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Zenit Horizon 202 light leak is now fixed, looking good! Old light seals were almost nonexistent and needed some TLC. Tested with roll end of T-MAX, compliments of PerttiPaasio.
eos 6d scan
Actually, these were a bit larger than pebbles and quite a challenge to scramble over. The thought of spending the rest of the week with a sprained ankle crossed my mind more than once. :)
This is the beach at Spanish Bay along the 17 Mile Drive. I would have loved to have been able to stick around and shoot along this drive at sunset but our itinerary dictated a quick daytime trip through and then on to San Francisco. There are so many beautiful spots along this drive that my head was swimming with the possibilities. This was the the first day we had been at the coast where the clouds were departing inland and the fog was nonexistent. "Be careful what you wish for" was a saying that came to mind as the fog would have added a mood to daytime shooting. :)
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in manhattan, green is nonexistent aside from the parks.Now the High line has an artistic green space, surrealistically thin.
its probably for the shape & color, and not more.
Yay!
I want to introduce you to my Unicorns. Glitter Fart is the first one and the oldest (I got her and then her eye fell out hahahah so my mum/brother bought me another for my birthday how sweet :3) and the one to the right is Metallic Buttocks! I have another, who is a stuffie, whose name is Sparkly Poo, but we won't get into that. c:
I suppose you're wondering why I photograph what I photograph - lots of cake, and erasers. But this just makes me smile, ok? XD Cake and animals (non-existent ones, of course) make me smile! Oh, and sunshine and daisies, too. :3
This is probably the fastest (school day) photo i've taken for this project in a long time BUT GUESS WHAT? I don't mind it! Omg I could go so far as to say I like it but I wouldn't want to give you all a heart attack. :p This took ages to upload as the file is so huge hahaha. AND YES SHANNON, MORE FLOWERS. Kill me.
How is everybody today?! My day was okay I suppose! Just happy for the sunshine. Ooh and 3 days left. I am excited. Can you tell? :]
Probably should've cropped thissss and i don't like the daisy in the foreground but HERE YOU ARE ♥
A possible historical source for Ophelia was Katherine Hamnet, a woman who fell into the Avon River and died in December 1579. Though it was eventually concluded that she had overbalanced while carrying some heavy pails, rumours that she was suffering from a broken heart were considered plausible enough for an inquest to be conducted into whether her death was a suicide. It is possible that Shakespeare - 16 at the time of the death - recalled the romantic tragedy in his creation of the character of Ophelia.[1] The name "Ophelia" itself was either uncommon or nonexistent; the only known prior text to use the name (as Ofelia) is Jacopo Sannazaro's Arcadia, presumably etymologically deriving from Ancient Greek ὄφελος "help, good, benefit, advantage". The early modern stage in England had an established set of emblematic conventions for the representation of female madness: disheveled hair worn down, dressed in white, bedecked with wild flowers, Ophelia's state of mind would have been immediately 'readable' to her first audiences.[12] "Colour was a major source of stage symbolism" Pre-Raphaelite painters siezed on this legend and made great noise of it. (Look up Lizzie Siddal, the original super UeberModel of 1880. View FULL SIZE. Remote Strobe illumination..always have my SB900 in the water on the JOBY gorillaPOD!
Normally when I post a photo I take time to describe it, or something that struck me worthy of mention when I took it. This time, I've decided to try something a bit different . Since getting into night photography, especially mountain scenes I’m often asked about what it’s like to hike up in the dark and cold. A recent trip to Mayflower Gulch and the Boston Mine was a perfect opportunity to try share this experience.
This post will be the first of three consecutive installments describing a recent nighttime hike to the Boston Mine. My goal is describe for you what one of these adventures is like, but since the write up got a bit long I broke it up into three parts.
Part one:
I had the pleasure of joining Brad McGinley, Mike Berenson, Darren White and Cooper the Wonder Dog last weekend on a trek up Mayflower Gulch to the Boston Mine tram. The tram sits approximately 12,400’ above sea level about 1400’ about tree line and most importantly at the time about 2000’ above the parking area. A well planned trip by Mike had us leaving the parking area at 10:30 PM Friday night and arriving at the top around 30 minutes into the next day. I’d done this hike twice before in the winter and the hiking conditions can range from easy to brutal. Fortunately, the photography gods were (mostly) with us this evening as we were met with hard packed snow. Weather-wise conditions were about as you would expect for being above tree line at 1:00 AM in April. Cold, gusty winds and clouds whipping by overhead at blazing speed.
If you’ve never been to this location it’s basically a long meadow surrounded by 13,000 foot mountains on 3 sides, which do a pretty good job of blocking most of the wind from the valley floor. From the parking area you hike the first 2 miles under tree cover on a jeep road which always seems to be an easy hike as far as snow pack goes. Everyone is forced to use this portion of the trail, so it’s always packed snow and sheltered from the wind by the pine trees. This ends at tree line and dumps you out at several miner cabin ruins which are photogenic in and of themselves, but our quest was further on this night. The hike to the top from this point is a well-defined trail in summer and nonexistent in winter. In the past we’ve been: faced with cutting our own trail through deep powder which proved to be too much, and 1” of ice crust over soft snow which nearly proved too much (about 3 – 10 steps and then post hole – even with snow shoes). But on this night the snow was nice and packed. Snowshoes were helpful, but not necessary.
Another phenomenon once leaving the protection of the trees was the wind was free to have its way with us. We had layers and hiking up is always the warmest part of the trip. We’d have to cross the standing around up there when the time came, but at this point no issue with us, but I got nervous for Cooper. I had discussed with Brad (who has far more dog hiking experience than I) beforehand and had asked him if he had a dog jacket from his hiking days with his dog Annie. That didn’t pan out, but we took an extra jacket and put it on Cooper, zipping it over his body and tying the arms in front of his legs. This worked pretty well and he seemed grateful for the protection. I’ll point out that Cooper is a Labra-Doodle and normally has long fur (hair?) which was cut about a month ago so he was less protected than normal.
Our pace to the top was casual, but we had plenty of time. Our main goal for the night was to catch the Milky Way above the mountains, which would begin about 2 AM. It’s only a mile to the tram from the cabins, but man it’s a long mile. Many breath catching breaks were taken along the way. I think both Cooper and Brad wished for less stopping and more walking, but they were outnumbered.
The lighting on this night was somewhat peculiar, and was the cause of strange sensations. There was no moon on this night, but there was a glow to the area which allowed enough light to see. In fact, Brad kept his light off once we were out of tree line. I’m sure this was due to the fact that everything was covered in white except the steepest of the surrounding mountains and what little light there was bouncing off all sides. Plus, there was a decent amount of light pollution reflecting off the cloud when they were overhead. All of this contributed to this weird phenomenon that made it seem like we were approaching our target, though unable to reach it. For example, there’s a distinct edge or seam where the (relatively) flat meadow turns to steep mountainside which we could see this plain as day. It looked to be only a couple hundred feet away, but no matter how far we walked it remained unreachable. I’m not sure why that was, but we all felt it and discussed it several times…..
Stay tuned for part two coming shortly:
Deserts are part of a wider classification of regions that, on an average annual basis, have a moisture deficit (i.e. they can potentially lose more than is received). Deserts are located where vegetation cover is sparse to almost nonexistent.
Turn away if you are traumatized by trauma, by bad luck, by someone who wants to whine about the drama that life can bring to someone who feels very fortunate. Sometimes . . .
Many of you know that my Mom, who is almost 91, has Alzheimer's - we lose her by the minute, and that my sister had a double mastectomy recently and has a very scary form of cancer. Worries and worries, praying for prayers. THESE are the two big important things!
Then . . . we had major plumbing disasters at the cottage in New Orleans- and yes, we are SO lucky to have worked hard and have that sweet home as our "go to haven and happy place." Ugh- yeah . . . Pipes under the house ruptured when New Orleans had the rare snow and freeze for days. The fridge died. The queen palm died.
Getting in from New Orleans, back here to Riversong in Alabama, we had another disaster taking place- hot water heater began to leak and was a fountain when we got in at 1 AM! Lucky timing it hadn't been going on for 3 days.
Then, there was the storm here on the river a few weeks ago- we had a leak running like a waterfall into the art studio above the doors! And then, there was a pipe leak over a huge old knocked together bookcase that housed tons of our books! MAJOR excavation effort.
And yes- the 100 foot oak that fell- thank goodness it didn't hit the house! An ordeal to have taken down as most of the companies who came to look thought it was too dangerous. Uh . . . yeah.
When we had the grandson for Mardi Gras, one of the bathroom pipes burst and had to be capped so we had no hot water in the bathroom. We were in this week to have that fixed, and the OTHER pipe began to spray. BOTH fixed . . .
There is a leak between the house and the porch . . . Does that mean a roof problem?
So, we had lost the fridge in New Orleans. Ah. We discovered when we got back to the river that we have lost the fridge here! Everything inside pretty much a loss, and Ken's insulin supply . . . that is a pretty essential and expensive thing- no doing without it. This fridge is only about 4 years old! How is it that my parents had one fridge my entire growing up??!
As for internet? TV? I would say nonexistent but in case you are seeing this, I guess it happened. I have no idea when this photo will make it up onto Flickr. I am beyond tired and wondering what is up with the Universe. For now, I just have to cope. I have had enough for a while.
Forgive me for whining, and for an absence, in case I can't make it in much- AT&T is practically doing a denial of service and even wants to shut off our land line- the only phone service that is half way reliable. Cell signal is rare down here.
I am SO thankful for all my great Flickr friends/family! THIS is what I love- sharing and learning more from each of you.
NOW I am done with my little pity party! I hope everybody has brighter days!! I know they are ahead. (Note to self.)
Unfortunately I have been unable to get out lately with my camera to take new pictures. So, I decided to spend some time, during the heat of the Texas summer, and re-edit some of the pictures from my Alaskan cruise vacation last summer. At the time, my knowledge of photography and editing was nonexistent. Many of the pictures taken from the ship were quite hazy and I didn't have a clue about how to deal with that at the time or in post. While my editing skills still aren't all that great, I have learned enough to better bring out the beauty in the pictures (hopefully).
This day in Glacier Bay was cold and gloomy. There were low clouds and fog that added a dramatic element and a mysterious feel to the scene...which I loved! The beauty of this place is breathtaking. I will be posting more from here as I get to them.
I decided I'm going to Bricklink my Skeletal Dragon, if only to see how stable the build using flex tubes really is, but it's impossible to do it in white due to nonexistent part-colour combos. So I'm making my real life version black. The colours have been changed so that it only uses parts in existing part-colour combos. Only the tail end is a non-existent PCC, but that is because it is only found as a marbled part.
Render made in Bluerender.
My first visit to MRL in 2015 I remembered seeing a flame cut whistle post on the mainline somewhere east of Garrison. We (Welch and I) had places to be seeing as we were racing towards Helena to get the local with an SD45 leader and I didn't remember seeing another one. I didn't prioritize it but I didn't forget it. So, since my experience on MRL's branch lines was nonexistent until this spring I had assumed that was a one-off. Imagine my surprise as I arrived at Sappington and saw this beauty!
Flames of DOOM is the name for the melodic death metal band well known in every corner of the Lego world. They are famous for their brutal music, technical breakdowns and and extremely low growling. And just like any other famous band they play gigs all over the country. What can be more metal than traveling by bus when in tour? Yepp, traveling in a bus like this! It has everything your band mates might need. Place for guitars, speakers, lots of small stuff for every day and, of course, a wall that can be transformed into a stage! Wait, there's more! There is a giant antennae to broadcast your performance worldwide!
As for the model, there is a ton of features and I really tried to show them all on these images. Most of the roof can be opened and the drum kit is already installed on that transforming stage (although it takes a lot of the inner space in the bus). Only three or four parts not counting the minifigs are used with nonexistent colors. There are some additional cookies like folding table, banner on the side, fire distinguisher, guitar holders and even a sword! The bus also features steering and some sort of suspension (let's just say it is an uneasy way of attaching those wheels).
I'm trying to recover my Lego Ideas account and I'd really appreciate hearing some feedback from you before posting it there!
Most of my shots are of this end of the ship. That's because I started to get motion sickness right away, even though the water was calm and the wind nonexistent. I get motion sickness easily, so I snapped as many images as I could before I had to put the camera away.
Taste it here ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KctfTfnFAJg
and here for a longer version of the documentary...
www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=pZ0LXngdmuE...
I'd like to talk about the concert last night, but I'm afraid that to describe it I'd need to ask someone for some mind altering substances.
In two words then I'd say that it was just insanely beautiful, and comfortably numbing.
A bunch of old folks, with less hair and bigger than nonexistent (25 years ago), little watermelons in our mid-sections, oh well...
All and all, we got all mellow and nicer.
Roger Waters, a symbol of socialism liricism mixed with opera, theather and experimental was there, with his back against the world, standing in black, preaching to a child plastered in the wall.
Our minds right there and then were the walls, and our spirits were wishing to have wings.
The sounds,OMG, the marching, the forward movements evoqued by the beating of the drums, the bass drum there is, and the emotions, razor sharp as flash backs of a non distant past.
In unison our arms moved forward, and my left fist, pounded the black thick smoky air, 25 years peeled off my age, right there and then I was around 25 again, and I was taking it all in.
And I thought of Roger Waters, and his paradoxal socialistic approach to music, and a real love for money, that will be just pouring in with this fascinating tour.
I think that this is an oxymoron.
And he deserves all of it.
Back then, romming the streets in Brasil,we were all leftist, or we had left wing views, wanting to change the world, to break all of our imaginary walls,to rid poverty, to be free, and to have peace in the world, and it was a peaceful way of thinking, it was all about non violence, and with awe, all we wanted was to coexist.
And now, we've become a little wiser, a little mellower and a little grayer.
And yes, I still wish that David would still be there, and I wondered then , who is laughing now ......
For more info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Momentary_Lapse_of_Reason_Tour
And I was there .....
Max Tuta
The greatest LEGO Space theme that never was, Seatron was conceived right after Futuron and would have given us our first (and more creative and interesting) LEGO aliens most of a decade before the UFO theme released.
All we have is some intriguing preliminary shots of a fascinating theme with a white, black and trans red "surface" palate and an Aquanauts-like yellow, black and trans blue "underwater" palate.
Anyway, I think it would have been a great theme, and it's well worth a MOC or several. And it being FebRovery let's make a rover.
Probably the Seatron faction minifigures would have been more Futuron-like than CS-like, but my Futuron minifig supplies are practically nonexistent.
I've done some Seatron-like MOCs before, connected with the Ice Planet faction as explorers of a subsurface ocean within Planet Krysto (a subtheme I call "Ice Planet: Aquarius Project"), but this is my first actual Seatron MOC.
Flames of DOOM is the name for the melodic death metal band well known in every corner of the Lego world. They are famous for their brutal music, technical breakdowns and and extremely low growling. And just like any other famous band they play gigs all over the country. What can be more metal than traveling by bus when in tour? Yepp, traveling in a bus like this! It has everything your band mates might need. Place for guitars, speakers, lots of small stuff for every day and, of course, a wall that can be transformed into a stage! Wait, there's more! There is a giant antennae to broadcast your performance worldwide!
As for the model, there is a ton of features and I really tried to show them all on these images. Most of the roof can be opened and the drum kit is already installed on that transforming stage (although it takes a lot of the inner space in the bus). Only three or four parts not counting the minifigs are used with nonexistent colors. There are some additional cookies like folding table, banner on the side, fire distinguisher, guitar holders and even a sword! The bus also features steering and some sort of suspension (let's just say it is an uneasy way of attaching those wheels).
I'm trying to recover my Lego Ideas account and I'd really appreciate hearing some feedback from you before posting it there!
Hey kids! Ever get any of those cool Trolls hairpieces but never found a way to use them? Are the connections inside of them nonexistent? Well, you're in luck! With this handy dandy Troll to Technic Adapter™, you can troll LEGO back by giving this humongous hairpiece a pin hole!
Fertilizers, pesticides and animal feed are practically nonexistent in Batanes. Cattle typically roam free in the undulating hills and mountains, living off only on the natural pasturelands and watering holes. There are even WILD cattle interior of Batan in an area dubbed as Marlboro country. Probably the only regular "export" from Batanes is organic beef that is coveted gourmet fare in mainland Manila.
It is illegal to bring in meat and meat products into Batanes to prevent contamination and disease introduction. Only male cattle can be butcherered legally. Females are given a free pass for population propagation.
at the hills of Chadpidan, town of Basco, Batanes islands, the Philippines
let’s go organic in Batanes in colloidfarl.blogspot.com/
The adult humpback whale is generally 14–15 m (46–49 ft) long, though individuals up to 16–17 m (52–56 ft) long have been recorded. Females are usually 1–1.5 m (3 ft 3 in – 4 ft 11 in) longer than males.
The species can reach body masses of 40 metric tons (44 short tons). Calves are born at around 4.3 m (14 ft) long with a mass of 680 kg (1,500 lb)] The species has a bulky body with a thin rostrum and proportionally long flippers, each around one-third of its body length. It has a short dorsal fin that varies from nearly nonexistent to somewhat long and curved.
Like other rorquals, the humpback has grooves between the tip of the lower jaw and the navel. The grooves are relatively few in number in this species, ranging from 14 to 35. The upper jaw is lined with baleen plates, which number 540–800 in total and are black in color.
The dorsal or upper side of the animal is generally black; the ventral or underside has various levels of black and white coloration. Whales in the southern hemisphere tend to have more white pigmentation. The flippers can vary from all-white to white only on the undersurface. Some individuals may be all white, notably Migaloo who is a true albino. The varying color patterns and scars on the tail flukes distinguish individual animals.[
The end of the genital slit of the female is marked by a round feature, known as the hemispherical lobe, which visually distinguishes males and females.
Unique among large whales, humpbacks have bumps or tubercles on the head and front edge of the flippers; the tail fluke has a jagged trailing edge. The tubercles on the head are 5–10 cm (2.0–3.9 in) thick at the base and protrude up to 6.5 cm (2.6 in).
They are mostly hollow in the center, often containing at least one fragile hair that erupts 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) from the skin and is 0.1 mm (0.0039 in) thick. The tubercles develop early in gestation and may have a sensory function, as they are rich in nerves. Sensory nerve cells in the skin are adapted to withstand the high water pressure of diving.
In one study, a humpback whale brain measured 22.4 cm (8.8 in) long and 18 cm (7.1 in) wide at the tips of the temporal lobes, and weighed around 4.6 kg (10 lb). The humpback's brain has a complexity similar to that of the brains of smaller whales and dolphins.
The structure of the eye indicates that eyesight is relatively poor, being only able to see silhouettes over long distances and finer details relatively close. Computer models of the middle ear suggest that the humpback can hear at frequencies between 15 Hz and 3 kHz "when stimulated at the tympanic membrane", and between 200 Hz and 9 kHz "if stimulated at the thinner region of the tympanic bone adjacent to the tympanic membrane". These ranges are consistent with their vocalization ranges.
As in all cetaceans, the respiratory tract of the humpback whale is connected to the blowholes and not to the mouth, although the species appears to be able to unlock the epiglottis and larynx and move them towards the oral cavity, allowing humpbacks to blow bubbles from their mouths. The vocal folds of the humpback are more horizontally positioned than those of land mammals which allows them to produce underwater calls. These calls are amplified by a laryngeal sac.
This image was taken at Isafjordur, Iceland
Glad to see them at Saigon Zoo, Ho Chi Minh City. There are 3 of them in the zoo, sadly the captive area is unnatural and small.
Hairy-nosed Otter (Lutra sumatrana)
The hairy-nosed otter (Lutra sumatrana) is a semiaquatic mammal native to Southeast Asia. It is one of the rarest otter species. Until 1998, it was thought to have been extinct, but small populations have been discovered since then.
Measurements
Weight: 11 to 13 lb (5.0 to 5.9 kg)
Head-body length: 20 to 32 in (51 to 81 cm)
Tail length: 14 to 20 in (36 to 51 cm)
Identification
The hairy-nosed otter is the least known of the Asian otters, and is also the most difficult to identify in the field. It gets its name from the hairs on the end of its rhinarium (moist part of its nose); in most other respects, it is similar to European otter, Lutra lutra. Hairy-nosed otters are entirely brown, except for lips, chin, and upper throat, which are whitish. Their fur is rather rough but short. Their tails are flattened and oval in cross section, and their feet are fully webbed between the digits, with prominent claws. The penis of the adult male is not visible externally. The contact call between otters is a single-syllabic chirp; adult females call to pups with a staccato chatter. Large otters are very similar and can be positively distinguished only by close inspection of the nose and fur, or the skull. In this species, the skull is flatter than that of smooth otter, Lutrogale perspicillataI and has smaller teeth.
Ecology and habitat
The hairy-nosed otter can be found in coastal areas and on larger inland rivers, solitary or in groups of up to four. Its diet includes fish and crustaceans. Pairing of a male and a female may be limited to the breeding period.
Distribution and status
This otter is found in Southeast Asia (Myanmar, South Thailand, Cambodia, South Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia, including Sumatra and Borneo). Extremely few individuals survive in Vietnam, southern Thailand, Sumatra and Cambodia, being menaced by poaching.
Sightings
At present, it is believed to live mainly in two nature reserves in Vietnam,[5] in the Toa Daeng peat swamp forest in southern Thailand, and in Sumatra, the place for which it was named. It was rediscovered in 2005. It was also rediscovered in Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Even from these places, they are known from a tiny number of sightings and some roadkill, and from skins.
In June 2008, the Wildlife Alliance-led Wildlife Rapid Rescue Team received a donated hairy-nosed otter originating near the Tonle Sap in Cambodia. Working with Conservation International, they established a safe home for the rescued otter at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre, but the otter, which had been frequently sick throughout its life in captivity, died of unknown causes in February 2010. Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre rescued another hairy-nosed otter in July 2010, and hope it will become part of a future captive breeding program. This is currently the only known hairy-nosed otter in captivity.
Another record of the species was on September 2008 in U Minh Ha National Park in southern Vietnam, when researchers from the Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program said they have found two hairy-nosed otters.
After being assumed to be “nonexistent” in the state of Sabah, Malaysia, for the last 100 years, the otter was rediscovered using a series of camera traps in 2010. The same study also confirmed the presence of several other endangered species. Director of Sabah Forestry Department Datuk Sam Mannan said, “These findings show that long-term sustainable forest management is of great importance for the protection of some of this country’s most threatened species and of the unique biodiversity of the forests of Borneo.”
Conservation
The hairy-nosed otter is the rarest otter in Asia, most likely verging on extinction in the northern parts of its range and of uncertain status elsewhere. Only a few viable populations remain, widely scattered in region. The species is threatened by loss of lowland wetland habitats, hunting for fur and meat, and accidental killing during fishing.Although the population of the hairy nosed otter is unsure it is estimated to be around 86.
[Credit: en.wikipedia.org]
“Artist concept of a tilt-wing strategic aircraft in high-speed configuration.”
At:
nara.getarchive.net/media/artist-concept-of-a-tilt-wing-s...
Also:
nara.getarchive.net/media/artist-concept-of-a-tilt-wing-s...
Both above credit: U.S. National Archives & DVIDS website
Tilt-wing, REALLY…tilt-wing???
It's actually perversely comforting to see that inept & incorrect photo descriptions/captions were pervasive across multiple government agencies.
The apparent nonexistent requirement of even cursory knowledgeability and/or written articulation, were consistently adhered to.
Thanks to the wonderful SECRET PROJECTS website, specifically, user “flateric”, at:
www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/rockwell-advanced-bomber...
Per the following source document(s):
“Manned strategic system concepts 1990-2000”
WILER, C. D. (Rockwell International Corp., North American Aircraft Group, Los Angeles, Calif.) RAYMER, D. P. (Rockwell International Corp., North American Aircraft Group, Los Angeles, Calif.)
AIAA-1979-1793
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aircraft Systems and Technology Meeting, New York, N.Y., Aug. 20-22, 1979, 15 p.F33615-77-C-0115
The image is apparently featured as “Figure 22. Minimum-Penetration-Time Vehicle”
And, there’s an identical perspective line diagram of the aircraft, labeled “Figure 21. Supersonic Penetration Baseline”, with the following bulletized comments:
- High aspect ratio fully skewable wing
- Flies on body lift at high speeds
- Multiple cycle engines
The image also includes a legend of the aircraft’s specs.
FULLY skewable?! So it does that scissors thing too!
That’s amazing and a little different than "tilt-wing”.
It wasn't built, so whatever I guess. Just another meaningless visual relic handled as such.
FL63DXF is seen on the 724 in Harlow with the now nonexistent Greenline route branding.
Vehicle Details
Operator: Arriva Herts and Essex
Fleet Number: 3797
Registration: FL63DXF
Vehicle: VDL SB200 Wright Eclipse 2
I'm going to take a chance here. With over 550 species of swallowtail butterflies, whose to say that this isn't a Tiger Swallowtail? Okay, it is, and the reason I know is because of the colors which are only exhibited between the tail. Well, there are two other reasons: of the 550 species, only three appear here (for six months out of the year); the stripes on the forewings are a dead giveaway; and it's the largest of the butterflies in this part of the country. (Swallowtails are the largest - in size - of all species of butterflies. They're the first to show up in March or April and give up a four harbinger of spring.) I have seen only three species of swallowtails: the Tiger, the Oregon Swallowtail (and I don't care what they call it - state butterfly and all - I captured mine in Idaho), and the Zebra or Black and White Swallowtail. What's unique about the Tiger is not that they gather in breeding herds in Squoia NP at 8,000 feet, but that I made it to 8044 feet to get images of them. Whether they die off after breeding, I don't know. If I had to fly 8,000 feet, I know there'd be a little marker placed there for me: a little point-and-shoot on a popsicle stick with various parts lying on the ground and giving a new meaning to "last gasp."
I have not posted a Black and White because after mating, they are ragged with pieces of wing torn off, not unlike human species which gave up on exercise at age 18 or never took it up to start with.
By the way, swallowtails also come in orange, brown blue (called Kaiser blue), white with brown eye spots, and brown barred. I haven't seen the other 545, but then I've only got 162 birds on my nonexistent but very real life list. My fake life list of birds is 557, but there may be some duplicates.
Anyway, the swallowtails have unique characteristics life females mimicking males, yet not true mimickring, but still used for protection. One of its predators is the Red-winged blackbirds which may account for the breeding and nesting of this bird in the oak woodlands and ponds in the woodlands at just about the same time as the swallowtail.
THIS particular swallowtail, may well be the best shot I ever got of this beauty. I theorize (factually) that he's no more than a week old and has escaped any predation...or it's a female and all the four birds that do have a taste for the species haven't figured out which ones are males and females. Monarchs have the colors that tell birds that they are not particularly edible, but swallowtails have other means of spreading the word about the fact that they are not on the menu here.
© 2013 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott
Just a little bit of predawn glow early one December morning. The temperature is cold, but the air is crystal clear over the frozen surface of the winter other than a rising mist where a little stretch of open water is exposed to the chill of the air. The quiet is near absolute. The sounds of people and animals are almost nonexistent, and not a breath of wind stirs. That moment is crystalized, frozen in time. In the still of winter I found one more patch of frozen paradise.
Technical information Canon EOS 6D, Rokinon 14mm f/2.8, Processed in Adobe Lightroom 5, Photoshop CC, and Alien Skin Exposure 5
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A sculpture of a swan that I made from LEGO bricks. This is actually a combination of two different species of swans. I grabbed various characteristics from the two of them, making a probably nonexistent species. It took maybe 40 hours to design and build.
The head and feet are recycled parts from my old bird old bird, made a 1.5 years before this one. The old one fell off of a shelf, and I didn't want to repair it, so I made a better version.
The wings of this sculpture ended up being too heavy to sustain their own weight (although they are pretty durable), but the cross support holds them firmly in place.
The flying train
La malograda línea del ferrocarril Baeza-Utiel dejó cientos de grandes estructuras inútiles a lo largo de sus 366 km. de longitud. Estas obras tuvieron en general un alto grado de conclusión en los tramos entre Jaén y Albacete. Sin embargo a partir de esta última ciudad, comienza un rosario de explanaciones discontinuas, túneles ciegos, viaductos a medio terminar y pasos superiores en mitad de la nada para caminos inexistentes. Muchas canalizaciones de aguas, pontones o pasos inferiores quedaron también al desnudo sin el terraplén que debía cubrirlos.
La poética del fracaso es especialmente dramática en estos elementos inconclusos. Entre ellos, este viaducto ferroviario inacabado sobre el Río Cabriel, que delimita las provincias de Albacete y Valencia, junto a la aldea de Los Cárceles.
Más fotografías de esta línea ferroviaria en www.flickr.com/groups/baeza-utiel/
The failed Baeza-Utiel railroad line left hundreds of useless mega-structures along its 366 km of length. These works generally had a high degree of conclusion in the sections between Jaén and Albacete. However, from this last city began a rosary of discontinuous levelings, blind tunnels, half-finished viaducts and upper passes in the middle of nowhere for nonexistent paths. Lots of water drains, pontoons or lower steps were also left exposed without the embankment which should cover them.
The poetics of failure is especially dramatic in these unfinished elements. Among them, this unfinished railway viaduct over the Cabriel River, which delimits the provinces of Albacete and Valencia, next to the small village of Los Cárceles.
More photographs of this railway line at www.flickr.com/groups/baeza-utiel/
Spaceship Earth is a geodesic sphere that serves as the symbolic structure of Epcot, at the Walt Disney World Resort. One of the most recognizable structures of any theme park, it is also the name of the dark ride attraction that is housed within the sphere that takes guests on a time machine-themed experience using the Omnimover system.
The structure is similar in texture to the United States pavilion from Expo 67 in Montreal, but unlike that structure, Spaceship Earth is a complete sphere, supported by three pairs of legs. The architectural design was conceived by Wallace Floyd Design Group. The structural designs of both Expo 67 and Spaceship Earth were completed by Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. of Boston, Massachusetts.
Geometrically, Spaceship Earth is derived from the Class 2 geodesic polyhedron with frequency of division equal to 8. Each face of the polyhedron is divided into three isosceles triangles to form each point. In theory, there are 11,520 total isosceles triangles forming 3840 points. In reality, some of those triangles are partially or fully nonexistent due to supports and doors; there are actually only 11,324 silvered facets, with 954 partial or full flat triangular panels.
The appearance of being a monolithic sphere is an architectural goal that was achieved through a structural trick. Spaceship Earth is in fact two structural domes. Six legs are supported on pile groups that are driven up to 160 feet into Central Florida's soft earth. Those legs support a steel box-shaped ring at the sphere's perimeter, at about 30 degrees south latitude in earth-terms. The upper structural dome sits on this ring. A grid of trusses inside the ring supports two helical structures of the ride and show system. Below the ring, a second dome is hung from the bottom, completing the spherical shape. The ring and trusses form a table-like structure which separates the upper dome from the lower. Supported by and about three feet off the structural domes is a cladding sphere to which the shiny Alucobond panels and drainage system are mounted.
The cladding was designed so that when it rains, no water pours off the sides onto the ground. All water is collected through one-inch gaps in the facets into a gutter system, and finally channeled into the World Showcase Lagoon.
Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff):
Camera - Nikon D5200 (handheld)
Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom
ISO – 1000
Aperture – f/5.6
Exposure – 1/3 second
Focal Length – 175mm
The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
Unfortunately I have been unable to get out lately with my camera to take new pictures. So, I decided to spend some time, during the heat of the Texas summer, and re-edit some of the pictures from my Alaskan cruise vacation last summer. At the time, my knowledge of photography and editing was nonexistent. Many of the pictures taken from the ship were quite hazy and I didn't have a clue about how to deal with that at the time or in post. While my editing skills still aren't all that great, I have learned enough to better bring out the beauty in the pictures (hopefully).
A cruise ship sails past the majestic mountains of Alaska as it makes it's way towards Juneau.
Hood doors flappin' on a hot Kansas evening lookin' for a nonexistent breeze, a Frisco U30B has just crossed the Rock Island and will soon complete its journey to the Air Capital, Wichita. This is the train from Neodesha making its near sundown arrival. Today's consist one U30B and two GP15-1's.
I apologize for the derail sign.
I am alive!
This is the MOC I took down to the Christchurch Brick Show in July. Yeah, July. The internet side of my lego life has been virtually (haha, pun not intended :P) nonexistent for ages now.
Some of you might remember the Lego graphic novel I was writing and video blogging about earlier this year, until about April. It and I disappeared from the face of the internet without notice. Sorry about that. My beautiful 1-year-old niece passed away very suddenly at the beginning of May, and the project was not a priority.
Anyhow, hopefully I'll get back to it at some point. It would be really good to actually get something out of it, because it did have a plot and concepts that I really liked. Right now I'm working on my exhibit for the Auckland Brick Show 2014, a part of a pirate/castleish collaboration. It should be pretty cool :)
Thanks for checking this out! :D
Welcome with a flower necklace!
Transfer from the airport to the hotel that did not happen. Either we didn't see each other or he arrived very late at the airport. I was at the hotel when I received the flower necklace.
When I found out that there is no wifi in the hotel or almost nonexistent on the island, I remembered something, the most remote place on the planet.
3G or 4G signal?
Do not even think.
TV?
Only three channels with bad images and ditto programming.
“Sticking the electronic brain of an automatic paper towel dispenser in the body of a Deathtron Warbot? What could go wrong? It’s like getting a free robot."
(Rendered for the new episode of TEJFAF, This Is Going To Be So Much Fun: tejfaf.wordpress.com/2018/01/14/this-is-going-to-be-so-mu...).
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Gotta be honest, I'm not proud of this. I threw it together incredibly quickly (with the exception of the seventeen-armed pink guy, who was a royal pain, even with nonexistent pink snakes to work with), and it's rife with mistakes and general sloppiness. I will readily admit there are a couple continuity errors here with the episode this is inspired by, but honestly I really did just cobble this together.
This is one of of my many recent (if unrendered) builds that I essentially made to showcase some minifigs, without much thought to quality. I did actually crack down and build an interior I'm proud of, though, so expect that after a couple more minifig-fests.
When I got out of Left Bank at Santana Row, I spotted this lady taking her time to compose herself for a selfie, totally ignoring her companion at the table. I felt compelled to take this shot. Good thing I had my rangefinder already hanging on my neck. Took me a few seconds to align the two rangefinder patches to nail the focus. Despite having a F1.2 lens, I decided to use F4 for more depth of field so that the gentleman behind would also be in focus as well. I actually had a Voigtlander Nokton mounted on the Leica. It had just come back from DAG Camera for calibration. Previously I was experiencing back focus issues on the Leica using this lens. This was not apparent on film. With a digital body, I have observed the back focus issue at wide open more consistently. As the lens was out of warranty, I contacted Cosina Japan abour calibration service but there was no reply from them. Voigtlander 's authorized US distributor, Cameraquest, also had announced on its website that it would not handle any repair nor warranty service. I contacted Don Goldberg at DAG Camera and he would do it for a reasonable fee. So if you are in the market for any Voigtlander glass, watch out its nonexistent aftersales support especially in the US.
Lens: Voigtlander Nokton 35mm F1.2 Asph III
One bridge; three Prontos.
For some reason whenever I see Lincoln's the Pronto liveried MMCs it always tends to be when they're heading north over Pelham Bridge, which is a bit unfortunate as the background is pretty nonexistent here. On this particular afternoon, I saw all three at this typical location!
This was 11275, at Lincoln with a B3, in its last few days before returning to Mansfield in exchange for the coronation liveried bus, which itself is an ex-Pronto. That's only meant to be a loan though, so maybe Lincoln is set to lose one decker overall.
I remember reading somewhere that the the reason Lincoln got the Pronto MMCs in the first place was because we had an extra requirement for tachograph fitted deckers, which at a guess would be the Moy Park and/or Bakkavor runs. No idea which native buses are tacho, the Scania N230s, maybe? But seeing as anything gets allocated anywhere, what difference does it even make?
28.4.23
(since writing this I've seen 11275 still in Lincoln, sooooo?)
The old town of Sighisoara.
Some places just look good in black and white. They just seem archaic and strange enough for that. The old town of Sighisoara is definitely one of them - especially where antique lanterns hang off the walls.
In this case the shot is taken right behind the famous house of Dracula (which functions predoninantly as a restaurant). The alley is very scenic in color too, but I prefer this look. As if the time long gone comes back to life and just for a moment one is transported two hundred years back - when the streets of the city were echoing with the sound of horse hooves and these lanterns were the only light source.
The story behind the shot:
In each post about Sighisoara I emphasize that this place is crowded with tourists around noon and almost empty the rest of the day. This shot is takenl around three in the afternoon and as you can see - there are almost no people around. I don't know what photoadvice to give you to do something like this - the technical subtleties of of the the shot are generally nonexistent (at least to me, it seems a pretty easy shot to take), there's nothing special. It's just important to see something that matters and means something to you.
Goode Glacier looked messy and virtually nonexistent in the late season. Photos from Logan weren't at the optimal angle to know that the buttress route wouldn't have worked out after all.
Le M.U.R Mulhouse
¨ Movimiento Sosegado ¨ / ¨ Calmer le Mouvement ¨
Mulhouse / Francia .
Me inspire en el devenir que me sugiere este sistema, en la vorágine del día día, donde pretendemos controlar y saber todo lo que va a suceder.
Donde solamente transitamos por el camino de nuestros intereses y nos relacionamos por los mismos, en esta ¨ Gran Prix ¨ del éxito, donde se fomenta el ¨ Non Stop ¨ . Donde la calma o tomarse un tiempo para reflexionar sobre lo hecho, casi no existe, paso a ser normal que la lentitud, ser pausado, bien razonado, se asocie a valores negativos.
Esta claro que las decisiones importantes no deben tomarse a la azar ó impulsivamente.
Pero mantener una actitud contemplativa nos integra en el medio y pueda ser el refugio de brillantes ideas que nos ayuden a nuestro proceder.
// ingles
I inspire in the future that suggests this system, in the maelstrom of the day day, where we aim to control and know everything that is going to happen to me.
Where we only walked the path of our interests and we relate by them, in this ¨ Grand Prix ¨ of success, where fostering ¨ Non Stop ¨. Where the calm or take time to reflect on what has been done, is almost nonexistent, step to be normal that the slow, leisurely, well-reasoned, is associated with negative values.
Is clear that important decisions should not be taken to the random or impulsively.
But keep a contemplative attitude us integrates in the middle and it may be the refuge of brilliant ideas that help us in our proceeding.
A walk into town to pick up a neighbour’s medication gave me the opportunity to take my first 2021 shots and here we see Sanders Coasthopper branded former Wilts & Dorset Wright bodied Volvo B7RLE type number 506 - HF54 HHB as it passes through “the narrows” section of Church Street, Cromer whilst working the above service CH2 journey. The infamous “marmite regeneration” of Cromer Town Centre which took place in the early 2000s, resulted in the whole length of Church Street being narrowed to provide wider pavements, although in this original narrow section they remain virtually nonexistent, especially beside The Albion PH to the right. Hard to believe this was once a two way thoroughfare.
The twelve former W&D vehicles that entered service with Sanders during April & May 2018 were allocated fleet numbers 502-14. They all retained their former blue livery with 502-12 being branded for Coasthopper. At least half have now received Sanders standard single deck livery of allover yellow.
In the background we can see the tower of St Peter & St Paul’s church, at 160ft the tallest in Norfolk. The church has undoubtedly witnessed many events in the 600 plus years it has dominated the town, but surely nothing quite like the year 2020.
A convex mirror along a trail/road in Hontoon Island State Park in the Saint Johns River outside Deland, Florida. Hontoon Island is a low swampy island made up primarily of swamps and stands of pine, palms, and oak. The mirror must be there so you can see the almost nonexistent traffic coming along the road. The traffic is nonexistent because there are no road connections to the island. You can only get there by private boat or by the pedestrian ferry.
In the background is the Kimberly Avenue bridge which goes over the West River separating West Haven and New Haven.
For what its worth, here's the latest New Haven Register story about this neighborhood and its future....
www.nhregister.com/news/article/The-Haven-upscale-outlet-...
Rue Mignard | AVI_16 23/06/2015 12h47
Avignon is an invaded city. Two years ago in the Summer of 2013 I found 22 of all 41 space invaders. The interactive game application FlashInvaders was nonexistent at that time. During the little time of my visit in Avignon this time I tried to flash the most of them, the score was 12 flashed Avignon space invaders with a total score of 180 points plus 100 bonus points 'new city'.
Sad news is that 5 space invades I encountered in 2013 are not there anymore.
Stewart is 'flashing' AVI_16 on this corner. Ten points!
AVI_16 [10 points]
Date of invasion: year 2000
Other views:
AVI_16 (Zoom in, June 2013)
AVI_16 (Street view, June 2013)
Virginia's Warbler. Click to enlarge. Virginia's Warblers occupy a small area in the United States. These warblers spend summers on dry brushy mountainsides in the West and winters in Mexico; their habitat often makes Virginia's Warbler hard to observe. This one is in an about-to-bloom mesquite tree near Tucson, Arizona in the Sonoran Desert. Males and sometimes females have a small chestnut patch on the crown that is usually hidden. Have a couple other photos showing its yellow patches but tree leaves obscured the face. The amount of yellow varies from bright on males to pale or nonexistent on females and young birds. More warblers in PhotoStream and/or Birds album.
“Simple,' Tummeler replied.' Blueberries is one of the great forces o'good in the world.'
How do you figure that?' said Charles.
Well,' said Tummeler, 'have you ever seen a troll, or a Wendigo, or,' he shuddered, 'a Shadow-Born ever eating a blueberry pie?'
No,' Charles admitted.
There y'go,' said Tummeler. It's cause they can't stand the goodness in it.'
Can't argue with you there,' said Charles.
Foods is good and evil, just like people, or badgers, or even scowlers.'
Evil food?' said Charles.
Parsnips,' said Tummeler, 'Them's as evil as they come.”
― James A. Owen, Here, There Be Dragons
Sorry about the apparent lack of relevance of this quote - I just liked it!!! Here's another :
“I think that nonexistent mythological creature just broke some of your toes," Jack said.
Oh, shut up," said Charles”
― James A. Owen, Here, There Be Dragons
Yeah, you saw 820’s new paint, didn’t you? Shit’s atrocious. Fuckin’ Ferromex palette swap lookin headass. Going from Champion paint to *that* is the biggest fucking downgrade none of us deserved. If that really will be the new look for all of FEC’s C4’s, I gotta get to work shooting the mainline freights soon…
FEC 206-07 battles the near-nonexistent upgrade through the MP 357.3 intermediate signals at North Miami on an uncomfortably warm October 7th, 2023. As with most Saturday 206’s, all that was being hauled was limestone and cement loads, 113 cars total. #FEC807 [ES44C4], along with two matching “Champion” GEVOs and an endangered 2K Blue GP40-2, act as power for the northbound rock runner, albeit with only the first two units online. A cluster of non-native Australian Pine off on the wayside made for some ample shade while waiting, and set off a lightbulb in my head… The result? Something worth being proud of.
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North Miami, FL
FEC Mainline
Date: 10/07/2023 | 12:26
ID: FEC 206-07
Type: Unit Rock
Direction: Northbound
Car Count: 113
1. FEC ES44C4 #807
2. FEC ES44C4 #822
3. FEC ES44C4 #803
4. FEC GP40-2 #415
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© Vicente Alonso 2023
I was really lucky getting something out of this shot. I was looking for a nonexistent Kingfisher when this GBH came flying in on my blind side. Quick focus, shoot, and hope for the best.
Being in the Palouse last week just reminded me of what a special place it is to visit and photograph. It is likely that if you are not a photographer, you probably have never heard of it. Other than the beauty of the landscape, there are not a lot of other attractions there to attract other tourists. The Palouse has been described as a culinary wasteland, with most towns not having restaurants or convenience stores. Cell phone service is nonexistent in many parts of the Palouse. Gas stations are few and far between. The area is primarily farmland with some of the richest soil in the US. The people who live there are extremely hard working, supporting the farming industry.
From a photography standpoint, the rolling landscapes, especially during the golden hours at sunrise and sunset, are some of the most desirable subjects. I have heard the Palouse described as the equivalent of Italy's Tuscany region. When you stand on Steptoe Butte and look down on the undulating landscape, you easily understand that comparison. All shades of green and brown can be seen for miles and miles. It's beauty is unique
La portada sur de la iglesia de San Martín de Rejas de San Esteban (Soria); está compuesta de tres arquivoltas de medio punto, la decoración es mediante ajedrezados, bolas, cadenetas y hojas tetrapétalas inscritas en círculos.
Los capiteles apoyados en columnas laterales son leones afrontados y Sansón desquijarando al león, ambos son toscos y presentan signos de deterioro.
Encima de los arcos se ven ocho modillones que servían de soporte a la inexistente cornisa.
Este Monumento Nacional de estilo románico fue construido en el siglo XI, consta de una sola nave, un ábside y una galería porticada con siete arcos.
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The south portal of the church of San Martín de Rejas of San Esteban (Soria); it is composed of three half-point archivolts, the decoration is by checkers, balls, chains and tetrapétalas leaves inscribed in circles.
The capitals supported by lateral columns are facing lions and Samson dislodging the lion, both are coarse and show signs of deterioration.
Above the arches are eight modillions that served as support for the nonexistent cornice.
This Romanesque-style National Monument was built in the eleventh century, consisting of a single nave, an apse and an arcaded gallery with seven arches.