View allAll Photos Tagged timing
Einstein predicted that time slows down the faster you travel and the time-dilation hypothesis has since been proven by flying atomic clocks on aircraft.
The three fastest human beings at the moment are NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques (pictured) and Roscosmos astronaut Oleg Kononenko who are orbiting Earth on the International Space Station at a speed of around 28 800 km/h.
They are travelling so fast that they will return home to Earth after their six-month spaceflight 0.007 seconds younger than if they had stayed with their feet on the ground.
But how do astronauts perceive time in space? Space Station crew report that time seems to speed up in microgravity so European researchers are trying to find out more by immersing astronauts in virtual reality and testing their reaction times.
A virtual reality headset is used to block external visual cues that could influence the results. The experiment focuses on how astronauts estimate time duration as well as their reaction times. They are asked gauge how long a visual target appears on screen. Their reaction times to these prompts are recorded to process speed and attention.
The astronauts run the experiment before flight, on the International Space Station and again when they land to compare results. ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst was the first test subject to take part in this experiment in 2018. Anne and David did a session in February in ESA’s Columbus laboratory.
Understanding how time is perceived in space is important as astronauts are often required to conduct precision work where timing is everything. This research in microgravity will help reveal clues as to what helps keep our brains ticking the seconds accurately.
Credits: NASA
After the L091, the four of us out there set up for a EB Intermodal. (Like L091), a WB Intermodal beats the EB to the crossing by about 5-10 seconds, which was good except for the one guy who stayed on the other side...
I wasn't trying to get a butt shot. Just a nice group shot. But the dove had other ideas. Just as I pressed the shutter, the dove did this.
White Wing Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Female Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
This hot air balloon shot is the 1st ever I took. I have taken altogether 40 shots in this project.
San Marino fire Dept; CA. was very helpful in allowing me to take the shot.
Taking hot air ballooon would need to observe the timing , position & the planning & composition.
You need to have good situation project management knowledge to have a good shot.
... and I just missed it.
For this weeks challenge, I have used 4 subjects that have previously been seen in other Flickr Friday challenges.. The reflected ceiling, the carpet, the camera and the clock... and rather than hide the camera and tripod... lets make it part of the image... it is after all 5 o'clock and I have other things to do...
Nikon D7100 _70-200mm f/4_
Trying to take an image of the acorn cap and a chickadee landed on it.....twist of the camera and I got a cool image.
(C) 2014 Gerard Blacklock, all rights reserved
I waited pretty well all year to get this shot, at this time of the year the sun is at its most southerly point (when rising off the eastern horizon) and it just lines up with this channel at Little Bay NSW.
I had to put in a couple of hours at work this morning but finished up by 0730. The UP has a 6 day a week Z train that hits Springfield in the 0745-0815 window - just ahead of ATK 302. Today was no exception. I made it downtown and hiked up the parking garage and heard horns to the north as I reached the top! I was happy to have an ACE leader but disappointed with the graffiti. The Alton / GM&O depot is awake as 302 was only 45 minutes ahead and passengers were milling around the platform.
ZG4MQ 22
06-22-2013
I dont know what equipment he used but Im sure he got some great shots.
The Antelope Island State Park close to Salt Lake City is a great location especially during sunset as you can see. The bad thing is the park closes at sunset which means there is only a few minutes window to get some pictures.
© all rights reserved
Please take your time... and enjoy it large on black
It is the first time in four years time that the Netherlands received so much snowfall. According to the National weather center KNMI. In some parts of the north of Holland lies between 7 to 9 inches of snow. The last time this occurred was in 2005. Normally the Netherlands get no more than between 3 and 5 inches of snow. It does occasionally snow in Amsterdam in December, but that almost always means just a light dusting. If you think the city is attractive in dry weather, just wait until you wake up one morning to see it covered in a thin coat of fresh snow. In Amsterdam you can’t help noticing the Dutch like bikes. In fact, the 750,000 people who live in Amsterdam own over 600,000 bicycles. In a city built for pedestrians – sporting such car-unfriendly features as narrow streets and canals, far too few parking spots (at premium fees), and single-lane one-way only traffic mazes – a bicycle is the most logical form of transportation. In Amsterdam, just about everyone bikes. It is not unusual to see mothers, grandmothers, business people, police officers, hippies, and so on happily bike along. Some people walk their dogs by bike. Others use it to bring home groceries, flowers, furniture, children, girlfriends or anything else one can think of. With the canals in the city and occasional high winds, there can be a nip in the air, but packing gloves and a scarf should keep you warm enough. But not only in Amsterdam, temperatures freezing are sweeping across Europe. The snow had a significant impact on social life and caused traffic problems in the north of the Netherlands, while in other parts of the country, police have been busy with a number of weather related accidents. Even Dutch rail networks were severely affected and bus traffic is down. Weather centers predict more snow for the Netherlands in the coming days.
Yesterday it snowed all day. Today the weather was fine but still lots of snow to enjoy. We walk around the canals and made some photos of the snow in of our neighborhood. The steep bridges over the canals in Amsterdam are now really slippery. ...especially for cars. Last night extreme temperature of -6 degrees Celsius. This is rare since the winter has not yet started. Photo taken at Lindengracht in Amsterdam. Handheld capture at 1/15s, F2.0 and ISO400
In Amsterdam zijn gisteren grote hoeveelheden aan sneeuw gevallen. Vandaag scheen de zon en natuurlijk even naar buiten geweest om wat mooie plaatjes te schieten. Naast de overlast die de sneeuw gaf, zorgt het ook voor mooie plaatjes in de Amsterdamse binnenstad en veel plezier bij de kinderen. De stad wordt zo ontzettend mooi van sneeuw. Het wordt wit natuurlijk, wat opeens de vormen van dingen benadrukt en beïnvloedt. Een elektriciteitsdraad over straat wordt opeens een dikke balk en een fiets knuffelbaar. Maar het mooist is de rust die er ontstaat. De sneeuw dempt het geluid maar ook de mensen. Iedereen is stiller en kalmer. Alsof alles een beetje in slowmotion is; of alsof het 3 uur ‘s nachts is. Veel mensen durven niet te fietsen, er is sowieso minder verkeer. Er is een gemakkelijk natuurkundig principe dat mensen lijken te vergeten als ze gaan fietsen met gladheid: het gyroscopisch effect. Als iets een bepaald draaimoment heeft tart het de zwaartekracht eigenlijk een beetje. Hoe harder je fietst hoe kleiner de kans dat je omvalt. Dat merk je als je heel langzaam fietst, dan val je bijna om. Als het glad is gaan mensen heel langzaam fietsen. De normale fietsroutine gooien ze overboord en gaan als iemand met teveel spierspanning verbeten twee kilometer per uur rijden. De eigenaren van deze fietsen zijn zo verstandig geweest om de fietsen te laten staan en zijn wellicht gaan lopen zoals ik dat deed op de grachten.
As was trying to get a shot of me holding this little pink flower, a hoverfly landed on it :o)
Colour Fusion - Think Pink
the foley-kilgore 1969 subaru 360 coupe "notabusa" with kawasaki 900 engine. a class record of 123mph was set on this run.
the southern california timing association (SCTA) has been hosting land speed racing meets at el mirage dry lake in the mojave desert since 1937. racers come from all over california to test their skills, to see who can go the fastest in 1.3 miles from a standing start. the event is full of colorful cars, bikes and characters.
nikon D7000 + nikkor 18-200mm, photoshop CS6 + nik color efex pro.
Timing is everything, a split second later and I would have missed the water droplet falling from this loon's beak. That's why we've got high speed shooting now I guess, so we don't miss the slightest detail.
August 11, 2012
I traveled miles and waited hours for an imagined beautiful sunset in this barren wetland. But as the sun was setting—and just as it touched the horizon—it faded and disappeared behind a thick, gray smog.
Bad timing? Bad weather? Or maybe both.