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Since their first appearance lumbering over the fields of the Somme in 1916, the tank has been a core component of warfare, providing mobile, protected firepower. During the Cold War, it was expected that thousands of increasingly advanced NATO and Soviet Main Battle Tanks would clash on the plains of central Europe. Perhaps the ultimate Soviet ‘super-tank’ project, the KMDB (Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau) Object 490 “Poplar” design prototype represented a radical rethinking of tank design to maximize armor, firepower, and protection.
Developed through the 1980s, the Object 490 would have been a monstrous vehicle, crewed by two in a cab at the rear of the hull. Sporting a massive 152mm 2A73 cannon mounted in a low-profile, remotely-operated turret, it could out-range and destroy any NATO vehicle with ease. Vision was provided almost entirely via 1st generation thermal imaging devices, and conventional cameras front and aft to provide vision. Quad tracks and twin engines provided ample mobility and locomotion redundancy. A veritable fortress, it combined heavy frontal armor, with a maximum equivalent of 4500mm of steel, a newly-developed ‘Gofr’ explosive reactive armor, and an advanced sensor suite linked to the (then cutting-edge) ‘Shtandart’ Active Protection System. Given the restrictive arc of fire, a remote weapons system with a 30mm grenade launcher to provide all-round protection against lightly armored threats.
Ultimately, the Object 490 would have been exceptionally complex, expensive, and relied on a plethora of then-immature technologies. Impressive as it was on paper, it had shortcomings in its vision systems, a highly restricted arc of fire (limited frontally to 45 degrees either direction), a high workload for the two-person crew, and mechanical complexity. The project was abandoned following the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, with Ukraine, home of KMDB, being unable to continue funding its development. As far as is known, while individual sub-systems and demonstrators were tested, the design never progressed beyond a full-sized wooden mock-up. Though no modern tanks have emulated the Object 490’s exact layout, it is a testament to the design that many of the ideas demonstrated by the vehicle are only just now being fielded on modern tanks, such as remote turrets and integrated active protection systems.
Built for the Brickfair Virginia 2023 eXperimental Military Collaboration. Joint upload with Aleksander Stein’s fantastic Strv. 141 Garm MBT!
A report, requested by the UK's chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, stresses there is still a high degree of uncertainty over how the coronavirus pandemic will play out this winter.
But research suggests the virus can survive longer in colder conditions and is more likely to spread when people spend more time indoors.
And experts are concerned the NHS will be under extreme pressure, not just from a resurgence of coronavirus but also from seasonal flu and a backlog of regular, non-coronavirus workload.
After almost a month due to workload, I took advantage of the day off today and went for some shots.
8. March - International Women's Day
History of March 8
On Day 8 March 1857, workers of a textile factory, located in the North American city of New York, made a big strike. They occupied the plant and began to demand better working conditions, such as reducing the daily workload for ten hours (factories required 16 hours of daily work), Match wages with men (women came to receive up to a third the salary of a man to perform the same type of work) and fair treatment in the workplace.
The demonstration was repressed with full violence. The women were locked inside the factory, which was set on fire. Approximately 130 weavers died carbonized in a totally inhuman act.
extract from
"A History of International Women's Day: "We Want Bread and Roses Too"
This one-inch wide flower is the only one of a batch of 25 bulbs I planted years ago that has decided, after several years of lying dormant, to surprise me with its bloom.
Because of workload demands, I can't go visiting and commenting, or even reciprocating, as much as I would like to. Please bear with me, and this message. Thanks.
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Because of workload demands, I can't go visiting and commenting, or even reciprocating, as much as I would like to. Please bear with me, and with this message. Thanks.
Reminder: Please do not post notes on my photo or any images in your comments unless they are germane to my shot and of thumbnail size. If you do, I will delete the comment without notification. I welcome your input, but please express yourself in text only, or provide a link to your image. Thank you.
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The Strasburg railroad's freight service may be somewhat limited and only requires use of SW8 number 8618. However, due to an issue with the SW, the railroad's steam locomotive 90 was used to do the freight run for the day. The workload was light, two cars for interchange, 4 cars to be taken from the interchange to the adjacent transload, then run back without any cars. Due to a lack of turning facility on the railroad, the trains run east tender first and since westbound had no cars and bad light it wasn't favorable. Even if the tender was leading, it was nifty to see steam on revenue freight 65 years after steam on class ones came to a close.
The Days We Wear Masks 20210131
More recognition and protection should be given to nearly 400,000 migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong, especially to those suffering from heavy workload and unfair treatment during the pandemic.
“Migrant workers are frontliners (who fight against the pandemic) as well. We are the ones who look after the cleanliness (hygiene) of the house, going in and out of the house to get food and protective materials for families,” says Shiela Tebia-Bonifacio, chairperson of Gabriela Hong Kong, an alliance supporting Filipinos in the city.
“Many of us cannot go out and some are not compensated well for overtime work. If you don’t have your own room, what can you do inside the house? You work. Do you expect migrant workers to sit down with their boss on the sofa on Sunday?” Tebia-Bonifacio says. “Before COVID-19, migrant workers are already complaining, some are working 16-20 hours a day, staying up till 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. Now it’s worse,” Tebia-Bonifacio adds.
These frontliners in the city’s battle against the pandemic not only need to bear heavier workload and hardship at work amid the pandemic, some are forced to live with their employers when they are tested positive for COVID-19 or had close contacts with the infected. （varsity.com.cuhk.edu.hk）
Accompany me by a wonderful day trip in Erfurt after a big workload.
Together with another "trans"woman I enjoyed the fantastic weather with warmth and sunbeams to the skin - pure energy.
I wish you all a lovely weekend, live your dream, live your life.
Awena 💋💋
A shot from my Singapore Chinese Garden visit a month ago.
Shoot with my poor Nikon Coolpix P80...... it has been working so hard with me for the past few months....no chance to get a good rest....LOL
I placed my tripod in the water in order to get this shot.
I would like take this opportunity to thank Kenny Teo and Pappu for writing me a testimonial. You guys are giving a hat too big for me to wear. I am not that super in photography as what you have said. There are many things still need to learn from each and every one of you. Your comments are very constructive to me especially my dear Kenny. Some one might find his comments a bit too harsh, but he is just telling his point of view and trying to help for my improvement in my photography journey. I do learn how others think of my pictures.
The link to their photostreams. Just to share.
www.flickr.com/photos/cheishichiyo/
www.flickr.com/photos/pappuscam/
Please also visit an interview by a photography blog on 17/05/09 at
robertscottphotography.ca/flickrphotogprofiles/
Many thanks for the great supports from you guys and not forgetting my group and friends.
I may not be able to visit your photostream this two weeks. Busy with my heavy workload.
Stumbled upon this bunch of 'projects' in Livinhac-le-Haut. Some pictures from years ago can be found of some of these cars in a better shape. It seems the workload has grown over the owner's head. This BX looks as if it might be able to drive.
Am sorry guys, been neckdeep in my workload lately.
Here's the second of my spotlight series - the Pink!
* seen in Explore, 24 February 2008 - thank you guys :)
Photo taken at the grand opening of Ponte 16 casino in Macau, China. You might have noticed the glowing orange like color of the sky - this is due to the numerous lights of various casinos.
Extremely boring, un-creative and nerdy photo from me today.
Having a few days off means a big backlog, and I tend to dive head first in...
The fact that I'm super organised and have to have everything organised to a T doesn't help my own workload, although where else to do it from the comfort of my own pretty duvet?!
Pros & Cons of making your own way.
By 1980 with the future of the Woodhead line already in doubt, and much of the remaining traffic now being carried in air braked wagons there was a decreasing workload for the remaining vacuum only class 76 locos. 76040 was one of ony 10 vacuum only examples still in traffic and is seen passing Godley Junction with empty MCOs, 16t mineral wagons, heading east. The line closed as a through route in July 1981. 25/2/81
(Author’s note: Despite my heavy workload and some stressful stuff going on, here is a prose limited series in the works of Star Wars: Fate, even if I had started the first issue previously. The short series will tie into the main one and also this is my first finished Mecabricks project to date, which is quite unconventional to have a photo like that. I do hope you all enjoy reading, and have a happy late May 4th/Revenge of the 5th/Return of the 6th!)
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Cox stares to me as he readies his dual blaster pistols. He’s always carried it close. His breath is nervous, full of panic. Arms shaking under that armor of his, because he knows the next thing we’re all going through is a fate worse than death.
“It wasn’t supposed to happen like this! None of this, none at all,” he says. “I…can’t do this to my fellow brothers.”
“What choice do we have, Cox?! If Klal says we stick to the damn plan, we do it!” Rune scolds. “The 442nd is no more; we shouldn’t even be on Mimban! Our brothers…our brothers are gone.”
“Both of you keep it down.” I say. “You don’t want to alert the droids near the exit, sufficient to say that’s where the army is head now. While Tretta’s still out, we’re going to keep it low until he’s done conversing with the locals.”
Three years ago I’ve heard about the 501st, a Jedi and a Gungan who went here, and they managed to repel off the Separatists. But Mimban shouldn’t have had a second campaign. It was a mistake. I thought there wasn’t another one until this point.
With my men had turned against me, then the Republic must have fallen. I cannot acknowledge the fact my head’s still spinning at the fact of so much has gone on, from witnessing my apprentice being gunned down in front of me mere hours ago.
“General, we need to break transmission, I cannot do this any longer; the more we stall means that they’ll be able to trace us.” Rune says to me. He dumps his helmet on to the ground. “I cannot associate with anyone in this mask.”
“Alright, but we’re not going out yet.” Cox checks his pistols. “I’m gonna run out so we keep this low then. And General, here’s your padawan’s lightsaber…I hope you should store it right away.”
“Thank you.” I reply. I feel the emotions rapidly running through me, but this isn’t a good time to let it take over.
Eventually Tretta gets a hold of the other villagers, who have been alerted to let us go through the escape routes. We go through a nearby trench, crossing under slowly…
***
Our group gathers at rendezvous point, preparing for the takeoff. Tretta comes forward with his rifles. I can feel his stern look under the mask.
“I managed to find a shuttle, but there’s a small blockade in front of us, gents. Cox, see if you still have some extra EMPs left.” Tretta glances at us.
“I do. Not much charges left, but it’ll work. Hopefully. How’d the villagers say?”
“The tribal chief should be aware, the villagers said we’re gonna get dirty for the escape. Doused in mud if you will.” Tretta explains in his cold tone. “General, I’ll lead the way.”
We enter the swamps as one of the helpful villagers points their fingers towards our direction. Once we arrive near the platform, the number of battle droids have surrounded the area. It does not seem like an easy task, to the contrary.
Rune prepares his rifle as he throws a rock at the droids, as they react with returning fire. One super battle droid fires a rocket but Rune’s perfect shot blows up the ones next to him in capacity.
“Hey! Intruders!” As the battle droid commander shouts. Rune hands me a EMP as I force push it towards him, disabling its functions. Cox uses his dual pistols to fire at the stronger ones while taking over with Tretta at his side. The plan works but enemies seem to be overrunning from the sides.
I ignite my lightsaber and my padawan’s, both cyan and blue colours flickering in the air, deflecting the blaster bolts. One of the shots seem to have hit Cox as Tretta drags him to a wall for further cover.
“We’re running out of grenades! We have to leave!” Tretta shouts. He throws his last one at the droid manning a turret.
“General, the ship is over there! Leave on your own while you still can!” Cox says to me. “I can’t make it out like this.”
“Not today.” I reply. With all the Force attuned to me, I tap into my anger, as I crush the droids and their weapons with my fists. “We leave as a whole. The shuttle is just right there.”
Rune runs towards the transport shuttle while still using his rifle. He stands near the hanger, possibly anticipating droids in it, which turns out to be a Magnaguard. I run over as I throw in my last bomb at the droids, igniting my own lightsaber right through the Magnaguard’s chest, destroying its processor.
“Sir, now’s a good time!” Rune says as he stumbles with the controls. “Damn...alright, we’re gonna take off!”
The ship begins to rise from the platform as Rune gets ahold of the controls, blasting the droids from the shuttle’s turrets. I open the hangar door, using the Force to pull both Cox and Tretta into the bay....
***
“Commander? A moment?”
“Yes, speak up.”
“The Jedi is gone. We found his compatriots, three clones who left with him.”
“Then we shell execute the conspirators who escaped with him. It’s treason again the Republic. Our mission is done here on Mimban, sergeant. We will continue the protocol given to us by the chancellor. Keep scanning for the coordinates and the last position they left—I want Klal dead.”
“Yes, sir.”
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My lens was just about in this wasp's face. Fortunately for me, who is mortally allergic to bee stings, this species, very common around my house, has rarely been aggressive. Only this year has one, which has taken to eating my teak bench to create building material for its nest, decided that the bench is his and buzzes around me somewhat threateningly when I take a few moments to sit outside, so I go indoors.
I will spend practically no time on Flickr today, friends. My workload has just become even more crushing. And there's no end in sight for many months, so please bear with me when I can't go visiting you. Same old, same old--just a bit more so now...
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This morning started out fairly usual, arrived at work, grabbed a mug of cofee, morning briefing, cursed at my workload, passed some of it off to unsuspecting collegues B-) and turned on the computer. Opened up my mailbox and BAM got this in it!! Like 30years of xmas presents in one click!
Berst surprised me this morning with this incredible burner. Love everything about it ... come to think of it ... not sure if it made my day or ruined it. Havn't been productive at all today as I've been staring at this picture all morning : letter structure, colors and ideas are just amazing.
Can't thk u enough
Explore 31/7/13
I have to say that I have found this month to be the most challenging so far, definitely not from a creative point of view, but purely from a lack of time.
A busier than usual workload coupled with being unwell this past couple of weeks has had me question whether I could continue or not, but I'm happy to say I've come this far and there's no turning back!
Thank you for all of your continued support which at times this month has really kept me going and congratulations to everyone who has reached the seven month mark. Where has this year gone? We're on the downhill run now so keep up the great work everyone!
Only 153 days to go . . . but who's counting! Not me :)
I love this black and blue dress, the black tights and the 4inch navyblue patent high heels. Enjoy.
Thank you also for all your favs and lovely words in the last weeks. Currently there is a big workload, I will answer you asap.
Awena 💋💋
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When I went next door to give my neighbor a gift for babysitting some of my indoor plants while I was on vacation, we were standing outside in her clover-filled lawn, and as I looked down, I saw and picked two four-leaf clovers and one five-leaf clover. I'm sure I could have found tons more, since her yard is always a four- and sometimes a five-leaf clover haven. It's quite amazing.
This is not a great photo, since I put the clovers in my pocket and forgot about them for a little while, so they're a bit wilted, but I just thought you'd like to see them.
Thank you for visiting. I'll do my best to return the favor today, but post-vacation chores and a huge workload are calling me away from Flickr again.
See my shots on flickriver:
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I love this black and blue dress, the black tights and the 4inch navyblue patent high heels. Enjoy.
Thank you also for all your favs and lovely words in the last weeks. Currently there is a big workload, I will answer you asap.
Awena 💋💋
Haha this is just a random upload, but it's kind of cute right? :3
Anyway, I'm SO SO SORRY for not being online for the past few days!! University just started and I have sooo much to do D: There's so much homework and assignments on the first day already T^T
I was away for a few days and got tagged 6 times!!! o_o
But it's okay I love tags ;)
I'm sorry to say I have to take time off flickr, and computer in fact. Until I'm stable with the workload :) Please forgive! I'll still try to come online on the weekend to comment on everyone's photo! Please forgive me <3
To Alexa: I still haven't got your prints and I think it's nearly a month? D:
A thank you to Jared Polin of FroKnowsPhoto.com for providing to the public, some of the first RAW files from the new Sony A7RIV, their 61MP mirrorless benchmark beast.
There is no support yet from 3rd party editors to handle its native ARW files. Thus, these are converted Adobe DNG raws. It's stated that the uncompressed ARW files are ~120 MB! These DNG files are only ~50 MB, therefore I can't determine if these are based off of compressed ARW files or native data was lost in translation. Regardless, it was still an opportunity to peruse this new flagship's output with our editor of choice. I also was curious to see if my current Windows PC could manage the sizable jump in workload.
YMMV of course, but it is safe to say, if you plan to buy an A7RIV, also plan to upgrade your computer and buy additional storage. ;-)
I processed the four shots with Capture One, seasoned to suit my taste. Hopefully you all will approve of my preferences. The shots that focus was nailed, were incredibly detailed. But some missed its mark. Dynamic range and noise seem quite excellent, albeit some other released SOOC JPEGs did show discernible noise by ISO 3200. Not encouraging. :-\
I thought I'd share these edited RAW outputs since there is so few on the internet.
I'm sure by Sept. shipping date, that all major editors will have native ARW support.
Nik Silver Efex Pro B&W conversion.
Stumbled upon this bunch of 'projects' in Livinhac-le-Haut. Some pictures from years ago can be found of some of these cars in a better shape. It seems the workload has grown over the owner's head.
That is not the ESA Kids mascot Paxi's ship on the right. Nor is that a vintage diving suit on the left. It is lunar exploration with an aquatic twist.
Astronauts recently took to diving with underwater suits and submersibles in the latest NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations, or NEEMO, off the coast of California, USA to access concepts for undersea training that will aid our next steps on the Moon.
From 21 to 28 August, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet joined NASA astronaut Drew Feustel and Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai as a submersible pilot for a new version of NEEMO focusing on technology, called NEEMO NXT, hosted by the University of California.
Unlike usual NEEMO missions underwater, in which the ‘aquanauts’ spend two weeks living at the Aquarius base off the coast of Florida, the astronauts resurfaced each day.
Mission objectives were to test new technology and techniques. The commercial deep-diving ExoSuit was tested for its dexterity for analogue missions, while the mini submarine simulated the role of a pressurised rover for geological traverses.
The mission also judged whether the new location off the coast of California is suitable as a stand-in for environments astronauts may encounter on the Moon.
The underwater world offers similar geological features to the Moon and putting ideas to the test under high workload, real-world stress, and the unexpected problems that come with field work is one of the only ways to iron out any kinks in new exploration approaches and techniques.
The aquanauts were supported by an extensive team of support divers and ground-based personnel to monitor tasks and guide the astronauts.
Training programmes on Earth allow space agencies to head to extreme environments to put their ideas into practice, simulating aspects of space. ESA organises regular missions in caves in Italy and on the Canary Islands, with the next Caves programme taking six ‘cavenauts’ underground later this month.
Credits: NASA
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I have a heavy workload at the moment and a lot of my shots in the last two weeks have been from around Hammersmith, West London . . .
This the London Ark as seen from our office building in Hammersmith.
The windows on my floor do not open so I have shot this with a Polarizing Filter in order to eliminate reflections.
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From WikiPedia:
The London Ark is an office building in Hammersmith, London which has a form which bears some resemblance to an ocean liner, and which is visible from the Hammersmith Flyover.
It was completed in 1992. It is 76 metres tall and has 10 floors. The architect was Ralph Erskine, Erskine Tovatt Arkitektkontor AB
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(What WikiPedia doesn't mention is that this is also a white elephant).
After a big workload in home office I can now enjoy the weekend and relax.
Enjoy your weekend, relax, be yourself, stay safe and healthy.
Awena 💋💋
This has nothing to do with today's photo, but I just want to thank you all for your birthday greetings yesterday, whether by your photo-cards or in comments on my shot for Bine. It was my first one on Flickr, and it was delightful to get good wishes from all over the world.
I'm still not out from under my workload, and won't be for a while, so please understand why I'm not visiting and commenting.
This was taken from my front yard on January 13. I'd been at my computer, working, and looked out to see the trees bending wildly in the wind, and all of sudden the most amazing light appeared as the lowering sun broke through the parting clouds. I rushed outside and shot this and was pleased that it does give a sense of the remarkable light. (This is the house across the street from mine; my house is a ranch style.)
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The work continues on the Avengers: Endgame project once again with Pepper Potts’ Rescue armor. MK 49 is complete ✅ youtu.be/_qqbJTMTq7k
Still hyped to work on these projects no matter how many years pass. Infinity Saga is still what inspires me most. MCU has otherwise been mostly in disarray up until 2025 anyway.
Got this prepped soon after Wolverine earlier this summer and have been painting it on/off ever since. Even got to work on Pepper here a little bit while visiting the AV Figures crew in CA too ✈️
Entire figure of course would not have been possible without the outstanding work of Tuminio. This actually uses parts from the V1 kit from way back. Despite some inaccuracies here/there, I still thought the V1 looked great. You have to really study it to spot the differences anyway.
All fully painted by me, including the magnetically attached Energy Displacer Sentries. Added a good chunk of time to the figure—so worth it though. Arms and legs were pretty challenging design-wise.
Arealight curved torso, face is an extra Pepper head from 2013, and the hair is a modded Leyile Brick piece just chopped up to accommodate the armor and repainted ️
Metallic paint work was easier here, but still a long workload. Had to sculpt the shoulders on myself during prep too. Didn’t really feel like painting hand armor—too much handling on them anyway when swapping the sentries.
Would love to hear what you guys think. Unintentionally ended being the best suit I’ve ever painted—oops
Definitely a thrill to take all the shots in-camera. Started feeling like I’d never do some of these scenes
Once again... Too much time spent here at the expense of the rest. it's a mental workload too.
I will come back. Have a great holiday season. I will miss the exchanges with some of you in particular 😘
Superliner Mack avec citerne eau et carburant diesel, St-Louis du HA! HA! Québec, Septembre 2011.
Mack Superliner equipped with diesel fuel and water tanker workload body. St-Louis du HA! HA! Québec, September 2011.
Spotless through and through, the 504 Pick-Up was famed as one of the ultimate workhorses. It wasn't uncommon for these vehicles to be exported rather than scrapped.
F140TMF looks to have had a pretty easy workload, currently at 31,000 miles having rejoined the UK roads in 2011.
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when we went to east London on Friday Elsie was buzzing with a new project idea. . . scooping the insides out of various bears and soft toys and making them into bags and rucksacks (so pleased Edward and Wolfie are here!) so far only one had been made as a prototype. Abby was a little sceptical - and so was I - was this just a good idea or a reality that Elsie would carry through. I think Abby had visions of adding to her workload whch is not something she wants to do . . .. . we'll see.
Long before DRS bought into the modern traction scene with its purchase of class 66's in 2003 it was very much an English Electric traction user, namely class 20's. To ensure a ready supply of spares and stored locos suitable for rebuilding for any increased workload they bought a lot of redundant locomotives that were put into store at MOD Smalmstown out of the public eye. By 2005 the DRS traction policy had moved on so the surplus stored fleet was sold mostly to Harry Needle Railroad Co. These locomotives were then towed out of MOD Smalmstown and parked in the exchange sidings on the end of the freight branch that also served MOD Longtown.
The line up here from front to back are 20 072, 20 032, 20 081, 20 215 and RFS 2017 (ex 20 088) with 33 008 at the far end. 20 072, 032 and 215 had been sold to DRS as far back as July 1997. RFS 2017 was obtained in September 1997 and 20 081 was obtained in December 2000. The whole lot were moved by road in May and June 2006 to Long Marston for further storage. The class 33 ended up at the Battlefield Railway and awaits preservation.
From where I am, tonight's Christmas Eve and I’m off to work for tonight’s night shift. Back in the Philippines, I have would been enjoying the Noche Buena (a Filipino Christians’ tradition of late evening dinner during the Christmas Eve) with my family. Well, I just miss home.
More so, as 2011 is about to end, it’s time to look back of my Flickr events these past few months, too. I have been a Flickr member since June last year but uploaded images conscientiously only last August. I’m glad to have found you, my Flickr friends. There are indeed a lot of nice people around here at Flickr but my apologies for the times that I may not be able to reciprocate due to some workloads and errands that need to be addressed to. Merry Christmas to you all…:)
***Canon EOS 7D ӏ Canon EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM, 46mm ӏ Manual Exposure at f/11, 1.6s, ISO 200 ӏ Hoya Cross Screen Filter ӏ Tripod mounted with remote cable release
I arrived early to take a few pics before my Buffalo Belles TG meeting which took place on August 9th. this month.These days I have another reason to arrive early to meetings also as I have had my workload increased in March of this year as I have been the Leader of this group since then.
I don't believe that I have mentioned this before, I guess because I did not seek this position, but thrust upon me.
I was not sure if I could handle it but my friend Marcie [who is also here on flickr] helps me out so much.
Long working-days for the moment.
Looking forward to the weekend...
Did struggle with the lighting here.
The hygrometer has been packed into a wet towel to reach the 100% humidity. I thought was an easy set up, but it turned out to be quite difficult due to the fact that the scale is made of circle polished brass. I ended setting up white paper around the instrument and shoot by the light from the lamp hanging from the ceiling.
BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL # 7
The investigation goes global. What answers about Mother are hidden at a ballet in Prague? Grayson, Bluebird and Cassandra Cain are going to find out or die trying.
JAMES BOND # 1 (From Weeks Ago)
I feel that the cover of this issue was done very, very well.
Beginning "VARGR", the first story in the ongoing James Bond comic series by best-selling writer Warren Ellis! James Bond returns to London after a mission of vengeance in Helsinki, to take up the workload of a fallen 00 Section agent. But something evil is moving through the back streets of the city, and sinister plans are being laid for Bond in Berlin...
In Stores November 4th in advance of the block buster movie on November 6th!
Dynamite Entertainment is proud to launch the first James Bond comic book series in 20 years!
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Two western region diesel hydraulic locomotives inside the new diesel shed
D1000 'Western' class introduction
'Western' class number D1013 Western Ranger The 'Western' class diesel - hydraulic locomotives came into being due to the introduction of Krauss - Maffei's experimental ML3000 3,000 bhp locomotive. This German design used the same Maybach MD650 engines and Mekydro K184 transmissions as used in the Swindon built 'Warship' class, but uprated to 1,500 bhp. Although details of the ML3000 were sent to Swindon for consideration, the Western Region decided to design their own locomotive from the ground up. Based around Maybach MD655 engines of 1,380 bhp and Voith L360rV transmissions, the body used the stressed - skin method of construction so successfully employed in the D800s. Voith transmissions were specified as Mekydro units were required for the 'Hymek' class and this decision was also made to spread the workload among the various suppliers. All of the engines though would be built by Bristol Siddeley Engines from their plant at Ansty, while 103 transmissions would be supplied by the North British Locomotive company and Voith Engineering of Glasgow with another 60 sets produced in Germany.
The order for 74 locomotives was placed by the British Transport Commission in September 1959 just prior to the completion of the final design. Construction was to be split between Swindon, who were to build the first 35 'Westerns', and also Crewe who were to built the last 39. Various problems with the final design details meant that the first member of the class was not delivered Maybach MD655 engine until December 1961, and so to relieve pressure on Swindon, the decision was taken that the last 5 of the locomotives due to built there, would be constructed at Crewe instead. Therefore, Swindon built 'Western' numbers D1000 - 29, while Crewe built numbers D1035 - 73 and D1030 - 4 in that order.
Initially the class were to be named after West Country beauty spots and the suggestion was that number D1000 was to become 'Cheddar Gorge' before this proposal was dropped in favour of the 'Western' names. The class also became the subject of various livery experiments. The first 'Western', D1000 Western Enterprise, was outshopped in a unique desert sand livery with wheels, roofpanels, bogies and window frames in black. Buffer beams and front skirts were painted in carmine red. The second 'Western' locomotive, D1001 Western Pathfinder, was delivered in a maroon livery with window frames in white while the buffer beams and front skirts were in yellow. The next three locomotives, D1002 - 4, were painted in the traditional Brunswick Green but with small yellow panels applied around the headcodes. The first Crewe built 'Westerns', D1035 - 8, were similarly painted. There then followed a public competition to decide the most popular livery (yes, British Railways did ask the public for their opinion sometimes) and the winning colour that the public chose was maroon. Other examples of the class were given this livery together with the small yellow panel around the headcode. One exception to this was number D1015 Western Champion, which was outshopped in a livery described as Golden Ochre with the buffer beams painted in red.
In Service.
As stated, D1000 'Western Enterprise' Voith L630rV hydraulic transmissionentered traffic in December 1961 and was soon sent to Plymouth Laira for trials, while in February 1962, D1001 'Western Pathfinder' was chosen for various trials against the prototype of what would become the Class 47's, D0280 'Falcon'.
Within a month, the first signs of a bogie design fault appeared and it was found that soft suspension between the bogies and the body frame on D1000 created excessive movement of the cardan shafts that transmit the drive from the engine to the transmission. This movement weakened the cardan shaft joints and also set up stresses within the transmission. D1001's transmissions were also inspected and the same amount of wear was discovered. Stiffening and repositioning the'Western' class locomotive in the popular maroon livery torque reaction arms effected a temporary repair, however in 1963, a return of the unsatisfactory riding qualities meant that all but four of the class were restricted to 80 mph. A programme of bogie modifications, including replacing the rubber side blocks with metal fittings, was begun and by April 1964, 50 members of the 'Western' class were restored to working at 90 mph.
Many of the mechanical problems that effected the 'Westerns' were related to the train heating boiler, but also problems were found with the compressors and exhausters, dynostarts and engine fuel pumps. Many of the faults were blamed on Bristol Siddeley Engines who manufactured the Maybach engine under licence, and in some instances, materials appeared to have been used which were not to the design specification. One example of this was the compressors lower central shaft roller bearing which had a cheaper alternative installed, while on some of the crankcases, the wrong type of welding rod had been used in its construction.
One unusual design problem on the 'Westerns' concerned the windscreen wipers when in use at high speed. Numbers D1006 'Western Stalwart' and D1039 'Western King' were fitted with experimental rotary wipers of a design used on ships. Although these type of wipers swept away the water, they produced an opaque film on the windscreen and this restriction to the drivers vision cancelled the project.
By the late 1960's, apart from one or two engine problems, the 'Westerns' were giving sterling service. The bogies were giving 150,000 miles between general repairs while the Voith transmission was shown to be a more reliable unit compared to the Mekydro transmission on the 'Warships'. The class soldiered on into the early 1970's due to the unavailability of the English Electric Class 50, and as maintenance staff had been told to keep the 'Westerns' running without major repairs, it was not uncommon to see plumes of blue smoke from the locomotives exhausts.
Withdrawal.
The first withdrawals of the class occurred in May 1973 of numbers D1019 'Western Challenger' and D1032 'Western Marksman'. Seven other members were withdrawn during 1973 including D1017 - 20, the only 'Westerns' not to be fitted with dual brakes. 1974 saw another 11 withdrawn, however 1975 witnessed 18 withdrawals, leaving 34 of the class to run into 1976 mainly due to Class 50 shortages. When the problems with the 50's traction motors was rectified, 27 'Westerns' were withdrawn during 1976 leaving numbers D1010 / 13 / 22 / 23 / 41 / 48 / 58 remaining at the start of 1977. D1022 and D1058 had gone in January leaving five survivors, although numbers D1013 'Western Ranger' and D1023 'Western Fusilier' performed the 'Western Tribute' tour on the 26th of February. These last five 'Westerns' were all withdrawn on the 28th of February 1977, the last of the Western Region diesel-hydraulics.
Preservation.
Seven 'Westerns' have been saved for preservation, five of which were still in BR service until 28th of February 1977. They are numbers :
D1010 'Western Campaigner' although this engine masquerades as D1035 'Western Yeoman',
D1013 'Western Ranger',
D1015 'Western Champion',
D1023 'Western Fusilier',
D1041 'Western Prince',
D1048 'Western Lady', and
D1062 'Western Courier'
Specifications.
Wheel arrangement Co-Co Wheel diameter 3ft 7in
Weight 108 tonnes Height 12ft 117/8 in
Length 68ft Width 9ft
Minimum curve negotiable 4½ chains Maximum speed 90mph
Wheelbase 54ft 8in Heating type Steam - Spanner Mk III
Brake force 82 tonnes Tractive effort 72,600 lb (later 70,000 lb)
Total engine horsepower 2,700 hp Power at rail 2,350 hp
Fuel tank capacity 850 gallons Boiler water capacity 800 gallons
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The 'Hymek' class were unique by the fact that they were the only Type 3 diesel-hydraulics to be built as this design was not part of the Modernisation Plan for Britain's railways. Beyer Peacock were hoping for a share of the diesel orders then being placed for Britain's railways and were in fact building shunting locomotives plus 200 sets of underframes for the Brush Type 2 locomotives. With an intention of supplying complete locomotives for future orders, Beyer Peacock looked into the possibility of building main-line diesel-hydraulics, and although BR employed Type 2 D6300 class and Type 4 Warship class, no plans were announced for a Type 3 machine of 1501 to 1750 hp.
In response, Beyer Peacock formed a consortium in 1958 with Bristol Siddeley Engines and J. Stone of Deptford, named Beyer Peacock (Hymek) Limited. Their design for a Type 3 locomotive featured a 16-cylinder Maybach MD870 engine capable of 1,920 hp, coupled with the Mekydro K184U transmission. Construction was to based at Beyer Peacock's Gorton works in Manchester.
In June 1959, the BTC 'Hymek' class number D7017 at Riverside yard, Exeterordered an initial batch of 45 'Hymeks' at a cost of £80,000 each, but in July 1960, ten months before the first 'Hymek' entered traffic, the BTC ordered a further 50 locomotives, such was the confidence in the design. A final batch of 6 locomotives was ordered in December 1961.
The Maybach MD870 engine was basically a stretched version of the MD655 engine to be used in the 'Western' class, but with four intercoolers and two turbochargers. Power was reduced to 1,740 hp at 1500 rev/min to bring it in line with the Type 3 specification. Manufacture of the engine was to be at Bristol Siddeley's engine plant at Ansty, near Coventry although the first 20 units contained a number of parts from Germany. Similarly, of the 116 sets of Mekydro transmissions, 91 were made by J. Stone with the remaining 25 built in Friedrichshafen.
The stretched-skin type of body construction so successfully used by the 'Warship' and 'Western' classes was not required for the 'Hymeks'. With conventional construction and, of course, a single engine and transmission, an adhesion weight of 75 tons was perfectly satisfactory. In addition, the absence of special construction methods removed the need for training of Beyer Peacocks workforce as well as entering into a licencing agreement with the Germans. The main load-bearing members of the 'Hymek' underframes were longitudinal rolled steel joists to which lighter angle sections were added to form the body framing. The body panels themselves were made from lightweight sheets as they were non-loadbearing as shown by the use of fibreglass mouldings for the cab roof.
The bogie used on the 'Hymeks' was the tried and trusted Commonwealth design, to which, wheels of 45 inches diameter were fitted. This was an odd size for the Western Region as previous diesel-hydraulic locomotives used wheels of 39½ or 43 inches diameter .
The first 'Hymek', number D7000, was handed over to the Western Region on Maybach MD870 enginethe 16th May 1961 in a ceremony at Paddington station, almost two months ahead of schedule, however, the last 'Hymek' number D7100 was held up until February 1964, after problems at Gorton caused a delay in delivery for almost twelve months.
There were two main differences between the first and last members of the class in that D7000 to D7044 were fitted with the Stone-Vapor train heating boiler and brakes were of the Knorr straight air type together with Laycock-Knorr compressors. Numbers D7045 to D7100 used the Spanner Mk. IIIa train heating boiler and brakes and compressors were supplied by Westinghouse. The location of the air horns on the first three members, which was under the buffer beam, was moved to the cab roof on the remainder of the class and those first members had their horns repositioned to the cab roof also.
Livery on all members of the class when delivered was Brunswick Green with a light green band band running the full length of the locomotive at waist height. In addition, the window surrounds were painted white. The running numbers were an unusual feature of the class in that the cabside numbers where made from cast aluminium. The 'Hymeks' did not receive the "TOPS" style of numbering which would have been 'Class 35'.
In Use.
The first problems to befall the class arrived at the end of 1961. The engine coolant temperatures were found to be too excessive in addition to the more serious problem of transmissions failing on starting. The Western Region was obviously concerned with this latter fault, and to isolate the cause, the class were split into two groups. The odd numbered locomotives up to number D7075 had the engine derated to 1,350 hp whereas the even numbered members up to number D7078 had the first gear locked out of use. After much investigation it was found that there was a weakness in the transmission control gear Two Maybach MD870 engines removed for servicenot changing gear at the preset engine speeds, which in turn caused them to overheat. A strengthened control gear was found to be sufficient and all of the 'Hymeks' reverted back to normal condition by the end of 1963.
The Maybach MD870 engine generally have good performance and reliability with occasional engines loosing coolant into the cylinders. By the 1970s, the engines regularly completed 8,000 to 10,000 hours service between overhauls. The Mekydro transmission, however, was prone to several faults including converter failure, damage to the clutches, stripped gear teeth and metal in the filters. The rate of failed transmissions got so bad that spare units were constantly in short supply and to keep some members of the class in service, transmissions had to be borrowed from other 'Hymeks'. However, following a period when the 'Hymeks' were given relatively easy workloads and schedules, the class turned in probably the best performance of all the diesel-hydraulics.
The first 'Hymeks' to be withdrawn were numbers D7006 and D7081 in September 1971. A additional 78 members were withdrawn by the end of 1972 leaving just 21 examples, 14 at Old Oak Common and 7 at Bristol Bath Road to face a bleak future. However, by the end of 1973, ten survivors were still in service due to the 'Hymeks' replacement locomotive, the Brush Type 2 (Class 31), initially suffering twice the failure rate of the 'Hymeks'.
British Railways organised a 'Hymek Swansong' tour on the 22nd of September 1973, hauled by D7001 and D7028. While the pair were waiting at Didcot, number D7026 ran through with an Oxford express as if to show that the class were far from finished. And so it turned out that way, as just four 'Hymeks' were withdrawn during 1974 leaving D7011/17/18/22/28 and 29 in service towards 1975. However the 'Hymek' survival could not last forever and in January 1975 D7028 was withdrawn, followed by D7029 in February and the last four in March.
Many people regretted the passing of the 'Hymeks' as they were probably the most reliable and successful of all the diesel-hydraulics. Their downfall was the lack of standardisation of parts with other locomotive classes together with the shortage of spare parts which led to the cannibalisation of the withdrawn examples to keep the few remaining locomotives in traffic, a situation not helped by the closure of Beyer Peacock in July 1966.
Preservation.
Four 'Hymek' locomotives escaped the cutter's torch and they are numbers D7017, D7018 D7029 and D7076.
Specifications.
Wheel arrangement Bo-Bo Wheel diameter 3ft 9in
Weight 74 tonnes Height 12ft 10½ in
Length 51ft 8½in Width 8ft 8½in
Minimum curve negotiable 4 chains Maximum speed 90mph
Wheelbase 36ft Heating type D7000-44: Steam - Stone OK4616, D7045-100: Steam - Spanner Mk III
Brake force 33 tonnes Tractive effort 46,600 lb
Total engine horsepower 1,740 hp Power at rail n/a
Fuel tank capacity 800 gallons Boiler water capacity 800 gallons
This is one of the shots I did for an internal project for our student magazin, Under Dusken. The theme for the project was movies. I ended up shooting 10 photos with a total workload of somewhere between 50 and 70 hours. Tons of work but tons of fun as well!
Have you ever found yourself wondering just how much fun it is to stand around in briefs and sandals, a red Ikea blanket wrapped around, and a plastic toy sword in hand? It's tons of fun, I can tell you that much!
Shot everybody separately and later composed the shot in Photoshop. More flexibility. Also, we only had one sword :P
Stay tuned, more to come! :)
Comments of all sorts are - as always - highly appreciated!
Lighting info
- Key: Quadra A Head | medium-sized silver reflective umbrella | slightly right, slightly front, above
- Rim: Canon 580EXII | bare | left, slightly behind, above
- Rim: Sun | bare | right, behind
all triggered with Elinchrom Skyports (except sun...)
Gear info
- 5D II
- 50mm ƒ/1.2L @ ƒ/11
Processing
- Lightroom 3
- Photoshop CS5
© 2011 by Severin Sadjina | www.sesaphoto.com
i'm not particularly happy with my photos so far this week but i've been absolutely swarmed with work so there's not much i can do. hopefully once my schedule clears up and my workload lessens i can concentrate on my photography again.
i like reminding myself there's always tomorrow :)
In 2022., I've learned how to roll a custom-length black and white film roll, and I've been using that intensively. This roll was one of those, 8 shots long. With my current workload, it seemed I'm never finishing the regular, 36-frames long roll, and that discouraged me from even starting a roll.
Taken with Yashica FX-3 film camera, with Carl Zeiss Planar T∗ 50mm F1.7 lens, on a shortened roll of Agfa APX 400 film. Developed with Adox Adonal, 1+50 dilution, at 21°C.
Scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 8100 film scanner, via VueScan 9.5.
Obviously, I've managed to mess up this roll, somehow. That was one of the first rolls I shortened, so who knows what happened there…