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This large architectural sculpture installation fills the round-about in the street that leads to the Michigan Library and Historical Building. Viewed from this angle, a 40-foot tree can be seen through the columns. It is planted in an interior open courtyard behind the entrance to the building, and soars nearly to the fourth story.
The tree is a White Pine, Michigan's State Tree, and welcomes all to the museum complex.
The sculptural installation, the "Polaris Ring" was created by noted Michigan sculptor, David Barr. (1939-2015)
Standing behind the large stone in the center of the columns, looking through the two tallest of the 50 steel columns, should sight to Polaris, the North Star, in the night sky. (I didn't return at night to verify this.)
The Polaris Ring, a sculptural installation, by noted Michigan sculptor David Barr (1939-2015), fills a round-about in front of the Michigan Library and Historical Building, Lansing, Michigan.
Some people call this a "modern Stonehenge". The first picture in the comments below shows an alignment that focuses on a 4-story White Pine growing in an open atrium at the Michigan Library and Historical Building. Step into the ring, with the rock boulder in front of you, look between the two largest columns and it will sight to Polaris, the North Star.
This place: sealine race - Qatar . December. 2009
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Finalmente sono riuscito a provare il mio primo startrail, per lo scatto specifico eseguito sui colli toscani, ho cercato da prima di individuare la stella Polare, in modo da vera i cerchi convergenti nello stesso punto e poi fatto qualche prova. Questo è il risultato dell'unione di 110 scatti da 30" secondi per un ora totale di esposizione.
This image consists of 38 stacked images. I wanted to try again with more images and to get the North Star more centered but alas didn't get a second chance. Maybe next summer.
Thirty-minute single shot from the top of the mountain, facing north. The photograph was taken one hour after sunset with an almost full moon. The sky was cloudy and because of the north wind the highest layers of the clouds were moving faster than those in the lower ones.
La Arnía, Spain.
*This was my first attempt to catch the Polaris, so...don't have in count the quality, I'll improve it :)
“Polaris Pond II.” Inyo National Forest above Bishop. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this area as beautiful as it was on 10/03/2020. The trees in the foreground of this photo typically turn color earlier than others and are promptly stripped of their leaves from the prevailing west winds in the area. Not so this year. As seen here, these trees were still holding on to their leaves. Moreover, most areas—with the exception of a small patch—were already sporting their yellow, orange, or red. In short, almost all the trees in the area were in their full, vibrant color—and virtually none had lost their leaves. Add in the fact that the colors were “better than average” vibrancy this year (last year was very dull), it was truly magical.
15002, an Airbus A310-304 CC-150 Polaris of the Royal Canadian Air Force, taxiing to runway 06L at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario. It was departing to Halifax, Nova Scotia as CFC3187.
Serial number 482 began her career as C-GLWD with Wardair Canada Inc. in September 1988 - 31.75 years ago.
' it's time for you to get your own powers now'
' but what about you big sis? '
' lets hold the power... together'
A coming of age story with my big sister Jade.
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fun story is i've wanted to use this pose and this backdrop for a few months but never got around too it !
very happy to do it now.
we got the outfits at moon amore during #SoKawaiiSundays opening!
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ʙᴀᴄᴋᴅʀᴏᴘ: ꜱʟᴇᴇᴘʏ ꜱᴛᴀʀ ʙʏ ʙᴏɴʙᴏɴ
ᴘᴏꜱᴇ: ᴍᴏᴍᴏɪʀᴏ - ᴘᴏᴘ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ᴘᴏꜱᴇ
ᴏɴ ᴊɪɴɴʏ:
ɴʏᴀʀᴜ - ꜱᴡᴇᴇᴛ ʙʟᴜꜱʜ ʙᴜɴɴʏ
ɴʏᴀʀᴜ - ᴀᴍɪ ʟɪᴘꜱᴛɪᴄᴋ (#SoKawaiiSundays)
ᴇᴠᴇʀᴀɪɴ - ᴅᴏᴜʙʟᴇ ᴇʏᴇʟɪᴅ ᴠ1 ɴᴏʀᴍᴀʟ (ɴᴏᴠᴀ)
:ᴍᴏᴏɴ ᴀᴍᴏʀᴇ: - ᴀɴɢᴇʟɪᴄ ꜱᴏᴜʟꜱ ʟɪʟᴀᴄ ꜱᴇᴛ
ɢʟᴏᴏᴍ. - ᴇʏᴇꜱ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍʏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ( ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ )
ꜱᴄᴀɴᴅᴀʟɪᴢᴇ - ᴊᴀᴢᴢɪᴇ ʜᴇᴇʟꜱ
ᴠᴄᴏ ʜᴀɪʀ - ᴊᴇɴɴɪᴇ
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ᴇʏᴇꜱʜᴀᴅᴏᴡ: ᴊᴜꜱᴛ ʙʏ ᴛᴏᴘ1ꜱᴀʟᴏɴ
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ʜᴀɪʀ: ᴄᴀꜱᴄᴀᴅᴇ ʙʏ ꜱᴛᴇᴀʟᴛʜɪᴄ
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An arctic forest, Eolusneset, Sorgfjorden, Spitsbergen. I love the patterns and textures of the rocks.
Once a luxury yacht, now a research vessel in the United States Geologic Survey the Polaris sits quietly at anchor at the Port of Redwood City. The 96 ft. ship, built in 1927, is reputedly the oldest vessel in the federal fleet.
The USGS mission is to monitor, analyze, and predict current and evolving dynamics of complex human and natural Earth-system interactions and to deliver actionable intelligence at scales and timeframes relevant to decision makers--not as exciting as seeking out new life, and boldly going where no man has gone before, aboard the Starship Enterprise me thinks.
Redwood City CA
Versión "Vórtice" sobre la Almenara de Gata. Generada a partir de 105 exposiciones de 15 segundos cada una, con ISO 2500 y f/2.0, en un intervalo de 3 segundos entre cada toma.
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"Vortex" version on the Almenara de Gata. Generated from 105 exposures of 15 seconds, with ISO 2500 and f / 2.0, with an interval of 3 seconds between each shot.
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The Coast Guard has said they would remove this abandoned tugboat, but that was over 3 years ago...
Hope they forget about it.
POLARIS PILOTS (IMO: 9496915) is a Special Vessel and is sailing under the flag of Netherlands. Her length overall (LOA) is 81.2 meters and her width is 13.3 meters.
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Polaris est un triple système d'étoiles, composé de l'étoile primaire, Polaris Aa (une supergéante jaune), en orbite avec un plus petit compagnon (Polaris Ab); la paire en orbite avec Polaris B (découverte en août 1779 par William Herschel).
Polaris is a triple star system, composed of the primary star, Polaris Aa (a yellow supergiant), in orbit with a smaller companion (Polaris Ab); the pair in orbit with Polaris B (discovered in August 1779 by William Herschel).
15001 - Airbus A-310-304/CC-150 Polaris - Canadian Forces - Royal Canadian Air Force - Government of Canada/Gouvernement du Canada (CANFORCE 1)
at London/Ont. International Airport (YXU)
making a low pass during the 2016 London Air Show escorted by 2 CF-188 Hornet fighter jets of the RCAF
Star trails, oh, how I've missed thee...
I'm finally off for a few weeks so headed up to Mt. Rainier the other evening for star trails. It was nice to escape our heatwave and wear a parka at the lake. :D
📷: Nikon Z7ii | Zeiss 15mm | f/2.8 | 5 shots stacked at a total of 52 minutes long exposure | ISO 100
(The lights on the mountain are climbers.)
A Brief History of the R/V Polaris
The history of the R/V Polaris can be most effectively divided into two overarching topical areas, which relate to the 20th century history of the western United States.
The vessel belonged to Lee Allen Phillips, a prominent California businessman and land developer, from 1926 until his death in 1938. He used the Polaris as a pleasure craft and to visit his irrigation projects in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (also California Delta.). Lee Allen Phillips was a Progressive-era businessman who took a special interest in irrigation and reclamation. The vessel’s association with Phillips represents a link to the history of California. Called the Pasado Mañana at the time, the vessel was sold to John Grant, a Los Angeles oilman, in 1938. He kept the vessel until 1944 when the U.S. Army acquired it and used the vessel as a personnel transport in Puget Sound. The vessel changed hands several times after the war until it was acquired by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in 1966.
The USGS converted the pleasure craft into a research vessel and it has played a vital role in marine geology and water quality research in Alaska and the San Francisco Bay area. The Polaris sailed from the South San Francisco Bay continuously from 1968 until it was retired in 2015.
From:
www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/story-...
I last photographed Bank Station's travelator -- or "Trav-O-Lator" as it was originally known -- two years ago. The moving walkways inside the 250ft sloping tunnel, which connect passengers from street level to the Waterloo & City Line's platforms, began construction in June 1957. Sixty years on, the design still has a sleek and futuristic aspect to it, although there's now also a certain retro element to the concept. The tunnel is also showing its age: several of the overhead lights were out on the morning I visited, and scratches and chipped paint which I'd noticed on my last visit were now even more visible. For me, this adds to the industrial and dystopian atmosphere of the tunnel, although in some cases I felt they could be a potential distraction and would need attention in post-processing.
My aim with this take on the tunnel was a less gritty finish and with more emphasis on the tunnel's light and leading lines. The vibrant colour in the foreground stop sign always seemed to be one of the most striking aspects of the tunnel, and I wanted to contrast this with the cool metallic tones of London's underground with a tighter crop that would focus less on the tunnel's vanishing point and more on the stop sign and the light and patterns around it.
I captured nine bracketed exposures while the camera was resting on the edge of the walkway, blending all but the brightest two exposures in Photoshop using luminosity masks, and taking care to preserve the highlights within the lights themselves and within the posters along the tunnel where the light was reflecting. I then used the Pen Tool to create selections of the lights that were out, flipped the corresponding light on the left or the right (as well as the reflection of the lights along the walkway's metal surface), and masked these in. Next, I spent a little time cleaning up chipped paint on the stop sign, and removed the speakers mounted along the walls in the tunnel's foreground, which added a certain character to the architecture but were not mounted symmetrically and which I felt would pull viewers' eyes from the centre of the image.
The next phase of the workflow involved creating selections of the tunnel's walkway, its walls and air vents, the panels between the overhead lights, and the stop sign. I then gently blended in my brighter and darker exposures to these areas using a mixture of linear, radial and reflective gradient masks, emphasising the light falling onto the stop sign and the lettering inside the sign, as well as the contrast between the bright walls and the dark shades of the posters along the tunnel.
Colour-grading the image was largely about finding the right shade of red for the stop sign -- adding a hint of magenta and toning down the yellow -- and then finding the most striking shade of blue-ish cyan for the tunnel's walls to complement this red. This was achieved using a combination of Colour Balance and Hue/Saturation adjustments, along with a Gradient Map and the colour channels via Curves layers. I then extracted the tunnel's walls and walkways and used Silver Efex Pro to lower their midtone and shadow structure, setting this adjustment to Luminosity and giving the image the softer and more ethereal finish I was aiming for. The grit and detail are still there, but the final image hopefully captures the drama and geometry of London's underground, and sixty years on, perhaps also something of the aspirations which the Trav-O-Lator's designers must have had.
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