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No matter whether you're a chef or a housewife, you're surely familiar with the celebrity chef and television personality Best Rachael Ray Cookware. The author is known for her wide range of recipes, including vegan, gluten-free, healthy dishes, and hearty meals. You can count on her to know a thing or two about kitchenexpert!
A great cook knows that equipment is just as important as ingredients in the kitchen. If you've ever had your ingredients ruined by the wrong cookware, you know what we mean.
Lightbulbs in X-ray all in a row.
Images taken as part of our exhibit about the electromagnetic spectrum with Adventure Science Center.
© Ideum & Adventure Science Center
TNT grocery on Grand Park Drive uses these lamps on its exterior and I've always been fascinated by the way the light illuminates.
On the 16th January 2004 I jumped off a Routemaster bus in London
(while it was moving). Chie had not jumped on the bus, and
as I saw her disappearing off into the distance I realised I should
get off. I waited for it to slow down, but just as I was stepping off
the bus accelerated, and a few days later this x-ray was taken. I
broke my scaphoid for those who are interested - this image was taken
with the help of my laptop screen!
We met Ray as we were wandering through the small hamlet of Wapanucka, OK. When I was a kid, I used to visit family here and play on the even-then quiet streets, explore the old, abandoned high school with my dad, and enjoy great feasts prepared by all of the relatives. Unfortunately, these relatives are either dead or have moved away, so I haven't been back to Wapanucka in about 12 years. It was sad to see that all of the downtown is abandoned now, the old high school that my dad and I spent hours exploring has been torn down, and the only sign of bustling life seems to be the corner convenience store/restaurant/gas station at the intersection of two rural highways.
This is where we met Ray. He was driving around town in his jadite green 30's Ford truck and stopped at the convenience store at the same time we did. As droplets of rain began to fall, we started talking about his beautifully restored truck (photos of that tomorrow), and I asked him if he knew any of my family who grew up here. He immediately recognized my grandfather's name and said that they played together often as kids. My grandfather was the one who broke up fights and kept the order among their gaggle of unruly boys, he said, and I believe it (my grandfather later became a teacher and served a very long term as chief of the Chickasaw Nation -- really!).
Ray then told us about the girlfriend he had from the first day of elementary school all the way through high school graduation. They didn't marry because she moved away after graduation, but they often meet up at high school reunions (their 60th was a few years ago!) and share memories of life in their beloved, but now quietly dying small town. While she moved away, Ray remained in the Wapanucka area, married, had kids, and has enjoyed a great life, he says with a wide grin on his face.
What more can you ask for in life than that?
And, if you want to read a little about my grandfather, go here:
www.chickasaw.net/hof/inductees/gov-overton-james.htm
This is photo #24 in my 100 Strangers Project. To learn more about it, go here: www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/
Leica M6 TTL
Leica Summicron 35mm f/2 IV "King of Bokeh"
Ilford HP5+ pushed to 1600 ISO
Tetenal Emofin
8+8 min 20°C
Scan from negative film
For this magazine cover from November 1993, David Carson used letters from Roman Cieślewicz’s surrealist alphabet, commissioned by Claude Tchou for Guide de la France Mystérieuse in 1964.
Plaque at Progressive Field to Indians Shortstop Ray Chapman, the only player to be killed playing in a major league game.
Ray Parlour, Colin Lewin, Eddie Niedzwiecki and someone else. Arsenal pre-season photocall 2002/3. Arsenal Stadium, Highbury, London, 13th August 2002.
Starring Paul Christian, Paula Raymond, Cecil Kellaway, Kenneth Tobey, Donald Woods, Lee Van Cleef, Steve Brodie, Jack Pennick. Directed by Eugene Lourie. Ray Harryhausen special effects, stop motion animation master.
Loosely based on one scene from a 1951 Ray Bradbury short story published in The Saturday Evening Post, THE BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS is THE archetypal 50s giant monster movie. This is the first film on which model animator legend Ray Harryhausen worked independently on the special effects, and the results are still spectacular to this day, as his fictional creation of the "Rhedosaurus" remains one of the most famous movie monsters of all time. Filled with plot attributes that would soon become cliché in the world of fandom, BEAST definitely set the groundwork for films to come, notably Toho's GODZILLA which quickly followed.
During some nuclear tests in the Arctic, scientist Tom Nesbitt (Paul Christian) witnesses his partner killed by a prehistoric monster that nobody else has seen. Even after unexplained vessel and lighthouse disasters, no one believes him, until a female paleontologist (Paula Raymond) and a skeptical but amicable military man (Kenneth Tobey) enter the picture. The beast eventually makes its way to the shoreline of New York, crushing cars, stomping on several buildings, swallowing a police officer, and ends up in Coney Island for a "rollercoaster" of an ending.
Originally conceived as "Monster From Beneath the Sea" and shot by an independent production company for a limited budget ($200,000), the film was purchased by Warner Bros. and became an instant matinee classic. Acting and pacing take a backseat to Harryhausen's monster effects, but the complete package is still an endearing one to fans of this sort of cinema. Director Lourié (who also did the art direction) would later revisit similar territory in THE GIANT BEHEMOTH and GORGO, both which were produced in England. Among BEAST's rec
ognizable cast of character actors, look for Lee Van Cleef as the expert Army marksman who saves the day during the climax.
Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, Warner Bros. has released BEAST FROM 20,000 FATHOMS on DVD for the first time. It's presented full frame, which reflects the original theatrical presentation. The black and white image has nice detail, despite some grain and occasional debris that shows up on the print source. Since the film was shot with a low budget and uses matte shots and stock footage on more than one occasion, one can accept the minor visual flaws as the presentation looks very nice overall. The audio has limitations in the form of occasional hiss and distortion, but dialog, music and sound effects are all rendered well. A French language track is also included, as are optional English, French and Spanish subtitles.
Extras included the featurette "The Rhedosaurus and the Roller Coaster: Making the Beast" which is a new interview with Ray Harryhausen, accompanied by production photos. Harryhausen talks about being approached by producer Jack Dietz, what it was like working alone for the first time, as well as the monster's creation and the special effects. A second featurette, "Harryhausen and Bradbury: An Unfathomable Friendship" has the two longtime friends reunited before an audience at the Warner Bros. Lot to reminisce about old times and share some friendly anecdotes. The two men are delightfully grown-up kids as they demonstrate their diehard love of fantasy. Rounding out the extras are trailers for BEAST, THE BLACK SCOPION, VALLEY OF GWANGI and CLASH OF THE TITANS.
We took a trip to Fredericksburg, TX yesterday. And I snuck this picture of Ray while we were eating lunch. I knew better than to focus on him, so I stuck to the Droid. Right after I snapped this, he said, "You aren't taking a picture of me, are you?" No, no, no, of course not.
I'm going out of order with my 365 pics...not a good sign.
Ray Church is located 2.5 km northeast of Falcarragh, near the confluence of the Yellow River and Ray River.
St Fionnán founded this church in the 6th century. Ray stood next to the Ray River, an ancient boundary between the Cenél Luighdech and Cenél Duach. Four 7th-century abbots of Iona were of the Cenél Duach; Ray was almost certainly their home church.
Ray high cross is the largest early medieval stone cross in Ireland. Local lore claims it was made by Columba (521–597) on Muckish to bring to Tory Island, but local saint Fionnán recovered Columba's Gospel Book and he gave the cross to Ray. The cross actually dates to the late 8th century.
The church was destroyed by Oliver Cromwell's soldiers in the 17th century. During Sunday Mass, the entire congregation was slaughtered in the Massacre of Ray (Marfach Ráithe). The dead are buried in a mass grave called Resting Place of the Bones (Lag na gCnámh).
The cross was knocked down in a storm about 1750, and lay broken in the graveyard until it was repaired by the Office of Public Works in the 1970s. [Wikipedia ]
Not everything is Black & White, sometimes there are shades of Blue.
Hope you guys had a Bokeh Weekend! :)
***taken during the Mid-Autumn Festival in HK, with Blue & White lights as background***
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Watched this beautiful sunset recently and captured these magic rays in the last moment before the sun disappeared behind the cityhedge :-)
Related to Fire Element... Whenever I see sunrays like that I'm humming this enerjazzing piece of music :-)
UPDATE: You may see the music video "Fire Element" by Julian Ray with my footage of the magnificent sunset magic at youtu.be/ZNxdo8ysC7w Enerjazz yourself! :-)
Ray is an artist, he works in watercolours and his work is detailed and full of colour. Over the years we have become friends, discussion buddies when we meet and its comfy. We meet usually out on the road somewhere, he on his bike and me on my feet, occasionally on my bike.
Caught him being contemplative on Ballygally Head, shot him as he neared and about 3/4 hour later we were still being a danger to traffic on the sharpest part of the Head!
stretch across a smoky sky in this iPhone 4s panorama that covers about 120-135º of sky horizontally. Since this was taken on the last day of Summer, where the rays are vertical (on the right side of the image) is approximately due West. Click here to see the sunset that followed 36 minutes later. i4s10432
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad 1973
CAST:
John Philip Law (Sinbad), Tom Baker (Koura), Douglas Wilmer (The Grand Vizier), Caroline Munro (Marigiana), Martin Shaw (Rachid), Kurt Christian (Haroun), Takis Emmanuel (Achmed)
PRODUCTION:
Director – Gordon Hessler, Screenplay – Brian Clemens, Story – Brian Clemens & Ray Harryhausen, Producers – Ray Harryhausen & Charles H. Schneer, Photography – Ted Moore, Music – Miklos Rosza, Visual Effects – Ray Harryhausen, Production Design – John Stoll. Production Company – Morningside. USA 1973
SYNOPSIS:
Sinbad fires an arrow at a strange creature that flies over his ship, causing it to drop the amulet it is carrying. Ashore, the sorcerer Koura attempts to forcibly take the amulet from Sinbad. Sinbad is granted refuge by the benevolent ruler of the city, the Grand Vizier, who has been forced to hide his face behind a beaten gold mask after Koura burnt it with a fireball. The Vizier shows Sinbad a companion amulet and the drawing of a third one. All three form a map that leads to a fountain of youth on the island of Lemuria. With the complete amulet, The Grand Vizier will be able to stop Koura’s ravages on the kingdom. And so Sinbad and the Vizier set sail on an expedition to Lemuria. However, Koura desires the amulet too, wanting to regain the youth that each spell he casts steals from him, and sets sail determined to stop them.
COMMENTARY:
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) was a landmark in fantasy cinema. It was often imitated over the next decade. Most importantly, it brought to prominence the name of special effects man Ray Harryhausen and his fantastical creatures. Ray Harryhausen was a specialist in the process of stop-motion animation where models are meticulously moved and photographed one frame at a time. Harryhausen went onto a substantial career over the next two decades, creating similar flights of fantasy. (See below for Ray Harryhausen’s other films). He would revisit the Sinbad mythos twice, here and later with the disappointing Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977). The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is one of Ray Harryhausen’s most acclaimed works and one that shows him at the height of his art.
With The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Ray Harryhausen employed director Gordon Hessler, who emerged out of the English horror cycle in the late 1960s (see below for Gordon Hessler’s other titles) and Brian Clemens on script. Brian Clemens had worked as script editor on tv’s The Avengers (1962-9), wrote a number of films during the English horror cycle and went on to create series such as The New Avengers (1976-8), The Professionals (1977-83) and Bugs (1995-8). (See below also for Brian Clemens’s other titles). Most Ray Harryhausen films tend to be set around Harryhausen’s provision of creature effects, with the intervening action being stolid and his leading men tending to a uniform woodenness. Although the dialogue here has a tendency to fall in clunky pseudo-profound aphorisms at times, Brian Clemens creates probably one of the more nuanced scripts for any Ray Harryhausen film. Particularly original is the character of the sorcerer Koura who ages every time he casts a spell.
Brian Clemens and Ray Harryhausen also plunder world mythology somewhat indiscriminately, ending up with what often seems a peculiar multi-cultural polyglot – there is Kali from Hindu religion, a griffin and combination centaur/cyclops from the Greek myths, the homunculus from mediaeval alchemy, Lemuria (an idea that was posited by biologist Ernst Haeckel in the 1870s, preceding the notion of continental drift, of a sunken land in order to explain how lemurs managed to get between Africa and India and one that was quickly appropriated by the 19th Century Theosophist movement), and of course the backdrop from the Arabian Nights cycle. This is the less important than the spectacular beauty of Ray Harryhausen’s various set-pieces which, by this time, were at the absolute peak of their form. Harryhausen offers us a six-armed statue of Kali brought to life in a sword-duel; a to-the-death battle between a griffin and a cyclopean centaur; a magically animated ship’s figurehead; and, best of all, the homunculus that Tom Baker brings to life, teasing and prodding it, as it lies pinned to a table.
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is also notable for many of the up-and-coming stars. There is Tom Baker who, the following year, would become the fourth incarnation of tv’s Doctor Who (1963-89); cult queen Caroline Munro; and Martin Shaw, later hunk hero of Clemens’ superior action man tv show The Professionals.
Ray Harryhausen’s other films are:– The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), the granddaddy of all atomic monster films; the giant atomic octopus film It Came from Beneath the Sea (1955); the alien invader film Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers (1956); the alien monster film 20 Million Miles to Earth (1957); The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958); The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960); the Jules Verne adaptation Mysterious Island (1961); the Greek myth adventure Jason and the Argonauts (1963); the H.G. Wells adaptation The First Men in the Moon (1964); the caveman vs dinosaurs epic One Million Years B.C. (1966); the dinosaur film The Valley of Gwangi (1969); Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977); and the Greek myth adventure Clash of the Titans (1981).
Brian Clemens’s other scripts are:– The Tell-Tale Heart (1960), Curse of the Voodoo/Curse of Simba (1965), And Soon the Darkness (1970), See No Evil/Blind Terror (1971), Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), the Disney ghost story The Watcher in the Woods (1980) and Highlander II: The Quickening (1991). Clemens also wrote and directed Hammer’s Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter (1972). He has acted as script editor and producer on the tv series’ The Avengers, The New Avengers, The Professionals and Bugs.
Gordon Hessler’s other films are:– Scream and Scream Again (1969), The Oblong Box (1969), Cry of the Banshee (1970), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971), Kiss Meets the Phantom/Kiss in the Attack of the Phantom (1978) and The Girl in a Swing (1988)
REVIEW: Richard Scheib