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My contribution to Macro Mondays' challenge, "Shadow", on 13 Apr 2020. It's the base of a paper spike.
HMM!
The "ruling grade" is by definition the grade that determines how much motive power must be assigned for a train to make it over a particular stretch of railroad. Contrary to popular belief, it is NOT always the very steepest grade; a segment of steep grade is in some cases quite short and abutted by a gentler (or even downhill) grade that helps diminish its effect. A key example is the short segment of 2.2% westward grade through the Frank Slide realignment on Crowsnest Pass's eastern approach. The *effective* ruling grade is not really 2.2% - if it was, westbound trains would be assigned much more motive power than they get for that route. That grade is short enough that trains can overcome it with less motive power than would be necessary for a long, sustained 2.2% ascent - so long as they get a running start.
On the Oregon Trunk, the ruling grade is without a doubt the 1.5% (compensated) climb from the Deschutes River at South Junction up through the narrow, rocky confines of Trout Creek Canyon, and beyond to the top of the grade just shy of Madras. Unlike the brief steep stretch at Frank Slide, the Trout Creek grade is a long, steady climb. If a southbound train is going to stall anywhere on its journey from Wishram to Klamath Falls, this is undoubtedly where it will occur.
I had photographed the 7486 south just before 10:30 a.m. at the classic "Twin Bridges" north of Maupin, after which I hopped in my car to pursue, hoping to get ahead maybe once before Maupin. But the Vancouver-to-Fresno freight was making every bit of the allowable track speed up the gentle grade along the Deschutes, and the effort soon became futile. And my fiancée, Dawn, was still sound asleep at our cabin in Maupin.
I rolled into Maupin minutes before 11 a.m., and we were soon moving our handful of bags into the car - Dawn was eager to get out of the "spider cabin". By the time we left Maupin at about 11:30 I had given up hope of seeing that southbound again... until about ten minutes later, when I heard a detector over the radio from somewhere deep in the canyon. The train was still about 10 miles shy of South Junction, its progress slowed by a few stretches of tight curvature in the upper Deschutes Canyon. I asked Dawn to quickly check some mileposts in my crusty old Altamont timetable, and after running a few quick calculations in my head, it seemed feasible that maybe, juuuust maybe, we could beat this train to Trout Creek Canyon.
45 minutes of driving later, we were dropping down the steep notch towards the Trout Creek Ranch. I pulled off on the very narrow shoulder of the road and quickly turned the car engine off to listen for an approaching train. Immediately I could hear the thunder of a train battling the grade. He was close, alright. Ditching the tripod and handing the keys to Dawn so she could chill in the comfortable A/C of the RAV4, I started scrambling up the slope in the 90+ degree heat. Within about 30 seconds I was high enough up to see over the fill and towards the far side of the horseshoe curve. The head end of the VAWFRS was already entering the bottom of the horseshoe. But thanks to the ruling grade of the Trunk, he was CRAWLING - certainly less than 15, and probably closer to 10 MPH. That would provide me just enough time to scramble higher up the ridge to a favorable photo angle.
The train's three GEs - two on the point and one out of sight on the rear - are all down on their knees in a synchronized battle against gravity to lift their tonnage from the depths of the Deschutes Canyon to the high plateau country of central Oregon. It might not have sounded as good as the EMDs and Alcos that accomplished the same job on this grade a half century ago... but it was still damn impressive.
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A slightly different view of the Ranunculus flower taken with my Macro lens on a tripod. I love the texture in the petals - they almost look like crisps...!
Program:Manual
Lens:24-70mm f/2.8 G VR
F:10.0
Speed:15
ISO:64
Focal Length:30 mm
AF Fine Tune Adj:+16
Focus Mode:AF-S
AF Area:Unknown (5)
Shooting Mode:Continuous, Delay, [3], Exposure Bracketing
VR:Off
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
WB:Auto0
Picture Control:Neutral
Focus Distance:14.13 m
Dof:inf (2.48 m - inf)
HyperFocal:3.00 m
Segment "Oldies but Goldies" - Navigations
Partie des îles d'Or derrière: Port Cros / Levant.
Prise du zod'.
Nikon F2 / DPII / 43-86 f:3,5
Pellicule Ektachrome 100 iso
Scanner Reflecta digitdia 6000
The Manticore modular combat platform was designed to fill several roles with one ship. Its powerful twin magnetically-vectored plasma drives enable it to be both swift and agile while carrying diverse loads. Various weapons packages, cargo - even evacuees from damaged ships - can be carried using the modular coupling system between the ship's forward prongs and under the cockpit. The Manticore seen here has been fitted with a heavy antimatter cannon mounted for an assault mission. The plasma cannons on either side of the ship also pack quite a punch in dogfight situations.
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image captures one of three segments that comprise a 65-light-year wide star-forming region named the Chamaeleon Cloud Complex. The segment in this Hubble composite image, called Chamaeleon Cloud I (Cha I), reveals dusty-dark clouds where stars are forming, dazzling reflection nebulae glowing by the light of bright-blue young stars, and radiant knots called Herbig-Haro objects.
Herbig-Haro objects are bright clumps and arcs of interstellar gas shocked and energized by jets expelled from infant “protostars” in the process of forming. The white-orange cloud at the bottom of the image hosts one of these protostars at its center. Its brilliant white jets of hot gas are ejected in narrow torrents from the protostar’s poles, creating the Herbig-Haro object HH 909A.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Luhman and T. Esplin (Pennsylvania State University), et al., and ESO; Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
#NASA #NASAMarshall #Hubble #HST
Segments of a small Mandarin orange.
Orange for Macro Mondays.
Thank you for your views, faves and comments.
HMM
Sede de Osakidetza (Basque Health Service), Bilbao, Spain.
Designed (2008): Juan Coll-Barrau and Daniel Gutierrez Zarza.
class : Chilopoda
Centipedes' are fast-moving, venomous, predatory, terrestrial arthropods that have long bodies and many jointed legs. Chiefly nocturnal, centipedes are found primarily in tropical climates but are also widely distributed in temperate zones.
Some species are highly venomous and often produce very painful bites.
Like the millipedes, centipedes are highly segmented (15 to 173 segments), but with only one pair of walking legs per segment. Centipedes are dorso-ventrally flattened, and are among the fastest and most agile of non-flying arthropod predators.Feeds on cockroaches, insects, house flies n other small house Pests
A small section of one of the high rise buildings in London.
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Day 200 - 365/2023 - A Never-Ending Journey
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These large flies are approximately 1-1/8 inches (30 mm) in length and have a wingspan of about 2 inches (50 mm). They are completely black except for a bright orange on the top of the abdominal segment.
They are harmless to humans but are beneficial in the yard and garden because of the predatory diet of larvae. Adults feed on other insects and caterpillars, including flies of other species, but they may also drink nectar.
Millipedes are a group of arthropods that are characterised by having two pairs of jointed legs on most body segments
Sunburst Winter Sports area as seen from the Milwaukee River Segment of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail
eight segments of a large savoury cheese muffin first attempt
i had enough mixture to make twelve but only the equipment for six flic.kr/p/2rggJ4g i made one large muffin with the remaining mixture then cut into eight segments flic.kr/p/2rgconG the large muffin was hanging around for quite a while before going into the countertop mini oven flic.kr/p/2m3gaso so didn't rise, but it'll taste fine :)
remaining cheese muffins and segments boxed and placed in the freezer for as and when
cheese muffins www.recipetineats.com/cheese-garlic-muffins/
i didn't add the garlic, used skimmed milk and forgot to add some dried herbs
my thanks to clive422 for posting delicious cheese muffins flic.kr/p/2qFZ48p that took my interest a while ago and thought i'll have a go ...
just one thing with michael mosley
food special with professor tim spector
7 days 30 different plant based foods
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ngjx
ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my personal taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily ...
i've created a group www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ to gather ideas and encourage myself to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...
Inspired by Cameroonian shields.
Created with small green plants, dried leaves and bark.
Kew Gardens, London
So it was onto the spare D5500 for the next one. 66557 is off into the night having just got the road up the Sutton Park Line at Water Orton heading 4M52 the 16:36 Hartlepool P.D. Ports to Grain Thamesport conveying HS2 tunnel segments, diverted via the Midlands due to engineering work on the East Coast main line.
East Harwood Lake, Harwood Lakes Segment, Ice Age National Scenic Trail, Chippewa County, Wisconsin.
Program:Aperture-priority AE
Lens:18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 G VR
F:11.0
Speed:1/160
ISO:100
Focal Length:105.0 mm (35 mm equivalent 157.0 mm)
Focus Mode:AF-A
AF Area:Dynamic Area (21 points)
Shooting Mode:Single-Frame, Auto ISO
VR:On
EV:-1
Metering Mode:Multi-segment
WB:Auto1
Picture Control:Standard
Focus Distance:5.62 m
Dof:1.26 m (5.06 - 6.32)
HyperFocal:49.88 m
Turning autumn leaves echoing the decorative colors of a nearby building; Olympus Key Line II art filter applied
chocolate custard topped with orange segments
custard blended with chocolate powder during the cooking
small fresh oranges peeled and cut into small segments
bird's custard powder www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/birds-custard-powder-...
skimmed milk powder www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/marvel-dried-skimmed-...
chocolate powder www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/dr-oetker-fine-dark-c...
photo is in a square format
i've been experimenting with this photo. i didn't like the framing i chose, removed it and probably messed up the photo. i'll leave it for now but may remove the photo on another day
just one thing with michael mosley
food special with professor tim spector
7 days 30 different plant based foods
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ngjx
ps i'm not recommending any of these cookery adventures. they suit my personal taste. photographing to encourage myself to eat more healthily ...
i've created a group www.flickr.com/groups/cooking_is_my_hobby/ to gather ideas and encourage myself to continue with healthy eating by learning from others if you're interested in cooking, sometimes or a lot, or enjoy the cooking of others, you're always welcome ...
Welcome to 2016! This seven-segment display, executed in origami, shows the current year, and is folded from a single sheet of Elephant Hide paper. With a little work, each segment’s on-off state can be toggled, so you can update the number next year without having to refold the whole thing. It’s probably too slow a process to qualify as action origami, though.
Individual segment design is based on Fujimoto’s Hydrangea (level 0) while the idea of using them to simulate a digital 7-segment display is mine. Others have probably also come up with it as it comes as an obvious thing when one starts folding tiled Hydrangeas.
A 64×32 grid was used. Only 26 grid units vertically are needed for the digits — the remaining 6 make up the foot which allows the tessellation to stand vertically for better viewing.