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Not too happy with how this turned out but what did I expect from a quick build and mismatched fugue parts? Oh well I suppose it isn't too bad
Some fiddling about in lightroom to bring the reflection up to be brighter than the subject. Use a graduated filter increasing exposure to do this and finish off with a brightening/positive vignette
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Vertical staircase bannisters on an internal stairscase, horizontal venetian blinds, big glass shopfront window and reflections.
I was in Texas in 2021. That was such a long time ago. I wonder when I'll get back. This isn't hinting at anything. I really don't know.
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'Internal'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 3.8/90mm
Film: Fuji Velvia 50; 04/1992; 12iso
Process: DIY ECN-2
Texas
July 2021
What a great day out, meeting up with Mart and Marc, exploring a disused railway, ramen noodles and coffee and then back to the spot for a cracking Light Painting shoot in the evening. Matt and I had a crack at the tunnel and possibly the last shot from HAL's remaining internal camera. "Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye." Qt
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My daughter asked me after hearing of the sad events caused by terrorism in Beirut and Paris the last 2 days: “why do humans terrorize other humans?” Questions like this always get us into a journey of search for the truth, for reason, for sanity and for an explanation that can offer settlement, even if it was short-lived.
We are given a choice, the moment we were born to be as good or as bad as we want to be. We battle with our own morality throughout our lives here on this planet. We seek out desperately that bit of cool blue logic to give us strength to choose wisely.
I posted several ‘pray for Paris’ tributes on social media today and I was caught by one comment from someone saying that “if prayer helped, then the world would already be a better place”. But do we just give up hope in the face of an uncertain future? What kind of world are our children inheriting?
A return visit to explore the Chapel area, such great finds within :) Our return also featured most of the usual dramas of visiting here with ace escape multiple pir sonic attack finale , many loolz:D
Back lighting gave the appearance that this Yellow-crowned Night Heron had swallowed a bit of sunshine, on Horsepen Bayou.
This one goes out to the one I love
This one goes out to the one I've left behind
A simple prop to occupy my time
This one goes out to the one I love
The fire risk that's made the news headlines across the country also affected the North Yorkshire Moors Railway's ability to run steam locomotives. On Tuesday afternoon we made the decision to switch to diesel locomotives the following day.
A huge thanks to the staff and volunteers who stepped up to the challenge to adjust rosters.
There's always an opportunity with this kind of challenge and it was good to spend the morning before Trust Board on Friday enjoying some diesel photography.
I was also encouraged to see quite a lot of diesel fans out getting their diesel haulage in.
Rain is due this coming week, but it will take a lot to saturate the tinder dry ground and vegetation.
Working the short internal set, 37264 passes Park Gate with the 10.55 Pickering to Grosmont.
At some point it was bound to happen. The edifice of reality slips and there it is: the essense of reality.
Blooming coltsfoot seen in the forest :)
Looking close... on Friday! - theme: "Flora in March" :)
Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) is a plant in the groundsel tribe in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to Europe and parts of western and central Asia. It is also a common plant in North America and South America where it has been introduced. The flowers, which superficially resemble dandelions, start to bloom in early Spring, before the leaves appear. The leaves of coltsfoot appear after the flowers have set seed and wither and die in the early summer. The plant is often found in waste and disturbed places and along roadsides and paths. In some areas it is considered an invasive species. Coltsfoot has been used in herbal medicine and has been consumed as a food product with some confectionery products. Tussilago farfara leaves have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine internally (as tea or syrup) or externally (directly applied) for treatment of disorders of the respiratory tract, skin, locomotor system, viral infections, flu, colds, fever, rheumatism and gout.
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Kwitnący podbiał pstryknięty podczas spaceru w lesie :)
Podbiał pospolity (Tussilago farfara) – gatunek rośliny z rodziny astrowatych (Asteraceae Dum.). Rodzime obszary jego występowania obejmują Europę, dużą część Azji oraz Algierię i Maroko. Rozprzestrzenił się również poza tymi obszarami jako gatunek zawleczony (m.in. w Ameryce Północnej). W Polsce jest pospolity. Kwiatostany pokazują się, zanim rozwiną się liście. Kwitnie od marca do maja. Liście pojawiają się pod koniec kwitnienia. Preferuje gleby gliniaste, miejsca kamieniste, piarżyska, żwirowiska nadrzeczne, osuwiska, skarpy przydrożne, urwiste brzegi rzek i potoków, hałdy węglowe i pogorzeliska. W uprawach rolnych uznawany za chwast. Jest rośliną leczniczą. W zielarstwie wykorzystuje się liście oraz kwiaty podbiału w stanach zapalnych oraz nieżytach dróg oddechowych, jamy ustnej i krtani. Odwar z podbiału stosuje się też zewnętrznie do okładów na skórę przy stłuczeniach, zaczerwienieniu i siniakach.
Meeting at CMAC with Civil Affairs and some NGO’s
- UN will meet with NGO’s concerning Internally displaced Person’s (IDP’s). Iraqi refugees have taken over an orphanage. Need to relocate refugees. IDP’s are just showing up at M.P.’s checkpoints and looking for help. They try to move in with the G.I.’s.
There were two Iraqi women present with a little boy. Apparently they were looking for help as well. Before the meeting General Strock was walking by them and he stopped and fished an orange out of his pocket and offered it to the boy. It was a spontaneous gesture and it elicited a big smile from the boy, as he accepted the orange, and from General Strock as he gave it to him. General Strock must have gotten the orange at breakfast this morning and was planning on eating it himself.
“Queen-for-a-day” feel to the meeting. (This was an U.S. daytime TV show from back in the late 1950’3-early 1960’s or so. The premise was a live studio audience and three women “contestants” who told their hard luck stories. The reaction from the audience decided the “winner” who received various items that related to resolving her problem. Even as a kid I remember reacting to this show. Like viewing a car wreck; a morbid curiosity.)
- Black market in arms is prevalent in Baghdad
- “Bad guys” have set up their own checkpoints in the City
- So far, 650 UXO missions have been identified in Baghdad
Franz, the “garbage guy”, (another Corps of Engineers civilian) saw 15-18 cluster bombs at a garbage dumpsite. It is unsure how they got there. A little girl was hurt when one of them exploded. This UXO is “beer can” in size, yellow in color, and affects a football field size area when it explodes. The size and color attract kids who are very curious. Great. Those damn things have no business being used, especially in an urban environment with so many civilians present.
(I saw a destroyed Iraqi tank being picked up in the green zone recently; some of Franz’s good work.)
The de-Baathification process is unsettling. Franz said that the lead Iraqi that he has been working with, a former Iraqi Army Lt. General, came to their last meeting, read a letter of protest about the policy which now prevents him from working with us, and walked out. Now what will he and the others just like him do? They may have been too close to Saddam’s regime, but they know how to get things done. They know the system and people. Now they may have to go over to the dark side.
A raw water pumping station was fixed twice and looted again according to the Civil Affairs folks. General Strock responds,
“Fix it again and have an ambush set up for the looters”.
The other officers, who know General Strock, laugh and one says,
“The General is showing his Ranger training”.
A reference to the Army Ranger patch on General Strock’s uniform designating that accomplishment earlier in his career.
Later someone mentioned that General Strock couldn’t line up a Military Police escort for a drive out to Baghdad City Hall for a meeting. So, the General got in an SUV with his driver, chambered a round in his M-9 pistol and said,
“Let’s go”.
And go they did. It’s only a ten minute ride across the Tigris River, but an armed escort is required.
Internal lens reflections, more commonly known as lens flare, can both be a blessing and a curse.
Every photographer can think of multiple examples where they either bless the presence of lens flare, or curse the lens for being so flare prone.
In this case, I did my best to get the most and most beautiful lens flare I could produce. Vintage lenses often are more flare-prone then modern ones, due to the lack of (modern) coatings.
Helped by my trusty LED flashlight and by using my most flare-prone lens, I created this photograph for Crazy Tuesday, theme Reflections
Lens used is the Unitax Auto Zoom 70-230mm f/4 MC Macro, a vintage zoom lens build by Sun Optical. Focal length around 140mm and f/8.
Post processing in DxO PhotoLab 5, darkening the background and pushing the lens flare