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Queensbury probe for a weakness in the opposition defence during a 26-22 win at Allerton Bywater in the First Division of amateur rugby league's Yorkshire League. Two early tries at Ninevah Lane put Bury 10-0 up but the hosts hit back with great determination to lead by two points at half-time then claimed a 22-14 advantage after an hour. Divisional leaders Queensbury clinched victory - and maintained a 100 per cent start to the 2018 season from seven games - with two tries in three minutes during the closing stages. After a double dismissal for an exchange of punches, both teams played all but 27 minutes with 12 players.
Match statistics:
Admission: free. Programme: none. Attendance: 45. Scoring sequence: 0-4 (12mins); 0-10 (22mins); 6-10 (30mins); 12-10 (38mins); 16-10 (43mins); 16-14 (49mins); 22-14 (60mins); 22-20 (68mins); 22-26 (71mins).
Done as part of the "Strobist: Lighting 102" exercise, with a few variations:
First, the lighting in the room was very dim. Sorry, didn't want to mess with it that much just for the purposes of this shot. Second, I shot at f/8, not f/5.6.
Second... um, I kinda missed the part where I was supposed to shoot the subject (ha ha, that's me again) from the perspective of the light. Oops, sorry.
I used an off-camera Promaster 7500DX triggered via PocketWIzard. Other than cropping and stitching the images together, these are SOOC (shot in JPEG).
(For those of you to whom this sounds like gibberish: the idea was to practice moving a light around your subject so you can see how positioning changes it.)
Brits pulling back to town including the remaining troop leader and Firefly. Both Stugs are out of action after doing no damage to the Shermans.
As was historical, the German's counterattack falters on the outskirts of Asnelles. Overall loses for the Brits are 2 Shermans, 1 Pla CO, and 21 men. The 916th lost 4 men in 1 Komp and 2 in 2 Komp. But both StuGs are gone with one crew lost and now the Brit Arty will start to get established. But the Germans certainly gave the Devons a bloody nose.
going through this exercise to learn a bit more about light and angles - strobist.blogspot.com/2007/06/lighting-102-unit-11-positi...
Equipment: Nikon D70, Vivitar 283 on camera, and snooted to trigger optical slaved remote. Sunpak 433D off camera.
The D70 has an integrated flash, but for some reason, it wasn't triggering my optical slave correctly, and the flashs were out of sync. Putting the Vivitar up there fixed the problem.
Track laying at the Leighton Buzzard Narrow Gauge Railway to re-instate the section of line between Stonehenge Works and Mundays Hill. When the line was in commercial use part of the section was double track and the opportunity has been taken to extend that distance. The regular, volunteer track gang are being assisted by a team from Transport For London. These people have been recruited and trained to maintain the Elizabeth Line (formerly Crossrail) but as yet trains are not running.
St Mary's church is a grand edifice in a commanding position at the centre of the north Leicestershire village of Wymeswold (a place that I always think should have a type of cheese named after it). It is a largely 14th / 15th century building with a proud west tower, a nave flanked by aisles and chancel, but all was thoroughly restored in 1844 by none other than A.W.N.Pugin to the degree that the entire building has an early Victorian veneer inside and out.
The interior is light owing to its white-washed surfaces and appears at first glance to be entirely of the 1840s owing to the furnishings and glass which also mostly date from Pugin's restoration. There are earlier survivals if one knows where to look, some fragments of medieval woodwork displayed in the south aisle and a large 17th century monument under the tower (presumably 'banished' to this position by Pugin) but otherwise it is a consistently early Victorian interior complete with glass by Hardman and others, but an attractive one nonetheless.
Like most Leicestershire churches I believe this one is normally kept locked outside of services so as ever a churchcrawl on Heritage weekend in September makes all the difference. Here however there were fundraising events ongoing; people were friendly and there were some wonderful homemade cakes for sale at the west end so we duly indulged (I could have all too easily gone back for more!).
For more history of the church see below:-
A more detailed account of the 1840s Pugin restoration here:-
My feet at the "Phantasialand" a big amusement park near Cologne. Shot taken with the M6 on AGFA APX100@80 developed in Moersch ECO 2+1+50 for 10 minutes. Printed on AGFA MCP.
The Great North Air Ambulance "Pride of Cumbria" attending a boating incident on Ullswater.
The pliot was down from Inverness - He was the relief pilot!
The helicopter a Dauphin or Eruocopter AS 365 started out as the first London Air Ambulance before heading north.
It is based at Carlisle.
You can support the service and find out more at Great North Air Ambulance
Ministers assemble for the family photo in between two sessions during the High-level Dialogue for Ukraine in Rzeszów, Poland on 30 March 2023, organised by the Ministry of Infrastructure of Poland and the International Transport Forum.
Nikon D600 with 300mm f/2.8 and x2 TC
1/1000sec, Æ’/9, ISO-400 and 600 mm
Copyright © 2014 Martyn William
The riders from the T70s close assault the 88 position and easily defeat the luftwaffe gunners. At this point we decided to call it. There was no way that the Junkers were going to get out of there with Soviet tanks running amok. The Russian players got lucky with their deployment on the table-not too far off and pretty coordinated. The Germans had some miscues with their deployment that cost them some commanders getting units into action. I had thought about giving the Germans a couple of Marders since there were some in the area earlier, but thought there was just too much firepower already out there. Overall, I think this would've worked better on a bigger table-8X6. I did enjoy getting some new players involved into the TFL universe.
Second exercise in lighting from the Strobist blog. For this one, we were to vary the distance of the light and see how that affects the depth of field. Upper left photo is four/five feet distant at lowest power on the strobe (1/32), but also relatively close to the background. Moved the chair away from the wall a little in upper right corner photo and the light is now around two feet.
The light backs up again in the lower left corner, around 3 feet, and then it's snooted in lower right and very close, maybe a foot distant, with a lower aperture to boot.
ORLANDO, Fla. - Every Soldier from the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) who fired an M9 pistol, M4 carbine or M16 rifle met or exceeded the Army's weapon qualification standards while training at the Orange County Sheriff's range April 18, 2015.
The Soldiers spent the morning and early afternoon hours "zeroing" their rifles and carbines. Every Soldier initiates this essential task by shooting three rounds at a target. Although this stationery, paper target lays 25 meters from the Soldier, the size of the black, torso-shaped silhouette is roughly equivalent to a human-sized silhouette standing 300 meters from the shooter.
Between three-shot intervals the Soldiers and their range safety officers inspect the targets, take note of their rounds' point of impact, and make the necessary site adjustments on their respective weapons. When Soldiers consistently hit the target's center of mass, they proceed to a qualification range where they must hit a minimum of 23 of 40 targets situated 50 to 300 meters away from each shooter. Each Soldier fires 20 rounds from a prone supported position, 10 rounds from the prone unsupported position and 10 rounds from the kneeling position.
Soldiers who qualified with the M9 pistol conducted a similar qualification from various shooting stances and positions. "Zeroing" a pistol is impractical due to its short effective range relative to their rifle counterparts.
Photos by Staff Sgt. Carlos Lopez, Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC
Additional photos by Sgt. Brandon Hubbard, 204th PAD.
Dismounted Assured-Positioning, Navigation and Timing (A-PNT) will provide a single source of A-PNT to support communications, command and control, logistics, targeting and effects. It will replace Defense Advanced Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver and commercial GPS for the Nett Warrior Ensemble and as a stand-alone capability. It will also optimize power to leverage shared Conformal Wearable Battery when employed with Nett Warrior.
Read more at asc.army.mil/web/portfolio-item/a-pnt-dismounted/.
White Sands Missile Range Museum
36.9 Megahertz Helix Antenna
Doppler Velocity and Position (DOVAP)
Reference Transmitter Antenna
Developed during World War II by the Germans as part of a V-2 guidance and control system, DOVAP traced the course of a rocket using the Doppler Effect caused by a target moving relative to a ground transmitter and receiving stations.
Unlike radar, Dovap did not allow scientists to "see" the rocket on a screen. Instead, it sent up radio waves, which were received and rebroadcast back to earth by the rocket. The returned waves combined with the original ground broadcast and produced a musical tone which varied with the rocket's speed - the faster the rocket, the higher the pitch.
DOVAP data was extremely accurate: it could place a rocket's position at 100 miles up within 50 feet. It could collect data at the extreme altitudes of 100 to 300 miles. Dovap's disadvantage was that it took 3 to 4 weeks to reduce the data.
The antenna is a helix because of its physical and electronic characteristics. A helix is simple to construct and operate, provides necessary signal gain and directivity, and can be operated in several modes or polarizations.
The DOVAP system provided trajectory data and ground guidance for most of the early rocket systems: Corporal, Sergeant, Honest John, Little John, Redstone, and Aerobee Upper Atmosphere programs.
This particular antenna was built in the mid-1960s near C Station. Like much of the early instrumentation used here, it was designed and built at White Sands Missile Range
On basic cameras like this, the film position is indicated by markings on the paper film backing, visible through a small red window. Cover this up when you're not using it.
The markings vary depending on the film used. This symbol means "keep winding"!
As the largest built up area in Norfolk and home to a range of wartime production facilities, the city of Norwich was a major target for any German invasion of England via the North Sea.
In common with other major English cities, including London, Norwich was ringed with a series of anti-invasion defences that comprised pillboxes, anti-tank obstacles and roadblocks. Very little of these fortifications survive; in common with other urban areas, they tended to be removed soon after 1945 and post-war development of the city suburbs has also led to the removal of many defences.
One small, but important, survival is in the grounds of Earlham Hall to the west of Norwich, which is now a municipal park and in the grounds of the University of East Anglia. In one corner of the park, adjacent to the modern Earlham road is the remains of a spigot mortar position, which dates to c.1941.
The Earlham Spigot is typical of many in that the surrounding pit has been filled in, leaving only the top of the concrete pedestal visible, with its protruding steel pivot. In this case, the position was sited next to one of the major roads leading into Norwich and was intended to cover the bridge crossing the river Yare. This bridge was also prepared for demolition in the event of invasion. Although the trace of other defences has gone, the spigot is an important reminder that this was once part of Norwich’s defences.
Later in the war Earlham Hall (now part of the university) was used as a military hospital by the American 8th Air Force. The only trace of this today is the building in the park that is now used as a café.
This maneuver seen at the airshow, captures a unique and important pair display of the Common Raven, apparently seldom photographed. In order to achieve the upside-down position, the raven on the bottom, previously flying in close formation alongside his partner, contorts his wings such that the uplift is much greater on one wing. This causes him to flip over upside down in a roll maneuver and requires split-second timing to synchronize with his partner. (I think stunt and fighter pilots do a similar thing with their controls to roll an aircraft upside down)
It appears to be a very common pair display during courtship season, I believe it is likely done during play the rest of the year. Some literature suggests this display is sometimes used to settle dominance disputes throughout the year,although much of the literature is old and not necessarily very reliable. There are also reports that ravens have been known flip over and stick their feet up in the air to thwart a predatory attack from raptors, so like many seemingly frivolous activities in nature, it may have a practical application aside from being an obvious bonding and teamwork ritual. Much of the literature suggests ravens lock talons when they do this display. I have observed it and photographed it repeatedly and seen no evidence that they actually lock talons, although they do stick their feet out at each other.
The display only lasts for a second or two at most before the bird uprights. That said, being the superb pilots they are, ravens have been documented to fly upside down for considerable distances.
The Shwedagon Pagoda is the most famous Buddhist shrine in Myanmar, a national monument and the most revered religious complex in the country. It is also Yangon's most famous landmark and sits in a commanding hilltop position in the heart of the city. It is entered by gates on all four sides, each guarded by a pair of huge chinthe, from which a lengthy covered walkway ascends to the hilltop main stupa with it's surrounding complex of shrines.
The temple complex is truly stunning, with gilded finials and tabernacles in every direction, forming an extensive circuit around the base of the great golden stupa at it's heart. We had arrived rather late in the day, but still spent a few hours here after sunset; by night the tourists have mostly gone and been replaced by local devotees. We were the only Europeans there, and were made very welcome.
The central stupa is one of the largest ever built and was constructed originally to house relics of the Buddha, eight hairs to be precise which he had given to two Burmese merchant brothers who brought them back here. Thus according to this legend the site must have been occupied by a Buddhist shrine for over 2000 years, making it the oldest in all of Burma / Myanmar. The present stupa is however largely the result of rebuilding in the 14th century, and has been repaired many times since.
The name 'Shwe-dagon' literally means 'Great Dagon' Pagoda, referencing Yangon's earliest name of Dagon.
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