Your R System Images - August 2023

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AOC said:
Meant to upload this sunset photo taken at the sunflower fields located at Burnside Farms in Nokesville VA but somehow got image crossed with another so here it is View attachment 18723
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Hi Art,

A very welcome addition - absolutely spellbinding… :)

P&K
 
ACEkin said:
I would like to add my two cents worth to the sunflower collections. These are from the fields of Buttonwood Farm in Connecticut which we visited last Wednesday with my wife and a couple of friends. A post about that visit is coming early tomorrow morning, early in Eastern Time in the US.

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Hi Cemal,

Striking and captivating images - such lush colours and rich details. Really like your choice of compositions too.

Thank you for sharing… :)

P&K
 
PKM-UK said:
A very detailed and colourful capture of an intriguing looking place - I wonder how it would look with a ‘miniature’ effect?

Thank you for sharing… :)

Phil

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Thank you very much for your comment. That's an interesting idea with miniaturization.

Pavel
 
klaspavel said:
Thank you very much for your comment. That's an interesting idea with miniaturization.

Pavel
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The main dominant feature of the entire city is the medieval castle at the very end of the city, on top of the rock. Photographed from an opposite rock that is at the same height as the named castle (focused on the castle). That's why maybe the photo looks odd from perspective point of view because the camera was pointed straight at the castle (balanced exactly according to the spirit level) and thus not tilted in any way. That's why the under-castle looks different than if it was taken just from the bottom of the valley from the river and the camera was tilted upwards. I think that in itself looks a little unnatural, unlike photos taken with the camera tilted and additionally adjusted using a tilt/shift lens or software on a computer.
 

Remembering the Great War…​


Australian Submarine AE1

HMAS AE1
beside Redcliffe Rail Trail
near Brisbane, Queensland​
Australia's first submarine, HMAS AE1, was commissioned on 28 February 1914, exactly six months before the commencement of World War 1. Its only role in that war was to be present at the surrender of German New Guinea on 13 September 1914 — only six weeks into that terrible conflict and about as far from the European battlefields as it was possible to be.

On the following day the submarine disappeared without apparent reason and without trace.

More than a century later, a Royal Australian Navy ROV located the AE1, intact and at a depth of 300 metres. Its location, within Papua New Guinea (PNG) waters, remains classified.
 
David Berry said:

Remembering the Great War…​


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HMAS AE1
beside Redcliffe Rail Trail
near Brisbane, Queensland​
Australia's first submarine, HMAS AE1, was commissioned on 28 February 1914, exactly six months before the commencement of World War 1. Its only role in that war was to be present at the surrender of German New Guinea on 13 September 1914 — only six weeks into that terrible conflict and about as far from the European battlefields as it was possible to be.

On the following day the submarine disappeared without apparent reason and without trace.

More than a century later, a Royal Australian Navy ROV located the AE1, intact and at a depth of 300 metres. Its location, within Papua New Guinea (PNG) waters, remains classified.
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Hi David,

A very thought provoking image - and tale.

(A tragedy for those directly involved and what must have been a terrible heartache for everyone touched by it).

Thank you for sharing.

P&K
 
A couple of older R photos that I find interesting, which didn't seem to fit other forum categories. Specifically, a cemetery with a transit line passing through it.
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This is not a museum train, but a 1940s PCC streetcar that is in active use on the Mattapan line of Boston's "rapid transit" system.

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In this photo, you can see that the rail line indeed runs through the cemetery, with the two sections being attached by a rudimentary one lane bridge. It is the only cemetery in the United States that has a live rail line running through the premises.

Cedar Grove Cemetery, in the Dorchester section of Boston, was only active for one year (1871) when a rail company tried to use eminent domain to run a line through the fledgling burial ground. The building of a train station, positioned just outside the cemetery, was negotiated in place of the land-taking and the cemetery grew around the rail line. This line is now used by the Mattapan branch of the MBTA Red Line. The old PCC train cars are planned to be replaced sometime in the next decade with modern light rail vehicles; the extended timing being the result not of budget but the fact the the existing stations must be reconfigured to fit the new train cars and to meet modern transit accessibility requirements. The transit system says they will look for other uses for the still functional PCC cars when they are replaced.
Being amateur but serious genealogists, my wife and I are very interested in cemeteries and this is a unique one. It also is the burial site for many family members, including my 2nd great grandfather and his mother, my third great grandmother, from whom I get my 1/8 English ancestry from :).
 
dgphoto8 said:
A couple of older R photos that I find interesting, which didn't seem to fit other forum categories. Specifically, a cemetery with a transit line passing through it.
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This is not a museum train, but a 1940s PCC streetcar that is in active use on the Mattapan line of Boston's "rapid transit" system.

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In this photo, you can see that the rail line indeed runs through the cemetery, with the two sections being attached by a rudimentary one lane bridge. It is the only cemetery in the United States that has a live rail line running through the premises.

Cedar Grove Cemetery, in the Dorchester section of Boston, was only active for one year (1871) when a rail company tried to use eminent domain to run a line through the fledgling burial ground. The building of a train station, positioned just outside the cemetery, was negotiated in place of the land-taking and the cemetery grew around the rail line. This line is now used by the Mattapan branch of the MBTA Red Line. The old PCC train cars are planned to be replaced sometime in the next decade with modern light rail vehicles; the extended timing being the result not of budget but the fact the the existing stations must be reconfigured to fit the new train cars and to meet modern transit accessibility requirements. The transit system says they will look for other uses for the still functional PCC cars when they are replaced.
Being amateur but serious genealogists, my wife and I are very interested in cemeteries and this is a unique one. It also is the burial site for many family members, including my 2nd great grandfather and his mother, my third great grandmother, from whom I get my 1/8 English ancestry from :).
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Hi Don,

Fascinating images - made all the more poignant by the accompanying description and history.

Thank you for sharing... :)

P&K
 
David Berry said:

Don't even think about 'borrowing' my bike!​


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Breakfast Creek, Brisbane, Australia​
And one more thing: there's a five or six-metre drop to the water on the far side of the bike!
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Hi David,

Terrific - and we think the security measures we use for our bikes when we're on the road are over the top... :LOL:

P&K
 
A few flower based re-edits...

(Shot by Karen, creative slants by Phil using: Adobe Lightroom Classic/ Photoshop with TK-9 Panels, DxO Nik Collection and Topaz Labs Studio 2).

Phil and Karen


Original Edits -

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Re-edits -

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And now for something completely different - a quick creative re-edit (photo to sort of art-ish thingy)...

Solomon's Temple (aka Grinlow Tower), a Victorian folly on Grin Low Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire, England.

(Original edit: Adobe Lightroom/ Photoshop with TK-9 and Topaz Labs DeNoise AI. Creative edit: Topaz Labs Studio 2).

Phil and Karen


Original edit -

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Re-edit -

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ACEkin said:
All interesting, but I am partial to Karen's originals.
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Hi Cemal,

Karen is a star (and my best friend, guardian angel and wife) - I am very lucky to be the one who gets to process her shots.

(When all is done and dusted, I take off and have a play to see where I can take things. If it makes her smile, that’s a win!).

Phil
 
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Heading to the sun on a winter morning…​


Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane

Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane River
Looking NE towards the sun & the city.​

On my ebike ride through the city, I took a refreshment break on the Kurilpa Bridge. It was early morning and the winter sun, still struggling into the northern sky, had conveniently hidden itself behind an apartment block, providing the opportunity to record a bluish high key image of the bridge with Brisbane Central beyond.


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Shotbycurtin said:
First time in a while out togging in Berwick today, after an obligatory cooked breakfast.

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Hi Mike,

Terrific images - really like the choice of processing for image #1 and image #2 looks fascinating (the detail guides the viewer into and through the shot).

(We very nearly made it to Berwick on our travels this year - but didn't quite. Must try harder!).

P&K
 
David Berry said:

Heading to the sun on a winter morning…​


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Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane River
Looking NE towards the sun & the city.​

On my ebike ride through the city, I took a refreshment break on the Kurilpa Bridge. It was early morning and the winter sun, still struggling into the northern sky, had conveniently hidden itself behind an apartment block, providing the opportunity to record a bluish high key image of the bridge with Brisbane Central beyond.


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Hi David,

Well seen and caught. A fascinating level of detail which holds the viewer's attention. (Looks like an interesting route for a ride too!).

The explanatory companion is also very helpful and adds to the interest...

P&K
 
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