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Surviving very well considering its age is former GM Buses Olympian 3198, C198YBA dating from 1986 now owned by New Charter Housing. Externally it looks extremely sound although I doubt the interior retains much of its originality, a possible candidate for future preservation? Seen doing whatever it does on Droylsden precinct on a rainy May morning.
tried asking him why he needed 3 bodies for the event but got a weird reaction/response....never did find out...not sure this guy has all his marbles there
Windswept sums it up I think - it was blowing a hoolie up on the headlands. But the late afternoon light was beautiful, especially with the heavy clouds as a backdrop.
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[Best viewed on large screen.]
This short film is based on the fine exhibition at the Inveresk Museum in Launceston, “H.J. King: Cameras and Carburettors”. It runs until late August 2023. www.qvmag.tas.gov.au/Whats-on/Museum-at-Inveresk/HJ-King-...
I was kindly given permission to photograph each of the exhibits (including video recording the film excerpts that I edited and posted yesterday). They even bent their no tripods policy for me to make this possible. For obvious reasons the museum lighting of the exhibits is dark (these photographs are precious and bright light would destroy them quickly). So once again I was able to trust the low light capabilities of the Nikon D850 to deliver, though manual focus was necessary under these conditions. So every single photograph here is captured by my camera.
Born in 1892, Herbert John King (known as H.J.) was a devoted amateur photographer, though he did in the 1920s pioneer an aerial photography business producing maps. He was industrious and innovative and was one of the early proponents of infrared photography. His greatest service in photography was not some stylistic innovation, but rather as a faithful recorder of a passing world. His historical photographs are for that reason very important.
King’s other passions are also made known in this short film. Motorcycles, and the natural world of wilderness and Tasmanian flora and fauna. The second half of his life (King died at 80 in 1973), was one of distinguished community service, as a founding member and President of the Launceston Field Naturalists’ Club, and a distinguished member of the Tasmanian Royal Society.
He was also a lifelong member of the Christadelphians, and as such was a pacifist and environmentalist.
Enjoy the presentation and the period music.
adb.anu.edu.au/biography/king-herbert-john-10742
www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/P/...
* A note about the lighting. You notice the sepia tones. Some of King's earliest photos are in sepia or have this soft brown tint. This is the result of a chemical process that took place in the darkroom. Its purpose was to prevent fading and prolong a photograph’s life and archival value. But almost all of his post 1920 photos are straight black and white. The reason I opted to go with the museum lighting temperature is that this is exactly the experience you have of looking at these photographs in the exhibition. Frankly I also think it adds a level of warmth (quite literally in fact with the lighting) to the photographs.
www.goear.com/listen/fae1a16/abrazado-a-la-tristeza-fito-...
He salido a la calle abrazado a la tristeza,
vi lo que no mira nadie
y me dio verguenza y pena,
los llantos desconsolados
que estrangulan las gargantas
Dos ancianos encorvados parece que la tierra los llama
La justicia esta arrestada por orden de la avaricia
el dinero que te salva
es el mismo que asesina
no me des mas esperanzas
se que todo son mentiras
sacos llenos de agujeros para guardar la alegria
me da pena que se admire
el valor en la batalla
menos mal que con los rifles
no se matan las palabras
menos mal que con los rifles no se matan las palabras
Abrazado a la tristeza (Fito y Fitipaldis)
Taken at Covent Garden London. This could have been taken two hundred years ago. Many things have changed in that time but precious little for the homeless.
This is another confusing bird. Initially, I thought it was a Calliope, based on the gorget. But there is pinkish red on the forehead and top of the head, as in an Anna's. In certain images, there is orange visible in the tail.
Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canyon, Arizona.
Aug. 17, 2024
or RL under the big tent.
Fun, interactive Worldling, seen at Fairelands Junction. Worldbuilder Saiyge Lotus.
Fantasy Faire 2024
Melle is a small town of about 6,000 inhabitants in the département of Deux-Sèvres in the old province of Poitou, a few kilometers southwest of Poitiers in France.
I drove there one day during the four days I was based in Poitiers in June 2022 because Melle boasts not one remarkable Romanesque church, but two! Melle is located on the Path to Compostela, more precisely the Via Turonensis which initially began in Tours (as the name indicates), but is today considered to be starting in Paris, and going then through Orléans, Blois, Tours and Poitiers before reaching Melle. As a consequence of this, the first of the two churches in Melle, Saint-Hilaire, is listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage site since 1998. It is also, of course, a French Historic Landmark, having been listed in 1914.
The church was erected during the first half of the 1100s. It is overall a lean and elegant structure, as the often ungracious buttresses have been replaced along the nave walls by columns and blind arches that absorb the thrust and weight of the vaulting: an extremely clever device!
As announced yesterday, I upload more photos of the modern choir “installation” created in 2011 by French artist Mathieu Lehanneur. This large decorative and functional piece is made of white Namibian marble and incorporates in a manner as seamless as possible everything that is needed for the performing of liturgy, including a baptismal font, which you can see here with some water in it.
This allows baptisms by (at least partial) immersion, in the traditional manner, and the font has six sides as required by tradition as well.
I was looking through archives of our travels for a screen saver on my new computer. Don't know why. It can't be seen most of the day with programs open, but I wanted it, and that's sufficient. From Monterey to Yosemite to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, I looked for something on which I would be able to see shortcut icons. After quite a search, and guaranteed to be only in passing, I found a shot I made of the mountain's glaciers and "Eskimo" with my wife, also only in passing as in photobombing ;-)
We were about another hour and half before we'd reach the base of the (usually) blue-white glaciers at 8,000 feet at the foot of the mountain. All I can tell you is that the air is so clear and clean, there is a "taste" and the compulsion to draw in the largest breath possible. That was the color of the sky. I wanted puffy clouds, but in eight (?) visits to Mt. Rainier, I've never seen even one cloud over the mountain.
There is a point at which you used to be able to catch a glimpse of Mt. Saint Helens, but that's literally gone since May 18,1980. The year before - to the day, is when that Mt. Saint Helens blew its stack, and we haven't seen it since. The road from Rainer was blocked to traffic the three times we were there after 1990.
It is one of my favorite parks. I guess visiting eight times either shows a love of the place or a very bad memory. Each time, we took "new trails." Skyline is one of the best, but leave yourself a full day... Well, in face, every trail "requires" a full day. The one to Mirrow Lake is stunning, but it is a more difficult route traversing moraine where Pikas snub me and a stream that created real problems on our return and led to my first balancing act across a tree to the other side. No, there's no rails to hold onto. Worse, the trail is mismarked and many of the signs are gone. Surprize!
Go to my album of Mt. Rainier as see photos of Mirror Lake. Thereis the story of how a very old lady (well, we thought 87 and tramping through the forest..) helped us find our way back to the car. She was both a character and a special memory of the 2013 visit. (It was also 101° when we were there, unheard of - of course - and another "special memory."
Oh, I said I would explain the "Eskimo" of Mt. Rainier. I can't believe that I'm the only one who sees it (more clearly from a greater distance), but the black area front and center looks like an Eskimo with the hood from his parka...
So, a small break in the wildflowers, then to resume Monday.
Un dia magnífic ha de comportar fotos diferents... vosaltres direu si bones o no.
Aquesta, la seva història, és ben senzilla. Els gran fotògraf i molt millors amics en Miquel (desdibuix) i, sobretot, en Joan (Beagle34) es van comprar una Panasonic LX3, per raons, que no venen el cas, m'havia venut la Samsung petita que tenia i la E-500, espero que de manera difinitiva... Havent vist el resultat que els donava aquesta nova juguina... no em va quedar cap remei , jejejejejeje, que comprar-me'n una... aquesta és la primera que hi pujo... què us en sembla?
I am working on the leg design with a bit of gebering details and all. This will be a 2 walker leg mecha. Possible the smallest and the shortest mecha I did ever build.
Wright Brothers
1903-The First Flight
Since 1899, Wilbur and Orville Wright had been scientifically experimenting with the concepts of flight. They labored in relative obscurity, while the experiments of Samuel Langley of the Smithsonian were followed in the press and underwritten by the War Department. Yet Langley, as others before him, had failed to achieve powered flight. They relied on brute power to keep their theoretically stable machines aloft, sending along a hapless passenger and hoping for the best. It was the Wrights' genius and vision to see that humans would have to fly their machines, that the problems of flight could not be solved from the ground. In Wilbur's words, "It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill." With over a thousand glides from atop Big Kill Devil Hill, the Wrights made themselves the first true pilots. These flying skills were a crucial component of their invention. Before they ever attempted powered flight, the Wright brothers were masters of the air.
Their glider experiments on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, though frustrating at times, had led them down the path of discovery. Through those experiments, they had solved the problem of sustained lift and more importantly they could now control an aircraft while in flight. The brothers felt they were now ready to truly fly. But first, the Wrights had to power their aircraft. Gasoline engine technology had recently advanced to where its use in airplanes was feasible. Unable to find a suitable lightweight commercial engine, the brothers designed their own. It was cruder and less powerful than Samuel Langley's, but the Wrights understood that relatively little power was needed with efficient lifting surfaces and propellers. Such propellers were not available, however. Scant relevant data could be derived from marine propeller theory. Using their air tunnel data, they designed the first efficient airplane propeller, one of their most original and purely scientific achievements.
Returning to their camp at the Kill Devil Hills, they mounted the engine on the new 40-foot, 605-pound Flyer with double tails and elevators. The engine drove two pusher propellers with chains, one crossed to make the props rotate in opposite directions to counteract a twisting tendency in flight. A balky engine and broken propeller shaft slowed them, until they were finally ready on December 14th. In order to decide who would fly first, the brother tossed a coin. Wilbur won the coin toss, but lost his chance to be the first to fly when he oversteered with the elevator after leaving the launching rail. The flyer, climbed too steeply, stalled, and dove into the sand. The first flight would have to wait on repairs.
December 17, 1903
Three days later, they were ready for the second attempt. The 27-mph wind was harder than they would have liked, since their predicted cruising speed was only 30-35 mph. The headwind would slow their groundspeed to a crawl, but they proceeded anyway. With a sheet, they signaled the volunteers from the nearby lifesaving station that they were about to try again. Now it was Orville's turn.
Remembering Wilbur's experience, he positioned himself and tested the controls. The stick that moved the horizontal elevator controlled climb and descent. The cradle that he swung with his hips warped the wings and swung the vertical tails, which in combination turned the machine. A lever controlled the gas flow and airspeed recorder. The controls were simple and few, but Orville knew it would take all his finesse to handle the new and heavier aircraft.
The first flight
At 10:35, he released the restraining wire. The flyer moved down the rail as Wilbur steadied the wings. Just as Orville left the ground, John Daniels from the lifesaving station snapped the shutter on a preset camera, capturing the historic image of the airborne aircraft with Wilbur running alongside. Again, the flyer was unruly, pitching up and down as Orville overcompensated with the controls. But he kept it aloft until it hit the sand about 120 feet from the rail. Into the 27-mph wind, the groundspeed had been 6.8 mph, for a total airspeed of 34 mph. The brothers took turns flying three more times that day, getting a feel for the controls and increasing their distance with each flight. Wilbur's second flight - the fourth and last of the day – was an impressive 852 feet in 59 seconds.
This was the real thing, transcending the powered hops and glides others had achieved. The Wright machine had flown. But it would not fly again; after the last flight it was caught by a gust of wind, rolled over, and damaged beyond easy repair. With their flying season over, the Wrights sent their father a matter-of-fact telegram reporting the modest numbers behind their epochal achievement.
Source: www.nps.gov/wrbr/learn/historyculture/thefirstflight.htm
After some severe thunderstorms had come through earlier, the first train through the area was the empty Comanche coal train, running at slow speeds due to possible flash flooding or fallen tree limbs from the winds. The empty Comanche coal train trundles east at the intermediate signal at Milepost 129.9 west of Merino, Colorado, on August 19, 2024.
West of Merino, Colorado
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My first attempt at astrophotography.
Made possible with the help of my esteemed fellow photographer....Uncle Jeff
I still have a few shots from my last visit to Stanage to upload, with this being the final shot of the day, just before the sun dipped behind the horizon. There was so many places I wanted to be at once, but it wasn't possible and if I had left it another minute of so, this image wouldn't have made it.
Now that it's gloomy and frozen outside, it is nice to see some lush radiant IR vegetation, and flowing non-icy water. 😊
Here it's flat and would be possible, but I don't particularly enjoy fighting through the bushes (especially with a backpack and tripod + pano head + camera + expensive filter on my sholder), so for these type of things, exploring gorges etc., I just wear old shoes without socks and wade in the stream, much easier and there are still enough obstacles, it's not like it's getting boring or so. And the option of dropping gear in the water or on some rocks sustains attention for sure.
Source for this a 33 piece mercator projection, with 339MP, ~220° angle of view, cropped to 8:5 with 22009 x 13756px and the same angle.
Nikon D90 (APS-C, fullspectrum mod)
Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di ll VC HLD
Hoya R72 (720nm infrared pass-filter)
ISO200, 24mm, f/6.3, 0,6sec
(therefore 36mm full frame equivalent)
tripod, panorama head, remote (ML-L3)
I had the privilege of covering the Dress rehearsal of 'Everything is Possible' currently on at York Theatre Royal. It tells the story of the Suffragette Movement in York with an open air prologue outside York Minster.
This is one of my faves from the set.
More details here - www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Still not 100% this jacket goes with the skirt and blouse, but willing to give it another shot :P.
While Flickr will always have the most images of each outfit, follow me on Instagram (/secretjess42) to see the latest pics!
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.
Wilbur Wright
tones: Fly Preset
texture: flypaper
Lonquimay es un pueblo y comuna de Chile, en la Provincia de Malleco, Región de la Araucanía. Se ubica 167 kms al noreste de la ciudad de Temuco y a 493 kms al norte de Puerto Varas. Es la comuna mas grande de la Región de la Araucania (IX región) con una extensión de 3.914 kms cuadrados. Mas del 40% de la población de la zona es indígena de origen Pehuenche, que viven fundamentalmente de la ganadería, explotación de la madera y del turismo.
Esta es una zona cordillerana y fronteriza, su geografía corresponde a la de un extenso valle en las alturas de la cordillera de los Andes con presencia de grandes volcanes como el Lonquimay (2.865 msn), y lagunas como Galletué e Icalma en las que nace el río Biobío. Al oriente limita con las elevaciones de la Cordillera de los Andes, límite internacional con la Argentina. Al topar los vientos húmedos provenientes del Pacífico con los cordones occidentales (oeste) dejan abundantes precipitaciones, lo que da origen a extensos bosques con gran presencia de Araucarias y especies propias del bosque caducifolio como Ñirres y Lengas, los que desaparecen hacia el este dejando extensas pampas de vegetación baja. Las características particulares del clima en esta zona, hace posible encontrar aquí ciertas especies o subespecies de animales y plantas de la Patagonia, algunas de ellas sólo presentes aquí en territorio chileno, mientras que otras vuelven a reaparecer en las pampas orientales de las regiones de Aysén y Magallanes. El clima se caracteriza porque en algunos inviernos la nieve puede alcanzar hasta 3 metros, y en verano las temperaturas son más favorables, presentándose una media estival de aproximadamente 15 °C. Como localidad fronteriza cuenta con dos importantes pasos internacionales: Pino Hachado e Icalma, siendo el primero de ellos parte del futuro Corredor Bioceánico Trasandino.
La zona atrae a gran cantidad de turistas durante todo el año, por sus bellos paisajes, volcanes, lagos y lagunas. Además de las bellezas de la Cuesta Las Raices y del ex tunel ferroviario, alguna vez el mas extenso del mundo con mas 4 kms de largo, por donde hoy pasa la carretera internacional. En mi opinión personal, quizás las dos estaciones mas bellas para visitar esta zona sean el otoño cuyos colores son realmente fascinantes y en invierno con paisajes nevados únicos. La apertura de un exclusivo resort de montaña en la laderas del volcán Lonquimay Corralco, a comenzado a atraer también a los amantes del ski buscando nuevos y excitantes lugares para la practica del deporte.
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Lonquimay is a town and commune of Chile, in the Province of Malleco, Araucanía Region. It is located 167 kms northeast of the city of Temuco and 493 kms north of Puerto Varas. It is the largest commune in the Region of Araucania (IX region) with an extension of 3,914 square kilometers. More than 40% of the population of the area is indigenous Pehuenche, who live mainly from livestock, timber and tourism.
This is a cordilleran and border zone, its geography corresponds to that of an extensive valley in the heights of the Andes mountain range with the presence of large volcanoes such as the Lonquimay (2,865 masl), and lagoons such as Galletué and Icalma where the Biobío river born. To the east it limits with the elevations of the Mountain range of the Andes, international limit with Argentina. When encountering the humid winds coming from the Pacific with the western cords leave abundant rainfall, which gives rise to extensive forests with a large presence of Araucarias and species typical of the deciduous forest such as Ñirres and Lengas, which disappear to the east leaving extensive pampas of low vegetation. The particular characteristics of the climate in this area, make it possible to find here certain species or subspecies of animals and plants of Patagonia, some of them only present here in Chilean territory, while others reappear in the eastern pampas of the regions of Aysén and Magellan. The climate is characterized because in some winters the snow can reach up to 3 meters, and in summer the temperatures are more favorable, presenting a summer average of approximately 15 ° C. As a border town, it has two important international steps: Pino Hachado and Icalma, the first of which is part of the future Trans-Andean Bioceanic Corridor.
The area attracts large numbers of tourists throughout the year, for its beautiful landscapes, volcanoes, lakes and lagoons. In addition to the beauties of the Cuesta Las Raices and the former railway tunnel, once the most extensive in the world with more than 4 km long, where today passes the international highway. In my personal opinion, perhaps the two most beautiful seasons to visit this area are the autumn whose colors are really fascinating and in winter with unique snowy landscapes. The opening of an exclusive mountain resort Corralco,on the slopes of the Lonquimay volcano, has also begun to attract ski lovers looking for new and exciting places to practice sport.
This is another confusing bird. Initially, I thought it was a Calliope, based on the gorget. But there is pinkish red on the forehead and top of the head, as in an Anna's. In certain images, there is orange visible in the tail.
Santa Rita Lodge, Madera Canyon, Arizona.
Aug. 17, 2024
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Vero Beach is a city in and the seat of Indian River County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 data, the city had a population of 15,220.
Parts of a human skeleton were found north of Vero in association with the remains of Pleistocene animals in 1915. The find was controversial, and the view that the human remains dated from much later than the Pleistocene prevailed for many years. In 2006, an image of a mastodon or mammoth carved on a bone was found in vicinity of the Vero man discovery. A scientific forensic examination of the bone found the carving had probably been done in the Pleistocene. Archaeologists from Mercyhurst University, in conjunction with the Old Vero Ice Age Sites Committee (OVIASC), conducted excavations at the Old Vero Man site in Vero Beach in 2014–15. Starting in 2016, archaeologists from Florida Atlantic University joined the Old Vero Man site excavations.
In 1715, a Spanish treasure fleet wrecked off the coast of Vero. Eleven out of twelve Spanish ships carrying tonnes of silver foundered in a hurricane. The remains of the silver attracted pirates. A group of 300 unemployed English privateers led by Henry Jennings stole about £87,500 in gold and silver in their first acts of piracy.
In 1872 Captain Allen W. Estes officially established the first land patent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, after settling in the area in 1870.
In 1893 Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway began operation through the area.
The town of Vero was chartered on June 13, 1919.
Vero was officially renamed "Vero Beach" and was switched from being part of St. Lucie County to become the county seat of Indian River County when it was formed in June, 1925. There are many theories on possible origin of the city name, but there's no consensus.
During the war year of 1942 the U.S. Navy selected 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) surrounding the Vero Beach Municipal Airport as the site of Fort Pierce Naval Amphibious Training Base, a Naval Air Station. Due to the bombing practices conducted during the WWII, there are many buried explosives and the Army Corps officials have conducted ongoing search & clearing exercises for the potentially dangerous items since 2014.
In 1951 Barber Bridge was built from mainland to barrier islands. It was later demolished and replaced in 1995 with the Merrill P. Barber Bridge. It is named after Merrill P. Barber who was the mayor of Vero beach in 1947.
In 1957 Piper Aircraft began research and development in Vero Beach. In 1961 Piper Aircraft moved administrative and manufacturing operations to Vero after completing building additions.
In 1965 the A1A bridge over the Sebastian Inlet connected the two barrier islands. In 1979, the 17th Street Bridge was completed, allowing a second point of access from Vero Beach mainland to the barrier islands.
Credit for the data above is given to the following website:
Wild Blue Youder ~ www.youtube.com/watch?v=C95Cb2ByHNA
The theme for Flickr Fridays is "Paper Planes." This is a composite of a paper plane image and a sky image, both of which were processed separately in Topaz ReStyle in an effort to get everything to blend as realistically as possible. See the originals in the first comment below.
The Flickr Friday theme began on 8/23, and my data here shows this image was taken prior to that date on 8/17, which is the date I took the sky photo. However, I shot the paper plane and did the processing on Sunday, 8/25, so I hope this qualifies.
Not possible to go there on your own, you have to book a Navajo tour. And if the Navojo guide drives you up you understand why, you will kill your car in this few hour drive to get on top of the Mesa...only the journey up is already an adventure on it self. Camping overnight on top of the Mesa and at (sunset was not that special) sunrise seeing this in front of you...magical, not from this world, a big WOW. Hunt's Mesa is the name, deep in to Monument Valley...go there if you can!
If you remember my previous shot from here, this one is taken 14 min earlier, a great difference in light and colour.
Image is part of the south-west tour.
Enjoy...
Image is under Copyright by Henk Meijer.
Contact me by email if you want to buy or use my photographs.
J'ai renoncé à prendre note des auteurs des différentes oeuvres photographiées
Vingt-cinq ans ! 25 années durant lesquelles, sous les labels Belgacom puis Proximus, une des plus belles collections d’art du pays s’est patiemment constituée sans que personne, hormis le personnel de l’entreprise, ait jamais eu la chance de l’admirer. 25 ans et, pour la première fois, nous voici invités à découvrir ces œuvres au rez-de-chaussée et au… 25e étage des tours les plus fameuses de Bruxelles !
« A l’origine », rappelle Hans-Bart Van Impe, coordinateur de la collection, « le but de cette collection n’est pas qu’elle soit exposée comme dans un musée. On voulait mettre les œuvres au plus près des employés : dans les couloirs, les salles de réunion, les bureaux… Le but : inspirer le personnel par le biais de l’art. D’où le titre de cette expo : “Art with a View”. Ce n’est pas seulement parce qu’on a une vue incroyable sur Bruxelles depuis le 25e étage. C’est aussi l’idée que les employés voient le monde via le regard des artistes. »
Dès 1996, à l’initiative de John Goossens, PDG de l’époque, et Michelle Dussenne, président du C.A., les artistes et les œuvres en question ont été sélectionnés par un comité d’experts indépendants. Baudouin Michiels, Jef Cornelis et Laurent Busine en seront les piliers durant de nombreuses années. Ce comité est actuellement constitué de Dirk Snauwaert, directeur du Wiels, Chris Dercon, président de la Réunion des musées nationaux et du Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, Caroline David, directrice de l’Institut français à Izmir en Turquie, et Jaap Guldemond, directeur de EYE à Amsterdam. C’est à eux et à leurs prédécesseurs que l’on doit l’incroyable richesse de cette collection qui, pour l’occasion, a été totalement réorganisée. Les œuvres ont quitté leur environnement habituel pour s’installer au rez-de-chaussée et au 25e étage.
Au rez-de-chaussée, la peinture est à l’honneur : « En temps normal, plusieurs milliers de personnes passent dans les couloirs du rez-de-chaussée chaque matin et chaque fin de journée. Avec leur mallette, leur sac, certains avec des chariots pour le courrier ou pour le nettoyage. Tout cela engendrait trop de risques pour les peintures, tandis que les photographies sont sous verre et ne risquent rien. Profitant de cette période où le télétravail change la donne, nous avons réorganisé tout le rez-de-chaussée pour y exposer les peintures. »
Le reste, c’est au fameux 25e étage qu’on le trouve. Fameux, parce que c’est aussi celui où les deux tours sont reliées par la passerelle vitrée qui intrigue et fascine les badauds depuis des années. Pour la première fois, tout le monde a le droit de l’emprunter pour passer d’une tour à l’autre, dans un parcours où l’art se déploie dans les espaces de bureau provisoirement désertés. La vue est à vous !
I have given up taking note of the authors of the different works photographed
Twenty five years ! 25 years during which, under the Belgacom and then Proximus labels, one of the finest art collections in the country was patiently built up without anyone, except the company's staff, ever having the chance to admire it. 25 years old and, for the first time, we are invited to discover these works on the ground floor and on the… 25th floor of the most famous towers in Brussels!
“Originally,” recalls Hans-Bart Van Impe, coordinator of the collection, “the purpose of this collection was not to be exhibited as in a museum. We wanted to put the works as close as possible to the employees: in the corridors, the meeting rooms, the offices... The goal: to inspire the staff through art. Hence the title of this exhibition: “Art with a View”. It's not just because you have an incredible view of Brussels from the 25th floor. It is also the idea that employees see the world through the eyes of artists. »
From 1996, on the initiative of John Goossens, CEO at the time, and Michelle Dussenne, President of the Board, the artists and works in question were selected by a committee of independent experts. Baudouin Michiels, Jef Cornelis and Laurent Busine will be the pillars for many years. This committee is currently made up of Dirk Snauwaert, director of Wiels, Chris Dercon, president of the Réunion des musées nationaux and the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées, Caroline David, director of the French Institute in Izmir in Turkey, and Jaap Guldemond, director of EYE in Amsterdam. It is to them and their predecessors that we owe the incredible richness of this collection which, for the occasion, has been completely reorganized. The works have left their usual environment to settle on the ground floor and the 25th floor.
On the ground floor, painting is in the spotlight: “In normal times, several thousand people pass through the corridors on the ground floor every morning and at the end of the day. With their briefcase, their bag, some with trolleys for mail or for cleaning. All this created too much risk for the paintings, while the photographs are under glass and do not risk anything. Taking advantage of this period when telework is changing the game, we have reorganized the entire ground floor to display the paintings. »
The rest is on the famous 25th floor. Famous, because it is also the one where the two towers are connected by the glass walkway that has intrigued and fascinated onlookers for years. For the first time, everyone has the right to use it to go from one tower to another, in a journey where art unfolds in temporarily deserted office spaces. The view is yours!
Real Wildlife
While it is possible to travel through Rocky Mountain National Park and not catch sight of any wildlife, we venture to say that is an unlikely experience. From everyday sightings of chipmunks and mule deer to the moving experience of viewing elk in rut (the mating season), the animals in the park let you know that you are part of something truly wild. Some of these critters are harder to spot than others - they might camouflage themselves in the trees or hide in the underbrush - but look closely and you may have an encounter unlike any other.
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How can you not love a background like this?
Shots like this, a 25L arrival, are only really possible in the summer months in the afternoon (when 25 is very common) from the observation deck.
You just have to patiently wait that something gets assigned to land on the South runway, as the North runway is the primary runway for arrivals.
59003 Yeoman Highlander is paired with 56105 as they pass through Tyseley Station with 6X50, the 12.07 Hinksey Sidings to Bescot up Engineers Sidings train.
The light was dire and the picture was a couple of stops under exposed, largely because the train was making progress so I opted for 1/1000th second, and hoped the detail would resolve itself. In these circumstances under exposure is always better than over exposure, once detail is burnt out it is not possible to recover it, under exposed it is usually recoverable.
Copyright Geoff Dowling; all rights reserved
Ciudad Encantada, Cuenca, Castilla-La Mancha, España.
La Ciudad Encantada es un paraje natural español de formaciones rocosas calcáreas o calizas formadas a lo largo de miles de años. Se localiza cerca de Valdecabras, en el término municipal de Cuenca (España), en una amplia zona de pinares de la parte meridional de la serranía conquense y a una altitud de 1500 metros.
Fue declarada Sitio Natural de Interés Nacional el 11 de junio de 1929. La acción del agua, el viento y el hielo ha hecho posible este fenómeno kárstico. La heterogeneidad de las rocas en cuanto a su morfología, composición química y grado de dureza es lo que ha permitido el desgaste desigual de las mismas por los elementos atmosféricos, dando como resultado una muestra sorprendente de arte pintoresco proveniente de la misma naturaleza. A las caprichosas y espectaculares formaciones existentes hay que sumar lapiaces, torcas y sumideros.
Comparte estas características especialmente con "Los Callejones", paraje ubicado en el término municipal de Las Majadas. Ambos lugares forman parte del parque natural Serranía de Cuenca, creado mediante la Ley de la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha 5/2007.
The Enchanted City is a Spanish natural area of calcareous or limestone rock formations formed over thousands of years. It is located near Valdecabras, in the municipality of Cuenca (Spain), in a wide area of pine forests in the southern part of the Cuenca mountains and at an altitude of 1,500 meters.
It was declared a Natural Site of National Interest on June 11, 1929. The action of water, wind and ice has made this karstic phenomenon possible. The heterogeneity of the rocks in terms of their morphology, chemical composition and degree of hardness is what has allowed their uneven wear by atmospheric elements, resulting in a surprising sample of picturesque art from nature itself. To the whimsical and spectacular existing formations we must add lapiaces, torques and sinkholes.
It shares these characteristics especially with "Los Callejones", a place located in the municipality of Las Majadas. Both places are part of the Serranía de Cuenca Natural Park, created by the Law of the Autonomous Community of Castilla-La Mancha 5/2007.