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A blend of formality and colour, the Italian Garden is Bicton’s world-renowned centrepiece. It is almost 300 years old, and still provides the park’s most famous view, across vast terraced lawns to a tiered fountain, standing directly in line with a distant obelisk. The stone obelisk, framed by a sunken avenue excavated by French prisoners of war, was built on a hill outside the park in 1743 to form a focal point for the gardens central axis. Smaller fountains are ringed with flowerbeds. Specimen trees, planted urns and elegant statues complete a memorable panorama.
The Italian Garden, so-named because its style originated in Renaissance Italy, was inspired by the French designer Andre Le Notre (1613-1700), who created the gardens at Versailles for Louis XI. Le Notre worked on at least one commission in London, and it has been suggested that he visited Bicton to draw the plan used by Henry Rolle when he laid out the Italian Garden in c.1735.
The Bicton Park Garden is set in the countryside near the South Devon Coast and the garden was once recognised as being one of the finest in England.
The garden is set on a hillside between walls which leads down to formal water gardens in the shape of canals with fountains and a small stream, and a large lake.
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To provide extra capacity during School hours on selected TfL routes, various loaned buses are provided to allow these extra services which in this case non-TfL spec buses are being used on a regular TfL route.
Title.
Descending stairs.
(FUJIFILM GFX50R shot)
Guam. America. 2024. … 1 / 11
(Today's photo. It's unpublished.)
Images.
bleachers - Drive (Recorded at Electric Lady Studio)
youtu.be/g4BDNFS_wFY?si=-lBLywVXyYzPROEH
::Link photo music and iTunes playlist::
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/photo-music/pl.u-Eg8qefpy8Xz
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Important Notices.
I have relaxed the following conditions.
I will distribute my T-shirt to the world for free.
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Exhibition in 2024
theme
Goodbye , Photo .
Images
Ai Otsuka ( 大塚 愛 ) / Goodbye photo ( 恋愛写真 )
youtu.be/B2XfJCQ2Dy0?si=WN3UePWye5N03yi4
Live 1.
youtu.be/MjBYxuVgj70?si=K3TyYOGqa3Y8BdAt
Live 2.
youtu.be/Dccv85TarHs?si=BI-f4JfrihO3CTXD
Mitsushiro - Nakagawa
Sponsored by
design festa
place
Tokyo Big Site
schedule
November 16 and 17, 2024.
exhibition.mitsushiro.nakagawa@gmail.com
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Notice regarding "Lot No.402_”.
From now on I will host "Lot No.402_".
The work of Leonardo da Vinci who was sleeping.
That is the number when it was put up for auction.
No sign was written on the work.
So this work couldn't conclude that it was his work.
However # as a result of various appraisals # it was exposed to the sun.
A work that no one notices. A work that speaks quietly without a title.
I will continue to strive to provide it to many people in various ways.
October 24 2020 by Mitsushiro - Nakagawa.
Mitsushiro Nakagawa belong to Lot No. 402 _.Copyright©︎2024 Lot No.402_ All rights reserved.
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Profile.
In November 2014 # we caught the attention of the party selected to undertake the publicity for a mobile phone that changed the face of the world with just a single model # and will conclude a confidentiality agreement with them.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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Interviews and novels.
About my book.
I published a book a long time ago.
At that time # I uploaded my interview as a PDF on the internet.
Its Japanese and English.
I will publish it for free.
For details # I explained to the Amazon site.
How to write a novel.
How to take a picture.
A sense of distance to the work.
All of these have something in common.
I wrote down what I felt and left it.
I hope my text will be read by many people.
Thank you.
Mitsushiro.
1 Interview in English
2 novels. unforgettable 'English version.(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
3 Interview Japanese version
4 novels. unforgettable ' JPN version.
5 A streamlined trajectory. only Japanese.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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iBooks. Electronic Publishing. It is free now.
0.about the iBooks.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
1.unforgettable '(ENG.ver.)(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216576828?ls=1&...
2.unforgettable '(JNP.ver.)(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216584262?ls=1&...
3. Streamlined trajectory.(For Japanese only.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/%E6%B5%81%E7%B7%9A%E5%BD%A2%E3%8... =11
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My Novel : Unforgettable'
(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
Synopsis
Kei Kitami, who is aiming for university, meets Kaori Uemura, an event companion who is 6 years older than her, on SNS.
Kaori's dream of coming to Tokyo is to become friends with a famous artist.
For that purpose, the radio station's producer, Ryo Osawa, was needed.
Osawa speaks to Kaori during a live radio broadcast.
"I have a wife and children. But I want to meet you."
Rika Sanjo, who is Kei's classmate and has feelings for him, has been looking into her girlfriend Kaori's movements. . . . .
Mitsushiro Nakagawa
All Translated by Yumi Ikeda .
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U2 - No Line On The Horizon Live in Dublin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oKwnkYFsiE&feature=related
Main story
There are two reasons why a person faces the sea.
One to enjoy a slice of shine in the sea like children bubbling over in the beach.
The other to brush the dust of memory like an old man who misses old days staring at the shine
quietly.
Those lead to only one meaning though they do not seem to overlap. It’s a rebirth.
I face myself to change tomorrow a vague day into something certain.
That is the meaning of a rebirth.
I had a very sweet girlfriend when I was 18.
After she left I knew the meaning of gentleness for the first time and also a true pain of loss. After
she left # how many times did I depend too much on her # doubt her # envy her and keep on telling lies
until I realized it is love?
I wonder whether a nobody like me could have given something to her who was struggling in the
daily life in those days. Giving something is arrogant conceit. It is nothing but self-satisfaction.
I had been thinking about such a thing.
However I guess what she saw in me was because I had nothing. That‘s why she tried to see
something in me. Perhaps she found a slight possibility in me # a guy filled with ambiguous unstable
tomorrow. But I wasted days depending too much on her gentleness.
Now I finally can convey how I felt in those days when we met.
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images.
U2 - No Line On The Horizon
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oKwnkYFsiE&feature=related
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Title of my book : unforgettable'
Author : Mitsushiro Nakagawa
Out Now.
ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
in Amazon.
Unforgettable’ amzn.asia/d/eG1wNc5
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The schedule of the next novel.
Still would stand all time. (Unforgettable '2)
(It will not go away forever)
Please give me some more time. That is Japanese.
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My Works.
1 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48072442376/in/dateposted...
2 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48078949821/in/dateposted...
3 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48085863356/in/dateposted...
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Do you want to hear my voice?
:)
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About the composition of the picture posted to Flicker. First type.
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About the composition of the picture posted to Flicker. Second type.
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About when I started Fotolog. Architect 's point of view.
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Why did not you have a camera so far?
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What is the coolest thing? The photo is as it is.
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About the current YouTube bar. I also want to tell # I want to leave.
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About Japanese photographers. Japanese YouTube bar is Pistols.
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The composition of the photograph is sensibility. Meet the designers in Milan. Two questions.
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What is a good composition? What is a bad composition?
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What is the time to point the camera? It is slow if you are looking into the viewfinder or display.
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Family photos. I can not take pictures with others. The inside of the subject.
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About YouTube 's photographer. Camera technology etc. Sensibility is polished by reading books.
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About the Japanese newspaper. A picture of a good newspaper is Reuters. If you continue to look at useless photographs # it will be useless.
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About Japanese photographers. About the exhibition.
Summary. I wrote a novel etc. What I want to tell the most.
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I talked about how to make a work.
About work production 1/2
About work production 2/2
1 Photo exhibition up to that point. Did you want to go?
2 Well # what is an exhibition that you want to visit even if you go there?
3 Challenge to exhibit one work every month before opening a solo exhibition at the Harajuku Design Festa.
4 works are materials and silhouettes. Similar to fashion.
5 Who is your favorite artist? What is it? Make it clear.
6 Creating a collage is exactly the same as taking photos. As I wrote in the interview # it is the same as writing a novel.
7 I want to show it to someone # but I do not make a piece to show it. Aim for the work you want to decorate your own room as in the photo.
8 What is copycat? Nowadays # it is suspected to be beaten. There is something called Mimesis?
kotobank.jp/word/Mimesis-139464
9 What is Individuality? What is originality?
www.youtube.com/user/mitsushiro/
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Explanation of composition. 2
1.Composition explanation 2 ... 1/4
2.Composition explanation 2 ... 2/4
3.Composition Explanation 2 ... 3/4
4.Composition Explanation 2 ... 4/4
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My shutter feeling.
Today's photo.
It is a photo taken from Eurostar.
This video is an explanation.
I went to Milan in 2005.
At that time # I went from Milan to Venice.
We took Eurostar into the transportation.
This photo was not taken from a very fast Eurostar.
When I changed the track # I took a picture at the moment I slowed down.
Is there a Japanese beside you?
Please have my video translated.
:)
In the Eurostar to Venice . 2005. shot ... 1 / 2
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/49127115021/in/dateposted...
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Miles Davis sheet 1955-1976.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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flickr.
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/
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instagram.
www.instagram.com/mitsushiro_nakagawa/
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Pinterest.
www.pinterest.jp/MitsushiroNakagawa/
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YouPic
youpic.com/photographer/mitsushironakagawa/
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twitter.
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facebook.
www.facebook.com/mitsushiro.nakagawa
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threads.
www.threads.net/@mitsushiro_nakagawa
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Blue sky.
bsky.app/profile/mitsushironakagawa.bsky.social
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Amazon.
www.amazon.co.jp/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AHSKI3YMYPYE5UE...
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My statistics (as of August 1, 2024)
How many views have I had on Flickr and Youpic?
Flickr 23,192,383 Views
Youpic 7,574,603 Views
My statistics. (As of February 7, 2024)
What is the number of accesses to Flickr and YouPic?
Flickr 21,694,434 Views
Youpic 7,003,230 Views
What is the number of accesses to Flickr and YouPic?
(As of November 13, 2023)
Flickr 20,852,872 View
Youpic 6,671,486 View
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Japanese is the following.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
Title of my book unforgettable' Mitsushiro Nakagawa Out Now. ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
Mitsu Nakagawa belong to Lot No. 204 _ . Copyright©︎2020 Lot No.402_ All rights reserved.
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Title.
降りてゆく階段。
( FUJIFILM GFX50R shot )
グアム。 アメリカ. 2024。 … 1 / 11
(今日の写真。それは未発表です。）
Images.
bleachers - Drive (Recorded at Electric Lady Studio)
youtu.be/g4BDNFS_wFY?si=-lBLywVXyYzPROEH
::写真の音楽とiTunesプレイリストをリンク::
music.apple.com/jp/playlist/photo-music/pl.u-Eg8qefpy8Xz
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重要なお知らせ。
僕は以下の条件を緩和します。
僕はTシャツを無料で世界中へ配布します。
m.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/50656401427/in/dateposted-p...
m.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/50613367691/in/dateposted-p...
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２０２４年の展示
テーマ
Goodbye , Photo
Images
大塚 愛 ( Ai Otsuka ) / 恋愛写真 ( Goodbye photo )
youtu.be/B2XfJCQ2Dy0?si=WN3UePWye5N03yi4
Live 1.
youtu.be/MjBYxuVgj70?si=K3TyYOGqa3Y8BdAt
Live 2.
youtu.be/Dccv85TarHs?si=BI-f4JfrihO3CTXD
Mitsushiro - Nakagawa
主催
デザインフェスタ
場所
東京ビッグサイト
日程
2024年11月16日。17日。
exhibition.mitsushiro.nakagawa@gmail.com
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” Lot No.402_ ” に関するお知らせ。
今後、僕は、” Lot No.402_ ”を主催します。
このロットナンバーは、眠っていたレオナルドダヴィンチの作品がオークションにかけらた際に付されたものです。
作品にはサインなどがいっさい記されていなかったため、彼の作品だと断定できませんでした。
しかし、様々な鑑定の結果、陽の光を浴びました。
誰にも気づかれない作品。肩書がなくとも静かに語りかける作品。
僕はこれから様々な形で、多くの皆様に提供できるよう努めてゆきます。
2020年10月24日 by Mitsushiro - Nakagawa.
Copyright©︎2021 Lot No.402_ All rights reserved.
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プロフィール
2014年11月、たった1機種で世界を塗り替えた携帯電話の広告を請け負った選考者の目に留まり、秘密保持同意書を結ぶ。
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インタビューと小説。
僕の本について。
僕は、昔に本を出版しました。
その際に、僕のインタビューをPDFでネット上へアップロードしていました。
その日本語と英語。
僕は、無料でを公開します。
詳細は、アマゾンのサイトへ解説しました。
小説の書き方。
写真の撮影方法。
作品への距離感。
これらはすべて共通項があります。
僕は、僕が感じたことを文章にして、残しました。
僕のテキストが多くの人に読んでもらえることを望みます。
ありがとう。
Mitsushiro.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
１ インタビュー 英語版
２ 小説。unforgettable’ 英語版。
３ インタビュー 日本語版
４ 小説。unforgettable’ 日本語版。(この小説は未来のアーティストへ捧げます)
(四百字詰め原稿用紙４５６枚)
あらすじ
大学を目指している北見ケイは、SNS上で、6歳年上のイベントコンパニオン、上村香織に出会う。
上京してきた香織の夢は、有名なアーティストの友達になるためだ。
そのためにはラジオ局のプロデューサー、大沢亮の存在が必要だった。
大沢は、ラジオの生放送中、香織へ語りかける。
「僕には妻子がある。しかし、僕は君に会いたいと思っている」
ケイの同級生で、彼を想っている三條里香は、香織の動向を探っていた。。。。。
本編
人が海へ向かう理由には、二つある。
ひとつは、波打ち際ではしゃぐ子供のように、今の瞬間の海の輝きを楽しむこと。
もうひとつは、その輝きを静かに見据えて、過ぎ去った日々を懐かしむ老人のように記憶の埃を払うこと。
二つは重なり合わないようではあるけれども、たったひとつの意味しか生まない。
再生だ。
明日っていう、曖昧な日を確実なものへと変えてゆくために、自分の存在に向き合う。
それが再生の意味だ。
十八歳だった僕には大切な人がいた。
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
５ 流線形の軌跡。 日本語のみ。
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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iBooks.電子出版。（現在は無料）
0.about the iBooks.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
1.unforgettable’ ( ENG.ver.)(This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216576828?ls=1&...
For Japanese only.
2.unforgettable’ ( JNP.ver.)(この小説は未来のアーティストへ捧げます)
itunes.apple.com/us/book/unforgettable/id1216584262?ls=1&...
3.流線形の軌跡。
itunes.apple.com/us/book/%E6%B5%81%E7%B7%9A%E5%BD%A2%E3%8...
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僕の小説。英語版
My Novel Unforgettable' (This book is Dedicated to the future artist.)
Mitsushiro Nakagawa
All Translated by Yumi Ikeda .
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Fin.
images.
U2 - No Line On The Horizon Live in Dublin
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oKwnkYFsiE&feature=related
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Title of my book : unforgettable'
Author : Mitsushiro Nakagawa
Out Now.
ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
in Amazon.
Unforgettable’ amzn.asia/d/eG1wNc5
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僕の作品。
1 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48072442376/in/dateposted...
2 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48078949821/in/dateposted...
3 www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/48085863356/in/dateposted...
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あなたは僕の声を聞きたいですか？
:)
1
フリッカーへ投稿した写真の構図について。１種類目。
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フリッカーへ投稿した写真の構図について。２種類目。
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Fotologを始めた時について。 建築家の視点。
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なぜ、今までカメラを手にしなかったのか？
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何が一番かっこいいのか？ 写真はありのままに。
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現在のユーチューバーについて。僕も伝え、残したい。
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日本人の写真家について。日本のユーチューバーはピストルズ。
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写真の構図は、感性。ミラノのデザイナーに会って。二つの質問。
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良い構図とは？ 悪い構図とは？
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カメラを向ける時とは？ ファインダーやディスプレイを覗いていては遅い。
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家族写真。他人では撮れない。被写体の内面。
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ユーチューブの写真家について。カメラの技術等。感性は、本を読むことで磨く。
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日本の新聞について。良い新聞の写真はロイター。ダメな写真を見続けるとダメになる。
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日本の写真家について。その展示について。
まとめ。僕が書いた小説など。僕が最も伝えたいこと。
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作品制作について 1/2
作品制作について 2/2
１ それまでの写真展。自分は行きたいと思ったか？
２ じゃ、自分が足を運んででも行きたい展示とは何か？
３ 原宿デザインフェスタで個展を開くまでに、毎月ひとつの作品を展示することにチャレンジ。
４ 作品とは、素材とシルエット。ファッションと似ている。
５ 自分が好きなアーティストは誰か？ どんなものなのか？ そこをはっきりさせる。
６ コラージュの作成も写真の撮り方と全く同じ。インタビューに書いたように小説の書き方とも同じ。
７ 誰かに見せたい、見せるがために作品は作らない。写真と同じように自分の部屋に飾りたい作品を目指す。
８ パクリとは何か？ 昨今、叩かれるパクリ疑惑。ミメーシスとは？
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ミメーシス
https://kotobank.jp/word/ミメーシス-139464
９ 個性とはなにか？ オリジナリティってなに？
おまけ 眞子さまについて
という流れです。
お時間がある方は是非聴いてください。
:)
www.youtube.com/user/mitsushiro/
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構図の解説２
1.構図の解説２ ... 1/4
2.構図の解説２ ... 2/4
3.構図の解説２ ... 3/4
4.構図の解説２ ... 4/4
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僕のシャッター感覚
In the Eurostar to Venice . 2005. shot ... 1 / 2
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/49127115021/in/dateposted...
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Miles Davis sheet 1955-1976.
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vBRMWGk29EmsoBV2o9NM1LIVi...
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flickr.
www.flickr.com/photos/stealaway/
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YouTube.
www.youtube.com/user/mitsushiro/
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instagram.
www.instagram.com/mitsushiro_nakagawa/
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Pinterest.
www.pinterest.jp/MitsushiroNakagawa/
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Title of my book unforgettable' Mitsushiro Nakagawa Out Now. ISBN978-4-86264-866-2
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” Lot No.402_ ” に関するお知らせ。
今後、僕は、” Lot No.402_ ”を主催します。
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僕はこれから様々な形で、多くの皆様に提供できるよう努めてゆきます。
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Nature paths suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs will wind you around a stunning, safe wetland habitat littered with pockets of woodland and wildflower meadows, and the friendly Kingfisher Tearooms is a great place to you recharge with friends and family. Hides allow you to get up close and personal with birds such as woodpeckers and kingfishers and during your wander you may also encounter mammals such as roe deer and hedgehogs. The ponds provide a home for newts, frogs and whirligig beetles with staff on hand to show you the best spots for pond dipping. The meadows during summer are full of butterflies including small tortoiseshell, in comparison to a snow laden winter where you may be lucky enough to spot our overwintering bitterns – this globally threatened species is a real highlight for any wildlife watcher.
Come summer vivid purple loosestrife and Southern marsh orchids provide plenty of colour.
The Potteric Carr Nature Reserve trail guide* is available to download below, which includes a map with all the hides and paths marked on so that you don't miss out any of the wonderful habitats and species during your visit. Also don't miss out on the Minibeast Totem Pole trail, which has a podcast put together by Pheasant Bank Academy.
For an idea of the geat array of wildlife that can be discovered on the nature reserve take a look at our latest sightings blog.
Please note we unfortunately do not allow dogs or bikes onto the reserve as they may disturb or harm our wonderful wildlife.
Volunteering at Potteric Carr
To find out more about how to get involved at Potteric Carr, including our regular practical conservation task days, please see our volunteering pages.
Education at Potteric Carr
Potteric Carr also offers a fantastic education programme, working with children, young people and adults to encourage a love and understanding of Yorkshire's amazing wildlife!
For more information about visiting Potteric Carr or getting involved in volunteering, send an email to potteric.carr@ywt.org.uk or call 01302 570077.
www.ywt.org.uk/potteric-learning
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve offers a rich variety of wildlife education programmes for community groups and all key stage level classes from Early Years through to University level.
The activities held at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve aims to inspire people of all ages and backgrounds to take an active interest in local wildlife and its conservation. We provide children, young people and adults with fun, relevant, high quality environmental education. Out of classroom learning on site offers fantastic opportunities for positive, progressive and participative learning.
For more information on the sessions available and costs associated please see our learning pages.
Email the Education Team for more information or call 01302 570077.
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As well as formal education programme, we also offer informal sessions for community groups including out of school groups such as Scouts and Guides, youth groups and school holiday clubs, and also for adult groups.
We're a learning destination for the Children's University!
Doncaster Children's University is a Study Support scheme offered by Doncaster College. Children taking part in the scheme can collect credits in a 'Passport to Learning' and work towards a 'National Award' by attending after school clubs or Learning Destinations.
Children's University Learning Destinations provide learning opportunities for children outside of school hours and out of the classroom! For more information about Doncaster Children's University and to find out where you can get a 'Passport to Learning', click here.
Come along to one of our events to get your passport stamped. Find out what events are coming up at Potteric Carr on our What's On pages.
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We offer a range of exciting activities for brownies, cubs, scouts, guides and other groups at Potteric Carr which can be linked to badge work or just for fun!
All activities can be tailored to meet your groups needs. Here are just a few of the sessions you can expect to enjoy at Potteric Carr.
Beneath the water
Pond dipping to capture, identify and study mini-beasts that live under water, before returning them to their natural environment.
Mini-beast madness
Searching, sorting and studying mini-beasts found in leaf litter, log piles or grassland areas.
Where am I?
Discover how to find your way around the Reserve using geography including a map game, and learn to draw simple maps with keys yourself.
A special place
A series of activities aimed at helping children appreciate the wonders of nature including sticky palettes, journey sticks, un-natural trails.
Bush Craft
Try your hand at traditional crafts and help make some wonderful items as well as learning about bushcraft and survival in the wild!
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust received funding from the BIG Lottery to develop a community pond dipping station - an exciting new resource for local community groups to use.
This project provides community groups with an outdoor classroom stocked with all the necessary equipment; ID guides, interpretation and information to ensure a memorable visit to the nature reserve. We also hope discovering the benefits of having a pond will inspire action in the community. Ponds may be small but they are an important part of our landscape and create hotspots for a huge range of wildlife. Making a pond is one of the best ways to quickly and easily attract a variety of wildlife into your own backyard, whilst also providing a fascinating resource for all
www.ywt.org.uk/connect/flutter-by
Flutter By at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve started in March 2013 and aims to inspire all about our fascinating winged wildlife. Read on for more...
Generously funded through WREN, we have been able to create a new sensory garden and natural play area to be enjoyed by both the wildlife at Potteric Carr and most importantly you … our visitors!
WREN is a not for profit business that awards grants to community, environmental and heritage projects across the UK from funds donated by Waste Recycling Group (WRG) to the Landfill Communities Fund.
Peter Cox, managing director of WREN explains that "WREN is committed to funding projects that make a real difference to local communities, children and families. The Flutter By project will provide a fantastic space for local people to get outdoors and have some fun. We’re delighted to support Yorkshire Wildlife Trust to make this happen and look forward to the completion of the project in March 2013."
Invertebrates .... The basis of all ecosystems
7-spot ladybird - Credit Rachel ScopesWildflower meadows offer a diverse habitat rich in wildlife but this colourful landscape has been restricted in the UK due to change in land use and management since around the second world war. The decline in these habitats has been shown to have a negative effect on many invertebrate species, which in turn has caused noted declines in various other animals such as farmland birds and other small mammals. Invertebrate populations, ‘minibeasts’, play an important role in all ecosystems, by providing a service to both the environment and the species within it. Minibeasts not only provide an essential source of food for various animals, they also act as waste recyclers, pollinators and pest controllers and can be used to assess the ecological quality of a habitat. For these reasons the conservation of wildflower meadows are of increasing importance.
Flutter By
Flutter By, a component of The Connect Project, has been created to aid public engagement with the Humberhead Levels Nature Improvement Area (NIA), by building an area which can be use for exploration and learning. The old sensory garden at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve, which at present can be found along the Dragonfly Trail has undergone a transformation as our team of staff, contractors and volunteers all got their hands dirty rebuilding a natural play space and butterfly garden.
The garden has been filled with wildflowers which will attract numerous invertebrate species, in turn encouraging other species of birds and mammals to take advantage of the increasingly diversified habitat on the nature reserve. Along with the creation of new habitats, a variety of natural play equipment was commissioned which has been built and designed with the minibeast theme in mind! To help you learn more about the importance of invertebrates within the ecosystem and make your visit to the garden even more enjoyable a minibeast audio trail has also been put together. This trail consists of a number of minibeast inspired totem poles, each with a downloadable podcast for you to listen to as you search the garden (see below).
In addition to the environmental benefits Flutter By will create, it gives you a chance to get involved in a project which will benefit conservation and your local community.
There are various ways to get involved in Flutter By, from helping with the construction of the Garden and activity station to attending training sessions to learn how to teach groups in your community.
Children's Events
We have many children's events running throughout the year, many of which take place in or around the Flutter By Garden. Find out what events are coming up at Potteric Carr on our What's On pages.
Corporate Workdays
Flutter By is an ongoing project which needs continuous maintenance; one of the ways in which you can help is by booking a corporate workday. Corporate workdays are a brilliant opportunity to develop better working relationships, spend a day out of your normal working environment and make a difference to your local wildlife! Find out more about corporate workdays by contacting Lizzie Dealey.
Community Leader Training
Community Leader Training events offer a great opportunity to community group leaders to learn about minibeasting activities. Click here to find out more.
Explore the mosaic of habitats and wonderfully diverse wildlife at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve by picking one of four trails, many of which are suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
The four routes are marked by coloured posts which include:
Dragonfly Trail - orange markers; 3 km lasting approx. 50 minutes
Expresso Trail - brown markers; 0.5 km lasting approx. 10 minutes
Railway Walk - red markers; 3 km lasting approx. 50 minutes
Wetland Walk - blue markers; 5 km lasting approx. 1 hour 10 minutes
All four routes cover approximately 8 km if you decide to make a day of it and take in the majority of the nature reserve. Please download the Potteric Carr Nature Reserve leaflet at the bottom of the page which shows all of the footpaths. On all routes you will come across several bird hides, the majority with ramp access. There is also a special iSpy leaflet to download for children, showing the Dragonfly Trail.
For a better view of the wildlife, stop in one of fourteen hides, which offer excellent vantage points.
After your walk be sure to stop in at the Kingfisher Tearooms for a cream tea or cake.
If you've brought along your children or grandchildren then don't miss out on the Discovery Room, open during weekends and in the school holidays and packed full with wildlife-themed books, games and crafts. Activity rucksacks are also available for our younger guests - ask at reception for more details.
We do ask that you keep to the footpaths so as not to disturb our wonderful wildlife, as conservation work is carried out in these areas. Please be aware that if crossing the railway you will need to be in possession of either your membership card or ticket.
We hope you enjoy the walks and don't forget to let us know of your wildlife sightings by adding them to our 'Potteric Carr Sightings' Blog in the left hand menu!
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Come take a browse in the shop at Potteric Carr, with merchandise to tempt all ages
There is something for everyone at the Potteric Carr shop - with binoculars, books, bird seed and much more it really is worth the stop! If you're after something in a hurry and haven't got time to pop down to the shop then why not take a look online.
Stockists of:
Zeiss
Opticron
Vine House Farm
CJ Wildlife
The Nuttery
Jacobi Jayne (Squirrel Busters)
Gardman
Email Richard Sykes or call on 01302 570077.
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Looking to visit Potteric Carr? Here is some useful information...
Opening Times:
Nature reserve: 9am - 5pm
Kingfisher Tearooms: 10am - 4pm (October - May) 10:30 am- 4:30pm (April - September)
Car parking: Locked at 5pm - if you would like to stay later, then arrive before 5pm and ask at the front desk
Open seven days a week (check website for Christmas closure times)
Prices:
Members of The Wildlife Trusts : Free
Adults: £4.00
Children: £2.00
Concessions: £2.50
Family: £7.50 (two adults & up to four under 16's)
No dogs or bikes please, they can disturb and harm our wonderful wildlife.
Address
Potteric Carr Nature Reserve
Sedum House
Mallard Way
Doncaster
DN4 8DB
Directions:
Coming from Doncaster take the White Rose Way (A6182), at the roundabout follow the directions for the M18. Potteric Carr Nature Reserve is signposted.
From the A1 (southbound) come off at Junction 35 for the M18, then take Junction 3 towards Doncaster and follow signs for the A6182 (White Rose Way). At the first set of lights you reach, turn right into Mallard Way. Park at Sedum House.
Nearest train station: Doncaster
For further information get in touch with us by calling 01302 570077 or by emailing potteric.carr@ywt.org.uk.
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Visit the Kingfisher Tearooms
No trip to Potteric Carr Nature Reserve is complete without a rest stop at the Kingfisher Tearooms, where quality home-made food produced from local ingredients is our top priority.
Join us at the Kingfisher Tearooms for a spot of cream tea or a mouth-wateringly delicious sandwich packed full of local ingredients.
A child-friendly menu is available and for those wanting to venture from the tearooms for their lunch a family picnic basket provides the perfect solution.
All of our food is lovingly prepared from scratch, using the freshest of ingredients, with gluten free options available.
Opening Times:
April 1st - October 1st: 10:30am - 4:30pm
October 2nd - March 31st: 10am - 4pm
For more information:
Email Bev Walker or call 01302 364152.
We would love to help you with any bespoke cake orders, just get in touch!
Thank you to Network Rail, Unipart Rail and Phoenix Mechanical Services Ltd who have sponsored the Kingfisher Tearooms
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust with the help of volunteers work to ensure the variety of habitats at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve are maintained.
Reed management at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve - Credit Jim HorsfallSome of this work involves reed cutting, this is carried out on a 10-year rotation with different blocks cut on each year of the cycle.
The grasslands are managed through a conservation grazing programme using Highland cattle and Hebridean sheep to allow the less competitive species to establish. Hay cutting also occurs in some areas to remove nutrients and improve the grassland for wildflowers.
In the woodland some areas are coppiced and other trees are thinned out to let more light through to the woodland floor and encourage woodland flowers to grow.
Footpaths and benches are also maintained to ensure guests enjoy a pleasant visit!
Regular volunteer days are held on site to help with the management of the wonderful habitats and species found here.
For more information call Potteric Carr on 01302 570077.
UPDATE – Oct. 14th
I know it’s been a LONG time since I’ve posted something on here, and I know people have been asking for updates (rightly so) – so I figured I’d provide some in a simple post here.
Two things must be made clear first – 1) my printer, who I’ve worked with forever and who produces the best prints of any printer I’ve worked with, has become very successful this past year and as such is trying to catch up with the growth of their business. As such, their times to process orders has more than tripled since the beginning of the year. This has caused many of the prints and test prints, etc. to be delayed by more than 2 months each. So things are slower to get printed now than ever before. 2) we are very close to getting our setup exactly as we need it with the injection mold company that we work with so that our parts are to the exact specifications and quality that we want, and that you expect. The injection molding process, and learning what is needed to create good parts, has been a huge learning process for us. The good news is that after months and months of working and tweaking things, we are very close to having our first parts (for Night Crusader and Original Super Soldier – and 1 surprise figure) ready to send to the printer.
With that being said, here’s some updates on some figs coming soon…
Homemade Arachnid Hero
Our first update will be for all those who ordered the Homemade Arachnid Hero. We are anticipating that this figure will be sent out to our presales customers and resellers the last weekend of October (2 weeks from now) and will go on sale on the website a week or two after that. We will try to post pictures as soon as he arrives.
Night Crusader
The test prints for the Night Crusader have been finalized and approved and we are all ready to go to print it. I usually don’t share pictures of the figures before they are completed, but since you all have been waiting so patiently for this figure, I thought I’d bend at least one rule to make you feel confident in your upcoming fig). However, we are awaiting the injection molded parts to arrive, so that we can align the head print exactly with the cowl part (we want to make sure his eyes are aligned correctly in those hole). We received the most recent samples from the mold and we still need to make a couple of final adjustments, so that it is to the exact quality that I know we all expect from the top customizers. He should be completed before Black Friday (week of Thanksgiving), if everything goes to plan. I will post an update if that is any sooner.
Original Super Soldier
The custom helmet part is being completed at the same time as the Night Crusader cowl, as they share the same mold, and as such is facing many of the same needs for updated changes. However, we are still also processing the prints still for this figure. The hope is that this will be available a couple weeks after Night Crusader is released.
Surprise New Figure
Along with the Original Super Soldier, we will be releasing a third, not yet published custom figure that will include 1 custom headpiece and a printed accessory. I think you guys should be very happy and surprised by this guy – can’t wait to show you! When the part is completed and we send him in for printing, we’ll provide a render of him to let you know what’s coming!
That’s all for now. I would first and foremost like to thank you all for your unwavering patience and kind understanding while I bring Phoenix Customs to a new era of custom figs. However, this kind of growth is not without hiccups and challenges, that is for sure. What IS for sure, is that we are not going to be bringing about products that can’t compete with the best out there. We will NOT sacrifice quality. We want to bring our figures to the next evolution, where unique custom parts and top quality printing go hand-in-hand. We can’t wait to bring these pre-ordered figs to life in the next couple months and to show you what we have in store for the coming months of the new year! So many good figs that I can’t wait to release!!
Take care!
Adam
The town of Boonton provides a backdrop as a "Boonton Scoot" passes the URHS Railroad Museum [For a Day] event. NJ Transit was kind enough to provide this shuttle train service between the Morristown Line at Denville and Boonton in support of the United Railroad Historical Society of NJ. The west end of the Montclair-Boonton Line does not currently have weekend service. "Museum" displays in this view include NJ Transit's Erie heritage unit, NJT's newest ALP-45PD and NJT ALP-44 #4424 which is now part of the URHS collection. Having the CNJ heritage unit power the scoot was a nice touch.
NJTR 4109 GP40PH-2 "Jersey Central"
NJTR 4210 GP40PH-2B "Erie"
A well kept Ford Cortina provides the foreground at a time when buses in Malta were provided by a collective of private owners that resulted in a great deal of individuality on the island.
All this came to an end in July 2011, but at least these days islanders have a more comfortable and up-to-date experience, and there are more buses than there were. And on most routes since October 2022, buses have been free to locals.
Many of the old buses still survive - 90 were purchased by 'Heritage Malta' and were put in store pending restoration, whilst others have been bought privately, including a small number in the UK.
Here is some detail of the vehicles in the shot (buses left to right)
JAO 094 Ford Cortina
EBY 479 Leyland Leopard with Marshall bodywork. New to Yorkshire Traction as NHE 10F in 1968.
DBY 328 Bedford YLQ with Plaxton bodywork. New to Glyn Evans, Manmoel as SUJ 974R in 1977.
FBY 775 Dodge of unknown year, with Zammit bodywork of 1973.
Is-Saqqajja, Mdina, Malta
26th April 2010
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With the sanders activated to provide extra traction, three units slowly crawl their way up the grade into Palmer Lake with a loaded ballast train.
Glacier blue provides one of nature's most unusual color displays. Snow crystals become glacial ice crystals when they are compressed under the weight of continuous snowfall on the Juneau Icefield. The crystalline structure of glacial ice creates the blue color by interacting with the visible light spectrum. As light strikes the glacial ice, its crystalline structure absorbs all colors of the spectrum except blue, which travels on a shorter wavelength than the other colors of the spectrum. The energy of the blue light is transmitted by glacial ice & the observer sees blue.
Fading Fast...
When ice breaks off the glacier, it appears exceptionally blue. The crystalline structure responsible for the blue color remains intact within the glacier. In time, air bubbles & surface melting interrupt the regular patterns of ice crystals.
Recently exposed glacial ice will remain blue for only a few days before it fades to white. Fracturing of exposed crystals causes the glacier to indiscriminately scatter the visible light spectrum & appear white.
Western Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio rutulus)
The AI machine provides this wisdom:
Seeing a swallowtail butterfly often symbolizes transformation, spiritual rebirth, and joy, reflecting its metamorphosis from a caterpillar to a winged wonder. It can also represent the freedom of the soul, new beginnings, hope, and endurance, serving as a message of support or a reminder of the beauty and balance in nature.
Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God..
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This image is from most recent trip to Cuba.
Sorry it’s been a minute since I last posted. Things in Los Angeles have been taking my attention away from posting and post processing my images- Then I went Cuba. Then I came back 0n the 6th. Then I had to put my entire studio back together from prepping to bug out from the fires
That said…
CATS!!!!!!! I LOVE CATS!!!!!!!! OK correction to the last post- I could make a career of photographing skies, sunsets and CATS!!!! And to get a cat basking in good light….. I treat light when I conceptualize an image as if it is as solid of an object as the subject that is interrupting my beautiful light. What more is there to the life of a photographer? Life is too short to shoot in bad light and to DRINK bad coffee and cheap wine.
I shot this with the Z6III NIKKOR 28-400mm f/4-8 lens. 1/500 of a second ISO 220. Image raw processed in NX Studio and Photoshop CC with the NiK collection.
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March Point. Padilla Bay/Fidalgo Bay.
"Hosting one of the largest Great Blue Heron colonies in Western North America, this island of forest sits between Padilla and Fidalgo Bays. Vera and Bud Kinney donated this property to Skagit Land Trust in 1994 to protect the nesting herons. With the cooperation of neighboring landowners, each year, Skagit Land Trust conducts a nest count in the heronry. 680 heron nests were counted in 2019 in this relatively small area, which provides easy access to feeding grounds for the herons. Unfortunately, the Trust does not have access to all neighboring property, and therefore some heron nests are uncounted. The overall trend, however, shows increasing number of heron nests in the colony on SLT property and the property to which we have access -- and there are likely to be hundreds more nests on the adjacent property to which we do not have access." March Point Heronry
Southern Bandung provide so many beautiful hilly panoramas to please eyes. I love the yellowish green as the morning sunlight pour the tea plants.
Please do not use this picture for any kind of media for any objectives without my expressed permission.
The nearby park provides the foreground here for another shot of the Euromast. Not one of the cities more attractive high rise additions in my view........
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From Wikipedia : "Euromast is an observation tower in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by Hugh Maaskant constructed between 1958 and 1960. It was specially built for the 1960 Floriade, and is a listed monument since 2010. The tower is a concrete structure with an internal diameter of 9 m (30 ft) and a wall thickness of 30 cm (12 in). For stability it is built on a concrete block of 1,900,000 kg (4,200,000 lb) so that the centre of gravity is below ground. It has a "crow's nest" observation platform 96 m (315 ft) above-ground and a restaurant. Originally 101 m (331 ft) in height it was the tallest building in Rotterdam. It lost this position to the high-rise of Erasmus MC (113.5 m, 372 ft) which was completed in 1968, but regained it when the Space Tower was added to the top of the building in 1970, giving an additional 85 m (279 ft). Euromast is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers. In 2008 and 2009, the tower hosted an extreme sports event which featured BASE jumping. "
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Some provide for their selves. Some provide for their families. Some extend that to their friends. It takes someone special to consider providing for their neighborhood or even community. It takes hard work and a kind heart to work to provide for your country. It takes someone quite extraordinary to care enough to work on providing for the entire planet....
That is who I strive to be.
This park provides access to the Lake Worth Lagoon for recreational activities. A Boat ramp with 10 lanes is on-site and provides good Intracoastal access and easy access to the Atlantic Ocean for deep sea fishing through the Palm Beach Inlet near Peanut Island. Restrooms are available at Currie Park. Park is open from sunrise to sunset. A fishing pier 200 feet in length gives good access to the Intracoastal for fishing.
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The University Way provides a great view of the city of Prince George, and is a popular spot for walking and running. You get a great view of the city, and can just see the Rocky Mountains in the distance.
This photo was taken from one of my favorite lookouts, just before sunrise on October 1, 2010. The sky was becoming quite colorful as the fog was rolling across the city, and made for an amazing scene.
CN 8805 provides ample horsepower for the weedspraying train as it passes the New Richmond depot. A kid waiting at the Knowles Ave crossing has rolled back a bit just as the crew eases off on the sprayers. He'll probably still be able to have his own family some day. A closed circuit camera has been hastily wired up to the handrail stanchion on the front of the locomotive. The camera provides a head-ups to the spraying crew about what may or may not need to be sprayed. June 19, 2024.
Sawn logs provide a hint to the extensive tree removal that has taken place on the embankment here. I suspect most of them originate from a very large tree that was removed just out of sight to the left. The 09.32 Felixstowe - Ditton has a very healthy load this day. Despite the rural appearance to this picture don't be fooled - the very busy and hence noisy A120 Colchester - Clacton/Harwich dual carriageway is just behind me!
the test is to photograph a Little birdie on a thin spring steel that provides an oscillating function
Dolphin lamp standards provide electric light along much of the Thames Embankment in London, United Kingdom. Two stylised dolphins or sturgeons writhe around the base of a standard lamp post, supporting a fluted column bearing electric lights in an opaque white globe, topped by a metal crown. Many of the lamps are mounted on granite plinths.
The lamp posts were designed by George John Vulliamy and modelled by Charles Henry Mabey. They were based on statues of dolphins or fish with intertwined tails at the Fontana del Nettuno in the Piazza del Popolo in Rome, which was constructed in 1822–23.
P.S The little yellow man is sitting at the base of the plinth looking out over the water, it made me smile when I saw him. I wonder how long he has been there.
The Nikon F3, Nikon's first pro-level camera with an electronic shutter, was in production from 1980 through 2001. The pictured camera is fitted with the HP High-Eyepoint prism.
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The Nikon F3 was the first professional level Nikon SLR to incorporate an electronic shutter and automatic exposure capability. Of course, the F3 provides the same high-quality materials, refined fit and finish, and durability for professional use as all F-Series cameras. Like its predecessors, the F3 was part of a remarkably broad and advanced professional camera system.
When used in the new aperture priority mode, shutter speed range is a stepless 8 sec. to 1/2000 sec. An F3HP is an F3 body with a so-called "High-Eyepoint" DE-3 prism. Compared with the original F3 standard DE-2 eyelevel finder, the F3HP has a larger viewfinder eyepiece. Actually, most of the F3s that I have seen incorporate the HP viewfinder. Of course, the F3HP viewfinder provides a 100% frame coverage, like all F-series cameras, and a large, bright image with 0.8x magnification. Nikon offered 21 interchangeable focusing screens for the F3, but for general photography, the standard K screen (with split image, microprism collar, and matte field) is satisfactory.
Back in the day, I waited years to upgrade to the F3HP because I liked my F2AS so much. However, since I, like many, had been using a Nikon FE as my second body together with the F2AS, I eventually succumbed to the desire to have aperture priority auto exposure metering on my main camera body, as well.
The F3HP, particularly without the optional MD-4 motor drive attachment, has a perfect shape, body size, and weight for comfortable and stable holding as well as all-day carrying. The F3's built-in handgrip allows a firm grasp.
One advantage of the F3 over the F and F2 is that the exposure meter is incorporated into the camera body instead of the prism. As a result, you can now change viewfinders and still keep the exposure meter. The F3HP's easy-to-view High Eyepoint DE-3 prism is perfect for most purposes, but for various specialized professional applications, Nikon offered other types, such as the DW-3 Waist-Level Finder, the DA-2 Action Finder, and the DW-4 6x Magnification Finder. Nikon even produced the DX-1 AF Finder, with an electronic focus-aid indication!
The exposure meter on/off switch is a plastic lever that is incorporated around the shutter release button. This is something of a precursor to a similar switch on the future F4 and other newer Nikon camera bodies. However, I find the switch on the F3 quite tight and hard to turn. In fact, my original switch got damaged from long use and became stuck in the off position. I had get the switch replaced at my local repair shop. Fortunately, there is no reason why the switch could not just be left in the on position during periods when the camera is in frequent use. Even with the switch in the on position, the meter circuit does not actually activate unless the film wind crank is pulled slightly away from the body and the shutter release button pushed part way down. The shutter and meter are locked off when the film advance lever is pressed into the lock position. The F3 is the first F-level camera to utilize a standard ISO shutter release thread in the center of the shutter release button, instead of the older AR-2 style connector. The shutter release button is positioned just right, in the middle of the body, and has a silky-smooth feel.
As indicated above, the F3 is the first F-series camera body to support aperture priority automatic exposure instead of just manual exposure adjustment. Simply turn the shutter speed dial to "A" to enter this mode, then adjust the aperture ring appropriately. A really cool feature of the F3 is the 80% center-weighted exposure meter, concentrated within the viewfinder's 12 mm outer reference circle area. The 80% central weighting is a great compromise between Nikon's standard 60/40 weighting and a spot meter. The 80% weight allows you to easily meter on the most important section of the image, while still incorporating some exposure information from the remainder of the frame. You can center the 80% central spot on the metering target, then hold down the exposure memory lock button on the front of the body and re-frame. However, since I personally find it uncomfortable to use the exposure lock button in this position, I usually use manual exposure mode in these cases unless I am in a rush to shoot.
The F3 viewfinder includes at the top of the frame an ADR readout of the aperture setting on all Nikon F-mount lenses that have an aperture ring (basically any pre-G lens will work on the F3). To the left is an LCD display of the automatically or manually selected shutter speed, in full stop increments. One thing that I don't like about the F3's manual exposure mode is the compact-style manual exposure indicator display in the viewfinder. When in manual exposure mode, correct exposure is shown by small +- indicators to the left of the shutter speed display. You adjust the exposure until both the + and - indicators are visible at the same time. This system, while extremely accurate, is not as clear or quick as the match needle setup in the Nikkormat EL/FE/FE2/FM3A or the three diode (-o+) setup in the F2AS/FM/FM2n system. The F3's viewfinder display is illuminated by ambient light. However, you can push a small button on the prism to electronically illuminate the display in the dark.
The F3 is the last F-series body to have manual film wind, unless you attach the optional MD-4 Motor Drive (with up to 6 frames per second performance). Starting from the F4, the F-Series evolved to built-in automatic film advance. This is great if you need to often shoot rapidly. However, if you just want a high-end film camera for slower, more deliberative shooting, manual film advance provides quieter film operation, much better battery life, and a smaller and lighter package compared with the auto-advance F4, F5 and F6. Unlike the semi-pro bodies like the FE and FM, the film advance lever on the F3 may be operated in one complete stroke or a series of shorter strokes. The F3 can be used without a battery in an emergency. Just push the mechanical shutter release lever on the front of the camera, although the mechanical shutter speed is limited to only 1/60 second. That is certainly a far cry from a full range of shutter speeds, but at least flexible enough for many situations, if needed. Nevertheless, lack of power is almost never going to become an issue. My F3HP battery and shutter have never died throughout decades of use, and a single battery seems to last forever with the camera's low power usage.
The meter coupling lever on the F3 can be locked up to allow mounting of prehistoric non-AI lenses, although most users probably converted their non-AI lenses to AI decades ago. As a pro-level camera, the F3 has a proper mirror lock-up feature for certain specialized lenses and for slow exposure times. Of course, multiple exposures on a single frame are also supported.
Since the camera has an electronic shutter, it also has an electronic self-timer, complete with a flashing red light, just like modern SLRs.
The eyepiece has the usual shutter lever, but still no adjustable diopter. This is no problem, however, since Nikon still makes screw-in diopter lenses for the F3. Actually, the F3HP works fine with diopter lenses for the F90X, F100, etc. These diopter lenses have screw-in rings that are slightly thinner than harder to find ones that are actually designed for the F3. The large F3HP viewfinder eyepiece is relatively easy to use with glasses. On the F3 without the HP prism, use diopters that are designed for the FM/FE series of cameras.
In order to use an electronic flash unit, just like the earlier generation F and F2 bodies, the F3 still requires that an accessory shoe be mounted over the rewind knob, or that a special Nikon F3 flash unit be mounted directly onto the camera in the same position. (Of course, you could also use a side-bracket flash with a synch terminal cable.) Interestingly, the maximum flash synchronization speed is 1/80 sec., slightly slower than the 1/90 sec. maximum synch speed on the Nikon F2. The new advance is that the F3 offers TTL automatic flash exposure, although the F3 can't simultaneously meter ambient light. The powerful F3-era Nikon SB-16a Speedlight is a perfect match for the camera. Newer Nikon flash units can also provide TTL flash functionality with the F3, when used with the special adapter AS-17, which also allows convenient flash exposure compensation.
If you don't have the AS-17, you can do balanced fill flash the old way, as follows. First, set the background exposure manually, with a shutter speed at or below the maximum electronic flash synchronization speed. Then set the appropriate camera distance based on the film ISO, selected aperture and guide number. Finally, fill flash is achieved by further shutting down the aperture by 1-2 stops, and correspondingly adjusting the shutter speed. You can also set the SB-16a to TTL and adjust the flash exposure down by 1-2 stops using the exposure compensation dial. The compensation dial does not adjust the background exposure in this case because both shutter speed and aperture are set manually. All that being said, for fill flash, it would frankly be easier and faster to use a more modern body such as the F90X, F100, F5 or F6, which all provide various forms of 3D matrix automatic balanced fill-flash, Nikon's most advanced flash system. The F4 also has a pretty good flash capability, but it is still one generation older pre-3D technology (i.e., no communication of subject distance from D-type lenses.)
The basic Nikon F3 and F3HP were available in black. The Nikon F3 was also available in a few special variants, all of which had the High-Eyepoint viewfinder, such as the Nikon F3/T with a titanium exterior, the Nikon F3 Press, and various limited edition models. The F3/T was produced in both champagne and black colors.
As a pro-level camera, the F3 offers the benefits of aperture priority auto exposure, basic TTL flash, and a more compact and elegant design than the prior-generation F and F2 bodies. Compared with its later descendants, the F3 does not provide such benefits as matrix (multi-segment) metering, automatic balanced fill flash, multiple exposure modes, and built-in automatic film advance. On the other hand, the core F3 is significantly smaller and lighter than those later pro-level bodies. And, when used properly, the F3's exposure metering system can be just as effective, or even more so, compared with the early-generation matrix metering systems in some later Nikon cameras. For deliberative photographers who still like to shoot film, the F3 and F3HP provide a highly-refined and relatively compact manual focus platform for the extensive universe of "Pre-G"-type Nikon F-Mount lenses.
Copyright © 2015 Timothy A. Rogers. All rights reserved.
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For those who have a few minutes the attached link provides a most interesting read into the background of the World War 11 Gloster Gladiators of Malta. In essence when Italy entered the war on the side of the Axis powers Mussolini's airforce commenced airborne attacks on 11th May 1940. Seemingly without any air cover the British who governed Malta found themselves in a particularly tough place and could expect nothing more than an Italian invasion. Thankfully a number of crates were uncovered that had been left behind by a visiting aircraft carrier. Inside were the components of six Gloster Gladiators. These six ancient biplanes were hurriedly assembled and used in such a way that any three were always available to defend the island. Any combination of three (three of the six) became known as Faith Hope and Charity. At times literally hundreds of Italian bombers were used to bomb the island. All the time being harassed by the Gladiators. Somehow these old Gladiators managed to stave off the aggressors until at some point in June the RAF were able to replenish their defences through the arrival of a number of Hawker Hurricanes.
To put into perspective how important the island was to both sides, later in the war during the siege of 1942 Valletta became the single most heavily bombed place on earth.
This photo depicts the only one of the six aircraft to have survived. It is displayed without its wings inside the museum at Fort Saint Elmo in Valetta.
Here is the link for the full data. www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/british-biplanes-f...
47614 provides assistance from the rear of The Welsh Marches Express (headed up by 70000 'Britannia') as it passes Craven Arms on 4th May 2022.
Snow capped Kilpatrick Hills provide a spectacular backdrop as 37407 canters into Dumbarton Central with 1Y13 on Wednesday 12th February 1986. The 0840 from Fort William misses this 1220 Oban service at Glasgow Queen Street by 10 minutes requiring a 48 minute wait here with plenty of time for lunch-typically a bag of greasy chips with salt & sauce washed down with a bottle of Irn Bru. Talking of girders, the locomotive is passing over Church Street as it enters the east end of the station while on the left are the ornate battlements parallel with Bankend Road-the whole station being sited high above the town on an impressive viaduct, the Up Passenger Loop on the left has now been lifted. The plate above 37407's drawbar is noticeably higher than on most of the class giving a distinct notch in the bottom of the bodywork, both ends were like that. This view concludes my short interlude of photographs taken exactly 29 years before posting.
Crocosmias provide a burst of colour late in the season, when most other flowering plants have faded. There are hundreds of crocosmia varieties to choose from, flowering in red, orange or yellow from June to late summer, above ornamental, strappy, bright green leaves.
Crocosmias are also known as montbretia, although this tends to refer to the common species Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora. This has naturalised in many areas and is considered to be invasive. The cultivated varieties are less likely to become invasive.
Place Polonaise Drive in Grimsby, Ontario provides a clear view Northward across Lake Ontario (and yes, that is a faint Toronto on the horizon on the left of the frame). As sunny and warm as it may appear, almost tropical, this was taken on May 8 and the current lake water temperature was 6.2C/43.6F. Not very inviting. A fire hydrant was under repair and covered with a big bundle of orange construction fencing. But the colours worked for me, particularly the orange-blue combo. Now to wait a few more weeks for a more civilized water temperature. - JW
Date Taken: 2022-05-08
(c) Copyright 2021 JW Vraets
Tech Details:
Taken using a hand-held Nikon D800 fitted with an AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm VR 1:4.0 lense set to 75mm, ISO200, Daylight WB, Matrix metering, Shutter Priority Mode, f/10.0, 1/500 sec. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source file: set final image size to be 9000px wide, level the horizon, do a little vignetting correction, very slightly brighten overall by setting Exposure Compensation to EV+0.19, apply Tone Mapping at default levels, apply Dynamic Rance Compression at Default levels, use Shadows/Highlights to recover highlight detail, slightly boost Contrast and Chromaticity, slightly boost Vibrance, set colour balance by sampling a white area of one of the signs, apply a little noise reduction, sharpen (edges only), save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: use a Non-Destructive Dodge/Burn layer to slightly brighten the ‘whites’ in the signs, reduce a residual magenta colour cast by using the Colour Balance tool, use the Hue-Saturation-Brightness to very slightly boost the overall saturation, sharpen, save, scale image to 6000 px wide, sharpen, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 3000 px wide for posting online, sharpen very slightly, save.
“Greetings, Empress. As I am sure you are aware, I have contacted you early. This is not to provide our monthly report but to call your attention to negligence on your part of our deal.”
“Negligence? I have provided your kind with the living sacrifice you demand, without fail, every month. What sort of negligence is that?”
“You have failed to provide them in the measures specified by the agreement! Our...contract, as you call it, specified that once a month, you would transport two humans, male and female, to the vicinity of our colony. We asked that you confirm some sort of emotional attachment between the two of them and ensure that they possess no advanced technology when they are taken here. This last batch you sent was good. Not only did they meet the requirements, but they were both in good health and the attachment was very strong...
However, somehow you failed to prevent your guards from also transporting another batch, this one not completely human, and armed with all sorts of advanced weaponry.”
“And you can't handle them? I seem to have overestimated your capabilities.”
“No, I am taking measures to control the results of your shortcoming, but it is the principle that matters. I will “let it fly” this time, but if you do not exercise more caution in the future I will not see it as inappropriate to withhold some of the technology my part of the deal specified I give you. We have given you the components only to enable the merest spawn's play...you have no advantage over us.”
“Wait! I thoug-”
“Thank you, Empress. That will be all.”
“I hate having to exaggerate simply to confound that stupid she-human. What progress has the batch made?”
“Your greatness, the he-human has found the she-human. She was unconscious but with the help of-”
“That detestable Union spy! How I wish she was here now...
The advanced technology she possesses is of no considerable import; it is the fact that she knows what we are and can sense us as well that makes her such a danger. It is fortuitous indeed that the he-human is so malleable. Your manipulation of him has suppressed the spy's physical influence and prevented her from telling the he-human of us most effectively. But I have not forgotten your previous failure...”
“I apologize profusely, O Queen. I-”
“Enough. I do not hold you responsible for the Humans' idiotic leader dropping her and her partner here, Commander, but why, exactly, were they allowed to discover our presence here? You know as well as I do that had she never seen that renegade replacer, she would never have exerted such energy to detect us since then. Our mental shielding would have barely held up, but it would have. She would have been as ignorant as the she-human is now...which is why our next move is to isolate her from the others.”
“I patiently await your command, O Queen.”
“Do you not know what to do? Have you not done it before?
Ah, but I see. This is indeed a unique occasion...two batches at once, two subjects with considerable knowledge of us, and advanced weaponry as well...
I am Queen, the only of all the castes with imagination...
Very well, listen carefully:
The he-spy is already under control. You have done well in destroying his gate-making device and confiscating his weapon; he will be stranded in hyperspace until we desire his release.
The she-spy is another matter. Despite your aforementioned successes, the only thing that separates the good batch from knowledge of us is a very thin piece of fabric...not ideal. She will have to be removed immediately, along with the he-human. Even he knows too much about us. You know, of course, that all the previous batches were wholly ignorant of us throughout their duration in our domain.
By the way, I am pleased with how you carried out my previous command to give the he-human a false image of our presence...his impression of us is of unnatural, nonsentient shapeshifters that simply replicate whatever dreams or thoughts they sense. When you remove him and the she-spy, see if-”
“Your Greatness, forgive me for interrupting, but the he-human has just killed the officer tasked with guarding the cave...the one disguised as a native invertebrate. Shall we incorporate this?”
“Yes, quickly! Place in the she-human a desire to get away from the officer as soon as possible. Make sure, at least, she turns her back. Then place a vacuum field around the officer, he-human, and she-spy to prevent her from hearing the officer unshield in death. As this happens, completely unshield the hive walls around the he-human and she-spy so they see our true structure. The he-human will realize it was us all along, and it will hopefully invoke some terror in him. A delicious but unhealthy emotion-a shame we cannot subsist upon it alone.”
“It has been done, O Queen.”
“Good. Now generate some upshoots to take the he-human and she-spy to to the holding caverns. Make sure you disarm the he-human. And if possible, try to loosen the bonds on the she-spy so she can remove her gag and finally deliver her message to the he-human...I do enjoy irony.”
“Is there anything else?”
“Hold on...why does the she-human have the bag? Aarrgh! The he-human gave it to her before we took him...no matter. Send in the two replacers as planned. Make sure both have analyzed the mannerisms of the two we have taken so they can best emulate them...we will feast well on the she-human's “love” for her friend.”
“It has all been done! It is all as you have said. Your plans are ever flawless, O Queen.”
March Point. Padilla Bay/Fidalgo Bay.
"Hosting one of the largest Great Blue Heron colonies in Western North America, this island of forest sits between Padilla and Fidalgo Bays. Vera and Bud Kinney donated this property to Skagit Land Trust in 1994 to protect the nesting herons. With the cooperation of neighboring landowners, each year, Skagit Land Trust conducts a nest count in the heronry. 680 heron nests were counted in 2019 in this relatively small area, which provides easy access to feeding grounds for the herons. Unfortunately, the Trust does not have access to all neighboring property, and therefore some heron nests are uncounted. The overall trend, however, shows increasing number of heron nests in the colony on SLT property and the property to which we have access -- and there are likely to be hundreds more nests on the adjacent property to which we do not have access." March Point Heronry
Enid Hinkes provides another report in memory of Weequahic’s fallen war heroes.
In major catastrophes at sea, two Weequahic students were killed enroute to their assignments. They were both awarded Purple Hearts as their deaths were the result of enemy action. Arthur Kucharski, who, according to the 1940 census lived at 168 Goodwin Avenue completed one year of high school (1938 0r 39) before entering the workforce.
Pictured here, Martin Pedinoff’s (1/41) Legend entry read “A feeling of much, a feeling of ease, Makes position secure, on life’s trapeze;
Orchestra, Ping Pong, Printing Workshop, German Club, College Prep, F & M.” He resided at 223 Schuyler Avenue.
Two Weequahic students were killed en route to their assignments in major catastrophes at sea. They were both awarded Purple Hearts as their deaths were the result of enemy action.
MARTIN PEDINOFF
From the Legend, January 1941:
223 Schuyler Avenue
“A feeling of much, a feeling of ease, Makes position secure, on life’s trapeze; Orchestra, Ping Pong, Printing Workshop, German Club, College Prep, F & M”
He was born on January 3, 1923. His parents were Louis and Ida Pedinoff. His father was a photographer. He had three brothers – David, Phillip and Seymour. His nephew and namesake, Martin Pedinoff is married to Ellen Wiener. (Weequahic June 1965)
Martin was a Corporal, USAAF 32nd Photographic Squadron, Reconnaissance Group.
On April 20, 1944, Pedinoff was a passenger on SS Paul Hamilton which was in a convoy enroute to Italy. The ship had a cargo of explosives and bombs as well as military personnel. The convoy was attacked in the Mediterranean Sea 30 miles off the coast of Cape Bengrit, near Algiers by 23 German bombers. The SS Paul Hamilton was struck and the ship and crew disappeared in 30 seconds, losing 580 lives. He and the other victims are memorialized at North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, Tablets of the Missing.
ALBERT KUCHARSKI
Kucharski was born in 1921 in Ohio. – November 27, 1943, declared dead while missing..
The1940 census showed that he lived at 168 Goodwin Avenue with his father Joseph, mother Celia, older sisters Irene and Virginia, and younger brother Francis. He completed 1st year of high school and was employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories according to his enlistment record.
Albert was a Staff Sergeant with the 31st Signal Corps, Construction Battalion. He was on the troopship Rohna that left Oran, French Algeria in a convoy of 24 ships carrying troops and supplies on the way to the China-Burma-India theater. On November 26, 1943, off Bejaia, Algeria, the convoy was attacked by an estimated 30 German Luftwaffe Heinkel 177’s. One of the 177’s released a radio-controlled glide missile that hit the Rohna on her port side and she eventually sunk.
Three ships stayed behind to pick up the survivors, but it was dark, the water was cold, and the waves were high and rough. There was oil on the water and fire from the explosion. There were only 22 lifeboats, most of them nonfunctioning. They were able to rescue 986 men, but 1038 were killed, including 1015 US military personnel. It was the largest loss of US troops at sea due to enemy action in a single incident. The bodies of most of the men who died were never recovered. Albert was declared “Missing in Action” on November 27, 1943.
Because of the severity of the loss and the new technology used to sink the Rohna, the disaster was covered up, unacknowledged and remained classified for decades. The survivors were ordered not to discuss the attack under penalty of court martial. The full story was finally released in 1967.
Albert was memorialized at the North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia, Tablets of the missing.
A nice autummy shot to provide abit of a change from the cold weather were having. One from Birchen Bank Wood, near Woodhead in the Peak District on a sunny afternoon last October. I hadn't done anything with this at the time as its a series of portrait images, about 8 or 9, blended together to make the panoramic and I was never happy with how it looked. But, flicking through my files I saw it again and decided to make an effort to finish it ... hopefully it looks okay.
I love little streams like this, probably more than big waterfalls as you always find something interesting with how the water flows over the rocks making its own patterns. And the bonus is, it changes pretty much every time you visit when the rocks have been moved by the fast moving water :)
Thanks for looking and commenting on my shots everyone :)
Nikon D5000 & Sigma 10-20 @ 10mm, 4secs, F16 and no doubt some fitlers, but since its about 6 months ago I can't remember what haha! :)
Mr. Kelly and staff provide a display of motor cars outside the premises on Catherine Street, Waterford. Can we take it that Mr. Kelly is the distinguished gentleman in the centre with bowler hat and top coat? The man second from the right looks like the doppelganger of Simon Harris, Irish Minister for Health! I wonder if the dealership is still around?
With thanks to input from several Flickroonies today (including Niall McAuley, sharon.corbet, B-59, BeachcomberAustralia and others) we were reminded that we've visited Kelly's dealership before, that it is the "purpose-built motor garage in Ireland", is still a motor dealers, though the Kelly's themselves (still in the trade) operate from a premesis outside the city proper....
Photographer: A. H. Poole
Collection: Poole Photographic Studio, Waterford
Date: Catalogue date c. 16 December 1929 (12:58 per clock)
NLI Ref: POOLEWP 3659
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Senior Airman Sonya Alexander, a 77th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, provides fuel to an E-3 Sentry (AWACS) during exercise Razor Talon Dec. 14, 2015, over the coast of North Carolina. The AWACS is a modified Boeing 707/320, which provides command and control battle management for ally aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman John Nieves Camacho)
A familiar seen of Dungeness which seems to disappearing fast.....
Taken two days ago the morning was full of atmosphere that only this location can provide......
Loved putting this in a square format......
André Kuipers provides another insight into life on the ISS with this view from the cupola.
André is on the orbital outpost for ESA's long duration mission, PromISSe. For further information about his mission, and for more stunning photographs, please visit: www.esa.int/SPECIALS/PromISSe/index.html
Credits: ESA/NASA
What is beauty? We could spend years trying to provide and objective and universal definition and will keep on failing because beauty is subjective. The standards of beauty vary from age to age, culture to culture and person to person. We talk about physical (exterior) beauty and inner beauty when referring to a person, but we must be aware that what is beautiful for some might not be for others. Granted that there are some standards from which we can try to measure beauty, we will never be able to find universal beauty in our material world.
In the online communities that we have built in all social networks, “beautiful” is an adjective that is commonly used and those who are considered beautiful take pride while those who think they are not are always pointing that out to others with some kind of shame. Does it really matter if I am beautiful or not? If it does matter, by which standards should we measure it?
As men trying to present as women, we are not pleased to look like a woman and pass for a woman. We want to look like and pass for, a beautiful woman! Once again, talking as a heterosexual CD, what is what I need? Do I need to wear women’s clothes, play the role of a woman and be perceived as one or is it all about being beautiful as a woman? As I have matured in my life and having cross-dressed since I have memory, beauty is not how I look but how I feel when I am Cristy. Beauty is enjoying the few opportunities I get to be her and even more beautiful if I can go places. As my dear friend, Nora Simone, pointed out to me recently, beauty is giving and caring about others and making others feel good about themselves.
Over the years I have gotten countless comments, on my photos, mentioning that I am beautiful or saying something like “I wish I looked as beautiful as you”. Even though I welcome such comments, the ones that I treasure the most are those who let me know if have been inspiring or helpful while sharing my feminine side and thoughts with likeminded people. I’d rather inspire with words and advice than with looks, sense of fashion or tricks of the trade. I’d rather motivate people to find beauty inside of them because when they do it will automatically reflect on the outside. Beauty comes from inner peace and when we are happy and at ease, we are the most beautiful we can be.
What I am trying to say is that we must put all our effort in feeling beautiful for ourselves and not looking beautiful to others. Stop worrying about what the other girls will say and focus on how you feel. If you ask me, I would rather be perceived as a very average looking woman who is happy in her own skin than as a gorgeous woman who is wearing so much padding, constraints and makeup that make me feel so uncomfortable that it reflects in my carefully made up face.
I never felt more liberated than when I decided to tone down my makeup and wear loose A-line dresses that do not require me to put on corsets or padding. At the same time, I never felt more naturally feminine! Maybe I do not look beautiful, but I certainly feel beautiful.
Do you dress to feel beautiful or to be beautiful?
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¿Qué es belleza? Podríamos pasar años intentando obtener una definición objetiva y universal y fracasaríamos en nuestro intento puesto que la belleza es subjetiva. Los estándares de belleza varías de época a época, cultura a cultura y persona a persona. Hablamos de belleza física (exterior) y belleza interior cuando nos referimos a una persona, pero tenemos que estar conscientes de que lo que algunos consideran bello no lo es para otros. Admitiendo de que hay estándares bajo los cuales podemos intentar medir la belleza, jamás podremos encontrar la belleza absoluta en nuestro mundo material.
En las comunidades que hemos construido en todas las redes sociales, “belleza” es un adjetivo muy utilizado y quienes se consideran bellas sienten orgullo de ello y quienes piensan que no lo son se sienten avergonzadas y lo hacen saber a las demás. ¿Importará realmente si soy bella o no? ¿Si es importante, bajo cuáles estándares debería de medirla?
Como hombres que intentamos parecer mujeres, no quedamos satisfechos con lucir como mujeres y pasar por mujeres. ¡Queremos lucir como y pasar por mujeres bellas! De nuevo, desde mi perspectiva como CD heterosexual, ¿qué es lo que necesito? ¿Necesito usar ropa femenina, desempeñar el rol femenino y ser percibido como una o acaso lo importante es parecer una mujer bella? A medida que he madurado en mi vida y habiendo usado ropa de mujer desde que tengo memoria, la belleza no radica en cómo luzco sino en cómo me siento cuando soy Cristy. Belleza es disfrutar de las pocas oportunidades que tengo de ser ella y aún más bello si lo puedo hacer en público. Como mi querida amiga, Nora Simone, me hizo ver recientemente, la belleza radica en preocuparse por los demás y en hacer sentir mejor a los demás.
A través de los años he recibido innumerables comentarios, en mis fotos, en los que mencionan que soy bella o diciendo algo como “quisiera ser tan bella como tú”. Aunque aprecio esos comentarios, los que más atesoro son aquellos en los que me hacen saber si lo que comparto ha servido de ayuda o inspiración para otras chicas. Prefiero inspirar con palabras y consejo que con apariencia, modo de vestir o trucos particulares de nuestro arte. Prefiero motivar a la genta a encontrar la belleza dentro de ellas que porque cuando lo hagan automáticamente se reflejará en el exterior. La belleza es producto de la paz interior y cuando estamos felices y en paz, es cuando estamos lo más bellas que podemos.
Lo que intento decir es que debemos de poner todo nuestro empeño en sentirnos bellas para nosotras mismas y no en lucir bellas para otras personas. Dejemos de preocuparnos de lo que las otras chicas dirán y enfoquémonos en cómo nos sentimos. Si me preguntan a mí, preferiría ser percibida como una mujer promedio que se siente feliz con ella misma que como una belleza despampanante que lleva tanto relleno, maquillaje y corsés que la hacen sentir tan incómoda que esa incomodidad se refleja en su rostro impecablemente maquillado.
Jamás me sentí más liberada que cuando decidí usar poco maquillaje y llevar vestidos holgados que no me obligan a usar rellenos o corsés. ¡Al mismo tiempo, jamás me sentí más naturalmente femenina! Puede que no me vea bella, pero me siento bella.
¿Tú te vistes para verte bella o para sentirte bella?
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....And more features to boot!
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Four photos stacked to provide a shallower stack of this colourful beetle, focusing attention on the elytra, pronotum and head and not so much on the legs and other extremities. All depends what you want to see in a beetle photo, I guess! For anyone struggling to produce decent stacked insects like me, I have just found that using 'Method C' with Helicon software renders the antennae and legs of insects etc with fewer artefacts - ghosting, broken lines etc - than using Method B, which is what many YouTubers say works best... I suppose it's often better to experiment for oneself rather than to slavishly follow the admonitions of others... ; )
VV 340, also known as Arp 302, provides a textbook example of colliding galaxies seen in the early stages of their interaction. The edge-on galaxy near the top of the image is VV 340 North and the face-on galaxy at the bottom of the image is VV 340 South. Millions of years later these two spirals will merge -- much like the Milky Way and Andromeda will likely do billions of years from now. Data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory (purple) are shown here along with optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope (red, green, blue). VV 340 is located about 450 million light years from Earth.
Because it is bright in infrared light, VV 340 is classified as a Luminous Infrared Galaxy (LIRG). These observations are part of the Great Observatories All-Sky LIRG Survey (GOALS) combining data from Chandra, Hubble, NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and ground-based telescopes. The survey includes over two hundred LIRGs in the local Universe. A chief motivation of this study is to understand why LIRGs emit so much infrared radiation. These galaxies generate energy at a rate this is tens to hundreds of times larger than that emitted by a typical galaxy. An actively growing supermassive black hole or an intense burst of star formation is often invoked as the most likely source of the energy.
Work on the full GOALS survey is ongoing, but preliminary analysis of data for VV 340 provides a good demonstration of the power of observing with multiple observatories. The Chandra data show that the center of VV 340 North likely contains a rapidly growing supermassive black hole that is heavily obscured by dust and gas. The infared emission of the galaxy pair, as observed by Spitzer, is dominated by VV 340 North, and also provides evidence for a growing supermassive black hole. However, only a small fraction of the infrared emission is generated by this black hole.
By contrast most of the ultraviolet and short wavelength optical emission in the galaxy pair -- as observed by GALEX and HST -- comes from VV 340 South. This shows that VV 340 South contains a much higher level of star formation. (The Spitzer and GALEX images are not shown here because they strongly overlap with the optical and X-ray images, but they are shown in a separate composite image.) VV 340 appears to be an excellent example of a pair of interacting galaxies evolving at different rates.
These results on VV 340 were published in the June 2009 issue of the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The lead author was Lee Armus from the Spitzer Science Center in Pasadena, CA.
Credit: X-ray NASA/CXC/IfA/D.Sanders et al; Optical NASA/STScI/NRAO/A.Evans et al
Read entire caption/view more images: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2011/vv340/
Caption credit: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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p.s. You can see all of our Chandra photos in the Chandra Group in Flickr at: www.flickr.com/groups/chandranasa/ We'd love to have you as a member!
Chop nosed 103 provides faint echoes of the ALCo RSD-15 'alligator' model as it treads the freight only backroad through Birkenhead on its way to Outer Harbor with the 'Balco' regional intermodal train on 14 November 2007.
103 was originally delivered to the New South Wales Government Railway as a DL541 model numbered 4537 in 1963. After withdrawal it was sold to niche operator Austrac who provided the modified chopped nose.
By 2007 it was owned by Patrick Stevedores, but ownership later transferred to SA-based ALARC. As of mid-2025 it was stored waiting repair.
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Though Palo Duro Canyon did provide water and shelter to native Americans for eons and the ranchers that followed, it is still a harsh environment. Much of the vegetation and wildlife is well-adapted to the extremes of the microclimate within the canyon and often has its own variety of self defense, from thorns and needles to bites and venom. Summers can be extremely hot within the canyon (the record high was 120F/49C) and winters quite cold with subzero temperatures. It was 78F/26C the day I visited and it was still February (2-25-2025). It is generally a dry heat (low humidity) but I have been in Amarillo and the surrounding Panhandle region many times when moist Gulf air can bring in sticky air. There've been many heat-related illnesses and even deaths within the canyon for those not prepared.
Erosion in the form of the Prairie Dog Fork of the Red River created the canyon, exposing many geological layers over millions of years. These boulders are also eroding but at a far slower pace than the surroundings (similar to the badlands I frequent in the Dakotas and eastern Montana). Circumstances beyond my control forced my trip to be made a wee bit earlier in the year than what I would have preferred, for I have a feeling Palo Duro Canyon must be beautiful when the fresh spring greens begin. Midday light is NOT when I would recommend shooting, of course (one works with what they have when one must), but if one wants to shoot the golden hours here, keep in mind that the canyon rim is roughly 800 feet above the canyon floor in many places. Palo Duro IS quite wide in many places, though, helping to mitigate such light angles, I'm sure.
Maritime shipping companies provide a major foothold in commercial aviation cargo; from Evergreen's EVA Air operating their own cargo subsidiary to more recent carriers from France's CMA CGM to the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) with Atlas Air operating flights as their partner.
The Danish-based Maersk joined the air cargo sector as early as 1987 when the carrier founded Star Air, initially operating a small fleet of Fokker F27s, expanding in 1993 when UPS chose Star Air as their European partner to operate their dedicated cargo flights operating from their Cologne/Bonn hub. Today, the carrier has expanded with a fleet of Boeing 767-200/300s... And with the carrier now known as Maersk Air Cargo, the carrier will take delivery of 2 Boeing 777Fs in the near future.
Maersk Air Cargo operates 2 major hubs; the first at Cologne/Bonn, operating not only alongside UPS but also on behalf of Maersk themselves. The second of their hub is located at East Midlands Airport, also operating flights on behalf of UPS as well as providing parcel flights on behalf of Royal Mail.
The carrier operates an all Boeing 767 fleet; the Boeing 767-200Fs are amongst the most intriguing operating in the skies, they are amongst the oldest flying in the sky with the eldest now reaching a staggering 40 years old, the youngest being in their 30s. The Boeing 767-200Fs have their origins with Air New Zealand, Britannia Airways, Delta Air Lines and EVA Air.
Currently, Maersk Air Cargo operates 19 Boeing 767s, which includes 12 Boeing 767-200Fs and 7 Boeing 767-300Fs. Maersk Air Cargo are due to receive a further 3 converted Boeing 767-300Fs.
Sierra Romeo Golf is one of 12 B being 767-200Fs operated by Maersk Air Cargo, delivered new to Air New Zealand as ZK-NBC on 8th September 1986, lasting until 31st May 2004 being acquired by GECAS to undergo conversion to a freighter, being leased to Danish-carrier and subsidiary of Maersk, Star Air on 10th March 2005 with the lease now transferring to AerCap since November 2021 and later transferring to Maersk Air Cargo on 8th April 2022. She is powered by 2 General Electric CF6-80A engines.
Boeing 767-219/ER(BDSF) OY-SRG on final approach into Runway 27 at East Midlands (EMA) on ZT6977 from Belfast-International (BFS).
We are one week away from the release of the first science-quality images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, but how does the observatory find, and lock onto its targets? Webb's Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) – developed by the Canadian Space Agency was designed with this particular question in mind. Recently it captured a view of stars and galaxies that provides a tantalizing glimpse at what the telescope's science instruments will reveal in the coming weeks, months, and years.
FGS has always been capable of capturing imagery, but its primary purpose is to enable accurate science measurements and imaging with precision pointing. When it does capture imagery, it is typically not kept: given the limited communications bandwidth between L2 and Earth, Webb only sends data from up to two science instruments at a time. But during the week-long stability test in May, it occurred to the team that they could keep the imagery that was being captured because there was available data transfer bandwidth.
The engineering test image – produced during a thermal stability test in mid-May – has some rough-around-the-edges qualities to it. It was not optimized to be a science observation, rather the data were taken to test how well the telescope could stay locked onto a target, but it does hint at the power of the telescope. It carries a few hallmarks of the views Webb has produced during its postlaunch preparations. Bright stars stand out with their six, long, sharply defined diffraction spikes – an effect due to Webb's six-sided mirror segments. Beyond the stars – galaxies fill nearly the entire background.
The result – using 72 exposures over 32 hours – is among the deepest images of the universe ever taken, according to Webb scientists. When FGS' aperture is open, it is not using color filters like the other science instruments – meaning it is impossible to study the age of the galaxies in this image with the rigor needed for scientific analysis. But: Even when capturing unplanned imagery during a test, FGS is capable of producing stunning views of the cosmos.
“With the Webb telescope achieving better than expected image quality, early in commissioning we intentionally defocused the guiders by a small amount to help ensure they met their performance requirements. When this image was taken, I was thrilled to clearly see all the detailed structure in these faint galaxies. Given what we now know is possible with deep broad-band guider images, perhaps such images, taken in parallel with other observations where feasible, could prove scientifically useful in the future,” said Neil Rowlands, program scientist for Webb’s Fine Guidance Sensor, at Honeywell Aerospace
Read more at blogs.nasa.gov/webb
This image: This Fine Guidance Sensor image was acquired in parallel with NIRCam imaging of the star HD147980 over a period of 8 days at the beginning of May. This image represents a total of 32 hours of exposure time at several overlapping pointings of the Guider 2 channel. The observations were not optimized for detection of faint objects, but nevertheless the image captures extremely faint objects and is, for now, the deepest image of the infrared sky. The unfiltered wavelength response of the guider, from 0.6 to 5 micrometers, helps provide this extreme sensitivity. The image is mono-chromatic and is displayed in false color with white-yellow-orange-red representing the progression from brightest to dimmest. The bright star (at 9.3 magnitude) on the right hand edge is 2MASS 16235798+2826079. There are only a handful of stars in this image – distinguished by their diffraction spikes. The rest of the objects are thousands of faint galaxies, some in the nearby universe, but many, many more in the high redshift universe.
Credit: NASA, CSA, and FGS team
The Stereo Pairs Collection provides us with this fine memorial set against terraces of houses and one large house. It seems familiar somehow but yet I cannot recall where or when I saw it? William John Shaw was respected by the pig buyers it seems but who was he?
Photographers: Frederick Holland Mares, James Simonton
Contributor: John Fortune Lawrence
Collection: Stereo Pairs Photograph Collection
Date: between ca. 1870-1883
NLI Ref: STP_1615
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
Exploring Washington Backroads Exploring Washington backroads provides you with hidden gems you will never see from a freeway. Here, you will discover wildlife raising their families, migratory birds that linger in the valleys on their way home, and fish that delight the fisherman. There are so many roads that seem to go almost […]