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A westbound CSX manifest freight approaches a B&O color position light signal on the New Castle Subdivision in Lowellville, Ohio, in August 2013. The replacement signals were on the ground nearby. Trailing CSX No. 4522 is an HLCX rent a wreck.
Classic view of Knaresborough, in North Yorkshire, looking down from the castle towards the River Nidd.
A Northern rail service, recently arrived from Leeds, is on the 1851 built viaduct whilst shunting before making a return journey.
I was sent on a first aid course yesterday.
I was looking forward to it because I knew there would be big busted, mumsy ladies wrapping me in bandages all gently and with soothing voices and I would be able to glean a much needed dose of physical correspondence from the day.
It got even better. I bagged the prettiest girl as my bandage partner and a whole afternoon was whiled away with her tiny, delicate hands bundling me up.
Contrary to popular male fantasy; women don’t actually spend very much time touching each other. The rare occasions where I get to experience what men do of women is rather enlightening. They have a totally different way of touching. Every brush of fingers is infinitely gentler, more measured. Wafting over me as she leant forward to check if I was breathing was a delicious, feminine scent, soft hair tickled my neck. When it was my turn to dress her wound (ahem) and then elevate her arm I was struck by how delicate and tiny her arms and hands were, how pronounced her collar bone. Her shoulders were so narrow as I tied the sling behind her elegant neck. I moved her hair ever so carefully out of the way and a delicious shampoo smell rose.
Men are so lucky.
They get these gloriously scented, bird-like creatures whose touch feels like kisses from kittens while women get these rough skinned, heavy handed brutes whose touch feels like a rugby tackle and who would roll you into the recovery position as if you were a giant pile of dough. Maybe I am a closet lesbian, or maybe I just like the novelty factor of feminine caresses every so often, when I don’t want to be rolled around like an uncooked cottage loaf.
Thal was able to snag the 5th position in modified cargo hauler. He took the cargo hauler for its rigid frame and added the needed thrust. But it is his blasters that draw the criticism. The ORL doesn't allow weapons on the racer--for obvious reasons--but they do allow for means of destroying asteroids and space debris. Let's just say he always seems to get the "random" inspections.
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See my previous post for details on the racing league. And check out spaceruner for the inspiration for the build. As with all of my builds, I try to get the digital instructions up on my Brickshelf page (LDraw format). So check it out.
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EXPLORE : April 11, 2008 # 87
(Highest position)
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I love to see sky very much because I could see nice blue sky, sunset, sunrise, lovely stars and amazing beauty.
Look at there, maybe you could see something that you have never seen before.
And....don't forget to sweet smile...
A gift of LOVE..I will be every step of your move...
A gift of LOVE..walk you to the eternal moon..
A gift of LOVE.. driving away your gloom...
May the lovely feeling holding your hand tight..
Flying with you to the eternal height..
Not just for today nor tomorrow..
But along the years and forever...
Have a beautiful dream tonight...
I will always send you nice sunshine, sweet smile and warm love, my Dearest...
Ich liebe dich..I LOVE YOU now and forever...
J-A-S-M-I-N-E..
Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel & Resort, Pattaya, Chonburi province, Thailand...
#25 Highest Position In Explore
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1- Locate Your Leg And Try To Touch It
2 - Grip on tight
3 - Try Not To Slip It Under Your Fingers
4 - Massage it
5 - Try And Bring It Closer To The Mouth
6 - Enjoy Your Meal =D
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BTW : That's My Little Sister ^^"
Explored - Highest Position 227 on Tuesday, September 11, 2007
These cute little birds have built nests in a hedge in our backyard. I have been waiting to capture them for a long time and finally did get some really cool shots. For more information on this fella visit, www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=summary&lang=E...
An eastbound Norfolk Southern Intermodal train streaks through Newport just after dusk as they split the Pennsylvania Railroad era Position Light signals at PT 131 on the Pittsburgh Line. With Positive Train Control being implemented on the PIttsburgh Line, all automatic signals will be removed and and signals at control points will be replaced with newer Darth Vader style signals, ushering in the end of an era for these old signals.. May 7, 2016.
Different Position – Sir you are now a women 6
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Notice : Releasing this comic on every Monday to Thursday
Parabiotic with Messor spp, Pheidole pallidula, Tapinoma magnum.
[Euryopis Menge 1868: 75 (IT: 8) spp]
E. episinoides is a tiny Theridiidæ occurring in southern Europe. It builds a small retreat made of few strands of silk under rocks or any flat object. This species was found to catch only ants in nature, particularly of the genus Messor. It hunts prey on the ground without the use of web. The spider positions itself near an ant trail with its prosoma on the ground and its abdomen and a pair of hind-legs outstretched and raised in the air and waits until a prey passes by. It catches prey by throwing strands of silk drawn from spinnerets. In the laboratory, the spiders were able to catch few prey types, including flies. Adaptive significance of food imprinting and associated learning may differ between specialists and generalists. Associated learning may be more important than food imprinting for generalist species, as they need to consume a wide variety of prey types in order to balance their nutrient intake. It is also advantageous in a changing environment where different types of prey co-occur. Food imprinting, on the other hand, should be important for specialists as they need to consume only one or a few closely related prey (e.g. ants) which shows rather stable occurrence. Food imprinting should allow actively searching specialised predators to optimise their foraging behaviour and to focus on cues of their focal prey.
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Highest Explore position # 379 on Saturday, November 29, 2008
A kalesa (sometimes called a karitela) is a horse-driven calash (carriage) used in the Philippines. The word, also spelled calesa, predates the Spanish conquest and descends ultimately from an Old Church Slavonic word meaning "wheels." This was one of the modes of transportation introduced in the Philippines in the 18th century by the Spaniards that only nobles and high ranked officials could afford. They are rarely used in the streets nowadays except in tourist spots and some rural areas.
A kalesa looks like an inclined cart. It has two round wheels on each side and two rows of seats that can accommodate four persons. The driver sits on a block of wood located at the front of the cart near the horse.
Although the kalesa has become a rarity, some century-old examples are still preserved in areas of the Philippines, such as the city of Vigan and Laoag. Kalesas can also be found in Intramuros and Binondo in the city of Manila and also in Iligan City, which has a street where decorated kalesas can be taken for a ride. In Cagayan, kalesas are common, especially in Tuao and many other municipalities. In Tuguegarao City, they are mixed in traffic with private cars, motorcycles, sidecar motorcycles, jeepneys, trucks, and bicycles. (wikipedia)
Church of St. Petrox, Dartmouth stands next to the castle at the mouth of the Dart estuary. The church probably originated as a light positioned at the harbour entrance.
Built of local limestone and slatestone rubble, it probably is late 12c in origin , and was enlarged in 1641
.It now consists of chancel and aisled nave under a continuous wagon shaped plastered roof, t www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Hf1t063DEL wo stage west tower housing 5 bells, with stair tower projecting from south side to embattled parapet and small lean-to heated vestry against west end of the south aisle
At the east end of the south aisle are three brasses; one in memory of John Roope 1609 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/659MY537Q6
The small centre brass is to Mr Dorothy Rouse 1617 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/3T8jTsYpNF
The third brass has a larger figure of Barbara wife of John Plumleigh who died in 1610 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/SbpS119B09
The red sandstone font is Norman, www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Y2r8J30spz the pulpit is dated 1641 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/pyGXDHZUGy
The registers date: baptisms, 1652; marriages, 1653; burials, 1652.
Highest Explore Position: 213 on Thursday, August 27, 2009.
Thanks!
I found this beautiful sight right out side of my house - just sitting on my front porch!
The "fuzz" on the stems was what drew me to take out my camera! I was waiting for my dad to finish cooking dinner, became bored, and that's when I made this picture. There's nothing else to really say about this one:)!
Equipment used: Nikon D90 and Sigma 105mm.
I know with macro, you're supposed to use a tripod... but... I'm still working on finding one that is actually functional ;)! Until then, my macro shots will be hand held.
All feedback is appreciated.
Thanks!
Well, no surprise, the most sponsored racer gets the pole position. Don't call him Ted; don't even think about Teddy; it's Theodore. A light, strong frame, big engines, and accurate thrusters...yeah, pole position.
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See my previous post for details on the racing league. And check out Ted Andes for the inspiration for the build. As with all of my builds, I try to get the digital instructions up on my Brickshelf page (LDraw format). So check it out.
DL50 positions a rake of empty PTMY fuel tanks from Alice Springs into the sidings at Birkenhead for refilling as a Kalari truck stops at the crossing waiting for the movement to clear on 1-9-14
always nice to find some shade when the sun beats down on Edmonton 😎
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This is my favorite photo of Smokey!
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Highest position: 303 on Sunday, July 20, 2008 ~ Explore
Picture above shows a Nikon D800E equipped with Phottix GPS and wireless RF trigger. The back of the camera is equipped with a Hoodman loupe to be able to critically focus using live view on LCD screen. The lens used is a Mamiya 645 Manual Focus A 150mm f/2.8. It is mounted on the camera via a PSA (Panorama Shift Adapter) from the company Zoerk (Zork) custom made to accommodate Mamiya 645 lenses on Nikon F body. The adapter has a tripod mount and can accommodate a L bracket shown here. The whole assembly is mounted via a Novoflex plate (QPL2 in blue color) on an Arca-Swiss compatible tripod head. I used here a clone of the Arca Swiss Cube for maximum flexibility and accuracy of positioning. In the picture above the lens is shifted horizontally to the left of the camera of approximately 10mm. This assembly is no longer a point & click camera but the digital equivalent of the old view camera, designed to meet or exceed the largest Digital medium format output.
The purpose of using a Mamiya lens on Nikon FF body is not just the latest fad to mount third party lenses on a Nikon body. Mamiya 645 lenses are excellent medium format lenses which have a diameter much superior to the 135 format lenses. It allows to take several photos shifted within the diameter of the lens optics. This is made possible because the 75mm diagonal of a 645 medium format lens gives 32mm of additional space (shift) compared to the 43mm diagonal of a 35mm format camera sensor. This is why we can take 3 photos shifted (one with no shit, one shifted left, and one shifted right) and still be within the diameter of the medium format lens. Using this technique the stitching is quasi perfect with no need to crop due to loss of coverage in the upper or lower section of the image, usually created by a a curvy horizon when panning/rotating with a non perfect leveling.
The resulting image that can be produced with this setup is the equivalent of a 80 Mpixel camera depending on the orientation of the D800E sensor vs the direction of shift! Superior resolution, higher ISO and less noise than all the current Digital medium format cameras sold $20000 and more! Yes, it is possible to do it with an investment inferior to $4000 if you count the purchase cost of the D800E. I will concede that the Mamiya 645 lenses, although excellent, will not quite match the performance of the Leica S lenses. Note however that a Leica S lens is usually > $6000 vs a used Mamiya 645 lens (55mm, 80mm) which can be found on ebay for $300 or less!
The German made Zoerk (Zork) adapter is unique as the Mamiya lens is fixed during the shifting: it is the body which moves behind the lens! Unlike most Panorama adapters allowing the rotation through a difficult to find nodal point , the Zork adaper eliminates any parallax issue since the lens is fixed vs the subject. This is particularly useful when you have a near and remote subject aligned with the camera: any rotation outside the nodal point will ruin the alignment and makes the stitching impossible. Therefore the Zork design results in a superior accuracy of the stitching of the photos where technically 2-3 pixels overlap is enough for a perfect stitch. Rotation based Panorama requires usually min 20% overlap to account for distortion/parallax issues, and the final image needs cropping due to curvature movement of the rotation if tripod head is not perfectly leveled.
Another huge benefit of the Zork adapter: it shifts horizontally 20mm with camera sensor in landscape mode. One limitation in vertical shift: the prism/flash housing of the D800 or D800E limits the vertical shift with sensor in landscape position (approx 14mm). It is better than the max shift of a Nikkor PC-E lens (approx 11 mm). With the camera in landscape mode and a vertical shift (up and down) or with the camera in portrait mode and a horizontal shift (left/right) you achieve the biggest file enlargement. With a Nikon PC-E lens a maximum 11mm shift will give you a 92% increase of the photo. With the Zork adapter a full 20mm shift (possible on Canon DLSR and Nikon pro bodies without built-in flash) will provide a 167% enlargement (yes 2.7 the original pixel size!). It means that a 36Mpixel camera like the D800 will provide a 96Mpixel file with the Zork adapter fully shifted. On Nikon bodies with built in flash like the D700 or D800 however the full shift of 20mm is not possible as the flash housing in on the path of the shift. It seems that the shift is limited to 14mm which provides an enlargement of 117% (x2.2 Mpixel increase).
For Panorama shots where the camera orientation must be the same as the direction of the shift (landscape/Horizontal shift or portrait/Vertical shift) the aspect ratio is spectacular but the Mpixel increase is less:
- On a traditional Nikon PC-E lens with 11mm shift, the Mpixel increase is 61% with aspect ratio of 2.4:1
- with the zork adapter using full 20mm shift (possible on all Canon and Nikon DSLR even with the D700/D800), the Mpixel increase is 111% with aspect ratio of 3:1! more information is available at the following link:
www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/tilt-shift-lenses1.htm
Tilt movement is not possible with this adapter and in general with Mamiya 645 lenses tilt can be achieved but you lose the ability to focus at infinity as the registration distance between the rear of the lens and the sensor would be too long with the additional tilt movement.
Although a sturdy design that reflects German engineering, the finish (look) of the adapter looks as a hand made prototype. The demand is not high enough in the market to mass produce this custom made adapter (the model I purchased use only Mamiya 645 MF lenses but the manufacturer can sell you one adapte for Pentax 6x7 or Hasselblad lenses to be mounted on Nikon or Canon bodies).
Cost $750 including the L bracket that allows the adapter to be mounted with flexibility in any position on a tripod head.
more information can be found on the manufacturer website:
I have put a lot of effort to research and understand the Tilt and Shift world which was new to me, and although there are a few books on view cameras, T&S lenses and the Scheimpflug principle, I could not find any practical information on using T&S adapters like Mirex and Zork on Digital cameras, using large diameter Medium Format lenses. Forums seem to provide some partial information with little experience with Nikon DSLR which are less friendly to shifting in the direction of the built-in flash. So I decided to gather all the information I have learned and summarize it in this single post, which you can bookmark or save as a favorite for future reference.
An example of a photo taken with this set-up with explanations how to use Photoshop for Panorama stitching and focus stacking is given in the comments area of this link:
www.flickr.com/photos/episa/8603934110/in/photostream
Final question you may ask and which I already asked myself since I own the Nikkor Micro PC-E 45/2.8: why not use a simple dedicated Tilt and shift lens from Nikon?
It turns out that using a dedicated Nikon PC-E lens is not any easier and still requires to manually focus and fix the exposure manually. A the same time it costs $2000 to get a single T&S lens. With the set-up described in this posting the investment is limited to the adapter ($750) and the Mamiya lens ($300 on ebay for each focal length like 55mm f/2.8N, 80mm f/2.8N, A 150mm f/2.8). Investing in a Nikon PC-E lens makes sense if you use the tilting function for creative effect or as a landscape photographer. But I would argue that using Focus stacking you can achieve an ever better effect than with a Tilt lens if your goal is to achieve maximum depth of field in a landscape or in a macro shot. The real advantage of the PC-E lens remains when you need to reduce the depth of field and create special effects (like miniature rendering, or tilted plane of focus). This becomes a very narrow application mostly for professional photographers who need to sell a unique look in their pictures.
I hope that you found this compilation of data instructive, even eye opening. Let me know if you appreciate the sharing.
EXPLORED!!! Highest position: 450 on Tuesday, July 6, 2010
My friends, I'm back and I'm sure I will update this page a lot more in the next weeks: I finally made the jump into the full-frame world!!!
I know I mentioned this long time ago but now things are getting better in my professional life, I have a steadier income and can make better mid-term projects;
I also placed orders to replace my flash trigger system; now I don't have excuses not to extend my researches in portraiture!!!
I can't wait to get the new programmable remote-timer, too: I would like to try the 5d2 great ISO performances in night long exposures!!!
I think my next purchase will be a geared head (probably the 410 by Manfrotto) since now I use a ball one and sometimes I would prefer to have a slower but more precise and fine-tunable system.
This morning I woke up at 4.45 and got out shooting; here it's really hot and sooo humid: what you see here is an example of early morning fog.
I was able to see the sun only 1h+ after sunrise.
Hope things get better soon!!!
Details
- CANON 5d MarkII, EF 70-200 @ 97mm, f/13, 1/8 s, ISO 100.
- Tripod
The shot
Shot at Sunrise, not far from where I live
The Processing
Photoshop:
- Switched to LAB color space to pull out some colors.
- Back to RGB, added a Color Balance adjustment to equalize colors.
- Multiplied the sky and blended in at 35% Opacity
- Resized
- Improved microcontrast with Unsharp Mask
- Sharpened (SS + More Accurate)
- Framing and signature.
Take a look at it, LARGE on Black :
@ You all
Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!
Processing has been really quick and easy: RAW files are so full of details, color rendition is superb! See it Large on Black!
I wish you a splendid weekend!!!
I am doing the 2011 strobist class on Flickr, and here is the assignment result for Strobist L102 1.1 Position: Angle.
Handy Manny and Philipe kindly dropped in to model for me here on white seamless (A3). Lit with a 580EXII triggered by Cactus v4s. Light positions as indicated on the diagram. Exposures were kept the same for each shot using a Sekonic light meter.
If you are reading this, and have no idea what Strobist is... Check out Strobist 102 lessons. This exercise is specifically for 1.1 Position: angle lesson which is all about observing how things look different when you get your flash off the camera and hitting your subject from different angles.
Which one makes Manny look best do you think?
MY 50th UPLOAD IN EXPLORE!!! Highest position: 362 on Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Yesterday I had some real fun while shooting long exposures!
I'm coming across one of the 400d limits: its high ISO performance.
I'm sure this will be one of the fields where the 5d2 will make the difference.
Even if it may appear fake, the road sign is real!! I just tilted the arrow to point towards the Milky Way (and of course changed its label).
The orange light inside of the car comes from the radio.
One small note: today I received a call from the shop where I ordered the IR filter: they don't know when it will be available (at least 4+ weeks), so I decided to cancel the order.
It's pretty difficult to find it here in Italy, so I think I will try IR Photography next year!
ISO 1600, f/3.5, 39sec, EF-S 10-22 @ 10mm
The shot
I found a really pretty location, I parked on one side of a road, in one hour just one car passed by!
You'll see more shots from there in the next days.
The Processing
Photoshop:
- Cleaned the foreground
- Used Free Transform to rotate the sing
- Wrote a new label in the sing (Text Tool)
- Brightened the sing a little
- Used the Color Balance tool to cool the sky
- Created a Hue/Sat layer to change the tints inside the car
- Applied some Noise Reduction with Noise Ninja
- Used the Unsharp Mask to improve microcontrast
- Blurred the clouds a little
- Resized
- Framing and signature.
Take a look at it, LARGE on Black :
Road to the Milky Way, on Black
@ You all
Comments, faves and critiques are always welcomed!
I'm pretty satisfied on how it turned out. Getting more and more involved with night exposures!
Have the best week ever, my friends!
EXPLORE Highest Position# 246
This shot is dedicated Kaj Bjurman. His HDR works are highly regarded in Flickr HDR community. It is through him that I came to know about HDR, photomatix and post processing methods in photoshop. I must admit my HDR works are very much inspired by him (and also through many flickr friends off course!!). I highly recommend every one to visit his photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/bjurman/
and also his tutorial on HDR processing in photomatix and tutorial
1 exposure CR2 tonmapped in Photomatix. Added a curve to enhance constrast, adjusted the midtone brightness level, reduced noise and finally dramatized the whole image with Topaz Adjust photoshop plugin.
All comments and critiques are welcome.
The early cow catches the grass ;-) . Please view On Black
Sunrise at Reinhardswald, Germany
This photo has been on explore: Highest position: 483 on Monday, October 31, 2011