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That was a British Rail advertising slogan for its High Speed InterCity 125 trains that was current around the time of my vintage photograph. Just a couple of years old, HST unit 253 017 stands at the end of Platform 2 at London Paddington station. Just before the end of HST operation on the top-link expresses out of Paddington and Kingās Cross, a couple of HST power cars and trains reverted to this original livery.
The HSTs caught the publicās imagination, transforming UK rail travel. To the very end, I thought that these charismatic trains were unsurpassed for style and comfort. I must have made hundreds of journeys for leisure and occasionally business, day trips to many far-flung destinations. Happily, the HST story is not over as reduced-formation sets have been retained for operations within the West Country and Scotland.
October 1979
Yashica FR-1 camera
Agfa CT18 film.
Intercity liveried 43102 "The Journey shrinker" leads and terminates at London St Pancras whilst working 1B23 from Leeds
full train -
43102 leads NL57 44057 42109 42159 42110 40702 41165 and 43295 on the tail
terminating at London St Pancras at 1008
I soaked my Artsy's head in nail polish remover for 36 hours, then rested it for 12 hours, then soaked it for another 36 hours... It didn't remove her face paint or ruin her hair like pure acetone.
So Iāve been doing a bit of head shrinking lately. I really like this Hunger Games Peeta sculpt but I want him on a shorter body. So Iām trying to get him to work with this EAH body and I thought head shrinking him would solve the bobble headed issue but he still looks off somehow. His head is rock hard si I guess heās shrunk down as much as he could.
And I bought another skateboarding MTM a few days ago to upgrade my Fashionista Style so Sweet head and I figured I should headshrink one of them to make it collector sized. Itās still soft so Iām hoping it shrinks down further.
The old lady, posted in colour a few days ago, seemed to be trying to shrink into the very sidewalk on which she sat hoping for strangers' alms.
I took the 35mmm Olympus with me to China, somewhat anxious about the effect of security scans on the film, but luckily the 400 ISO tri-x was not affected.
Olympus OM1, F8 1/250 Zuiko 50mm 1.8
World Diesel speed record holder 43102 āThe Journey Shrinkerā on display in the National Railway Museumās Locomotion site in Shildon
Vancouver
British Columbia
Canada
Vancouver Art Gallery
Untitled (Smash-up) - Barbara Kruger
Entering the Vancouver Art Gallery, the familiar rotunda is cloaked in an imposing, bolded script. White words cover the floor on a black background, black on white surround the space along the walls above and below the double staircases. The space has been called overwhelming, challenging, powerful and dramatic. When artist Barbara Kruger first saw this space, she knew the power of language should be the theme for her piece.
Krugerās work often features words, and she is renowned for her black, white and red silk-screens that she begun producing in the 1970s. These works were highly political, combining found photographs and magazine ads, along with bold and controversial words and phrases that were critical of society and the media. Krugerās work was formative to photographic feminist art, and bringing womenās portrayals in the media to the fore. Her piece in the Vancouver Art Gallery articulates her passion for words, and the site-specific work, titled Untitled (Smash-up) is a powerful example of Krugerās own understanding and interest in architecture.
The text is from three writers, Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes and Mumbai-born, Harvard-based neocolonial theorist Homi K. Bhabha along the walls, and a quote from Afro-Caribbean poet and politician AimĆ© CĆ©saire on the floor that reads, āAnd above all, beware of assuming the sterile attitude of a spectator, for life is not a spectacle, a sea of miseries is not a proscenium, a man screaming is not a dancing bear.ā
I was waiting until the awards were announced yesterday before I posted this photo here.
Some of you may be aware that I was Shortlisted/commended in the Bird Photographer of the Year. Although I may not have won, I am in the Book on page 145, which I am very pleased about.
"Shrink wrap" is how I refer to freezing rain. These are icicles on a bird house.
For my friends in warmer climates, freezing rain falls as liquid, then freezes as it coats the ground, plants, cars, and other objects. It often encases them in ice.
In nearly two decades, the aviation industry is undergoing one of its biggest struggles since the late-2000s global economic downturn and the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. For Qantas, the airline returned back into profit in 2015 after a prolonged period of losing money during the economic downturn.
With the COVID-19 coronavirus now declared a global pandemic and countries restricting border access, demand has dropped drastically whereby airlines are having to ground large portions of their fleet.
Qantas has very recently announced large scale flight changes, with selected long-haul flights being suspended for a large duration of the S20 schedule, with other flights having seen capacity reduction.
As per Airline Route; from 20th April 2020 to 13th September 2020, Qantas will continue to provide twice daily flights into London Heathrow (unless plans change!); QF9/10 will continue to operate from Melbourne with a stop-over in Perth. QF1/2 meanwhile will see the flight re-routed... At present, Airbus A380s operate the flight to London Heathrow from Sydney via Singapore, but will instead re-route via Perth and will see a significant capacity cut to Boeing 787-9s.
With the ever changing pace of the coronavirus, do not be surprised to see further changes down the line...
Currently, Qantas operates 12 Airbus A380s. From late-March 2020, 8 Airbus A380s will go into short-term storage with 2 undergoing major refurbishment.
Oscar Quebec Bravo is one of 12 Airbus A380s in service with Qantas, delivered new to the flag-carrier on 15th December 2008 and she is powered by 4 Rolls-Royce Trent 972 engines. She carries the name of one of 3 founders of Qantas, Sir Wilmot Hudson Fysh.
Airbus A380-842 VH-OQB 'Hudson Fysh' on final approach into Runway 27R at London Heathrow (LHR) on QF1 from Sydney-Kingsford Smith (SYD) via Singapore-Changi (SIN).