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Built in 1894, the Spermaceti Cove Life-Saving Station housed the people who risked their lives saving the victims of shipwrecks off the shore of the Sandy Hook peninsula. In 1915 the U.S. Life-Saving Service became part of the U.S. Coast Guard and this station was used by the U.S. Coast Guard until 1940. Later the National Park Service converted the building into a visitor's center and it filled that function until Hurricane Sandy devastated the Sandy Hook area. The building remains closed until the NPS can repair it but with NPS funding cuts in recent years those repairs seem to have been put on hold. I used to love stopping here to take photos before the hurricane. It always reminded me of one of the smaller cottage lighthouses you see in New England.
Technical Details:
Nikon F4S 35mm film camera. Nikon 18-35mm F3.5-4.5 AIS lens.
Ilford Delta 100 film shot at ISO 100.
Developed in Diafine for 4 minutes (part A) and 4 minutes (part B) @ 20 degrees Celsius in Paterson 3 reel tank. 5 seconds initial agitation with swizzle stick followed by 5 seconds of additional agitation every minute thereafter.
Negative scanned with Epson 4990 on holders with ANR glass.
Bulloch Harbour during a northeasterly gale on 30 December 2009, twenty minutes after high tide.
Compared to Ireland’s Atlantic shore that is exposed to the prevailing westerlies, coastal weather along the eastern seaboard bordering the Irish Sea is normally tame. When the wind does come from between north and east, however, everything changes and the suburban coast of south Co. Dublin takes on much wilder character – particularly at high tide when waves and spray wash into what is normally the terrestrial domain. This is the start of a short series taken during such weather – as occurred most recently last week.
This was the first shot of the day and was somewhat rushed in that this guy was on the pier when I arrived but it was clear he wouldn’t be there long either by his own volition . . . or the sea’s – happily it was the former! It was taken from the car with a Canon 100-400mm at 100mm, f4.5 for 1/200th of a second with image stabilization on, and ISO 800. Even after noise cleanup in Lightroom 2 the technical quality it not great but I think its impact makes it worth posting. It will be interesting to see what v3 – on its way to me – will do. The main other edit was a crop on the right hand side to remove a partly visible seat.
Celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Great Western Railway took place throughout 1985. A major event was SLOA's 'Great Western Limited', scheduled for steam haulage between Bristol Temple Meads and Plymouth, outward on 7th April, and returning on 8th April. The outward run was a disaster, with 'King' No. 6000 'King George V' failing at Taunton, and then 'manor' No. 7819 'Hinton Manor' at Exeter St Davids. A pair of Class 37s eventually got the charter to Plymouth. There then followed a fantastic example of 'can-do' within the railway fraternity. The Severn Valley Railway's 'Hall' No. 4930 'Hagley Hall' was hurriedly made ready at Bridgnorth for an overnight light engine working to Plymouth, picking up a repaired stalemate 'Hinton Manor' at Exeter on the way. Then, next morning, the pair headed the return working, 1Z47 0946 Plymouth North Road - Bristol Temple Meads, throughout, and are seen working alongside the River Teign and Bishopsteignton. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
I recently learned that a baby oryx was born at Lehigh Valley Zoo. I took this photo of a different youngster last winter, when there was snow on the ground, but the baby is part of the same herd.
The scimitar-horned oryx is extinct in the wild, but thanks to conservation efforts around the world, they are starting to be re-introduced in various places.
Dunedin, NOVA ZELANDA 2023
The St Kilda Surf Life Saving Club is a fundamental institution at St Kilda Beach in Dunedin, New Zealand. Established in 1939, its primary purpose is to ensure the safety of swimmers and beachgoers. The club provides volunteer life-saving services during the summer months, with highly trained lifeguards patrolling the area. In addition to its safety functions, the club plays a key role in community development, offering educational programs like "Nippers," which teaches children and young people beach safety skills. The club also has a rich history in surf life-saving competitions and serves as a gathering point for surfers and locals, who enjoy the club's facilities by the sea.
I must confess, I find wind turbines strangely beautiful and other worldly, particularly alone on a hillside. These are on the north side of the Columbia River in southern Washington.
Bluesman in pink face and competitive 80’s commercial gear ready to make a name for himself. Just as long as they don’t see his left arm. For his left arm tells the truth about all that went into it. Selling his soul like robert johnson did. Getting those bright eighties colors to sheathe his instrument like he was george benson selling out on broadway. And charlie patton is watching in heaven still suffering from the blows of his woman.
the macromonday theme for 6/6 is time and i am trying out various possibilities ~grin~.. the watch face was actually made from my business card when i used to videotape special events.
Things are moving on with the opposition to Prince Charles and the Duchy of Cornwall proposed "New Village Development" South of Faversham. I have secured a face to face meeting with the D.O.C Development Manager, Project Manager, Ecologist and Landscaper and with me, just waiting for the RSPB and KWT to set times available to them and a reporter from the Sunday Times. The sites species list, after just disapearing into thin air has been rewriten and ready to be published. There is no need for more 3-4 and 5 bedroom houses in Faversham, it just brings in people from affar who are sold the rural idyll and with the loss of so much wildlife habitat holding immense biodiversity we need to fight the blight....
Stockholm has an invasion of Bird-cherry Ermines this year.
Lots of trees are totally covered with webs and their leaves have all been eaten by the larvas.
Read more about them here:
The rain trees lined the serene shore
Dipping its branches into the forbidden lake
Rippling the surface stirred by wayward winds
Sending a gentle cascade of dropping leaves
On wet grasses and empty benches
Providing solace to aching hearts and aching feet
Slowing down time to a slow crawl
Witnessed by the distant hills and century trees
Through the veils of morning mists and driving rain
A scene that soothes the heart with a gift of memory
That may not last as long as the trees
Only just as long as we live…
And they want to set up kiosks in this sacred land
To sell snacks and souvenirs!
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I thought I would dust off the d40..it's been a while since I used it. Today time is moved forward because of daylight savings. Daylight saving time to me means I can start playing basketball afterwork. Hope everyone has a good day.
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I've been saving these figures for a while, hoping to upload them when FusionFall Retro's first big expansion came out. But, if you haven't heard, that won't be coming.
For those outside the know, FusionFall Retro was a project from a dedicated group of Cartoon Network fans who had successfully rebuilt and re-released the classic MMO for free, and were actively developing a from-the-ground-up sequel in FusionFall Legacy. Cartoon Network was well aware of the project, and willfully let it be for years as it was entirely non-profit. However, after a disgruntled member of the community emailed Cartoon Network's higher-ups, baselessly accusing the Retro developers of money laundering among other even more heinous crimes, the team received a take-down request and were legally obligated to comply. So, with but a single damning email, countless years of unpaid labor and passion were wiped from every corner of the Internet. FusionFall is as it was in 2013: unflinchingly dead.
That being said - for those who care, anyway - please don't lash out at Cartoon Network, or the former player I won't be naming, and take the end of this era with grace and dignity. There's very little reason to believe that Cartoon Network hasn't been made aware of the issue, and either can't or has no interest in walking back their legal action. Enjoy our still-thriving community across YouTube, Twitter, Discord, and Reddit - and these figures! The time is still now! The hero is still you!
With it now 5 months since lockdown restrictions were implemented due to COVID-19, airlines are very slowly starting to see demand returning although this maybe scuppered in part due to spikes in cases being reported.
British Airways unsurprisingly has been affected by COVID-19 which has seen the premature withdrawal of their entire Boeing 747-400 fleet as well as the solitary Airbus A318 no longer in use following the cancellation of their unique London City to New York-John F. Kennedy flight.
The saving grace has been cargo which has seen select Boeing 777-200ERs seeing their World Traveller seats removed for more cargo capacity, as well as their Boeing 777-200ER/300ERs, Boeing 787-8/9/10s and Airbus A350-1000s providing the lion-share of long-haul flights, with Boeing 787-8s making appearances on European short-haul flights in order to ensure social distancing is complied with.
Very recently, British Airways has published its upcoming W20 schedule which sees considerable amount of changes, taking into consideration Boeing 747-400s no longer form their long-haul network and London Gatwick long-haul flights slowly being reinstated.
Given the huge amount of changes, this will be split into three separate posts...
As per Airline Route, here are the following changes which are heavily subject to change effective 26th October 2020 unless stated otherwise:
-Abu Dhabi: Daily flight (BA72/73) cancelled throughout the entire W20 schedule.
-Atlanta (Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta): BA226/227 reduced from daily to 4 weekly flights, retaining Boeing 787-9s.
-Austin-Bergstrom: BA190/191 remains daily, with 5 weekly flights operated by Airbus A350-1000s and 2 weekly flights operated by Boeing 777-300ERs.
-Bahrain then Dammam: BA124/125 reduced reduced from daily to 5 weekly flights, with Boeing 787-8s replacing Boeing 777-200ER operation. Section between Bahrain and Dammam has been cancelled.
-Baltimore/Washington: BA228/229 reduced from daily to 4 weekly flights, utilising Boeing 787-8/9s.
-Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi: BA9/10 continues to operate daily, 3-class Boeing 777-200ERs replaced by Boeing 78-9s.
-Beijing-Daxing: BA38/39 remains daily, Boeing 787-9s replaced by Boeing 777-300ERs.
-Bengaluru: BA118/119 reduced from daily to 5 weekly flights, 3-class Boeing 777-200ERs replaced by Airbus A350-1000s.
-Boston-Logan: Substantial changes sees 25 weekly flights cut to 14 weekly or twice daily flights. 4 times weekly BA202/203 and daily BA238/239 have been cancelled. BA212/213 utilises Boeing 787-9s replacing Boeing 747-400s, and BA214/215 utilises Airbus A350-1000s replacing 4-class Boeing 777-200ERs.
-Buenos Aires-Ezeiza: BA244/245 reduced from daily to 5 weekly flights, Boeing 787-8s replaces 3-class Boeing 777-200ERs.
-Cape Town: BA58/59 remains daily utilising Boeing 777-300ERs instead of Boeing 747-400s. BA42/43 continues to show Boeing 747-400s but is expected to be cancelled.
-Chennai: BA35/36 reduced from daily to 5 weekly flights utilising Boeing 787-8/9s.
-Chicago-O'Hare: Remains twice daily; BA294/295 utilises Boeing 787-9s instead of Boeing 747-400s, and BA296/297 utilising 3-class Boeing 777-200ERs instead of 4-class Boeing 777-200ERs.
-Dallas-Fort Worth: BA192/193 continues to operate daily utilising Boeing 787-9s instead of Boeing 747-400s.
-Delhi-Indira Ghandi: Remains twice daily, BA142/143 utilises Boeing 787-8s instead of Boeing 787-9s, and BA256/257 utilises 3-class Boeing 777-200ERs instead of 4-class Boeing 777-200ERs.
-Denver: BA218/219 remains daily utilising Boeing 787-9s instead of Boeing 747-400s.
-Dubai-International: Reduced from thrice to twice daily with the cancellation of BA108/109. BA104/105 utilises Boeing 787-9s instead of 4-class Boeing 777-200ERs, and BA106/107 initially operated by 3-class Boeing 777-200ERs until 31st December 2020, going over to Boeing 787-9 operation from 1st January 2021.
-Durban: Thrice weekly BA40/41 cancelled.
-Hong Kong-Chek Lap Kok: Reduced from twice daily to single daily with BA31/32 cancelled. BA27/28 remains operated by Boeing 777-300ERs.
-Houston-George Bush Intercontinental: Reduced from twice daily to single daily with BA196/197 cancelled. BA194/195 utilises 4-class Boeing 777-200ERs.
-Hyderabad: BA276/277 reduced from daily to 5 weekly flights with one weekly flight operated by Boeing 787-9s alongside Boeing 787-8s for the remaining 4 weekly flights.
-Islamabad: BA260/261 operates daily instead of thrice weekly utilising Boeing 787-8s.
-Jeddah-King Abdulaziz: 5 times weekly BA132/133 cancelled until 14th December 2020.
-Kuala Lumpur-Sepang: BA34/35 continues to operate daily utilising Boeing 787-8s instead of Boeing 787-9s.
The changes are noticeable, especially those which featured multiple frequencies having had around 50% slashed off as British Airways does not expect demand to return for the next 2-3 years.
Currently, British Airways operates 32 Boeing 787s, which includes 12 Boeing 787-8s (one currently in short-term storage), 18 Boeing 787-9s (one in long-term storage awaiting new Rolls-Royce engines) and 2 Boeing 787-10s. British Airways have 10 Boeing 787-10s on-order.
Zulu Bravo Juliet Kilo is one of 12 Boeing 787-8s in service with British Airways, delivered new to the flag-carrier on 13th September 2018 and she is powered by 2 Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner G-ZBJK on final approach into Runway 27R at London Heathrow (LHR) on BA246 from São Paulo-Guarulhos (GRU).
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In short, the light and the clouds put a playful display, to simply … save the day.
More action from whimsical, edging out into the sea part of Sardinia - Simius..
When we first spotted Mount Sopris from a distance, it appeared there was some sort of crazy pipe line running from the summit. Of course it's just the top of the snowline, but for a moment...
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An Extra on the set of Saving Mr. Banks has a little fun showing off his camera.
It was fascinating to watch scenes of a feature film being produced at Disneyland. I briefly saw Tom Hanks as Walt Disney, as well as Paul Giamatti and Emma Thompson which was cool. But what I enjoyed the most about watching the production was seeing protions of Disneyland transformed back to the early 1960s. And seeing all the Extras in their period clothing was awesome.
I do believe this guy's camera is from the 1970s, but close enough!