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two figures at the edge of a wall.
too small for the space.
too large to ignore.
this image doesn’t measure meters — it measures meaning.
it’s not the wall that remembers.
it’s the ones who walk through it.
Vilnius Concerts and Sports Palace (Vilniaus koncertų ir sporto rūmai), Vilnius, Lithuania.
Design (1971): J. Kriukelis and Z. Liandzbergis.
Just a quickie, one that was already processed.. Not a lot of water flowing over it, water levels are dependent on Scaling dam further upstream... I like the leaves framing it from above :-)
A couple weeks ago a productive Saturday morning saw me make a chase of a U704 out of Dubuque into Northwest Illinois. I didn't know it until I got down around Galena, but there was a meet setup for Scales Mound, Illinois, which would make for a good chase back towards home as a follow-up.
In this view courtesy the aerial camera device, U704 rolls eastward through the picturesque town of Scales Mound on the main. Led by CN 2379, 2999, and 5469 the trio is working to lift the 98 car train up the grade it has been battling since they left the Mississippi River Valley 16 miles to the west. The former Illinois Central main follows the Galena River and it's forks through the scenic Northwest Illinois countryside as the route gains elevation. In what seemed like a pretty well-timed meet, U705 on the far track with CN 3151, 2236, and 8933 arrived only a few minutes ahead of the U704, just enough time to get locked into the siding and allow the dispatcher to keep the eastbound moving. In just a few minutes with the meet complete the U705 would get the light down the hill to continue west.
What a treat to observe and photograph a "life-bird". While in Texas at the border, we took cover in a hide and first saw this lovely bird. Later, there were two quails and we watched as they both share dirt and dust to bathe in the setting sun. A ground-dwelling bird of the southwestern desert grasslands, the Scaled Quail usually runs to escape enemies rather than flying.
The bronze figure was created in the 1990s by sculptor Steven Liguori. The statue was based on a photo of one of the last of the high scalers then alive -- Joe Kine.
A car with a donkey drives through a busy alley in Egypt.
On top of the car there are scales to weight lemons.
My eye was caught by the light falling on the bowls with backlight.
Sweet memories of a lovely holiday in Egypt. Nearly 20 years ago.
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………No macro lens needed for this monster measuring in at around 8 or 9 inches in diameter - see leaves for scale! (see other shot) Happy Sunday & ‘stay safe’. Alan:-)……
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Cone scales, possibly from a Noble Fir, seen along the Rattlesnake Mountain Trail.
Rattlesnake Mountain Scenic Area, WA
(Callipepla squamata). Jeff Davis County, Texas.
In the desert scrub near the base of the Davis Mountains, a male Scaled Quail stands on high alert as he hears a rival calling in the distance.
The forest grows for hundreds of years over the stones, what lie here for hundreds of thousands. Time has a different scale here, it doesn't rush anywhere. You come here and you let the time go.
Rock climbers in St. George, Utah. Climbing in Snow Canyon State Park. Captured this back in May. Made my knees weak just watching them.
This is what is left of the scale house on the historic BQ Ranch in Wyoming. I posted a photo of the scale a couple of days ago. It is located in the first section of the building, and the animals to be weighed would have been penned in the stall right behind it. The flare at the peak was made by the sun shining through a woodpecker hole in the old wood.
Tools (scales) I acquired years ago, and
used for measuring ft/lbs of torque. I used smaller scales for lesser rotational force measurement. I always considered them heavy duty and beautiful.
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a detail of the Harrison and Harrison organ in St Mary Redcliffe church in Bristol, which was used in this recording
En route to Refuge de l'Alpe de Villard d'Arene. Two people on the trail give an idea of the scale of these fine mountains.
Taken on July 1990, at Iwo-Jima, Tokyo, Japan.
QF-104J is a prototype aircraft of the unmanned target drone version of the F-104J fighter, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries with Honeywell and Motorola, and used by the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF).
This photo shows an aircraft during flight testing.
Camera: EOS 10 + EF 35mm-135mm
Film: Fujifilm Super HR
Scanner: OpticFilm 8300 Ai
Scanned from my aviation film archive
Processed with SilverFast and Lightroom Classic
Scale, noun, relative size. From Latin scala, ladder. Sometimes hard to judge in viewing and/or photographing landscapes. For example, this is a portion of the East wall of Glen Canyon, immediately downstream from the dam. The ladder at right apparently offers safe passage for a broad-shouldered man from the path with handrails at top right down to what appears to be a narrow ledge leading left to a cement block with a railing on top. Obviously functional, but completely mysterious to me. An example of Nature and Culture in close contact, neither making any concession to the other.
9-10-2022; 00:20 UTC; Velvia
Navajo Point, Grand Canyon, Arizona
An eastward moving thunderstorm climbs out of the canyon, scaling the Palisades of the Desert just north of Desert View.
Some places make you feel small, in the best way possible. Gumiao River Grand Canyon (or Guniao Canyon) isn't just another scenic spot in Hunan—it's like wandering into a world carved out by giants and left untouched for us to stumble upon.
The river winds like a silk ribbon between sheer cliffs, so close you’d think they’re whispering secrets to each other. Greenery spills over edges, water carves its own quiet path, and if you sit long enough, the sound of the world simplifies itself: water, wind, echoes.
We didn’t rush. We couldn’t. Even photos don’t quite pin it down—something between the scale and the silence refuses to be captured. But we tried.
#HunanHiddenGems #GuniaoCanyon #ChinaBeyondTheUsual #QuietPlaces #GumiaoRiver
Есть места, где чувствуешь себя маленьким, но в самом лучшем смысле этого слова. Каньон реки Гумяо (или Гуньяо) в Хунани — это не просто ещё одно красивое место, это словно мир, вырезанный гигантами и оставленный нам на удивление.
Река петляет, как шёлковая лента, между отвесными скалами, такими близкими, будто они шепчут друг другу секреты. Зелень стекает по краям, вода спокойно прокладывает свой путь, и если задержаться здесь подольше, звуки мира упрощаются: вода, ветер, эхо.
Мы не спешили. Не могли. Фотографии не могут передать это чувство — что-то между масштабом и тишиной ускользает из кадра. Но мы попытались.
#СокровищаХунани #КаньонГуньяо #КитайЗаПределамиОбычного #МестаТишины #РекаГумяо