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This is an experiment in tone mapping. Everything in the image is real, just processed in software instead of in camera. Silkypix does not do a great job of recovering shadows in an image which has been intentionally underexposed to capture highlights, so this was created in a trial version of Affinity Photo which is another subscription-free, non catalogue based photo editor. The tone mapping tools make it easy to generate reasonably realistic results although this one was based on a creative preset. In the original image, the foreground is almost black, so it certainly does the job and generates fewer artifacts than my other tone mapping-capable software, Corel Paintshop Pro.
Anyway, Happy Sliders Sunday!
A water pump in Lewes, Sussex.
Created in 1874 by subscription, meaning it was built or created through donations or payments made by a group of people. I can't find any info to show how long it was used for, but it's good to see the cup on its chain is still there.
It looks to have been restored at some point during the 1800s as well, but it's difficult to see the date.
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A macro shot from the garden, more can be found in the subscriptions of the first one from the last year, shown below.
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Week 36-52 -2015 Edition - Multi Exposure.
This weeks Multi Exposure Theme proved to be incredibly difficult as I have very limited understanding of Photoshop. This was not the photo I had planned but just could not get the planned photo.
It did not help either that my Adobe settings again blocked access to Photoshop until I signed up for a 30 day trial, even though It is already part of my monthly subscription
I used the following instructions received from a camera club colleague Jane Friel to merge my two photos. Open both photos in photoshop. select one photo by pressing Ctrl+A to select it, then Ctrl+C to copy it. go to the 2nd open file in photoshop. press Ctrl+V to paste the first photo you've selected onto the 2nd one. This will create a new layer. if you want to see the layer underneath, reduce the 'fill' command (above the layers panel). It's usually at 100%.
Didn't manage following. Use the move tool to move the top layer around to align it where ever you want. When you are happy with the placement, put the fill command back to 100%. Create a mask. Use the brush tool to brush away the detail you don't want - you need to use the black square/white square on the tools panel. When finished, merge your layers.
Then got a free nibble..
seen outside the kitchen door in our #livingthedreamgarden
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As flickr has now doubled the subscription fee and mine is due soon, I thought I would start posting again.......though I still won't have much time, if any, for commenting (this is the reason I've not been posting) so I shall probably just post and run.....please just enjoy looking.
Miscellaneous shots from recent trips to London... 4 posts.
St. Johns school in Wapping, founded in 1695 with Girls and Boys segregated - long before the term "gender neutral" was ever thought of! A lot of Wapping has recently been redeveloped so it was pleasing to find a few buildings being preserved and showing things as they used to be...
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A 24mm wide angle low level tilt view of Stroud Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England.
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Deborah Hughes wrote a detailed review in OnLandscape Magazine on the subject of my photograph, "Bridalveil". Deborah is not only a notable photographer herself, but also a very talented poet and writer. You can read the article here www.onlandscape.co.uk/2015/10/endframe-bridal-veil-by-cha..., but you will need to sign up for a free subscription to read it in its entirety. In particular, she talks about women in landscape photography and the value we bring to the mostly male-dominated genre. It's a good read.
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The Kendal memorial stands in Market Place, Kendal and takes the form of a serviceman atop a pedestal with laurel wreaths at each corner, there is a four-stepped base. There are 316 names for World War 1 and 168 names for World War 2. The memorial was sponsored by public subscription and unveiled by Colonel J W Weston in 1921; the sculptor was C W Coombes.
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The James Sangster Memorial, located at Brown's Park, North Ipswich, was dedicated on Saturday the 7th of May 1898 with funds raised by the people of Ipswich. It was erected to commemorate the heroism of police constable James Sangster who drowned, aged 25 years, in February 1893, whilst attempting to rescue two people trapped by floodwaters.
The 1893 floods were the outcome of the 'Mooloolah rainfall event', the highest recorded rainfall in southeast Queensland to that date, with 1715mm of rain falling in 72 hours. From the 30th of January 1893 the rain effects of three tropical cyclones affected southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales in quick succession. Over 889mm (35 inches) of rain in the Brisbane River catchment caused heavy flooding and extensive damage. Approximately 52,000ha were flooded as the river rose 3m or more above normal level in some places. Over a two week period from the 1st to the 14th of February 1893, 35 people were killed, 500 were injured and over 5,000 were made homeless. Over 600 houses were destroyed; 150 of these were washed away, many out to sea. Several of the 35 deaths occurred as houses were swept away and others as people tried to use boats in the torrent. In Ipswich, the Bremer River overflowed its banks on Friday the 3rd of February with the water reported at being approximately two metres deep in Brisbane Street that night.
On Saturday the 4th of February, the Brisbane River rose close to the Jackson family home at Blackwall, near Kholo, about 10kms from Ipswich. Mr Jackson, an engine driver on the Ipswich line, was at work at the time. Mary Jackson remained in the house with John Rowe, a farm worker, whilst Mrs Jackson and her other children, including 17 year old Kate, rowed to shore. The plan was that, after reaching the riverbank, Kate, who was described as an excellent rower and swimmer, was to return to the house for the other two. As the boat neared the riverbank, however, it overturned. Mrs Jackson and one of her daughters sought refuge in a tree and were rescued by nearby railway workers. In spite of her swimming ability, Kate was not strong enough to hold the other three children (two sisters and a brother) and all four drowned. Their bodies were recovered the following Tuesday.
With waters rising, Mary Jackson and John Rowe, who had remained in the house, climbed onto the roof. As the waters rose, the house was lifted and carried downstream crashing into a large tree. Both managed to cling to the tree and climb into branches above the water. Constable James Sangster had arrived at the riverbank on horseback, meeting a rescue party with a boat. He and another man attempted to reach the two but the boat was swamped. Sangster, who could not swim, reached a sapling as the other man swam safely to shore. Rescue attempts continued however the sapling snapped and Constable Sangster disappeared with onlookers powerless to help. His body was never recovered. Mary Jackson and John Rowe remained in the tree for 22 hours until the waters receded and they were rescued safely.
Sangster had applied for admission into the Queensland police force on the 21st May 1890 and was sworn in on the 4th of August 1890, aged 22 years. He had been living in the colony for three years residing for some of that time in Charters Towers. Originally from Aberdeenshire in Scotland, he had no relatives in Queensland. He arrived in Ipswich in November 1890 and was based at the North Ipswich Police Station.
After the tragedy, members of the Jackson family decided to raise funds by public subscription to erect a memorial in Sangster's honour. A memorial fund committee was established to erect a monument in Brown's Park, North Ipswich. The government contributed £20 to the fund. The memorial, occupying a prominent position in Brown's Park, was completed by Messrs C Wilson & Co. and was unveiled on Saturday the 7th of May 1898 at a well attended ceremony and to the sounds of the Brisbane Police Band. A marble lion's head was located immediately above the fountain's bowl.
The James Sangster Memorial is the only known monument in Queensland erected by public subscription to commemorate a police officer serving at the time of his death. The Queensland Police Museum records other police officers who have had headstones and memorials erected by police colleagues, including Senior Constable Alfred Wavell who had a memorial headstone erected "by comrades in conjunction with the government of Queensland" at Corinda, southwest of Burketown in October 1889, after being fatally shot whilst on duty. Another officer, Senior Constable William Conroy, had his headstone erected by the "Queensland government and officers and men of the Queensland Police Force" in July 1895. Senior Constable Conroy had been stabbed during a domestic dispute on Thursday Island.
The Sangster Memorial was erected at a period when public memorials honouring prominent local citizens were popular expressions of public sentiment. Other Queensland public memorial drinking fountains erected to commemorate an individual include; the Eagle Street Fountain, Brisbane, erected between 1878 and 1880, dedicated to firefighter James Mooney who lost his life whilst fighting a fire in Queen Street in 1877; the Mary Watson Monument, Cooktown, erected in 1886 by the citizens of Cooktown to honour Mrs Mary Watson, who perished, along with her infant son and her Chinese employee Ah Sam, from thirst and exposure on one of the islands of the Howick Group, northeast of Cooktown, in October 1881; the Dr EA Koch Monument, Cairns, erected in 1903 by the citizens of Cairns, to honour the doctor's work in tropical medicine in Cairns and district in the late nineteenth century; and the FDA Carstens Monument, Port Douglas erected circa 1907 - 1908 by his widow to honour her husband's work with the Port Douglas Divisional Board.
In 1989, conservation works were undertaken to the James Sangster Memorial by T. A. Farrell, stonemason and sculptor. At this time some of the stonework and the plaque were replaced. The stone came from Helidon with the original stone coming from Denmark Hill. The original lead lettered, marble memorial plaque has been removed to the Queensland Police Museum in Brisbane.
The James Sangster Memorial is now the focus for the annual Police Remembrance Day service in Ipswich. Since 1989, National Police Remembrance Day has been observed in Brisbane and many regional centres throughout Queensland on the 29th of September, which coincides with the Feast of the Archangel Saint Michael who was said to have always fought evil.
The memorial was restored again in 2006 with the State government contributing $9600 through the Community Memorial Restoration Program and $1000 donated by the Queensland Police Service. At this time, the monument was moved 15m back from the road further into the park to accommodate widening of the street. Following the restoration the monument was re-dedicated on the 4th of August 2006, the same day on which Constable Sangster had been sworn in to the Queensland Police Force in 1890.
Source: Queensland Heritage Register.
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Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC): el funicular de Gelida enlaza la estación ferroviaria de Adif con la población. Tiene una longitud de 884 metros, salva un desnivel de 110 metros con una declividad máxima del 21,5 %, y sus coches son accionados a una velocidad máxima de 2,5 m/s. Fue construido mediante suscripción popular de sus vecinos, siendo puesto en servicio en 1924. En 1980 fue traspasado a FGC. Entre 1981 y 1982 fue reconstruido, incluyendo una nueva carrocería para los dos coches, sobre los bastidores originales. Entre los años 2016 y 2019 el funicular estuvo cerrado, siendo reabierto tras diversas obras de mejora, entre las que destacan los nuevos bastidores para los dos coches. Actualmente solo presta servicio turístico los fines de semana, y solo uno de los dos coches está abierto al público. Muy pocos días al año prestan servicio simultáneo los dos coches, siendo uno de ellos el día de la Funifira, una fiesta local que gira en torno al funicular, que este año se celebró cuando tomé estas fotos.
Aquí vemos el coche II durante un viaje ascendente, entre el punto de cruce y el apeadero.
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Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC): the Gelida funicular connects the Adif railway station with the town. It is 884 meters long, it spans a drop of 110 meters with a maximum slope of 21.5%, and its cars are driven at a maximum speed of 2.5 m / s. It was built by popular subscription of its neighbors, being put into service in 1924. In 1980 it was transferred to FGC. Between 1981 and 1982 it was rebuilt, including a new body for both cars, on the original frames. Between 2016 and 2019 the funicular was closed, being reopened after various improvement works, among which the new frames for the two cars. Currently it only provides tourist service on weekends, and only one of the two cars is open to the public. Very few days a year the two cars provide simultaneous service, one of them being Funifira day, a local festival that revolves around the funicular, which this year was celebrated when I took these photos.
Here we see car II on a upbound journey, between the crossing point and the halt.
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Recently restored Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Subscription Club Car no. 2454 is seen on the end of the Whippany Railway Museum's excursion train on May 19, 2024, during the museum's 175th Anniversary of the CNJ event. Originally built by Barney & Smith in 1912 as open platform subscription car 484, the car was converted to a vestibule-equipped multiple unit (MU) trailer in the 1930s by American Car & Foundry. It was one of only five MU subscription cars built for the railroad, and operated on a service between Hoboken and Gladstone catering to the wealthy members of the club. Notably the car was the only Lackawanna MU to ever receive air conditioning, and was the lead car on multiple farewell runs for these cars, including the very last NJ Transit train that used the Lackawanna MUs in 1984. Car 2454 was acquired by the United Railway Historical Society of NJ, which began restoration of it in 2014. Exterior restoration was completed by 2018 and the car was moved to Whippany in 2019, where interior restoration would take place, coming to completion in 2021.
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Captured using the QHY367C Full Frame CMOS camera and Takahashi 130FSQ (System 1) November subscription data from GrandMesaObservatory.com in Purdy Mesa, Western Colorado. In tradition with my style I decided to collect 5 minute exposures for this target in an effort to go as deep as possible and capture the very faint nebulosity and dust surrounding M45, many distant and faint galaxies of the PGC catalogue and more are also visible but better viewed in the annotated view of this image. View on YouTube youtu.be/ZxjoBmX9Op0
Total Integration time 5.9 hours
Image capture details
Dates: November 6th 2018
Color 355 min, 71 x 300 sec
Camera: QHY367C
Offset 76, Gain 2850 Calibrated with flat, Dark & Bias
Optics: System 1, Holloway Takahashi FSQ130 APO Refractor grandmesaobservatory.com/equipment/
Filters by Chroma (Narrowband are 5nm)
Image Acquisition software Maxim DL5
Pre Processed in Pixinsight
Post Processed in Photoshop
The setup I used is System 1 and one of 3 telescopes currently available through Grand Mesa Observatory’s Subscription services grandmesaobservatory.com/equipment/
An earlier images of M45 here: www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/32816913754/in/datepos...
Among the closest star clusters is M45, colloquially known as the "Seven Sisters". Due to its close proximity (a mere 440 light-years), and population of extremely hot and luminous stars, it can be easily seen with the naked eye near the constellation of Taurus. The number of visible stars in this open cluster can quickly tell an astronomer how dark a location is on a night of observation. Up to fourteen of the more than one thousand stars in M45 can be seen with the unaided eye.
The bright blue clouds surrounding the stars forms a reflection nebula known as the Maia Nebula. The enormous cloud of dust reflects the light from the hot young stars and was once assumed to be the remnants of the young stars' births, but is now known to be the serendipitous interaction of this unrelated dusty region being illuminated by the open cluster of stars passing through its interstellar neighborhood.
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