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A wonderful writeup on one of my photo and my photo stream has been given in this thread www.flickr.com/groups/kearala_clicks/discuss/721576057124...
by the fantastic new group KERALA CLICKS . Thanks to the admins of this wonderful group............
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This photo is the houseboat which is one of the attractions of backwater cruises in kerala. Such a houseboat is about 60 to 70 feet (about 18 to 21 meters) long and about 15 feet (about 5 m) wide at the middle. The hull is made of wooden planks that are held together by ropes of coconut fiber; the usual wood is 'Anjili'. The roof is made of bamboo poles and palm leaves. spending a night in the lake in the house boat is just wonderful for a vacation............
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This photo is dedicated to one of my flickr friend Maura.a wonderful person with an amazing talent for photography.........when she comes to vacation to kerala her family will be spending one day in this cruise.......
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My contacts..forgive me for not looking at your streams.........too busy nowadays.....will be making up
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We didn't know it at the time, but, as Dan and I were stopped here, these storms were crippling transportation infrastructure all around us. Both Minnesota Southern and Dakota & Iowa were knocked out of service with washouts, and, I-90 had 3 feet of water rushing over it, which we very well could have driven into (the woman who had to be rescued from her car by a State Trooper called 911 less than 5 minutes of this photo was taken).
In any event, Minnesota Southern resumed service on their east end in July, and is still working on restoring their connection with BNSF to the west - Steve Glischinski has a nice writeup on the Trains News Wire with the details.
The Minnesota Southern operates 41 miles of ex-CNW trackage in extreme southwest Minnesota between connections with Union Pacfiic and BNSF Railway. MSWY 1365 is an EMD GP9, built 7/1959 for the Milwaukee Road.
This is a single 5" exposure; no Photoshop hocus-pocus required.
One of my favorite shots of 2013, below is a quick writeup about the day.
On the afternoon of April 26th, 2013 a slight risk for thunderstorms covered much of central and western Oklahoma. After picking up my girlfriend as she got off work, we raced west as storms were starting to fire in NW Oklahoma. As we arrived in the town of Thomas, a supercell had become outflow dominant, and from the looks above, it showed some signs of decent structure.
I turned around and headed down Hwy 54 into the town of Weatherford. I was able to get ahead of the shelf cloud and saw it for the first time. It was perhaps one of the most amazing cloud structures I have ever seen. I found an open field in front of a church, a church that I had attended over a decade ago when I lived in Weatherford. Knowing the local geography allowed me to find a good spot to photograph this shelf cloud as it raced south. This day ranks first in 2013 for me, for best storm structure day, as this was not the only one I saw that day.
You may also view this on my photography page: www.jonstonephotography.com/atmosphere/shelfclouds/weathe...
January 14, 2013, snowfall in Tokyo saw Asakusa in a rather unusual decorated SNOW mode.
Check the other related photographs of the Asakusa snowfall at my Japantourist writeup at the below URL.
experiencetokyo.net/tokyo-in-snow-asakusa-goes-silent-and...
May 18, 2021: This morning, I worked on another Pep Ventosa image. Various website writeups of the Pep Ventosa Technique recommend starting with a simple subject - a tree. So this morning, I found this tree with new green growth at Stagecoach Inn Park in Newbury Park. I took a series of images covering 180 degrees of the tree, keeping the trunk in the exact location. I used eleven of the images to make this version.
A nice stroll through the woods, a view across the gorge to the full height of the waterfall, some scrambling around on the banks to get down to this level (a small fraction of the total height down from the top) with friend and dog... A good way to spend an afternoon
Dingle Bay, County Kerry, Ireland. Architectural details here: www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/21305...
Historical information: The date given for the tower is 1845, the first of Ireland's devastating famine years. The construction was a make-work project, something devised for the poor and hungry to do in return for wages or food. Similar projects, often involving exhausting physical labor like road-building, were carried out all over Ireland as the country starved. Here's a decent writeup on the "famine roads": www.frrandp.com/2025/01/famine-roads.html.
"The Reaper is the one of the most basic ships and oldest ships for the Minmatar. Often called a rookie ship due to enjoyment for lack of complexity makes it amazing simple for thought processes for even the freshest of pod pilots to familiarize themselves with the concept of starship piloting. Its cheap construction, crewless requirement, modest utility, and old technology makes it freely available."
This Reaper, named *"Simple and Sweet"*, remains in use through the means of a regular 3 person crew and houses 4 150mm light autocannons along with its prized 10mm afterburner. It somehow made its way into the Star Wars universe.
Quick statistics:
Length: 160 studs long
Width: around 170 studs
# of Bricks: Little over 7300
Flickr Build Album:
www.flickr.com/photos/tuskano/albums/72157719825612774
Flickr LDD Designing Album:
www.flickr.com/photos/tuskano/albums/72157629647343182
Old Cuusoo writeup
ideas.lego.com/projects/21d08978-4e73-4610-9b61-ed7bc1484145
The scales of a sunset moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) that I bought in for this purpose. The first pic I've taken for months and months whilst my PC has been to the computer doctor and back, and whilst I've been preoccupied with other projects. This is a day-flying moth and the iridescent parts of the wings which make it so beautiful apparently do not actually contain any pigment; rather, the colors originate from optical interference. I actually even slightly desaturated this image believe it or not!
Scales are usually pigmented, but some types of scales are metallic, or iridescent, without pigments; because the thickness of the platelets is on the same order as the wavelength of visible light the plates lead to structural coloration and iridescence through the physical phenomenon described as thin-film optics, the same optical process responsible for the pretty colours floating on soap bubbles. The other interesting thing to note is that these scales are curved to an unusual degree so they probably reflect and pick up on light from a wide variety of angles, more so than most. See for example the difference in curvature compared to these scales from a different type moth last year.
I used a single flash at 1/16 for this at 1/180, diffused with a polystyrene cup over a Nikon CFI Plan 10x/0.25NA, with a Raynox DCR-150 as infinite tube lens at c.210mm. The Raynox, as expected, performs wonderfully as a tube, and once I'm back into the swing of things after finishing my website I hope to use it a lot more and have decent writeups on the equipment setups. And a bit better, it's amazing how rusty you get after a little while =). The lighting was rather flat from a bottom right direction and although little reached the other side (for shadow fill) some may have bounced off the polystyrene to fill in the shadows. This was 78 images stacked, step size 10μm, lazy pmax method stack with zerene stacker, no slabbing.
The magnification here is a shade over 10:1, I'm not especially experienced at this ratio but not bad for a first attempt after a long time. It's pretty hard to control an image like this because the bright iridescence actually really overwhelms everything and you get all sorts of posterisation if you're not careful and specks of dust are obviously volcano sized at this scale! I actually found the hardest part to be getting the wing parallel to the lens, so there are lots of lessons to be learned, especially before braving the JML 20x. Pretty though =).
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ED: updated 26/2 with EXIF'd retouched version
Explore #90 25/2/2013 - Thank you!
UPDATE 2014 - I have put together an extreme macro photography learning site to explain the techniques and equipment used for all my macro photos here in Flickr which is now ready. To point to a few of the links that people who want to learn this stuff might like to have a browse of:
Focus Stacking, Focus Stack Preparation, Shooting A Stack, Stack Processing, Stack Post Processing, Schneider Kreuznach Componon 28 mm f/4, Schneider Kreuznach Componon 35 mm f/4, Schneider Kreuznach Componon 80 mm f/4, Nikon El-Nikkor 50 mm f/2.8N, Reject Enlarger Lenses, JML Optical 21 mm f/3.5, 20 mm Microfilm f/2.8, Anybrand MP-E 65 Macro Lens, Manual, TTL, Rear Curtain Sync, Extreme Macro Backgrounds, Single Colour Background, The Gradient Background, Adjustable Flash Shoe Mounts, Extension Tubes, Eyepiece, Field Monitor, Flash Bracket, Focusing Helicoid, Holding Tools, Lens Adapters, M42 Iris, Macro Tripod, Making A Macro Beanbag, Insect Photography
a brief writeup on this lens mod:
aarondesigns.org/reversed-element-helios44/
shot with a fujifilm x-s10 and a helios 44m-4 with a reversed rear element, mounted on a 0.71x focal reducer
It comes back every year. It could well be 20 years old or more. Wikipedia has a nice writeup on them.
About vietnam
Oh, great! It's weekend and finally some time to do a little writeup for a triptych i wanted a post a long time ago. As far as you are able to read between the lines photos I had a great time in vietnam. Even though it was really cold during the first week - especially in Hanoi and Sapa (down to 2°).
I am happy that I brought this project to the hill tribes of northern vietnam. I actually didn't plan to go Sapa, but luckily friends in Hanoi managed to persuade me. I am absolutely convinced that I will return with more time to this place and the Mekong Delta.
About this shot
It was my last day in Sapa and I rented a motorbike to visit a village called Taphin. This place is known to be a Red Dzao place but as I learned there are Black Hmong people living there too. It has not always been like that - those two tribe living in one place. But for about a decade these nice people are more tolerant among each other and even cross tribe marriages are possible.
About this stranger
Meet Jaa, she is 56 years old and she is member of an ethnic group known as Red Dzao. If you ever meet a Red Dzao in the streets ;-) you might recognize them from their beautiful red turbans (they come in many forms) and these iconic clothes. Addionally as a Red Doa woman Jaa has her eyebrows and forehead shaved off - she told me that this is traditionally regarded as a sign of beauty.
Her english was remarkable and in general the english of any other hill tribe member around Sapa is actually better than the english of the people in Hanoi.
Jaa has a husband and five kids (four girls and one boy). They make their living from cultivating corn and rice, but since they have seasonal weather in this subtropical area of vietnam they learned to market themselves …. their handcrafting skills to be exact. Means they sell metal or silver bracelets, bags, scarf or any sewed and embroidered type of clothes you can imagine.
What wondered me the most is their persisting style of selling their stuff. As soon as you enter a village of hill tribe they follow you all the way through the village … I knew this from other villages and I know I could have sent them off easily, but I pretty much enjoyed Jaa's company. The way she introduced me to everyone and giving me informations about her view on life in general was mind-blowing. Buying a souvenir in the end was pretty much a win win situation here.
By the way hand made goods are only sold by the woman - her husband always stayed at home and was looking after their children and now helping out with their children's children. I am under the expression that only this is the reason why the woman speak english so well, know how to write while the men can't.
I bet she has been inking cloth a couple of days ago. You must know they use indigo plants to give their clothes this deep dark blue. Without any precautions made you can expect your fingers to be blue for a coupe of days.
Who else can our strangers #30 be than "The Blue Inked Red Dzao"
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The writeup for this one is pending... there are thoughts wandering around me, but I have no time to collect them over the board.
Taken: Jalkhad, Kaghan Valley, Pakistan
21 equal brightnesses alternating red 6 darker and green 5 brighter with neutral grey. See writeup on Berlin Hauptbahnhof Green.
Long-tailed tits feeding chicks at Millers wood.
More photos and writeup on my blog at www.johnstantonphotography.co.uk/long-tailed-tits-feeding...
Please take a look, thank you.
see this thread for info:
www.reddit.com/r/astrophotography/comments/1on0hu/process...
full processing writeup here:
brickpics216 ( flickr / Instagram ) is holding a Marvel CMF contest where you make three custom minifig designs of characters you'd like to see in the rumored upcoming CMF series.
Obviously, I didn't stop at three. I made a whole sixteen minifig series. Plus some rejects.
I don't know Marvel super well, so I got most of my character ideas from looking up obscure and weird characters from the comics, so please don't ask me who any of these people are. I mostly just picked them because they looked cool and were doable in LEGO lol.
I'm only going to post the main pic here, so that means unfortunately you won't be able to see the rejects in this pic, but you can check them out in the smaller group photos on imgur or Instagram.
Row 1: Doctor Bong, 3-D Man, Uatu the Watcher, and Shiklah
Row 2: Hercules, Moonstar, Madcap, and Moondragon
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Row 3: Dreadknight, Namorita, The Orb, and American Eagle
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Row 4: Spectrum, Annihilus, Cardiac, and Jack O'Lantern
Reject not pictured here: Master of the World, Baron Blood, The Controller, Blink, and Speed Demon
As another note, since these are supposed to be new CMF designs and those do usually come with new parts, I did do a liberal amount of editing. I edited: Hercules' scarf from lime green, Annihilus' wings from dark tan, Madcap's torso (CMF jester), Spectrum's head and torso slightly (Storm/Spider-Gwen), Dreadknight's legs (Woody's), Jack O'Lantern's legs (LBM Green Arrow), and Blink's hair from dark orange. So there you go.
Looking out from a ship moored near Ísafjörður, Iceland in the Skutulsfjörður. This view looks out into the Ísafjarðardjúp and across to the Snæfjallaströnd. For the record, yes, I did have to copy and paste several of the words in this writeup. :)
My first almost-SHIP! (This is only 60ish studs) First off, sorry Simon, this isn't my SHIPtember build. I built this back in August, and as mentioned before, is only 60ish studs long. Hopefully I'll be able to build something for this coming SHIPtember though..
Anyway, this spaceship was a lot of fun to build! I somehow managed to build this within a week! Ever since seen SHIPtember, I've wanted to build microspace, and the time finally came! Enjoy!
Specs:
Crew: 6,000
Length: 500 M
Cargo: 780,000 KG
Weight: 800,000,000 KG
Primary: 2 dual ion cannons
Secondary: Fusion-propelled missiles
M.A.N.T.I.S Special Forces Communications
Also, shout out to Tim for inspiration for the writeup and layout!
A bombshell published in Nature today: All of the bases in DNA and RNA have now been found in meteorites, providing further support to the hypothesis that life’s precursors arrived on Earth from abiotic origins in space.
This new work used more detailed analysis methods and doubled the DNA bases discovered in the rare CM2 meteorite falls. Seems like a good time to show what those carbonaceous, water-rich space rocks look like, from the most recent pristine CM2 — Aguas Zarcas — a witnessed fall in Costa Rica, 2019. The prior best sample arrived in 1969, the Murchison fall in Australia, and has been the subject of extensive study.
Like Murchison, Aguas Zarcas is loaded with organic compounds. It is rich in water, carboxylic acids, sugar alcohols, aromatic hydrocarbons, and amino acids that are rare in biology with isotopes that confirm their extraterrestrial origin. Oh, and the meteoritic carbon molecules exhibit the same left-handed chirality bias as biology on Earth.
So how did meteorites jump-start life on Earth? I just finished a freshly published meteorite book, Impact, and chapter 5 covered these carbonaceous chondrites. Well, a big banger early on wiped out all possibility of life on Earth; the meteor impact that dislodged what is now our moon also created a magma ocean across the planet that would have been a destructive 1000°C bake of any complex organic molecules that might have existed prior. But then came the water and carbon-rich CM meteorites, adding an estimated 275 metric tons of carbon compounds to Earth every day!
And where did these complex organic molecules come from? The abiotic assumption is that they were basic molecules trapped in ice water beyond the orbit of Jupiter, where it is cold enough for ice to persist, and maintain the proximity or organic clusters. UV radiation energized the formation of more complex molecules from the basic molecules.
“And if it was not incredible enough that the organic building blocks that our deep ancestors turned into life were delivered by meteorites, consider that the ubiquity of the raw materials, energy required, and simplicity of creation means that complex organic molecule-rich bodies are almost certainly commonplace in the Universe. If life formed on Earth due to organic materials that formed abiotically in outer space, then that suggests that any planetary body in the Universe with reasonable conditions for chemical reactions and a little luck has a reasonable opportunity to develop life. This is the idea of molecular panspermia.” — Impact, p.136.
A total of 144 different scientific papers have already been written about Aguas Zarcas; many more are in the pipeline. One article titled “The Aguas Zarcas (CM2) meteorite: New insights into early solar system organic chemistry” summarizes the excitement: “To date, the CM2 class of carbonaceous chondrites has provided the most detailed view of organic synthesis in the early solar system. Organic‐rich chondrites actually observed falling to Earth (“Falls”), for example, the Murchison meteorite in 1969, are even more rare. The April 23, 2019 fall of the Aguas Zarcas meteorite is therefore the most significant CM2 fall since Murchison. Samples collected immediately following the fall provide the rare opportunity to analyze its bulk mineralogy and organic inventory relatively free of terrestrial contamination.”
The MetBull writeup says it “emits a powerful Murchison-like odor, though with a more prominent compost-like scent.”
On the left in the photo above: the fresh, somewhat glassy, fusion crust from the heat of hitting Earth's atmosphere. Is is very thin, and the interior faces little thermal flux. Meteorites are cold to the touch when they land, the thermal mass being quite cold in space.
On the right: So many chondrules, from the early formation of our solar system condensing out of nebular gases. There are also CAI grains (the earliest matter condensed in our solar system, with heating from radioactive Al26). CM2 Murchison also contains some of the the oldest minerals (presolar grains) at 7 bilion years old. That is a half time of our Universe. The two-tone here? From meteorite-hunter Michael Farmer: "The lower part (beige) is an air break that instantly 'frosted' then stopped burning. The top is a fresh break on impact"
• Nature paper on Murchison. “We’ve completed the set of all the bases found in DNA and RNA and life on Earth, and they’re present in meteorites,” says astrochemist Daniel Glavin of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
• From nanoscale infrared analysis of Aguas Zarcas and its Fine-Grained Rims (FGR) around the chrondrules: “they may have contributed prebiotic material to early Earth. Fine-grained rims (FGRs) and organic-rich dark clasts are particularly interesting features. The presence of organics embedded within these FGRs may further indicate that they may have formed in the solar nebula as well.” — ACS Earth Space Chem 2021
162g. An artifact from the Future Ventures’ 🚀 Space Collection.
Union Pacific's St. Louis-DeSoto, MO local, the LSE57 is about to roll over Cortois St. in St. Louis' gritty south side neighborhood known as the Patch. This is in the city's extreme southeast corner, bordered by the River, Carondelet, and the suburb of LeMay, MO. On the other side of that corrugated metal fence is J&S Auto Parts. The neighborhood had a ton of cool architecture, and looks to have loads of potential for redevelopment. A great writeup on it can be found here: www.stlouiscitytalk.com/posts/2010/01/patch-neighborhood
While shadows were admittedly all over the place through here, this shot turned out pretty well, and between showing off an urban, industrial neighborhood, and standard-cab EMDs with Baby Wings, I decided to roll with it.
Interestingly, the 1478 began life as a Western Maryland GP40, before going to the SP in the 90's as 40M-2 rebuild fodder. Honestly, I wouldn't have guessed that there were any WM units on the UP roster, let alone many places these days.
Verifying you are human. This may take a few seconds.
It is becoming difficult to distinguish online between Artificial Intelligence and human activity. A biometric framework is needed for individuals to prove their humanity, so they can gain access to services like the internet. Scan your Iris to gain access to Central Bank Digital Currencies and Universal Basic Income. Universal Basic Income will be needed to transition the world into a new sustainable order. Universal Basic Income will be the solution to the unemployment problem caused by the Fourth Industrial Revolution. As Artificial Intelligence progresses, human jobs will continue to decrease.
Humanity must be further prodded towards a smart-chip tattoo, which will authenticate Proof of Personhood for the World ID system. Whoever is in the World ID database will obtain global citizenship. However, those who do not participate in this biometric system will be locked out of society. The World ID system will facilitate a society-wide transition to Worldunicoin. Our motto: “Leave no one behind.” World ID will be the global standard—the global Proof of Personhood—to access all goods and services.
A rider on a white horse, a small horn rising to power, proclaiming peace in a chaotic world: peace and safety for all humankind! Is this not the rider, the figure on the Worldunicoin? Take his seal on your right hand or forehead for Proof of Global Citizenhood, and then you can buy and sell in the new global order. “And all who dwell on the earth will worship the Beast—all whose names have not been written from the foundation of the world in the Book of Life belonging to the Lamb who was slain.”
Optimus Prime: doesn't need to transform, is quite handsome as is. He may do best in an only-cat home. He may also be deaf. His CAT writeup says that he LOVES dogs, but he does not like to see those dogs outside the glass door, though. He found a new home 14 October 2017.
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I don't think I can do a better job of a writeup than many of the other attendees, so here's just a quick recap. We began the PhotoWalk by walking down 6th street down towards Momo's, where we met Leo Laporte and Lisa Bettany for a quick hello. After that, we weaved through the streets together, talking about all sorts of things. I also made about five other stops where I talked through my setup and my shots. On my final shot, we were working our way back towards The Driskill when I took set up for the scene below.
It was a standard HDR with five exposures. I was having some trouble grabbing an autofocus spot, so I just went to manual focus just to be sure the lens didn't try to re-focus on the multiple exposures.
Thanks again to everyone that came out! It was great getting to know you during the walk, and after the walk back at The Driskill.
from the blog www.stuckincustoms.com
Image taken back in early August -- it is an image made up of 4 photos. In the photo the barge "Erie Trader" is coming up on the Two Harbors breakwater lighthouse. I think the Trader is being pushed by the tug "Clyde S. Van Enkevort."
Here is a writeup on the Erie Trader written by Roger LeLievre on the Boatnerd website (www.boatnerd.com/)
The self-unloading barge Erie Trader was completed at the Donjon yard in April 2012. She is mated with the articulated tug Clyde S. Van Enkevort, which was completed in February 2011 at Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair LLC in Erie, Pa. Both are owned and operated by Van Enkevort Tug & Barge of Escanaba, Mich.,
Both units, which were owned at the time by Seajon, a joint venture between SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Donjon, were christened at ceremonies in Erie on April 10, 2012. The combined tug/barge unit entered service under charter to American Steamship Company in May 2012 under the names Ken Boothe Sr. (tug) and Lakes Contender (barge).
Lakes Contender was named by the builder to commemorate its entry into the Great Lakes shipbuilding industry. The Ken Boothe Sr. was named in memory of the former shipyard manager for Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair.
The American Steamship Co, charter was not renewed in 2017. Both are now owned and operated by Van Enkevort Tug & Barge of Escanaba, Mich.,
The Erie Trader is equipped with electric power generators for ballast pump operation and hydraulic power units for conveyor system operation. Self-unloading equipment consists of a single tunnel belt and loop belt system which elevates cargo to a hydraulically-actuated unloading boom. The barge is equipped with a 1,000 HP diesel-driven bow thruster.
Clyde S. Van Enkevort, the tug’s namesake, entered the marine industry in the late 1960s. He was a specialist in integrated tug/barge design, with one of his biggest accomplishments being the building of the tug Joyce L. Van Enkevort and the barge Great Lakes Trader. He died Feb. 20, 2016.
Written by Roger LeLievre.
I had one of my wigs trimmed to revitalise it.
More pics, and a writeup, at my blog at hayllamas.wordpress.com/2018/01/20/a-visit-to-the-hairdre...
Montecito Memorial Park, San Bernardino County, CA. 10-21-18.
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I ran across this interesting "Sage" Sparrow at my local birding patch over the weekend. The distinct back streaking and weak malar stripe favors identification as Sagebrush, rare to this area. The coastal subspecies of Bell's is expected.
Listserve writeup by Tom Benson:
This photo shows a rainbow in visible light (Nikon D800) and 830 nm cutoff infrared with a Lifepixel Nikon D700 at 830 nm. The rainbow extends well into the infrared (how infrared was discovered by Herschel with a prism rainbow). The dark line of the rainbow in infrared is the visible light portion which is the not illuminated at 830 nm cutoff while the bright portion in infrared is the region beyond red not seen in vis photos.
there is a nice writeup on IR rainbows at: www.atoptics.co.uk/fz685.htm
for other views of this rainbow see:
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Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f1.7 - As Seen on YouTube! - youtu.be/Znar4ifNWgw
Full writeup - mrleica.com/voigtlander-ultron-35mm-f1-7-review/
Portraits Of Seattle #2: Animator/Director Sean Pecknold
Click the Link to read my writeup/Andrew Matsons 3 Questions
Been reading up a lot on my DC & Marvel Comics, Learned about the Blackest Night & Brightest Day event. I think when I go again tomorrow I'll be getting the Future State: Suicide Squad & the 2nd issue of Future State: Dark Detective.
From L-R: Negative Man (Classic), Hawkman (Carter Hall: The New 52 - Updated), Onomatopoeia (Updated), Robotman, Batman (Batman: Last Knight on Earth), Designer, Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes), Captain Nazi, & Plastic Man (Updated)
I finally made all of the Blue Beetles. Appreciate the faves throughout the year, but also if you fave comment, I'd love to hear your feedback.
V Design inspirations below V
Negative Man (Classic) - (static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/0/8842/204578-10405...)
Hawkman (Carter Hall) - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/2/25/Hawkman_V...)
Onomatopoeia - (www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Onomatopoeia-DC-Comic...)
Robotman - (i.pinimg.com/originals/64/d0/cf/64d0cfdcdcfc8c858c51479f9...)
Batman (Batman: Last Knight on Earth) - (www.denofgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/batman-last-...)
Designer - (i1.wp.com/www.comicon.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/unna...)
Blue Beetle (Jaime Reyes) - (www.denofgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/blue-beetle-...)
Captain Nazi - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/a/ab/Albrecht_...)
Plastic Man - (comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/PLASMCONV_Cv1_...)
My grandparents and their family of 13 - about 1930. An old newspaper clipping. My mother holding the toddler. The girl on her father's right is going on for 105yrs and the baby 90yrs. Oldest and youngest still alive.
My grandmother made all their clothes - by hand. Made everything - including bread, soap etc. Washing done in a copper. They had a huge vege and flower garden and a lot of fruit trees. To church with horse and waggon. etc.... as those early settlers did. A lot of the work was landed upon my mother - the eldest girl.
Clothes were handed down and down and ....down!
Grandmother was born in NZ from first settlers (from England) to this country - grandfather, from Scotland.
My mom's birthday is on July 1st & we're going to a hotel/water park today so I'll be out for a few days but I wanted to make his post before I go. This post is mainly to showcase Zauriel, I'm really proud of how he turned out, I used Green Lantern (John Stewart)'s head to show the lifelessness in his eyes. Also, this is my 500th photo, I'm officially halfway there, thank you to all of you for all of the support throughout my time on Flickr. But I won't stop there I have a backup account as well, so if you haven't followed already please do (www.flickr.com/photos/193232043@N08/). Anyways let's get to the figs...
New B&P Order (2/2):
From L-R: Swagman, Anarky (DC Rebirth), Dyna-Mind (Earth-1), The Scavenger (Peter Mortimer), The Riddler (The Batman 2022), The Flash (Wallace R. West: The New 52: Futures End), Harley Quinn (Harley Quinn), Bruce Wayne (Batman Beyond), & Codename: Assassin
Top: Zauriel (The New 52)
Design Inspirations Below:
Swagman - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/b/b7/Swagman.j...)
Anarky (DC Rebirth) - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/0/09/Lonnie_Ma...)
Dyna-Mind (Earth-1) - (www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Dyna-Mind-DC-Comics-S...)
The Scavenger (Peter Mortimer) - (comicnewbies.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/the-scavenger...)
The Riddler (The Batman 2022) - (www.denofgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/the-batman-r...)
The Flash (Wallace R. West: The New 52: Futures End) - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/f/f5/Wally_Wes...)
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Harley Quinn (Harley Quinn) - (imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fst...)
Bruce Wayne (Batman Beyond) - (brobible.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/batman-beyond.jpg)
Codename: Assassin - (upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Codeassassin...)
Zauriel - (i.pinimg.com/originals/50/11/82/5011829affd103cfca29ae132...)
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Leica M240 + Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f1.7 ASPH
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f1.7 - As Seen on YouTube! - youtu.be/Znar4ifNWgw
Full writeup - mrleica.com/voigtlander-ultron-35mm-f1-7-review/
Please go to Around the Grid for Harper's writeup on these tops, and a little tribute to Sydney, Australia.
You can see our "together" shot, as well as Harper's two solo photos, in her group.
Image taken back in early August -- it is an image made up of 4 photos. In the photo the barge "Erie Trader" is coming up on the Two Harbors breakwater lighthouse. I think the Trader is being pushed by the tug "Clyde S. Van Enkevort."
Here is a writeup on the Erie Trader written by Roger LeLievre on the Boatnerd website (www.boatnerd.com/)
The self-unloading barge Erie Trader was completed at the Donjon yard in April 2012. She is mated with the articulated tug Clyde S. Van Enkevort, which was completed in February 2011 at Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair LLC in Erie, Pa. Both are owned and operated by Van Enkevort Tug & Barge of Escanaba, Mich.,
Both units, which were owned at the time by Seajon, a joint venture between SEACOR Holdings Inc. and Donjon, were christened at ceremonies in Erie on April 10, 2012. The combined tug/barge unit entered service under charter to American Steamship Company in May 2012 under the names Ken Boothe Sr. (tug) and Lakes Contender (barge).
Lakes Contender was named by the builder to commemorate its entry into the Great Lakes shipbuilding industry. The Ken Boothe Sr. was named in memory of the former shipyard manager for Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair.
The American Steamship Co, charter was not renewed in 2017. Both are now owned and operated by Van Enkevort Tug & Barge of Escanaba, Mich.,
The Erie Trader is equipped with electric power generators for ballast pump operation and hydraulic power units for conveyor system operation. Self-unloading equipment consists of a single tunnel belt and loop belt system which elevates cargo to a hydraulically-actuated unloading boom. The barge is equipped with a 1,000 HP diesel-driven bow thruster.
Clyde S. Van Enkevort, the tug’s namesake, entered the marine industry in the late 1960s. He was a specialist in integrated tug/barge design, with one of his biggest accomplishments being the building of the tug Joyce L. Van Enkevort and the barge Great Lakes Trader. He died Feb. 20, 2016.
Written by Roger LeLievre.
Went to Hamarikyu Gardens (Shinbashi) yesterday, and saw these highly motivated mothers with their high end camera gear taking snaps of their kids posing with the yellow (nano-hana) flowers with their second kids over their backs! Cool! —
Writeup : experiencetokyo.net/hamarikyu-gardens-japanese-style-gard...
Youtube timelapse : www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YBEU-B4098
San Francisco Bay, Summer 2007. Konica C35 and expired Pro-Max 100ASA film.
The same gang of kids kept having their photo taken over and over again, swapping the cameras around like pass the parcel.
"Kate" Bolduan, American broadcast journalist for CNN based in New York City... and currently the host of 'At This Hour'.
This was actually the last photo I took here, but I figured it would be a good place to start, since it gives a good overview of the place. I had climbed up on top of one of the pieces of sorting machinery for this shot.
Following is a small writeup I lifted from destination4x4.com.
"The Goldome Mill is an abandoned modern mill site in the New York mountains of San Bernardino, California just off of the Ivanpah Road. The site was abandoned in the 1998 following the formation of the Mojave National Preserve by the California Desert Protection Act in 1994 and has slowly fallen into a state of decay. The mill site is currently classified as a Superfund Site by the Environmental Protection Agency which means that the site is known to contain hazardous waste which is improperly contained.
In 2017, political vandals posing as “street artists” decided on their own to deface the site as part of their environmental message and forever changed the face of this site."
Just turn up the sound and watch!!! *AND* read the writeup. This is a 1916 Type B Erie Shovel made by Ball Engine Company of Erie, Pa. Found in Harrisonburg Va. Drerlict and used as a sign for a stone quarry. Weight is 41000 lbs, dipper hold 3/4 of a cubic yard, boom is 17 1/2 ft and height is 18 ft, cab is 8'2" wide and 12' 10" long, the boiler is 45 inches in diameter and 88 inches high with a heating surface of 364 squar inches and holding 275 gal of water. Ordinary working pressure is 125 lbs designes for 143 and tested to 213. Used double reversing boilers for hoisting, digging, swinging. It can be self propelled on steel wheels.
This is without a doubt my most favorite piece of steam equipment. I had a copy of the book about Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel and wore it out. My daughter's at the wife's behest also had copies. If you don't know the story, here is a link, it is considered one of the top one hundred childrens story. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mulligan_and_His_Steam_Shovel
The steam crane is in the background. the coal smoke and steam were so thick with the heavy atmosphere that this was too fun...
A photo I've had in the works for a while...
From L-R: The Fisherman (Classic), Superman (Earth-30: Updated), Citizen Steel (DC's Legends of Tomorrow), Green Lantern (Aldo), Atrocitus (Updated), Darkseid (Zack Snyder's Justice League), The Cheetah (Updated), Green Lantern (Alia), & Clark Kent
Design Inspirations Below:
The Fisherman (Classic) - (www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Fisherman-DC-Comics-A...)
Superman (Earth-30) - (upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/bc/Superman_in_...)
Citizen Steel (DC's Legends of Tomorrow) - (comicvine.gamespot.com/a/uploads/scale_super/11121/111216...)
Green Lantern (Aldo) - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/c/c1/Aldo_01.j...)
Atrocitus - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/6/69/Atrocitus...)
Darkseid (Zack Snyder's Justice League) - (bloody-disgusting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/snyder-c...)
The Cheetah - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/b/b2/DC%27s_Ye...)
Green Lantern (Alia) - (i.pinimg.com/originals/e5/16/de/e516de0926156fbf149020d98...)
Clark Kent - (lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/ZlSZiw1Nften2cBwL1Is4Syzw...)
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Supervillains recruited from prisons and sent on covert suicide missions to shave off jail time. Nanite bombs in their necks to keep them on a short leash. Everyone's disposable. Nobody's accountable. And brutality and death is just another day at the office. From L-R there's The Atom (Ray Palmer), Doomsday (Containment Suit), Manhunter (Mark Shaw), Zizz, T.N.Teen, Doc Magnus, & Evil Star (Future State)
Design Inspirations below:
The Atom (Ray Palmer) - (imgix-media.wbdndc.net/cms/filer_public/69/4b/694b053a-cd...)
Doomsday (Containment Suit) - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/a/ac/Doomsday_...)
Manhunter (Mark Shaw) - (www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Manhunter-DC-Comics-M...)
Zizz - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/c/c5/Zizz_Prim...)
T.N.Teen - (cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/2o-mLSuOC_eLKcUBpNhJA85RCV8=/480x...)
Doc Magnus - (cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-spu9tnbb8c/images/stencil/1280x12...)
Evil Star (Future State) - (media.comicbook.com/2021/01/future-state-suicide-squadd-1...)
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I went to the comic book store yesterday and picked up some cool comics, Future State: The Flash 2nd & last issue, Future State: Nightwing, & the first 3 issues of Future State: The Next Batman. I'm really excited that my local comic book store has a sale for $1.50 for every new comic on the rack through Feb. 12th-Feb. 14th. I also got LEGO 71718 NINJAGO Wu's Battle Dragon which I'll probably be showcasing my dresser again after adding the dragon, anyways let's get to it,...
From L-R: The Ratcatcher (First Appearance), Prometheus, Firebug (Joseph "Joe" Rigger: Updated), Batman (Thomas Wayne: Flashpoint Timeline), Amazo, Jeremiah Arkham, & Catman
Design Inspirations below:
The Ratcatcher (First Appearance) - (www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Ratcatcher-Batman-Rob...)
Prometheus - (www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Prometheus-DC-Comics-...)
Firebug - (www.writeups.org/wp-content/uploads/Firebug-DC-Comics-Bat...)
Batman (Thomas Wayne: Flashpoint Timeline) - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/b/b5/Batman_Vo...)
Amazo - (comicvine1.cbsistatic.com/uploads/scale_medium/3/31666/79...)
Jeremiah Arkham - (static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/1/18/Jeremiah_...)
Catman - (upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/Catman.png)
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