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I've heard the expression, "That's like comparing apples to oranges". They must be opposites.
Strobe info: Two Vivitar 285 set at 1/16 power. One above and slightly left. The other is at camera right. There's also a small slave flash shooting up from bottom right and bounced off a large white reflector.
The challenge was trying not to get any bright reflections off of the apple. The orange was easy to light with the textured skin.
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Starring Walter Pidgeon, Joan Fontaine, Barbara Eden, Peter Lorre, Robert Sterling, Michael Ansara, Frankie Avalon, Regis Toomey, John Litel, and Henry Daniell. Directed by Irwin Allen.
Irwin Allen did not let disappointment over Lost World get him down. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (VBS) was a hit. It spawned a TV series that brought sci-fi adventure in "inner space" into millions of mid-60s living rooms. Allen provided a mix of classic Jules Verne style travel adventures with techno-gadget appeal. The story turns out to be more of a human drama than sci-fi, but the sci-fi element at least still fairly visible. There is a visual slickness to the production which heralds the coming flavor of second-generation sci-fi. VBS was also the American edition of a world cast into sudden global warming. The first was the British film The Day the Earth Caught Fire.
Synopsis
The new atomic submarine USOS Seaview has completed it's trial voyages. A congressman and Dr. Hiller, a psychiatrist, come aboard for a demonstration voyage under the polar ice cap. The ensuing tour of the ship is as much for their benefit as for the viewers to marvel at Seaview's coolness. After a couple of days, Seaview is being gently bombarded by falling chunks of sea ice. Seaview surfaces. The crew see that the sky is on fire. Meteorites have somehow ignited the Van Allen Belts. The earth is being scorched. Top scientists are convening at the UN to find a solution. Admiral Nelson is ordered to attend. Before they leave, they find a lone man on the ice. They take Alvarez aboard. At the UN, Nelson proposes firing a nuclear missile at the belts to "pop" them. A rival scientist says the belts will burn themselves out. The UN body likes the do-nothing plan, so Nelson storms out. They rush aboard the Seaview and speed off. Nelson plans to fire the missile anyway. The trip around South America is long enough to build some sub plots. The men are growing restive with worry about loved ones. Alvarez talks of accepting doom if that's God's will. Captain Crane is often at odds with Nelson over the men. Nelson gets death threats. Dr.Hiller suggests that Nelson is delusional and faked the threats. Crane is conflicted. A UN sub tries to sink them, but blows up trying to match Seaview's diving ability. It turns out that Dr. Hiller is actually the saboteur, but she is eaten by a shark and her damage repaired. Just as the savior missile is about to be launched, Alvarez holds everyone hostage with a bomb. Crane dons scuba gear and triggers the missile manually. In the jolt of launch, Alvarez is overpowered. All are safe. The missile does the job. The fires are poofed out. Everyone reconciles their differences and sail happily for home. The End.
There is ample action and no shortage of subplots. Walter Pigeon (Morbius of Forbidden Planet ('56) ) gives a good show as the misunderstood champion. Barbara Eden (I Dream of Jeanie) does surprisingly well as more than just eye candy.
While commies aren't present, there is the metaphor of the burning radiation belts which will soon destroy the earth. The solution is a well-placed atomic warhead. Add in some spy story sabotage, and the Cold War is well represented.
Allen positions VBS as the modern replacement for the 19th century's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Like Nemo, Admiral Nelson is lauded as the brilliant (one man) inventor/scientist and builder of the amazing submarine. Like Nemo, Nelson pursues his own inner vision of what must be done to save the world. Like Nemo, the world is out to stop him. Having Peter Lorrie among the cast makes for an unmistakable tie to Disney's 1954 film version of the Nemo story. In VBS, his role is peripheral, but the connection works. In the TV series, Nelson's adventures in Seaview become a modern Nemo & Nautilus for the 20th century.
Just two years after Atomic Submarine, the notion of a high-tech nuclear submarine, on adventures to save the earth, still had legs. What a difference two years made too. Where 50s films were rife with war surplus equipment, Allen's Seaview represented more of a forward looking design.
A few movies before have suggested climate upheavals due to space phenomena. When Worlds Collide had this in 1951. The Lost Missile ('58) had a rogue missile burning up swaths of earth as it orbited. This was more of moving a local problem than global, but still... Also from 1958 was an Italo-French production, "La Morte viente dallo spazio" (Death comes from space) which had a mass of asteroids raising global temperatures. In an interesting coincidence, the english dubbed version, entitled The Day the Sky Exploded will be released only a few months after VBS. Then, there is The Day the Earth Caught Fire (' ) which also features a scorched earth. A cooked earth was becoming, (dare I say it?) a hot topic. (sorry) These early looks at extreme global warming have an intriguing relevance again.
The television series based upon VBS would buck the trend. Often enough, TV series based on a movie would not live up the film's magic. Not so with VBS-TV. The series was, in many ways, better. For gadet-crazed young boys, the Flying Sub was too cool for words. The crew of Seaview, much like Roddenberry's Enterprise crew a few years later, would take their wonderful ship on many amazing adventures. After all that, the original movie seems tame.
Note the wall of blinking square "computer" lights in the control room of Seaview. It was not new, but recycled. In the age before personal computers, someone had gone to a lot of trouble make the light-bank blink its lights in such an artful, almost thoughtful, way. It was too cool of a prop to leave in storage. It was part of the evil super computer set in Invisible Boy ('57). The light-bank appeared again in Return of the Fly ('59).
Bottom line? VBS is well worth the time. It may be a bit light on the science (or just plain wrong, such as sinking ice), but it is briskly told story that avoids predictable traps.
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The science objectives of the BepiColombo mission cover all aspects of the planet and its environment. Broadly speaking, this will be achieved by studying the following themes:
The origin and evolution of a planet close to its parent star
The planet’s interior structure and composition
Characteristics and origin of its internal magnetic field
Surface processes, such as cratering, tectonics, polar deposits and volcanism
The structure, composition, origin and dynamics of Mercury's exosphere
The structure and dynamics of Mercury's magnetosphere
Einstein's Theory of General Relativity (by making precise measurements of the spacecraft’s orbit and position)
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52 of 2014
Weekly Theme: Water
Week 49
Taken December 7, 2014
Title: December Falls
Notes: Luckily we did finally get out for a bit of photography this week and headed over to a couple of my favorite places along the Delaware Canal. First we stopped by Giving Pond, with great reflections and wildlife, and then we stopped by Ringing Rocks Park, with a boulder field of rocks that “ring” when struck with a hammer, and a small to medium size waterfall depending on the recent rainfall. Happily for me, it had rained just the night before and for a few days prior. It also gave me my favorite shot for the week. Down at the base of the falls I was in shadow and so the light was off the water but angled so it lighted the trees and rocks on the right side.
Just a Fantasy themed Leather armor. I made this one a while ago and I just found it so I thought I would upload it in my free time.
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My theme was abstract, and in an attempt to make the images similar, I went for a grunge abstract subcategory. I wanted to photograph things with intense emotion and photograph things that are typically associated with danger and/or risky behavior which is grunge in this case. I photographed a neon sign outside a bar, a picture of a girl lighting a cigarette, and a grainy picture of the city. All of these photos have colors in it intended to provoke intense emotion and discomfort. I was going for a feeling of uncertainty in each of my photos. My five images relate together because I believe although they are all different they all fit together well. They all connect together and fit with the “grunge” subcategory that I was going for. I used a lot of different techniques to capture these specific photos. In the photo of the city with the buildings, I used a high ISO to intentionally make it grainy and a bit lower quality. Next for the neon sign, I used a slower shutter speed to capture more of the neon light reflecting off the sides of the building and the window. For the photo of the rain in the car, I had to wait for the perfect moment for no cars to be driving by. I also had to manually focus the lense on the raindrops on the window. I also added some green highlights to the background to create an even more unsettling photo. For the photos of the girl lighting a cigarette and of my face with purple lighting, I set up a studio in my room. I bought a black sheet to create a solid backdrop and I purchased gels from a photography store. I used my desk lap to create the purple lighting on my face and I used an external flash wrapped in another purple/blue gel to give the skin a flushed look. Lastly for the photo of the girl lighting a cigarette, we waited for dark and turned off all the lights. The only light source was the lighter, and all I did for editing was turn down the saturation a bit so it didn’t have an orange tint. All of my images were intended to capture intense emotion but also I wanted them to be abstract enough that each person who looks at each image can tell their own story about what it means to them.
A bride and groom (Sandy and Mark) asked me if I could make a little garden on top of her wedding cake ~ sure! We went with the whole theme, including picket fences, potted flowers, stepping stones, "dirt" ~ the works. In addition, they requested asian style veggies (eggplant, turnips, chile, napa cabbage, etc) which challenged me a little ~ but very fun! The icing is buttercream, fondant picket fences, chocolate "rocks", crushed oreo cookie "dirt", marzipan veggies, and real spray roses in tiny galvanized pots
magic wands, swords and golden crowns with roses and tracys miniature butterflies. Sprinkled with holographic glitter. Cupcakes to go with my daughters disney princess sleeping beauty 6th birthday party
The Bontebok of the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride at the Walt Disney World Resort Animal Kingdoms theme park in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (FL), United States (USA). #orlando #florida #usa #animals
Sharing Exposures: March Theme
Old Buildings with Character
This is a very small part of the huge mansion of Cliveden. The house was built in 1851 on the site of an earlier house. It was built for George Villiers, the 2nd Duke of Buckingham. It was let to Frederick, Prince of Wales and in 1740 the first playing of the song "Rule Britannia" was performed in a rustic theatre in the garden. The house was twice destroyed by fire and twice rebuilt. They must have been quite careless with the candles in those days.
The present house was built in the classic Italian style which is fairly obvious in this lovely balcony area. In the early 1900's it became the home of Waldorf and Nancy Astor and became a very popular place for the famous and infamous. in 1961 it became famous as the meeting place of John Profumo and Christine Keeler which led to the Profumo Scandal which rocked the Conservative Government of the day. The house is now an exclusive hotel and the grounds belong to the National Trust.
The decorative themed lantern sets lighted-up at The Floating Platform @ Marina Bay for the Chinese New Year festival celebrations.
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Travis Scotka ~ Themed Weekend: "Time Travelers"
"The Joker" from the movie: "Full Metal Jacket"
23rd Annual Florida Renaissance Festival
Winter 2015 ~ Deerfield Beach, Florida U.S.A.
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This is my ninth year covering this fun festival filled with color and pageantry and beautiful people. Each year some of the regulars return and sometimes fresh new faces appear to join the renaissance family. Some are vendors or employees, and some customers dress up to fit in with the renaissance festival fun and its 16th century way of life. One big happy family of a few thousand escaping the dull-drums of their daily life for a few hours. This year's crop of new faces was lovely. Hope you enjoy the images. I try to capture their joy. Always fun, festive and very colorful. Thanks very much for looking.
Check out my 2015 Renaissance Festival album if you have time:
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This Week has had it's Ups & Downs!
Project 52
Week 39/52
Week 39's theme is "Ups & Downs" - Pick ONE
From: Catcher In My Eye :)
I'm not sure if I have had more Ups or down's this week...feeling a little like 'pins & needles"...with lots of photos to process for brides, working with hubby on our home remodel, yard work and family obligations are always on the horizon...
Life could be worse and could be a little less hectic.
Hanging in there like most of you :)
Milo is no longer with us but there are still many other little pussy cats in our home!
Flickr Lounge ~ Weekend Theme (Week 4) ~ High Key/Low Key ...
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52 of 2014
Weekly Theme: Minimalism
Week 22
Taken May 31, 2014
Title: Only the Essentials
Notes: Well, yet again the theme did not immediately lend itself to my subjects. This week we visited the wonderful Devon Horse Show in Devon ( of course ) PA. It is the oldest and largest multi-breed horse show in the country. The main ring is surrounded with stands reminiscent of the Kentucky Derby too. Anyway, I didn't think I would find a good subject that was not some obscure close up and I wanted something different. I think I found it in my final choice, a shot from the Hunter competition. The dapple grey horse and rider were in bright sun, jumping a white hurdle with white fence and white bleachers in the background. Over exposing blew out most of the shot as I was focused on my two subjects. The high key result left only the darkest edges of the light colored horse and most of the rider visible. Just the minimum needed for my shot ;-).
Lots of lovely little red begonias filling the frame for me!!
Flickr Lounge ~ Weekly Theme (Week 32) Fill The Frame ...
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This photograph consists mainly of lines. The reds and blacks create the backs of the chairs. The grays - their feet. The "Underneath" reflection is the floor made of wooden boards.
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Piled Chairs Abstract
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נושא: קווים
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הצילום הזה מורכב בעיקר מקווים. האדומים והשחורים יוצרים את משענות הכיסאות. האפורים את רגליהם. "מתחתיהם" משתרעת השתקפות של רצפה עשויה מלוחות עץ