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Week 42

I found a tut for the 3d tunnel and then wanted to take it a little further so I did a partial s2 wrap for my 52 week shot and added some 3d elements to it. Render time was crazy.

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Have a great weekend friends!

Dust to Dust.

Did it without a tripod.

Device at the edge of the field !

ODC-Technology Flat Lay

Just a few of the techy things I own.

Sweet old lady was very confused by her TV as we prepared to take off in Beijing China.

Fondation Verbeke

Mural

Le besoin pressant d'un univers logique et cohérent est profondément ancré dans l'inconscient humain. Mais l'univers réel est toujours à un pas au-delà de la logique.

Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense, But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.

Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

541C8101

SD Card

How much money theses little thing how save me

Artifacts at the R.J. Haney Heritage Village

after several failed tries, came up with a suitable cyberheart for Bill; it even has a remote bracelet for greater troubleshooting convenience. [IronMan parts! slightly modded]

ten and m are working on other miscellaneous devices from their lab

(TECHNOLOGY for Toy Sunday)

© István Pénzes.

Please NOTE and RESPECT the copyright.

26th November 2022, Berlin

Hasselblad 503CW

Makro-Planar 4/120mm

Technology invades this beautiful sunset !! See the Airplane in the sunset !! john hoellerich photo. fotogjohnh! no special effects on this photo !!

night time emergency care during a hospital stay, thank God for humanity and technology.

Walt Disney World Resort

Epcot

Future World

The Lights of Winter

That is what the Disney Parks Blog called the Lights of Winter at EPCOT in its confirmation that they wouldn't be displayed this year. Obsolete technology? There were probably meetings held yesterday to come up with an official line for this, and yet this is the best that could be mustered up? Give me a break.

Although it won't affect me directly this year, this really grinds my gears, and is yet another example of cuts that have occurred around the holiday season for no apparent reason (Country Bear Christmas, Mickey’s Twas the Night Before Christmas, live bands in the Christmas parade, free pictures at the Christmas parties, shows in the Diamond Horseshoe, free buttons and shopping discounts for the Candlelight Dining package, etc.). Some have said these cuts have been made due to cost-savings, but I don't find that to be a compelling rationale. While no one could have expected these things to last forever (Disney is not a museum), the argument that these items have all been replaced by better holiday offerings is unpersuasive. Show me what replaced Country Bear Christmas? Nothing. Twas the Night Before Christmas? Totally Tomorrowland Christmas (need I say more?). Free picture? PhotoPass discounts. Freebies for Candlelight dining packages? Price increases to the dining packages.

I really don't think this is a cut stemming from anything but laziness. To me, this illustrates that Disney does not perform its due diligence before making decisions and/or tailors its research to suit its pre-determined decisions. The Lights of Winter have installation/removal, maintenance, and electricity costs. If updated to LED lights (I'm no expert, but something tells me if WDI can make Expedition Everest, converting the Lights of Winter would be no problem, and could be done in like a day), the savings in electricity would probably offset the update costs. Despite these costs, the Lights of Winter are probably profitable. Several PhotoPass photographers are stationed in the area. Additionally, the lights are a huge holiday draw to Walt Disney World. While you'll find few people who will cancel their trip this year because they won't be up, you will see a minute decrease in bookings next year. The reason for that is two-fold: disappointed guests who remember them from the past, but feel 'cheated' that the holiday offerings are being reduced, and new guests who the parks fail to capture (these guests would be 'captured' after seeing pictures of the lights on Facebook, Flickr, etc., and reading/hearing accounts of the gorgeous display--if said lights are not displayed, these new guests cannot be captured). Finally and most importantly, there is a loss in goodwill that is nearly irreparable. There is a reason there is a Disney difference that separates it from parks such as Cedar Point (Cory's favorite). At some point, if Disney continues to trim what it perceives to be 'fat' on its offerings to increase profits, it will start to cut bone.

Then again, maybe Disney is waiting for the LED lights to be 90% off at Wal-Mart after Christmas...

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This came 1st out of 69 entries.

This shot is to credit Daniel Cheong Thru his pages I saw places in Singapore I had'nt been to before. Thank You

View On Black

Text entered for the challenge : This one is in memory of, and to pay homage & respect to those who passed away in the collapse of the Minneapolis I-35W Bridge, across the Mississippi. This is a modern bridge finished in 1997. You see into a length of 260m, cast over 7 spans.

Some web snippets on Bridges and Technology; words that go together...

Bridge construction technology - In the 1950s Ulrich Finsterwalder introduced cast-in-place segmental balanced canti-lever prestressed concrete construction , and the structures built with the introduction of this technology : - ) have been labeled as the first generation of modern bridge development; e-BRIDGE Technology ; Bridge Technology; 'Smart-bridge' technology ; Construction Design Technology

53/366/2016, 1879 in a row.

While no technological masterpiece, this old egg beater is an obsolete dinosaur by today's standards - these days cakes are mostly made using electric mixers or food processors. But this old egg beater has served me well, having mixed cakes week in, week out when my family was growing up.

I could have taken a shot of the egg beater doing nothing, but thought I should whip up a 'throw it all in together and mix' type cake. The recipe called for the eggs to be beaten with some caster sugar till thick and creamy and then add the rest of the ingredients and combine. Now it's cooked, I suppose I'm going to have to eat it so my efforts aren't wasted.

2 Blythe a Day May 2022

Museum of Technology, Berlin, Germany

I have been personally seriously injured by the exceedingly poor and dangerous design quality of a piece of modern high technology.

I have needed five weeks so far of intense medical attention.

This experience has somewhat soured my respect for the Company responsible and I have revisited and revised my multiple exposure creation from 2017 to reflect my situation.

Impact of technology in our customs and behavior.

From books to e-book.

Make a photograph that illustrates a role of technology in your life.

Hubby with e-cigarette, iPad, laptop, and chargers.

This one from me depicts the evolution of technology in computers and telecommunication.

A vision for the future of Technology.

On the Salmon Arm Wharf

The John Rylands Library in Manchester was one of the first buildings in the city to be lit with electric lights.

Oh how photography has changed over the years from big bulky complicated cameras to the small digital ones of today.

Photos from a Sunday outing to battle boredom.

New and old. This barn has weathered a lot of wind, and the turbine is now turning it into electricity.

Madrid

Taken for Macro Monday's challenge "Technology"

I think that the invention of image stabilizer is one of the best and most useful pieces of technology for today's photographers.Hand holding a heavy telephoto lens, shooting macro or shooting in poor lighting have all been made possible with this wonderful technology.

Thank you for all of your comments. Positive and constructive criticisms are very much welcomed and appreciated.

For Macro Mondays theme "technology". This is one of the vacuum tubes (or valves for thos on the other side of the water) in a guitar amp, taken at night so the glow of the filament can be seen.

ODC-Connected

These cables are connected to the back of his Pre-Amp.

كم اعشق التكنلوجيا

بالعاميه ( يا لبى التنكلوجيا

شاركت بهذه الصوره بمسابقة لماكروسوفت الرياض قبل تقريبا ثلاث شهور

وشفتكم ولا شفت النتائج

كعادة المسابقات المحليه

اي مؤسسه والا شركه ينقصها صور تعلن عن مسابقه محليه وتأخذ صور احترافيه مجانيه وتسحب علينا

كما حصل في مسابقة اسطبل المحمديه قبل سنتين أيضا يومين نصور خيولهم بالشموس والى يومك ما طلعت النتائج

ما علينا

اتوقع الفكره واضحه ان الكمبيوتر اغنانا عن كثير من الأشياء

والصوره صورتها من سطح البيت بعدسة زوم

وكنت فارش فرشه بيضاء وعليها الأغراض بالحوش

وابوي كان يتقهوى بالحوش العصر ويوم شافني اطل من السطح بالكميرا باس ظهر يده ولمس رأسه وقال يالله ان تخلف علي هههههاي

لا الحقيقه انه كان مساند وحتى اعطاني بعض الإقتراحات وعسى الله يخليه لي

العدسه

canon 70-200 F4.0 L IS

Camera: Canon EOS 40D

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)

Aperture: f/4.0

Focal Length: 111 mm

ISO Speed: 200

Exposure Bias: 0 EV

Flash: Off, Did not fire

This was a difficult one! I wanted to find something really interesting but a busy week didn’t really have time to hunt for something. This is Richmond lock and weir and the technology is the machinery to make this work. Mostly hidden in this photo but I particularly liked the shadow on the footpath and the striking clouds.