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Arachnophobic ? Me, not at all 😁
Je continue à apprivoiser mon nouveau 90 mm. Je progresse doucement ! Double zoom obligatoire pour admirer ces petits monstres 😁
I continue to tame my new 90 mm. I'm progressing slowly ! Double zoom required to admire these little monsters 😁
Kayla’s video session had dragged on hours past its limit, leaving her tired, a little sore, and absolutely famished.
Irritation simmered under her skin—her costar was quite full of himself. He’d been intentionally blowing his cues all day, forcing retake after retake, clearly enjoying himself far more than the scene required. As she pulled on her clothes, Adrienne’s earlier comment drifted back with maddening precision: maybe this really was too much work.
And the worst part—she still hadn’t been paid.
A few people lingered in the studio, stretching and chatting. Good. If she jumped straight from her dressing room, someone might wonder where she went. Better to be seen leaving through the front door.
Her muscular costar glanced up, “Rest up, darling. I’ll have something big waiting for you tomorrow.” He flashed a grin and winked. “Oh—and Carlos may be joining us.”
She returned a polite smile and wave, then stepped out into the cool evening air.
Rain. Ugh.
A few cars rolled by, but the sidewalks were nearly empty. She was too tired to look for a microwave. She headed down the block toward a spot where her vanishing wouldn’t be too obvious.
Then her senses prickled—a faint pressure at the edge of awareness. Not danger exactly… just presence. She kept walking, pretending to browse the storefronts.
A travel agency poster snagged her attention. She stopped.
It read, JOIN THE SERVICE. SEE THE UNIVERSE. What looked like an Arcturian Axiom Class starship gleamed across the image.
She blinked. Leaned closer. “Join the service? See the universe? What the F…” she muttered.
Movement flickered in the window glass. A reflection behind her. Her first thought was car headlights.
Her breath caught.
A luminous orb hovered in the street only yards away—identical to the ones they’d seen at base, but impossibly out of place here. It shouldn’t have been able to track her this far. Miles from the bunker… how had it found her?
She eased back from the window, pulse tightening, and quickened her pace toward the nearby alley.
As she turned, a flicker of movement caught in her peripheral vision. The orb was no longer small—no longer passive. It had swollen to many times its original size, its surface pulsing like a living star.
Then it lunged.
The distance vanished in a single heartbeat. Bright, searing light engulfed her, swallowing her breath, swallowing everything.
She jumped—pure instinct, pure terror.
Her eyes snapped open. Concrete walls. The familiar hum of electronics. The bunker.
Her pulse hammered against her ribs. She exhaled hard, relief flooding through her in a shaky rush.
That had been almost too late. It wasn’t observing her.
That thing was hunting her.
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You can view Quantum Fold series episodes in order from the beginning in the albums titled, "Quantum Fold I, II & III":
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You can view Quantum Fold II episodes in order from the beginning in the album titled, "Quantum Fold III":
www.flickr.com/photos/199076397@N02/albums/72177720335390...
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I hope that anyone who followed this sign, was a good swimmer?
Seen on the banks of the Thames.
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Much like the N5, route 698s transfer to Parr Road now presents the opportunity for E400H MMCs to work the route. ADH45285 is pictured opposite Hayes Asda this afternoon doing just that as it heads for West Drayton. The afternoon school run requires one additional decker, and with two SPs not in action for a couple of days the ADH stood in
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Candid eye contact street photography from Glasgow, Scotland. Wishing you all a fabulous weekend ahead my Flickr friends, enjoy!
Freshly painted 6008 leads older liveried units 5034 and 5004 towards Wambo colliery as JW969 empty Aurizon coal train.
Sunday 19th January 2019
Arachnophobic ? Me, not at all 😁
Je continue à apprivoiser mon nouveau 90 mm. Je progresse doucement ! Double zoom obligatoire pour admirer ces petits monstres 😁
I continue to tame my new 90 mm. I'm progressing slowly ! Double zoom required to admire these little monsters 😁
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Previously unpublished shot of a juxtaposition that caught my attention - captured in January 2018.
The current 'cost of living crisis' is just the tip of the iceberg of coming problems for our society. Ukraine is basically the breadbasket of Europe and together with grain from the invading nation, Russia, we will be seeing massive shortages of staple crops and increasing food prices for all. Millions will be choosing between food and shelter or warmth. The top six energy companies in the UK made £1bn in profits last year and yet energy prices are going through the roof - my own energy bill has risen by 124% and I already strictly keep my energy use down for the sake of our planet!
There is enough wealth in this world to end poverty on this scale. When should a humane society consider that food, water, shelter and warmth are basic human necessities that everyone ought to be entitled to? Instead of taxing wealth, however, we take from the ordinary folks and the poorest suffer. I'm not expressing my politics here and you can draw no conclusions from my thoughts on that, but I am expressing my basic humanity. We are one species sharing one tiny planet in the vastness of space. Why do we not care more about our fellow humankind? When do we consider that we actually need to help each other?
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Three trees on the hill at Evergreen Burial Park, Roanoke, VA.
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Tidy courtyard in Hong Kong.
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Forest, Bright. I couldn't get anything I really liked from my shots of our Bright forest walk, so decided that a lot of poetic license and a bit of Photoshop were required.
A bird that requires no introduction. The Bald Eagle. This adult was one of just three or so perched along the northern Delaware Water Gap on a cloudy morning. A typical winter sees larger numbers of eagles in this region, but the high temperatures have taken their toll. The ice seemed to be gone as soon as it formed, resulting in more open waterways for eagles to disperse to. This is great for the eagles, but bad for photographers. Still, the few eagles that were present appeared to be resident birds, meaning they were a tad more acclimated to onlookers. I photographed this individual from the car as to not startling him/her. I had only a few minutes with this bird before a fast passing truck spooked it across the river. Are any of these images going win an award? No, but it was nice to see one close to ground level with a green background for a change. I usually see these birds flying high overhead or perched so high in a tree that there's no image to be had.
A short summer Loco hauled service from Glasgow QS that ran on alternative days to Oban and Fort William. 37196 1Y02 1600 Oban - Glasgow nr Dalrigh 2nd September 1994
one of the many variety of lilies located at the International Peace Garden. International Peace Garden is located along the US - Canadian Border, between North Dakota and Manitoba. Currently the garden is basically closed to Canadians because of the Corona Virus, Manitoba requires a 14 day self quarantine after visiting the Gardens.
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Caged light,
Suffusing winter dun.
Illumination protestation.
Chattanooga (Southside), Tennessee, USA.
19 March 2022.
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On my first day of visiting the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument we hiked up the Escalante river which required numerous river crossing. So shoes off, socks off, socks on, shoes on and so forth. I didn't know to bring sandals that were designed to get wet. Well, next time. This is the only shot I got of the arch because it was right after taking it that I realized that I had lost my cell phone. My friend Greg had recorded our path on GPS so we backtracked but still could not find it. It was a beautiful hike though but on the trek back to the car I was entirely preoccupied with finding my phone instead of enjoying the landscape.
Stolen cars
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After watching a storm go by, I had a feeling the sunset would be dramatic, so off I went and found something suitable to be placed in the foreground, and then waited, and waited, and just when I was about to call it quits, the red started to show and I started to shoot.
Rufous Hummingbird
Colorado Springs, CO
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"Red Birds in a Tree"
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Asystasia gangetica is a plant native to India. It is an herbaceous flowering plant and can be used as ground cover in gardens and borders due to its low growing size of 2ft. This plant requires full sun, semi-shade and regular watering to thrive in any soil, but with an extra boost from compost. When it blooms, its flowers can be shades of pink, white, off-white, blue, lavender and purple. This stunning display often also attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
After a bath this male wood duck did not require a towel. Just give the head a good shake. Problem solved.
The railway runs from Cairns to Kuranda and after starting at sea level climbs to an height of 328 metres. During the constuction hundreds of men were required to build the 37 bridges and the 15 tunnels that were required before the line was completed. Work started in 1882 and ended in 1891.
Doug Harrop Photography • July 1989
Engineer Harrop's train is paused at the east end of Lakeside, Utah for quartet of Southern Pacific GP9E locomotives to clear the main.
The AT-AT requires four heavy leg-ish constructions to hold it up, making it mobile. The paws has now been attached to the legs and final welding are underway. Raising the main body awaits.
Part III in my construction series of the AT-AT.
8141, with its filthy and tattered front numbers, leads 8163 towards Picton as it heads for Marulan as 2291 for another load of limestone.
Monday 4th March 2019
Moth orchids have short stems that bear several broad leathery leaves. Most species are epiphytic, with thick roots, and do not require soil to survive; potted plants are commonly sold loosely rooted with wood chips.
The Superstition Mountains is one of the photos every Arizona photographer has. Dramatic Mountain front makes for stunning views. This is a nine, six second vertical frame panorama.
I randomly picked some dolls that were wearing hats at the moment and asked my husband for this saturday night snapshot with my iPhone.
From left: Saranda, Krius, Vadim, Laius and Looloo! :p
Have a great weekend! ❤️
Taken at the Appalachian Museum in Norris Tennessee...
The homes were not very big at all, and everything was stored, in one or two rooms, counting you and the youngins too ...
No, Usually the kids, slept up in a loft, which required a wooden ladder to climb you just can't see that here ...
HAPPY NEW WEEK TO YOU !!!!
Alle bisherigen Versuche, das Snowball-Problem chemisch in den Griff zu bekommen, brachten nicht den erhofften Erfolg. Der Spezialentwickler für Fomatone hatte mit einigen früheren Chargen funktioniert, mit den letzten Chargen kam die Frustration zurück.
Versuche der letzten Tage deuten darauf hin, dass die aktuellen Chargen eine starke Überbelichtung nicht mehr verkraften. Um den Grad der Überbelichtung zu bestimmen, ist der erste Schritt ein konventionell entwickelter Print (normalerweise schätze ich die Belichtungszeit für Lithprints).
Von links nach rechts.
Nr. 1 Fomatone 132 (Charge 080348-01) in Meritol.
Nr. 2 eine mindestens 25 Jahre alte Charge Fomatone (014326/1 exp. X.2002) Überbelichtung für Lith 3,5 Blenden, (15+15+5+700 ml) Entwicklungszeit 8 Minuten.
Nr. 3 Fomatone 132 (Charge 080348-01) Überbelichtung +1,5 Blenden (30+30+10+600 ml) Entwicklungszeit 6,5 Minuten – Ergebnis: etwas farbiger als Meritol, aber kein wirklicher Litheffekt. Ein stärker verdünnter Entwickler (wie bei Nr. 2) würde zu einer längeren Entwicklungszeit mit erwartbarer Snowball Bildung führen.
Für eine höhere Farbigkeit wird eine längere Belichtungszeit benötig, was dann aber eine höhere Entwicklerverdünnung erfordert oder mehr bremsendes D.
NR. 4 Überbelichtung +2 Blenden (30+30+10+800 ml ) Entwicklungszeit 7 Minuten – Ergebnis: heftige Snowballs.
Fazit: Fomatone-Lithprints mit hoher Farbigkeit, wie früher selbstverständlich, sind zur Zeit nicht möglich.
Aus aktueller Fertigung bleibt also nur noch Foma Retrobrom für farbige Lithprints.
Nr. 5 Retrobrom 152 Überbelichtung 3 bis 3,5 Blenden (30+30+10+800 ml) Entwicklungszeit 10 Minuten – auch bei diesem Papier können sich Snowballs zeigen, allerdings erst bei längeren Entwicklungszeiten, oder stärkerer Überbelichtung.
All previous attempts to chemically solve the snowball problem have not been as successful as hoped. The special developer for Fomatone worked with some earlier batches, but with the latest batches, frustration returned.
Tests conducted over the last few days indicate that the current batches can no longer cope with severe overexposure. To determine the degree of overexposure, the first step is to produce a conventionally developed print.
From left to right.
No. 1 Fomatone 132 (batch 080348-01) in Meritol.
No. 2 A batch of Fomatone at least 25 years old (014326/1 exp. X.2002) Overexposure for lith 3.5 f-stops, (15+15+5+700 ml) Development time 8 minutes.
No. 3 Fomatone 132 (batch 080348-01) overexposure +1.5 f-stops (30+30+10+600 ml) development time 6.5 minutes – result: slightly more colourful than Meritol, but no real lith effect. A more diluted developer (as in No. 2) would result in a longer development time with expected snowball formation.
A longer exposure time is required for higher colour saturation, but this then requires a higher developer dilution or more slowing Lith D.
No. 4 Overexposure +2 f-stops (30+30+10+800 ml) development time 7 minutes – Result: severe snowballs.
Conclusion: Fomatone lith prints with high colour saturation, as was once commonplace, are currently not possible.
This leaves only Foma Retrobrom for colour lith prints from current production.
No. 5 Retrobrom 152 Overexposure 3 to 3.5 f-stops (30+30+10+800 ml) development time 10 minutes – snowballs can also appear with this paper, but only with longer development times or stronger overexposure.
Respect always requires intelligence.
And that's where the problem unfortunately begins for many people.
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