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Adams Bridge, Crossrail Plaza, Canary Wharf, London walkway to the forest garden, one Canada Sq. visually stunning in a dynamic and rapidly changing area.
About the most visually impressive locomotive consist you could ask for, (maybe not so much if you’re not a fan of the Canadian Pacific or GE locomotives), a four unit set of freshly rebuilt AC4400CWM’s, the 8163, 8162, 8168 and 8173 lead a morning transfer from BNSF’s Argentine Yard to Kansas City Southern’s Knoche Yard in northeast Kansas City. April 3, 2021
Just a mile and a half from the previous location, the four CP AC4400CWM’s are barely squeezing by the low light shadows at Old Union Depot Interlocking where Kansas City’s original Union Station, operated between 1878-1914 once stood, (in the open space above and behind the first three locomotives). At this point, the transfer is roughly half way between BNSF’s Argentine Yard and KCS’s Knoche Yard.
Klappudden. Visually the mixture of boats, huts, crappy jetties and trees makes me think of a slummy backwater in Thailand or Brazil, but without the overbearing stench of sewage and pollution. It is untidy but I find there is a charm to this older part of Hanko harbour.
I don't know why, but every single waterfront hut I can ever remember seeing in Finland, has always been painted that reddish brown colour with white frames. I must have seen a thousand or more. Always, always, always the same colour.
Visually the aurora appeared shades of gray, but the colors were easily visible on camera (and iPhone) displays. Big Dipper is in the center of photo with Little Dipper to the right. Portland, Oregon OM20130
So Low (Literally) But Not Underwater (Figuratively) Feeling Blue (Visually) Sky Filled Gradations Of Blues, Moon Reflecting, Pools Of Lights, And Shadows, On Solo Bird, Under Gratitude So High (At New York Home Marina 5 Years Ago) - IMRAN™
The title of this photo is long, and that is even after I chopped off half of(f) the run of run on puns-upon-puns I had first typed! I was out for a walk on the boardwalk of my blessed home on Long Island, New York, five years ago. It was late summer 2016. I was reflecting on several complex situations I faced.
Honestly, I was very low.. literally! The iPhone GPS EXIF data shows that even with the phone held in my hands, it was merely 12 feet above sea level. That means my feet were literally just about 8-9 feet above mean sea level (not just 2-3 feet above the water in my marina). But thankfully I was not underwater, literally or figuratively! It was 8 pm FDT (Fake Daylight Time) on the phone screen, but really 7 pm going by real planet-time. The power of being positive and grateful was demonstrated in an instant. As I walked by my boat slip, at the marina in my Heron Pointe community, I came upon this scene reflecting pools of gratitude and blessing.
The full moon out in full brightness at blue hour took away any blues I could have felt. The gradations of blues, from the sky to the sea to the marina, interspersed only by the green weeds and brown pilings, made it a moment of gratitude. The solo (black, not blue) bird kept an eye on me while it too savored the scene. You can see its reflection in the water too.
This was taken with an iPhone 6 on August 15, 2016 (which was also my younger brother's birthday). I had it among my 36,000 pictures in the "To Post" album so thought I should share it today. LOL
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A visually striking bird, the Great Tit is around 14 centimetres in length and weighs about 16 grams, this is more than most other tit species including the Willow Tit and Blue Tits.
The Great Tit has a bold black head, white cheeks with a black stripe running down their yellow belly and a white wing bar. Their body colour is primarily green and yellow.
These pens have served me very well over the past decade. It's also satisfying to know that the production of these pens had provided work opportunity for the visually impaired.
CN's Okanagan Switcher highballs CP's Shuswap sub on the approach to Kamloops. This operation is a little interesting in that it uses CP's mainline to access its own line to Vernon. This is also the only part they'll do 30+ MPH as CN's line is still 10mph jointed rail. Overcast snowy scenes in the South Thompson area are not very visually appealing in my eyes, reminds me of a nuclear winter, hence the mushrooms!
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Presenting "Sense", a hairstyle that marries versatility with a dash of chic style. This look showcases a half-up ponytail, set alive with flowing, deep curls that cascade like a waterfall, creating a visually appealing contrast. What sets "Sense" apart are the bangs that can play hide-and-seek – they can be neatly tucked behind the ear for a clean look, or let loose to add a touch of whimsy. With its unique blend of style and adaptability, "Sense" is the perfect coiffure for those who love to keep their look playful yet sophisticated.
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A yellow train passes by the platform that has yellow tenji blocks (Japanese braille). The tenji blocks provide an important guide as to the safe distance between the platform and oncoming trains and also helps visually impaired passengers locate the platform and train doors.
Tactile paving was first introduced at a school for the blind in Okayama City in 1967, and have since gone global, becoming a familiar sight around stations and cities across the world.
About the most visually impressive locomotive consist you could ask for, (maybe not so much if you’re not a fan of the Canadian Pacific or GE locomotives), a four unit set of freshly rebuilt AC4400CWM’s, the 8163, 8162, 8168 and 8173 lead a morning transfer from BNSF’s Argentine Yard to Kansas City Southern’s Knoche Yard in northeast Kansas City. April 3, 2021
Shown pulling north of the 25th Street crossing and negotiating Santa Fe Junction’s complex track arrangement the colorful locomotives stand out against the bleak early spring background along the West Side Rail Corridor in K.C.'s West Bottoms. Ahead lies a leisurely trip across town where the four sparkling GE’s and their train will reach home rails for the first time since their rebuilding.
About the most visually impressive locomotive consist you could ask for, (maybe not so much if you’re not a fan of the Canadian Pacific or GE locomotives), a four unit set of freshly rebuilt AC4400CWM’s, the 8163, 8162, 8168 and 8173 lead a morning transfer from BNSF’s Argentine Yard to Kansas City Southern’s Knoche Yard in northeast Kansas City. April 3, 2021
With the sun now higher, the eastbound transfer has reached Kansas City Southern rails and is shown at Milepost 2.0, the Olive Street Crossing roughly a mile west of KCS’s Knoche Yard. This location has long been a favorite among Kansas City rail photographers for the ability to incorporate K.C.’s city skyline in the background, the favorable morning lighting and it’s ease of access.
On the arm. It was probably the most impressive experience I’ve ever had but it was not easy. I will never forget the robotic arm ride while holding equipment that is three times my weight. The slightest movement increased its inertia (thankfully Megan is the world champion robotic arm operator). Visually it was a bit like holding a fridge upside down, while holding on with my feet over a 300 km cliff face #humblebrag. Quite a few things didn’t go according to plan but I am immensely proud of the team that fought to find solutions. #dreamteam. Shane exudes professionalism at all times, the ground teams and control centre were on point, and then there were our incredible colleagues driving the robotic arm and getting us into the suits (and out again). I might still be on an adrenaline high, but I don’t think you can find a better team. We are going to try to get some rest and consider the follow-up operations.
Perché au bout du bras. C’était à la fois une expérience magique et un vrai combat ; je ne suis pas prêt d’oublier ce petit tour au bout du bras robotique en tenant un équipement qui fait 3 fois mon poids, le moindre mouvement lui faisant prendre de l’inertie. Heureusement que Megan est championne du monde de conduite de bras robotique ! Visuellement c’était un peu comme tenir un frigo, accroché par les pieds, la tête à l’envers sur une paroi abrupte de quelques kilomètres #humblebrag. Pas mal de choses ne se sont pas passées comme prévu mais je suis super fier de l’équipe qui s’est battue pour trouver des solutions #dreamteam. Shane 👨🚀 égal à lui-même de flegme et de professionnalisme, l’équipe 💻 au centre de contrôle au top, les collègues au bras robotique ou qui nous ont mis dans les scaphandres (et nous en ont sortis)... Je suis peut-être encore sous le coup de l’adrénaline, mais je pense qu’on ne peut pas trouver mieux (ou alors il va falloir me le prouver 😁). On va essayer de prendre un peu de repos en attendant la suite des opérations 😴
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"Derweil hat die Zukunft längst begonnen – und das rasant im Vergleich zum üblichen Tempo bei der Reaktivierung einer Industriebrache. Ende 2014 hatte Opel die Autoproduktion in Bochum beendet, im Spätsommer war die Lackiererei abgerissen, waren sämtliche Maschinen entfernt worden."
Rarely, if ever, do we come across bearded bad guys in the real world. Unfortunately, cinema seems to enjoy twisting the truth and loading our screens with the baddest of the bearded.
It probably stems from Plays that have always needed ways to make their characters visually distinct. After all, the audience had to recognise them from the back of the theatre, and the same actors had to recreate themselves as different characters (often in the same play). So any kind of distinctive hairstyle or clothing could be turned into a visual shorthand for who this was, and then to what kind of person they were.
Visually the most stunning dinner I have ever had was at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum. We dined in the Centre Hall under the magnificent ceiling and between courses we had time to visit the amazing exhibition.
This is (yet another) shot from one of the most visually stunning shows that I have ever seen. It features two members of 'Kataklo', an athletic dance group from Italy, composed entirely of former Olympic gymnasts.
I became friendly with the show's producer (Angella Kwon) this year, having met (and become friendly with) her sister Boram (who currently studies at my old university in Stirling) last year. Both are South Korean and Angella was producing two South Korean shows at this year's Edinburgh Fringe...and also Kataklo.
We were having lunch, the day before the last Kataklo show (I had only seen them perform on the Royal Mile) when Angella kindly invited me along and asked me to take photographs. I could not have taken this shot with my old camera. This (and several others like this) were taken at 3200 ISO, hand held with a shutter speed of 1/20th of a second (I just love image stabilisation) and relying on autofocus. I love my Canon EOS-5D!
Just to prove I know a number of talented people, my friend Ken Campbell has a progressive rock group called 'Crooked Mouth'. At the moment, he is preparing their second album ('Hold in the Sun') for release. I will be providing photographs for the CD, the idea being to produce a photo that represents each different song. However, one of these shots is a candidate for the CD cover. You can find out more about Crooked Mouth and hear some samples (and even order their first CD!) here: Crooked Mouth
You can find my other pics of this amazing group (Kataklo...not Crooked Mouth...not that Crooked Mouth aren't amazing in their own way!) in these locations:
Visually stunning, colourful, and awe-inspiring, the Chihuly artworks on display at Kew reflect the Seattle-based artist’s prestigious 50-year career.
Not that I can add anything visually compared to Michał's picture from the same location, but as the saying goes repetition is the mother of learning, so here is a bit of metro trivia from Sofia.
Opened in 1998, the Sofijsko Metro is among the youngest rapid transport systems in Europe. Currently, it consists of 4 lines spanning 52 km length, served by a total of 72 vehicles.
The first types to appear on the tracks were of course the iconic 81-717/714 units built by Metrowagonmash, which were interestingly delivered 8 years before the opening of the first section.
From the original 48 carriages, only 3 sets are still in service untouched: similarly to Budapest's units, the city got a deal with the manufacturer to modernise them.
And the parallelism to Hungary does not end here, as the metro cars are being transported through the country on their long journey to rebirth.
Visually eye-catching to me. That was what led me to photograph this before my sister told me the meaning of the Chinese writing. I can't remember it now.
Paging my Personal Translator. You are much needed here.
@ an old residential area
Trip to Malacca, 30 April - 1 May 2006
Photo by Liyin, April / May 2006
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While in Hong Kong on Holiday, I went for a swim at the Hotel Swimming Pool with special design... Visually, it was as if swimming towards and into the sea.... After a swim, I THOUGHT the best thing to do was to have sun bathing....
Oh... Just IMAGINE that.. !! ::))
Roan Mountain, straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, rises like a great green fortress in the Southern Appalachian range. This five-mile-long highland ridge is one of the most ecologically diverse and visually striking places in the eastern United States. Towering over 6,200 feet at its highest point, Roan Mountain is not a single peak but a series of summits, grassy balds, and spruce-fir forests that together create a landscape unlike any other in the region.
Most visitors begin their journey at Carver’s Gap, a high mountain pass accessible by car that sits at 5,512 feet. From here, hikers step directly onto the Appalachian Trail, which cuts across the ridgeline and connects the mountain’s main features. Within minutes, the trail climbs above the tree line, revealing sweeping panoramic views from Round Bald, the first of several open summits. These “grassy balds”—including Jane Bald and Grassy Ridge Bald—offer a rare kind of terrain in the southern Appalachians: treeless mountaintops covered in wildflowers, berries, and grasses. The views are endless, stretching across North Carolina’s Blue Ridge to the east and Tennessee’s Holston Mountains to the west.
The origins of these balds remain a mystery. Some scientists believe they are remnants of the last Ice Age, sustained by a combination of grazing animals, fire, and climate. Others suggest human activity kept them clear. Either way, these open meadows are ecologically rich and fragile, requiring careful conservation to prevent trees from reclaiming the space.
To the west of Carver’s Gap, the terrain changes dramatically. The Appalachian Trail climbs into the dense, moss-covered spruce-fir forests of Roan High Knob, the highest point on the ridge at 6,285 feet. These forests feel more like New England or Canada than North Carolina, remnants of colder glacial climates from thousands of years ago. The air is cooler, the light dimmer, and the quiet deeper. Here stands the Roan High Knob Shelter, the highest backcountry shelter on the Appalachian Trail.
Near the summit of Roan High Knob, history lingers. In the late 1800s, General John T. Wilder built the Cloudland Hotel on the mountaintop as a resort for people seeking health benefits from the cool, fresh air. The hotel, which once straddled the state line, is long gone, but its ruins can still be found in the woods. Nearby, a short spur trail leads to Roan High Bluff, one of the best overlooks in the entire range.
Perhaps the most famous feature of Roan Mountain is its extraordinary display of Catawba rhododendrons. Each June, thousands of these flowering shrubs bloom across the highlands in brilliant pink and purple hues, transforming the mountains into a floral spectacle. The Roan Mountain Rhododendron Gardens, located near the old hotel site, include paved walkways and overlooks that make them accessible to all. The display is so iconic that the nearby town of Roan Mountain, Tennessee, hosts an annual Rhododendron Festival to celebrate the bloom and local mountain culture.
But Roan Mountain isn’t only beautiful in summer. In fall, the highlands erupt in gold and crimson, and in winter, the ridge becomes a snowy wonderland. The elevation keeps temperatures cool year-round, and sudden fog, thunderstorms, or wind can make conditions change quickly. Even experienced hikers are advised to carry layers and rain gear, and to check the weather before heading out.
Beyond its scenic appeal, Roan Mountain is also a place of deep ecological importance. It’s home to dozens of rare plant and animal species, including Gray’s lily, Roan Mountain bluets, and various high-elevation birds. Conservation groups work actively to protect these habitats, as overuse and erosion remain concerns, especially during peak visitation months.
Roan Mountain also holds a place in American history. In 1780, during the Revolutionary War, a group of frontiersmen known as the Overmountain Men crossed the Roan Highlands on their way to the Battle of Kings Mountain. This march is now commemorated by the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, which intersects with the Appalachian Trail in the area.
On the Tennessee side, Roan Mountain State Park provides a lower-elevation base with campgrounds, rental cabins, and family-friendly trails. The park complements the high-elevation wilderness above, offering opportunities for fishing, biking, and attending seasonal festivals.
Access to Roan Mountain is relatively easy. From Asheville, North Carolina, it’s about a 1.5-hour drive through winding mountain roads. The main entry point, Carver’s Gap, is open year-round, with parking available for both day hikers and thru-hikers. The Roan Mountain Recreation Area, open in the warmer months, provides picnic areas, paved walking paths, and access to the rhododendron gardens.
What makes Roan Mountain remarkable is how it combines natural beauty, accessibility, and a sense of the wild. It’s a place where the scenery changes with each step—from open balds under the wide sky to misty evergreen forests—each corner hiding its own magic. For many, a visit to Roan becomes a yearly ritual, a seasonal pilgrimage to walk through rhododendrons, listen to wind in the fir trees, and feel, if just for a moment, like they've stepped into another world.
Whether you’re a seasoned backpacker, a family on a scenic drive, or a botanist studying rare plants, Roan Mountain offers something meaningful. It’s not just a hike or a view—it’s an experience that connects people to nature, history, and the enduring power of mountains.
Roan Mountain, straddling the border between North Carolina and Tennessee, rises like a great green fortress in the Southern Appalachian range. This five-mile-long highland ridge is one of the most ecologically diverse and visually striking places in the eastern United States. Towering over 6,200 feet at its highest point, Roan Mountain is not a single peak but a series of summits, grassy balds, and spruce-fir forests that together create a landscape unlike any other in the region.
Most visitors begin their journey at Carver’s Gap, a high mountain pass accessible by car that sits at 5,512 feet. From here, hikers step directly onto the Appalachian Trail, which cuts across the ridgeline and connects the mountain’s main features. Within minutes, the trail climbs above the tree line, revealing sweeping panoramic views from Round Bald, the first of several open summits. These “grassy balds”—including Jane Bald and Grassy Ridge Bald—offer a rare kind of terrain in the southern Appalachians: treeless mountaintops covered in wildflowers, berries, and grasses. The views are endless, stretching across North Carolina’s Blue Ridge to the east and Tennessee’s Holston Mountains to the west.
The origins of these balds remain a mystery. Some scientists believe they are remnants of the last Ice Age, sustained by a combination of grazing animals, fire, and climate. Others suggest human activity kept them clear. Either way, these open meadows are ecologically rich and fragile, requiring careful conservation to prevent trees from reclaiming the space.
To the west of Carver’s Gap, the terrain changes dramatically. The Appalachian Trail climbs into the dense, moss-covered spruce-fir forests of Roan High Knob, the highest point on the ridge at 6,285 feet. These forests feel more like New England or Canada than North Carolina, remnants of colder glacial climates from thousands of years ago. The air is cooler, the light dimmer, and the quiet deeper. Here stands the Roan High Knob Shelter, the highest backcountry shelter on the Appalachian Trail.
Near the summit of Roan High Knob, history lingers. In the late 1800s, General John T. Wilder built the Cloudland Hotel on the mountaintop as a resort for people seeking health benefits from the cool, fresh air. The hotel, which once straddled the state line, is long gone, but its ruins can still be found in the woods. Nearby, a short spur trail leads to Roan High Bluff, one of the best overlooks in the entire range.
Perhaps the most famous feature of Roan Mountain is its extraordinary display of Catawba rhododendrons. Each June, thousands of these flowering shrubs bloom across the highlands in brilliant pink and purple hues, transforming the mountains into a floral spectacle. The Roan Mountain Rhododendron Gardens, located near the old hotel site, include paved walkways and overlooks that make them accessible to all. The display is so iconic that the nearby town of Roan Mountain, Tennessee, hosts an annual Rhododendron Festival to celebrate the bloom and local mountain culture.
But Roan Mountain isn’t only beautiful in summer. In fall, the highlands erupt in gold and crimson, and in winter, the ridge becomes a snowy wonderland. The elevation keeps temperatures cool year-round, and sudden fog, thunderstorms, or wind can make conditions change quickly. Even experienced hikers are advised to carry layers and rain gear, and to check the weather before heading out.
Beyond its scenic appeal, Roan Mountain is also a place of deep ecological importance. It’s home to dozens of rare plant and animal species, including Gray’s lily, Roan Mountain bluets, and various high-elevation birds. Conservation groups work actively to protect these habitats, as overuse and erosion remain concerns, especially during peak visitation months.
Roan Mountain also holds a place in American history. In 1780, during the Revolutionary War, a group of frontiersmen known as the Overmountain Men crossed the Roan Highlands on their way to the Battle of Kings Mountain. This march is now commemorated by the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, which intersects with the Appalachian Trail in the area.
On the Tennessee side, Roan Mountain State Park provides a lower-elevation base with campgrounds, rental cabins, and family-friendly trails. The park complements the high-elevation wilderness above, offering opportunities for fishing, biking, and attending seasonal festivals.
Access to Roan Mountain is relatively easy. From Asheville, North Carolina, it’s about a 1.5-hour drive through winding mountain roads. The main entry point, Carver’s Gap, is open year-round, with parking available for both day hikers and thru-hikers. The Roan Mountain Recreation Area, open in the warmer months, provides picnic areas, paved walking paths, and access to the rhododendron gardens.
What makes Roan Mountain remarkable is how it combines natural beauty, accessibility, and a sense of the wild. It’s a place where the scenery changes with each step—from open balds under the wide sky to misty evergreen forests—each corner hiding its own magic. For many, a visit to Roan becomes a yearly ritual, a seasonal pilgrimage to walk through rhododendrons, listen to wind in the fir trees, and feel, if just for a moment, like they've stepped into another world.
Whether you’re a seasoned backpacker, a family on a scenic drive, or a botanist studying rare plants, Roan Mountain offers something meaningful. It’s not just a hike or a view—it’s an experience that connects people to nature, history, and the enduring power of mountains.
This packed image taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope showcases the galaxy cluster ACO S 295, as well as a jostling crowd of background galaxies and foreground stars. Galaxies of all shapes and sizes populate this image, ranging from stately spirals to fuzzy ellipticals.
This galactic menagerie boasts a range of orientations and sizes, with spiral galaxies such as the one at the center of this image appearing almost face on, and some edge-on spiral galaxies visible only as thin slivers of light.
The galaxy cluster dominates the center of this image, both visually and physically. The cluster’s huge mass has gravitationally lensed the light from background galaxies, distorting and smearing their shapes.
In addition to providing astronomers with a natural magnifying glass with which to study distant galaxies, gravitational lensing has subtly framed the center of this image, producing a visually striking scene.
Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Pacaud, D. Coe
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Gomphrena globosa, commonly known as "globe amaranth", is an edible plant from the family Amaranthaceae.
The round-shaped flower inflorescences are a visually dominant feature and cultivars have been propagated to exhibit shades of magenta, purple, red, orange, white, pink, and lilac. Within the flowerheads, the true flowers are small and inconspicuous.
The orange-leaved flower seen on the same bouquet is a Crossandra Infundibuliformis, commonly known as firecracker flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to southern India and Sri Lanka. It is most often found in south Indian region Tamilnadu and Kerala. (Source: Wikipedia)
Picture taken in my terrace, town of Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain.
GOMPHRENA GLOBOSA, 2023
Gomphrena globosa, comúnmente conocida como "amaranto globo", es una planta comestible de la familia Amaranthaceae.
Las inflorescencias de flores de forma redonda son una característica visualmente dominante y los cultivares se han propagado para exhibir tonos de magenta, púrpura, rojo, naranja, blanco, rosa y lila. Dentro de los capullos, las verdaderas flores son pequeñas y discretas.
La flor de hojas de color naranja que se ven en el mismo ramito es una Crossandra Infundibuliformis, que es una especie de planta con flores de la familia Acanthaceae, nativa del sur de la India y Sri Lanka. Se encuentra con mayor frecuencia en la región del sur de la India, Tamilnadu y Kerala. (Fuente: Wikipedia)
Fotografía tomada en mi terraza, localidad de Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, España.
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Candid street photography captured one-handed under an umbrella in Glasgow, Scotland. Another shot that I, as a perfectionist, would consider to be technically imperfect but visually beautiful - art is never perfect to the artist perhaps. I do, however, love the resulting image and I hope that you do to. Enjoy and stay warm and dry!
Visually indistinguishable from Western Wood Pewee, the two species are separated by geography and vocalization. Lake St. Clair.
I made a B&W version of my previous upload but now I'm not so sure that works as well, I think one of the best things about the slightly refective stainless steel cladding are the subtle colours.
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From MAKE Architects website : "Our world-class headquarters for financial services firm UBS have raised the bar for office and workplace design. We worked with developer British Land to design a functional, pragmatic space that allows UBS to consolidate its London workforce for the first time. The result – a 13-storey ‘groundscraper’ – is visually innovative and represents a powerful vote of confidence in the City. Furthermore, it’s become a catalyst for regeneration in the Broadgate area.
We based our bold design on the form of a perfectly machined metal object – a symbol of the building’s internal function. The main facade is primarily constructed from stainless steel, which unifies the surface, establishes a strong presence, and reflects its bespoke nature and single occupier. This sense of robustness is rigorously carried through to the detailing, materiality and finishes, reflecting an architectural language of quality and precision. Inside, an ultra-rational arrangement of the structure and cores provides four large trading floors that can accommodate up to 3,000 desks, plus seven levels of offices."
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This early arriving Hummer is one of several males that are fighting over control of the nectar feeder just below. They now compete with breath-taking high-speed aerial sky dives to impress the feeding females and get their attention (for breeding... although this year's young are already flying). This flight action is both visually and audibly impressive! It's still very early morning, and the sunlight is heavily filtered by the tall forest growth to the east. Although I have the sun at my back, the gorgets will not display full red iridescence until it gets a little brighter. The fact that you can see both eyeballs from this perspective means that this bird would have good vision of of you!
IMG_5868; Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Visually stunning art installation in Salisbury cathedral celebrating 50 years since the 1969 moon landings.
A rare pleasing angle on the otherwise "visually challenging" Cornerhouse building, in Nottingham at sunset.
The Cornerhouse is the major leisure complex in Nottingham, containing several high street food chains, a cinema, and an indoor golf course. Designed by Benoy, and managed by Wilson Bowden Developments, it looks very much like the love-child of a spaceship and a casino, with hints of art deco around the edges. It was built in 1998, on the former site of the Nottingham Post building, which had been more in keeping with the style of the Prudential Building. It stands between the Nottingham Theatre Royal & Concert Hall Complex and Trinity Square.
Taken with a Nikon D40, fitted with a Nikkor AFS DX 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G II lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Sweeping lines elongate the MAZDA3 while a wide, aggressive stance brings it visually lower to the ground
For me, the T3 Volkswagen Transporter is visually a great piece of industrial design. The obvious DNA from its classic split-screen and bay-window predecessors is there and so is the link to the newer era front drive design language of the Golf, Polo and Passat.
One could question the perseverance with an air-cooled, then water-cooled rear mounted boxer engine, but I kind of like that too.
I’ve kept things simple and true to the original, with an early air-cooled panel van, hence the lack of lower grille. The build looks simple, right? It’s a bit more complicated than you may think, getting subtle offsets and details into a boxy body is tricky.
I also found a use for the 1x1 black plates with one red printed side - helps with that headlamp area.
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Detail, Plaza Santa Cruz, Seville.................
Perhaps the visually most attractive area for exploring in Seville is the Barrio Santa Cruz with its narrow cobbled alleys and whitewashed houses --- flower-bedecked patios, iron-grilled window boxes, colourful accents and surprise little piazzas. Much of this used to be the Jewish quarter and is now regarded as the aristocratic corner of town. Picturesque to prettiness. Human scale and constant visual delights, though to some the Spanish don't always know when to stop. I particularly enjoyed their use of golden ochre to pick up the wonderful bunches of oranges at this time of year. Again and again, sneaked through embellished doors, are cool marble and greenery inner courts, top-lit and often with flowing arcading.
Then a delightful departure from Spain.
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Another visually tempting light and glass display in the Atlantis casino. I really think this is an artistic representation of the Earth.
72.1 lb. (32.2kg) Sericho with a 15 x 14” face. Pallasites are the most visually stunning meteorites IMHO.
When the planets of our solar system aggregated from the primordial dust and ice swirling in a disc around the sun, some crazy things happened. We are used to the relatively stable result, 4.6 billion years later, but in the early days, some planetoids collided cataclysmically; others were flung out of our solar system entirely, to the lifeless void of deep space.
These dense iron meteorites contain the molten metal cores of some planetary body that ended in a mighty kaboom. We know it was big because a molten iron core appears when a planetoid is big enough to have enough gravity to fractionate the elements of the periodic table, with the heavier iron-loving elements migrating to the core and a different subset of the periodic table (e.g., Si, Al, Ca, Na, Mg) constituting the outer mantle and crust. We have never drilled to the molten core of Earth, or even deep into our mantle, but these remnants of planets past are representative of what we would expect to find in the Earth’s core and mantle.
Pallasites are an incredible potpourri of shattered mantle in a dollop of molten metal core. They can only form in space where the absence of gravity allows the lighter gemstones to remain scattered throughout the heavy metal matrix (on Earth, they would segregate by density). Those crystal gems are olivine (and perhaps some peridot as we call it on Earth).
If we were to etch the metal with a weak acid (exposing the anisotropic crystalline patterns), we would see something beautiful, an interwoven 3D nest of interlocking shards, a metal crystallization that also could not be made on Earth, but for a different reason: they have to cool very, very slowly, over 10 million years! In the insulating vacuum of space, the motel metal cools slowly as it radiates heat (no conduction or convection).
If this all sounds like a rare event, it is. 2% of meteorites in the Met Bull are irons, and only 0.2% are Pallasites.
When an iron meteorite is forged into a tool or weapon, the extraterrestrial crystal patterns remain, but become stretched and distorted. The patterns usually cannot be fully eliminated by blacksmithing, even through extensive working. When a knife or tool is forged from meteoric iron and then polished, the patterns appear in the surface of the metal. In ancient times before the invention of steel, these iron-nickel alloys were like advanced alien technology, and probably were the origin of folkloric beliefs about magic swords and vorpal blades. Even King Tut was buried with his meteorite dagger.
There is much going on in this Sericho Pallasite — a meteoritic medley. Transluscent olivine gems across the color spectrum. And the metal matrix has large chromite inclusions (grey).
Based on isotope analysis at ETH Zürich, this meteorite spent the last 130-160 million years free floating in space before intersecting Earth's orbit.
St. Ives is a visually stunning museum town. A shell of second homes and holiday lets. Restaurants, bars, galleries and clothing stores dominate the town, each one squeezed into a converted building whose original use has been long obfuscated.
There is a seemingly active art scene with many studio spaces still in existence around town. There is a TATE where the gasometer used to be (the architecture of the TATE pays homage to said gasometer, but not very well), the St. Ives Arts Club soldiers on, and of course Barbara Hepworth is everywhere.
Residents tend to live up the hill or in Carbis Bay or elsewhere nearby, their families having long ago sold the original family homes and businesses to out of towners and developers.
At this time of year, especially mid-week at night, the strange population mix and empty houses gives St. Ives a forlorn feeling.
However, despite all of this St. Ives somehow manages to remain a welcoming and easy place to be outside of the summer months and school half terms. And it is very pretty.
describes visually the idea of the sacred, which is a fundamental need of man. ~ Mario Botta
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. The oldest Roman Catholic church in Georgia.
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Completing a sizeable, yet visually stunning ship is a dream come true for any aspiring MOC designer. Not many builders however, decide to sail in the reverse direction and construct a petite, yet equally impressive vessel.
Enter Vanestream, a versatile builder who's talent knows no bounds as he stealthily leaps from land-based builds to ships and back, all while typing an award winning screenplay and crafting the necessary props for his stop-and-go pirate animation series Being Pirates.
More photos and information:
www.classic-pirates.com/mocs/class/ships/ol-pelican-vanes...
Visually like fire ,but it was sunset through the burnt forest.
This is collage of two my captures,-as main photo, www.flickr.com/photos/arunas-s/2589813846/in/set-72157608...
and as layer, www.flickr.com/photos/arunas-s/2569284619/in/set-72157608...
Visually similar to Yellow-bellied Sapsucker of the East, this woodpecker was long considered a subspecies thereof and split only in 1998. Strawberry Butte.
A pinhole project between July and December 2019.
I have stayed in hotels once or twice a week, most Months, for 30 years and in December it comes to an end.
I am attempting to show visually how I feel about this, absent from my family, frustrated, often bored.
The pinhole camera and the way it captures time is a perfect vehicle.
Visually the aurora appeared shades of gray, but the colors were easily visible on camera (and iPhone) displays. Big Dipper is in the upper right of photo with Little Dipper below, and Lyra in the lower left. Albert Kelly Park, Portland, Oregon OM20157