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Norfolk, Virginia
There are hundreds, probably thousands, of pictures of Anna Hyatt Huntington's (1876-1973) Torch Bearers, which stands outdoors in front of Norfolk, Virginia's Chrysler Museum. But they're all taken from the front. My challenge was to take an "unexpected" shot of this popular subject, but still respect the intent of the sculptor. I ignored all the rules: I shot into the sun and ignored the front of the work. But the result surprised even people at the Museum.
[From the Fotolog archives.]
heat patinas on metallic glazes heated with a soldering torch...
The colours have lasted for several years now, so I think the effect isn't too transitory.
Torch Relay for Special Olympics stopped at Kakabeka Falls
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Flaming or summer torch, Billbergia pyramidalis, is a bromeliad native to Brazil. The common names for this plant come from its torch-shaped, showy, red flower spike, which consists of many small flowers surrounded by red bracts.
Some summer evenings we would wait until dusk on the valley floor with our torches to see what creatures would emerge. There were hundreds of bats flying about over our heads, and always a fox, and a heron would usually fly low towards the ponds making its loud, raucous call as it glided just above the small trees.
On the morning of Wednesday 23rd May 2012 the Olympic torch relay came to Nailsea in North Somerset.
The UK phase of the relay had started four days earlier at Land's End and would finish on Friday 27th July at the opening ceremony in the Olympic Stadium. In that time the flame covered approximately 8,000 miles and was carried by about 8,000 torch bearers on a route that criss-crossed the nation, and even took in Dublin, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, all of which lie outside the UK.
For me, London 2012 was a source of immense pride in what a country could achieve when it put its collective mind to staging the world's most important celebration of sport. I remember enjoying a powerful sense of well-being at this time and felt optimistic about the future. What a difference a decade can make.
© Ten Years After archive series 2022
In 2010, the city commissioned Blind Bay artist Peter Postel to create the Torch Runner to help mark the Olympic Torch’s stop in Salmon Arm as part of the relay leading up to the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver.
Etlingera elatior - Zingiberaceae.
Grown thoughout tropical southeast Asia for the spectacular flowers and for food. The stems of the flowers are chopped up and added to curries or soups with rice noodles. Photographed at and information from the within the Rainforest Biome of the Eden Project in Cornwall.
Union Pacific's Olympic Torch Relay Train is southbound through South Evanston on the Northline in 1996.
the illusion of a burning torch above the ripples in the water..... amazing! you can't go wrong photographing the Albufera scenery in beautiful Valencia, Spain! My second favorite place on earth!
Local call number: V-40; CA133
Title: [The Torch of Friendship]
Date of film: Early 1960s
Physical descrip: Color; sound; original length: 14:50
General note: Excerpt of original film promoting the Hampton House Hotel in Miami, a business oriented to an African-American clientele. The film describes how notable black men and women of the 1960s gathered there, such as Ralph Metcalf (gold medalist, 1932 & 1936 Olympics), Althea Gibson (Wimbledon Champ), Martin Luther King Jr., singer Jackie Wilson, and baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson. The film follows a formula similar to other promotional films, except almost everyone in it is black. The complete footage shows entertainment, the owners, a fashion show, dog and horse racing, the Miami Seaquarium, the Torch of Friendship, Yogi Berra, Mickey Mantle, the Baltimore Orioles, and the FAMU Track team. Produced by Don Parisher.
To see full-length versions of this and other videos from the State Archives of Florida, visit www.floridamemory.com/video/.
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. Archives@dos.state.fl.us
Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/232404
"Tempura prawn, avocado, and crab stick, wrapped in nori
and shari. Topped with tuna, and pickled mackerel. Drizzled
with spicy sauce and torched. Topped with fi sh eggs and
spring onion." At Aisuru Suxhi, Perth, WA, Australia
Camp Ritchie had German and Italian POW Camps during 1942–1945, housing mostly Africa Corps Officers and Italians captured during Operation Torch.
The US Army activated the Military Intelligence Training Center (MITC) on June 19, 1942, and trained 19,600 intelligence troops, including the Ritchie Boys, approximately 15,200 servicemen, most with high fluency in multiple European languages, for frontlines interrogation, battle-field intelligence, investigation, counter-intelligence, and related work. Approximately 14%, or 2,200, of them were Jewish refugees born in Germany and Austria, alongside American Jewish servicemen, among others. The 'Ritchie Boys' were later involved in the Nuremberg trials as prosecutors and translators.
Nisei women joined the Military Intelligence Service as translators and interrogators and attended a rigorous six-month study course designed to educate women on the Japanese military language. Upon graduation, most of the women were assigned to the Pacific Military Intelligence Research Section at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, and worked with Japanese documents to uncover military plans.
Naval Unit, Air Technical Document Research Unit, Camp Ritchie, Maryland was a United States Navy shore activity during World War II. 3rd Mobile Radio Broadcast Company activated 29 December 1943 at Camp Ritchie.
Following the War, Camp Ritchie was involved with yet another top secret effort known as 'The Hill Project' in which German POWs were responsible for working directly with Allied forces to conduct research on "subjects which will aid in preserving military security in Europe'; research "in prosecuting the war against Japan'(A goal which proved to be unnecessary following their surrender); and research in "improving intelligence organization and techniques and to other selected matters on which important lessons van be gained from studying German methods in detail". While only 150 POWs worked directly on the Hill Project, many of them high ranking of the Wehrmacht, it is estimated that by March 1946, over 1500 POWs were at Ritchie and actively involved during the scope of the Project
High Rock
Along the Appalachian Trail, situated on the western side of South Mountain just below its highest peak called Mt. Quirauk is High Rock. High Rock is located in Washington County, Maryland and was at one time part of Pen Mar during the climax of the Resort Era that took place from 1870 to the 1930’s. It was started by a Civil War veteran named John Mifflin Hood. John Hood served as 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Maryland Infantry as an engineer. After the Civil War, on March 24, 1874, he became president of the Western Maryland Railroad. With the resort era starting to peak in the Monterey and Cascade area, his hopes were that people would take a train ride to the area. It was with this idea that Hood opened Pen Mar Park on August 31, 1877. High Rock would feature an overlook tower climbing a total height of two stories.
Today, this little known area of South Mountain also has some Civil War importance. Because High Rock is a mountain cliff, on a clear day one can see north to south, the Cumberland Valley from Chambersburg to the Potomac River and to the west as far as North Mountain. Because of the observation advantage, Union cavalry soldiers made High Rock part of their reconnaissance.
In 1905, the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry Association published its regimental history “History of the Third Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, Sixteenth Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers in the American Civil War 1861-1865.” On page 324, Chapter 20, the members of the association wrote about their experiences during the pursuit of the Confederate Army as it retreated from Gettysburg. “Waynesboro is delightfully situated on the side of the Blue Ridge, and surrounded by the most beautiful mountain scenery. The view from, the Overlook [High] Rock, Penn Mar, and the Blue Mountain House in the pass of Monterey, is regarded as one of the most notable east of the Rocky Mountains. We enjoyed the beautiful scenery as we passed over the mountain, and recalled the fact that Colonel Averell had, during the proceeding year, taken us over this road while we were encamped at St. James’ College after the Battle of Antietam.”
Just days before the Battle of Gettysburg, General Buford and his cavalry division traveled from Boonsoboro, entered Waynesboro, and crossed South Mountain via Monterey Pass. On June 29th, General Buford, using what is believed to be High Rock, observed the dust being kicked up by Confederate soldiers in Greencastle and suggested that a battle would erupt somewhere in south central Pennsylvania. From there General Buford rode on to Fairfield and then to Emmitsburg
During the Confederate Raid of Chambersburg which resulted in the burning of Chambersburg on July 30th, High Rock was also used. Lieutenant Ellis reported from High Rock that Chambersburg had been burned on August 1st, 1684, after he observed smoke on the horizon to the northwest.
Today, High Rock is a treasured piece of local history. It is home to many recreational uses from A.T. hikers taking a break to enjoy the view, to hang gliders using the rock to soar through the air, but how many come to High Rock just for the Civil War history that it has experienced. As long as I give tours of South Mountain, High Rock will always be on the list of Civil War sites to share.
In January 21st, we had heavy snow in Tokyo. I saw the Tokyo Tower glittering up in the sky like a Torch light.
*Leica M6+Super-Angulon f3.4+Kodak EBX 100
Aguabatic show at Humboldt County Fair included the high diving daredevil, The Human Torch.
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Didnt get a chance to put a description on this shot during the week. Apologies!
This shot was taken using Helen's (check out her stream!) instructions from the latest edition of Digital SLR Photography Magazine.
What I used:
- Background was a sheet of black cardboard
- Base was also a sheet of black cardboard, but with a sheet of glass over it
- Light trails were made using a cheap LED torch (with 7 bulbs) I bought at Maplin's
- Subject is a martini glass filled with water
I used my 12-24mm lens set to 17mm, at F22. The exposure was 15 seconds. I also set the WB to Tungsten to bring out the blue as the LED light was white.
"Light Week" continues--a celebration of actually having sunshine and its effects to play with after all those months of clouds, misty rain, and flat even light...
Today, my eyes and soul received this Torch of Faith…
04-APR-2015
Plazuela de la Rogativa (Rogativa Plaza), San Juan Puerto Rico 2015
Photo taken from one of the four statues sculpted by Lindsay Daen, in the Plazuela de la Rogativa (Rogativa Plaza) in, pay tribute to the bishop and townswomen who participated in La Rogativa.
World Showcase Lagoon Torch 3 at Epcot.
HDR from three exposures (0, -2, +2).
I'm on vacation through Sunday so I'll catch up with you all early next week.
7XP HDR shot of the Olympic Torch at the Olympic Stadium in Beijing, China.
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