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Yukun Xing, of Fairfax, Va., sights through his camera at Clemson University’s Watt Family Innovation Center while waiting to view the 2017 Solar Eclipse, Aug. 21. 2017. (Photo by Ken Scar)
I think we originally planned to go back to the Oktoberfest but it was a very blustery day in Munich so we decided to check out the Residenz Museum instead. It's not really a museum, it's more of a huge palace belonging to a major ruling family. I think the complex was completed in the mid-1500s and it lasted until 1944 when Allied bombers destroyed most of it. After the war, the building was rebuilt as close to the original as possible. The building itself is very ornate; there is so much to see. I think 90 rooms are open for visiting. I don't know if we hit all of them but Heather and I spent about 5 hours here. After sharing some bratwurst, Heather had a burst of energy and went drindl shopping and I did some people watching near the New City Hall. Very nice day out!
I took these photos in late September 2019.
Seems this type of sighting is getting frequent. This was in the sw sky last night from Montreal. It stayed in the same spot in the sky for a good half hour. I actually drove to a darker spot in LaSalle by the river away from the glare of lights. It all of a sudden started flying west in the sky then disappeared. I know you think I'm nuts but?
Cinque Terre, Italy
Love at first sight. A dock, a beach, a tunnel a railroad, an ocean, and buildings of multiple colors.
Tokyo Big Sight (東京ビッグサイト Tōkyō Biggu Saito) es el sobrenombre popular del Centro de Exposición Internacional de Tokio (東京国際展示場 Tōkyō Kokusai Tenjijō), un centro de convenciones japonés abierto en abril de 1996. Localizado en Odaiba, en la Bahía de Tokio, el centro es uno de los centros de convención más grandes en la ciudad, y una de las representaciones más icónicas es la Torre de Conferencias. Dos veces al año se celebra el Comiket, una convención de venta de dōjinshi.
Contraída por la Oficina de Finanzas del Gobierno Metropolitano de Tokio, la construcción del sitio estuvo a cargo de ocho contratistas en total, entre ellos compañías como las Corporaciones Hazama y Shimizu. La construcción empezó en octubre de 1992 y terminó en octubre de 1995. Costó en total 40.392 millones de Yen. El 45% de esa suma fue al que estaba a cargo de la Torre, la Corporación Hazama.
Tokyo Big Sight (東京ビッグサイト Tōkyō Biggu Saito) es el sobrenombre popular del Centro de Exposición Internacional de Tokio (東京国際展示場 Tōkyō Kokusai Tenjijō), un centro de convenciones japonés abierto en abril de 1996. Localizado en Odaiba, en la Bahía de Tokio, el centro es uno de los centros de convención más grandes en la ciudad, y una de las representaciones más icónicas es la Torre de Conferencias. Dos veces al año se celebra el Comiket, una convención de venta de dōjinshi.
Contraída por la Oficina de Finanzas del Gobierno Metropolitano de Tokio, la construcción del sitio estuvo a cargo de ocho contratistas en total, entre ellos compañías como las Corporaciones Hazama y Shimizu. La construcción empezó en octubre de 1992 y terminó en octubre de 1995. Costó en total 40.392 millones de Yen. El 45% de esa suma fue al que estaba a cargo de la Torre, la Corporación Hazama.
Grey Crowned Crane
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Being a medic, I refused to have all the bells and whistles that my infantry buds lusted after... besides I'm a dead-eye with just my iron sights anyways.
And since we're in Iraq, its ALWAYS dusty no matter how many times I clean it. Whoever invented dust should be shot.
Celebrate World Sight Day with Sound for Sight
Charlotte Kelly (photo by Warren Millar)
Produced by TALENTBANQ in support of Sightsavers
Thursday October 11th, 2018
Doors 6:30pm. Music from 7pm.
St Paul’s Church, Bedford St
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9ED
To buy tickets click here
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Sound for Sight 2018 Line-up:-
Charlotte Kelly (Soul II Soul)
Mo Pleasure (Earth, Wind & Fire)
Dave Swift (Jools Holland)
Georgia and the Vintage Youth
Joe Slater
Professor Dan Reinstein
Denise Leigh
Sound for Sight is raising funds and awareness towards Sightsavers’ work eliminating the World’s leading cause of preventable blindness, trachoma.
Trachoma is a bacterial infection linked to inadequate water and sanitation and passed on by flies. It is referred to as ‘neglected tropical diseases’ and can be prevented and ultimately eliminated entirely.
The Sound for Sight audience will be taken on a spectacular sensory experience during the show that has been carefully curated by Sound for Sight Founder, Laura Westcott and ‘Mo Pleasure’ the former Music Director of Earth, Wind & Fire.
Charlotte Kelly, Soul II Soul
Charlotte rose to fame in the mid 1990s as one of the lead singers of British R&B group Soul II Soul, with hit songs “Back to Life” and “Keep on Movin”.
Charlotte was born blind at birth with no sight at all in her left eye and virtually none in her right eye.
“I am very excited and delighted to perform at Sound for Sight because being blind from birth, sound is one of the most important tools we possess as blind and visually impaired people. So, treatment and eradication of blindness is a blessing for the growth on the human experience.” – Charlotte Kelly
Denise Leigh
Denise made her operatic debut in 2003 by winning Channel 4’s Operatunity and playing the role of Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto at the London Coliseum.
Since then, Denise has sung all over the world and was honoured to headline the London 2012 Paralympic opening ceremony.
Both Denise and her husband Stefan (who will accompany Denise on piano) are visually impaired with a visually impaired son.
“The treatment and eradication of blindness, in all it’s forms, is a cause very close to our hearts and we are delighted to be performing at Sound for Sight to help fund research and treatment.” Denise and Stefan
Mo Pleasure
Mo is a renowned multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. Mo began his professional music career playing bass guitar with Ray Charles. In 1993, Mo became a member of the legendary group Earth, Wind & Fire, and ascended to become the band’s musical director from 1994-2001.
Mo has performed with Stevie Wonder, Nile Rogers, Bette Midler, Roberta Flack, Amy Winehouse to name a few… He also played keys for Michael Jackson on his final comeback tour at the O2.
Dave Swift
Dave joined Jools Holland’s Rhythm and Blues Orchestra in 1991 as his resident bass player, and has played with him ever since! He is one of the UK’s finest, high-profile bass players and boasts a musician’s portfolio that is second to none, having played for an array of renowned artists, from George Benson and Chaka Khan to Eric Clapton and Paul Simon.
Professor Dan Reinstein
Dan is a pioneer in laser eye surgery and Founded the London Vision Clinic. He is also a very talented saxophonist and often accompanies Mo Pleasure at London’s iconic 606 Club.
Georgia & The Vintage Youth
A 22 year old Essex Girl with big blonde hair, a spine-tingling voice and a master of the retro jazz/swing style of music that is both vintage and fresh (hence the name of the band).
Georgia’s sound is contagious and subconsciously gets you tapping your feet, whilst her ballads are stripped back allowing Georgia’s strong and iconic vocal to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.
Joe Slater
A 22-year-old lad from Liverpool who blurs the lines between Blues, Soul and Rock ‘n’ Roll whilst taking inspiration from The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen and Oasis.
“With his raspy voice, perfect pitch and soulful delivery, Slater is unquestionably destined for stardom….” London Hollywood
Don’t miss what promises to be an extraordinary night for a very worthy cause on World Sight Day.
At first, I thought the range markings too worn to read but some work with a sanding block revealed the range markings hidden beneath the grime and yak grease. According to the specs, the Martini Henry rifle was sighted from 100-1500 yards, 100-400 yards via an 100 yard incremental graduated ramp, and 500-1500 yards raised leaf back-sight. And, while it looks like the numbers are 900, 200, 300, 800 they are, in fact, Nepali for 100, 200, 300, 400.
"Out of Sight" written and illustrated by Charles Lapointe, Harcourt Childrens Books, 1995. I liked the illustrations but the book only received so-so ratings. Trying to show children there's life outside without video games is a tough sell these days. In my collection. Dec. 2022
...sight for sore eyes! As we crossed Khardungla and started to descend, we saw this spectacular sight - where mountains were in layers - each with a color of brown and ice!
The bue hut is the army base, where they stay, as they watch over!
Past Khardungla Pass, Ladakh
Myanmar 2014
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(Taken while blindfolded, along Main Street.)
This is one of the people I encountered during my walk. At the time, I was feeling and photographing a pedestal and its sculpture of two bears, totally unable to figure out what it was. The man was intrigued, and we had a long conversation while I aimed the best I could and took a few pictures of him.
Finally I decided to call it a day, and when I removed my blindfold discovered that he was holding (in his right hand) a hand-printed sign that read “Seek Wisdom.”
(For the Seeing Beyond Sight Challenge group.)
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The photo shoot today went supper well!!
Thats a bubble wrap dress that I made :]
Im very happy about it lol
Im not sure if i am doing 20/30
Meh :/
I kinda fail
we shall see if i make it but im counting this one (4/20)
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Photo Title: Hope in sight
Submitted by: Deepak Kumbhar
Category: Amateur
Country: India
Organisation: freelance photographer
COVID-19 Photo: No
Photo Caption: A blind boy playing cricket . he haven\'t to see but he feels . this hope is aim of his liveliness
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Photo uploaded from the #HopeInSight Photo Competition on photocomp.iapb.org held for World Sight Day 2020.
Viewing the forward grenade sight, launcher, muzzle and bayonet on my Yugoslavian SKS. It saw action in the civil war in the former country of Yugoslavia. The original stock developed a crack and was repaired at the factory. Then the rifle was eventually surplused to the US.
It had never been cleaned. It took me 45 minutes of cleaning just to be able to see the inside of the barrel instead of all the crud coating it. Another 30 minutes to get it properly cleaned. Then I started cleaning the exterior. The previous owner said the night sights were missing. NOPE. Just covered in gun powder residue and other gunk. Once cleaned and oiled, they operated just fine.
Now I have to buy some proper bullets and reload the cases to fire accurately. Common problem with the SKS and it's li'l brother, the AK-47, is that while the bullets are 7.62mm in diameter, the barrels are usually wider. This means the bullet wobbles as it travels down the barrel and accuracy is plus or minus 2.5 ft at 100 meters.
But if you find the true diameter of the barrel (it varies a lot) you can load the proper diameter bullet and get much better accuracy (plus or minus an inch, or less, at 100 meters). Part of the fun in reloading is finding the best combination of components to make your weapon as accurate as possible. And it means saving money on the ammunition, as components cost less than buying factory ammunition (25%-66% savings is common).
English elms were once a very common sight in the countryside of Europe, North America and Asia. However, this majestic tree was devastated by Dutch elm disease, a fungal infection that claimed an estimated 25 million trees in Britain alone. Sadly this iconic tree has now all but disappeared from the landscape. It will be remembered on rich farmland soils and parklands throughout the country, it is also a classic hedgerow tree of English lowlands. Mature English elms can grow to over 30 metres tall, producing a fine wood that has great strength and durability. They are deciduous trees that lose their leaves in the winter and the small winged seeds are dispersed by the wind in autumn. The bark is dark brown, rough and fissured. Suckers are produced freely from the base of the trunk. The twigs are short and hairy. Buds are ovoid, pointed and hairy. Leaves are round to oval, toothed with a rough, hairy surface texture (4–9cm) with very uneven bases at the leaf stalk: a familiar characteristic of all elms. English elms are hermaphrodites: they have ‘perfect’ flowers with both sexes represented in one flower. Flowers hang in tassels, dark pink to red, and are produced before the tree comes into leaf. The fruits are tiny nutlets encased in the upper part of a thin, oval-shaped, papery wing but they are rarely produced. English elm is wind pollinated. English elm is native to southern and eastern Europe. Despite its common name, it may only be native to southern England. It is thought to have been introduced by early colonisers. Full-sized trees are attractive and majestic, and in the past they dominated the English countryside on rich farmland soils. They were also planted as an ornamental tree and have a number of subspecies and hybrids. The heartwood of English elm is a dull brown colour; the sapwood is paler. Growth rings are irregular and the wood has a coarse texture. The timber is strong and able to resist strains which cause other timbers to split. The timber can produce a good decorative veneer and has been used to make furniture, chair seats, wooden wheel hubs and, because of its ability to withstand saturation, water pipes, canal barges and boat keels. The leaves were shredded and used as cattle fodder. English elm was planted extensively during the enclosure movement of the late 18th century. It became a popular hedge species due to its habit of growing and spreading from suckers. It was frequently coppiced and pollarded. Before metal was widely available, many English towns had water mains supplied from pipes made from elm wood, including Bristol, Reading, Exeter, Southampton, Hull and Liverpool. Elms used to be associated with melancholy and death, perhaps because the trees can drop dead branches without warning. Elm wood was also the preferred choice for coffins. In Lichfield it was the custom to carry elm twigs in a procession around the Cathedral Close on Ascension Day, then to throw them in the font. Many birds eat elm seeds and the leaves provide food for the caterpillars of many moths, including the peppered, light emerald and white spotted pinion moths. Caterpillars of the white letter hairstreak butterfly feed on elms and the species has declined dramatically since Dutch elm disease arrived in the UK. Bark and seed of elm were important source of food in the Europe during the famine at the beginning of the 19th century. Seed were especially prized due to high content of proteins and dietary fibers. Healthy tree can survive 200 to 300 years in the wild. Elm affected by Dutch elm disease cannot survive more than 30 years.