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Note on reverse (below) kindly translated by xiphophilos:
"Zum ewigen Andenken an den Spartakisten Krieg in München Bayern." - As an eternal memento of the Spartacist War in Munich, Bavaria.
The 1918 - 19 German communists' attempt to establish Bavaria as a socialist state was a convoluted and bloody affair. An abridged version of the events as follows:
On Sunday, April 12, 1919, the Communist Party seized power, with Eugen Leviné as their leader. Leviné began to enact communist reforms, which included forming a "Red Army", seizing cash and food supplies, expropriating luxurious apartments and giving them to the homeless and placing factories under the ownership and control of their workers. Leviné also had plans to abolish paper money and reform the education system, but never had time to implement them.
At the suggestion of Vladimir Lenin, Leviné took hostages from among the elite. When his troops refused to execute the hostages, Russian soldiers were sent to do it. On 30 April 1919, eight men, including the well-connected Prince Gustav of Thurn and Taxis, were accused as right-wing spies and executed. The Thule Society's secretary, Countess Hella von Westarp, was also murdered.
Soon after, on 3 May 1919, remaining loyal elements of the German army (called the "White Guards of Capitalism" by the communists), with a force of 9,000, and Freikorps (such as the Freikorps Epp and the Marinebrigade Ehrhardt) with a force of about 30,000 men, entered Munich and defeated the communists after bitter street fighting in which over 1,000 supporters of the government were killed. About 700 men and women were arrested and summarily executed by the victorious Freikorps troops. Leviné was condemned to death for treason, and was shot by a firing squad in Stadelheim Prison.
I decided to swap out the plain Christo head with the Man of Steel head in order to try and capture Thawne's Red eyes. Another villain for the Flash Gallery.
Some people haved asked whether my model railroad layout is still up and running. It is, but since I haven't added anything new lately, I have not had much incentive to take many new photos of it. A typical operating session of three passenger trains and one freight train in both directions running over the entire layout takes me about 20 to 25 minutes.
My next major task is to build another westbound staging and reversing track on the east end of my layout. That will enable me to store and operate another train. I have the cars and engines for several more trains but need the track space to run them. As soon as I can spare the money for another #6 right hand turnout and dual DPDT electrical switch, I'll install the fourth WB staging track.
I don't have room on the west end of my railroad for more than the one existing EB staging and reversing loop. To add more tracks (in order to store and run more trains), I will not only have to buy more track and electrical components, but I will also have to elevate then entire EB yard about 2 inches up and partly overlapping the WB yard. Building a small wooden deck to hold the EB yard ought to be fairly cheap and easy to do; however, the mainline and passing siding in the middle of my layout will have to be on a 2% grade constructed of Woodland Scenics SubTerrain styrofoam components. I also plan to install three bridges over some creeks which will have epoxy "water" in the creekbeds, and a tunnel cut into a styrofoam mountain. The mountain will have lots of trees, many of which I already have.
I am sitting on a barstool at my control panel running Train #18, the eastbound Super Chief made by Kato.
This little fellow looks quite regal as does the reverse of the card. One could almost confuse him for a real, little prince. The chair's not too shabby either! Unfortunately, his face turned out a bit overexposed and blurry, but I still like this one quite a bit. There isn't any date, but I'd probably put this one around the 1870s or 1880s.
The reverse scuba suit is an invention made by Dr. Wernstrom used by his pet fish Cinnamon. It is a suit worn by fish which allows them to breathe above water by using a bottle of water and metal legs, although it is unclear as to how the fish wearing the suit controls these legs. It won Wernstrom the Prize for Academy of Inventors in 3000. The Zookeeper uses similar technology for his piranhas.
this is a follow up to
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The diver takes off from the three-meter springboard in a reverse twisting dive to a pike position midway thorugh and then enters the water facing forward.
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66536 approaches Tamworth (Low Level) station working 13:00 Kilby Bridge Jn to Crewe Basford Hall S.S.M.
These six photos were taken on 25 June 2020, when I got together with five friends at the garden paradise where one of them lives. We each drove west of the city in our own vehicles, and social distancing was perfect. So much room outdoors, and lots of wildlife. Jackie does so much for the birds and animals that either live on her land or visit during migration. They know a good thing when they see it : ) Jackie had baked a delicious cake for us to enjoy, too. Thank you so much for inviting me, Jackie, and it was great to catch up with everyone!
I didn't wander round much at all, as it was such a special time to actually sit down with friends and talk. This little Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel was busy stuffing its cheeks with sunflower seeds near where we were sitting. They are such beautiful animals.
Obviously, the information below is now outdated, but still of interest. Just makes me feel even luckier than ever : )
"The Thirteen-lined or Striped Ground Squirrel, if it still exists here, may be the rarest mammal in the Calgary area today...... Calgary sightings: The only known location in Calgary where this species has been sighted is in South Glenmore Park, to the northwest of the park building. It was last reported on 28 April 2002 and 6 June 2002. A population occurs near Millarville (south of Calgary), where one was reported on 17 April 2005. " From the great talkaboutwildlife website, which no longer exists.
"The thirteen-lined ground squirrel is strictly diurnal and is especially active on warm days. A solitary or only somewhat colonial hibernator, it often occurs in aggregations in suitable habitats.
In late summer, it puts on a heavy layer of fat and stores some food in its burrow. It enters its nest in October (some adults retire much earlier), rolls into a stiff ball, and decreases its respiration from between 100 and 200 breaths per minute to one breath about every five minutes. It emerges in March or early April.
The burrow may be 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 metres) long, with several side passages. Most of the burrow is within one to two feet (about half a meter) of the surface, with only the hibernation nest in a special deeper section. Shorter burrows are dug as hiding places. This ground squirrel's home range is two to three acres (0.8 to 1.2 ha).
Its primary diet includes grass and weed seeds, caterpillars, grasshoppers, and crickets, but it may also eat mice and shrews; it will viciously attack and consume cicadas if able to catch them. This squirrel sometimes damages gardens by digging burrows and eating vegetables, but also devours weed seeds and harmful insects.
It is well known for standing upright to survey its domain, diving down into its burrow when it senses danger, then sometimes poking out its nose and giving a bird-like trill. It has a maximum running speed of 8 mph (13 km/h) and reverses direction if chased." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen-lined_ground_squirrel
Jackie also has placed Bluebird and Tree Swallow nest boxes on her property. She has beautifully decorated some of the boxes with her paintings.
A Mule Deer visited while we were there, seeking water to drink. Jackie had mentioned that deer have been coming and drinking a huge amount of water.
From Jackie's place, I drove a bit further west to check out a few of my usual backroads. Not a lot to see - Brewer's Blackbirds, Mountain Bluebirds and a few other "regulars". However, I was treated to a beautiful Bobolink! As I was driving along, I spotted what looked rather like a Red-winged Blackbird way down the road. When I got nearer, I couldn't believe my eyes! It had obviously flown down the road from one of its more usual locations. It just sat there, and sang. Unfortunately, my photos were taken in harsh light and wind, so not the best. Will post a short video of it soon.
A study of John Cameron's LNER A4 Pacific, No.60009 'Union of South Africa' as it reverses back into Carlisle Citadel railway station.
Seem to have hit the creative block for sometime. Just can't think of something I want to shoot. So decided to experiment some just to keep my camera from getting the rust. here's a 16 slice stacked reverse macro.
the most beautiful thing about the photography is that there is always something new to learn. As some wise man said, "“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself.
Last week, when we gathered around the flower pots, I see some elders doing strange things.... Reversing the lens... I only heard about that, but now I have seen how they do it... Reverse lens can give you magnification that far surpasses 1:1 magnification and cost is next to nothing. Simply attach the lens the opposite direction.
To do this there are a couple of methods ranging from hand holding the lens in position, taping the lens on, implementing pvc pipes, or simply buying a reverse lens mount. But there is a price to pay for this...
No auto focus. All focusing will be done manually so you really want prime lens to make the process a bit easier.
Manual lenses are good. Because your camera will have no way of communicating to your lens (to change the aperture) you will be shooting wide open at all times. Having an older lens where you can control the aperture manually will give a little bit more control.
I am not into it, yet... But I would try it sooner or latter. But Mr. Shaukat Niazi is all drowned into this reverse lens technique for sure...
Taken: Spring Flower Festival 2010, Islamabad, Pakistan
Extreme macro experiment :
EF-S 18-55mm f=11 & reverse ring
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Kenko tubes : 12mm + 20mm + 36mm
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2x UV filters