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A longer exposed image captured of the New River and Sandstone Falls while walking the boarded walkway and bridge in that portion of the national park. The view is looking upstream and to the west-northwest. My thinking in composing this image was to center the river and waterfalls. I would use the nearby trees and more distant ridgeline and mountainside as a frame to draw the viewer into the image with the centered waterfall. Angling my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward would allow me to minimize the overcast skies above and create a more sweeping view looking to the waterfalls. I did some initial post-processing work making adjustments to contrast, brightness and saturation while playing around as I learned how to work with DxO PhotoLab 4. I then exported a TIFF image to Nik Color Efex Pro 4 where I added a Foliage and Pro Contrast filter for that last effect on the image captured.
While at the main overlook to Yosemite Falls with a view looking south and downstream of dried up Yosemite Creek. My thinking in composing the image was to have a more or less leveled up view with the forest of trees leading up to the more distant ridges and peaks on the other side of Yosemite Valley. The problem, in my mind at least, was how to meter the setting given the smoke haze present added to the brightness with the highlights and minimize losing any of them. I wanted to also ensure that I captured the more shadowed areas in the nearby forest. I chose to work with Aurora HDR Pro to better bring that complete setting in the image. I later exported a TIFF image to DxO PhotoLab 5 where I did some final adjustments with contrast, saturation and brightness for the final image.
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With another image I captured at this spot at Indigo Lake, I wanted to include a more balanced image of the forest and the reflections off the still waters. Here I decided to zoom in with the focal length and focus on the tree growth present on the far side of the lake. While the reflections were amazing to take in, I felt focusing on the trees was just's that sight to want to soak in. I was able though to include some of the reflections as kind of a small compliment to fill up the bottom portion of the image while minimizing the more overcast skies above.
With the black & white image I captured at this point, I didn't have much to deal with in pulling shadowed areas back and keeping the color. Here I did and was glad I'd found a spot in some darker toned areas caught in sunlight. With that I was able to make some adjustments to the highlights with its colors and details and pull out some colors in the shadowed areas and minimize color cast.
In the end, this image was about the moon and the setting with the one rise along the ridge and cliff wall off in the distance while using some nearby rock wall and trees as a frame.
A pair of MP15s run a loaded cane train through one of the two dumpers at the Clewiston Sugar Mill. During the harvest, the plant operates 24/7. Once a loaded train arrives, the locomotive will uncouple from the consist and grab an empty set of cars to return to the sugar fields. A handful of MP15s are used at the yard to continuously push loaded cars through the dumpers, minimizing downtime.
Do You Approach Nature as a Mere Observer
Seeking to capture its sights and sounds
Or do you yearn for a deeper connection,
Perhaps to find a sense of belonging?
Maybe there lies an alternative path
A connection with things wild
To lose yourself and let nature connect and resonate with the soul.
Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one morning while walking around the summit area of Cinder Cone along the namesake trail. This is located in Lassen Volcanic National Park with a view looking to the southwest and to Lassen Peak (which I had hiked the day prior). My thought in composing this image was to angle my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera slightly downward and capture a sweeping view from the elevated high ground where I was situated. My intention was to convey a vista across the expansive open area in front of me, with Lassen Peak situated slightly above the image center in the distance. While I did work to minimize what I felt was the perceived negative space of the blue skies above, I found the resulting color contrast to be complementary to the earth-tones in the lower portion of the image.
While walking along the Tenaya Lake shoreline with a view looking to the southwest across those waters to more distant ridges and peaks of the Sierra Nevada in this part of Yosemite National Park. My thinking in composing this image was to angle my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward and create a more sweeping view across those waters. That would in turn bring those hillsides and mountains higher into the image and minimize what I felt was a more negative space with the haze from wildfires in the skies above.
This elegant heron is always a delight whenever I cross paths with one. I have found them to be very skittish so I was pleased that this one let me get as close as I did. There is a small wooded area between the road and the water and I had to get near the waters edge to clear the branches. With all the small twigs strewn among the leaf litter each step had to be chosen to minimize making any sound that would frighten him. Notice the lime-green patch between the eyes and the bill. It indicates this is a breeding adult.
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It’s nice how this v tall tree helps to minimize the ugliness of this large Brutalist tower. (It’s the working part of a big theater. )
From the Main Overlook in the Grandview section of New River Gorge National Park & Preserve with a view looking to the north-northeast. Given the recent rains that morning and the skies present, I decided to minimize those overcast skies and take advantage of the high point I was at to angle my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward and capture more sweeping view across the river gorge to the ridgeline with Backus Mountain on the other side. There wasn't much detail to capture with the low clouds, so I focused the composition and metering on the ridgeline with trees. I knew that it would be easy in post-production to pull out any colors and details present with those trees. I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 4 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
BNSF 8580 leads a southbound coal train out of Monument, CO as it approaches the new'ish Baptist Road overpass.
This was my second through-the-chainlink fence shot of the day, and this one is the widest I've ever shot with a DSLR through a fence. This one was at 40mm and took some creative framing/cropping/editing to minimize the impact of the fence on the shot. It's certainly not perfect, but you can see where my Photoshop skills are lacking.
Stopping in for a short visit to Flickr. Still not participating much in order to minimize my time sitting at a computer, but still happy to be here when I can. Wishing everyone a peaceful summer despite all the challenges in our world. Whatever is happening globally we can still create harmony in our everyday lives, make thoughtful decisions that bring benefit to ourselves and others, and let the good feeling spread. Thankfully that is in our power.
The surface of the ocean is truly like a mirror reflecting the sun, clouds, and sky. This was a remarkable late summer scene. The Pacific was indeed peaceful with just a few ripples coming to shore and kelp floating lazily along its surface.
See below for a completely different mood, just a few miles away, in Spring.
The Small Purple Fringed Orchid (Platanthera psycodes) has dime-sized lavender-pink flowers that are very showy, with 20 to 125 of them clustered in a cylinder at the top of the stalk. The lip of each flower is further divided into three fringed fan-shaped segments. This orchid is pollinated by butterflies by day and moths by night. It is important to be aware of the ecological sensitivity of the location. I stay on the trails and minimize my impact on the environment at all times. I practice wildflower-friendly photo techniques only, to prevent damage to flowers and their habitat. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
Where is the surface? An exciting question. The surface tension rings around stems give essential clues.
Why bubbles are round: The surface tension of water provides the necessary wall tension for the formation of bubbles. The tendency to minimize that wall tension pulls the bubbles into spherical shapes.
Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by the cohesive forces of the surface layer. Due to surface tension, small objects will "float" on the surface of a fluid, as long as the object cannot break through and separate the top layer of water molecules.
Founder's Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
this young Arctic Fox approached us when we were sitting on a rock in Svalbard ( Spitsbergen ), Norway.
We had been observing it from a distance while it was playing in the snow and harassing its more shy sibling.
As mentioned below the chances of surviving their first year are very slim for these beautiful canids.
Arctic Fox, also called Polar Fox, White Fox or Snow Fox
Vulpes lagopus
poolvos
renard arctique ou renard polaire
Polarfuchs, Schneefuchs oder Eisfuchs
zorro ártico o zorro polar
volpe artica
from Wikipedia:
"The Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus), also known as the white fox, polar fox, or snow fox, is a small species of fox native to the Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and common throughout the Arctic tundra biome. It is well adapted to living in cold environments, and is best known for its thick, warm fur that is also used as camouflage. It has a large and very fluffy tail. In the wild, most individuals do not live past their first year but some exceptional ones survive up to 11 years. Its body length ranges from 46 to 68 cm (18 to 27 in), with a generally rounded body shape to minimize the escape of body heat.
The Arctic fox preys on many small creatures such as lemmings, voles, ringed seal pups, fish, waterfowl, and seabirds. It also eats carrion, berries, seaweed, and insects and other small invertebrates. Arctic foxes form monogamous pairs during the breeding season and they stay together to raise their young in complex underground dens. Occasionally, other family members may assist in raising their young. Natural predators of the Arctic fox are golden eagles, Arctic wolves, polar bears, wolverines, red foxes, and grizzly bears.
Arctic foxes must endure a temperature difference of up to 90–100 °C (160–180 °F) between the external environment and their internal core temperature. To prevent heat loss, the Arctic fox curls up tightly tucking its legs and head under its body and behind its furry tail. This position gives the fox the smallest surface area to volume ratio and protects the least insulated areas. Arctic foxes also stay warm by getting out of the wind and residing in their dens. Although the Arctic foxes are active year-round and do not hibernate, they attempt to preserve fat by reducing their locomotor activity. They build up their fat reserves in the autumn, sometimes increasing their body weight by more than 50%. This provides greater insulation during the winter and a source of energy when food is scarce.
In the spring, the Arctic fox's attention switches to reproduction and a home for their potential offspring. They live in large dens in frost-free, slightly raised ground. These are complex systems of tunnels covering as much as 1,000 m2 (11,000 sq ft) and are often in eskers, long ridges of sedimentary material deposited in formerly glaciated regions. These dens may be in existence for many decades and are used by many generations of foxes. "
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A view looking to the northeast while walking along the shores of Talkeetna Lakes. While I could've angled my Nikon SLR camera to minimize the nearby grassy meadow, I decided to include it and go the opposite direction by angling it downward. I felt it gave a better perspective on this setting in Alaska, especially with the lake reflections of trees on the distant shoreline.
Andromeda Galaxy is an island universe that lies some two million light years from our own Milky Way Galaxy. I think of my imaging system as a time machine that captured this object as it appeared two million years ago. If it is still there, I wonder what it looks like now.
This is a preliminary LRGB image to which I willl add Hydrogen alpha data (Ha). The Ha data will highlight the star-forming regions in the spiral arms of the galaxy. My objective in this rendering was to explore the full LRGB possibilities before adding the Ha data.
60-second subframe exposures were taken to minimize saturation in the bright galactic center.
ZWO ASI6200MM-P/EFW 2" x 7 (LRGB)
Tele Vue NP101is (4" f/4.3)
Losmandy G11
Integration time:
L: 60s x 233 = 3:53
R: 60s x 74 = 1:14
G: 60s x 80 = 1:20
B: 60s x 71 = 1:11
Total integration time: 7:31
Captured with NINA, processed with PixInsight, and finished with Affinity Photo.
A setting looking to the east while taking in views across waters of Mono Lake to nearby tufa formations. Given the haze present from nearby wildfires in the area, I decided to compose the image by focusing in on some tufa towers and minimizing what I felt was the negative space of the skies above. There was still a minimalist look to the image, but I thought it helped to bring more of a focus to the nearby tufa formations.
Mono Lake-53
Griffon vultures have been used as model organisms for the study of soaring and thermoregulation. The energy costs of level flight tend to be high, prompting alternatives to flapping in larger birds. Vultures in particular utilize more efficient flying methods such as soaring. Compared to other birds, which elevate their metabolic rate to upwards of 16 times their basal metabolic rate in flight, soaring griffon vultures expend about 1.43 times their basal metabolic rate in flight. Griffon vultures are also efficient flyers in their ability to return to a resting heart rate after flight within ten minutes.
As large scavengers, griffon vultures have not been observed to seek shelter for thermoregulation. Vultures use their bald heads as a means to thermoregulate in both extreme cold and hot temperatures. Changes in posture can increase bare skin exposure from 7% to 32%. This change allows for the more than doubling of convective heat loss in still air. Griffon vultures have also been found to tolerate increased body temperatures as a response to high ambient temperatures. By allowing their internal body temperature to change independently of their metabolic rate, griffon vultures minimize their loss of water and energy in thermoregulating. One study in particular (Bahat 1995) found that these adaptations have allowed the Griffon vulture to have one of the widest thermal neutral zones of any bird.
It declined markedly throughout the 19th–20th centuries in much of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, mainly due to direct persecution and "bycatch" from the poisoned carcasses set for livestock predators (Snow and Perrins 1998, Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). In some areas a reduction in available food supplies, arising from changes in livestock management practices, also had an impact (Ferguson-Lees and Christie 2001, Orta et al. 2015). It is very highly vulnerable to the effects of potential wind energy development (Strix 2012) and electrocution has been identified as a threat (Global Raptors Information Network 2015). Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used for veterinary purposes pose a threat to this species. One case of suspected poisoning caused by flunixin, an NSAID, was recorded in this species in 2012 in Spain (Zorrilla et al. 2015). Diclofenac, a similar NSAID, has caused severe declines in Gyps vulture species across Asia.
An image capture from an over book in Denali State Park, looking to the northwest where Denali would be, If not hidden in the clouds. The mountain peaks off in the distance are in the national park.
I decided to angle my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward to capture more of that sweeping view across the landscape with the Chulitna River and then forest leading to the mountain peaks off in the distance. While I could've included more of the blue skies and clouds above, I liked the idea of the sweeping view and minimizing more of the skies above.
A longer exposed image captured of the New River and Sandstone Falls while walking the boarded walkway and bridge in that portion of the national park. The view is looking upstream and to the west-northwest. My thinking in composing this image was to center the river and waterfalls. I would use the nearby trees and more distant ridgeline and mountainside as a frame to draw the viewer into the image with the centered waterfall. Angling my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward would allow me to minimize the overcast skies above and create a more sweeping view looking to the waterfalls. I did some initial post-processing work making adjustments to contrast, brightness and saturation while playing around as I learned how to work with DxO PhotoLab 4. I then exported a TIFF image to Nik Color Efex Pro 4 where I added a Foliage and Pro Contrast filter for that last effect on the image captured.
Here is another recent capture that I let hang around for a while. I found these examples of the good and lasting work of rain and iron oxide. Clearly, this was another day without clouding on my probable circuitous way back from a CostCo trip. I kept the sky minimized. These old rust heaps were enough to catch my attention near Teller farm on Valmont Road back to Frogmont. BoCo's White Rock open space is on the hill, left, while farming continues in the valley.
Actually, today, there are no skies nor clouds, only blank skies - and disgusting pictures. even on this summer's day. This is probably more than a make-believe farm because it looks like activity exists around training horses and riders. This prize came about after I got control of some visual distraction problems. It's interesting that they still have a farm here at all while there are prairie castles and housing all about. It's easier to grow castles around here than anything agriculture while petroleum is more important than water and food. That's a balance sheet that is already unbalanced in this fascist administration whose outgoing project trying to sell ANWAR to the highest bidders..
eDDie usually finds the barns for agricultural collections. I have passed this place any number of times. Earlier, The local weather alway says wait a few days, wait a few days for any skies. We have lately been in a maximum cheat zone. We've already waited weeks and weeks and weeks. Are we done yet?
At a roadside pullout along California State Route 36 with a view looking to the northwest up a small hillside with prairie grasses and scattered volcanic rock debris. I chose to angle my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera slightly downward to create more of a sweeping view looking up this hillside and minimize what I felt was the more negative space of the blue skies above.
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I started by following the original artwork, but I wasn't happy with the cramped interior. I extended the sides and added a rear door between the engines. Now it has nice space for cargo without needing to use the front gangway. Cockpit seats three; interior features computer terminal, two bunks, small food area, and the recent addition to the SW universe: a toilet. The dorsal turret is on a second level. I originally had a full dorsal-ventral turret combo with a tube through the center like in the Falcon, but it took up too much room so I axed it.
I tried my hardest to minimize the weathering. I didn't want the colors to be overly busy like in my U-wing concept. All parts used in the boat should be real. Might make some interior renders if I find time. Most likely, they will just be screenshots though.
The final shaping of this build was super satisfying, but getting there was a complete pain. I may stick with simpler shapes for a while more...
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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While at the Stony Man Summit and overlook with a view looking to the southwest. This is in Shenandoah National Park. With this image, I took advantage of what I felt were the layers present from the nearby cliffside with the large rocks and boulders leading to the forest coming off the main ridge of the national park with the Skyland Lodge, and then to the Shenandoah Valley and distant ridges and peaks of the Masanutten Mountain. I angled my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera slightly downward so that I could create more of a sweeping view across this national park landscape and raise the horizon higher into the image, minimizing what I felt was the more negative space of the overcast skies.
A setting looking to the northeast while taking in views across the hoodoos with the eroded formations and layers of rock present at Sunset Point in Bryce Canyon National Park. My thinking in composing this image was to use the high ground I was standing on and capture a sweeping view across Bryce Amphitheater. This view would bring the horizon higher into the image, helping to create more of a sense of grandeur and minimizing what I felt was more of a negative space with the mostly overcast skies. I did some initial post-processing work making adjustments to contrast, brightness and saturation in DxO PhotoLab 5. I then exported a TIFF image to Nik Color Efex Pro 5 where I added a Polarization and Pro Contrast filter for that last effect on the image captured.
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• Eastern white slipper limpet, Walsh's slippery shell
• ヒラフネガイ
Ergaea walshi is a small marine gastropod, a member of the Calyptraeidae family, commonly known as slipper limpets. Its Japanese name, Hirafunegai, aptly translates to "flat-boat shell," perfectly describing its distinctively flattened morphology.
This limpet's shell is typically white, smooth, and oval, usually measuring under 3 cm in length. While juveniles may retain a faint spiral, the shell significantly flattens into a low dome as they mature. A defining characteristic, aiding in internal body support, is the thin, calcified septum (or "deck") found on its inner surface.
Residing on sand flats from the lower intertidal to upper subtidal zones, this species forms a commensal relationship with hermit crabs. It often attaches to the inner surface of dead bivalve shells or, more notably, to the interior of large snail shells (like Turbo cornutus) already occupied by hermit crabs. This association is observed with Diogenes and Clibanarius in shallower waters, and Dardanus in deeper environments. The limpet's flattened shell proves to be a crucial adaptation, minimizing interference with the host hermit crab's movement and internal space, thereby facilitating their harmonious coexistence.
As a filter feeder, it draws suspended microorganisms from seawater using the ciliary action of its gills.
Like many calyptraeid limpets, this species exhibits protandric hermaphroditism. Individuals begin their lives as males and later transition into females as they grow. This reproductive strategy frequently involves smaller males positioning themselves directly on the shells of larger females—a behavior thought to boost reproductive efficiency by ensuring close proximity for fertilization.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Calyptraeoidea
Family: Calyptraeidae
Genus: Ergaea
Species: Ergaea walshi
Found inside a dead Turbo cornutus shell, among marine debris and organic matter.
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This set was taken during the golden hour in an area NW of town known as Burrs Spur. (and old rail spur). Im trying to minimize my processing so, only crop and orientation. tweeking the light, and removal of sensor dust. Its not easy editing through the binoculars. The colors are provide from above so enjoy
1929 Mercedes SSK boat tailed speedster by Murphy with an appropriate color for living in the Wine Country of Sonoma, Ca. The only one of the total of 37 SSKs to be bodied in the US, at the Walter M Murphy coachbuilding site in Pasadena, CA. It now lives at the Keller collection......at a winery.......
In the years before the first world war raged over Europe, Mercedes had established itself as a leading racing car manufacturer; in 1914 a Mercedes won the French Grand Prix and a year later a similar car took a victory in the Indy 500. Despite the grim financial situation in Germany after the war, Mercedes was keen to take up racing once again. To cut costs the competition cars of the early 1920s shared many parts with the contemporary road cars and with the earlier racers. During the war the Stuttgart based company had learned valuable lessons in the then novel idea of forced induction thanks to the production of airplane engines. By 1922 the Roots-Type Supercharger had become standard equipment on Mercedes' racing cars.
With the arrival of the talented Austrian designer Ferdinand Porsche the successes returned starting with a win in the 1924 Targa Florio. Porsche's first clean sheet design was built to the two-litre Grand Prix regulations and featured a twin-cam eight cylinder engine. It was quickly left obsolete as the rules changed at the end of the 1925 season. The young Austrian's next task was to design a new supercharged engine for a new range of luxury models launched late in 1924. Dubbed the 400 and 630, the two new machines were equipped with six cylinder engines of 4 and 6.3 litre displacement respectively. Both engines were fitted with an engageable Supercharger, which only worked when the acceleration pedal was fully depressed. This was a compromise to have the power available when really needed and still minimize the stress on the engine.
Within a year, Porsche had reworked the 630 into a racing car with a similar engine, but with a shorter chassis. After the new chassis dimensions, the new racer was named K for Kurz or Short. After the merger with Benz in 1926, a completely new chassis was developed for the potent engine. It was significantly lower than the original K chassis to increase the handling characteristics of the heavy machine. Again for obvious reasons this new car was known as the S for Sport. To further improve the performance the engine displacement was increased to 6.7 litres, yielding 225 bhp with the 'Elephant' Supercharger engaged and enough torque to move a house. The six cylinder engine now also sported a cylinder block constructed of silumin; a very light and strong alloy of aluminium and silicon.
For the 1928 season an even larger version of the engine was developed by increasing the bore to a staggering 150 mm, resulting in a displacement of 7069 cc. This model received the nameplate ss and like its predecessors was available as a complete cycle fender racing car or as a rolling chassis for coachbuilders to body. Caracciola continued his Nürburgring form by winning the German Grand Prix for sports cars on the legendary track with the new ss. Later in the year a shorter version was introduced especially for the popular hillclimb races; the ssK. Both cars were campaigned in the following years with considerable success in a variety of events and against machinery ranging from the nimble Alfa Romeos to the massive Bentleys. With a special lightweight version of the ssK, Caracciola scored the White Elephants' biggest success by winning the 1931 Mille Miglia. He was the first non-Italian to win the 1000 mile road race and did so in a record-breaking pace of 101.1 km/h.
The advent of a new generation of lighter sports cars left the heavy ssK obsolete by 1930. Caracciola' s success in 1931 was very much down to his exceptional skill and the special ssKL he used. Due to economic crisis, Mercedes-Benz was forced to retire from racing at the end of 1931. At that point the German manufacturer had produced an estimated 33 ssKs and only a handful of ssKLs. Due to accidents in period a large number of cars were destroyed or scrapped and only very few have survived unscathed. Many of the salvaged parts have later been used for reconstruction and there are believed to be over a 100 ssKs in existence today, which claim to be built around original bits. One of the all time greats!
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The Showy Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium reginae) is a brightly coloured orchid with one or sometimes two blossoms on a single stem. White petals sit atop a white pouch (slipper) which is streaked with pink, making it truly unique. These beauties can be found with gorgeous tones of pink, red, white and even green! It is important to be aware of the ecological sensitivity of the location. I stay on the trails and minimize my impact on the environment at all times. I practice wildflower-friendly photo techniques only, to prevent damage to flowers and their habitat. Copyright © Kim Toews/All Rights Reserved.
A view from a rise and overlook in Denali State Park, looking to the northwest. While Denali was hidden in clouds that morning, there were some peaks of the Alaska Range still in view. My thinking in composing this image therefore was to angle my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward and capture more of a sweeping view looking across the nearby trees with the Chulitna River flowing by. The mountain peaks would be higher in the image, and I would minimize the more negative space of the overcast skies and clouds hiding Denali.
Whitetail Fawn - Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park
I told myself that I wasn't going to photograph any Fawns this Spring but how could I pass up this opportunity? :-)
I usually come across at least one Fawn each year that is very curious about the human species.
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While at a roadside pulloff along the Icefields Parkway with a view looking to the west-southwest to the distant ridges and peaks with Mount Edith Cavell. This is a Jasper National Park. While I couldn't avoid the nearby tall trees, I did work to align myself and minimize some of the taller ones, so that the image would focus on the nearby hillside and have a more leveled-on view with Mount Edith Cavell, just above the horizon. The blue skies and clouds would be that color contrast to complement the earth-tones in the lower portion of the image.
Alnitak, the 5th brightest star in the Constellation Orion, is the star to the left (from our view) of the triad of stars in the belt. It has two large nebulae, the Flame Nebula and the Horsehead Nebula. The Horsehead Nebula is a cloud of dark, cold gas seen against the large Orion molecular cloud complex. The Flame Nebula is an emission nebula--it absorbs energy from nearby stars, which releases an electron from gaseous hydrogen atoms. When an electron is replaced, light is emitted, causing the cloud of hydrogen atoms to glow.
Forty photos were taken (ISO 10,000, 560 mm, f/8.0, 60 sec) with the aid of an Ioptron SkyGuider to track the stars. Starry Sky Stacker was use to rotate the stars to reduce streaking and minimize long exposure and high ISO artefacts. Photoshop and Topaz Denoise AI were used in processing.
Shot from the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area in western Colorado.
While walking the Devils Postpile Trail with a view looking to the south across the namesake cliff face with its columnar basalt. My thinking in composing this image was to include some of the foreground broken up pieces as it lead up to the main wall. As the skies above were mainly overcast with forest fire haze, I worked the angle on my Nikon SLR camera to have the surrounding landscape filling most of the image while minimizing what I felt was a negative space with the skies above.
A view looking to the west-northwest while hiking along the Painted Canyon Trail in Theodore Roosevelt National Park. What I wanted to capture here was a sweeping view across this portion of the national park to that canyon wall and hill off in the distance. Another reason for angling my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward was because the sun was almost directly ahead, so keeping it focused slightly downward helped to minimize any lens flares that I had noticed. For this image, I used a tripod to mount my Nikon SLR camera and then used a CamRanger so that I could meter and compose the image captured.
This was a point along the Little Coal Creek Trail that very forested with tall trees all around; this is a view looking to the east. I had two thoughts when composing and metering this image. The metering portion was to not blow or to minimize any highlights lost with the brighter portions of the clouds with sunshine. I knew I could later on pull out the more shadowed areas in the trees below later on in post production. I found a good enough shutter speed with the aperture setting used. The other idea in composing it was to back up as much as I could and use the Nikkor zoom lens that I tend to hike with. I knew that I would cut off the upper portions of the trees and not have some of the lower vegetation areas.