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Many years ago, I was traveling the west and planned a visit to the famous Antelope slot canyons in Arizona. I did it the right way, I arranged for a photography permit, which I think cost $30 or maybe $50. I made a mistake and sent a check, which they were sincerely sorry about not being able to accept so I visited the Tribal office when I arrived. I signed up for a “photography” tour of the slots for a popular time of day when the light would be perfect. The photography tour guide’s purpose is to keep the hordes of tourists our of your shot for about 30-60 seconds. Often it didn’t work. It turned out I was the only one with a permit and that it was only when I mentioned it to the admission staff that they asked for it.
I had the misfortune of being there on an extremely windy day. The surface wind caused a constant rain of tiny particles into the canyon that found a way into every crevice of both cameras I had with me. I tried to keep them covered as best I could but both cameras were inundated with dust, one became nonfunctional and one I was able to clean and continue to use for the balance of the trip. I’d recommend using gaffer tape to seal seams or places where dust could find its way into the camera and hopefully avoid this mishap.
This is a shot of Lower Antelope Slot Canyon taken in 2016, Page, Arizona. (Canon 5Dsr, 24-105mm @26mm, f/16, .8 seconds, ISO 100, and HDR composite of two images taken off a tripod.)
Stay safe out there,
Mike
Both for the railroad, one is old and nonfunctional.
In the Olt Gorge at Corbu, Valcea County, Romania
Four of us from my camera club decided to visit Michigan's U.P. in search of the Snowy Owl. We left early and before we got up to the hunting grounds, we stopped by St. Ignace to see the sunrise. This area of Lake Huron was not frozen over yet even though it was about -5 degrees this morning. One did not stay outside the car very long with the blowing breeze.
This Wawatam Lighthouse is relatively new for a lighthouse, being put into use in 2006. It sits in the harbor of St. Ignace, Michigan. Originally completely nonfunctional, it was erected in 1998 by the Michigan Department of Transportation near Monroe, Michigan, as an iconic roadside attraction at a welcome center that greeted drivers on NB I-75 (just south of Detroit). After serving in this capacity for six years, the structure was threatened in 2004 when MDOT decided to rebuild the welcome center and demolish the tower. Demolition was averted when the St. Ignace civic leaders for the Straits of Mackinac municipality, which had never had a light tower, heard of the opportunity and asked that the welded steel tower be given to them, this time for use in real life. Over a two-year period, the structure was cut apart, trucked to St. Ignace, and re-erected, this time as a functional aid to navigation with a working light. The "new" lighthouse was re-lighted in St. Ignace in August, 2006. As of 2023, it is one of the final working light towers to be erected in the waters of the United States. [wikipedia]
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The pistil , one of the four basic parts of a flower , the central structure around which are arranged the stamens, the petals, and the sepals. The pistil is usually called the female reproductive organ of a flowering plant, although the actual reproductive structures are microscopic. The pistil has a bulbous base (the ovary) containing the ovules, which develop into seeds after fertilization of egg cell(s) in the ovule. A pistil is composed of one or more highly modified leaves (carpels), each containing one or more ovules. A flower may have one or more simple pistils, each a separate organ, or, in higher orders, a compound pistil, formed of several fused carpels. Usually, there is above the ovary a stalk (the style) bearing on its tip the stigma, where the pollen grains land and germinate (see pollination ). The stigma is often sticky or hairy, to retain the pollen. Evolutionary relationships can often be inferred from the location of the ovary in relation to the other parts of the flower. If the stamens, petals, and sepals are attached beneath the ovary, the flower is hypogynous and the ovary is superior; if they are attached above, the ovary is inferior and the flower epigynous; if the ovary is located in a receptacle at the outer edges of which are attached the other flower parts, it is called superior or half-inferior and the flower perigynous. A flower that has one or more pistils but no stamens (or nonfunctional ones) is called pistillate, or female, as distinguished from a staminate, or male, flower, in which the pistil is nonfunctional or absent.
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PERUVIAN LILY [G] Alstroemeria ligtu (pink with brown streaks)
Alstroemeriaceae, Alstroemeria Family (or Amaryllidaceae, Amaryllis Family)
Spirit: Assists meditation on celestial realities, connecting with one's own understanding of higher archangelic realms. Opens the veil between illusory 3D experiences and celestial manifestations beyond; useful for scientists, stargazers, astronomers to restimulate spiritual wonder: the Universe is an expression of divine Grace. Enhances opening to the ecstasy of the moment; opens the mind to incorporate higher realities, cosmic grandeur and spaciousness.
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An escalator is a type of vertical transportation in the form of a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building. It consists of a motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep them horizontal.
Escalators have the capacity to move large numbers of people. They can be placed in the same physical space as a staircase. They have no waiting interval (except during very heavy traffic). They can be used to guide people toward main exits or special exhibits. They may be weatherproofed for outdoor use. A nonfunctional escalator can function as a normal staircase, whereas many other methods of transport become useless when they break down or lose power.
Every week, Underground escalators travel the equivalent distance of going twice around the world. 90. According to TFL, London Underground trains travel a total of 1,735 times around the world (or 90 trips to the moon and back) each year.
There are 440 passenger escalators on the London Underground. This is at Green Park.
Denali is often shrouded in clouds and many visitors never see the mountain at Denali National Park. I had three perfect weather days for photography at the far end of the park. This is the view from reflection pond 95 miles from the park entrance. With the road nonfunctional due to landslide to took a helicopter to get there. This is a photo I thought would render well in 1960s Kodachrome simulation and I think it came out well (with Ted Forbes, Art of Photography, preset) ready to plop into a slide projector ! Kodachrome was special.
Jagdish Temple is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur in Rajasthan. A big tourist attraction, the temple was originally called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called Jagdish-ji. It is a major monument in Udaipur. The Jagdish Temple is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey Mandapa (hall) to a double-story saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal samavarna (bell-roof) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more, nonfunctional stories.
Lanes taking off from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple. It was built by Maharana Jagat Singh Ist in 1651. It is an example of Māru-Gurjara Architecture.
This is my favorite lens. The Nikon 28-70mm ƒ2.8 ED-IF AF-S. It's a beast of a lens, heavy and capable. The glass is sharp and clear. The build impeccable. Undeniably professional glass. A few days ago I noticed that my favorite lens was no longer opening all the way up. I prefer to use the aperture ring to open a lens, so I knew it wasn't an electronic glitch. I removed the lens from the camera, and looked through it while I opened the aperture. The leaves refused to open beyond ƒ16. I tweaked the lever beside the lens mount. No joy. I tried it on another camera without success.
After a day of sulking, I finally placed an order with Adorama for a replacement lens. It only took two days to arrive, and I quickly opened the box to examine the goods. I immediately noticed the lens hood had been broken and repaired. I could live with that, I thought, after all, I have another lens hood anyway. I placed it on my D2X that I use in the studio. The autofocus squeaked a bit as it found it's focus. 'That will ease up in use' I rationalized. Then today the lens quit autofocusing all together. I finished up the shoot in manual focus, and I gave Adorama a call.
The response I got was dismal. I have bought from Adorama since my film days. Before the internet. When they sent newsprint flyers to all the photographers on their mailing list. I have never had a problem. They always upgraded used gear they sold. It was always better than described. Until October of last year when they sent me a camera body that had the autofocus out of calibration. I endured the ordeal of the return and reordered a replacement. Now I had someone on the phone who was trying to justify a nonfunctional lens with a broken lens hood.
I understand I am buying used equipment. That is my decision, and there is a certain amount of risk inherent with doing so. This was a lens graded at E-. to wit: Barrel shows signs of wear and/or moderate usage. Lens glass may have some dust / spots that should not affect picture quality. That is not what I received.
When I had to return a camera body because the focus was out of calibration, I thought it might be a fluke. One bad experience after thirty-five years of patronage. Yeah, the odds are going to catch up with you sooner or later. But now, on my very next order, I receive a lens that is a failure. And the sales representative tries to justify it. Needless to say I have found myself as disappointed in Adorama as I am in the lens. Yes, they will accept the return and refund my money. And yes, I will waste my time packing up a defective lens and shipping it back to them instead of taking photographs.
Thirty-five years of customer loyalty says something about a company. I trusted and recommended Adorama without reservation until today. After talking with their customer service representative, I find myself perusing the B&H website. Perhaps that says something as well.
Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera right. Triggered by Cybersync.
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East of the castle.is this building, it had confused some people who had considered it a theatre, a laundry, a boat-house, a buttery, an office, a chapel for Sir Allan's Roman Catholic wife, or even a cockfighting ring, although no proof of the last use has ever been found. Urban legend has it that many tunnels were built, leading from the Castle to various parts of the estate and one of the entrances was through the folly (a costly, generally nonfunctional building that was erected to enhance a natural landscape).
The taillights were a large "teardrop" design at each side, and two slim-wide nonfunctional front air intake scoops were added just above the grille,
In 1959 the Chevrolet Impala was redesigned. It shared bodyshells with lower-end Buicks and Oldsmobiles as well as with Pontiac, part of a GM economy move. The roof line was three inches lower, bodies were two inches wider, and curb weight increased. Its tailfins protruded outward, rather than upward. The taillights were a large "teardrop" design at each side, and two slim-wide nonfunctional front air intake scoops were added just above the grille,
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East of the castle.is this building, it had confused some people who had considered it a theatre, a laundry, a boat-house, a buttery, an office, a chapel for Sir Allan's Roman Catholic wife, or even a cockfighting ring, although no proof of the last use has ever been found. Urban legend has it that many tunnels were built, leading from the Castle to various parts of the estate and one of the entrances was through the folly (a costly, generally nonfunctional building that was erected to enhance a natural landscape).
Spotted Hyena are quite interesting animals. They are ruled by the alpha female and females are clearly the dominant sex. They even sport a nonfunctional penis. I’d love to know the evolutionary history of that! They are always trying to carry off a piece from a kill to have to themselves but aren’t as aggressive as lions about it. In this case after a brief tug of war, the carcass parted, and each got their own piece. (Spotted Hyena - Crocuta Crocuta) (Sony a1, 70-200mm @ 200m, f/4, 1/6400 second, ISO 1000)
"I want to play a game."
This is the infamous reverse bear trap from the first Saw movie. The wearer of the device will meet a grisly demise when the timer on the back expires. Luckily, this nonfunctional Lego version is much safer.
This sp. was much more numerous than its seemingly close relative, E. shestakovi. Its behaviour is the same as that of the related sp. Ant host is unknown. (If I had to guess, I vould suggest Cataglyphis aenescens, a rather common sp. in the area.)
Size: 5-6mm.
This specimen is still full of eggs. Adult females of Eucharis live only for a few days (they are unable to feed, due to the fact that they have nonfunctional mouthparts), and spend this time with ovipositing during daytime. Consequently, their metasoma ("abdomen") rapidly shrinks, as they get rid of the eggs. Alltogether, they lay thousends of eggs. The reason is that few larvae manage to end up in the nest of a host species of ant, where they can feed on the larvae and pupae of the host..
Eucharis is an odd generic name (given by Latreille in 1804), meaning something like "good news". I wonder wether anybody ever asked ants about that...
(Again, I believe these are the first pictures of the species.)
After a less than ideal result yesterday, I headed back to the Prudhommes Antique Market in Jordan, Ontario, on the South shore of Lake Ontario and just off the Queen Elizabeth Way (or simply the QEW to locals), to try and get a shot of some of the vendor booths in the fresh snow. Yesterday morning it was -6C, cloudy and really windy so it was brutal on the fingers trying to work a camera on a tripod. I eventually gave up because of nonfunctional fingers and lousy light. This morning it was -11C but no wind and also a bit of sun was peeking through the clearing storm clouds. It was still hard on the fingers but nothing like yesterday. From yesterday’s trip I knew what I wanted to shoot: a panorama of three of the booths (technically, one was an old trailer), the focal length I wanted as well as the shooting position. I managed to get set up just as the storm clouds were breaking up and the sun began to hit the area I wanted to capture. Then I quickly packed up and got back into my nice warm car to thaw out my fingers. - JW
Date Taken: 2021-02-14
Tech Details:
Taken using a tripod-mounted Nikon D800 fitted with a Tamron 90mm 1:2.8 Macro 1:1 (272E) lense ISO100, Daylight WB, Aperture Priority mode, Matrix metering, f/10.0, 1/1250 sec with an EV+0.33 exposure bias to compensate for the bright snow, then repeated to cover the area for a total of 3 overlapping frames. The following is a simplified description of the PP so if you have any questions feel free to post a question. First, the frames processed in free, Open Source RAWTherapee to do some initial cleanup nad then saved to TIFF files to retain maximum quality for the nest step. Then the three images were processed in free, Open Source Hugin Panorama Maker software to yield a panorama 15000 x5450 px and saved to ‘TIFF” format. This TIFF format panorama was then processed in free, Open Source RAWTherapee in which a bit of cropping was done to get rid of some edge artifacts from the sloppy crop I did in Hugin, and then the image was Tone Mapped, brightness, contrast, Chromaticity and Vibrance were adjusted, then Th Graduated Neutral Density/GND filter tool was used to darken the snow a bit and better match it to the rest of the image, a bit of noise reduction was applied and the image was sharpened after which it was saved to TIFF format for subsequent processing. The the image was processed in free, Open Source GIMP in which contrast and brightness were adjusted and the image saved without further sharpening. Then the image was scaled to 12000px wide, saved, and a fine black-and-white frame added, the bar and signature was added to the bottom and the image saved, scaled image to 5500 px wide for posting online and saved. No sharpening was done in GIMP.
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East of the castle.is this building, it had confused some people who had considered it a theatre, a laundry, a boat-house, a buttery, an office, a chapel for Sir Allan's Roman Catholic wife, or even a cockfighting ring, although no proof of the last use has ever been found. Urban legend has it that many tunnels were built, leading from the Castle to various parts of the estate and one of the entrances was through the folly (a costly, generally nonfunctional building that was erected to enhance a natural landscape).
Chevrolet Impala (2nd Gen) 4 door Sports Sedan (1959-60) Engine 348 cu in (5700cc) W Series Turbo Thrust V8
Registration Number 910 UXT (London)
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As part of a GM economy move the 1959 Chevrolet Impala was redesigned to share bodyshells with lower-end Buicks and Oldsmobiles, and Pontiacs. Using a new X-frame chassis the roof line was 3 inches lower, bodies were 2 inches wider, the wheelbase was 1-1/2 inches longer, and curb weight increased. Flattened tailfins protruded outward, rather than upward. The taillights were a large "teardrop" design at each side, and two slim-wide, nonfunctional front air intake scoops were added just above the grille,
he Impala became a separate series, adding a four-door hardtop and four-door sedan to the two-door Sport Coupe and convertible. Sport Coupes featured a shortened roof line and wrap-over back window. The standard engine was an I6, while the base V8 was the carryover 283 cu in (4.6 L), at 185 hp (138 kW). Optional were a 283 cu in with 290 hp (220 kW) and 348 cu in (5.7 L) V8 up to 335 hp (250 kW)
The second series Impala 1959-60 now available in five different body styles two and four door hardtops, a two door convertable, a four door sedan and a two door coupe. 1959 was the only model year that the Impala appeared without the trademark six tail lights instead using large teardrop style lights .
Diolch yn fawr am 66,296,805 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 66,296,805 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 01.07.2018 at the American Car Show, Tatton Park, Manchester Ref 135-073
The Hotel Baxter, popularly called the Baxter or Baxter Hotel, is a seven-story hotel built in 1929 in the Main Street historic district of Bozeman, Montana. Designed in Art Deco style by architect Fred F. Willson, it opened for business on March 2, 1929. The grand opening party was held Saturday, March 16, 1929. The hotel is named after George Baxter, a prominent Gallatin County rancher who provided much of the funding. It originally contained 76 rooms, two bars, and restaurant facilities. An ornate lobby on the main floor includes a small water fountain. The mezzanine level features a large ballroom. Its upper floors today contain about 20 condominium-style residences, mostly one and two-bedroom apartments. Ted's Montana Grill and the Bacchus Pub are on the ground floor.
Unique features
Unique features of the Baxter building include a 32-foot high by 45-foot wide electric "Hotel Baxter" sign on the roof. Erected when the building was completed in 1929, it was intended to be seen from the top of mountain passes up to 70 miles away to "serve as a beacon for travelers." The red neon sign was nonfunctional for about 40 years, but was refurbished, repaired, and officially re-lit on January 10, 2013, in a ceremony, where U.S. Senator and part-time Bozeman resident Max Baucus called it "A crown jewel of Bozeman." However, a researcher at Montana State University has raised concerns about light pollution, generating some local controversy. The roof of the building also features a flashing blue light, which is turned on throughout the winter to alert local skiers when new snow is falling at the Bridger Bowl Ski Area. First installed in 1988, it is activated each time Bridger Bowl accumulates two inches of fresh snow, and remains on for 24 hours thereafter. Local skiers depend upon the beacon because the ski area can have a great deal of fresh powder snow, dubbed "cold smoke" by the locals, even when it is not snowing in Bozeman. For this reason, maintenance of the light is a priority for skiers and only once in 20 years was it out of operation for two days.
National Register of Historic Places listings in Gallatin County, Montana - 84002469
This FoD Leia ist the only one worth getting as a stock doll because she has non-sculpted on clothes and regular articulation - not this weird nonfunctional action feature. I am super happy with her sculpt but I might repaint her face to make her look a little more like Carrie :)
I wish Hasbro would give more sh*ts about their dolls. They failed with this line. Good idea - bad execution.
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1. «La vision scotopique est la vision de l'oeil dans des conditions de faible luminosité, voire dans le noir partiel. Dans l'œil humain, les cônes sont non fonctionnels en basse lumière, aussi, la vision scotopique est-elle produite exclusivement par les bâtonnets, qui sont plus sensibles aux longueurs d'onde de lumière autour de 498 nm (vert-bleu) et sont insensibles aux longueurs d'onde supérieures à environ 640 nm (rouge).»
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2. Photo d'une vitre dépolie au coucher du soleil.
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1. “Scotopic vision is the vision of the eye in low-light conditions, or in partial darkness. In the human eye, cones are nonfunctional in low light, so scotopic vision is produced exclusively by rods, which are most sensitive to wavelengths of light around 498 nm (green-blue) and are insensitive to wavelengths above about 640 nm (red).”
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2. Photo of frosted glass at sunset.
Jagdish Temple is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur in Rajasthan. A big tourist attraction, the temple was originally called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called Jagdish-ji. It is a major monument in Udaipur. The Jagdish Temple is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey Mandapa (hall) to a double-story saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal samavarna (bell-roof) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more, nonfunctional stories.
Lanes taking off from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple. It was built by Maharana Jagat Singh Ist in 1651. It is an example of Māru-Gurjara Architecture.
Jagdish Temple is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur in Rajasthan. A big tourist attraction, the temple was originally called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called Jagdish-ji. It is a major monument in Udaipur. The Jagdish Temple is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey Mandapa (hall) to a double-story saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal samavarna (bell-roof) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more, nonfunctional stories.
Lanes taking off from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple. It was built by Maharana Jagat Singh Ist in 1651. It is an example of Māru-Gurjara Architecture.
Jagdish Temple is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur in Rajasthan. A big tourist attraction, the temple was originally called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called Jagdish-ji. It is a major monument in Udaipur. The Jagdish Temple is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey Mandapa (hall) to a double-story saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal samavarna (bell-roof) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more, nonfunctional stories.
Lanes taking off from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple. It was built by Maharana Jagat Singh Ist in 1651. It is an example of Māru-Gurjara Architecture.
1970 Dodge Charger RT / SE
The Dodge Charger R/T was arguably the most luxurious member of the Dodge Scat Pack lineup for 1970, especially when equipped with the SE option.
The SE designation was short for Special Edition, and on the 1970 Charger, it included leather and vinyl bucket seats, a woodgrain steering wheel and matching woodgrain instrument panel, shiny pedal trim and a special lighting group with turn signal indicators built into the hood.
Of course, this was on top of all the standard equipment for the Charger R/T: 440 Magnum V8 with four-barrel carb and dual exhaust, R/T suspension package, heavy-duty brakes, 14-inch wheels with F70 polyglas raised white letter or white-sidewall tires and a bumblebee or longitudinal stripe.
While the 440 Magnum was standard equipment on the Charger R/T, the 390 horsepower 440 Six Pack could be had for a few dollars more. If you wanted be Buddy Baker or Dick Landy, the awesome 426 HEMI® engine was also available packing 425 horses under that long hood. With both the 440 Six Pack and 426 HEMI®, buyers had to choose between comfort or speed as air conditioning was not available on these multi-carbureted beasts. Strange but true: Standard (non-R/T) Charger models could be ordered with the economical Slant Six for power. Not surprisingly, few buyers equipped their Chargers that way, and it’s rather unusual to find one today.
While the 1970 Charger is visually similar to the ’68 and ’69 models, there’s a foolproof way to tell them apart. The ’70 version has a heavy chrome front bumper that fully encircles the grille and hidden headlamps that form a single large rectangle. The ’70 R/T models also came standard with a rear-facing nonfunctional scoop on the door. In this regard, the ’70 Charger stands alone, making it easy to identify in a crowd of classic Dodge muscle cars.
Jagdish Temple is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur in Rajasthan. A big tourist attraction, the temple was originally called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called Jagdish-ji. It is a major monument in Udaipur. The Jagdish Temple is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey Mandapa (hall) to a double-story saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal samavarna (bell-roof) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more, nonfunctional stories.
Lanes taking off from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple. It was built by Maharana Jagat Singh Ist in 1651. It is an example of Māru-Gurjara Architecture.
Colorful enamel inlays elaborate the twelve large pentagonal panels covering the surface of this Roman bronze aryballos. Within these panels, curling tendrils on a blue enamel background surround an inner pentagon outlined in red enamel. The inner pentagons contain different decorative motifs, including birds and rosettes. The use of enamel and pentagonal panels is typical of metal vessels made in northern Gaul.
With its round body and broad mouth, this aryballos reproduces the shape of a type of handleless ancient Greek vessel used to hold perfumed oils, popular six hundred years before this object was made. This Roman version has an enameled metal handle suspended from wire loops. Stylized elephant heads, now missing their trunks, form the attachment points on the mouth of the vessel, yet the heavy weight of the metal vessel's body would have made the handle nonfunctional.
Gallo-Roman, possibly from Anthée, Gaul, ca. 70-100 CE.
Getty Villa Museum (96.AC.190)
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Division of General Motors LLC, Detroit - U.S.A.
Type: Impala V8 Series 1800 Model 1867 Convertible
Engine: 4638cc V-8 valve-in-head (by GM)
Power: 172 bhp / 4.200 rpm
Speed: 165 km/h
Production time: 1960
Production outlet: 79,903
Curb weight: 1780 kg
Special:
- Clare MacKichan's design team, along with designers from Pontiac, started to establish basic packaging and dimensions for their shared 1958 General Motors "A" body, based on the full-sized 1956 General Motors Motorama show car that bore Corvette-like design cues.
- The ’60 model was remarkably changed: oval grille, rear wings no longer in a point but out to the rectangular license plate holder, three seperate taillights, nonfunctional front air intake scoops and a distinctive white trim from the rear until the mid car, containing the name ”Impala” and a set of racing flags.
- In 1960 the Impala was the best selling car in the United States and held that position for a decade.
- It has a three-speed manual gearbox (second and thirth synchronized), a Rochester 7013000 dual downdraft carburettor, a 12-Volts electric system, distributor and coil ignition system, a single dry plate disc clutch (10 inch), a 76 liter fuel tank and rear wheel drive.
- The X-frame chassis (GM B-Platform) with box girders and all-steel body (by Fisher) has a 119 inch wheelbase, semi-reversible recirculating ball steering, steering column shifter, front and rear armrests, an electric clock, dual sliding sun visors, crank-operated front vent windows, a contoured hooded instrument panel with deep-set gauges, independent ball joint with coil spring, sway bar and trapezoidal wishbones front suspension, longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf spring rear suspension with longitudinal push rods, torque arm and Panhard stabilizer, a semi-floating type rear axle, hypoid differential, hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers all around, single exhaust system with crossover, steel wheels, tire size 8x14 and 11 inch hydraulic drum brakes all around.
- This second generation LHD cars were assembled in Baltimore (Maryland) and South Gate (California) – USA.
- Right-hand drive cars were made in Oshawa, Ontario - Canada for New Zealand, Australia and South Africa and assembled locally from CKD or SKD kits. Australian models were assembled by hand on the GMH Holden assembly lines.
- A Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission, a Flightomatic three-speed automatic transmission, a Turboglide three-speed automatic , a (5702cc (348 cu. in.) V-8 engine up to 335 bhp / 5.600 rpm, an SS package (Super Sport) with more ornaments, Saginaw power steering assistance, Delco power brakes, power windows, six-way power seats, two-tone colouring, Air Conditioning, speed and cruise control and a "Speedminder" (for the driver to set a needle at a specific speed and a buzzer would sound if the pre-set was exceeded) were optional.
- The V8 Series 1800 was available as this 2-door Convertible, as 2-door Sport Coupé (204,467 units built), as 4-door Sedan (497,048 units built), as 4-door Sport Sedan (169,016 units built) and as 4-door / 6 passengers Station Wagon (198,066 units built).
Jagdish Temple is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur in Rajasthan. A big tourist attraction, the temple was originally called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called Jagdish-ji. It is a major monument in Udaipur. The Jagdish Temple is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey Mandapa (hall) to a double-story saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal samavarna (bell-roof) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more, nonfunctional stories.
Lanes taking off from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple. It was built by Maharana Jagat Singh Ist in 1651. It is an example of Māru-Gurjara Architecture.
Prada Marfa - It's a quite famous art piece literally in the middle of nowhere. Marfa, Texas is a tiny town in the high desert in far West Texas between the Davis Mountains and Big Bend National Park. The 2010 population was 1,981. This exhibit is not even in the town of Marfa. It sits alone 26 miles NW of Marfa on US Highway 90 - literally out in the cow pasture. Even though small, Marfa is a tourist destination and a major center for Minimalist art.
Prada Marfa is a permanently installed sculpture by artists Elmgreen and Dragset, The artists called the work a "pop architectural land art project."
Designed to resemble a Prada store, the building is made of adobe bricks, The door is nonfunctional. On the front of the structure there are two large windows displaying actual Prada wares, shoes and handbags, picked out and provided by Miuccia Prada herself from the fall/winter 2005 collection; Prada allowed Elmgreen and Dragset to use the Prada trademark for this work. The sculpture was financed by the Art Production Fund (APF) and Ballroom Marfa, a center of contemporary art and culture.
The night after Prada Marfa officially debuted, the installation was vandalized. The building was broken into, its contents (six handbags and 14 right footed shoes) were stolen. The new Prada purses do not have bottoms and instead hide parts of a security system that alerts authorities if the bags are moved.
This exhibit sits by itself with only country fence lines and a railroad track across the street (2-lane highway). The horizontal foreground at the bottom of the photo is the highway. As I was standing facing the "store" the railroad track was parallel to the road behind me. You would pass right by it without realizing it if you were not looking for it.
The site-specific of Prada Marfa invites for a comparison with other art movements such as minimalism and land art, which are equally dependent on the site where they are placed. Prada Marfa relies almost entirely on its context for its critical effect. The "sculptural Intervention" can be interpreted as criticism of consumerism, luxury branding and gentrification, but whether intentionally or not, it reinforces the capitalist values it criticizes.
...Wikipedia (search Prada Marfa, and Marfa, Texas)
I was only there one time and definitely wanted to capture this place. There are hundreds of photos of this place for comparison. It was already late evening at this time, though still daylight. One other guy had stopped by for photos as well. I stayed a couple of hours and got a few photos with a different perspective with the occasional car trail as it got dark which I'll be working on to post next. The location is so remote that I had to wait for long periods of time for another car or truck to come by. I wanted to post this one first to give the history and general setup of this exhibit.
I would love to go back to Marfa. This small town has attracted artists from all over, including Europe, and has a thriving community.
December 16, 2018 at Corning Museum of Glass. We spent a wonderful morning at this amazing museum.
This is just one of the many beautiful pieces of which we were able to admire. "Cityscape Bowl" by Jay Musler, 1998
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For Cityscape, Jay Musler (b. 1949) chose a spherical container blown of industrial Pyrex glass, which he cut in half. He then cut the rim of the hemisphere into a jagged edge, sandblasted it, and airbrushed it with oil paint. Cityscape evokes an urban landscape at sunset, the profiles of buildings uniformly darkened by the setting sun glowing red-orange in the distance. Although Musler is best known for his sculpture assembled from pieces of painted flat glass, Cityscape is one of his most widely recognized works. It is an excellent example of how studio glass artists have interpreted traditional domestic glass forms, such as the functional bowl, as sculpture. In an effort to dissociate sculpture in glass from craft, many contemporary artists have avoided using traditional containers. However, in Cityscape, the viewer respects the interior space as nonfunctional. The sculpture’s relatively large size and its combination of decorative techniques reflect new trends in studio glassmaking in the 1980s.
In case you don't recognize what you're viewing here, this yellow object is the nonfunctional handset from a now antique analog telephone.
Credit to Xan and Ramos for the optics, credit to Shock for his stock.
Designed for use by prison guards and riot teams.
This was about as far as I could go with the design without PMG dying. As is I was unable to recover the code, and I had to screen cap it. I would have liked to do more with it, like recolor the stock for instance, but PMG was becoming pretty nonfunctional at this point. I blame the fancy heat shield I made since I had tried to save that part's code independently and PMG refused to give me a code.
Anyways, so there isn't much that can be done with this from here, but comments and notes are welcome all the same.
1970 Dodge Charger RT / SE
The Dodge Charger R/T was arguably the most luxurious member of the Dodge Scat Pack lineup for 1970, especially when equipped with the SE option.
The SE designation was short for Special Edition, and on the 1970 Charger, it included leather and vinyl bucket seats, a woodgrain steering wheel and matching woodgrain instrument panel, shiny pedal trim and a special lighting group with turn signal indicators built into the hood.
Of course, this was on top of all the standard equipment for the Charger R/T: 440 Magnum V8 with four-barrel carb and dual exhaust, R/T suspension package, heavy-duty brakes, 14-inch wheels with F70 polyglas raised white letter or white-sidewall tires and a bumblebee or longitudinal stripe.
While the 440 Magnum was standard equipment on the Charger R/T, the 390 horsepower 440 Six Pack could be had for a few dollars more. If you wanted be Buddy Baker or Dick Landy, the awesome 426 HEMI® engine was also available packing 425 horses under that long hood. With both the 440 Six Pack and 426 HEMI®, buyers had to choose between comfort or speed as air conditioning was not available on these multi-carbureted beasts. Strange but true: Standard (non-R/T) Charger models could be ordered with the economical Slant Six for power. Not surprisingly, few buyers equipped their Chargers that way, and it’s rather unusual to find one today.
While the 1970 Charger is visually similar to the ’68 and ’69 models, there’s a foolproof way to tell them apart. The ’70 version has a heavy chrome front bumper that fully encircles the grille and hidden headlamps that form a single large rectangle. The ’70 R/T models also came standard with a rear-facing nonfunctional scoop on the door. In this regard, the ’70 Charger stands alone, making it easy to identify in a crowd of classic Dodge muscle cars.
Jagdish Temple is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur in Rajasthan. A big tourist attraction, the temple was originally called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called Jagdish-ji. It is a major monument in Udaipur. The Jagdish Temple is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey Mandapa (hall) to a double-story saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal samavarna (bell-roof) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more, nonfunctional stories.
Lanes taking off from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple. It was built by Maharana Jagat Singh Ist in 1651. It is an example of Māru-Gurjara Architecture.
"Burned Out Farm Tractor" by Patti Deters. This rusty old-looking metal shell is all that is left of a John Deere tractor that burned up in a fire. This impressive (but now non-functional) farm vehicle has huge wheel rims and was discovered near the Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in northwestern Minnesota. If you like this image, I invite you to please share or see my main image gallery (without watermark) at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/burned-out-farm-tractor-....
This is a pre-release model of Apple’s OMP (Original MessagePad) including the extremely rare ‘Batmobile’ screen cover. The front of the case is marked ‘Newton’ in the location where the shipping models of the OMP and the MP100 (MessagePad 100) were marked ‘MessagePad’. This particular unit is currently nonfunctional. In fact, I’m not convinced that it ever worked, as it is labeled “Technical Sample Only” on the back.
This Newton is marked with the number ‘46’ in three places … in the top right corner on the back of the case (view here), inside the battery compartment, as well as on the back of the battery compartment lid (view here). The ‘Batmobile’ screen cover is marked with the number ‘39’.
According to the previous owner, this unit was used in a 1993 television game show called ‘Quest’. A contestant was given a video camera and a prototype Newton, competing in a high-tech scavenger hunt around San Francisco. The Newton was used to feed the contestant clues. ‘Quest’ is mentioned in the book Defying Gravity by Markos Kounalakis and Doug Menuez.
This item is part of a collection obtained from John Venzon, August 2002.
Chevrolet Impala (2nd Gen) 4 door Sports Hardtop (1959-60) Engine 235 cu in (3860cc) S6 Blue Flame
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As part of a GM economy move the 1959 Chevrolet Impala was redesigned to share bodyshells with lower-end Buicks and Oldsmobiles, and Pontiacs. Using a new X-frame chassis the roof line was 3 inches lower, bodies were 2 inches wider, the wheelbase was 1-1/2 inches longer, and curb weight increased. Flattened tailfins protruded outward, rather than upward. The taillights were a large "teardrop" design at each side, and two slim-wide, nonfunctional front air intake scoops were added just above the grille,
he Impala became a separate series, adding a four-door hardtop and four-door sedan to the two-door Sport Coupe and convertible. Sport Coupes featured a shortened roof line and wrap-over back window. The standard engine was an I6, while the base V8 was the carryover 283 cu in (4.6 L), at 185 hp (138 kW). Optional were a 283 cu in with 290 hp (220 kW) and 348 cu in (5.7 L) V8 up to 335 hp (250 kW)
The second series Impala 1959-60 now available in five different body styles two and four door hardtops, a two door convertable, a four door sedan and a two door coupe. 1959 was the only model year that the Impala appeared without the trademark six tail lights instead using large teardrop style lights .
Diolch yn fawr am 66,296,805 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 66,296,805 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 01.07.2018 at the American Car Show, Tatton Park, Manchester Ref 135-072
The Grade II Listed Liverpool Lime Street railway station, Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside.
The original terminus of the 1830 Liverpool and Manchester Railway was located at Crown Street, in Edge Hill, to the east of and outside the city centre. A new station in the city centre was needed. Construction of a purpose-built station at Lime Street in the city centre began in October 1833; the land was purchased from Liverpool Corporation for £9,000 (equivalent to £770,000 in 2015). A twin track tunnel was constructed between Edge Hill and the new station before the station was built in 1832; it was used to transport building materials for the station. The architects were Cunningham and Holme, and John Foster Jr.. The station opened to the public in August 1836. This building was designed with four large gateways, two of which were intentionally nonfunctional. Due to the steep incline uphill from Lime Street to Edge Hill, trains were halted at Edge Hill. Locomotives were removed from the trains and the passenger carriages were taken down by gravity, with the descent controlled by brakemen in a brake van. The return journey was achieved by using a stationary steam engine, located at Edge Hill, to haul the carriages up to Edge Hill by rope. This system, constructed by Mather, Dixon and Company under the direction of John Grantham, ended in 1870.
Within six years of opening, the rapid growth of the railways required expansion of the original station. A plan was formed to erect an iron roof similar to that found at Euston station in London, a ridge roof supported by iron columns. However, Richard Turner and William Fairburn submitted a design for a single curved roof, which won the approval of the station committee.
Meanwhile, in 1845, the L&MR had been absorbed by its principal business partner, the Grand Junction Railway (GJR); the following year the GJR became part of the London and North Western Railway. A group of four columns, adjoining platform 1 and attributed to Edward Woods, date to the 1846-50 rebuild of the station.
In 1867 further expansion was needed and included the present northern arched train shed. Designed by William Baker and Francis Stevenson and with a span of 200 feet (61 m), it was the largest in the world at the time. It was also the first train shed in which iron was used throughout. A second parallel southern train shed was completed in 1879, designed by Stevenson and E.W. Ives; notably, it was of dry construction and each bay took only three days to build.
Upon nationalisation in 1948, the station passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways. Lime Street's present signal box was commissioned on 28 January 1948. The station concourse was redeveloped in 1955. In 1959, preparations began at Lime Street for the first stage of electrification of the West Coast Main Line. On 1 January 1962, electric services between Lime Street and Crewe officially began. On 18 April 1966, the station hosted the launch of its first InterCity service, introducing a 100 mph (160 km/h) service between Liverpool and London. On 11 August 1968, the Fifteen Guinea Special, a return service to Carlisle, was hauled by the Black Five locomotive 45110 from Liverpool to Manchester Victoria and back. The train arrived back at Lime Street at 7:58 pm, marking the end of British Railways' final steam-hauled mainline passenger journey.
Jagdish Temple is a large Hindu temple in the middle of Udaipur in Rajasthan. A big tourist attraction, the temple was originally called the temple of Jagannath Rai but is now called Jagdish-ji. It is a major monument in Udaipur. The Jagdish Temple is raised on a tall terrace and was completed in 1651. It attaches a double-storey Mandapa (hall) to a double-story saandhara (with a covered ambulatory) sanctum. The mandapa has another storey tucked within its pyramidal samavarna (bell-roof) while the hollow clustered spire over the sanctum contains two more, nonfunctional stories.
Lanes taking off from many of the sheharpanah (city wall) converge on the Jagdish Temple. It was built by Maharana Jagat Singh Ist in 1651. It is an example of Māru-Gurjara Architecture.