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The Indian eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis ), also called the rock eagle-owl or Bengal eagle-owl, is a large horned owl species native to hilly and rocky scrub forests in the Indian Subcontinent.It is splashed with brown and grey, and has a white throat patch with black small stripes.
The background was too clumsy in original photo and has been changed by an software
London City View From Primrose Hill In Low light. The view from the top of Primrose Hill is one of London’s best, affording a fantastic panorama across the city.
My Social presence:
By the light of a new book lamp, my youngest son reads before bed. I love the simple and ordinary moments, such as these.
World's first steam powered clock
Historic Gastown
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
The insides of this clock is where the magic begins....
Built in 1977. Raymond Saunders' first steam clock was built in 1977 to solve the issue of a steam vent in a popular sidewalk for the renovated Gastown district of Vancouver. Owned by the City of Vancouver, BC Canada
The steam clock's plaque reads:
THE GASTOWN STEAM CLOCK
Designed and built by
Raymond L. Saunders
Horologist
The world's first steam powered clock has been created for the enjoyment of everyone. The live steam winds the weights and blows the whistles. Every 4.5 minutes one steel weight will travel by steam power to the top of the clock. The gravity driven "falling ball" drive was 'engineered' by Douglas L. Smith. Each quarter hour the clock will sound the Westminster Chimes. The large whistle will sound once on the hour. The steam is supplied by the underground system of Central Heat Distributor's Limited. The component parts cost $42,000 and the clock weighs over two tons.
A few years ago the clock was refit and is not entirely steam powered. It also has three small electric motors to help operate two internal fans, one of which blows the steam out the top, and another that controls the valves that play the tunes on the five steam whistles mounted atop the clock case.
The large central whistle, which was taken off the CPR steam tug Naramata, counts off the full hours while the four auxiliary whistles chime the Westminster Quarters every quarter hour. The number of chimes matches the number of quarter hours that have passed.
Wikipedia and various other online sites.
*Please note : Information has not been verified accurate.
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Can't remember anything at all about this shot except the location (worked it out from the other shots taken in the same evening).
I captured this exposure just after sunset, when most of the stars had made an appearance in the sky. The Seven Sisters star cluster (the Pleiades) can be seen to the top left. I did some post production work to bring out the sunset colours and to enhance the stars.
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