Saturday Self-Challenge
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Taken for Saturday Self-Challenge ~ Abstract
You aren't suppose to recognise the original subject, however, I was not very successful in that department - at least the EXIF ties in with the time that it was taken!
Studierenden-Service-Center (SSC) der Universität zu Köln:
Schuster Architekten aus Düsseldorf gewannen den Wettbewerb 2004 und errichteten ein Gebäude mit geschlossenen Kanten zu den Straßen und einer vielfachen Staffelung der Baumassen zum Grüngürtel hin. Eröffnung war nach langen Bauverzögerungen 2013. Ausser den Service-Einrichtungen beherbergt das Gebäude einige Institute.
Saturday Self Challenge - Chocolate
'Give Twirl a whirl'
'A Mars a day helps you rest work and play'
'A finger of fudge is just enough'
And in the right order , words can create one of the world's most significant documents ( even if it is in Latin of some form ! ).
Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge 09/08/2025 - Letters .
Of course all of you will know of and maybe recognise the Magna Carta of 1215 sealed by King John - however , the original document John reneged on and he had the Pope annul the charter he sealed with the Barons . After John died and a young King Henry III took the throne but was too young to rule at that time so William Marshal (a family ancestor of ours ) became Regent until his death in 1219 , and in this time he took the Magna Carta and reissued it in Henry III's name having made some alterations and it took it's place in history as the cornerstone of many of our laws and rights of the people .
Here is an easy to read overview of Magna Carta -----
schoolhistory.co.uk/notes/magna-carta/
And here is a translation for any academics to plough through found in the National Archives web site ---
www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/magna-carta/...
So for the purpose of SSC , I hope my shot helps to show the importance of " Letters " .
After that mind bending lesson - relax with a tune called -
" Letters From Earth "
Take a picture of a permanent architectural detail INSIDE your home (apartment or house).
This is the edge of the alcove in my open plan kitchen/living room. The left hand edge of the green part of the ceiling is level with the patio doors on the other side of the room
Ich habe ein Foto von letzten Herbst aus dem Freilichtmuseum ausgewählt und mit Analog Efex bearbeitet.
If you're tired of seeing photos of me online, then you can go to page 078 of this month's Wired magazine. It's the one with a former jailbird on the cover.
Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge 23/03/2023 -- Wood
Thought hard about this challenge and most of the woody things with a grain on it here are I think is mostly veneer and not sure if that fits the bill so much . One idea was a Surrey AONB pole with it's distinctive design on the top , but getting to one meant walking on the edge of a very fast road with no footpath and the other one quite is a bit further away at Newlands Corner and time did not permit , an older shot of the pole at Newlands Corner can beseen in the first comment box . Drove past a huge rotting tree stump on it's side by the River Mole in Cobham but again time and lack of anywhere nearby to park put paid to that one! However , Stoker did say it could be burl or so , well this shot is a small part of the twisted hazel in the garden and while there is no grain visible or a burl , there are no end of curly twisted branches and a lump distorted trunk of sorts . Come the summer , the leaves will cover all the interesting parts of the tree .
I am hoping this will pass muster for for Saturday Self Challenge - if not give me a shout and I will take it down ---
In the meantime here is a bit of Wooden Music ( not wooden music like when Neil Young when he plays acoustic ) ------------
Don't hold your breath - if a Cornishman says he will do it " Dreckly " it will get done , but who knows how long it will take . The term " Dreckly " is some what like Manyana is in Spainish .
The term "dreckly" means at some point in the future; soon, but not immediately. It is often used in a casual context to indicate that something will be done directly, but without a specific time frame, implying it may take a while. For example, someone might say, "I'll do it dreckly," meaning they will do it soon, but not right away.
So time plays a big part in this phrase - literally !!
Taken for Saturday Self Challenge - 13/09/2025 -- Time
The clock was given to my wife and myself for our 50th Wedding Anniversary by our daughter and it came with a dedication printed on the back to make it special .
Of course the title had to be this by Yes -----------
For Saturday Self Challenge--- The challenge for this week is Rust. Whatever has rust on it can be your subject. Keep processing to a minimum so that we can see the rust in all its glory . This is basically SOOC with a touch of sharpening & slight warmth added in Picmonkey
Sorry I haven't been commenting much the last couple of weeks as my husband has been in hospital again. New medication & change of diet have us almost back on an even keel as they say. I'm thankful the stress has eased for both of us!
Spotted and taken for SSC -14/02/2026 -- Cracks !!
Well , here is the proof - this bit of pathway is in a right state and this is not the only area covered in cracks and crevasses .
As you can see , nature is quickly taking over with signs of green growth taking root !!
I guess it is not just me , Sammy Hagar seems to have noticed a Crack In The World as well -----------
Taken for Saturday Self Challenge 19/03/2022 - Decorative .
First thought for this was the upper window in a big posh house , however , Jan did mention railways and they are always good for some embellishment on the older architecture . Here on this station the pillar supports to the station canopy are functional but on the load spreading supports at the top are quite decorative . I first tried a compressed view on platform two but not happy as I clipped the top a bit too tight plus a gutter got in the way from whichever end I took the shot . Platform one one the other hand presented a clear shot of the whole line of pillars with their elaborate top sections .
Also in shot is a passenger waiting on a seat , not sure about how he looks , but then this is the London platform - not a place to look forward to visiting as far as I am concerned .
A sight and sound to calm things down -----
Yup , it is all unhinged here looking at doors , gates , laptops and even gizmos to hold an embroidery hoop plus in fact not forgetting the little door on the camera to get at the SD card !! If it opens on a hinge , it has been considered for this weeks SSC hinges week . There is even the laptop that we know has a hinge to open up the screen and keyboard but it is not so visible , although , the page open is the brief for Jan's Challenge !!
Oh , in case you ask , the background was taken at the same time I was hunting hinges when a flock of murmurating pigeons did a bit of an airshow !!
Eltz Castle
I love this place near my hometown. It is a beautiful castle which has never been destroyed.
Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge 11/04/2020 - Easter or Spring .
Well I have done an Easter challenge in the past , so this time I am doing the Spring capture . And Cherry blossom is a sure sign of spring , this is a Prunus " something " growing in our garden and looking rather lovely at this time of year . As a tree though it is not the most elegant with branches going this way and that making it look more of a rambling bush . However , it does blossom well and the birds are always stopping off for a perch on the branches .
For a tune how about an oldie I heard again the other day on Planet Rock ? I did have this back in the day on cassette - by the Groundhogs and Cherry Red - even if the blossom is pink !!
A walkway at the Eden Project in Cornwall gave me the opportunity to capture the shadows of my family. I thought it had a certain film noir quality, but I may be wrong..
Thrust SSC at Coventry Transport Museum. On 15 October 1997 this car hit 763 mph and in so doing not only broke the land speed record, but also became the first land based vehicle to break the sound barrier.
Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge -13/06/2020 -- Frame filling bright & bold colours .
Well for my shot I raided my wife's stack of balls of wool - or should I say Yarn , but that will only open up a fierce debate on is wool yarn and vice versa and what about all the other fibres that are used like acrylic !! However , I am no knitter ( or as I say knotter cos that to me is what knitting is ! ) .
Trust this little stack is colourful enough to brighten up a day !!
Well for Sight & Sound we will assume it is balls of wool - and wool comes from Sheep . So a track called Sheep and a rock song that refers in part to Psalm 23 .
Haven't got out much lately so took the opportunity to revisit some old shots. This one one I took back in January, whilst on a sunrise shoot with Flickr friends Andrew, Rob and Sally
Saturday challenge
It's raining, so this is home made, using water in a glass bowl over a silver tray, and some handy Marguerite daisies..
Diga del Panperduto - Canale Villoresi - Somma Lombardo
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Le Dighe del Panperduto sono il terzo sbarramento artificiale sul fiume Ticino a valle del Lago Maggiore, si trovano, nelle vicinanze dello scalo aeroportuale di Malpensa, tra Varallo Pombia e Somma Lombardo, tra le province di Varese e Novara. Sono un monumento del XIX secolo, frutto di un progetto che ha coinvolto il Canton Ticino (Svizzera) e la Lombardia, e rappresentano tuttora l'elemento cardine dell'intero sistema idraulico del Ticino orientale. Sono inserite nel Parco Regionale Lombardo della Valle del Ticino, in un contesto ambientale e paesaggistico unico. Le Dighe di Panperduto e il sistema idrico che esse originano sono l'ultimo tassello dell'articolato sistema di canali del Ticino che da secoli solca la pianura padana per finalità irrigue. Grazie a tali canali oggi sono irrigati oltre 100 mila ettari di terreno. Il percorso navigabile nel bacino di calma delle Dighe del Panperduto permette di apprezzare il funzionamento del sistema di regolazione delle Dighe. Lungo circa 700 metri, con larghezza variabile dai 90 ai 50 metri, il bacino di calma delle Dighe del Panperduto è costituito lungo la sponda sinistra dal terrazzo originario del fiume Ticino, su quella destra per i primi 120 metri da un muro di contenimento e più a valle da un doppio argine in terra. Lungo il perimetro sono presenti numerosi manufatti idraulici: uno sfioratore (ovvero un dispositivo per smaltire le acque presenti nel bacino quando il livello idraulico risulta superiore a quello previsto), le opere di presa dell'Incile e di regolazione del canale Villoresi, del condotto Industriale, del sistema dei Navigli e lo scarico delle sabbie. L'itinerario navigabile a oggi prevede il servizio di trasbordo dei turisti dal pontile di attracco a monte delle Dighe presso la foce dello Strona a Somma Lombardo fino all'Ostello "Locanda Panperduto", da lì all'isola di Confurto, una lingua di terra tra il fiume Ticino e il bacino di calma del Panperduto . Qui si ha la sede del Museo delle Acque Italo-Svizzere, pensato come un "museo diffuso" o "ecomuseo", ovvero come un museo con una propria sede espositiva ma pienamente integrato con l'ambiente e il territorio circostante. L'edificio, a pianta rettangolare, recupera attraverso una ristrutturazione conservativa la fisionomia e i manufatti dell'antico edificio originario.
***Fonte LombardiaBeniCulturali ***
Firma: Dadus Transport i Logistyka [ Polska (PL) ]
Ciężarówka: DAF XF105 SSC
Kraj pochodzenia: Polska (PL)
Tagi: naczepa, firanka, tuning, reakcja
Data: 08.03.2016
Miejsce: DK8, Suwałki
Pozdrawiam ! :D
SSC 22nd November 2025 - Locked / Lock
Acequia is the Spanish word for irrigation ditch and that's the word used here in Albuquerque. Of course the ditch is dry during the winter. This one has a wooden lock to control the water flow. I like how the screw rod and turn wheel are used to raise and lower the lock. Simple, but works well.