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Close-up of a '69 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray scale model (1:18).
It's one of my first test shots with my new camera, the Panasonic GX80.
Designed and folded by me.
Medium: 21x21 cm^2 elephant hide
It's been a while since I've actually uploaded something!
I'm currently in the last year of college and busy with stuff like job-hunting, so I won't have much time to do origami design in the near future unfortunately. I chose a stingray design because I thought a ray design would be simple to do and I wanted to experiment with something - as always, the design process isn't as simple as it appears.
For this stingray design, I wanted to get the ripples on the large pectoral fins to simulate movement and liveliness as it trawls along the seabed searching for food. I thought Elephant Hide was the best paper to achieve this effect, but I was worried about thickness at the same time.
Thankfully, working with elephant hide for this design was not as bad as I was expecting. Shaping the fins was a test of recalcitrance, but I believe it to be a challenge of the model rather than that of the paper.
I also added the nostrils, mouth, and gills on the bottom of the model. See the next picture for what it looks like.
The Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, whose iconic open-frame steel structure remains a Brooklyn landmark. 250 feet (76 m) tall and weighing 170 tons (150 tonnes), it has been called the "Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn"
A #stingray majestically moves across a #tank in #Fukui, #Fukui-ken, #Japan
In the days of hype of new Fuji cameras ( #X100F ) I remembered a picture taken with now venerable #X-Pro1. #aquarium_photography
ZP802 lining up for departure from Runway 23 at RAF Lossiemouth. The new fleet of Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft for the Royal Air Force are home based at Lossie.
Goodwood Revival 2016: Another spectacular event this year with a huge array of cars and events made all the more interesting by the weather! Friday was damp, Saturday was soaking and Sunday was brilliant sunshine.
Photo: Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray: Baby Huey
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Marine life is under threat due to pollution, over exploitation and climate change.
Birmingham Sea Life Centre
23rd November 2012 Birmingham UK
Just figured out how to take still frames from my gopro videos from my Grand Cayman trip last summer. I would upload my actual videos, but I'd have to decrease the resolution and that doesn't seem worth it. So here's the first of my experiments: an image from my trip to Stingray City. Stingray City is a sand bar out in the middle of the ocean that takes a 15 min boat ride to get to from the island. The Captain Marvin boat tour is famous for this trip and brings many people out every day. These wild stingrays are fed squid and this has caused them to be very tame. It is about 5 feet deep, and as long as you don't step on a stingray, you're probably safe! This female approached my hand as I held it out, thinking I had food. As the stingrays look for food, they rub up against you and allow you to pet them. They feel like a big wet mushroom. A few years ago, one of the guides held up a big female and said, "If you don't kiss the stingray on the nose, it's seven years bad luck." So I did. I figure that's something not many people can say they've done. Haha. Stingray City, Grand Cayman Island.
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The flattened bodies of stingrays allow them to effectively conceal themselves in their environment. Stingrays do this by agitating the sand and hiding beneath it. Because their eyes are on top of their bodies and their mouths on the undersides, stingrays cannot see their prey; instead, they use smell.
This model is heavily based on awesome Corvette C3 Stingray by Ben. Without any intention to improve the original design (as I'm convinced there is nothing to improve in it) I decided to take a step sideways and just make it in a different manner. As you can see it's a completely new build, but I hope those perfectly captured lines remained intact. It fits a fig, but in LDD I only managed to cramp in a bald one.
Designed in LDD, converted to Mecabricks and rendered in Blender. Be sure to check this image in its full size ;)
John Blount is the proud owner of this sleek and gracefully lined '73 Stingray.
Chevrolet Corvette C3
Patterned after Chevrolet's "Mako Shark II" (designed by Larry Shinoda), this generation has the distinction of being introduced to the motoring public in an unorthodox?and unintended?fashion. 1968 marked the introduction of Mattel's now-famous Hot Wheels line of 1/64-scale die cast toy cars. General Motors had tried their best to keep the appearance of the upcoming car a secret, but the release of the Hot Wheels line several weeks before the Corvette's unveiling had a certain version of particular interest to Corvette fans: the "Custom Corvette", a GM-authorized model of the 1968 Corvette. The C3 Corvette kept the bulging fenders from the C2 Corvettes and had a more aerodynamic shape than the C2. The C3 Corvette influenced the body shape of the C4, C5 and the C6 Corvettes.
In 1969, GM enlarged their small-block V8 again to 350 in³ (5.7 L) and the ZL1 option was offered, with an all aluminum 427 big-block engine listed at 430 horsepower (320 kW) but generally accepted as delivering at least one hundred horsepower (75 kW) more than that. In an interview with Gib Hufstater in 1999, the engine had an output of 710 horsepower. [1][citation needed] This option cost $4,700 (the ZL1 was a $3,010 option that consisted of an assortment of aluminum cylinder block and heads on top of the $1,032.15 L88 race option.), and only 2 were ever built. Although some rumors have it that a few people bought the ZL-1 engine separately and placed it into their own Corvettes.[2] Although in 1968 the name Sting Ray wasn't used, it came back in 1969 as "Stingray", lasting from 1969 until 1976-1977, which brought the end of the Stingray body style. 1969 was also the year where they re-introduced the factory mounted side-pipes which came into play first in 1965. Also, the small-block 327 was dropped, making way to the 350 (5.7 L).
In 1970 the 427 big-block V8 was enlarged to 454 in³ (7.4 L)., and the Corvette got the LS5 engine which had a power output of 390 horsepower. The Corvette did not receive the LS6 engine which made 450 horsepower, but was instead given to the Chevelle.
Power peaked in the 1970 and 1971 models, with the 1970 LT-1 small-block putting out 370 hp (276 kW). In 1971, the Corvette got the LS6 454 big-block which was minorly detuned from the year before dropping the power output from 450 to 425 hp (317 kW).
In 1972, GM moved to the SAE Net measurement for power (away from the previous SAE Gross standard), which resulted in lower values expressed in reported horsepower. Along with the move to unleaded fuel which required lower compression ratios, emission controls, and catalytic converters, power continued to decline and bottomed out in 1975?the base L48 engine put out 165 hp (123 kW), and the optional L82 engine put out 205 hp (153 kW). This was the lowest power Corvette since the first year of production. Nevertheless, Car and Driver magazine found the Corvette to be the fastest accelerating American car for 1976, with a 0-60 time of 7.1 seconds. Power remained fairly steady for the rest of the C3 generation, ending in 1982 with the 200 hp (149 kW) L83 engine. In 1980, all California-spec Corvettes received the smaller 305 cubic-inch V8 due to that state's more stringent emission regulations along with an automatic transmission for just that one year, while 49-state Corvettes continued with the 350 V8 and a choice of automatic or four-speed manual transmissions.
1980 - 1982 Corvette
Styling changed subtly over the generation. In 1973, the Corvette dropped the front chrome bumpers for a urethane-compound "5 mph" bumper but kept the rear chrome bumpers. In 1974, The rear chrome bumpers became urethane, too, making 1973 the last Corvette model year with any rear chrome bumpers. 1975 was the last year for the convertible, and 1978 saw the introduction of a glass bubble rear window to "freshen" the car appearance for its 25th Anniversary. Corvette production hit its peak in 1979, at 53,807.[3] In 1980, the Corvette got an integrated aerodynamic redesign that resulted in a significant reduction in drag. 1980 was also the introduction of many weight-saving components such as thinner body panels and an aluminum Dana 44 IRS differential (instead of the previously used but arguably stronger iron GM 10 bolt IRS diff).[3]
Source: Wikipedia
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Cruise Day Tuesdays, organized by Ken Prieboy, is a weekly event held at Monticello's Courthouse Square each Tuesday at 5 p.m. Great cars, music, food, and conversation are available.
Cruise Day Tuesdays -- July 7th, 2009
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Explore #200 August 30th, 2009 -- Thank you for your views, comments, and favorites!
Location : Free trade zone, Kuwait
Device : Nikon D300
Car Belonge to : Moharib Al-Dowish
More about Corvette Stingray : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette
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© 2010 Saad Al-Enezi
This is a slightly modified '64 Corvette Stingray with sidepipes and an engine transplant. It's also one of my dream cars. It's taken a while to finally finish it and I'm happy with the result.
This has been sitting untouched for 7 years...not sure what I was thinking, or not thinking. Stingray swimming by.