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In the heart of Bangkok, You will see such signs in parks. Don’t be alarmed, Monitors are shy creatures.
The water monitor (Varanus salvator), also called four feet snake by Malaysian Chinese, is a large lizard found throughout Asia. Carefully, I bent down and tried to get closer to the hatchling on that eroded concrete bridge. After one shot, the baby lizard notice the noise and immediately plunged into the Malacca strait.
Back to the Dockyard now! This is a shot of HMS Monitor in her dock, with HMS Victory and one of the buildings I worked in in the background.
Info below!
HMS M33 is an M29-class monitor of the Royal Navy built in 1915. She saw active service in the Mediterranean during the First World War and in Russia during the Allied Intervention in 1919. She was used subsequently as a mine-laying training ship, fuelling hulk, boom defence workshop and floating office, being renamed HMS Minerva and Hulk C23 during her long life. She passed to Hampshire County Council in the 1980s and was restored to original condition and is now located at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. She is one of only three surviving Royal Navy warships of the First World War and the only surviving ship from the Gallipoli Campaign.
The USS Monitor was the revolutionary all iron design with the world's first nautical rotating gun turret. It was designed by John Ericsson and financed and promoted to the Navy by Madison's Cornelius Scranton Bushnell. When the Union learned that the Confederates were building an iron clad ship to fight against Federal blockades of Southern ports, it quickly countered with the Monitor. See www.madisonhistory.org/uss-monitor/ for the whole story. The Monitor's most notable engagement was against the CSS Virginia (a.k.a USS Merrimack) during America's Civil War at Hampton Roads, Va. in March of 1862.
This is a large (1/4"=1' scale) museum-quality wooden model of the USS Monitor in its battle-ready appearance. The model was built in the early 1970's by Arthur G. Henning, Inc, 17 South 3rd Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10550, to exact measurements from archival blueprints. It is a duplicate of the model ship on display at the Smithsonian, which the Henning firm also produced. According to the firm, ours has more detail inside the turret. The ship model includes an anchor and the Ericsson-designed propellor. Painted flat black with red-lead colored hull. The ship model is 43 1/2" long X 10 3/4" wide X 6 1/2" high. It was commissioned by Dr. Philip S. Platt, a previous MHS President, in 1974 for $1,200. It was donated by him to be part of the 1974 MHS exhibit about Cornelius Bushnell and the Monitor.
ACC# 1974.016.002
See other USS Monitor-related images at flic.kr/s/aHBqjzRDR2. (Photo credit - Bob Gundersen www.flickr.com/photos/bobphoto51/albums)
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In the night between 9 and 10 July 1943, the Allies landed in Sicily, an event that marked a decisive chapter for the fate of the Second World War: the operation was intended to open a front in continental Europe, invade and defeat Italy, was called in code "Operation Husky". The Anglo-American army, with its ships and landing craft (totally 2800 units), with its 150 thousand men, with its 600 tanks, with its 1,000 cannons, appeared in front of the Sicilian coasts during the night: it consisted of two units, the US 7th Army commanded by General Patton, and the British 8th Army commanded by General Montgomery. The British sector landed on the eastern coast, between Noto, Pachino, Portopalo, while the American sector landed between Licata and Scoglitti, a coastal belt comprising the Gulf of Gela.
This premise to describe the places of my photographs, made between Gela and Licata, partly on those same beaches that saw the formidable landing of men and vehicles during the Second World War (not without bloodshed), often thinking of how places so beautiful they were the scene of tragic events about 77 years ago. A little regret of mine I was not being able to photograph a large American landing craft underwater, sunk about 500 meters from the coast, no more than 6-7 meters deep: it is about 20 years that I "go to find it" with free diving, and every time I see it I always feel a great emotion (sooner or later I will have to decide to get with me an underwater camera). I revisited (every time it is always a great emotion) the bunkers and casemates present on the whole stretch (and beyond) Licata-Gela, in some of them I entered inside, while in others the presence of earth made exploration impossible internal.
In the town of Licata I always feel strong emotions going for a stroll, especially in the oldest part of the town in its historic center: I saw the Black Christ, which is located inside the Mother Church, the Black Christ according to legend miraculously escaped the fire of the church started by the Saracens who, allied with the French, sacked Licata on 11 July 1553, claiming many victims; the wood did not burn but was only blackened by the flames, the faithful shouted a miracle, in reality it is very likely, as it was in use at the time, that instead the statue of Christ was carved on a dark wood; it is also said that the Saracens used incendiary arrows to burn the statue, the crucifix was however pierced by arrows by the Saracens, three are seen stuck in his body, an arrow is present just above the left eye, the original arrows were removed in followed by Maltese settlers and replaced with silver arrows. Wandering aimlessly, I found in the oldest part of the city, literally hidden from view behind a group of houses, a cave (unfortunately abandoned) that was certainly inhabited in ancient times (early Christian era?) Composed of two rooms and a central column, with small indentations carved into it, I imagine to be able to store objects. Licata is also characterized by being a country where many stray dogs live, I have never seen skeletonized dogs, a sign that the population to some extent takes care of them. Characteristic in Licata, on the other hand as in many Sicilian villages, to see men, most of them a little older, sitting together to converse in the small squares, perhaps outside their respective clubs, always in shaded areas sheltered of the summer heat wave.
My next photos, divided into groups, will have as their theme the town of Licata, and its beaches.
Most of the photos are confused-blurry-blurred-imprecise-indecisive ... the Anglo-Saxon term that encompasses with a single word this photographic genre is "blur", these photos were made in the shooting phase, deliberately lengthening the exposure, and not as an effect created subsequently, in retrospect, in the post-production phase.
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Nella notte tra il 9 e il 10 luglio 1943, avvenne lo sbarco degli Alleati in Sicilia, evento che segnò un capitolo determinante per le sorti della Seconda guerra mondiale: l’operazione aveva lo scopo di aprire un fronte nell’Europa continentale, invadere e sconfiggere l’Italia, venne chiamata in codice “Operazione Husky”. L'armata anglo-americana, con le sue navi e mezzi da sbarco (in toto 2800 unità), con i suoi 150 mila uomini, con i suoi 600 carri armati, con i suoi 1.000 cannoni, si presentò davanti alle coste siciliane durante la notte: essa era composta da due unità, la 7a Armata statunitense comandata dal generale Patton, e l’8° Armata britannica comandata dal generale Montgomery. Il settore britannico sbarcò sulla fascia costiera più ad oriente, tra Noto, Pachino, Portopalo, mentre il settore statunitense sbarcò tra Licata e Scoglitti, fascia costiera comprendente il golfo di Gela.
Questa premessa per descrivere i luoghi delle mie fotografie, realizzate tra Gela e Licata, in parte su quelle stesse spiagge che hanno visto il formidabile sbarco di uomini e mezzi durante la seconda guerra mondiale (non senza spargimento di sangue), ripensando spesso a come luoghi così belli siano stati scenario di eventi tragici circa 77 anni addietro. Un mio piccolo rammarico è stato il non poter fotografare sott’acqua un grosso mezzo navale da sbarco americano, affondato a circa 500 metri dalla costa, a non più di 6-7 metri di profondità: sono circa 20 anni che “lo vado ritrovare” con immersioni in apnea, ed ogni volta che lo vedo provo sempre una grande emozione (dovrò decidermi prima o poi a procurarmi una macchina fotografica subacquea). Ho rivisitato (ogni volta è sempre una grande emozione) i bunker e le casematte presenti su tutto il tratto (ed oltre) Licata-Gela, in alcuni di essi sono entrato dentro, mentre in altri la presenza di terra ha reso impossibile l’esplorazione interna.
Nel paese di Licata provo sempre forti emozioni andando a zonzo, soprattutto nella parte più antica del paese nel suo centro storico: ho rivisto il Cristo Nero, che si trova all’interno della Chiesa Madre, il Cristo Nero secondo la leggenda scampò miracolosamente all’incendio della chiesa appiccato dai Saraceni che, alleati coi Francesi, saccheggiarono Licata l’11 luglio 1553, mietendo tante vittime; il legno non bruciò ma venne solamente annerito dalle fiamme, i fedeli gridarono al miracolo, in realtà è molto probabile, come era in uso all’epoca, che invece la statua del Cristo fu scolpita su di un legno scuro; si narra anche che i saraceni usarono frecce incendiarie per bruciarne la statua, il crocifisso fu comunque trafitto dalle frecce dai saraceni, se ne vedono tre conficcate nel suo corpo, una freccia è presente poco sopra l’occhio sinistro, le frecce originali furono tolte in seguito dai coloni Maltesi e sostituite con frecce d’argento. Girovagando senza una meta precisa, ho trovato nella parte più antica della città, letteralmente nascosta alla vista dietro un gruppo di case, una grotta (purtroppo abbandonata) che anticamente fu certamente abitata (epoca paleocristiana ?) composta da due camere ed una colonna centrale, con delle piccole rientranze scavate al suo interno, immagino per potervi riporre degli oggetti. Licata è anche caratterizzata per essere un paese nel quale vivono molti cani randagi, non ho visto mai cani scheletriti, segno che la popolazione in qualche misura si prende cura di loro. Caratteristico a Licata, d'altronde come in tantissimi paesi siciliani, vedere gli uomini, la maggior parte un po’ più anziani, seduti insieme a conversare nelle piccole piazze, magari al di fuori dei rispettivi circoli, sempre in zone d’ombra al riparo della canicola estiva.
Le mie prossime foto, divise in gruppi, avranno come tema il paese di Licata, e le sue spiagge.
La maggior parte delle foto sono confuse-mosse-sfocate-imprecise-indecise...il termine anglosassone che racchiude con una sola parola questo genere fotografico è "blur", queste foto sono state così realizzate in fase di scatto allungando volutamente i tempi di esposizione, e non come un effetto creato successivamente, a posteriori, in fase di post-produzione.
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Lunchtime at the house, something rustles around the corner and a moment later the comrade comes around the corner.
He looks past, tongue flickering, in search of food. A good meter long and not at all shy, he tries to get onto our terrace. The broom is within reach and is easily used to direct the lizard in a different direction. A hiss is the response, but after several gentle pressures, the reptile clears the area and goes to the neighboring house.
This ridge forms a tail on the southeast end of Monitor Butte and looks away from the butte itself.
Seen during a hike from SR 313 in Sevenmile Canyon to Monitor and Merrimac buttes.
The Mariners' Museum is located in Newport News, Virginia. Designated as America’s National Maritime Museum by Congress, it is one of the largest maritime museums in North America.
The museum was founded in 1930 by Archer Milton Huntington, son of Collis P. Huntington, a railroad builder who brought the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway to Warwick County, Virginia and who founded the City of Newport News, its coal export facilities, and Newport News Shipbuilding in the late 19th century.
The Mariners' Museum is home to the USS Monitor Center. In 1973, the wreck of the ironclad USS Monitor, made famous in the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, during the American Civil War, was located on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean about 16 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The wreck site was designated as the United States' first national marine sanctuary. Monitor Sanctuary is the only one of the thirteen national marine sanctuaries created to protect a cultural resource, rather than a natural resource or a mix of natural and cultural resources.
The Monitor National Marine Sanctuary is now under the supervision of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Many artifacts from Monitor, including her innovative turret, propeller, anchor, engine and some personal effects of the crew, have been brought to the museum. For several years, they were conserved in special tanks to stabilize the metal. The new USS Monitor Center officially opened on March 9, 2007, and a full-scale replica of the Monitor, the original recovered turret, and many artifacts and related items are now on display. Current efforts are focused on restoring the engine.
Monitor Memorial
sculptor: Antonio De Filippo, 1938
dedicated: November 6, 1938
Monsignor McGolrick Park
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
inscription:
ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE / STATE OF NEW YORK / TO COMMEMORATE THE BATTLE OF THE / MONITOR AND MERRIMAC / MARCH 9TH, 1862 / AND IN MEMORY / OF THE MEN OF THE MONITOR / AND ITS DESIGNER - JOHN ERICSSON
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Here is a good example of how digital electronics has now taken over the operating systems of these facilities. They can monitor all the data relating to the radio telescope and monitoring signals from space, and require so much less space than the old analogue units. The efficiency gains are obvious, but they'll never look as good as the old school electronic equipment.
Royal Ordnance Corp monitoring stations were built at many locations in the UK throughout the Cold War and were used to monitor for signs of nuclear attack as part of an early warning and response effort should the need have ever arisen. When the communist block fell apart in the late eighties early nineties there was no further use for them. There are a small number still in existence today, most of which are too dangerous to enter due to their derelict condition but a small number have been restored by groups of volunteers and are now used as private museums with tours by prior appointment.
My new monitor arrived today! I'm so happy. I've replaced my PC, mouse and monitor. My keyboard is relatively new so I am keeping it. The new monitor is so clear compared to my old one. It is also larger and much lighter. I love it!
Varanus salvadorii is an arboreal lizard with a dark green body marked with bands of yellowish spots. It has a characteristic blunt snout and a very long tail. It lives in mangrove swamps and coastal rainforests in the southeastern part of the island, feeding on birds, small mammals, eggs, and carrion. Its teeth are better adapted than those of most monitors for seizing fast-moving prey. Like all monitors, Varanus salvadorii has anatomical features that enable it to breathe more easily when running than other lizards can, but it may have even have greater stamina than most other monitor species. Little is known of its reproduction and development, as the species is difficult to breed in captivity.
Varanus salvadorii is threatened by deforestation and poaching, and is protected by the CITES agreement. The lizard is hunted and skinned alive by tribesmen to make drums, who describe the monitor as an evil spirit that "climbs trees, walks upright, breathes fire, and kills men"; yet the tribesmen maintain that the monitor gives warnings if there are crocodiles nearby.
The USS Monitor was the revolutionary all iron design with the world's first nautical rotating gun turret. It was designed by John Ericsson and financed and promoted to the Navy by Madison's Cornelius Scranton Bushnell. When the Union learned that the Confederates were building an iron clad ship to fight against Federal blockades of Southern ports, it quickly countered with the Monitor. See www.madisonhistory.org/uss-monitor/ for the whole story. The Monitor's most notable engagement was against the CSS Virginia (a.k.a USS Merrimack) during America's Civil War at Hampton Roads, Va. in March of 1862.
This is a large (1/4"=1' scale) museum-quality wooden model of the USS Monitor in its battle-ready appearance. The model was built in the early 1970's by Arthur G. Henning, Inc, 17 South 3rd Ave., Mount Vernon, NY 10550, to exact measurements from archival blueprints. It is a duplicate of the model ship on display at the Smithsonian, which the Henning firm also produced. According to the firm, ours has more detail inside the turret. The ship model includes an anchor and the Ericsson-designed propellor. Painted flat black with red-lead colored hull. The ship model is 43 1/2" long X 10 3/4" wide X 6 1/2" high. It was commissioned by Dr. Philip S. Platt, a previous MHS President, in 1974 for $1,200. It was donated by him to be part of the 1974 MHS exhibit about Cornelius Bushnell and the Monitor.
ACC# 1974.016.002
See other USS Monitor-related images at flic.kr/s/aHBqjzRDR2. (Photo credit - Bob Gundersen www.flickr.com/photos/bobphoto51/albums)