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Death Valley National Park, California.
This is only steps from one of the most popular viewpoints in the park, yet I've never seen photos taken from this perspective. Of course I had to descend a slot canyon and climb down a 12' dry waterfall, then find another way out after dark... but now I know the easy way to get there.
Check out my blog (www.JeffSullivanPhotography.com) for more photos from my recent adventures.
If you consider a packaged photography tour to Death Valley, make sure that it includes Eureka Dunes and The Racetrack, that you can see the leader's own photos so you can judge his or her qualifications, and that those photos do not rely mainly on unusual weather that you might not have during your visit. A good tour leader is there to help you capture nice photos, not show you a few unusual moments that they experienced over many years of visits.
Update January 2016: I replaced the original upload with a higher resolution new edit.
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 28-Aug-22 (DeNoise AI)
JAS 'Rainbow Triple', right side.
An early Boeing 777 (Line No:45), this aircraft was delivered to JAS Japan Air System as JA8977 in Dec-96. JAS was merged into JAL Japan Airlines new 'Domestic' division in Apr-04.
In Oct-06 the domestic division was merged into Japan Airlines International and in Apr-11 the 'International' was dropped from the titles and the company became Japan Airlines once again.
The aircraft was withdrawn from service in Jan-20 and stored at Tokyo - Haneda. It was ferried to Victorville, CA, USA in Aug-20 for further storage.
In Sep-20 it was sold to the Midwest Aviation Group and moved to Kansas City, MO, USA where it was permanently retired. The aircraft was transferred to Alta Airlines Holdings in Nov-20 and is being used as a spares source. Updated 28-Aug-22.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 20-Mar-21, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 13-Aug-25.
Delivered to Euralair, France as F-GINL in Mar-92, this aircraft was leased to Air France in Oct-92 and returned to Euralair in Mar-98. On it's return to Euralair, it was sold to a leasing company and leased back.
In Apr-98 it was sub-leased to AOM Air Outre Mer, France. The lease was transferred to AOM in Aug-98. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Oct-00 and was leased to LOT Polish Airlines as SP-LKI the following month.
Returning to the lessor in May-04, it was immediately leased to SkyEurope Airlines as OM-SEE. It was returned to the lessor in Feb-07 and leased to Aeroflot-Nord later the same month as VP-BRE.
Aeroflot-Nord was renamed Nordavia Regional Airlines in 2010 after Aeroflot withdrew it's franchise agreement. I think the aircraft was permanently retired at Arkhangelsk, Russia in mid 2011 (I'm unable to find any photos of it after May-11). It was broken up at Arkhangelsk in early 2019.
The registration VP-BRE was re-issued in Aug-17 to a Boeing 767-3W0ER of Royal Flight, Russia.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 16-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
This aircraft was delivered to Lufthansa as D-ABHW in Feb-82. It was sold to Croatia Airlines as 9A-CTE in Jul-93. In Dec-98 it was sold to Aerotrans Ltd (South Africa) as ZS-OIV and leased to Nationwide Air Charter the same month.
Nationwide Air Charter ceased operations in Apr-08 and the aircraft was stored at Johannesburg. It was sold to KAL Aviation (UAE) as AP-BIP in Apr-09 and leased to Shaheen Air International (Pakistan) the same day.
After 30 years in service the aircraft was permanently retired at Karachi in Mar-12 and the registration was cancelled the following month. It was last noted still stored at Karachi in Jan-14.
This looked so flat on flickr I replaced it with this super contrasted version, LOL!
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Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 17-Feb-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 09-Apr-23.
The Handley Page HP67 Hastings was rushed into service in late 1948 during the Berlin Air Lift. They carried mostly coal and by the time the Air Lift was over in Oct-49 there were 32 operating. They became the RAF's premium long-haul transport and stayed in service until they were replaced by the Lockheed Hercules in 1968.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 24-Aug-22 (DeNoise AI).
Named: "Athena".
Originally ordered by the GPA Group (later to become GECAS) for lease to Vacationair, Canada as C-FVNF. The lease was cancelled prior to completion and it was leased to MAS Malaysian Airline System as 9M-MJK in Mar-90.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Oct-94 and leased to Futura International Airways with the Spanish temporary registration EC-737 in Dec-94. It became EC-FZX in Mar-95 and was returned to the lessor in Nov-95.
Six days later it was leased to Jet Airways (India) Pvt Ltd as VT-JAH. The aircraft returned to the lessor as N682GE in Sep-98. In Nov-98 it was leased to Aer Lingus, sub-leased to Futura International (Spain) and sub-leased to Transbrasil Airlines as PT-TDF, all on the same day (perhaps sounds more complicated than it was!). It was returned to Futura as EC-HCN in Mar-99 and returned to the lessor in early May-00.
Two weeks later the aircraft was leased to Helios Airways (Cyprus) as 5B-DBG. It was returned to the lessor in Apr-01 and leased to MALEV - Hungarian Airlines as HA-LEV in Jul-01. It returned to the lessor in Feb-05.
In Mar-05 the aircraft was leased to Lion Air (Indonesia) as PK-LIJ. It was written off in a heavy landing at Ujung Padang, Indonesia on 24-Dec-05. The right main landing gear was torn off, the left main gear protruded through the left wing structure, and some fuselage skin was wrinkled. There were no fatalities or serious injuries. Updated 24-Aug-22
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Purbeck
The Isle of Purbeck, not a true island but a peninsula, is in the county of Dorset, England. It is bordered by the English Channel to the south and east, where steep cliffs fall to the sea; and by the marshy lands of the River Frome and Poole Harbour to the north. Its western boundary is less well defined, with some medieval sources placing it at Flower's Barrow above Worbarrow Bay.[1] The most southerly point is St Alban's Head (archaically St. Aldhelm's Head). It is suffering erosion problems along the coast.
The whole of the Isle of Purbeck lies within the local government district of Purbeck, which is named after it. However the district extends significantly further north and west than the traditional boundary of the Isle of Purbeck along the River Frome.
In terms of natural landscape areas, the southern part of the Isle of Purbeck and the coastal strip as far as Ringstead Bay in the west, have been designated as National Character Area 136 - South Purbeck by Natural England. To the north are the Dorset Heaths and to the west, the Weymouth Lowlands.[
Geology
The geology of the Isle is complex. It has a discordant coastline along the east and concordant coastline along the south. The northern part is Eocene clay (Barton Beds), including significant deposits of Purbeck Ball Clay. Where the land rises to the sea there are several parallel strata of Jurassic rocks, including Portland limestone and the Purbeck beds. The latter include Purbeck Marble, a particularly hard limestone that can be polished (though mineralogically, it is not marble). A ridge of Cretaceous chalk runs along the peninsula creating the Purbeck Hills, part of the Southern England Chalk Formation that includes Salisbury Plain, the Dorset Downs and the Isle of Wight. The cliffs here are some of the most spectacular in England, and of great geological interest, both for the rock types and variety of landforms, notably Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door, and the coast is part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site because of the unique geology.
In the past quarrying of limestone was particularly concentrated around the western side of Swanage, the villages of Worth Matravers and Langton Matravers, and the cliffs along the coast between Swanage and St. Aldhelm's Head. The "caves" at Tilly Whim are former quarries, and Dancing Ledge, Seacombe and Winspit are other cliff-edge quarries. Stone was removed from the cliff quarries either by sea, or using horse carts to transport large blocks to Swanage. Many of England's most famous cathedrals are adorned with Purbeck marble, and much of London was rebuilt in Portland and Purbeck stone after the Great Fire of London.
By contrast, the principal ball clay workings were in the area between Corfe Castle and Wareham. Originally the clay was taken by pack horse to wharves on the River Frome and the south side of Poole Harbour. However in the first half of the 19th century the pack horses were replaced by horse-drawn tramways. With the coming of the railway from Wareham to Swanage, most ball clay was dispatched by rail, often to the Potteries district of Staffordshire.
Quarrying still takes place in Purbeck, with both Purbeck Ball Clay and limestones being transported from the area by road. There are now no functioning quarries of Purbeck Marble.
Wild flowers
The isle has the highest number of species of native and anciently introduced wild flowers of any area of comparable size in Britain.[3] This is largely due to the varied geology. The species most frequently sought is Early Spider Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes), which in Britain, is most common in Purbeck. Nearly 50,000 flowering spikes were counted in 2009. Late April is the best time, and the largest population is usually in the field to the west of Dancing Ledge. Smaller numbers can be seen on a shorter walk in Durlston Country Park. This orchid is the logo of the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Cowslip meadows (Primula veris and Primula deorum) are at their best shortly afterwards and Durlston Country Park has several large ones.
In early May several woods have carpets of Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum). King's Wood and Studland Wood, both owned by the National Trust, are good examples. At around the same time and later some Downs have carpets of yellow Horseshoe Vetch (Hippocrepis comosa) and blue Chalk Milkwort (Polygala calcarea). In late May the field near Old Harry Rocks has a carpet of yellow Kidney Vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria).
Blue and white flowers of Sheep's bit (Jasione montana) and pink and flowers of Sea Bindweed (Calystegia soldanella) lend colour to Studland dunes in June. Both Heath Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza maculata) and Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) are frequent on Corfe Common that month, and Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) and Purple Betony (Stachys officinalis) flowers add colour to the Common in July.
Dorset Heath (Erica ciliaris), the county flower, can be found in July and August in large numbers, especially on and around Hartland Moor, in damper parts of the heathland. Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum) gives displays of yellow flowers there in early July. Marsh Gentian (Gentiana pneumonanthe) is found less frequently in similar areas from mid August to mid September.[3]
Roman, Saxon and Norman
A number of Romano-British sites have been discovered and studied on the Isle of Purbeck, including a villa at Bucknowle Farm near Corfe Castle, excavated between 1976 and 1991.[4] The Kimmeridge shale of the isle was worked extensively during the Roman period, into jewellery, decorative panels and furniture.[5]
At the extreme southern tip of Purbeck is St Aldhelm's Chapel which is Norman work but built on a Pre-Conquest Christian site marked with a circular earthwork and some graves. In 1957 the body of a 13th century woman was found buried NNE of the chapel which suggests there may have been a hermitage in the area. In 2000 the whole chapel site was declared a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The precise function of the chapel building is disputed with suggestions that it may have been a religious retreat, a chantry for the souls of sailors who had drowned off St Aldhelm's Head or even a lighthouse or warning bell to warn sailors. Victorian restoration work of the chapel found signs that a beacon may have adorned the roof. The present cross on the roof is Victorian.
The town of Wareham retains its Saxon earth embankment wall and it churches have Saxon origins. One of these, St Martins-on-the-Walls was built in 1030 and today contains traces of medieval and later wall paintings.
At Corfe Castle village is the great castle which gives the village its modern name. The castle commands the strategic gap in the Purbeck Ridge. The present castle dates from after the Conquest of 1066 but this may replace Saxon work as the village was the place where Saxon King Edward the Martyr had been murdered in 978. The supposed place of his murder is traditionally on, or near, the castle mound. Corfe was one of the first English castles to be built in stone - at a time when earth and timber were the norm. This may have been due to the plentiful supply of good building stone in Purbeck.
Sir John Bankes bought the castle in 1635, and was the owner during the English Civil War. His wife, Lady Mary Bankes, led the defence of the castle when it was twice besieged by Parliamentarian forces. The first siege, in 1643, was unsuccessful, but by 1645 Corfe was one of the last remaining royalist strongholds in Southern England and fell to a siege ending in an assault. In March that year Corfe Castle was demolished ('slighted') on Parliament's orders. Owned by the National Trust, the castle is open to the public. It is protected as a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The isle
A large part of the district is now designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), but a portion of the coast around Worbarrow Bay and the ghost village of Tyneham is still, after nearly 60 years, in the possession of the Ministry of Defence who use it as a training area. Lulworth Ranges are part of the Armoured Fighting Vehicles Gunnery School at Lulworth Camp. Tanks and other armoured vehicles are used in this area and shells are fired. Due to safety reasons, right of entry is only given when the army ranges are not in operation. Large red flags are flown and flashing warning lamps on Bindon Hill and St Alban's Head are lit when the ranges are in use.[6] At such times the entrance gates are locked and wardens patrol the area.
Other places of note are:
Swanage, at the eastern end of the peninsula, is a seaside resort. At one time it was linked by a branch railway line from Wareham; this was closed in 1972, but has now reopened as the Swanage Railway, a heritage railway.
Studland: This is a seaside village in its own sandy bay. Nearby, lying off-shore from The Foreland (also Handfast Point), are the chalk stacks named Old Harry Rocks: Old Harry and his Wife.
Poole Harbour is popular with yachtsmen; it contains Brownsea Island, the site of the first-ever Scout camp.
Corfe Castle is in the centre of the isle, with its picturesque village named after it.
Langton Matravers, which was once the home of several boys preparatory schools until 2007 when the Old Malthouse closed.
Kimmeridge Bay, with its fossil-rich Jurassic shale cliffs, and site of the oldest continually working oil well in the world.
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 28-Jan-15.
With additional 'Berliner Flug Ring' titles
Originally built as an L1049C ordered by Braathens SAFE, Norway, the order was cancelled and the aircraft was delivered new to QANTAS as VH-EAJ in Jun-54 and converted to L1049E standard.
It was sold back to the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in Jan-60 as N9718C. It was leased to Twentieth Century Airlines the following month and returned to Lockheed in Jan-61.
It was leased to Capitol International Airways in Feb-61 and they bought it in December that year. The aircraft was operated on behalf of German Travel Company / Tour Operator 'Berliner Flug Ring' between 1966/67. Capitol operated it until Jul-72 when it was sold to California Airmotive and stored at Sebring, Florida.
It was sold to Midair Inc and ferried to Barstow, California, in Apr-73. The aircraft was due to be converted to (fire fighting ?) tanker configuration but that didn't happen and it was broken up at Barstow in 1974/75.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 24-Feb-22 (DeNoise AI).
Fleet No: "6447"
This aircraft was delivered to United Airlines as N647UA in Apr-92. It was sold to a lessor on delivery and leased back to United.
It was sold back to United in Jun-15 and fitted with blended winglets in Aug-18. Now 30 years old it continues in service, Updated 24-Feb-22.
If you have the ability to cross your eyes, there’s a very good chance you can see this in 3D, and I encourage you to try! It transforms the image into something much more magical – a stereoscopic 3D image of a freezing soap bubble!
When crossing your eyes, the trick is to cross just enough so that you see three images. The image in the center will be an overlap of the left and right images, and your brain computes the difference between them as depth. Don’t be too close to a large monitor (too much eye strain) or too far from a smart phone screen (too much trouble with subtle adjustments), find the right position where you can cross your eyes and comfortably focus on the now existent middle image, and voila!
If you can’t cross your eyes or you’d rather use a stereoscope or a VR headset, here’s a version with the images places in “regular” order that works with these headsets and optics: donkom.ca/stereo/DKP_5346.jpg
I have a stereoscope here in my studio from 1867 that presents these images wonderfully! The technology is ancient and the viewing experience is almost a lost art. In some small way I’m trying to bring it back.
This image was made with a special full-frame SLR lens made by de Wijs in The Netherlands. Sadly, they are no longer manufacturing them and they are very hard to find in secondary markets like eBay. I’ve been searching for this slightly-less-than-macro lens for a while, to be the third lens I own from that company to make 3D images and it appeared on eBay within the last month. I had to have it, and I have so many ideas to explore with it. My higher magnification lenses didn’t do well with freezing bubbles because they were too large, so I’m glad this lens arrived before the end of winter!
These images are tough to properly visualize, because depth becomes the ultimate factor in their success. The fact that you can see the depth difference between the front of the bubble and the back of it near the bottom is the main selling point here, and everything else enhances that. The editing is fairly simple, basic Lightroom edits with a trip to a free program called “Stereo Photo Maker” to help correct any alignment issues – even the best lens might not get it perfect.
It was them cropped square in Photoshop by cutting the image in half down the middle, overlaying the left side onto the right, cropping square with the “delete cropped pixels” box checked, then the canvas size was expanded 200% to the left, and the left image replaced into its proper position. A small “septim” is placed between the two images to help separate them for viewing.
It’s becoming a lost art. In some small way, I’m trying to bring it back. As archaic as it might seem, I’ll soon be offering stereoviews for sale, the most high-end productions ever done with this medium. Why? Because it fascinates me, and I hope it fascinates others. :)
Old concrete railway sleepers, very neatly removed and replaced with the new without holding up the rail traffic unduly.
This service part replaced service 33 between Birkenside and the Royal Infirmary. It appears to have maintained its busy loads to and from the hospital as well as onward to Fort Kinnaird, and at times standing loads are common.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus DeNoise AI 04-Dec-22.
First flown at Hamburg-Finkenwerder in Dec-96 with the Airbus test registration F-WWJA, this aircraft was used for flight testing at Toulouse, France. It was re-registered F-WWIJ in Jan-97. It was returned to Airbus Germany at the end of Feb-97 as D-AVZC for customer completion and fitout.
The aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation as D-ASSE (on paper!) in Apr-97 and leased to Monarch Airlines as G-OZBC the same day. It was returned to the lessor in Apr-00 and leased to Dragonair (Hong Kong) as B-HTF in May-00.
Dragonair was renamed Cathay Dragon Airways in Nov-16. The aircraft was stored at Hong Kong at the start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mar-20.
Cathay Pacific Airways (The Swire Group) closed the company down in Oct-20 and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-20 and stored at Marana, AZ, USA. After 24 years in service it was permanently retired and broken up at Marana in Apr-25.
Replaced photo! Apologies for bad shot !i think I will leave her now added whiskers and some fade colour to background.thanks Krissie for original shot 👍
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 24-May-23.
Named: "Sundance Kid".
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWIR, this aircraft was delivered to GECAS, leased to Virgin Atlantic Airlines and sub-leased to Virgin Sun Airlines as G-VKID in Dec-99.
Virgin Sun was closed down by Virgin Atlantic and the aircraft was returned to the lessor in Nov-01 and stored at Bristol-Filton, UK. It was moved to Dublin, Ireland in May-02 and leased to Transair Sweden as SE-RCD the following month.
Transair Sweden immediately wet-leased it to GOODjet and operations continued until the aircraft was repossessed by GECAS in Dec-02 and stored at Bordeaux, France (Transair Sweden was declared bankrupt in Jan-03 with debts of USD 3 million).
The aircraft was leased to Iberworld as EC-IMU in Mar-03. It was damaged at Madrid in Oct-08 when the nosewheel collapsed in the hangar during scheduled maintenance. It was repaired and repainted all white but didn't return to service until Feb-10.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Oct-10 and immediately leased to Rossiya - Russian Airlines as VQ-BDR. It returned to the lessor in Feb-18 and was stored at Shannon, Ireland. At the end of May-18 it was sold to Sunrise Asset Management Inc and leased to Allegiant Air as N235NV. Current, updated 24-May-23..
Replaced the picture for a better one....
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Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 06-Dec-20.
Fleet No: "403".
First flown with the Airbus test registration F-WWIC, this aircraft was delivered to GPA Airbus 320 (later to become part of GECAS) and leased to Canadian Airlines International as C-GQCA in Jul-91. Canadian Airlines International was merged into Air Canada in Apr-01. It was transferred to Air Canada 'Tango' in Feb-02 and then to Air Canada 'Jetz' in Oct-03. The aircraft returned to Air Canada mainline in May-12. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic the aircraft was stored at Kansas City, MO, USA in Oct-20. Now over 29 years old, it probably won't survive Air Canada's COVID retirement programme. Stored, updated (Dec-20).
Replacing an earlier scanned print with a better version 03-Feb-19.
Built in Feb-66 by Short Brothers & Harland in Belfast, NI, UK. The aircraft was first flown with the Shorts test registration G-52-13 and delivered to the UK Royal Air Force serialled XR368 in Mar-66.
A high level decision at the UK Ministry of Defence saw the whole fleet grounded by mid 1976 and this aircraft was sold to Pan African Freight Liners as G-BEPS in Apr-77.
The aircraft was sold to TAC HeavyLift in Sep-78 and transferred to HeavyLift Cargo Airlines in Oct-80. It was permanently retired at Southend, UK in Apr-01 and was eventually broken up there in Oct/Nov-08.
Built in 1905, replacing an earlier 1870 wooden lighthouse that was rotting away. The station was established in 1870. The round cast iron tower is 73 feet tall and painted with horizontal black and white bands, to help distinguish it from the light gray rocks of the cape. A white flash is displayed every 15 seconds.
Located on the Pacific Ocean about 30 miles southeast of Blenheim and can only be reached by a long tortuous unpaved road across a private ranch.
This lighthouse was the site for the 2016 film "Light Between Oceans" taken from a novel of the same name by M. L. Stedman.
The book and film are set on a remote lighthouse located off the western Australian coast. A rowboat with a dead man and a live baby wash ashore as the story unfolds. The Cape Campbell lighthouse was selected for the film because of it's isolated location.
The Cape Campbell area suffered major damage during a series of South Island earthquakes beginning in 2013 and continuing for several years.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus DeNoise AI 29-Nov-22.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N1786B, this aircraft was initially to have been delivered to Tombo Aviation as N8254Q but that registration wasn't used. The aircraft was delivered to Tombo Aviation and leased to Sabre Airways as G-ODMW in May-00.
Sabre Airways was renamed Excel Airways in Jan-01 and it was re-registered G-XLAD the following month. The aircraft was wet leased to Miami Air between Nov-01/May-02 and again between Dec-03/Apr-04.
After that it was dry leased to Miami Air as N906MA between Dec-04/May-05 and Dec-05/Apr-06. In Nov-06 the aircraft was wet leased to associate company XL Airways France. It returned a month later, by which time Excel Airways had become XL Airways UK.
It was dry leased to Miami Air, again as N906MA, between Dec-06/Apr-07. XL Airways UK ceased operations in Sep-08 (although XL Airways Germany and XL Airways France continued trading) and the aircraft was impounded at East Midlands Airport (UK).
It was returned to the lessor 1 week later and was stored. In Dec-08 the aircraft was leased to Atlant-Soyuz Airlines as VP-BMI. the lease was transferred to Moscow Airlines in Nov-10, but not for long. The aircraft was returned to the lessor and stored at Tel Aviv (Israel) in Jan-11.
In Mar-11 the aircraft was sold to Wells Fargo Bank NW as N520AM and leased to AeroMexico the following week. It was fitted with blended winglets in Jun-11. Current. It was returned to the lessor in Apr-20 and was stored at Guangzhou (China) in May-20, awaiting freighter conversion.
It was converted to freighter configuration at Guangzhou in Oct-20 and was stored at Kuala Lumpur -Subang before being leased to World Cargo Airlines (Malaysia) as 9M-WCA in Feb-21. Current, updated 29-Nov-22.
The CPKC Holiday Train crosses the Mississippi River out of Hastings, Minnesota preparing to jump on BNSF rails at St. Croix and follow H-NSINTW up to Cottage Grove. The bridge carrying Highway 61 in the foreground was completed in 2013 replacing the 1951 Hastings High Bridge after concerns about the structural integrity of the old bridge following the I-35W disaster.
Replacing an earlier digital photo with a better version 25-Oct-17, plus DeNoise AI 22-Nov-22.
Named: "Zephyros". (dark blue tail livery).
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6055X, this aircraft was delivered to ILFC International Lease Finance Corporation and leased to EuroCypria Airlines (Cyprus) as 5B-DBU in Feb-03.
EuroCypria was absorbed into Cyprus Airways and ceased operations on 12-Nov-10. The aircraft was returned to ILFC and stored at Perpignan, France.
In Dec-10 it was re-registered N641LF and re-registered again as N859AM in Feb-11. It ferried to Shannon, Ireland in Mar-11 and was repainted in AeroMexico livery before being leased to AeroMexico in Apr-11.
The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Aug-20 as a consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic. It was stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. It was moved to Miami, FL, USA in Dec-20 for further storage before ferrying to Dothan, AL in Apr-21 to await freighter conversion.
The aircraft was converted to freighter configuration with a main deck cargo door by the end of Jun-21 and leased to iAero Airways in Jul-21. It's operated on behalf of DHL USA. Current, updated 22-Nov-22.
Neiman-Marcus replaces the old City of Paris department store, a building that, thanks to its exquisite oval rotunda topped by a stained-glass dome, was as beloved a building as any in downtown San Francisco. Not surprisingly, San Franciscans were not pleased when Neiman-Marcus announced in 1974 that it had bought the old City of Paris building, which it intended to demolish for a brand-new department store; even Neiman-Marcus's agreement to preserve the rotunda within the framework of Mr. Johnson's and Mr. Burgee's new structure, a checkerboard box of reddish granite, did not mollify the opposition.
But the plan went ahead, and now that the building is done and the store is open, it is easy to see that the preservation-minded folk of this town knew wherefrom they spoke. For the Neiman-Marcus building, even with the gracious rotunda preserved, is one of this city's most conspicuous architectural mistakes. It is an awkward intrusion into San Francisco, a building that struggles to reflect a certain spirit and ends up, instead, capturing that spirit under glass and nearly suffocating it.
The City of Paris rotunda represents the vigor, optimism, and bold elegance with which San Francisco rebuilt itself following 1906. At least four generations of San Franciscans hold the sight of a sixty-foot Christmas tree under the gigantic lead glass dome as one of their best memories. The motto set in the uppermost glass panel of the rotunda remains the undeniable sentiment of San Francisco itself: Fluctuat nec mergitur . 146
Replaced the Cotton Bag with a Square Bottom Paper Bag.
In Ballston Spa West gradually acquired nine water-powered mills on Kayaderosseras Creek by 1879 manufacturing cotton, paper, and paper bags.
West was called "The Paper Bag King" because he was one of the first men in the country to manufacture paper bags at a time when most bags were made from cotton
Replacing an earlier scanned slide with a better version 29-Jan-15, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 07-Mar-23.
In the background, a Japan Airlines DC-8, a Skyways Avro York and a Pakistan International Super Constellation.
First flown in Nov-61, this aircraft was delivered to the RAF Royal Air Force serialled XR395 in Jun-62. It was transferred to RAF Maintenance Unit (60 MU) in Jul-75.
The aircraft was sold to Dan-Air Services as G-BDIT in Aug-75 and was stored at Dan-Air's maintenance base at Lasham, UK in Oct-80. They sold it to a 'D Arnold' in Jun-81 and it was moved to Blackbushe, UK for further storage. The aircraft was broken up at Blackbushe in Jul-84.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 13-Mar-21 + DeNoise AI 05-Nov-22.
I think this final Canadian Airlines livery was the best they ever had.
Fleet No: "881".
Named: "Maxwell W. Ward" (Canadian Aviation Pioneer and founder of Wardair).
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6018N, this aircraft was delivered to Canadian Airlines International as C-GMWW in Dec-90. Canadian Airlines was merged into Air Canada in Apr-01 and the aircraft continued in service until it was sold to Pegasus MSN 24883 LLC as N987PG in May-05.
It was leased to Aerolineas Argentinas the following month as LV-BBU. The aircraft was withdrawn from service and stored at Buenos Aries (EZE), Argentina in Apr-12. It was returned to the lessor as N278AW and stored at Marana, AZ, USA in Jun-12. In Aug-12 it was sold to Eirtrade Aviation Ireland and permanently retired at Marana. The registration was cancelled in Sep-12 and the aircraft was last noted still at Marana in Oct-13 without engines.
Samantha and Nellie are taking a walk with Jip. So nice to see greenery back after a long winter.
Brunette:
Found her at a flea market for $20
Samantha Parkington doll by Pleasant Company (original American Girl), meet dress, hair band, shoes, stockings, her dog Jip by American Girl
Replaced pin
Blonde:
Nellie, her best friend, by Pleasant Company (American Girl), meet dress, stockings, shoes, necklace, replaced bow
In my garden
CineStill film reflected this green northern light into blue:) //I replaced the picture since I got better result using better film scanner. 26 Mar. 2015
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 24-May-24.
First flown with the Boeing test registration N6038E, this aircraft was delivered to Airtours International Airways as G-SJMC in Mar-94. It was wet-leased to Garuda Indonesia Airlines on a Haj Pilgrimage operation between Jan/Mar-02.
In May-02 Airtours was renamed MyTravel Airways and more Garuda Haj Pilgrimage operations took place between Jan/Mar-03, Dec-03/Feb-04 and Dec-04/Feb-05.
In Apr-05 the aircraft was leased to SkyService Airlines (Canada) as C-GLMC, but not for long... It suffered a 'very' heavy landing at Punta Cana. Dominican Republic in May-05.
It bounced and landed nosewheel first causing severe damage to the landing gear, wings and fuselage. It was almost written off and was at Punta Cana for five months being repaired. In Oct-05 it was ferried to Portland, OR, USA for repainting and returned to service with MyTravel Airways as G-SJMC in Nov-05.
The aircraft was re-registered G-TCCA in Feb-08 and MyTravel Airways was merged into Thomas Cook Airlines UK at the end of Mar-08. In Nov-08 another Haj Pilgrimage was operated for Garuda Indonesian Airlines with the aircraft returning to Thomas Cook in Jan-09. It was retro-fitted with Blended Winglets in Feb-10,
The Thomas Cook Group also owned Condor Flugdienst and in Dec-13 the aircraft was wet leased to Condor for the winter, returning to Thomas Cook UK at the end of Apr-14. The winter lease was repeated between Nov-14/Apr-15 and Nov-15/Apr-16.
It operated its last service for Thomas Cook UK in Oct-16 and was again leased to Condor in early Nov-16. The aircraft operated its last passenger service from Varadero to Frankfurt on 18/19-Nov-16, ferried back to Thomas Cook UK and was stored at Manchester.
It was sold Amazon, leased to Atlas Air as N1373A in Feb-17 and ferried to Tel Aviv for freighter conversion. The aircraft was converted to 'F' with a main deck cargo door in Oct-17 and operated for Amazon Prime Air in Nov-17. In Mar-25 Amazon Prime Air changed the operating contract to 21 Air, USA.
Now 32 years old, it continues in service. Updated 15-Apr-26.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version, plus DeNoise AI 12-Nov-22.
This livery was originally one of the 'World Tails' (Chatham Historic Dockyard) and you can see on this shot, it has 'United Kingdom' titles on the nose. This eventually became the standard British Airways livery.
First flown in Oct-92, this aircraft was delivered to British Airways as G-DOCS in Dec-92. It was in service with British Airways for almost 21.5 years before being parked at London-Gatwick in Jun-14.
It was ferried to Victorville, CA, USA a week later and permanently retired. The aircraft was last noted still stored at Victorville in Oct-16. Updated 12-Nov-22.
La Plaza del Castillo (Gazteluko Plaza o Gazteluko Enparantza en euskera) es una plaza pública situada en el centro de la ciudad de Pamplona (Navarra), España y que ocupa una superficie de casi 14.000 m2. Es la segunda más grande de la ciudad siendo superada por la Plaza de los Fueros, con unos 18.000 m2.1
Desde su construcción la plaza se convirtió en el centro neurálgico de la vida social pamplonesa y en uno de los iconos más reconocibles de la ciudad, siendo hoy en día todavía escenario de importantes acontecimientos de la misma, por lo que suele ser habitual referirse a ella como "el cuarto de estar" de todos los pamploneses.
El centro de la plaza está ocupado desde el 28 de junio de 1943, por un quiosco de música de 18 metros de altura elevado sobre tambor escalonado y cuya cúpula está sostenida por columnas de orden jónico. Anteriormente tuvo uno de madera que había sustituido en 1910 a la fuente de la Beneficencia, obra de Luis Paret, conocida en Pamplona como "La Mariblanca", actualmente adornando los Jardines de la Taconera de la ciudad.
Al sur de la plaza, en el comienzo de la Avenida de Carlos III se encuentra la estatua dedicada al rey Carlos III el Noble.
En 1859, se levantó en el ángulo noreste de la plaza el Hotel La Perla, todavía en funcionamiento, y el más antiguo de Navarra.
Entre 1880 y 1895, la plaza vio la construcción de los edificios del Nuevo Casino Principal y del Café Iruña, ambos de estilo historicista de aire romántico de fin de siglo que aún conservan, así como la apertura de otros cafés que convirtieron la plaza en el centro de la vida social pamplonesa de la época.
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaza_del_Castillo_(Pamplona)
The Plaza del Castillo (Gazteluko Plaza or Gazteluko Enparantza in Basque) is a public square located in the center of the city of Pamplona (Navarra), Spain and occupies an area of almost 14,000 m2. It is the second largest in the city being surpassed by the Plaza de los Fueros, with about 18,000 m2.
Since its construction, the square has become the nerve center of Pamplona's social life and one of the most recognizable icons of the city, and today it is still the scene of important events in the city, which is why it is often referred to as the "living room" of all the people of Pamplona.
The center of the square is occupied since June 28, 1943, by a bandstand of 18 meters high elevated on stepped drum and whose dome is supported by columns of Ionic order. Previously it had a wooden one that had replaced in 1910 the fountain of the Beneficencia, work of Luis Paret, known in Pamplona as "La Mariblanca", at the moment adorning the Gardens of the Taconera of the city.
To the south of the square, at the beginning of the Avenida de Carlos III is the statue dedicated to King Carlos III the Noble.
In 1859, the Hotel La Perla, still in operation and the oldest hotel in Navarre, was built in the northeast corner of the square.
Between 1880 and 1895, the square saw the construction of the buildings of the Nuevo Casino Principal and the Café Iruña, both in a historicist style with a turn-of-the-century romantic air that still remain, as well as the opening of other cafés that turned the square into the center of Pamplona's social life of the time.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Walkers were used by the Federation ground crew to traverse inhospitable planet surfaces, covering large tracts where exploratory skimmers and other flyers were too dangerous to use.
In later years of the Federation the same exploratory walkers had scanning arrays and other sensors replaced with weapon mounts to defend distant outposts from Blacktron attack.
Inspired by ama77what's brilliantly tiny Mighty Mk3 and in the background of course Legoloverman's brilliantly detailed Recon Walker (now almost a decade old!). These three represent in between members of the family! The old grey family. (did I already say I love old grey?)
So I've replaced it.
Lame title I know, but meh.
So yesterday I said I was going to start teaching myself guitar? Well I spent this evening numbing my fingers and am finally getting the hang of Flume by Bon Iver.
I wanted to get a pick that matched my hair, but this is the closest PMT had.
4 hours practicing I think? Needless to say, my left hand is very painful, but I can't wait to go again tomorrow before the girls come round.
Oh, and I found tabs for Gay Bar, so that'll be next to conqour on my list >.<
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 24-Apr-21. Suffering from some heat shimmer...
This aircraft was delivered to Southwest Airlines as N26SW in Jul-75. It was sold to a lessor in Nov-88 and leased back to Southwest. The aircraft was returned to the lessor in Sep-97 and sold to WestJet Airlines as C-GWJU later the same month.
WestJet dropped the 'Airlines' from the titles in Mar-02 (although I understand that the 'Airlines' is back in the titles as of 2020). It was withdrawn from service and permanently retired in Apr-04.
The aircraft was donated to Southern Alberta Institute of Technology at the Smith Aero Centre for Training & Technology at YYC and used to train ground crews for aircraft towing & running up. Updated 24-Apr-21.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 02-May-18, plus Topaz DeNoise AI 20-Mar-24.
Named: "Caliacan".
Delivered to AeroMexico as XA-AMB in Apr-80, this aircraft was sold to GECAS in Jun-89 and leased back to AeroMexico until it was returned to the lessor in Nov-03.
It was stored at Goodyear, AZ, USA. The aircraft was re-registered N481SG in Jan-04 and remained stored at Goodyear until it was sold to Bravo Air Congo as TN-AHQ in Jan-07.
It operated for just over a year before being stored at Kinshasa in early 2008. It was last reported still stored at Kinshasa in Nov-11 and has presumably been broken up.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 18-Sep-22 (DeNoise AI).
Yellow/lilac 'Reso'cha' special livery.
This aircraft was delivered to JAL Japan Airlines as JA8116 in Dec-72. It was leased to Japan Asia Airways in Jul-92 and returned to JAL in May-93.
In Nov-96 the aircraft was transferred to JAC Japan Air Charter, JAC was renamed JALways in Oct-99. It continued in service until it was withdrawn from use and stored at Tokyo-Narita in Nov-01.
The aircraft was sold to Boeing in Feb-02 and immediately leased to Orient Thai Airways as HS-UTH. It was transferred to their subsidiary 'One-Two-Go' in Dec-04. It was noted stored at Jakarta (CGK), Indonesia in May-05. Permanently retired, it was broken up at Jakarta-CGK in Dec-05.
Replacing an earlier scanned photo with a better version 18-Jun-21
Named: "Islas Canarias".
First flown with the ATR test registration F-WWEI, this aircraft was delivered to ATRiam Capital Ltd (ATR) and leased to Bangkok Airways as HS-PGF in Nov-96. It was wet-leased to Siem Reap Airways (Cambodia) in Feb-01 and returned to Bangkok Airways in Nov-01. It was returned to ATRiam Capital in Jan-02 as F-WQNM and stored at Toulouse, France.
The aircraft was leased to Islas Airways as EC-IKQ in Feb-03. Islas Airways ceased operations in Oct-12. It was returned to ATR and stored at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. It remained at Las Palmas until it was broken up there in early 2014. Updated 18-Jun-21.