Erweiterung der Schlossinsel Bestandteil des Schlossensembles Mirow und wichtige Zeitzeugen der herzöglichen Hofhaltung in Mirow, nach Stärkung des Mirower Zweigs des Hauses Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Besondere Bedeutung kommt dem Schloss als Geburtsort der späteren Königin (Sophie) Charlotte von Großbritannien zu. Ab 1736 als Fachwerkgebäude errichtet, sind am Unteren Schloss unterschiedliche Stilepochen präsent. Am Flügelgebäude hat sich viel originale barocke Bausubstanz erhalten, sodass die ursprüngliche Qualität des Bauwerks weitgehend wieder hergestellt werden kann. Das Untere Schloss wird zukünfig in Teilbereichen für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich sein. Geplant ist unter anderem eine kleine Ausstellung zur Geschichte des Gebäudes mit Fokus auf das Schloss als Geburtshaus von Königin Charlotte. Auch das Flügelgebäude wird für Besucher und Bürger zugänglich sein.
Information auf dem Bauschild
As an extension of the Palace Island, Mirow Lower Palace and the associated wing building are part of the Mirow Palace ensemble and important contemporary witnesses to the ducal court in Mirow, after the strengthening of the Mirow branch of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The castle is of particular importance as the birthplace of the future Queen (Sophie) Charlotte of Great Britain. Built from 1736 as a half-timbered building, the Lower Palace reflects different stylistic periods. Much of the original Baroque fabric of the wing building has been preserved so that the original quality of the building can be largely restored. In future, parts of the Lower Castle will be open to the public. Among other things, a small exhibition on the history of the building is planned, focussing on the palace as the birthplace of Queen Charlotte. The wing building will also be accessible to visitors and locals.
Information on the building sign
Hello lovelies!
I had written up a massive post but it got eaten!?
Im sorry (Again) that i've been so quiet. I was actually really poorly with a kidney stone/infection! It was pretty scary since I've never had a medical condition like that before and I'm in another country where I don't speak the language well. Luckily, I'm all better now but I was in a very bad state.
I've been feeling better this week and got many commissions made. If you haven't received photos yet, you will do very soon. There isn't really much left to do now which makes me super excited because that means Premades and fibre store! YAY!
Please do keep checking your mails if you are waiting for something. I've been sending out a lot with rarely ever getting replies. I send them through via the email used when contacting me or the one used at checkout.
I would just like to confirm also, since i've been asked quite a bit lately, that we have no plans to offer commissions again in future. The time is just too difficult for us to manage and with life constantly throwing obstacles our way as of late, I just don't feel comfortable in keeping people waiting. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. We still plan to put up new wigs every single day though (in sizes Pukifee to SD, Monster high and Pullip in all sorts of materials too!) so hopefully we will have something for everyone.
This wig will be up for grabs in the shop shortly for only $40. It was a commission but they are going in a different direction.
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ich um. Wer mir weiterhin gerne folgenden möchte, erreicht mich ab sofort unter dem Namen new_bri_gitte (www.flickr.com/photos/bri_gitte).
Würde mich sehr freuen!
This account will move now due to technical-problems… Seems Yahoo can not help :-( If you will follow me in future too you can find me under
the new name new_bri_gitte (www.flickr.com/photos/bri_gitte).
A huge thanks to everyone who commented on my Facebook page! I really appreciate all of your insights. I finally settled on the light blue color because of the way it brings out the subject without washing her out. I also loved the idea of her dress mimicking a robins egg.
I built this nest in my backyard and am planning to use it in future photos!
Death Valley is part of the largest desert in North America, namely the Mojave Desert. Of course, when one thinks of the desert, one of the first things they picture are sand dunes. The one thing that surprised me about my visit to the valley was, while there were dunes, the majority of the park (at least the parts that I saw) was more valley floor and mountains. Fortunately, down a few miles from our hotel, the Mesquite Flats Sand Dunes were there waiting for us to explore. Arriving at the parking lot for the dunes about an hour before sunrise, we trudged out toward the dunes in the distance with our flashlights and head lamps. Along the way, the clouds began to put on a light show, before the sun peeked above the horizon (we were lucky enough to have clouds most of the week, which is most unusual for Death Valley). I shot a number of photos of the clouds, but my heart was waiting for the sun to light up the landscape and the dunes to the west.
As you can see in this photo, the sun did its job and delivered amazing soft light that exceeded my expectations. My main subject was the big dune in the background, which is the highest point in Mesquite Flats (more on that in future posts). The sun and clouds were kind to me, leaving a soft pink glow in the sky. A great start to an amazing morning
West Coast, South Island, NZ
I only had a few seconds to take this photo as I was surrounded by about 10 other photographers waiting for their turn from the PSNZ Regional Convention for the Sunday morning dawnbreaker. Think there would have been about 60 odd people trying to battle it out for photographs along the shores of Mahinapua and pretty much all my photos (except this one) have people in them. Note to self - forget the dawnbreaker in future!! :)
To take this photo I used both my polariser and 2 stop GND filter with the 17mm on long exposure. The combination makes the colours look as they do, with the tunnelling effect also the result of using a polariser aimed towards the sun but before it reaches the horizon (can only really get away this this pre-dawn or post-dusk). It's a different look from my other photographs, but I rather like it :)
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Sometimes, you just have to enjoy the big adventures in life. We took Carl to Walt DIsney World for a big adventure. On this particular morning, we took Carl to Epcot and had a magical time.
"Thanks for the adventure. Now go have a new one." - Ellie
The Mrs + kids purchased this for The Mr last year for his birthday (shhhhh.....don't tell The Mr, but The Mrs thinks Bennet is a lot like Carl LOL)!
Carl in Future World | Epcot, Walt Disney World
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Las Parvas
La estación Las Parvas, progresiva 271.9, se habilita al público en 1886 junto con el ramal entre Mercedes y Villa Mercedes.
El paraje se ubica a 18 kilómetros al oeste de Junín con acceso por tierra desde la nacional 7. Actualmente no existe un camino que nos deposite frente al edificio, llegar hasta él significa transitar por el traza de acceso hasta las vías y caminar por ellas algo menos de un kilómetro hasta localizar las ruinas de la parada.
Nunca se consolidó pueblo alguno y la escasa población se considera como rural dispersa. En 1998 deja de funcionar la escuela 44 la única institución que daba algo de sentido al enclave.
Por sus vías corren formaciones de pasajeros de Ferrobaires para su servicio Retiro-Junín-Alberdi y de Trenes Argentinos Operadora Ferroviaria (SOFSE) quién corre el recientemente inaugurado tren entre Retiro y Rufino en la Provincia de Santa Fe. Los trenes de carga pertenecen a la empresa estatal Trenes Argentinos Cargas y Logística. En próximas entradas iré subiendo links con los horarios de los distintos servicios desde la página de Satélite Ferroviario.
"Recorrer el edificio provoca sensaciones encontradas, por un lado toda la vida que nos regala una foresta bastante atípica con palmeras y pencas en flor y por el otro lado el desolador panorama de una estación completamente en ruinas, con su techo aparentemente caído por alguna contingencia climática o por peso propio ante la total falta de mantenimiento.
El resto de los faltantes son producto de la rapiña de siempre, sobre todo cuando los parajes son meros reductos de fantasmas y no hay factor humano que pueda mantener con algo de dignidad la historia allí contenida"
Extractos de "Arqueologia Ferroviaria"
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Las Parvas
The station Las Parvas, progressive 271.9, is enabled to the public in 1886 along with the branch between Mercedes and Villa Mercedes.
The place is located 18 kilometers to the west of Junín with access by land from the national 7. Currently there is no road that deposits us in front of the building, getting to it means to transit through the path of access to the tracks and walk through them something less than a kilometer to locate the ruins of the stop.
Never consolidated any people and the sparse population is considered as scattered rural. In 1998, the 44 school ceased to operate, the only institution that gave any sense to the enclave.
Ferrobaires train passengers for its Retiro-Junín-Alberdi service and the Trenes Argentinos Operadora Ferroviaria (SOFSE), which runs the recently inaugurated train between Retiro and Rufino in the Province of Santa Fe. Freight trains belong to the state company Trenes Argentinos Freight and Logistics. In future entries I will upload links with the schedules of the different services from the Satellite Satellite page.
"Walking around the building provokes sensations, on the one hand all the life that gives us a rather atypical forest with palm trees and flower beds and on the other side the desolate panorama of a station completely in ruins, with its roof apparently fallen by some contingency climatic or by own weight to the total lack of maintenance.
The rest of the missing are a product of the prey of always, especially when the places are mere redoubts of ghosts and there is no human factor that can maintain with some dignity the history contained therein "
Extracts from "Railway Archeology"
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Monday morning and the world is snow and ice. Partially melted snow has turned to ice in an overnight deep freeze.
[The title quote is from T S Eliot "The Waste Land"]
But it did give me a chance to try out my new Zeiss wide-angle lens. Sadly it doesn't have image stabilisation - there's a slight tremor from the shutter. Must use a tripod and remote trigger in future ;o))
Acqua alta is the term used in Veneto, Italy for the exceptional tide peaks that occur periodically in the northern Adriatic Sea. The peaks reach their maximum in the Venetian Lagoon, where they cause partial flooding of Venice and Chioggia; flooding also occurs elsewhere around the northern Adriatic, for instance at Grado and Trieste, but much less often and to a lesser degree.
The phenomenon occurs mainly between autumn and spring, when the astronomical tides are reinforced by the prevailing seasonal winds that hamper the usual reflux. The main winds involved are the sirocco, which blows northbound along the Adriatic Sea, and the bora, which has a specific local effect due to the shape and location of the Venetian Lagoon.
Precise scientific parameters define the phenomenon called acqua alta, the most significant of which (i.e., the deviation in amplitude from a base measurement of "standard" tides) is measured by the hydrographic station located nearby the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. Supernormal tidal events can be categorized as:
intense when the measured sea level is between 80 cm and 109 cm above the standard sea level (which was defined by averaging the measurements of sea level during the year 1897);
very intense when the measured sea level is between 110 cm and 139 cm above the standard;
exceptional high waters when the measured sea level reaches or exceeds 140 cm above the standard.
Generally speaking, tide levels largely depend on three contributing factors:
An astronomical component, which results from the movement and alignment of celestial bodies, principally the Moon, secondarily the Sun, and marginally other planets (with effects decreasing in relation to their distance from the Earth); this component is dependent upon the laws of the astronomical mechanics and can be computed and accurately predicted for the long run (even years or decades)
A geophysical component, primarily dependent upon the geometric shape of the basin, which amplifies or reduces the astronomical component and, because it is dependent upon the laws of the physical mechanics, can be also computed and accurately predicted for the long run (even years or decades);
A meteorological component, linked to a large set of variables, such as the direction and strength of winds, the location of barometric pressure fields and their gradients, precipitation, etc. Because of their complex interrelations and quasi-stochastic behavior, these variables cannot be accurately modeled in statistical terms. Consequently, this component can only be forecast for the very short run and is the principal determinant of acqua alta emergencies that catch Venetians unprepared.
Two further contributing natural factors are the subsidence, i.e. the natural sinking of the soil level, to which the lagoon is subject, and eustasy, i.e. the progressive rise of sea levels. While these phenomena would occur independently of human activity, their effects have increased because of inhabitation: the use of lagoonal water by the industries in Porto Marghera (now ceased) sped up subsidence, while global warming has been linked to increased eustasy. Venice's "Tide Monitoring and Forecast Center" evaluates that the city has lost 23 cm in its elevation since 1897, the year of reference, 12 of which are attributable to natural causes (9 because of eustasy, 3 because of subsidence), 13 are due to the additional subsidence caused by human activity, while the "elastic recovery" of the soil has allowed the city to "gain back" 2 cm.
Geophysical determinants linked to the Adriatic Sea
The long and narrow rectangular shape of the Adriatic Sea is the source of an oscillating water motion (called seiche) along the basin's minor axis.
The principal oscillation, which has a period of 21 hours and 30 minutes and an amplitude around 0.5 meters at the axis' extremities, supplements the natural tidal cycle, so that the Adriatic Sea has much more extreme tidal events than the rest of the Mediterranean. A secondary oscillation is also present, with an average period of 12 hours and 11 minutes.
Because the timeframe of both oscillations is comparable to naturally occurring (yet independent) astronomical tides, the two effects overlap and reinforce each other. The combined effects are more significant at the perigees, which correspond to new moons, full moons and equinoxes.
Should meteorological conditions (such as a strong scirocco wind blowing north along the major axis of the Adriatic basin) hamper the natural outflow of excess tidal water, high waters of greater magnitude can be expected in Venice.
The particular shape of the Venetian lagoon, the subsidence which has been affecting the soil in the coastal area, and the peculiar urban configuration all magnify the impact of the high waters on city dwellers and on the buildings.
Furthermore, the northbound winds called bora and sirocco often blow directly towards the harbors that connect the lagoon to the Adriatic Sea, significantly slowing down (and, at times, completing blocking) the outflow of water from the lagoon toward the sea. When this occurs, the ebb is prevented inside the lagoon, so that the following high tide overlaps with the previous one, in a perverse self-supporting cycle.
The creation of the industrial area of Porto Marghera, which lies immediately behind Venice, amplified the effects of high waters for two reasons: first, the land upon which the area is built was created by filling large parts of the lagoon where smaller islands just above sea level previously lay. These islands, called barene, acted as natural sponges (or "expansion tanks") when high tides occurred, absorbing a significant portion of the excess water.
Second, a navigable channel was carved through the lagoon to allow oil tankers to reach the piers. This "Oil Channel" physically linked the sea to the coastal line, running through the harbor in Malamocco and crossing the lagoon for its entire width. This direct connection to the sea, which was obviously non-existent at the time of Venice's foundation, has subjected the city to more severe high tides.
Porto Marghera and its facilities are not the only human-made contributors to higher tides. Rather, the municipality of Venice has published a study that suggests the following initiatives may have had an irreversible and catastrophic impact on the city's capacity to withstand acque alte in the future:
the building of the Railroad Bridge (1841/1846) connecting Venice to the land, because its supporting pillars modify the natural motion of lagoonal water;
the diversion of the river Brenta outside the Chioggia basin, which drained the 2,63 hectares of the river's delta that functioned as expansion tanks, absorbing extra lagoonal water during high tides;
the building of offshore dammed piers (Porto di Malamocco, 1820/72; Porto di S. Nicolò, 884/97; Porto di Chioggia, 1911/33), which obviously restrict the natural movement of water;
the building of the Ponte della Libertà (1931/33), which connects Venice to the land;
the building of the Riva dei Sette Martiri (1936/41), an extension to the Riva degli Schiavoni;
the building of the artificial island Tronchetto used as a car and bus terminal (17 hectares, 1957/61):
the doubling of the Railroad Bridge (1977).
Got a migraine about an hour after getting to work today, so my head has been spinning, and a bit at sea today, so i guess this fits.
I've wanted to try one of these for a while. Not entirely happy with this but it's a learning curve that i'm sure I'll take forward in future :)
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