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Another revamp from the original image, cropped and tweaked a little. Originally taken at a photography class way back on 6th December 2013, revamped 1st January 2024.
I got my set of handmade, custom-tweaked plumas alterlatinas from Vero and Ale in Argentina. They looked so cool the way they were packed I had to shoot them before I took them out of the box. With my renewed interest in calligraphy, I'm really excited to try them. I'll find some time this weekend!
UPDATE 2012!!! Plumas alterlatinas.... LOTS of fun! Get some! I use them any excuse I can conjure up every day.... even writing checks to pay bills. ha! Makes it fun!
And see the wonderful website: www.plumasalterlatinas.blogspot.com/
A tweaked shot of Nickel Plate 765 just east of Peru, Indiana. A single shot HDR process was used to improve the original, high contrast image.
One of the most revered Ferraris is the 330 P4. It immediately draws attention with curvaceously low lines and a sleek, yet aggressive demeanor. And since only one completely original car remains, it's an elusive sight for many fans. Interestingly, the P4 is also one of the last Ferrari prototypes that still resembles a sports car. The original body was drawn up by stylist Piere Drogo and the factory tweaked his design to be more purposeful every year.
The 330P was built during a very exciting time for sports car enthusiasts. By the time the P4 was lapping the world's circuits, Ford had finally pulled together their GT40 program and made history by beating Ferrari at the 1965 24 Hours of Le Man. However, Ferrari persisted with a much smaller-engined prototypes in hopes that their technical sophistication and superb handling would outclass Ford's big-block might. Technical engineer Mauro Forghieri was responsible for the 1967 challenge.
This P4 was the culmination of a series of rear-engine Ferraris that progressively got larger, as much as weight balance and transaxles would allow. By 1964, these rear-engine cars had worked their way up to Ferrari's largest engine, the long-block, Lampredi V12. By the time the 330 P4 debuted in 1967, Ferrari included such novelties as Lucas fuel injection and intakes that were mounted directly on the cam covers.
The P4's raced alongside both the 330 P3 which was an earlier evolution of the car, and the 412P which was a much less complicated version of the P4 that did without fuel injection and opted for regular carburetion. P4s were outwardly distinct amongst this crowd as they had slight smaller bodies and were built as open-air spyders.
Easily, the P4's best moment came at Daytona when Enzo Ferrari got his sweet revenge and placed 1-2-3 at one of America's most respected sports-car races. Until his death, Enzo kept a picture of the trio on their final lap of the momentous race. Other notable victories included the car's debut 1000 km races at Monza, but the P4s were beaten at Lemans by Ford's superb 7-litre Mk IV.
Three chassis, numbers 0856; 0858 and 0860 were originally made and raced as close coupes. These were all converted into spyders for the Brands Hatch BOAC 500 race. Regulations at the end of the season meant that Ferraris famous P racers had to come to an end in Europe, however two of the P4s were radically prepared for Group 7 Can-Am duty. Afterwards the world was left with only one P4 in its original configuration; because of this, chassis 0856 is now one of the most valuable cars in the world.
Due to its attractive body, tremendous history and massive rarity the P4 has also been a popular kit car. Companies such as Noble have gone as far to make a series production of these replicas and up to 100 have been made with various engines. These cars vary quite a bit depending on the owner's level of detail, but most can fool a Ferrari enthusiast into believing he's seen the real deal from afar.
Chassis by Chassis
0856-Owned by Canadian Lawrence Stroll, 0856 is the only P4 that retains its original body and mechanics. For this reason, Lawrence's car is one of the few Ferraris that almost every collector in the world would like to get his hands on. Before Ferrari was the feature marque at Monterey, Lawrence sent 0856 to Bob Smith coachworks for some minor touchups. The resulting job was magnificent, and a definite highlight of the weekend.
0846-Another remaining Ferrari that resembles a P4 is Jim Glickenhaus' 330 P3/4. It was built using parts from David Piper with assistance from Ferrari and has since caused a rift in the community. While Jim has proven that accident damage to the chassis he has matches the damage 0846 received at LeMans, established entities such as Cavallino Magazine will not accept the car as a real Ferrari. One major point of contention is the coupe body Jim originally put on the car. His 330, started out life as a P3 Roadster and was never made with a coupe body. After getting the tail section from another car, 0846 was brought back to its original and correct configuration.
Story by Richard Owen with assistance from Paul Skett
[Text from Supercars.net]
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This Lego miniland-scale Ferrari 330 P4 Sports Prototype Racer s/n 0856 (1967), has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 89th Build Challenge, - "Over a Million, Under a Thousand", - a challenge to build vehicles valued over one million (US) dollars, or under one thousand (US) dollars.
Alongside is modelled a UCS (Ultimate Collector Series) scale Ferrari Tipo 237 V12 engine.
The Tipo 237 V12 fitted in the 330 P4 was built to the following specifications:
Engine: Aluminum, Type 237 60º V12
Position: Mid Longitudinal
Aspiration: Natural
Valvetrain:DOHC, 3 Valves per Cyl
Fuel feed:Lucas Fuel Injection
Displacement:3967 cc / 242.1 in³
Bore: 77 mm / 3.03 in
Stroke: 71 mm / 2.8 in
Compression:11.0:1
Power: 335.6 kw / 450.0 bhp @ 8000 rpm
Specific output:113.44 bhp per litre
bhp/weight:568.18 bhp per tonne
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This is a rendition where the base photo has been tweaked in several ways. First, I tried a Lightroom treatment, then I added HDR. Finally, I made it a sepia tone, after first converting it to black and white. But the streetcar is in full color! Scan from a slide. December 26, 2018. © 2019 Peter Ehrlich
Now try to imagine that this was the 1948-1954 period, when these cars were new, and before they were made single-end. Or during the Trolley Festival years from 1984 to 1992, when 1006 was in service, restored to its double-end appearance--long before its rebuilding by Brookville in 2009.
This was a rented dress from LKBorrowed, but I wasn't sure about the "off the shelf" look and style as seen on the right...
..so I gave it a little Chicle tweak by removing the waist tie to use as a neck bow and adding a wide belt of my own, as seen on the left..
..but which style do you prefer??💋
Shot with the Leica Q-P.
Camera files settings - RAW and JPEGS (B/W).
Straight Out Of Camera (S.O.O.C.) JPEGS, tweaked in Apple Photos Editor.
Tweaked the color and brightness a bit. Got rid of the yellow glare, and dimmed the reflection on the tiles on the leg.
Sometimes I just can't resist the urge to tweak! You, on the other hand should keep your hands to yourself! [giggle]
My December minidress shopping binge included this wonderfully clingy shirred minidress from greatglam.com. Its just the right length, don't you think?
To see more pix of me in other tight, sexy and revealing outfits click this link:
www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157623668202157/
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I think I caught this Goose 'mid-preen', which probably explains why it appears to be checking out it's undercarriage. It's a bit of an odd pose really, so I thought I'd tweak the composition a bit. Daft, I know :-)
Grafham Water - April 2014.
This has been been my go to outfit when it gets hot...a large t-shirt and shorts. How lazy.
-Essential Men's t-shirt ( I love men's shirts. Seriously, they're so comfy. And I love this print. People squint at me and do a double take once they realise what's on the shirt. Haha, naughty. You might have to click on the big picture of the shirt to really see it)
- cut off denim shirts (once jeans, now shorts)
- Marcus B sandals
- red plastic aviators ( bought for $2!)
Jason was really a fun guy. Very astute in spite of some chemical haze--him, not me. I appreciated the invite to "hang together", but I sensed I would be getting more than a beer if we "partied" as he suggested. We had a discussion of a Bob Dylan mural which will appear at some point in my photostream. He told me that the cross brought him good luck. I suppose there's some theological notion in there someplace. He was pretty stream of consciousness, so our discussion took twists and turns. I had no trouble following him, which upon reflection, causes me to be concerned.
Day 288 - Another foodie shot (sorry!). Another one of Jamie Oliver's '5 Ingredients' recipes, made by me this time.
Dead easy and really delicious! Need to tweak it a little for our oven but not bad for a first attempt if I do say so myself.
First Manchester Standard as issued by EFE but given a tweak. Renumbered to 4599, which was one of Wigan depots better motors and given home made adverts.
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Edited in PicMonkey, square crop, color tweaks and film frame.