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The Gäuboden is a region in Lower Bavaria in southern Germany without any clear geographic or cultural boundaries, that covers an area about 15 kilometres wide south of the River Danube and the Bavarian Forest, beginning opposite Wörth an der Donau and stretching as far as Künzing. The largest town in the region is Straubing, which is often called the centre of the Gäuboden. The Gäuboden is one of the largest loess regions in southern Germany. The farmland is nearly flat, no field borders or trees that might hinder the usage of huge machines.
This image was made near Schierling
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FANTASY FAIRE April 20th - May 8th
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This is Drew Cat sitting on the new catnip pillows under construction. No catnip in them yet, but since he couldn’t sit next to the sewing machine, this was his second choice. :). #grassforcats Etsy.com/shop/DianeWillowDesigns. #classycatscatnip
After descending the ladders I took a quick look at the driftwood. I soon became absorbed with the different shapes . These two lower ones were so heavy, I could only just lift them , and struggled to get them to balance. I placed a wishbone shaped small piece on top, to make a wish machine. this is for Jim and Katrien who were interested at what driftwood fun could be . A great way to spend half an hour, when the clouds aren't performing. Too sunny. Wish you well is by Mark Lanegan, and is perfect.
Just look at the number of bracing wires between the wings!
Continuing the theme of very old aircraft designs, the Bristol Boxkite was one of the first types to be built in any quantity. In November 1910, crowds of around 10,000 people gathered in Bristol to witness a series of demonstration flights, such was the novelty of these new-fangled flying machines. 78 Boxkites were eventually built, 4 being for the British Army. One of those was fitted with a radio and became the first aeroplane in the UK to transmit a 'wireless' message.
The plane in the picture is a replica, one of 3 built in the 1960s for the movie 'Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines'. This is the only one that still flies - owned and operated by The Shuttleworth Collection at their base in Old Warden.
A few decades ago,
Where I have been,
This is the Soldier Training Center,
Nearby shooting training venues.
Strict physical training,
Deplete all their physical strength,
This is the way to train soldiers early in Taiwan.
The army is seen as a Kuomintang force.
At that time, Taiwan was still a system of conscription.
Is training everyone,
Become a killing machine,
This experience,
Become a deep memory of the man at the time.
Can believe this news,
The former Soviet Union encouraged the Chinese Communist Party,
Support North Korea’s invasion of South Korea,
After the outbreak of the Korean War,
The United States and the Republic of China (Taiwan) signed a cooperation treaty,
The US Seventh Fleet assists the Republic of China (Taiwan),
Prevent the Chinese Communist Party from invading Taiwan.
on the other hand,
Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek felt a serious blow,
The US Seventh Fleet did not attempt to help Chiang Kai-shek return to mainland China.
The intention of the United States is very obvious.
The Chinese Kuomintang and the Communist Party,
The military struggle between the two sides must end.
Real situation,
At that time, the Chinese Communist Party did not have the ability to invade Taiwan.
Chiang Kai-shek’s air force pilot in Taiwan,
Often invade the sky of mainland China.
Taiwan prays for peace,
But peace must rely on national defense technology.
The willpower of the people against aggression.
The US "Business Insider" established the annual ranking of global military power in 2018.
This assessment uses some data from Global Firepower.
Taiwan’s military power in 2018,
Ranked 24 in the world,
Slightly higher than Canada,
Canada’s land area is about 277 times that of Taiwan.
The population is about 1.5 times that of Taiwan.
Taiwan is just a small island.
Thank you, Have a beautiful weekend.
幾十年前，
我去過的地方，
這是士兵訓練中心,
附近的射擊訓練場地。
嚴格的體能訓練，
耗盡他們所有的體力，
這是在台灣早期訓練士兵的方法。
軍隊被視為國民黨軍隊。
那個時候，台灣仍然是一個徵兵制度。
正在培訓每個人，
成為殺人機器，
這段經歷，
成為當時男人的深刻記憶。
可以相信這個消息，
前蘇聯鼓勵中國共產黨，
支持朝鮮入侵韓國，
朝鮮戰爭爆發後，
美國與中華民國（台灣）簽署合作條約，
美國第七艦隊協助中華民國（台灣），
防止中國共產黨入侵台灣。
另一方面，
國民黨領導人蔣介石感到嚴重打擊，
美國第七艦隊沒有試圖幫助蔣介石返回中國大陸。
美國的意圖非常明顯。
中國國民黨和共產黨
雙方的軍事鬥爭必須結束。
事實的真相，
那時，中國共產黨沒有入侵台灣的能力。
蔣介石在台灣的空軍飛行員，
經常入侵中國大陸的天空。
台灣祈禱和平，
但是和平必須依靠國防科技，
人民對抗侵略的意志力。
美國“商業內幕”在2018年確立了全球軍事力量的年度排名，此評估使用來自「全球火力」的一些數據。
2018年台灣軍事力量，
世界排名24，
略高於加拿大，
加拿大的土地面積約為台灣的277倍。
人口約為台灣的1.5倍，
台灣只是一個小島。
謝謝你，有一個美麗的周末。
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We travel to Connecticut in our time machine this F-unit Friday, to Cos Cob on the MNCR/CDOT New Haven Line which doubles as Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, to see train 1539 from Danbury on the morning of 25 July 1986. The two FL9s 2015-2023 are operating on the New Haven side of Grand Central, back on the home rails of the NYNH&H for which they first toiled.
On a sunny afternoon near the station of 178km in the Novokodatskyi District I spent a few hours waiting for trains coming up the hill out of Dnirpo.
The last train of the day was incidentally one of the best catches with VL8M-665 hauling a workers supply coach and a track machine. This train was caught nearly 13 hours after the first VL8 of the day, bringing one of my most memorable trainspotting days to a close.
VL8M-665 was built in Tbilisi in 1963 making it 61 years old at the time of the photograph and has worked in the Ukrainian SSR and now Ukraine since 1970.
As a fishing machine, this Osprey decides to do dinner out. Dinner consists of, you guessed it... fish!
The Lost Sock is a wonderful name for a laundrette! How many times has a sock mysteriously disappeared in a washing machine? This South Hobart business was undergoing some renovations when I took the photo, and the workmen were on a morning break.
My title plays on the book and film, "My Beautiful Laundrette" by the British writer Hanif Kureishi.
Tipulidae
Size: 14 mm
Handsome, right?
This is a studio portrait of a common but easily overlooked creature: the larva of a crane fly. Like most dipteran larva, they are soft skinned, legless, feeding machines.
This particular image was featured in my latest children's book "Livet som minimonster" ("Life as a mini monster") which explores the topic of various arthropod life cycles.
I think this is a good example of the fact that no matter how drab and featureless a subject may appear, it never fails to fascinate me when I look closer. In this case I was intrigued by the bristles and the interesting texture of the skin.
Stacked from 150 exposures (dead/prepared specimen) in Zerene Stacker.
Sony NEX-7, Mitutoyo M Plan Apo 10X 0.28
The local city department was cleaning out the water hyacinth which was choking the lake. The rains last month had bought the Hyacinth alive and it was everywhere. And that is a feast for these Jacana's which could be seen in good numbers - maybe a dozen or so along with several other water birds.
But then the cleaning machine is active in the water and it is slowly clearing up the Hyacinth. Sometimes the machine gets too close to these birds - the birds don't want to lose their food, but don't want to get caught in the machine. This Jacana found a good hunting place near the banks / dirt road - but was wary of the people (incl. me) and keeping an eye on both the machine and the people.
Luckily for me it just gave me an opportunity for a couple of good close up shots.
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Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452 - May 2, 1519)
This is my tribute to the illegitimate son of a peasant girl -- a man who was once charged with sodomy and necromancy (not at the same time), who was an engineer who dreamed up some of the most amazing inventions of all time (he even entertained the wildest of notions that man could fly like a bird), and whose notebook sold many years later, at auction, for $30-million.
Leonardo da Vinci, the famed creator of the Mona Lisa, a portrait that he never actually finished. (see the Lisa's finger), has always been one of my favorite artists, personalities, people in history.
Leonardo, a strict vegetarian, could easily be distracted and often left one project for another. But somehow he still managed to turn out The Last Supper. Interesting, in that he also designed war machines.
This genius is said to have proclaimed nature as the best teacher, the wisest teacher, the most honest teacher. I tend to believe him.
"Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous."
Leonardo da Vinci died nearly 500 years ago, and yet this "illegitmate" man is still remembered, and revered.
God sure has a sense of humor.
This one is for you, Leonardo. Thanks for the Mona Lisa, even if you didn't quite get her done.
~~Sheree~~
PS To all the "south paws" in the world...you are in good company. Leo was left-handed, too.
Happy Window Wednesday/Hump Day!
My teasing description for this previously posted photo back in 2014 is below, little did I realize this cool Canon 60D camera would be soon be mine...I'm still using it 8 years later:
Snuck this shot in while Sue was in playing the lottery in Lambeth! :) That camera fits these big hands just fine, what a cool machine, this camera rocks! LOL!!!
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Wheat harvest is a busy time in Montana. Wheat ripens for harvesting during June and July in this area. Before that time comes, farmers and their families will be getting the combines, trucks, and farm grain bins ready for the big event. They hope for hot, dry weather during the harvest season for the grain threshes and tests best under those conditions.
Combines are machines designed to cut and thrash (thresh) grain in one field operation. Combines have evolved through the years from those pulled by a tractor to self-propelled machines.
This combine is making the second "round". A round is one time around any field. At this time, the farmer gets an idea what his crop yield will be. Wheat fields that are clean (don't have any weeds) look like a "sea of gold". Some call wheat "Montana Gold". Wheat is a pretty crop at any stage but especially at the time of harvest.
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During the high tide of war, a blueprint of Project 7704 slipped into enemy hands. Codenamed The Chaos Machine, this hovertank sacrifices armor in favor of its frenzied speed and cunning agility. Plus, anything that wanders near its repulsion pads will be instantly minced by the high-velocity rotating blades.
Home made soft serve Ice Cream!
Had some fun playing with the ice cream machine :))
This one was mine..
I took this one over to my neighbor ..
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TX-90 "Slon" (Elephant) Quadrapedal Walker
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The Slon walker is a heavy, enormous machine of ultimate destruction. It's a force to reckon with.
It has a 6 man crew, operating the weapons and driving the thing. It also can transport 6 men (firing from fireports)
The weapons include: 4x gatlings on leg sections, 2x 20mm gatlings under nose, 2x large gun turret w/ 4x high calibre guns, 2x SAM pods on either side of the turret, 4x missile pods mounted on body, 2x artillery missile pods on rear. Is able to launch 2x UAVs.
A state of the art weapon, it crushes entire groups of tanks and helicopters. It slaughters infantry by the dozens.
It features large chunks of artificially grown muscle in the legs as well as motors, technically making it a cyborg. It has an AI with a "personality", so it's crew usually grow close with their particular machine. This AI is there to assist the pilots in operating the machine, guiding weapons, and even keeping company.
The AI can take control of the machine if needed.
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GC Cost: 22,000 Credits
A closeup look at the business end of a railroad undercutting and ballast cleaning machine. This particular unit is a Canadian Pacific owned undercutter that the Florida East Coast Railway was leasing to work on its main line in Boca Raton, FL. Taken February 19, 2007
Dear customers
We are releasing two Japanese vending machines this time.
The first is a sake vending machine, and the other is a canned oden vending machine.
Canned oden is a popular food in Akihabara, which is famous for anime.
Please enjoy the Japanese culture through SL.
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Rental Station - Rent-A-Rezzer
1st in SL! Dec 2021
Features:
Designed to allow you to rent your scenes (photo booth, nature scene, home & housing, game arena, racing circuit), packaged with LunaMare Packager (included free in this set).
✔ Super easy to setup, drag and drop each packaged scene along with picture, and one notecard with rental settings (settings applies to all objects inside one machine).
✔ Rental settings from minutes to weeks. (Ex,: L$50 / 3 hours, L$100 / 30 minutes)
✔ Rental settings can allow the use of all scenes inside the machine or just the scene selected. (Pay to use one or pay to use all)
✔ Demo feature allows renter to preview scenes, timeout can be set to any number of seconds or even disabled when set to 0.
✔ Free use can be set to any group. Subscriptions or promotional hand out.
✔ Handles an average of 200 scenes per machine. (This number may vary according to the size of the name of your scenes)
✔ Split profits with up to 2 avatars.
✔ Any scene size, from a simple chair, to a fully furnished house.
✔ Optional notification when someone rent out the machine.
✔ Fast rez enabled automatically for scenes with less than 20 items / linksets.
Basically you are renting the rezzer machine, with options to allow rez any model within the machine or the current one selected only.
Setup once, take a copy, rez as many as you need or whenever you need!
See this machine in-world live! The link below ( See item in Second Life ) will take you to our main store, see teleporters to reach the Rez Rent Station demo area!
The demo area is setup as a photo booth rental.
You will find this product at the 3rd floor, to the left, at our main store and at the demo area.
Soundtrack: V.A.C. - "malfunction"
- somehow a "brother-in-spirit" of this one: though (oh well...) I am at least knee-deep into technology of all sorts and kinds, somehow I wonder how it actually works - man controlling machine? This device (an office-building-sized coal excavator) is just, well, sort of a "mountain of steel", making you feel awfully small, pondering what might happen if machines like these actually get out of hands...
When I approached my coffee machine this morning, I saw these layered shadows displayed in front of the machine. Even though the shadows had depth, tonality and wonderful form, they were displayed on a flat surface, in only 2 dimensions. I felt as if I was viewing a hologram. Of course, my camera came to hand and eye.
On our way to the south of France my daughter and I shared her i-pod. We had various options for listening to music:
- The casetteplayer; we have an old car with an old audio-set. For this reason alone I produced a series of so called Car-tapes.
- Two "phones" (better to call them mini-computers) with a lot of music in mp-3 form.
- My daughters i-pod.
When my daughter wanted a mp-3-player, two years ago, I stimulated her to buy an i-pod because I was so anxious to get this new machine, this new technology.
My daughter regularly asks me to download some music for her. It's a great way to stay in touch with the hit-songs of today. And it gives you the opportunity to secretly enjoy music I could never openly admit to liking ;-)
The new sander is up and running. It’s slightly different from the other one. The horizontal bed can be raised to a vertical position but I’ll leave it as it is for the moment to see how it works out. It’s also got a dust extraction port as opposed to the dust bag on the other machine. This should prevent so much dust getting into the bearings.
Here is a wide field version of the beautiful Orion Nebula imaged from Bortle 9 Las Vegas 🎰
This is a total of 9.5 hours of data, the core is obviously blown out, because I made the mistake of taking 30 second exposures instead of maybe 5-10sec instead. When you've been imaging super faint target all year long you tend to underestimate how bright M42 is 😃
If you'd like to see the entire capture on video, you can watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sROH2FRyIUc
You can also find this image in higher resolution with a bunch of other images of that target taken with different telescopes and cameras here: www.galactic-hunter.com/post/m42-the-orion-nebula
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Scope: Radian Raptor 61
Camera: ZWO ASI071MC
Filter: Radian Triad Ultra
Bortle 9 Las Vegas
The eating machines ...
This starling nest site comes with the compliments of the Northern Flicker ( aka Woodpecker )... see the other clips ...
Taken June 19, 2016
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An old game has returned, who wants to play?
My first entry into my Iron Builder round against Anthony Wilson using the Dynamite sticks bundle
(Not counting the prizes in the claw machine, this build uses 4 dynamite bundles).
Having a couple of weeks off, my wife and i decided to have a ride along the north Norfolk coast. 1st stop, Hunstanton, with some 2pences to fritter away ,the Pier arcade was the only place to start , just a few yards away from the arcade , is a wide pathway that motorcycle enthusiasts park up to admire each others machines, this is where I met Jaime and his Triumph Rocket 3. We chatted for a while and he told me about the specifications and tweaks that the bike had, to much information for me to take in, but, the most important spec , 240BHP 2.5ltr 3 cylinder engine, up from a standard 180bhp, what a ride. After the chat I asked to take a couple of pictures and he was only to pleased to accommodate.
The journey continued to Brancaster State, and then finishing up in Wells-next-to-sea.
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I upgraded to a new Cuisinart Bread Machine. This one is lighter than my old Breadman and it's so much easier to use. It even has a light inside so you can watch the bread. I will slice it and freeze it later. I held the camera over the top of the machine to get this photo.
Now Serving: Dippin' Stix Vending Machine. This vending set original mesh, 6LI, and dispenses copy/trans versions of my dippin stix cookie cup sets. You'll also find Mod/Copy Dippin' Stix Cups with bento mouthie cookies.
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Having a couple of weeks off, my wife and i decided to have a ride along the north Norfolk coast. 1st stop, Hunstanton, with some 2pences to fritter away ,the Pier arcade was the only place to start , just a few yards away from the arcade , is a wide pathway that motorcycle enthusiasts park up to admire each others machines, this is where I met Jaime and his Triumph Rocket 3. We chatted for a while and he told me about the specifications and tweaks that the bike had, to much information for me to take in, but, the most important spec , 240BHP 2.5ltr 3 cylinder engine, up from a standard 180bhp, what a ride. After the chat I asked to take a couple of pictures and he was only to pleased to accommodate.
The journey continued to Brancaster State, and then finishing up in Wells-next-to-sea.
Looking like something from Star Wars walker machines, this concrete structure stands tall in the Chambers Bay Golf Course Park in University Place, WA. A beautiful place to visit and walk around with the family.
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RENFE: en la actualmente conocida como Estació de França de Barcelona, la locomotora eléctrica 281-003. Aunque no era muy habitual verlas fuera de su zona de trabajo, después de que realizaran su último tren de viajeros en septiembre de 1982, ocasionalmente llegaban hasta Barcelona en cabeza de trenes de mercancías o de trabajos.
Forma parte de una serie siete locomotoras construidas por CAF en 1927, con licencias francesas, para prestar servicio en la línea del transpirenaico oriental entre entre Ripoll, Puigcerdà y Latour-de-Carol. Inicialmente fueron numeradas en la serie 1000 (números 1001 a 1007), siendo luego renumeradas en la serie 281 (números 281-001 a 007). Fueron retiradas del servicio progresivamente desde 1978 y, aunque varias fuentes citan el año 1987 como el último de funcionamiento de estas máquinas, esta foto atestigua que aún duraron un poco más. (Escaneo mejorado de una foto mía de papel).
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RENFE: in what is currently known as Estació de França in Barcelona, the electric locomotive 281-003. Although it was not very common to see them outside their work area, after they made their last passenger train in September 1982, they occasionally arrived as far as Barcelona at the head of freight or work trains.
It is part of a series of seven locomotives built by CAF in 1927, with French licenses, to provide service on the eastern trans-Pyrenean line between Ripoll, Puigcerdà and Latour-de-Carol. They were initially numbered in the 1000 series (numbers 1001 to 1007), later being renumbered in the 281 series (numbers 281-001 to 007). They were progressively withdrawn from service since 1978 and, although several sources cite 1987 as the last year of operation of these machines, this photo attests that they still lasted a little longer. (Improved scan of a paper photo of me).
This is a retired A380 at Musée Aeroscopia in Toulouse. In operation from 2005-2019. Registration F-WXXL. A380 serial number=002. This was a test machine.
This 4-engine widebody double-deck airliner, the Super Jumbo Jet, was in production from 2005-2021. About 250 produced, almost half of them in Emirate's fleet. Assembled in Toulouse.
Flew with it only twice, with Emirates, AMS-DXB and back.
On the north tarmac of Aeroscopia they have this A380, for which they built this entire structure to be able to go aboard, also present: a A320 and a A340. You can go inside the A380. The A340 and A320 are not accesible, you can only walk around them.
The Alaskan Way Viaduct has been replaced by the deep tunnel dug by Bertha, the tunneling machine.
This section will be down soon.
Da die Infusion nur bei jedem dreißigsten oder vierzigsten Versuch ein Ergebnis brachte, habe ich mir eine Tropfen-Maschine gebaut. Dies wird mit einer Arduino-Karte und der Software Droplet gesteuert. Es wurden zwei Taschenlampen verwendet. Alle nachfolgenden Fotos wurden auf diese Weise erstellt.
Since the infusion set only every thirtieth or fortieth attempt brought a result, I have built myself a drop machine. This is controlled with an Arduino board and the software Droplet. Two flashlights were used. All subsequent photos were created in this way.
TX-50 "Kasatka" (Orca) Bipedal Walker
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The Kasatka is a manned bipedal walker. Made to multipurpose and excel in all categories.
It has a 3 man crew, operating the weapons and driving the thing.
The weapons include: twin side mounted cannons, twin belly mounted gatling cannons, 2x Anti-personnel missile pods, 1x SAM missile pod, a 20mm autocannon with twin ATGM.
A state of the art weapon, it rivals and defeats heavy tanks and gunships easily, and can massacre infantry (even when in buildings.)
It features large chunks of artificially grown muscle in the legs as well as motors, technically making it a cyborg. It has an AI with a "personality", so it's crew usually grow close with their particular machine. This AI is there to assist the pilots in operating the machine, guiding weapons, and even keeping company.
The AI can take control of the machine if needed.
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GC Cost: 16,000 Credits
The song birds were quite happy the sparrowhawk was on a break. 10 mins later The Sparrow Hawk, clocked on and proved what an efficient killing machine this species is.
As the uprising on Ceres IV drags on, the innovative militants fight with whatever is at hand, cannibalizing existing frames to create better war machines.
This is a gunbuddy on steroids.
Happiness hit her like a bullet in the back
Struck from a great height by someone who should know better than
that
oh, the dog days are over.
~ Florence and The Machine
This looks so effortless, doesn't it? Just another girl dancing through the snow with her bare feet. No big deal. WELL YOU'RE WRONG! Do you even know how painful this was? It was excruciating. every step felt like I was running in a field of knives. My feet felt huge aand clumsy and frozen. I even rubbed some of the skin off.
But, I think it was worth it. And I totally forgot about this dress when I was doing my little summer dress in the snow series... I made it myself! But I still need to attach some straps because it has a tendency to slide down... O.o
Are the tones too red? It feels like they are... oh well
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304/365
I didn't take a photo on day 304, this one is from day 305... I'm a cheater :D
Da die Infusion nur bei jedem dreißigsten oder vierzigsten Versuch ein Ergebnis brachte, habe ich mir eine Tropfen-Maschine gebaut. Dies wird mit einer Arduino-Karte und der Software Droplet gesteuert. Es wurden zwei Taschenlampen verwendet. Alle nachfolgenden Fotos wurden auf diese Weise erstellt.
Since the infusion set only every thirtieth or fortieth attempt brought a result, I have built myself a drop machine. This is controlled with an Arduino board and the software Droplet. Two flashlights were used. All subsequent photos were created in this way.
"One Small Step"
I usually do not post the background stories of what happens when shooting Horizons. But today I
will. You see, there was this bush.
My day always begins the same way when the alarm scares the crap out of me at 3:10 am. I dress
in the dark so as not to wake my wife Mary (unless I forget to turn off the secondary backup alarm and that is a whole other story) and stagger down the stairs to start the coffee machine, usually tripping over my sleeping dog. I step outside at 3:15 to have a smoke and listen to the distant, and often not so distant, gunfire of the city of Milwaukee. That must be the golden hour of discharging firearms here. To me it is no different than the sound of crickets these days. (Oh ya, someone forgot to prep the coffee machine this morning so I cooked air) At 3:25 I fill up my mug,grab my camera and hit the road to start my work day. At 4:00 am I get to our office, take an hour getting the orders for my morning deliveries together, punch in to my digital time card and then head out into Horizon land.
As I was cutting through the back roads in Racine county at 5:45 am, as I have been doing now
for 17 years, the sun hit the Horizon with the softest of light. The sky was perfect, all I needed
was one thing that stood out in the landscape. And there it was. A bush with white flowers about
200 feet off the road. Cool. Awesome. Time to wade through knee high grass and get soaked before a
full work day and 180 orders to deliver. So I parked on the side of the road, threw on my flashers
and worked my way to that bush. Damn thing is, the closer I got the bigger it got. I should have
brought a ladder because by the time I got to the bush it was 8 feet high and about 20 feet long.
Well, I do not little things like this bother me. I worked my way to the front of this bush ( you
will notice I have no idea what this or many other plant life are called. Too much information
takes away from the beauty of the photo. LOL)
So I worked my way to the front of the bush and pushed in about 5 feet through a tangle of
branches, held my camera up as high as I could and began shooting bursts of bracketed shots. In the
photo I posted, "One Small Step", those pretty white wild flowers were eye level to me. And just to
my right and behind my that bush must have been 8 feet high. Or so I thought.
Did I mention the Red Wing Blackbirds? No? Oh, yep, they must have had nests in this bush
because as soon as I stepped in and started shooting they took flight, circled, and started diving
bombing me. I brought my camera down, took a peek at a few of the some 50 bracketed shots I took
blindly and knew I had something to work with. But with mosquitos ringing in my ears, my shoes and
socks soaked through and crazy birds wanting me dead I decided to try to get a couple more from
just a little bit to the right. Just "One Small Step". Just, you know, a little more. So I moved my
right foot over about two feet, raised the camera over my head and pointed it at the Horizon, put
my finger on the exposure button (yes, all this at once) and put my foot down.......on nothing.
There are moments you remember. Like my kids being born. Like the night I asked Mary to marry
me and ten minutes later we get rear ended. Like a first kiss. Like when the earth disappeared and
you find yourself falling backward with a camera over your head as if you are being devoured by a
giant bush and evil black birds are laughing at you. Ya, like that. That moment, falling about 8
feet down and backwards into a ravine through tangled masses of branches not quite knowing when the ride will be over.And what was the one thought going through my head? My cell phone was in my car. As I layed there in the belly of the 16 foot monster bush from hell looking at the filtered morning
light of sunrise I realized something. I realized I was laying in water and once again wet through
and through and I had an 8 hour shift yet to be done. But hell, I got the shot.
Whichever way you look at it, the stripped down QJ without it's smoke deflectors was quite a mean looking machine. This one was whiling away the afternoon looking at it's reflection in a murky puddle on the northern reaches of the Pingdingshan system in Henan Province, central China. January 2006. © David Hill.
Hello :) i'm still injured to my leg and ankle so i'm just continue to produce astrophoto processing :\ sorry for bothering, i'm a machine!
this is a panorama of two photos processed in drizzle 2x of the same dslr original shots.
More info about Drizzle, an alghoritm designed for deep space: www.xamad.net/blog/en/the-function-drizzle-in-alignment-a...
Learn about Drizzle processing astrophotography with Deepsky Stacker, here is a video tutorial in english: selz.co/Nkr33nwq$
(a little preview of the tutorial is on youtube: youtu.be/wsuZ0TTv3Nk)
Full field stacked image:
so are the same tech specs of full field stack, in plus i've added about one our of shots taken the previous days, so are 2h30min of total exposure time with a 100mm Canon EF 2.8@4.5 Canon 600D full spectrum mod star adventurer skywatcher 100x2mins @1600ISO ~ taken from nearby Palombaggia, beach, South Corse
The Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a dark nebula of gas and dust that is located 1° south of the star ρ Ophiuchi of the constellation Ophiuchus. At an estimated distance of 131 ± 3 parsecs, this cloud is one of the closest star-forming regions to the Solar System.
This cloud covers an angular area of 4.5° × 6.5° on the celestial sphere. It consists of two major regions of dense gas and dust. The first contains a star-forming cloud (L1688) and two filaments (L1709 and L1755), while the second has a star-forming region (L1689) and a filament (L1712–L1729). These filaments extend up to 10–17.5 parsecs in length and can be as narrow as 0.24 parsecs in width. Some of the structures within the complex appear to be the result of a shock front passing through the clouds from the direction of the neighboring Sco OB2 association.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rho_Ophiuchi_cloud_complex
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