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BMW World, Munic: a cathedral of car mobility from Coop Himmelb(l)au. I am sure that can´t be the future of mobility for the whole world...
February 01st, 2016
Native American structures in the primitive area of Rock Ledge Ranch near the Galloway Homestead area. Heavy snowfall adds to the mood...
Oostende as seen from the old wooden pier.
The art of structuring a photographic image lies in the thoughtful arrangement of elements within the frame to create a harmonious and engaging picture.
May 23, 2022
Levelland, Texas
Supercell that produced the Morton tornado earlier in the day at sunset near the town of Levelland. This storm would remain tornado warned through the evening as it approached Lubbock, but no additional tornadoes were reported.
Though these may simply detract from the scenery, I actually find the fascinating with all their angles and shapes.
Take Aim: Triangles
L'église dédiée à Saint François-Xavier a été construite par les Jésuites sur la place de la mairie de la vieille ville de Kaunas en Lituanie
Deux fontaines symétriques représentant Neptune et Amphitrite sont disposées dans les angles qui relient les basses faces aux pavillons latéraux. Elles sont dans un style rococo qui rompt avec l'architecture classique de la place.
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The radar tower on Mount Umunhum is an important artifact of Cold War history, as well as a familiar landmark on the skyline of the southern San Francisco Bay Area.
These photos are from a tour of the mountain top that I took with my friend Ken, who has since retired from a career as a Ranger with the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD).
The tower is the largest structure built for the former Almaden Air Force Station (AFS) on Mount Umunhum, south of San Jose, California. Built from reinforced concrete, the tower is 84.5 foot (25.8 m) tall. Almaden AFS was operated by the 682nd Radar Squadron, United States Air Force, from 1958 to 1980.
MROSD opened the summit to the public in 2017. The tower is sealed, and its interior is not accessible to visitors. For more information about the summit, see:
www.openspace.org/what-we-do/projects/mount-umunhum-summit
The tower was built to support a very large AN/FPS-24 search radar. This site was one of 12 similar installations built to detect potentially hostile aircraft approaching the United States during the Cold War. These radar sites were integrated into the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) air defense system.
For a view of what this tower looked like when it was operational, see: flic.kr/p/ddnuKL
The tower is an important historic artifact. It serves as a monument to the Air Force personnel who served with vigilance at this site and others, and to all US military personnel who served and sacrificed throughout the Cold War.
Additional information about Mount Umunhum and the Almaden Air Force Station is available on Wikipedia:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Umunhum
AN/FPS-24 Radar (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AN/FPS-24_radar
SAGE Air Defense System (MIT Lincoln Laboratory):
Structure - holds and protects. I got lucky with this one. The light was changing and fast. 4 images merged with a little crop.
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