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This week in SSC:
"Toolbox"
Here is a little peek into my sewing "toolbox" that holds all sorts of goodies for making things.
I made this toolbox when I was an Apprentice, over 30 years ago. I keep all my electrical & electronic tools in it, but as my collection has grown, they no longer all fit and most of the time I cannot close it. However, I will never replace it, as it is too important to me and still gets regular use.
Our Daily Challenge - BOX
25th January 2022
(EOS 80D-0386-R)
"Toolbox" was commissioned by the Morundah Bush Entertainment Committee (MBEC), The Morundah Town Improvement Committee (MTIC), and individual members of the Morundah community to commemorate 100 years of both registered and bush picnic horse racing in Morundah.
"Toolbox" was placed here in 2009.
Sculptured by local artist Andrew Whitehead of Urana, this is his first commission piece.
Officially opened by Life Member and President of the MBEC Peter Trengrove on the 28th February 2010.
(plaque at the site)
An exhibit of the hand tools used by the advanced luthier (guitar maker) at the C.F.Martin company, on display at the amazing Musical Instrument Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Handy Manny Cake. Tools are all handmade using gumpaste. I used several others as inpiration for this cake.
The SAS Survival Kit: A Not-Only-Geek Must-Have
Contents / Inventory
* Fire/Light
(3) NATO Matches w/ Striker Strip
(1) Mini BIC Lighter
(1) Magnifying Card (40 mm x 70 mm)
(1) Exacto Style Blade
(1) Double Edged Razor Blade
(1) Orange Photon Micro-Light II
* First Aid
(2) Ibuprofen 500 mg
(7) Asst. Band Aids
* Miscellaneous
(1) Plastic Bag (1 l)
(1) Large Sewing Needle
(2 m) Black Thread
(3 m) Twisted Nylon Line 10 kg / 1.5 mm
(1) Modified Steel Nail (75 mm)
(1) P-51 Can Opener
(1) Split Ring (24 mm)
(5) Paper Clips
(2) Small Binder Clips
(4) Safety Pins
(40 cm) Duct Tape
(2) Ranger Bands
(1) Red Pencil
(9) Waterproof Paper (50 mm x 70 mm)
(1) 400 Grit Sand Paper (45 mm x 70 mm)
(1) Victorinox Rambler (58 mm)
- Blade
- Scissors
- Key Ring
- Tweezer
- Toothpick
Nailfile with
- Screwdriver
Cap Lifter with
- Magnet. Phillips-Screwdriver
- Wire Stripper
(1) Two Piece tinned Steel Container (Altoids Tin), 9.5 cm x 5.9 cm x 2.4 cm
Rescue Tender 221 running the very latest Mercedes rig. This is one in a batch of 3.
Rescue Tenders are a smaller version of Toronto Fire's Squads and serve the same role as an advanced rescue unit.
Rescue Tender 221 running the very latest Mercedes rig. This is one in a batch of 3.
Rescue Tenders are a smaller version of Toronto Fire's Squads and serve the same role as an advanced rescue unit.
Touring Dean Russo's (Facebook) artist studio is an interesting experience, as I haven't really met any pop artists in person before. Here we find many interesting tools not commonly found in an artist toolbox: stencils, spray paints, etc. It's quite a wonder to see.
Dean Russo on the Web
13th annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® (Sept 25 to Sept 27, 2009)
www.dumboartfestival.org/press_release.html
The three-day multi-site neighborhood-wide event is a one-of-a-kind art happening: where serendipity meets the haphazard and where the unpredictable, spontaneous and downright weird thrive. The now teenage D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival® presents touchable, accessible, and interactive art, on a scale that makes it the nation's largest urban forum for experimental art.
Art Under the Bridge is an opportunity for young artists to use any medium imaginable to create temporary projects on-the-spot everywhere and anywhere, completely transforming the Dumbo section of Brooklyn, New York, into a vibrant platform for self-expression. In addition to the 80+ projects throughout the historical post-industrial waterfront span, visitors can tour local artists' studios or check out the indoor video_dumbo, a non-stop program of cutting-edge video art from New York City and around the world.
The Dumbo Arts Center (DAC) has been the exclusive producer of the D.U.M.B.O Art Under the Bridge Festival® since 1997. DAC is a big impact, small non-profit, that in addition to its year-round gallery exhibitions, is committed to preserving Dumbo as a site in New York City where emerging visual artists can experiment in the public domain, while having unprecedented freedom and access to normally off-limit locations.
Related SML
+ SML Flickr Collections: Events
+ SML Flickr Sets: Dumbo Arts Center: Art Under the Bridge Festival 2009
So, while not getting anywhere with Blender (and waiting for a particularly disappointing render to complete) I started messing around in QGIS with the base data and hillshading again.
This uses QGIS2THREEJS to output the following:
* Base DEM is SMRT 1arc Data from NASA styled using the nrwc colour ramp from the colour ramp plug-in.
4 different hill shades - blended in different ways:
#1: basic hillshade from Relief Visualisation Toolbox (RVT)
#2: strong 'open positive' (?) output from RVT (not sure what this is really...)
#3: my custom hillshading of the scene done in Blender (I haven't uploaded this separately yet - just a subtle difference to the ones RVT, SAGA, GDAL, GRASS or QGIS do)
#4: MapSurfer ASTER GDEM-SRTM Hillshade (using the QuickMapServices plugin - thanks Steven!!)
Think this adds a lot of depth and tone and contrast and looks pretty good.
Also uses OS Opendata for lakes, roads and rivered overlays. To me these look a bit like they've been painted in at the end when the person doing the really detailed stuff got bored.
I know its only a variation on a theme, but I like the end result. I intend to use the 'texture' this creates in my Blender model to see what happens...
For the purest, the only thing done outside QGIS/QGIS2THREEJS was cropping the image.
Rollei 35, Carl Zeiss Tessar f/3.5, Cinestill 400D
Negative scanned using Fujifilm X-T5 with Fujinon XF 60mm f/2.4 Macro. Processed with Analogue Toolbox for Capture One.
I compromised my principles on this one. I normally only do as much editing in Capture One as would have been done in a traditional darkroom, so cropping, contrast tweaks, spotting etc, but this was pleading with me to use the "Keystone Vertical" tool to straighten up the lamp posts. I gave in, and feel dirty for doing so, but I still quite like the result.
Rescue Tender 221 running the very latest Mercedes rig. This is one in a batch of 3.
Rescue Tenders are a smaller version of Toronto Fire's Squads and serve the same role as an advanced rescue unit.
The columns on the right really are leaning like that! Nikon FM, Nikkor 28mm f/2.8 Ai-S, Kodak Portra 400
I have been tagged again by fun-loving Daniela
www.flickr.com/photos/dd-photography/4973376033/
She is relentlessly hospitable =)) in giving me another opportunity to play even if I "misplace" one of her previous game tags! How can I resist again? Did you see that last smile she gave with her tag?
It's simple. Post a self-portrait for your contacts, and then... all the following statements are true, except one. Which statement is False?
1. Wikipedia calls my vacinity the Lightning Captial of North America.
2. I hiked with a 5-year-old into the Grand Canyon to the Colorado River and back up.
3. My last name on my birth certificate is pronounced identically to my married name.
4. This "portrait" was taken at the Ringling Circus Museum.
5. I prefer fresh baked ethnic breads with whipped butter to any dessert.
6. I would rather swim a mile than run a mile.
7. I write and eat with my left hand; use scissors and throw balls with my right.
8. I have taught over 4,000 students in secondary US public schools.
9. I think that 60F is the perfect temperature.
10. I am pretty handy with everything that is in a toolbox.
If you receive this and haven't played, please consider yourself tagged. =))
Here's my faithful upscaled version of the minifig scale toolbox, but here's the twist! Instead of classic hardware, it contains LEGO themed goodies - resembling real world tools - that I believe would be helpful for any MOC creators.
You can support it on LEGO ideas: beta.ideas.lego.com/product-ideas/739dfb47-3e81-4e92-912a...
My head is still spinning from working through David Duchemin 's 60 lessons book. Unfortunately, it looks like that there is no shortcut for being able to make continuously compelling photographs. So, I scaled down my expectations and accepted that this process will be a lifelong journey. In the meantime, I even see this positive, as making photographs will never become boring due to the endless opportunities which you can discover everywhere.
Pragmatically, I structured now David's lessons in GREEN (feel quite comfortable), YELLOW (got an idea what to do) and RED (have hardly any clue, need to dig in deeper). So, don't be surprised I'll share with you my learning curve/experiences in the months to come. And as always, I highly appreciate your constructive discussions/questions about intent, composition, light, moments, improvements and the message of the photograph.
Have a wonderful day and never lose your curiosity about photography.