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“Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” —J.K. Rowling
Odette Lake of Tears, posing in front of artist’s paper from Somerset Studio magazine.
Taken at Beijing airport waiting for my flight to Thailand. Shot with Nikon d90 using a Tamron 17-50mm edited in Lightroom 3.
The GHQ Line (General Headquarters Line) was a 300 mile defence line hurriedly built in the United Kingdom during World War II to contain an expected German invasion after the defeat of Dunkirk in May 1940. There were up to 50 other defence lines along the coast or using natural features such as rivers where possible or trenches and embankments. This pillbox stands on the Oxfordshire bank of the Thames between Whitchurch (Pangbourne) and Goring and was intended to stop, or at least slow down a German invasion moving north from the south coast. The River Cherwell running north from Oxford was another, its defences meant to impede any east/west invasion.
About 28,000 pillboxes and other hardened field fortifications were constructed in England in 1940, about 6,500 of these structures still survive.
Viewed from the Thames Path at Hartslock Wood between Whitchurch-on-Thames and Goring.
All sorts of interesting shots possible from the RW12 spotting location known as the "holes". Frontier Airbus waits for its turn on 08R while the Swiss A330 is seconds from completing its flight from Zurich on RW12
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The powder magazine was designed with a vaulted roof to make it bomb proof. The windows were angled to ensure no stray sparks from outside got to the powder.
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After passing through the Dauphin Gate and just beyond the Guard House is the Dauphin Demi-Bastion. Along the upper part of the walls are 24 livers cannon arranged in a arch and were used to protect the harbour. On the land side the gun embrasures it is possible to see the fortress walls stretching to the King's Bastion.
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I've been hanging out with folks in the Polaroid scene, past six months or so. Some of 'em have YouTube pages, or podcasts, followings. They've been at it for five years, or seven years, some folks are new to it, some folks are older, some are younger.
I'll be talking to them, worker among workers, that's how I like to describe it, how I try to think about myself when I'm hanging out with other artists.
Then I'll pull this image out of the archives to talk about here and realize it was fifteen fucking years ago...and at that point I'd already been taking photos seriously for five years? That I've been at this a long goddamn time! And I'm not tired of it!
Lot's changed, so much. At the time of this photo, I was living in a tiny apartment (albeit in a great neighborhood, with some fun neighbors), I was driving an old old car that had over 300,000 miles on it, I probably had a month's worth of rent in the bank, if that.
But I'd met so many people online, I had friends coming out my ears.
I didn't have all I wanted, but I had what I needed. I was very lucky. Maybe that's one of the biggest lessons of my twenty year journey: Make as many friends as possible. Meet people as much as you're able. Put yourself out there, no matter how shy you feel you are.
Everyone involved in this photo was someone I met because I was crazy online. Messaging people, texting people, IMing people, talking to people, commenting on other people's photos, talking to people, that was really my main hobby. Photography was a side benefit to all the people I've gotten to hang out with.
This photo, much as I like it (why did I wait 15 years to post it????), this is nothing compared to the great time we had, that day. The good times are waiting for us all...
A lovely area of beech trees which we have thinned out. It is hoped that it may be possible to plant bluebells in this area.
ESP_062125_1975
Latitude (centered)
17.091°
Credit: HiRISE NASA/JPL University of Arizona
Longitude (East)
336.599°
Hopefully not. While I was taking another shot after this one, the last shot of the day before going home, a small wave came, and I left the camera on tripod and retreated back. Then I saw the tripod fell into the waves, and I rushed to the water to pick up the camera, but there was already blue error light on. Fortunately, the flash and lens are still working, the pictures on memory card are fine. I sent the camera in for repair.
I made this from my brother's Blacktron 3 theme (color scheme only) and my originally blue Classic Space robot. I tried to make it as different as possible.... but it's still a bit derivative of the Build Better Bricks design (Iron Giant) I based it on.
This "war-bot" is supposed to be an opposite (yet equal in strength) foe for my Classic Space robot, and an enemy to "fight" at any future displays and on my space layout. The head I made up myself specifically for this 'bot. The lime ridge on it is supposed to be the jawline.... and yes, he has three eyes: on the left, the right, and the center, all as trans-bright green 1 x 2 tiles.
(He's also missing a few chest-area panels, but that is because my digital designer program wouldn't let me attach them, sadly.)
This is separate from the house and other outbuildings on the property.
I am not sure whether this is a man cave but it is rather shabby and, more important, has that bad-ass face on the gable.
I several more possible man caves in queue for posting.
I was asked a question about man caves in one of my recent posts. Here a Wiki post on the concept. I generally agree with most of what I read but know that there are areas of controversy. I am not interested in man caves that are in rooms of the house.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_cave#:~:text=The%20first%20know....
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This spider is very small and is seen here on the edge of an Aquilegia leaf.
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My submission for the Recording Images group. This week’s theme is “strangers”. I don’t think I’ve done a great job of this, but it’s been one of those weeks where I didn’t get out to see enough people! Anyway, this will have to do for now.
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As I moved slowly towards the owl to get a better image, its mate suddenly dropped out of the sky and the two birds briefly copulated.
I think what happened is that I was maneuvering around a bush and testing a possible sight line to the bird. The owl was partially obscured, so I was going to re-position, but then the action started and I just started shooting rather than trying for a better angle.
I did have the presence of mind to hit the shutter button, but no time to properly compose the scene. The confusion on the left is what it is. I think I was very fortunate to capture the moment at all.
Time is like a boxing match.
It throws our way every possible combination.
It knocks us down.
We get up and fight it once more.~Bryant
In 1982 it was still possible to “bunk round” depots and on 9th May 1982 I am doing just that my local depot, Toton. Amongst a line of Class 08 shunters stabled in the yard is 08021.
Locomotive History
08021 was originally 13029 and then later under the 1957 renumbering scheme D3029. It was built at Derby Works and entered traffic October 1953. For the first half of its career it was based in the West Midlands with its first Allocation being Tyseley. In August 1960 it transferred to Stourbridge Junction and then to Bescot when Stourbridge closed in April 1967. It transferred to Toton in July 1968 (one of the Class 10 replacements) where it remained until withdrawn in December 1986. Following withdrawal it has entered preservation and is the resident shunter at the Tyseley Locomotive Works, its first home in 1953.
Toton Diesel Shunter Allocation – 1967/68
In the 1950’s and early 1960’s British Railways built/purchased around two thousand diesel shunters which replaced considerably more steam shunting engines. By the middle of the 1960’s changing operating methods and the reducing size of the network lead to a surplus of diesel shunting locomotives. Withdrawal commenced with the classes containing only a few locomotives however as the surplus grew a start was made on the larger less reliable classes.
I first started visiting Toton MPD in the summer of 1966 and in November 1966 Toton MPD had an allocation of twenty five diesel shunters. Over the next two years this fleet would be totally replaced and was also reduced to fifteen locomotives. The diesel shunter allocation in November 1966 consisted of four types of locomotive:
Class D2/2 - (TOPS class 03) –204bhp diesel mechanical shunter built by Swindon and Doncaster works between 1957 - 1961
Class D3/3 – 350bhp diesel electric shunter (mechanically a class 08) fitted with a Crossley ESNT6 engine and Crompton Parkinson electrical equipment, built by Derby Works in 1955.
Class D3/4 - (TOPS class 10) –350bhp diesel electric shunter (mechanically a class 08) fitted with a Blackstone ER6T engine and GEC electrical equipment built by Darlington and Doncaster Works between 1953 and 1962.
Class D3/8 (TOPS class 11) - 350bhp diesel electric shunter (the prototype for the class 08) fitted with an English Electric 6KT engine and English Electric electrical equipment built at Derby Works between 1945 and 1952.
Those allocated were as follows
Class D2/2 (class03) – D2116
Class D3/3 – D3117 – D3126 (complete class)
Class D3/4 (class 10) – D3476/93/95/97-99, D3500-02, D3632
Class D3/8 (class 11) – 12038/55/63/82
Of note is D2116 which had officially arrived in September 1966 but despite regular visits at this time I can not personally ever recall seeing it at Toton.
The first change was the transfer of the four D3/8 locomotives in November/December 1966 (with 12038 going to Speke Junction and 12055/63/82 going to Crewe) and the withdrawal of four of the class D3/3 locomotives D3122-24/26. These were replaced by eight class D3/4 locomotives, D3446/47/48/49/50 from Peterborough, D3452/75 from Tinsley and D3473 from Doncaster.
In April 1967 a further class D3/3 locomotive was withdrawn D3121 and in July 1967 the remaining five class D3/3 locomotives D3117-20/25 were withdrawn.
In September 1967 the class D2/2 locomotive D2116 was transferred to Barrow
In November 1967 the first two class D3/2 (TOPS class 08) locomotives D3400/02 arrived from Cardiff
In December 1967 two further class D3/2 locomotives D3050 and D3997 arrived from Willesden and Bescot respectively as did two class D3/4 locomotives D3442/89 from Colwick however a start was made on withdrawing the D3/4 locomotives with the withdrawal of D3449.
So the situation at the end of 1967 was an allocation of twenty five diesel shunters (the same total as November 1966) of only two types:
Class D3/2 (class 08) - D3050, D3400/02, D3997
Class D3/4 (class 10) – D3442/46-50/52/73/75/76/89/93/95/97-99, D3500-02, D3632.
This was to be the high point as over the next nine months twenty of the class D3/4 locomotives were withdrawn with the remaining one D3497 being transferred to Colwick. As replacements eleven class D3/2 locomotives arrived, D3021/25/29/34/36/37 from Bescot, D3026 from Tyseley, D3039 from Derby and D3340/45/90 from the Scottish Region (Thornton Junction, Dunfermline and Eastfield respectively). One class D3/4 D3490 also arrived from Colwick but was withdrawn one month later.
So by September 1968 in less than two years the Toton diesel shunter allocation was totally replaced initially by additional class D3/4 (class 10) locomotives which were in turn quickly withdrawn and replaced by class D3/2 (class 08) locomotives. Also in the first nine months of 1968 the fleet was significantly reduced, being reduced from twenty five to fifteen locomotives as follows.
D3/2 (class 08) – D3021/25/26/29/34/36/37/39/50, D3340/45/90, D3400/02, D3997
As a young spotter this meant plenty of new “cops” on a regular basis.
Praktica LTL, Boots Colourslide 5
I always struggle with the green coloured damsels as I'm never quite sure of the species. I've looked this one up and I think it could be a Willow Emerald because of the cream wing spots and the pale coloured patch with the little spur on the side of the abdomen. Seen in Gloucester park, Basildon, Essex.
It's possible the artist did two versions of the same cartoon. I always liked the idea that the cartoonist appreciated bald beauty. Maybe someone (wasn't me!) photoshopped the original. Who knows? Well done in any event.
I spotted this couple sitting op top of a termite mount and loved their nonverbal communication.
Photo taken in Shaba National Reserve - Kenya (Africa).
More info about the Red-and-yellow Barbet (Trachyphonus erythrocephalus)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-and-yellow_Barbet
Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 400 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: -1/3 EV
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I don't know how the game will end, but I think that Elizabeth's death is an option.
I think this moment should be beautiful and peaceful to some extent, because Elizabeth still gets the freedom : )
En route home from doing a bit of scouting for possible blossom photography sites I was on the North Service Road at the site immediately adjacent to the Tim Horton’s as well as the ESSO gas station I had photographed a few days ago. The large tract of land on the South shore of Lake Ontario was, for many years, the site of Prudhomme’s motel/hotel and entertainment complex, until a massive first fire in June 1967 signalled the beginning of the end of the complex. A few efforts were made to resurrect the business but, ultimately, a second fire and lack of investment in a proper restoration destined it for the bulldozers and many years of awaiting development. In the past couple of years development finally commenced, albeit somewhat slowly, and the two aforementioned images show the progress to date. Now a bit more work has begun, although the site still looks pretty barren with large concrete blocks and barriers suggesting the future layout. I stopped there during a brief lull in the rain and got this.– JW
Date Taken: 2025-05-01
Date PP: 2025-05-02
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Taken using hand-held Nikon D800 fitted with an AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm VR 1:4.0 lense set to 58mm, ISO100 (Auto ISO), Daylight WB, Matrix metering, Shutter Priority Mode, f/6.3, 1/400 sec. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source: Set final image size to 9000px wide, level the horizon and crop the frame to a 16x9 format, convert to black-and-white/B&W/monochrome, apply Tone Mapping as well as Dynamic Range Compression each at default levels, use the Graduated Neutral Density/GND tool to darken the sky to bring out the storm clouds, slightly increase Contrast, sharpen, save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: use the Levels tool to set up a good base tonal range, use the Brightness/Contrast tool to increase overall contrast, duplicate the frame to a new top layer and use the Curves tool to adjust the contrast and brightness of the sales building in the background (disregarding the impact on the rest of the frame) and add a black/transparent layer mask following which a white brush was used to pain in the sales building on the mask to make the better looking version visible, ad a non-destructive Dodge/Burn layer and use it to make some localized adjustments to sky brightness, make new working layer from visible result, sharpen, save, scale to 7100 px wide, sharpen, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 3700 px wide for posting online, sharpen very slightly, save.
Dondi @ Kalighat, Kolkata 2015
Dondi is a Hindu religious rite or ritual, an act of penance and worship to the Goddess Shitala to keep diseases at bay and keep her family healthy
It is performed mainly in Kolkata and Bengal, that I’m aware of & at quite a few locations. This particular event is held annually at Kalighat Kali temple area in the peak of summer. Devotees prostrate themselves on the bare ground in prayer, then get up to walk a few steps before prostrating all over again. The journey starts with a dip at the Ganga river banks in Kalighat and terminates about a kilometer away with a fire ritual
Most participants are women and children, with the odd men thrown in
Water is liberally strewn out onto the streets, by water tankers, volunteers and well wishers - by buckets on to the streets and participating devotees just to make this event possible
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The golden rule if you wish to get into the thick of things is to get your foot wear off
needless to say my footwear came off very early on
first time i was witnessing this event, so i did not know the rules or the tricks
next up, is to save your gear from all the splashing water
Possible solution to the too-skinny tires? Is this the best we can do in official Lego? I don't really like the treads, but the extra width helps a lot.
This build was supposed to just be an April Fool’s day thing. The whole “DB” tangent has been about the new dark blue fender parts, and F1 cars don’t have fenders ... lolhilariousright? Problem is the standard-build SC F1 cars are so cartoonish that this build turned into trying to work up a decent-looking f1 model.
#4 with quite possibly one of the ugliest P42s on the roster flies past the 849 Intermediates on NMDOT Sub. Yeah the lead locomotive sucks, but these signals are not long for the world if they haven’t fallen already.
The Royal Military Canal is a canal running for 28 miles (45 km) between Seabrook near Folkestone and Cliff End near Hastings, following the old cliff line bordering Romney Marsh, which was constructed as a defence against the possible invasion of England during the Napoleonic Wars.
The canal was conceived by Lieutenant-Colonel John Brown of the Royal Staff Corps of field engineers in 1804, during anti-invasion preparations, as a defensible barrier to ensure that a French force could not use the Romney Marsh as a bridgehead. It had previously been assumed that the marsh could be inundated in the event of an invasion, but Brown argued that this would take ten days to implement and would cause massive disruption in the event of a false alarm. At a meeting on 26 September 1804, the Prime Minister, William Pitt the Younger, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces, the Duke of York, both enthusiastically endorsed the scheme. John Rennie was appointed consultant engineer, and Pitt personally persuaded the local landowners to agree to the new canal.
Construction was started at Seabrook, near Hythe in Kent on 30 October 1804. By May 1805 only six miles of the canal had been completed; William Pitt intervened and the contractors and Rennie were dismissed. The work was resumed by the Quartermaster-General’s department with Lt-Col. Brown in command. Civilian navvies dug the canal itself, while soldiers built the ramparts; up to 1,500 men were employed in the project.[1] It was constructed in two sections: the longer section starts at Hythe and ends at Iden Lock in East Sussex; the second, smaller section, runs from the foot of Winchelsea Hill to Cliff End. The two sections are linked by the River Rother (Eastern) and River Brede. Artillery batteries were generally located every 500 yards (460 m), where the canal was staggered to create a salient, allowing the guns to enfilade the next stretch of water. A military road was built on the inland side of the canal, and crossings consisted of moveable wooden bridges.[2] Any troops stationed or moving along the military road would have been protected by the earthen bank of the parapet, which was piled up with excavated soil. The canal was completed in April 1809 at a total cost of £234,000;[3] it was hoped that tolls for use of the waterway and road would help to defray the cost. In addition to these works, a number of Martello towers were built to protect the vulnerable sluices that controlled the water level in the canal, being towers numbers 22 to 27 and 30, three of which are still standing
For the Change project Holly Sky is doing.
IF I COULD CHANGE THE WORLD
If I could change the world
everyone would have food to eat
no one would be alone
no one would have to suffer
no more wars, no more deaths, no more injustice,
no more abuse, no more suicides
but one person can not change the world
by themselves
but you can change the outcomes of others
every moment, every grace
every step you take
can relfect and change someone's
life and outlook on life
maybe one smile a day
can brighten there whole day
that one word you say
might just be that pick up they might need
to see a brighter light
to change the world
can only be like foot prints in the sand
everyone person has to take a stand
say what you feel
do what you must
this is how we will bust
to be able to change the world
one minute at a time
By: heavens Angel
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After felling a tree its now possible to view all of the house from the south side ;-) And take photos of it ;oD
Taking a break from poplar trees and fall colors. I took this December 2006 with the Canon Powershot S2 IS. Today I played around with it and made the finches' silhouettes instead of the dull colors they were (it was overcast). I left the branches and buds the way they were. I like the way they add depth.