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Nikon D90 + Tamron SP AF17-50mm f/2.8 (Model A16)
These wires provide the electricity to the cable cars in SFO.
I haven't been on the wired blog for almost four years. Oddly enough
their geekdad segment picked up a story on our papercrete battery room.
Draadstertswael
(Hirundo smithii)
The wire-tailed swallow (Hirundo smithii) is a small passerine bird in the swallow family. It has two subspecies: H. s. smithii, which occurs throughout Africa, and H. s. filifera, which is found in southern and southeastern Asia. It is mainly resident, but populations in Pakistan and northern India migrate further south in winter. The genus name Hirundo is the Latin word for swallow. The species name smithii commemorates Christen Smith, a Norwegian botanist and geologist.
The wire-tailed swallow is a small swallow, measuring 18 cm (7.1 in) in length. It has bright blue upperparts, bright white underparts and a chestnut cap. Immature birds lack tail wires, and have dull brown (rather than chestnut) caps. The species is named for the very long filamentous outermost tail feathers, which trail behind like two wires. The sexes are similar in appearance, but the female has shorter "wires". Juveniles have a brown crown, back and tail. The Asian form, H. s. filifera, is larger and longer-tailed than the abundant African H. s. smithii.
The neat half-bowl nests are lined with mud collected in the swallows' beaks. They are placed on vertical surfaces near water under cliff ledges or more commonly on man-made structures such as buildings and bridges. The clutch is three to four eggs in Africa, up to five in Asia (Turner and Rose). These birds are solitary and territorial nesters, unlike many swallows, which tend to be colonial.
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Canon 550EX camera left at 1/4
Nikon SB24 at white background at 1/8 with ctb gel
triggered by CyberSync
Come summer I become very nostalgic...I was born and raised in Italy and then transplanted in California...but during the summer I dream of my beloved island of Capri, possibly the most beautiful place on earth! I daydream of the beautiful coral jewelry that is everywhere on the island and the families that for generations have carved the most beautiful jewels...made for Kings and Queens. This is a tribute to my dreams...
First photo ever taken specifically for the Tenuous Links group (by me anyway).
Tenuous Link: self-reference
Here's an article from Wired online dated "04.07.07" celebrating the Internet's birthday. The article was online on 06 April 2007.
www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/04/dayintech_...
A set of pins I made in wire. While I know my wire work isn't exceptional, I wanted to post these to encourage people to try this out. All you need is some wire (I used some silver wire from the bead store and some 12 guage copper wire from Home Depot), some pliers and wire cutters. A metal file helps too. For the tools, I used my Leatherman. The resulting pins can hold on a cloak or close a neckline or hold up a chiton.
New camera! It's cool! Computers? Not so much. I spent most of last night trying to figure out what the hell was going on inside the big box of electricity. Just give me the damn pictures, ok computer? I know you just wanna make folders all day, but I have enough. Thanks anyways.
Oh yeah, this picture is enormous. Best viewed small. Really really small. Check out the thumbnail actually.