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More than 200 years old, The Mound was purchased from the Edinburgh Town Council in 1800 and the building was built in 1806 in Georgian style. Today it serves as the headquarters for the Lloyds Banking Group and maintains it's prominent spot atop the man made hill just down the road from the Edinburgh castle. The steeple of the Tollbooth Kirk can be seen on the left of The Mound and the Edinburgh Castle on the right.
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Maintaining social distancing while visiting the same cluster of flowers on Swamp Milkweed.
(Sorry, just wanted to use some current phrasing for something completely unrelated.)
Erik Customs
A New Project - A New Universe
We are planning to extend our range of custom minifigures by visiting one of my other favourite universe: the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
After watching the Infinity War I knew I will have to make a custom Iron Man design in Lego for sure, and here he is now: the damaged Mark 50 suit after the battle with Thanos on the planet Titan.
To make sure that we can maintain a low price we decided to use high quality UV printing method on all the 4 sides of the minifigures including the arms.
This is the reason why we decided to use a new name for this "new project" as we don't want you to be confused with the "Living Bricks x Legend C MOC" minifigures where we will still continue to use Pad Printing.
So, just like with the Living Bricks x Legend C MOC partnership, I will be the one who is making the designs and Legend C will produce them.
The image is only a render made by me, the final product may differ.
UPDATE: We are now considering the possibility of Pad Printing. Our "dillema" is that due to the many colour per sides the Pad Printing would require a high price.
An example of the new Imbrium Lunokhod Industries innovation: the Strike Pack.
Strike packs are hot-swappable, back-mounted, equipment packs designed to extend the usefulness of generic frames. Strike packs allow individual units to utilize mission-specific hardware without the cost associated with purchasing and maintaining an extensive fleet of specialized frames.
This pack is designed for long-rage, zero g maneuvers. It features extended range fuel tanks, horizontal stabilizing fins and fully orientable vernier thrusters.
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Built for Mobile Frame Zero - a tabletop wargame.
Mobile Frame Hangar (MFZ Community Forums).
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I've maintained this account since 2009 and it's been great, but all good things must end. With my blog and Instagram, keeping up with this account doesn't make much sense, especially because it costs money. So it will be lapsing into free account status in August. Not sure what changes will happen to it then. We'll see.
I will be keeping the account. I know some people find my older photos and it helps them ID items, so I'd never delete everything unless I had to. I'm always around for questions, too. I'll still get message/comment notifications from here. But as for new content, this will be my last photo. Just a quick snap of part of my coffee table crew.
My reviews, in stock/pre-order posts, news posts, etc. will be in my blog:
Some things will be on Instagram, too, but the blog is my primary thing. www.instagram.com/venivididolli/
If you like my bear pics, I have a blog that keeps track of my collection here:
I don't plan on taking as many photos of new arrivals, but I may change my mind and post my bears in more detail in the regular VVD blog.
I think that's about it. It's been fun!
ETA: So apparently, a free account only gets 1000 photos. UGGGHHHH. I'm in the process of deleting the photos from the years since I've had my blog, so everything from now back to 2016. Everything before that I may let sit for a little bit. If anyone wants any photos for their wishlists or whatever, grab them soon. I'll slowly be going through the pics and weeding out 1000 to keep. No idea which ones will be the most important!
Powis Castle is a medieval fortress and grand country house located near Welshpool, Wales, and is renowned for its magnificent interiors and spectacular Baroque gardens. Unlike most border castles built by Normans, Powis was originally constructed by a Welsh prince in the 13th century. Today, the castle and gardens are maintained by the National Trust.
Transformed over centuries from a military fortress into an opulent residence, the castle showcases a wealth of architectural and decorative styles.
Medieval origins: The structure has its roots in the 13th century, with the earliest stone keep likely built by Welsh prince Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn. The impressive twin drum towers framing the main entrance were added in the 14th century.
Rich interiors: The castle is famous for its exceptionally lavish interiors, which reflect the tastes of the Herbert family and later the Clive family over many generations.
Key rooms include:
The State Bedroom: A rare, surviving example of a 17th-century state bedroom, it features a balustrade that once separated the royal bed from the rest of the room to mimic the etiquette of Versailles.
The Long Gallery: An Elizabethan-era addition containing family portraits and busts of Roman emperors.
The Great Staircase: Adorned with 17th-century frescoes and carvings.
The Clive Museum
Within the castle is one of the most important collections of South Asian artifacts in the UK, acquired by Robert Clive and his son during their time with the East India Company in the 18th century.
Controversial collection: The museum, located in the former ballroom, displays over 1,000 items, including textiles, weapons, and ceremonial objects. The origins of the collection are complex and controversial, as many were acquired as spoils of war. The National Trust is conducting ongoing research into the collection's history and provenance.
Exhibits: Notable items include the jewel-encrusted finials from Tipu Sultan's throne and a magnificent state tent.
Gardens
The world-famous Baroque gardens cascade down the hillside in dramatic Italianate terraces, a layout that largely survived the 18th-century shift toward more naturalistic landscapes.
Terraces and topiary: A key feature is the Top Terrace, with its huge, ancient yew trees that have been clipped into fantastical, amorphous shapes over centuries. Below this are the Aviary and Orangery terraces, featuring statues and formal flowerbeds.
Seasonal displays: The gardens are known for their vibrant and varied plant life, offering stunning displays throughout the year, from spring blossoms to brilliant autumn foliage.
Wildlife: Resident peacocks roam freely through the grounds, adding to the picturesque scenery.
Not John Goodman, maintaining his cool on a hot and humid late September day, at the...
Atlanta (East Atlanta Village), Georgia, USA.
28 September 2019.
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Lurching back into 2015 for this one while maintaining the B7L theme, 61643 prepares to pull away from the eastbound Clydebank Bus Station (Chalmers St) stops at the very start of it's long trek to East Kilbride (Calderwood) in typical December weather.
A fair few B7Ls ran with SimpliCITY branding atop their faded Willowleaf/Barbie colors for a good long while, some being withdrawn in such a condition. 643 would however gain Olympia/Urban livery (retaining the SimpiCITY branding either side of the destination screen) in it's autumn years.
Photo Date: 14th December 2015
To maintain some sort of bus route crossing the Thames between Hammersmith and Barnes, TfL have implemented a long-term temporary service numbered the 533, which takes a ridiculously indirect routeing via Chiswick Bridge and then serves a giant loop around Mortlake and Barnes. It only runs every 30 minutes, but has been overwhelmed and locals have urged TfL to up the frequency, especially as it's so useful for Chiswick residents as a faster link to Hammersmith than the 190. Other than the overcrowding and appalling frequency, it's a really relaxing ride and I'd recommend it to you all, there's something for everyone.
DE1604 is seen at Barnes Bridge.
Mount Moriah Cemetery, Yeadon & Philadelphia, Pa. Mount Moriah was established in 1855 as one of the first rural pastoral cemeteries in the country. Many famous persons including Betsey Ross were buried there. After decades of neglect the cemetery was officially abandoned in 2011. A group of volunteers formed the “Friends of Mount Moriah” to clear the cemetery of the overgrowth of vines, trees, & weeds that made it unvisitable, maintain & update the records, and work to establishing a legal entity for the cemetery. More information is available at friendsofmountmoriahcemetery.org/
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The Valley Grove Preservation Society seeks to maintain two historic churches listed on the National Register of Historic Sites, both in the Valley Grove Cemetery grounds, as well as taking responsibility for managing the surrounding 50-acre oak savanna restoration.
Two historic Norwegian immigrant churches sit on a hill in the farm valley south of Northfield, Minnesota near Big Woods State Park in a panorama of prairie and oak savanna.
The Valley Grove Preservation Society members are stewards for the two Valley Grove churches, the 1862 stone church and the white clapboard church built in 1894 and also for the surrounding 50 acres of rolling prairie grasses and trees.
Valley Grove Lutheran Church, the congregation that met for services in the white clapboard church structure– was de-commissioned after the congregation disbanded in April 1973. The decline in farming and the growth in other churches contributed to the loss of the old church community.
Valley Grove is on the National Register of Historic Sites. Under the oak tree in the southwest corner of the churchyard, Pastor Bernt Julius Muus from Norway baptized 52 children in 1859; he went on to help found St. Olaf College. Many of the memorial stones are in Norwegian , and the graveyard contains the family plot of the innovative Veblen family, whose son was economist Thorstein Veblen.
The Valley Grove Cemetery Association, which owns the limestone church then in use as a Guild Hall, became the owner of the clapboard church a year after the congregation disbanded.
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Mt. Allan Centennial Ridge hike. 8.4 km to summit. 1440 meters elevation gain. Highest maintained trail in the Canadian Rockies.
Kennall Vale is a beautiful wooded valley near Ponsanooth, Cornwall, maintained by Cornwall Wildlife Trust. (www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/nature-reserves/kennall-...)
It is a sanctuary for the pipistrelle bat and an abundance of birdlife, but it does not hide its industrial past. For 100 years, between 1811 and 1910, it was rather surprisingly a gunpowder factory!
Until 1809, all the gunpowder used in Cornish mines was manufactured outside of Cornwall. In 1809, a small factory was set up at the nearby Cosawes Wood, and the relative success of that enterprise encouraged the Fox family to invest in a factory on this site (they eventually acquired the Cosawes site too). The nature of gunpowder manufacture requires many operations conducted in different buildings, and for safety concerns these buildings are kept well apart. That's one of the delights of a walk around these woods; there's a surprise around every corner!
The development of nitro-glycerine based high explosives such as dynamite and gelignite started the decline of Kennall Vale. It was sold to Curtis & Harvey, the largest explosive manufacturer in Britain at the time, in 1898, who used to to make specialist powders. It closed for good in 1910.
The building photographed is the 'newest' and fartherst upstream of 6 watermills in the valley. These mills were powered via leats that either collected water diverted from the river, or in this case, collected water running off the hillside. They were used to grind down ingredients of gunpowder, e.g. charcoal, to a fine powder. Apart from a bridge downstream, the 6 mills are the only listed buildings of the many ruins in the valley.
Transdev maintains a pool of vehicles which can be used across all of its fleets, in a neutral grey and black livery with a 'Pride of the North' title prominently displayed. Examples of several types, both double- and single-deck, wear these colours. One of the oldest, having entered service with Travel West Midlands in December 1999, is this Volvo B7TL with Plaxton President body, proving its use as Team Pennine updates the fleet inherited from Arriva-owned Yorkshire Tiger. It was photographed in Market Street, Halifax, on the 1405 service 21 journey to Rye Lane at Pellon; this 20-minute run is a Halifax town service, currently running half-hourly. (Photo taken and posted 4 December 2021).
The abandoned railway yard of Bertrix. This image is taken many years ago during my first visit to this place. Nature is slowly taking over it's terrain that once was used to maintain many trains for the so called Athus - Meuse...
Al enkele jaren terug bracht ik mijn eerste bezoek aan de voormalige werkplaats van Bertrix. Veel was er niet meer te zien en zelfs en jaar later was hetgeen je kon zien ook al verdwenen. Hier in beeld een vergeten motorwagen, nummer onbekend. Als er iemand meer informatie heeft, graag!
In the small Carbon County Pennsylvania town of Weatherly, once stood the Weatherly Train Works where the Lehigh Valley Railroad would build and maintain locomotives and rail cars of various types. The train works existed in this building between 1867 and 1910. One of the other major industrial legacies of Weatherly, steel manufacturing, then took over in 1913 and the Weatherly Steel Company was productive in this location until 1989. In recent years, the building has felt the ravages of both time and weather and the roof had collapsed leaving only the stone walls to let anyone know that industry once existed at this spot. Today, the Weatherly Rotary Club works to raise funds to restore the building while also maintaining a small museum on the adjoining ground. My Wife and I were given a tour of the museum by one of the extremely knowledgeable Rotary members where we learned all about the ties the town also had to Bethlehem Steel and other nearby industrial giants.
Technical details:
Bronica SQ-A medium format film camera with a Bronica Zenzanon 65mm F4 PS lens.
Hoya Yellow-Green filter on lens.
Kodak Tmax-400 film shot at ISO 400.
Semi-stand development using Kodak HC-110 1+100 dilution for 1 hour with 30 seconds initial agitation with swizzle stick and three turns @ 30 minute mark. Paterson 3 reel tank.
Negative scanned with Epson 4990 on holders fitted with ANR glass.
Elephants are extremely sensitive to order, and the order shall be strictly followed. Always, the bigger and stronger first... the smaller and weaker next.
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Link to color versions of this and other photos from my 11-day trip to Kenya.
Samples of the Biofilms experiment are headed to the International Space Station on the SpaceX CR23 cargo resupply mission this weekend to help maintain astronaut and material safety in space.
A common piece of advice of the past 18 months has been to make sure you wash your hands thoroughly. This is because microorganisms are easily spread across common surfaces like door handles and light switches, and it is no less true in space. The Space Station is, after all, a lab as well as a home to astronauts. It is especially important to keep this environment safe for the long-term health of astronauts and equipment on board.
Funded by ESA and developed by the Chair of Functional Materials at Saarland University and the Working Group for Aerospace Microbiology at German Aerospace Center DLR, Biofilms will test the antimicrobial properties of laser-structured metal surfaces such as steel, copper and brass under microgravity conditions.
But what is biofilm? When growing on surfaces, bacteria can ooze a mixture of microbial structures such as proteins and lipids. The biofilm is what makes microbes resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants. Left to grow, biofilm can be hard to clean and can erode surfaces, especially metals.
To combat microbial growth, Biofilms will test the growth of bacteria such as human skin-associated bacteria Staphylococcus capitis with a novel approach. The innovation of the experiment lies in the structured surfaces of common metals. Using Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) to add texture to the surfaces, researchers will study how well microbes grow (or not) on copper, metal and steel. Findings could help prevent microbial contamination in space.
Researchers performed a dry run of the experiment on Earth and all parameters, including hardware provided by Keyser Italia, checked out. The experiment will soon take center stage in space, where 24 experiment cultures will grow in the European Columbus module of the Space Station.
Credits: DLR (CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0)
Unlike a lot of other rural schools, Springwater School remains on it's original site and is still well maintained. Located 16 km north of Michihi, Alberta, it operated as a school from 1922 to 1942.
In April, 1952, the school was sold to the Majestic Farrell Lake Women's Institute for $200 and became a community hall. It is now taken care of by the Springwater Homestead Foundation.
The school was used as a set for the movie, "Bye Bye Blues" which was filmed in various Starland County locations in 1988.
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Marienberg Abbey (German: Abtei Marienberg; Italian: Abbazia Monte Maria) is a Benedictine abbey in Mals, Vinschgau in South Tyrol, northern Italy. It was founded in 1149 or 1150 by Ulrich von Tarasp and other nobles.
It has maintained a long tradition of education and, at 1340 m, it is Europe’s highest abbey. It retains a Baroque style with Romanesque elements, and has some well-maintained frescos.
History
The history of the foundation goes back to Charlemagne, who established a Benedictine monastery between 780 and 786 near Taufers, a town which on the Vinschgau side of the border with Switzerland, in Val Müstair (monastery valley).
Sometime after 880, the Benedictine monastery was dissolved and re-established as a convent for both sexes. About two hundred years later there was a reorganization, when Eberhard of Tarasp built the monastery of Schuls in the Inn valley in the Engadin for the male portion of the community, while nuns remained at Taufers in the Adige valley. After the monastery at Schuls had been rebuilt and reconsecrated in 1131, Ulrich von Tarasp called monks from the German monastery of Ottobeuren to revive it; the additional numbers made it possible to raise the community from a priory to an abbey. In 1149 or 1150 the community was re-settled on the hill near the village of Burgeis, under the name of Marienberg.
About one hundred years after its foundation the abbey suffered from serious conflict. It was sacked twice by nobles under Abbot Konrad III (1271–98) and in 1304 Abbot Hermann was killed by Ulrich of Matsch. The Black Death killed all but four members of the abbey including Abbot Wyho and Goswin, a lay brother, who later became a priest and chronicled the history of the monastery. This chronicle is divided into three books, the first of which details the story of the foundation and donations to the abbey. The second book of the chronicle is a history of the abbots, and the third recites the privileges conferred by popes and princes. It gives an account, without regard for order or chronology, of the founders, fortunes, benefactors and oppressors of the monastery. Goswin later became a prior of the abbey and court chaplain to Duke Leopold III of Austria.
In 1418 Marienberg was burned down and was later rebuilt.
After a period of decline in the sixteenth century, several German monks helped to restore and expand the abbey. Abbot Mathias Lang (1615–40), from Weingarten Abbey, reformed it, and in 1634 Marienberg joined the Benedictine Congregation of Swabia. Lang's successor, Jacob Grafinger (1640–53), enlarged the library, and made the younger members finish their education at schools of repute. In 1656 the abbey was again burned down. Abbot Johann Baptist Murr (1705–32) in 1724 founded a humanistic high school in Meran which is still administered by the monks of Marienberg. Abbot Placidus Zobel (1782-1815) compiled a chronicle of the abbots.
In 1807 Marienberg was dissolved by the Bavarian government, but was restored by Emperor Francis II in 1816.
Today the monks specialise in adult education: weekend courses and longer retreats are held at the abbey. The abbey itself is available for tours.
Die Fürstenburg kann auf eine mehr als siebenhundertjährige Geschichte zurückblicken. Über fünfhundert Jahre davon, bis 1803, diente sie als Verwaltungszentrum der Bischöfe von Chur in Tirol. Die Bischöfe aus dem benachbarten Bündnerland waren in diesem langen Zeitraum nicht nur in geistlicher Hinsicht für die Betreuung des Vinschgaus zuständig. Sie waren auch weltliche Fürsten, und die Fürstenburg verdankt diesem Umstand ihren Namen. Von hier aus wurde der umfangreiche Besitz der Kirchenfürsten im oberen Etschtal und im Münstertal verwaltet, hierher mussten die Geld- und Naturalabgaben der „churischen" Güter geliefert werden. Im Namen der Fürstbischöfe betreuten Schlosshauptleute die Burg. Sie kamen während des gesamten Zeitraums fast ausschließlich aus Bünden und bezogen die Fürstenburg mit ihren Familien. Dabei entwickelten sich vielfältige freundschaftliche und familiäre Verflechtungen mit der einheimischen Bevölkerung, ein Umstand, der sich z. B. für die Einwohner von Burgeis besonders während der für den Vinschgau so folgenschweren Kriegsjahre 1499 und 1799 als glückliche Fügung erwies.
Natürlich verbrachten auch mehrere Fürstbischöfe z. T. lange Jahre auf ihrer Burg in Tirol, insbesondere nachdem sie durch die Reformation in Bünden im 16. Jahrhundert einen großen Teil ihrer Diözesanen und beinahe alle ihre weltlichen Besitzungen verloren hatten. Die Churer Oberhirten waren allerdings keineswegs immer im ungestörten Besitz der Fürstenburg: Mehrfach wurde sie von tirolerischer Seite belagert und auch erobert, ebenso von Gegnern des Bischofs aus dem Bündner Raum. Es kam vor, dass der Kirchenfürst aus seiner eigenen Burg ausgesperrt wurde und auch, dass er darin eingeschlossen oder gefangen gesetzt war. Nach der Säkularisierung von 1803 fiel die Fürstenburg an die österreichische Regierung, die sie aber schon 1805 (Tirol fällt an Bayern) dem bayerischen Staat überlassen musste.
Die bayerische Regierung machte die Burg zum Sitz eines Rentamtes, und auch nach der Rückkehr zu Österreich 1814 blieb das Gebäude bis 1850 Rentamtssitz. In den folgenden Jahren stand es zumeist leer. 1859 ersteigerte die Gemeinde Burgeis die Burg, verkaufte sie aber bereits 1883 an das Benediktinerstift Marienberg, dem sie noch heute gehört. Seit 125 Jahren ist die Fürstenburg somit wieder in geistlichem Besitz. Die zentrale Frage nach einer zweckmäßigen Verwendung konnte in Zusammenarbeit mit der Südtiroler Landesregierung gelöst werden: Seit 1952 als Sitz der landwirtschaftlichen Schule ist das Gebäude einer sinnvollen Nutzung
zugeführt worden.
Kolomna (Коломна) is een keurige stad 110km ten zuidoosten van Moskou met o.a. een fraai opgeknapt historisch centrum en een prima functionerend trambedrijf. Motorwagen 020 werd gebouwd in 2010 door Ust Katav en is van het type KTM 19 (71-619KT). Op lijn 5 passeert de tram het Memorial'niy park nabij de ulitsa Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii.
Kolomna (Коломна) is an ancient city 110km southeast of Moscow with a.o. a beautiful historical center and a well maintained tramway system. Tramcar 020 of type KTM 19 (71-619KT) was built in 2010 by Ust Katav and is spotted at Memorial'niy park nearby ulitsa Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii.
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New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse. It is both the oldest and the tallest lighthouse in Connecticut and on Long Island Sound, with its tower reaching 90 feet.
The light is visible for 15 miles and consists of three seconds of white light every six seconds. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is currently owned and maintained by the New London Maritime Society as part of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act program.
New London Harbor Light is located at Lighthouse Point in southern New London, just east of Guthrie Beach off Pequot Avenue. In addition to the lighthouse, the station includes the keeper's house, a two-and-a-half-story brick residence. The property once also included a barn, an oil house, and an engine room; all of these structures have been removed.
The original New London Harbor Lighthouse was built on the west side of the entrance to New London Harbor in 1760. Connecticut ceded the lighthouse to the United States according to the "Memoranda of Cessions" of 7 August 1789.
On May 7, 1800, Congress appropriated funds to rebuild the lighthouse, and it was removed in 1801 when the current stone tower was built. In 1855, a fourth-order Fresnel lens replaced the original 11 lamps with 13-inch (330 mm) reflectors. Illumination was converted to oil-vapor lamp in 1909 and to acetylene in 1912. The light was electrified in 1930. The present keeper's house was built in 1863, and was enlarged in 1900 to accommodate the families of married keepers. The light was acquired by the New London Maritime Society in 2010.
Sunset over Sriharikota Backwater Lake - Andhra Pradesh India.
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I am sorry I could not keep the front boat intact, as I had to maintain so many constraints while focussing the photo, that I forgot about the boat in front !
THIS IS UPTIL NOW THE BIGGEST SUN I COULD DO.
TO AVOID ANY APPREHENSION & CONFUSION & DOUBTS, I HAVE GIVEN UNDERNEATH , THE TECHNIQUE TO MAKE THE SUN BIG, IN THE FORM OF SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, WHICH I REPLIED LONG BACK, IN ANOTHER PHOTO OF MINE ( www.flickr.com/photos/59670248@N05/7033025805/ ). THE TECHNIQUE IS SIMPLE BUT NEEDS PRACTICE. THANKS.
Revisited.
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Main Exif Info :
Camera - Canon EOS 7D
Lens - EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Exposure - 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture - f/9.0
Focal Length - 400 mm
ISO Speed - 100
Exposure Bias - 0 EV
I am repeating the Exif shown to you here 8 months ago :
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You seem to be very very concerned about how do I make the Sun look so big !
Before I write something on this, please tell me in your photo attached, why you did not crop the top portion of the photo? That would have made the Sun look still bigger ! Please try to understand that, excepting Camera & appropriate lens, you have to apply some other techniques also !
Now please read the following :
Tanmoy Das [https://facebook.com/casualphotograph]
Many people have asked me about the same many a times and I have replied also.
Step 1 - Make your composition first focussing and try to guess how big the Sun you can make keeping other things more or less proportionate.
Step 2 - Leave the focus, physically come out of your composition place and focuss the Sun separately appropriately bigger. For this you need at least 70-300 or 100-400mm lens. Only Sun being focussed separately, it will obviously come out neat and blurrless, no other objects being in the Frame.
Step 3 - Lock this focuss or hold the focuss by pressing shutter button halfway, don't snap any photo at this stage. This is tough and you have to practice this.
Step 4 - Now come to the place of your original composition frame, still holding the same focuss, and after getting the original composition in the Frame, choose an angle, from where the other objects in the Frame, seem to be not as big as the Sun. Now snap the photo with the same focuss you were holding so long.
Result - All the objects in the frame will be sharp, no background or foreground blurrness will come and the Sun will also look big.
Other application - You can also take a Moon shot in the night (you need to practice a lot, it is very tough at night without any tripod) in the same way, whereby objects at infinite distance (Moon) and objects at finite distance (say tree leaves) will all come out sharp & clear and there will be no blurr at all, anywhere in the Frame.
Now some more Clarifications :
Hi Gautam,
I inserted my questions in your original text where I have inclearities:
Step 1 - Make your composition first focussing and try to guess how big the Sun you can make keeping other things more or less proportionate.
QUESTION: what does first focussing means here? having the corect composition of the picture or having the (autoforcus) being set correctly?
Step 2 - Leave the focus, physically come out of your composition place and focuss the Sun separately appropriately bigger. For this you need at least 70-300 or 100-400mm lens. Only Sun being focussed separately, it will obviously come out neat and blurrless, no other objects being in the Frame.
QUESTION: At the beginning you say "leave the focus" then you say "Sun being focussed separately". Do you make a separate photo only containing the sun?
Step 3 - Lock this focuss or hold the focuss by pressing shutter button halfway, don't snap any photo at this stage. This is tough and you have to practice this.
QUESTION: "Lock this focus" (which focus? the one of the separate sun?)
Step 4 - Now come to the place of your original composition frame, still holding the same focuss, and after getting the original composition in the Frame, choose an angle, from where the other objects in the Frame, seem to be not as big as the Sun. Now snap the photo with the same focuss you were holding so long.
QUESTION: "still holding the same focus" means here: still the same focus of the sun? and do zoom out to have a new composition?
Result - All the objects in the frame will be sharp, no background or foreground blurrness will come and the Sun will also look big.
The overall question is:
How much photos do I have to take? One with the sun and one with the entire composition (also containing the sun???). If I do two photos: how are the beeing merged? In photoshop?
Or do you have a camera which allows you to shoot two frames that are in one resulting photo?
Thanks in advance for a clarification of those questions.
Answer 1 - Making a correct MEASUREMENT of composition of a picture, to take an idea. nothing else.
Answer 2 - Only focuss the Sun separately appropriately bigger by zooming in - remember only the Sun, nothing else.
Answer 3 - Yes, with the separate Sun.
Answer 4 - Still holding the same focuss of the lone Sun. I repeat only the focuss. No photo involved.
Answer 5 - Please do not change the focuss any further now. Not to zoom out or zoom in , nor to touch the zooming ring. Already the earlier focuss is zoomed big which you are still holding on.
Answer 5 - Press the shutter now with the old focuss (without any change). Only one photo will be snapped. No question of any two photos or photoshop.
Answer 6 - I do not merge or shoot two photos for merging.
Thanks & Best regards
Gautam
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Spurn is a very unique place in the British Islands. Three and a half miles long and only fifty metres wide in places.
Extending out in to the Humber Estuary from the Yorkshire coast it has always had a big affect to the navigation of all vessels over the years. Help to some and a danger or hindrance to others. This alone makes Spurn a unique place.
Spurn is made up of a series of sand and shingle banks held together with mainly Marram grass and Seabuckthorn. There are a series of sea defence works built by the Victorians and maintained by the Ministry of Defence, till they sold Spurn to the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust in the 1950s. The defences are in a poor state, breaking down and crumbling. This is making Spurn a very fragile place wide open to the ravages of the North Sea.
One of the most striking features of Spurn is the black and white lighthouse near to the end of Spurn. Now just an empty shell not used since it was closed down at dawn on the thirty first of October 1986.
There have been many Lighthouses on Spurn over the years the first recorded at around 1427. The present light was built from 1893 TO 1895. The small tower on the beach on the Estuary side was originally the low light. It was built and put in to operation at around 1852. This light was no longer needed when the present lighthouse was opened in 1895.At a later date the light was removed and it was used as a store for explosives and later as a water tower. The tank can still be seen on the top. When it was operational there was a raised walkway from the shore to the lighthouse so it could be reached at all stages of the tide.
The present lighthouse was built to replace an old lighthouse that was positioned just to the south of the present one. You can still see the round perimeter wall surrounding the old keepers cottages and the base of the old lighthouse which had to be demolished due to it settling on it's foundations making it unsafe.
The only light on Spurn today is a flashing green starboard light on the very end of the point and the fixed green lights marking the end of the Pilots jetty.
Because of Spurns ever moving position there have been many Lighthouses over the years. There is a very good book by George.de.BOAR, called History of the Spurn Lighthouses, produced by the East Yorkshire Local History Society. This is one of a series of books on local history.
www.spurnpoint.com/Around_and_about_at_Spurn.htm
Around and about there are plenty of places to eat and drink. Starting from the north of Spurn at Kilnsea there is the Riverside hotel offering good quality food drink and accommodation. Coming south towards Spurn and still in Kilnsea there is the Crown and Anchor pub. A welcoming place serving bar meals fine beers and offering bed and breakfast at very reasonable rates. At the crossroads before you turn towards Spurn there is the Spurn heritage coast visitors centre. Where there is a small cafe and exhibition. At the entrance Spurn point nature reserve is an information centre and bird observatory selling books pamphlets, etc., and the last toilet on Spurn.
Past the lighthouse is the last car park. Two hundred metres further on you find the Humber Lifeboat and Pilot stations. Near the houses is a Small caravan selling tea, coffee, cold cans, hot and cold food, crisps and sweets.
All are open all year round apart from the heritage centre which is open thought the season.
BIRD WATCHING.
Is a very popular pastime as Spurn is internationally famous for birds. There are up to two hundred species recorded at spurn every year. Some of which are extremely rare. The Marmora's Warbler seen at Spurn In June 1992 was only the third recorded in Britain.
SEA FISHING.
The beaches of Spurn provide some of the best sea fishing in the area, with Cod and Whiting and Flats being caught through the winter and Skate, Flats and Bass through the summer. There is sport to be had all the year.
At the very end of Spurn is deep water ideal for Cod but this only fishes best two hours either side of low water, the tide is to strong at other times. All along the seaward side of Spurn is good for all species of fish at all times though over high water being the better. The riverside of Spurn is very shallow and only produces Flats and the bass over high water.
THE BEACH.
The beaches at Spurn are of soft sand and shingle. Whichever way the wind is blowing you can just pop over the dunes to the outer side. There are fossils and all manners of things to find beach combing. Swimming is not safe any were near the point end as there are very strong tides at up to six knots at times. But in side Spurn around the point car park is perfect at high water. The beach does not shelf to fast and very little tide. You can have the place to your self at times, as Spurn is never really busy weekdays.#
A very popular pastime at Spurn is Fossil hunting. There is a good abundance of fossils to be found in amongst the pebbles and shingle.
The Shark Trust has a very interesting PDF file tell you all about Shark Skate and rays the mermaids purses you find on the beach are egg shells from sharks and Rays. Click the link to down load the Shark Trust Brochure.
WALKING.
Walking or strolling at spurn is very easy, as there are no hills. There are various sign posted paths up and down the point. For the fit a complete walk round the whole point is about 8 miles, taking in all the point round the point end and back to the "warren" information place at the start of Spurn. You will need good footwear, as much of the paths are sand. There is limited access for disabled, but not to the point end, as you have to go via the beach.
You can park your car at the point car park and walk round the point end and back to the car park about a mile, or just stroll around the point were you choose. The only place you are not allowed to go are down the pilot's jetty and the centre square of the Lifeboat houses.
In spring and early summer Spurn is covered with a large amount of wild flowers of all species.
There are common to the not so common; from Orchids to bluebells. I must remind you Spurn is a nature reserve and the picking of all flowers is prohibited. When visiting please enjoy Spurn, as it is a very beautiful place and leave only your footprints.
Horse Riding.
There is riding available nearby at the North Humberside Riding Centre. The stables are ideally located with rides along quiet country lanes, by-ways, plus miles of sandy beach and riverbanks. The cross-country course offers a variety of fences for both the novice and the more experienced rider.
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A Brief History of Spurn Bird Observatory
Following visits to Spurn by several members of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union in the late 1930's, a communal log for ornithological observations was instituted in 1938. This included a roll-call of species, the beginnings of a recording system, which later became standard in bird observatories. Realising the potential of the Spurn peninsula for the regular observation of bird migration a group of enthusiasts, notably Ralph Chislett, George Ainsworth, John Lord and R.M. Garnett, had the idea of setting up a bird observatory, with the Warren Cottage at the northern end of the peninsula as an ideal headquarters. Unfortunately the outbreak of war forced them to put their plans on hold but shortly after hostilities ceased a lease for Warren Cottage was obtained from the War Department and the observatory was established shortly afterwards under the auspices of the Y.N.U. with the four members mentioned above forming the first committee. A preliminary meeting was held in September 1945 to decide on the site for a Heligoland trap, work on which was begun almost immediately and the first bird (a Blackbird) was ringed on November 17th. The first minuted committee meeting was held on March 9th 1946 and the observatory was opened to visitors at Whitsuntide that year.
Initially coverage was limited to the main migration seasons, being extended to winter weekends in the early 1950's to trap and ring some of the large numbers of Snow Buntings which used to occur at that time of year and gradually coverage was increased (whenever possible) to cover the late spring and summer. In 1959 there was an important development when the Yorkshire Naturalists' Trust (now the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust) became the owners of the peninsula and thus the observatory's landlord. In 1960 a full time warden was appointed by the Trust, and although having no official connection with the observatory the fact of having an observer on the peninsula year-round inevitably helped to improve the ornithological coverage. This was especially the case from 1964 when the current warden, Barry Spence, was appointed, in conjunction with the fact that an interest in birds and their migrations was steadily growing and more bird-watchers were staying at the observatory, often for longer periods.
When the observatory opened there was accommodation for seven visitors in Warren Cottage and facilities included two chemical toilets, the Warren Heligoland trap and an ex-army hut as a ringing hut. Over the next ten years a further five Heligoland traps were constructed along the peninsula, although today only three remain in existence. In 1959 the observatory gained the use of the Annexe, one of two ex W.D. bungalows built at the Warren during the early 1950's, thus increasing the accommodation capacity to seventeen and providing much improved toilet facilities. Over the years the accommodation and facilities have been gradually improved to try to make the visitor's stay at Spurn as comfortable as possible. Other improvements have also taken place, in 1968 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Point was converted into a ringing laboratory ready for the first B.T.O. Ringing Course, held in autumn of that year and in 1971 part of one of the derelict buildings at the Warren was also converted into a ringing laboratory. The other part of this building became a laboratory for the use of students of Leeds University but this also became available to the observatory in the mid 1980's when the University no longer had a use for it. Subsequently it was converted into a self-contained accommodation unit for two, complete with kitchen facilities, and although officially known by the somewhat unimaginative name of Room F (the rooms in the Annexe being known as Rooms A, C, D & E, - whatever happened to Room B?), it was somewhat irreverently christened "Dunbirdin" by regular visitors to Spurn.
In 1965 a sea-watching hut was erected east of the Warren beyond the line of the former railway track. Due to coastal erosion it became necessary to move this in late 1974, when it was hoped that it would last at least as long as it had in its first position. Alas this was not to be, as the rate of erosion increased dramatically in the mid 1970's, necessitating a further move in early December 1977. In that year a clay bank had been built across the field behind Warren Cottage (Clubley's field) to prevent the flooding of arable land by wind-blown sea water, but on January 11th 1978 Spurn suffered its worst flooding ever when a strong to gale-force north-westerly wind combined with a spring tide. In late 1981 due to extensive construction works at Easington a large quantity of boulder clay became available and this was used to build up and extend the bank across Clubley's field, south towards Black Hut and north beyond Big Hedge to join up with an existing bank (which had been built in 1974) behind the scrape. In 1982 the sea-watching hut was repositioned on top of this bank, where it remained until the bank itself was washed away in the early 1990's.
A number of other changes to the observatory recording area began to take place from the early 1970's, including extensive building operations at the Point, commencing in 1974, with the construction of a new jetty for the Humber Pilot boats, new housing for the Spurn Lifeboat crew and the conversion and renovation of various existing buildings for use by the Coastguard and the Pilots. In 1978 following damage to the existing road south of the Warren area a new tarmac road was laid to the west of the original one, this lasted until 1988 when a second "new road" loop had to be laid, followed in 1991 by the construction of the existing loop road running along the Humber shore from just south of the Warren to just beyond Black Hut. The construction of this road resulted in the destruction of the actual Black Hut, although the area still bears the name. In 1981 the lines of wartime concrete anti-tank blocks running from the seashore to the Canal Zone were removed to fill in a breach at the Narrow Neck. This resulted in the southward extension of the Scrape field by the farmer up to Big Hedge and the start of a gradual decline in the condition of this hedge and its attractiveness to birds. In 1982 a local resident excavated a pond for shooting purposes in the wet area adjoining the Canal Zone. This never really proved successful and the land was later purchased by the Y.W.T. and the pond enlarged to become what is now known as Canal Scrape. In 1984 a famous Spurn landmark, the Narrows "Hut", a wooden migration watch shelter which had stood at the Narrow Neck for twenty-three years, was set fire to by person or persons unknown and completely destroyed, it was replaced the following year by a more solid construction made from breeze-blocks.
A period of considerable change began in 1988 when the Spurn peninsula was designated as part of the Spurn Heritage Coast. Projects undertaken include the enlargement of the Canal Scrape mentioned above and the erection of a hide overlooking it, a hide overlooking the Humber wader roost at Chalk Bank, a public sea-watching hide alongside the observatory one, provision of additional car-parking space, the restoration of the short-turf habitat in the Chalk Bank area, provision of footpaths, etc. A major project was the renovation of the Blue Bell in Kilnsea for use as offices, an information centre and a small cafe, which became fully operational in 1995. Another fairly recent project has been the creation of another scrape/pond on Clubley's field.
In 1996 the observatory celebrated its fiftieth anniversary, and for the first time in its history SBO employed a full time seasonal warden. This position has since been expanded and the observatory now enjoys the services of a year- round warden. In 1998, with a view to the future, a small bungalow in Kilnsea was purchased with money bequeathed by the late John Weston, a long time committee member, who regrettably died in 1996. This was followed in 1999 by the purchase of a strip of land adjacent to the property and is now known as the ‘Church Field’, this is planted with a sacrificial crop every year, and has also had several groups of trees planted and a feeding station placed in the north-east corner. Access to this field is available by becoming a member of ‘Friends of Spurn Bird Observatory’, a venture set up in 2003 to eventually help with the building of a new observatory when the old one falls way to the sea.
PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 26, 2020) U.S. Navy ships assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group join ships of Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Escort Flotilla 1, Escort Flotilla 4, and the Royal Canadian Navy, in formation during Keen Sword 21. Keen Sword is an example of the strength of U.S.-Japan Alliance, the foundation of peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region for almost 60 years. The relationships built and maintained during these events are critical to our shared capability to respond to contingencies at a moment’s notice. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Askia Collins)
Houghton House in Ampthill, Bedfordshire is a Grade I listed building now in ruins.
It is now maintained by English Heritage and they have restored it to what you see today.
The house was commissioned in 1615 by Mary Herbert, the Dowager Countess of Pembroke to be used as a hunting lodge. Mary was a well-connected member of the court of King James I and it was he who granted Mary the land. The building was finished in 1621 and on completion it was honoured by a visit from the King. Not long after this Mary died of smallpox and the King granted the house and lands to the Bruce family.
The family eventually sold the lands and house to the Duke of Bedford, who rented the park but not the house to his neighbour. Eventually unable to rent the house without the land the Duke ordered the house to be dismantled and it fell into ruins.
There have been reports of ghostly shadows that appear and vanish once seen. Also the apparitions of a knight on horseback and the figure of a little girl have been seen.
I have been to hundreds of places like this and have never seen or felt anything. But this was different! For the first time ever I felt a presence and saw a black figure move from the hallway into one of the front rooms and vanished! Note even in the day time outside the camera was not focusing as it should do. I did not get a single shot of the inside. Camera was fine later when I went to Wrest Park.
Scan of a slide that has degraded over time but cleaned up in Photoshop.
CP still maintained signals on this remnant of the Milwaukee Road's Racine & Southwestern line but a short time later they would be replaced by crossbucks including the wig-wag signal at Kansasville. This view looks east across Main Street or US 45 in Union Grove. Several freight cars are parked on the spur to the grain elevator in the distance.
At the time of this photo CP operated the former Southwestern Line from Sturtevant west to Kansasville. From Kansasville west to Burlington the tracks were in place but out of service and paved over at several grade crossings.
In 1995 CP Rail had five customers on this section of the Southwestern Line west of Sturtevant including the grain elevator in Union Grove and a lumberyard also in Union Grove.
In 2014 CP Rail received permission to abandon this line west of Sturtevant and by early 2016 the tracks were taken up.
Below is a picture of a derailment that took place at the grain elevator.
Two female Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) inspect each other's fur for parasitic guests, Jigokudani Monkey Park, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The monkeys efficiently dispatched whatever was found with a well-rehearsed crunch between the front teeth. Both of these individuals show bloody marks from recent altercations, most likely with males who seem to throw their weight around as they try to gain and maintain status. I saw several mothers with young babies clinging to their chests quite obviously fleeing at the approach of a marauding male.
Aircraft maintainers assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa conduct a post-flight inspection on a C-130 Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Oct. 30, 2015. Through unified action with U.S. and international partners in East Africa, CJTF-HOA conducts security force assistance, executes military engagement, provides force protection and military support to regional counter-violent extremist organization operations in order to support aligned regional efforts, and ensures regional access and freedom of movement, as well as protecting U.S. interests. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Barry Loo)
Location/Ubicación: Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, United States of America.
Mama's bird feeder.......
from my mom's back yard......she loved working in her garden, and maintained a beautiful garden as long as she was able...... When she moved to the assisted living facility, she had a big window garden, which she enjoyed, but she really missed her garden at home.
It's been neglected and is now overgrown....
She's tending God's garden now......
Watermarking is tricky business and a rough territory. On one hand, you want your photos to be recognized as YOUR work and traceable back to your name and skill. On the other hand, and the reason I suspect not more photos are being watermarked, you want your photos to maintain its aesthetic look, because let's face it - nothing can be more distracting sometimes than a watermark on a fantastic photo. It's like going to prom with a giant zit on your face - you're dressed head to toe in the finest garments, you've gotten your hair professionally done... and blam! That blaring red pimple screams for everyone's attention. I might be digressing a bit, but sometimes that's how I feel about watermarked photos, especially watermarks that are just simply "So-and-so Photography" in big bold Times New Roman font. Even if the watermark is dressed up with a logo or presented in some kind of business-casual outfit, it's still a little distracting. Sometimes when I'm on Flickr, a watermark can nearly destroy the entire aesthetic or atmosphere of a photo that I don't want to favorite it. "I'd favorite that photo if only there wasn't that watermark... ." I say "sometimes" because very rarely, a watermark is so nicely designed and discreet that it actually fits in with the aesthetic of that particular photo. It's very rare. But I can't imagine someone designing a different watermark for every single photo solely for the sake of keeping aesthetics. That is not, and never will be, the point of a watermark.
I completely understand watermarking in various situations such as client proofing or for the intention of protecting your precious work, but when you watermark every single one of your photos that you post on facebook (like your hamster or that salad you just ate), doesn't that kind of give an air of pretentiousness? It's like saying, "I took this and it's so good that people might want to steal it so I have to watermark it..." What if (dun dun dun) you post a picture that everyone thinks is absolutely horrendous (that salad looks disgusting!) and it's got your name and reputation on it?
But what about when you just want some credit when you know people don't care as much as you do? Let's say you're at a small party or gathering. You take a bunch of photos, post them online, and get people using your photos as their profile pictures. They get tons of comments on it, saying "Sweet picture!" "Looks so professional!" Yada yada yada.. how do you feel? Do you feel like you should have stuck a "Your Photography" on the picture so that people would say "You took that picture, nice job!" and perhaps a bit of a stretch, maybe "Hey I need some professional photos done too!" Honestly, sometimes I do feel that way.
I was once hired to be a photographer for an event. I gave them the CD full of pictures, full-resolution and un-watermarked, explaining to them that I'd like to credited on whatever website they'd be posting the images on because I didn't want "Annie Hall Photography" invading John and Jane's gorgeous pose together. I saw the album on Facebook. I had to contact them again because they didn't put my name anywhere.
But hey, let's look at the dynamics of facebook or whatever popular social networking site:
1. Most people will crop the photos so that their face is dead center in the newly formed 4x3 composition. Because facebook gave us that option. Your original composition is dead. Whatever watermark you put there might have, and probably will have, been cropped out too.
2. I will safely say that a LOT people think that photos are photos. Nobody cares who took the picture. People will admire the actor but will hardly pay attention to the cinematographer, and that's why you want that watermark there, to claim your existence in the picture, quite literally.
3. Someone saw your magnificent photo floating around in cyberspace, but it had no collar on it to lead it back to its owner. Bummer, you just lost a potential client.
4. "Relax, it's just Facebook."
However bit of a stretch I could be making with the "potential client" or "grotesque scratch on that beautiful car," I'm just trying to make a point that it's a tough call, and it's extremely tricky to find some common ground between aesthetics and credits. I myself am still trying to decide - when do I watermark an image? Do I want to imply that these photos are "sooo awesome" that people might want to steal it? It's tough stuff. And with the onset of all these social networking sites and photo sharing sites, it doesn't get easier.
(c) Annie Hall! AHHH!!!!!
D-AIJI - Airbus A-320-271N - Lufthansa City Line
at Duesseldorf International Airport (DUS
c/n 11.238 - built in 2023
Lufthansa CityLine GmbH is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lufthansa and maintains hubs at Frankfurt Airport and Munich Airport from where it operates a dense domestic and European network as a member of Lufthansa Regional.
Doorwerth Castle is a medieval castle situated on the river Rhine near the city of Arnhem, Netherlands.
The first castle, probably wooden, was first mentioned in 1260 when it was besieged and burned to the ground, after which it was rebuilt in stone. In 1280 this second castle was again besieged and this time the bailey was burned down. This original castle probably consisted of a simple hall-keep, two stories high and with 1.20 meter thick walls and a surrounding moat which was fed by the nearby river Rhine.
During the 14th century the castle was continually enlarged. Until 1402 Doorwerth Castle was the property of the Van Dorenweerd family. Then it was dedicated to the Count of Gelre; Reinald IV by Robert van Dorenweerd. In return Robert was granted the castle and its land in fief. Around the middle of the 15th century the castle was enlarged again, this time by knight Reinald van Homoet, the 10th Lord of Dorenweerd, who was also the owner of Doornenburg Castle.
Doorwerth Castle reached its largest form just after the middle of the 16th century under Daem Schellart van Obbendorf, the 15th Lord of Dorenweerd. He made the castle and the group of buildings on the bailey into a unity and adjusted them to the need for more space and comfort. So by 1560 Doorwerth Castle had almost reached its present appearance. Around 1637 the bailey was rebuilt to its present appearance and a dike was build around the castle to prevent it from floodings by the river Rhine.
Shortly after, the castle changed ownership due to financial problems and was granted in fief to a German Count; Anton I van Aldenburg. His successors didn't alter the castle or the bailey but only acquired more land. At the end of the 18th century the castle wasn't inhabited any more, but was looked after by a steward for its owners who now lived in England.
As a result, the castle was in a neglected state when it was bought, in 1837, by the baron JAP. van Brakell. He carried out a thorough restoration and a complete modernization of the castle. This revival of the castle only lasted for a short time, for after the baron's death in 1844 the castle again fell into neglect; it would have certainly crumbled away had it not been bought, in 1910, by a retired artillery officer; FA. Hoefer. Again the castle was thoroughly restored, undoing some of the 19th century alterations and additions. And after 1913 it was used as a Dutch Artillery Museum.
The castle suffered heavily in 1944 when it was transformed into a cheerless ruin as a result of German destructiveness and Allied shelling. Directly after WW II a lengthy restoration followed that lasted until 1983. By then the castle was back into its 18th century state and was owned by the "Friends of the Castles of Gelderland"-foundation who now maintain the castle as a museum. (WIKIPEDIA)
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasteel_Doorwerth
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