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Where to old tractors go when they come to the end of their useful lives .... they become garden focal points. Found paint blistering and weary in grounds of Marle Place Gardens, Kent, England. but making a wonderful weathered feature in retirement. Has the beating of a garden gnome anytime.
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Male Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) perched on immature blackberries at Hilton Gravel Pits nature reserve in South Derbyshire. A useful scale reference to show how tiny these darters are.
Heavy engineering inside Loughborough Works shed.
On road 1 the front end of 70013 Oliver Cromwell dominates the right foreground with the mechanical lubricator and its many copper feed pipes standing clear of the slide bars. Its boiler is now, at last, at Tyseley for repair. Who knows? Maybe 2022 will see this fine loco back in action again.
In front of Cromwell is 8F 48624 whose boiler is also away being contract repaired. Left foreground on road 2 is the chassis of 78019 and with the boiler repairs completed at Tyseley this useful engine should be back together in 2022. Another of LSLG's Class 2s is in front of the Standard; Ivatt 2-6-0 46521 which is operational.
this is a palm leaf, still on the tree, but has turned brown and gold. palm leaves, like coconut leaves still are useful in making baskets, mats, roofs of native houses, even textile material.
part of my yellow and gold set: www.flickr.com/photos/doctony/sets/72157600876377584/show/
i think it's my internet connection that is having problems, making it quite difficul to visit most of your streams. i hope things get better soon as i am way behind in my visits!
A good example of how useful IBIS is, this was shot on the X-T3 (without IBIS) and I had to use a high iso and high aperture number. I came by a weak later with a tripod to get the same shot in better quality but the light was not as good that day.
The photo is Creative Commons license: use it for free, but please credit my name and link to my website kristoffertrolle.com
Keywords: statue, cemetery, graveyard, Solbjerg Park Kirkegård, Frederiksberg, Denmark, Danmark, København, Copenhagen, Fujifilm X-T3, Fujifilm XF 23mm f1.4 R
'Long and low' Northern Counties-bodied Volvo Olympian 16149 was unique in Stagecoach's South Wales fleet. New to Selkent in dual-door configuration, she lost her centre door upon transfer, and spent all her tenure at Cwmbran depot, where her 80-seat capacity came in useful for school and college contracts. However, she would frequently venture on to Tuesdays only Service X20 (Newport-Cwmbran-Pontypool-Abergavenny) and the Severnside network until it passed to Newport Transport in July 2014.
Withdrawn in July 2014, she quickly passed to Ensignbus, and then on DA Coaches of Coatbridge, re-registered MIG 9522.
I caught up with her on a Tuesday in Pontypool in November 2011 when she was operating the aforementioned X20, not long after a fresh repaint.
These are a few new small spring clamps I recently purchased at Home Depot to add to the collection on my studio table. These are quite useful for holding small objects, including reflectors, small mirrors, backgrounds etc.
Focus stack (39 images) Shot with two off-camera strobes (Godox AD200Pro/Godox XPro II L trigger). Flash A, bare bulb, counted on overhead boom over subject, bounced off 32 inch white umbrella. Flash B, round head, modified with grid, behind velum screen.
Size of clamps 50mm (length) x 32mm width s 13.2 mm depth.
Brave, courageous, determined, bold.
Being told you have a visual impairment that can't be treated can be difficult to come to terms with.
Some people go through a process similar to bereavement, where they experience a range of emotions including shock, anger, and denial, before eventually coming to accept their condition.
The RNIB is the UK's leading charity for people with vision loss. The RNIB website offers useful information, such as coming to terms with sight loss.
The RNIB's helpline is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 8pm and Saturday from 9am to 1pm. The number is 0303 123 9999, with calls costing no more than a standard rate call to an 01 or 02 number. You can also email helpline staff (helpline@rnib.org.uk).
The RNIB's website is specially designed for people with sight loss and provides a wide range of useful information and resources, including an online community and RNIB online shop.
Taunton, Somerset, UK.
The quintessential classic 1950s, B.R. designed, really useful engines pose at the 2022 DRS open day at Crewe Gresty Bridge (photobombed by an 88).
There are many reasons why visitors flocked to this event at Gresty Bridge on 16 July 2022, but one of them must surely be that it may have been the last opportunity to view the DRS heritage fleet in significant numbers. The offer of a lease back scheme may mean that DRS will still have access to some of these magnificent machines and hopefully Kingmoor can produce a line up like this in 2024.
“Mock strawberry plants or False strawberry or Snake berry or Indian berry or Barren strawberry or Duchesne indica very useful Medicinal herb with yellow flowers in a small garden on the the shore of Lake Ontario in squires beach in Ajax , April 30. 2024”
“Mock strawberry plants or False strawberry or Snake berry or Indian berry or Barren strawberry or Duchesne indica very useful Medicinal herb with yellow flowers in a small garden on the the waterfront trail of Lake Ontario in squires beach , Martins photographs , Ajax, Ontario , Canada , April 30. 2024”
“Mock strawberry plants”
“False strawberry”
“Snake berry”
“Indian berry“
“Barren strawberry”
“Duchesne indica very useful Medicinal herb with yellow flowers in a small garden”
“on the the shore of Lake Ontario in squires beach in Ajax”
“Martin’s photographs”
Ajax
Ontario
Canada
“April 2024”
“Favourite photographs”
“iPhone XR”
“The shore of Lake Ontario”
Favourite
Favourites
“Tree roots”
“Simcoe point pioneer cemetery”
“Squires beach”
Blossoms
Rootstock
Autumn
“February 2024”
Shrubs
“Thorny trees”
“Large Oak tree”
Trees
Stones
Reflections
Reflection
blue sky
“cloud cover”
“Waterfront trail on Lake Ontario”
“Waterfront trail of Lake Ontario”
“Thorny trees”
Autumn
Shadows
“IPhone XR”
“iPhone SE 2020”
“Lake Ontario”
Fungi
Heron
“Gravel path”
“August 2023”
“Duffins creek marsh”
Log
“Wild Asters”
“Flowering trees”
Goldenrod
“Cropped photograph”
Family
“Old orchard”
“Apple tree”
Sunset
Shrubs
“Oak tree”
Trees
Stones
Reflections
Reflection
Dogwood
“Duffins trail”
“blue sky”
“cloud cover”
Autumn
Shadows
Mushroom
wildflowers
“Lake Ontario”
“Mouth of Duffins creek marsh”
“white Deadnetles”
River
Dogwood
Woods
Favourites
Alaric de Cournouiller continues his Journey to get to reach the city of Sognéterno. He has found some regenerating roots in Grandcastell Canyo on the way and has discovered a shiny crytal.
After a few days of walk without finding anything good, red dots in the distance caught his attention, it was red mushroom. He wanders if he can truth his knowledge and bring these with him, might be useful.
For the signs and the fences, I got inspired by
LEGO Hanged Man’s Tree - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt"
Happy New year ! The first and certainly not the last of the year :)
This is my second moc for the 'Feodalis' role play organized by
Les Bricky Blinders, and it's my also entry second for the ‘Capturing Character’ category of
Brickscalibur, because why not (:
Hope you like it :)
“Mock strawberry plants or False strawberry or Snake berry or Indian berry or Barren strawberry or Duchesne indica very useful Medicinal herb with yellow flowers in a small garden on the the shore of Lake Ontario in squires beach in Ajax , April 27. 2024”
“Mock strawberry plants or False strawberry or Snake berry or Indian berry or Barren strawberry or Duchesne indica very useful Medicinal herb with yellow flowers in a small garden on the the waterfront trail of Lake Ontario in squires beach , Martins photographs , Ajax, Ontario , Canada , April 27. 2024”
“Mock strawberry plants”
“False strawberry”
“Snake berry”
“Indian berry“
“Barren strawberry”
“Duchesne indica very useful Medicinal herb with yellow flowers in a small garden”
“on the the shore of Lake Ontario in squires beach in Ajax”
“Martin’s photographs”
Ajax
Ontario
Canada
“April 2024”
“Favourite photographs”
“iPhone XR”
“The shore of Lake Ontario”
Favourite
Favourites
“Tree roots”
“Simcoe point pioneer cemetery”
“Squires beach”
Blossoms
Rootstock
Autumn
“February 2024”
Shrubs
“Thorny trees”
“Large Oak tree”
Trees
Stones
Reflections
Reflection
blue sky
“cloud cover”
“Waterfront trail on Lake Ontario”
“Waterfront trail of Lake Ontario”
“Thorny trees”
Autumn
Shadows
“IPhone XR”
“iPhone SE 2020”
“Lake Ontario”
Fungi
Heron
“Gravel path”
“August 2023”
“Duffins creek marsh”
Log
“Wild Asters”
“Flowering trees”
Goldenrod
“Cropped photograph”
Family
“Old orchard”
“Apple tree”
Sunset
Shrubs
“Oak tree”
Trees
Stones
Reflections
Reflection
Dogwood
“Duffins trail”
“blue sky”
“cloud cover”
Autumn
Shadows
Mushroom
wildflowers
“Lake Ontario”
“Mouth of Duffins creek marsh”
“white Deadnetles”
River
Dogwood
Woods
Favourites
Grand Canyon NP, AZ
A majestic view of the Grand Canyon from the Mather Point overlook taken during a recent family vacation.
The canyon itself was magnificent but I found it truly difficult to do it justice in a photograph. First, haze was a constant issue. This shot was actually one of the few where the haze was manageable in post. Second, as much as I loved traveling out west with my family and observing as my kids saw for the first time some of the national parks that I hold in such high regard, it had its trade offs. For starters, sunrise shots were simply out of the question. Instead, midday shooting in harsh light was the norm. Advance scouting was not really an option - once we left left an overlook, it was quite literally in the rear view mirror and "gone" for good. Planting myself in one spot for several hours while waiting for better light was simply not in the cards like it would have been had I been traveling with my typical group of photography companions. That said, my first visit to GCNP provided some some valuable intel that will surely be useful for my next visit, whenever that may be.
Hope you enjoy this one.
In case you didn't know what 2 meters looked like....
It amused me to picture someone finding nine red squirrels and lining them up,,,,it is probable as likely as lining up three spaniels (that look like collies to me)!
And the Horton toilets were open too!
Somewhere in the middle of last week, a curious thing happened to me. I found myself in the mood to do something useful about the place. Normally a week on leave means a holiday somewhere else, and nothing ever gets done as the house gradually falls down over a period of years, but like the rest of you I haven't been very far from home in over a year now. So at the moment a week of leave means a period of inactivity at home, perhaps with the odd photography related jaunt in my plans. But the weather has been too good for photography during this particular break from the hamster wheel. No clouds, no wind, no rain. Perfect for lounging about in a garden chair, but rubbish for grabbing a moment of drama from an insolent sky.
At times like this, which have really only been over the Christmas break during the last twenty years, I've found myself deciding to "try something" towards the end of the period of rest. One year I decided I'd try my hand at making falafel, but the only thing I achieved was to part with more money than necessary and leave the kitchen looking like a bombsite the day before returning to work. The falafel was more of a chickpea soup. I promised Ali I wouldn't try again.
Many years ago a colleague told me that whenever he felt like doing a spot of DIY, he'd lie in a darkened room until the sensation had passed over. It's always been the same with me too. In fact I've always called the art of home maintenance "D-I-Won't." From a distance I've always been slightly awed by those men who spend their entire weekends in a set of overalls tinkering away at whatever needs doing. The sort of men who can take the briefest glance at a problem with your plumbing and say something like "oh yes you'll need a flange sprocket for that. Hang on a moment - I've got one in the shed." Then they'll race off in the direction of their toolkit in a fit of excitement as I stand by, watching like an innocent child and wondering whatever on Earth a flange sprocket is or does. Of course if I were to hand them my camera the chances are they wouldn't know what to do with that either, but then I often wonder whether I do myself - and more to the point, the skills they've acquired during their leisure time are actually useful. I might occasionally make a pretty picture for Ali to look at, but the shed roof still leaks in the rain doesn't it?
So during this week of leave, I corrected the error of my ways and earned some brownie points. On the drive we now have two cars with mirror like bodywork that we can still see our faces in three days after I cleaned them. Because Tesco had run out of wash and wax, I ended up buying an expensive alternative online that produced rather pleasing results. During this period I learned that I wasn't washing the cars. No, I was in fact "detailing" them. I've no idea what the difference is, but even Ali's 86 year old father remarked upon how clean her 10 year old Hyundai was looking on Thursday. I have solemnly agreed that henceforth I will continue to "detail" the cars. One day I might learn the distinction too.
For my second act of usefulness I produced an unexpected piece de resistance, obtaining and arranging the necessary materials in such a way that the roof of the woodshed won't leak next time it rains. So shocked am I that I actually did this, I have to keep peering out of the living room window to check that the new roof really does exist. At one point a rogue branch decided to spring forward from its place and try and cause some damage, but luckily it was stopped in its tracks by my bottom lip. It's probably a good job you weren't present to hear my choice of vocabulary at that point. Ok, we're admittedly talking Basil Fawlty's "O'Reilly" levels of workmanship here, so if you were wondering whether to get in touch and book my services I'd urge you to reconsider. But it does seem that we will have dry wood for the fireplace next winter.
I was going to cash those brownie points in today but the sky has gone from one extreme to the other and completely clouded over, so I'm going to watch the FA Cup semi final instead. Maybe I'll try again tomorrow. Apart from Monday's outing (and thank you for helping to propel the image from that adventure onto the Explore page), there has been no photography of note this week. Last night's outing confirmed that it's still too early for bluebells as well, so I've returned to that wonderfully icy and windy evening a couple of weeks ago at Easter when the beach was empty and the sands untouched by humans at low tide. The colours brought the perfect opportunity to try the ten stop in the blue hour. It was one of those evenings when I knew it had been a good session and I was happy with the results. A little bit like this week's out of character foray into useful pursuits.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone.
Old military truck, now slightly useful as parts. Turned out to pasture and the pasture is about to take over. I love boredom on train chases.
It was inevitable that the cheeky face of Thomas the Tank Engine would feature as a 'squared circle' and here he is!
The city of Mandalay, the capital of the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, lies on the eastern (true left) bank of the Irrawaddy River some 575 km (357 mi.) north of Yangon. Mandalay Hill (224 m, 735 ft,) rises some 135 m (443 ft.) above the northern part of the city. I took this shot in the Su Taung Pyae Pagoda, which lies on the summit of Mandalay Hill.
Useful Information
1. 30.5 acres
2. Headstones 3.812
3. Latin crosses 3.732
4. Stars of David 80
5. Missing in action 5.127.
6. Unknowns 24
7.Sets of brothers 1
8. Dedicated
The Taj Mahal framed by a doorway. Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Here is a blog I wrote about Framing in Photography
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They may have small flowers, but I find Lobelia really useful in providing a colourful background for petunias in hanging baskets and pots. This one is irritatingly not quite in focus, but it was quite gusty at the time (excuses, excuses...).
DDC "Useful"
I have figured out some tricks to get Shyla to look more engaged while I photograph her, which I'm sure can be boring for her. One trick is that I toss her a treat for every shutter click. In this one, she'd heard the shutter click and was wide-eyed waiting for the treat toss!
Two ancient buildings are located in a position that in ancient times supplied for certainly strategic advantage. From this point you can clearly see Levanzo, Favignana and the Trapani coast. The two buildings have different natures: The Roman house had a military character while the Byzantine church has religious peculiarities. The first building was for defensive purposes. It had a complex system of facilities useful for conveying water collection.
The Byzantine church dates back to the early centuries of Christianity. Almost adjacent to the Roman building, it is rectangular in shape about 10 meters long, with a main and a side entrance, with barrel vaults and four central pillars. The church has a single nave divided into three spans of which the central one is the highest and ends with a hemispherical vault. The style is very reminiscent of the eastern one, which leads to the hypothesis that the church was erected around the 11th century by monks of the Byzantine rite, on a previous basis of Christian worship.
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.”
William Morris
textures thanks to Jai Johnson and spektoral addendum.
After some useful advice from bison bill, I have managed a better shot of the goldfinch.I will keep trying to improve on these. I haven't seen goldfinches in my garden for many years and I want to encourage them.
I used to not, but now I do. I will share, if just ask, I'm kind like that. It's quite useful, and quite fun, I must so proclaim. Just ask, I will tell.
Second 21 estate in a week, it really is like being on holiday in France. Surprised to find this one has the smaller petrol engine. The MoT check site says it's done over 145k, with a few failures at the last test which the owner must have got rectified, suggesting they find it a useful thing which they want to keep going.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Made with my AF-S 50mm F/1.4G / Making-of video
Please make some useful comments and/ or fave my photo if you like.
Taken for Saturday Self-Challenge on the theme of "old but still useful". This is my husband's stereo with tuner, CD player and twin cassette deck. It still works, despite the dust and paint spatters!
Somewhere we do still have the turntable - not sure that will still work, and it will definitely need a new stylus before we could play any of those new fangled vinyls that the kids are all going mad for now...
if it’s all three, they stopped making it yesterday :-)
Mignon McLaughlin
lotus blossom, sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
These are most of the poles left standing, useful nowadays only as bird perches.
Seen at Kalochori, Thessaloniki, at a protected natural park area. View Large On Black
Texture credit to Skeletalmess www.flickr.com/photos/skeletalmess/ . Thanks!