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The Bay of Fundy is home to vast stretches of mud, where constant tidal activity erodes the soft red sandstone, turning the water murky and leaving layers of sediment behind. On my first outing to the old wharf in Windsor along the St. Croix River (fed by the Bay of Fundy), the tide was out, exposing the inlet's muddy banks. While I was hoping for higher tides (and would return for that) the lower tide revealed intricate textures in the mud that were perfect for photography.
An image I’ve been wanting to add to my portfolio is one of cracked mud. While this mud was far from dry, it offered a similar opportunity with its intricate patterns and winding lines. The challenge was finding a balanced composition, and I believe I managed to capture one here.
The patterns reminded me of reptilian scales, which inspired the title "Scaled Mud." Do you see it too, or am I just imagining things? Let me know what you think!
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia is a tourist town. Lots of restaurants and speciality shops and outright souvenir shops. On King Street at the corner of Montague stands Cilantro which styles itself as a cooking supplies shop. But one of the recurring themes in Lunenburg is brightly coloured buildings, and this is no exception. The bright (some may use the term 'garish') green colour used to paint the exterior, is distinctive. Pretty hard to pass up. JW
Date Taken: 2015-08-13
Tech Details:
Taken using a hand-held Nikon D7100 fitted with a Nikkor 18-105mm VR lense set to 66mm, ISO100, Aperture priority mode, f/5.6, 1/160 sec. PP in free Open Source RAWTherapee from Nikon RAW/NEF source file: scale image to 9000x6000, restore vertical lines in window frame, apply lense correction to reduce pincushion distortion, slightly decrease exposure, increase contrast, slightly boost black level, enable vibrance and slightly increase it, enable noise reduction, save. PP in free Open Source GIMP: reduce green channel only saturation and also slightly darken that channel, select window area and in that boost red saturation to brighten red appliance on the middle shelf, very slightly increase overall contrast, save, scale to 6000x4000 (my preferred working size for prepping images for posting online), add fine black and white frame, add bar and text on left, scale to 1800 wide for posting.
The grand staircase around the Reading Room, The British Museum, London.
The shadows are from the giant rooflight that the Architect, Sir Norman Foster, designed to enclose the old courtyard.
A video taken on my HO Scale layout. All but one of the buildings in the center of the layout are from a layout I had as a child 40 years ago; most are Plasticville and Atlas structures. The rolling stock is a mixture of Tyco and Athern equipment from the original layout, Life Like equipment for two train sets that were given to me, and Bachmann. The trackwork is Life-Like EZ Track.
Since it is a throwback to my youth as well as for the kids and grandkids, it is all DC and horn hook couplers for ease of use. The feel is also a throwback to the small towns I remember growing up; with lots of "easter eggs" from moments and places in my life.
The song is In a Child's Eyes by John Tesh.
Small scale diorama creation
After watching a few Youtube videos on making 1:64th scale dioramas which included constructing buildings I was enthused but lacked the necessary skill level. The next day I was wandering around a local collectors market when I found a stall selling Hornby Skaledale buildings and accessories. Although Skaledale is for OO gauge railways and is therefore 1:76th scale I thought that they could be used as a backdrop for my 1:64th scale model car collection. Also, using ready made Skaledale items would fast track any diorama I would be making building wise. The vendor had a nice range both boxed and unboxed and I made my selection. What I liked about the Skaledale buildings is that being resin they feature details that are 3D unlike the card versions that appear flat.
The street scene diorama is a work in progress and comprises the following Skaledale buildings:
R9632 Golden Dragon Chinese Takeaway
R8621 Left Hand Mid-Terraced
R8622 Right Hand Mid-Terrace
R9650 Country Garage
The toy car in the image is a Tomica #40 Chevrolet Camaro is 1:66th scale and features working suspension along with opening doors. Two versions were released on the 16th December 2017, the standard issue based on the Camaro ZL1 available in black, and a Special First Edition (SFE) based on the Camaro SS available in red. Therefore, the black and red versions are not the same castings so both are worth collecting as they are not just different colours. The standard version was retired in February 2021 but the SFE was only available for limited period.
Staircases basically completed.....YEAH! Looking forward to moving on to something else after spending a week on these.
It seems like you don't see many scales anymore.
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Fast cars are built for speed, it's simple logic. But, as you may know, speed and cops don't go hand and hand. A perfect example is the 911 GT3 Cup getting pulled over by the cops on Fairland St., yesterday.
He was driving along and he barley touched the gas because he reached into the back to grab something, so he didn't notice that his foot pushed on the petal for extra force. In this case... G Force. He explained his situation to the officer, but he didn't buy it.
You can't blame the guy for trying.
Image from the Travel Photography Portfolio of Brendan van Son
Blog at www.brendansadventures.com
Instagram and twitter: @brendanvanson
When looking at pictures, sometimes it's easy to forget just how large of a scale these wonders are. Here is another photo from The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Florence, Italy