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Jon Lord »
@jonlord@mastodon.world

Queen From The Past

(Details in the AltText)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_El

#ShipsOfMastodon

This is a old, scanned photo in portrait format of the Cunard liner 'Queen Elizabeth II' Moored in New York (1989).

Rippled turquoise harbour water rises upwards to a little less than the quarter up level. In the centre of the image is the rounded stern of our moored ocean liner, viewed from behind with none of the ship's sides visible. There are stout lines stretched from the ship to the shore on the left. The hull is black, with less than a metre of bright red anti-fouling visible above the waterline. The superstructure above is white, with most of the stern area being open. On the upper deck two enclosed lifeboats are suspended from davits. In the centre is a large single funnel, the lower half being bright red, the upper half, black. The quay to the left is deep in shadow and not visible. Beyond the ship is the high-rise skyline of the west side of New York City with a hazy, clear and cloudless sky above.

The QE2 was in service from 1969 to 2008 and is now laid-up in Dubai and repurposed as a hotel, similar to the earlier Cunard liner 'Queen Mary' that now resides in Long Beach, California.

Alt...This is a old, scanned photo in portrait format of the Cunard liner 'Queen Elizabeth II' Moored in New York (1989). Rippled turquoise harbour water rises upwards to a little less than the quarter up level. In the centre of the image is the rounded stern of our moored ocean liner, viewed from behind with none of the ship's sides visible. There are stout lines stretched from the ship to the shore on the left. The hull is black, with less than a metre of bright red anti-fouling visible above the waterline. The superstructure above is white, with most of the stern area being open. On the upper deck two enclosed lifeboats are suspended from davits. In the centre is a large single funnel, the lower half being bright red, the upper half, black. The quay to the left is deep in shadow and not visible. Beyond the ship is the high-rise skyline of the west side of New York City with a hazy, clear and cloudless sky above. The QE2 was in service from 1969 to 2008 and is now laid-up in Dubai and repurposed as a hotel, similar to the earlier Cunard liner 'Queen Mary' that now resides in Long Beach, California.

    DIKDA* (Slovak Archives) » 🤖
    @dikda@bots.ambience.sk

    Červený Kameň (Ilava, Slovakia), 1953
    Červený Kameň near Ilava
    Regional Geography
    Graphic, Local Postcards, Geographical Postcards
    Shape

    From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
    https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:46cdf201-2d6c-4d6b-…

    Červený Kameň (Ilava, Slovakia)
Červený Kameň near Ilava

    Alt...Červený Kameň (Ilava, Slovakia) Červený Kameň near Ilava

      Wikipedia Today » 🤖
      @wikipediatoday@bots.ambience.sk

      Boy under waterfall in Phu Sang National Park, Thailand
      by: Khunkay

      https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PhuSangWTF…

      Wikipedia Picture of the day: Boy under waterfall in Phu Sang National Park, Thailand

      Alt...Wikipedia Picture of the day: Boy under waterfall in Phu Sang National Park, Thailand

        Los Angeles Public Library Archives » 🤖
        @lapl@bots.ambience.sk

        Luxembourg, Los Angeles, California

        Chemins de fer d'Alsace et de Lorraine; Railroads - France; Railroad travel - France; Railroad travel - Luxembourg; Cities and towns - Luxembourg; Tourism in art; Luxembourg (Luxembourg); Luxembourg
        Travel Poster Collection

        From Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library
        https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/travel/…

        Luxembourg, Los Angeles, California

        Alt...Luxembourg, Los Angeles, California

          Los Angeles Public Library Archives » 🤖
          @lapl@bots.ambience.sk

          L'Auberge, Los Angeles, California
          (1966-1978)
          Restaurants-California-Los Angeles
          Menu Collection

          From Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library
          https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/menus/i…

          L'Auberge, Los Angeles, California

          Alt...L'Auberge, Los Angeles, California

            DIKDA* (Slovak Archives) » 🤖
            @dikda@bots.ambience.sk

            Kremnica (Slovakia), 1869
            Körmöczbánya
            Regional Geography, Castles, Churches, Towers
            Graphic, Local Postcards, Historical Postcards
            Rob, Kniep

            From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
            https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:e0c6cefb-17a5-4c8d-…

            Kremnica (Slovakia)
Körmöczbánya

            Alt...Kremnica (Slovakia) Körmöczbánya

              vigi »
              @vigi@c.im

              dzesika devic - promo photos for his upcoming book "the Tokyo poems"

              flickr.com/photos/devicfotos2/

              dzesika devic - promo photos for his upcoming book "the Tokyo poems"

 #photo

https://www.flickr.com/photos/devicfotos2/51750999503/in/faves-104652099@N03/

              Alt...dzesika devic - promo photos for his upcoming book "the Tokyo poems" #photo https://www.flickr.com/photos/devicfotos2/51750999503/in/faves-104652099@N03/

                Chicago Public Library Archives » 🤖
                @cpl@bots.ambience.sk

                Bronze grill, Chicago, Illinois
                (1897)
                Chicago Public Library. Central Library; Chicago Public Library. Cultural Center

                From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library
                https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec…

                Bronze grill, Chicago, Illinois

                Alt...Bronze grill, Chicago, Illinois

                  Bosque Bill »
                  @bosquebill@techhub.social

                  Bush Mountain Trail
                  Guadalupe National Park, TX

                  This trail is just a few miles south of New Mexico in the far northwest corner of the park.

                  A small basin of tall sere native grasses in front of dry hills with a few piñon and Ponderosa pine trees. A path cuts from front middle toward the left and continues toward the hills, though is obscured by the tall grass. Blue sky.
©BosqueBill.com

                  Alt...A small basin of tall sere native grasses in front of dry hills with a few piñon and Ponderosa pine trees. A path cuts from front middle toward the left and continues toward the hills, though is obscured by the tall grass. Blue sky. ©BosqueBill.com

                    Frank King »
                    @FrankKingPhotos@mastodon.world

                    Today's : classically beautiful architecture, elegantly lit at night: wp.me/p2ccTX-2Pg
                    (Click/tap the link or picture to see the entire scene.)

                      DIKDA* (Slovak Archives) » 🤖
                      @dikda@bots.ambience.sk

                      Veľký Rozsutec (Mala Fatra, Slovakia: peak), 2000
                      Greetings from Mala Fatra - Rozsutec and Stoh from Fatranský Kriváň
                      Patriarchy of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Peaks and peaks, Mountains
                      Graphic, Geographic postcards
                      Šlachta, František, (photographer)

                      From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
                      https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:e0807b23-d61b-46c9-…

                      Veľký Rozsutec (Mala Fatra, Slovakia: peak)
Greetings from Mala Fatra - Rozsutec and Stoh from Fatranský Kriváň

                      Alt...Veľký Rozsutec (Mala Fatra, Slovakia: peak) Greetings from Mala Fatra - Rozsutec and Stoh from Fatranský Kriváň

                        Bob Henry »
                        @bobhenryphotos@mas.to

                        Does anyone see a ghostly figure in this image?

                        Several years ago, the pond in my backyard froze over, melted, and refroze creating some very abstract patterns that I had to photograph.

                        A top-down, abstract macro photograph of dark blue ice filled with intricate crystalline patterns, trapped air bubbles, and jagged fractures. Fragmented shards of ice and frozen organic debris create a high-contrast, textured mosaic across the deep indigo surface.

                        Alt...A top-down, abstract macro photograph of dark blue ice filled with intricate crystalline patterns, trapped air bubbles, and jagged fractures. Fragmented shards of ice and frozen organic debris create a high-contrast, textured mosaic across the deep indigo surface.

                          Global News Canada » 🤖
                          @glcanada_mirror@mastodon.hongkongers.net

                          Calgary Police Service prepares for ‘significant’ 4-year budget request
                          Calgary mayor Jeromy Farkas placed blame on the provincial government, after a significant clawback on photo radar enforcement last year.

                          globalnews.ca/news/11755187/ca

                          New York Public Library Archives » 🤖
                          @nypl@bots.ambience.sk

                          Map of Rensselaer Co., New York (New York City, New York)

                          From Digital Collections of New York Public Library
                          http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7e20a230-…

                          Map of Rensselaer Co., New York

                          Alt...Map of Rensselaer Co., New York

                            Frank King »
                            @FrankKingPhotos@mastodon.world

                            Today's : such lush beauty at this waterfall: wp.me/p2ccTX-2P6
                            (Click/tap the link or picture to see the entire scene.)

                              Ryan Hodnett »
                              @ryanhodnett@mastodon.world

                              Eastern Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta picta)

                              A photo of a painted turtle swimming just under the surface of the water.

                              Alt...A photo of a painted turtle swimming just under the surface of the water.

                                Kev Peirce »
                                @kevpeirce@pixelfed.social

                                Rising through the silver dust of industry.

                                Leigh Creek, South Australia.

                                © All Rights Reserved by Kev Peirce.

                                #Photo #Photography #Australia #SouthAustralia #BlackAndWhitePhotography #HaulTruck #MiningLife #LeighCreek #HeavyMachinery #DustCloud #IndustrialArt #Monochrome

                                A dramatic black and white photograph of a large mining haul truck moving away from the camera. The truck is heavily loaded with earth and is engulfed in a thick, billowing cloud of white dust kicked up from the ground.  The lighting is bright and high contrast, making the dust appear to glow against the darker silhouette of the machine. The ground is covered in deep tyre tracks, and the background shows a flat, desolate horizon under a hazy sky.

                                Alt...A dramatic black and white photograph of a large mining haul truck moving away from the camera. The truck is heavily loaded with earth and is engulfed in a thick, billowing cloud of white dust kicked up from the ground. The lighting is bright and high contrast, making the dust appear to glow against the darker silhouette of the machine. The ground is covered in deep tyre tracks, and the background shows a flat, desolate horizon under a hazy sky.

                                  Jon Lord »
                                  @jonlord@mastodon.world

                                  (Details in the AltText)

                                  This is a close-up sports photo in landscape format of a baseball game with one of the fielders throwing the ball. San Francisco (2015).

The lower three-quarters of the image is filled with medium grey, very short, grass - it could be artificial?  The upper quarter is packed with a crowd of spectators, heavily blurred out of focus, all sitting on tiered stands (bleacher). To the left of centre is our male baseball player, viewed nearly in profile and filling about three-quarters of the height of the photo. His right side and front are in view. He is wearing a baseball cap (no kidding), dark wraparound sunglasses, a white buttoned shirt with GIA on the right side and NTS on the left and white, belted trousers with a thin stripe on the side. His legs are slightly spread apart, he is leaning back with his right arm extended with a white ball in his hand as he is about to throw the ball from the left to the right of the image. Behind our player are a few distant players or referees, again heavily blurred out of focus. 

The location was the AT&T Park and the match was between the San Francisco Giants (GIA NTS - get it) and the Seattle Mariners.

                                  Alt...This is a close-up sports photo in landscape format of a baseball game with one of the fielders throwing the ball. San Francisco (2015). The lower three-quarters of the image is filled with medium grey, very short, grass - it could be artificial? The upper quarter is packed with a crowd of spectators, heavily blurred out of focus, all sitting on tiered stands (bleacher). To the left of centre is our male baseball player, viewed nearly in profile and filling about three-quarters of the height of the photo. His right side and front are in view. He is wearing a baseball cap (no kidding), dark wraparound sunglasses, a white buttoned shirt with GIA on the right side and NTS on the left and white, belted trousers with a thin stripe on the side. His legs are slightly spread apart, he is leaning back with his right arm extended with a white ball in his hand as he is about to throw the ball from the left to the right of the image. Behind our player are a few distant players or referees, again heavily blurred out of focus. The location was the AT&T Park and the match was between the San Francisco Giants (GIA NTS - get it) and the Seattle Mariners.

                                    DIKDA* (Slovak Archives) » 🤖
                                    @dikda@bots.ambience.sk

                                    Trenčín (Slovakia), 1944
                                    Trenčín: Castle
                                    Regional Geography, Architecture, Castles
                                    Graphic, Local Postcards
                                    Slovakotour

                                    From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
                                    https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:c19d15ae-1aed-4a70-…

                                    Trenčín (Slovakia)
Trenčín: Castle

                                    Alt...Trenčín (Slovakia) Trenčín: Castle

                                      Chicago Public Library Archives » 🤖
                                      @cpl@bots.ambience.sk

                                      3212 North Lincoln, Chicago, Illinois

                                      Lake View (Chicago, Ill.)
                                      Stores & shops-Illinois-Chicago; Shoe stores-Illinois-Chicago; Clothing stores-Illinois-Chicago; Signs (Notices)
                                      Robert W. Krueger Photograph Collection

                                      From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library
                                      https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec…

                                      3212 North Lincoln, Chicago, Illinois

                                      Alt...3212 North Lincoln, Chicago, Illinois

                                        Ryan Hodnett »
                                        @ryanhodnett@mastodon.world

                                        San Francisco Public Library Archives » 🤖
                                        @sfpl@bots.ambience.sk

                                        "Sadie Hawkins Day" at San Francisco State College (San Francisco, California), 1951, San Francisco (Calif.)
                                        San Francisco State College, San Francisco State College

                                        From Digital Collections of San Francisco Public Library
                                        https://digitalsf.org/record/46393

                                        "Sadie Hawkins Day" at San Francisco State College

                                        Alt..."Sadie Hawkins Day" at San Francisco State College

                                          San Francisco Public Library Archives » 🤖
                                          @sfpl@bots.ambience.sk

                                          Army barracks on the University of San Francisco campus (San Francisco, California), 1943, San Francisco (Calif.)
                                          University of San Francisco

                                          From Digital Collections of San Francisco Public Library
                                          https://digitalsf.org/record/46448

                                          Army barracks on the University of San Francisco campus

                                          Alt...Army barracks on the University of San Francisco campus

                                            DIKDA* (Slovak Archives) » 🤖
                                            @dikda@bots.ambience.sk

                                            Považská Bystrica (Slovakia), 1905
                                            Greetings from Vágbeszterc: Catholic Church: Main Square: Jewish Church
                                            Regional Geography, Churches, Squares, Synagogues
                                            Graphic, Local Postcards
                                            Blüh Mór

                                            From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
                                            https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:a40ec43b-daae-40bc-…

                                            Považská Bystrica (Slovakia)
Greetings from Vágbeszterc: Catholic Church: Main Square: Jewish Church

                                            Alt...Považská Bystrica (Slovakia) Greetings from Vágbeszterc: Catholic Church: Main Square: Jewish Church

                                              A Eye Erotica »
                                              @aeyeerotica@mastodon.world

                                              ... [SENSITIVE CONTENT]

                                              A DESPERATE CHANCE FOR ELLERY QUEEN (1942)

                                              NSFW

                                                Chicago Public Library Archives » 🤖
                                                @cpl@bots.ambience.sk

                                                Chicago Public Library Delivery Station at Horder's News Depot, Lake Street between 41st and 42nd Streets, Chicago, Illinois

                                                Chicago Public Library. Delivery Station; Horder's News Depot (Chicago, Ill.); Horder, E. Y. (Edward Young), 1861-1947; Library circulation and loans-Illinois-Chicago

                                                From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library
                                                https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec…

                                                Chicago Public Library Delivery Station at Horder's News Depot, Lake Street between 41st and 42nd Streets, Chicago, Illinois

                                                Alt...Chicago Public Library Delivery Station at Horder's News Depot, Lake Street between 41st and 42nd Streets, Chicago, Illinois

                                                  Frank King »
                                                  @FrankKingPhotos@mastodon.world

                                                  Today's : the snowy beauty of prairies! wp.me/p2ccTX-34A
                                                  (Click/tap the link or picture to see the entire scene.)

                                                    jdunwin »
                                                    @jdunwin@mastodon.social

                                                    A dark web of lines forms a round frame against a pale sky, with a hole at the centre

                                                    Upshot view of a circular framework of dark lines and shapes against a light background, with a central opening and radiating geometry.

                                                    Alt...Upshot view of a circular framework of dark lines and shapes against a light background, with a central opening and radiating geometry.

                                                      Jon Lord »
                                                      @jonlord@mastodon.world

                                                      Curing Fish

                                                      (Details in the AltText)

                                                      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_fla

                                                      This is a black and white photo in landscape format of a Norwegian Fish Flake (Hjell) with thousands of fish hanging and drying in the Arctic air. Svolvær, Norway  (2023).

Covering most of the image is the Fish Flake, viewed from the long side, made from wooden poles arranged in multiple 'A' frames with smaller poles running across horizontally and spaced at 1 metre intervals (about 16 in total) going up the frame. From these horizontal poles are strung, in this case, fish heads, in pairs. One head attached to another with a short length of string and the draped over the pole, one head on either side. On the top row of poles are a number of hungry looking Crows. Once all the fish have been laid out, a series of nets will be stretched over the frames to deter those hungry birds. Behind this Fish Flake is a further near parallel frame, again loaded with drying fish heads. In the distant background are the slopes of a partially snow covered mountain, the summit out of view. 

The location is Svolvær on the east coast of the rugged Lofoten Islands, In Norway's Arctic north.

                                                      Alt...This is a black and white photo in landscape format of a Norwegian Fish Flake (Hjell) with thousands of fish hanging and drying in the Arctic air. Svolvær, Norway (2023). Covering most of the image is the Fish Flake, viewed from the long side, made from wooden poles arranged in multiple 'A' frames with smaller poles running across horizontally and spaced at 1 metre intervals (about 16 in total) going up the frame. From these horizontal poles are strung, in this case, fish heads, in pairs. One head attached to another with a short length of string and the draped over the pole, one head on either side. On the top row of poles are a number of hungry looking Crows. Once all the fish have been laid out, a series of nets will be stretched over the frames to deter those hungry birds. Behind this Fish Flake is a further near parallel frame, again loaded with drying fish heads. In the distant background are the slopes of a partially snow covered mountain, the summit out of view. The location is Svolvær on the east coast of the rugged Lofoten Islands, In Norway's Arctic north.

                                                        SPIRIT(スピリット) »
                                                        @tkt058@mstdn.jp

                                                        DIKDA* (Slovak Archives) » 🤖
                                                        @dikda@bots.ambience.sk

                                                        Andrej Hlinka Square (Žilina, Slovakia), 1932
                                                        Žilina: Parish Church
                                                        Regional Geography, Squares, Streets, Churches, Towers, Gas Stations, Burian Tower (Žilina, Slovakia)
                                                        Graphic, Local Postcards
                                                        Kriváň

                                                        From Digital Library and Digital Archive of Slovak National Library
                                                        https://dikda.snk.sk/view/uuid:95e326d4-6194-4f53-…

                                                        Andrej Hlinka Square (Žilina, Slovakia)
Žilina: Parish Church

                                                        Alt...Andrej Hlinka Square (Žilina, Slovakia) Žilina: Parish Church

                                                          Wikipedia Today » 🤖
                                                          @wikipediatoday@bots.ambience.sk

                                                          Basilica of Santa Francesca, Rome, Italy. A church at the site was known by the tenth century. It was named Santa Maria Nova ("New St Mary"), to distinguish it from the other church inside the Roman forum devoted to St Mary, Santa Maria Antiqua ("Ancient St Mary"), which had fallen into ruin by then. The relics from the ancient church were moved to this church under Pope Leo. Santa Maria Nuova was enlarged in the second half of the tenth century, and then rebuilt by Pope Honorius III in the thirteenth century, adding the campanile and the apse, as well as being decorated with a mosaic Maestà, a depiction of the Madonna enthroned accompanied by saints (as seen in the picture). Since 1352 the church has been in the care of the Olivetans. In the 16th century, the church was rededicated to Frances of Rome (Francesca Buzzi), who was canonized in 1608 and whose relics are in the crypt. The interior of the church has undergone many refurbishments.
                                                          by: Diego Delso

                                                          https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bas%C3%ADl…

                                                          Wikipedia Picture of the day: Basilica of Santa Francesca, Rome, Italy. A church at the site was known by the tenth century. It was named Santa Maria Nova ("New St Mary"), to distinguish it from the other church inside the Roman forum devoted to St Mary, Santa Maria Antiqua ("Ancient St Mary"), which had fallen into ruin by then. The relics from the ancient church were moved to this church under Pope Leo. Santa Maria Nuova was enlarged in the second half of the tenth century, and then rebuilt by Pope Honorius III in the thirteenth century, adding the campanile and the apse, as well as being decorated with a mosaic Maestà, a depiction of the Madonna enthroned accompanied by saints (as seen in the picture). Since 1352 the church has been in the care of the Olivetans. In the 16th century, the church was rededicated to Frances of Rome (Francesca Buzzi), who was canonized in 1608 and whose relics are in the crypt. The interior of the church has undergone many refurbishments.

                                                          Alt...Wikipedia Picture of the day: Basilica of Santa Francesca, Rome, Italy. A church at the site was known by the tenth century. It was named Santa Maria Nova ("New St Mary"), to distinguish it from the other church inside the Roman forum devoted to St Mary, Santa Maria Antiqua ("Ancient St Mary"), which had fallen into ruin by then. The relics from the ancient church were moved to this church under Pope Leo. Santa Maria Nuova was enlarged in the second half of the tenth century, and then rebuilt by Pope Honorius III in the thirteenth century, adding the campanile and the apse, as well as being decorated with a mosaic Maestà, a depiction of the Madonna enthroned accompanied by saints (as seen in the picture). Since 1352 the church has been in the care of the Olivetans. In the 16th century, the church was rededicated to Frances of Rome (Francesca Buzzi), who was canonized in 1608 and whose relics are in the crypt. The interior of the church has undergone many refurbishments.

                                                            Los Angeles Public Library Archives » 🤖
                                                            @lapl@bots.ambience.sk

                                                            Authentic Cafe, Los Angeles, California

                                                            Restaurants-California-Los Angeles

                                                            From Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library
                                                            https://tessa2.lapl.org/digital/collection/menus/i…

                                                            Authentic Cafe, Los Angeles, California

                                                            Alt...Authentic Cafe, Los Angeles, California

                                                              Ryan Hodnett »
                                                              @ryanhodnett@mastodon.world

                                                              A photo of a bridge over a lake at sunset. The shores are lined with forest. The sky is filled with warmly lit clouds.

                                                              Alt...A photo of a bridge over a lake at sunset. The shores are lined with forest. The sky is filled with warmly lit clouds.

                                                                Chicago Public Library Archives » 🤖
                                                                @cpl@bots.ambience.sk

                                                                101-139 N. Pine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
                                                                (1969-12)
                                                                Apartment houses-Illinois-Chicago; Downspouts-Illinois-Chicago; Windows-Illinois-Chicago; Gutters (Roofs)
                                                                Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records

                                                                From Digital Collections of the Chicago Public Library
                                                                https://cdm16818.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collec…

                                                                101-139 N. Pine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

                                                                Alt...101-139 N. Pine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

                                                                  Frank King »
                                                                  @FrankKingPhotos@mastodon.world

                                                                  Today's : beauty where the COLD ocean pounds the shore: wp.me/p2ccTX-1uP
                                                                  (Click/tap the link or picture to see the entire scene.)

                                                                    Jon Lord »
                                                                    @jonlord@mastodon.world

                                                                    End of the Line

                                                                    (Details In The Alt Text)

                                                                    This is a black and white, possibly abstract photo in landscape format of a flat bed railway truck in an abandoned factory siding. Beijing, PRC (2012).

Stretching away from the camera from the centre of the base of the photo is a set of train tracks with 4 parallel corroded rails with patches of dry grass growing between the sleepers. There are 2 normally spaced rails of about 1 1/2 metres between, plus 2 further rails spaced a short distance outside the first 2. At the end of the track, about 5 metres away, viewed from the front, is a flat bed freight truck with 1 or 2 short bushes growing from and around it. Visible is the coupling, some pipes and the front set of dark and rusting wheels. To the right is a further set of tracks, elevated by about 1m supporting the base of an industrial gantry crane with only  the first 2m of the dark metal supports visible. On the first support is a ladder with a rectangular white sign with 4 Chinese characters printed on it. In the background, immediately behind the freight truck is a brick built building with a tall rectangular window to the left. 

The location is the 798 Art District, the site of the former Factory #798 an old military arms factory now repurposed as an artistic community. While I am no expert on trains or tracks, I am guessing that the 4 parallel rails are from the historic Soviet influence where the Russian train tracks are spaced wider than the rest of the world, supposably to stop the invasion of Russia by train.

                                                                    Alt...This is a black and white, possibly abstract photo in landscape format of a flat bed railway truck in an abandoned factory siding. Beijing, PRC (2012). Stretching away from the camera from the centre of the base of the photo is a set of train tracks with 4 parallel corroded rails with patches of dry grass growing between the sleepers. There are 2 normally spaced rails of about 1 1/2 metres between, plus 2 further rails spaced a short distance outside the first 2. At the end of the track, about 5 metres away, viewed from the front, is a flat bed freight truck with 1 or 2 short bushes growing from and around it. Visible is the coupling, some pipes and the front set of dark and rusting wheels. To the right is a further set of tracks, elevated by about 1m supporting the base of an industrial gantry crane with only the first 2m of the dark metal supports visible. On the first support is a ladder with a rectangular white sign with 4 Chinese characters printed on it. In the background, immediately behind the freight truck is a brick built building with a tall rectangular window to the left. The location is the 798 Art District, the site of the former Factory #798 an old military arms factory now repurposed as an artistic community. While I am no expert on trains or tracks, I am guessing that the 4 parallel rails are from the historic Soviet influence where the Russian train tracks are spaced wider than the rest of the world, supposably to stop the invasion of Russia by train.

                                                                      Ryan Hodnett »
                                                                      @ryanhodnett@mastodon.world

                                                                      A photo of a lake at sunset with a silhouetted forest on the far shore. There are some water lilies in the lake by the near shore. The sky is filled with warmly lit clouds.

                                                                      Alt...A photo of a lake at sunset with a silhouetted forest on the far shore. There are some water lilies in the lake by the near shore. The sky is filled with warmly lit clouds.

                                                                        Blake Patterson »
                                                                        @blakespot@oldbytes.space

                                                                        A somewhat unusual "Macintosh" for this year's MARCHintosh offering...

                                                                        Here is my Atari 520ST running Spectre, a Macintosh emulator (or translator, perhaps more accurately) which features actual Macintosh Plus ROMs (user must provide) and in 1989 (along with Magic Sac which preceded it in 1986) was "the only legal Macintosh clone." Gadgets by Small, who made the device, called it 20% faster than a Mac Plus, with a 30% larger screen size (640x400 on the ST monochrome display vs. 512x342 on the early Macs). 

                                                                        The Atari 520STm shown here features an 8MHz MC68000, has been expanded to 4MB RAM (up from 512K), features an HxC2001 floppy emulator, an ACSI2STM hard disk emulator, and dual Atari RGB and monochrome monitors, switchable with a Monitor Master switchbox. The 12-inch SM124 monitor showing Pinball Construction Set for Mac is nearly identical to the early Mac monochrome displays in terms of clarity, the distinctive bluish P4-class phosphor, and its overall "presence." It is a very nice display running at a rock-solid 71Hz.

                                                                        (A similar series of devices, beginning with the A-Max, was released by ReadySoft for the Commodore Amiga in 1989, though I found the ST options more appealing, in large part due to the superb high-res, non-interlaced monochrome display the ST supported.)

                                                                        Atari 520ST with dual monitors running Pinball Construction Set for the Macintosh by way of the Spectre Mac emulator package

                                                                        Alt...Atari 520ST with dual monitors running Pinball Construction Set for the Macintosh by way of the Spectre Mac emulator package

                                                                        Close up of the Atari SM124 monochrome, 640x400 71Hz display running Pinball Construction Set for the Macintosh, under emulation

                                                                        Alt...Close up of the Atari SM124 monochrome, 640x400 71Hz display running Pinball Construction Set for the Macintosh, under emulation

                                                                          Ryan Hodnett »
                                                                          @ryanhodnett@mastodon.world

                                                                          Northern Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum)

                                                                          A photo of northern highbush blueberry flowers and leaves.

                                                                          Alt...A photo of northern highbush blueberry flowers and leaves.

                                                                            vigi »
                                                                            @vigi@c.im

                                                                            Rolf Sigmund - Girl`s from Arun-Valley

                                                                            flickr.com/photos/mantare/5199

                                                                            Rolf Sigmund - Girl`s from Arun-Valley

 #photo

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mantare/51999435289/in/album-72177720298047832

                                                                            Alt...Rolf Sigmund - Girl`s from Arun-Valley #photo https://www.flickr.com/photos/mantare/51999435289/in/album-72177720298047832

                                                                              Eliza »
                                                                              @elizach@mastodon.social

                                                                              friends 😊
                                                                              Nobody asked, but here's my new
                                                                              Doesn't it look like art?
                                                                              Got some proper honey this time, Manuka 50 MGO. Don't really know what that means, but it reminds me a bit of the kind I grew up with..

                                                                              Yogurt bowl with banana, nuts, peanut butter, honey, and cinnamon.

                                                                              Alt...Yogurt bowl with banana, nuts, peanut butter, honey, and cinnamon.

                                                                                Frank King »
                                                                                @FrankKingPhotos@mastodon.world

                                                                                Today's : this way to epic wintery glory! wp.me/p2ccTX-1ve
                                                                                (Click/tap the link or picture to see the entire scene.)

                                                                                  Jon Lord »
                                                                                  @jonlord@mastodon.world

                                                                                  The World Needs More Penguins...

                                                                                  (Details in the AltText)

                                                                                  This is a wildlife photo in landscape format of an adult Gentoo Penguin that's standing on the water's edge. Greenwich Island, Antarctica (2024).

In the lower right corner is our Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua), viewed in profile, facing to the left side of the camera and with the left side in view. The photo was shot with a 400mm lens and later cropped giving the impression of a seeing the Penguin from say 2 metres. Our Gentoo is standing upright, leaning slightly forwards and filling about 3/4 of the height of the image. In common with many Penguins the bird has a white front and black back. The head and neck area in the front is also black with a white patch over the eye and stretching over the head to the other side. The bird, having just left the sea is standing on a large rounded pebble that's on the edge of the water. In front are numerous well worn, rounded pebbles with a large chunk of ice in the lower left corner. Beyond the Penguin are some partially submerged and smooth large rocks. In the background are the dark and fairly calm Antarctic waters surrounding the island.

                                                                                  Alt...This is a wildlife photo in landscape format of an adult Gentoo Penguin that's standing on the water's edge. Greenwich Island, Antarctica (2024). In the lower right corner is our Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis Papua), viewed in profile, facing to the left side of the camera and with the left side in view. The photo was shot with a 400mm lens and later cropped giving the impression of a seeing the Penguin from say 2 metres. Our Gentoo is standing upright, leaning slightly forwards and filling about 3/4 of the height of the image. In common with many Penguins the bird has a white front and black back. The head and neck area in the front is also black with a white patch over the eye and stretching over the head to the other side. The bird, having just left the sea is standing on a large rounded pebble that's on the edge of the water. In front are numerous well worn, rounded pebbles with a large chunk of ice in the lower left corner. Beyond the Penguin are some partially submerged and smooth large rocks. In the background are the dark and fairly calm Antarctic waters surrounding the island.

                                                                                    Sean Hurley »
                                                                                    @SeanJH@mstdn.ca

                                                                                    Husky on a sunny porch.

                                                                                      Ryan Hodnett »
                                                                                      @ryanhodnett@mastodon.world

                                                                                      Gouty Oak Gall Wasp (Callirhytis quercuspunctata) Galls

                                                                                      A photo of several gouty oak gall wasp galls on a small oak branch with new leaves emerging.

                                                                                      Alt...A photo of several gouty oak gall wasp galls on a small oak branch with new leaves emerging.

                                                                                        Mark Coggins »
                                                                                        @coggins@mastodon.social

                                                                                        Woz says he's not a fan of AI--is disappeared by replicants.

                                                                                        Wax statue of Steve Wozniak being moved at a Comicon in San Jose.

                                                                                        Alt...Wax statue of Steve Wozniak being moved at a Comicon in San Jose.

                                                                                          Memo »
                                                                                          @memo@mstdn.mv2k.com

                                                                                          ≪ Schönheit am Himmelszelt ≫

                                                                                          Bildbeschreibung: 
Der von diesigen Wolkenschichten fast verdeckte Mond; eine Möwe fliegt vorbei.

                                                                                          Alt...Bildbeschreibung: Der von diesigen Wolkenschichten fast verdeckte Mond; eine Möwe fliegt vorbei.

                                                                                            Renate Mack »
                                                                                            @RMa@sueden.social

                                                                                            Immergrün

                                                                                            Zwei lila blühenden Blüten von Immergrün. Die obere Blüte ist vollständig geöffnet und zeigt fünf zarte, sternförmige Blütenblätter mit einem leicht helleren Zentrum. Die darunter liegende Blume ist noch nicht vollständig geöffnet. Beide Blüten sitzen an schlanken, grünen Stängeln. Umgeben sind die Blüten von zahlreichen dunkel- bis mittelgrünen Blättern des Immergrüns, die eine glänzende Oberflächenstruktur aufweisen und von feinen, helleren Adern durchzogen sind.  Im Hintergrund ist eine Stück einer weißen Wand zu sehen.

                                                                                            Alt...Zwei lila blühenden Blüten von Immergrün. Die obere Blüte ist vollständig geöffnet und zeigt fünf zarte, sternförmige Blütenblätter mit einem leicht helleren Zentrum. Die darunter liegende Blume ist noch nicht vollständig geöffnet. Beide Blüten sitzen an schlanken, grünen Stängeln. Umgeben sind die Blüten von zahlreichen dunkel- bis mittelgrünen Blättern des Immergrüns, die eine glänzende Oberflächenstruktur aufweisen und von feinen, helleren Adern durchzogen sind. Im Hintergrund ist eine Stück einer weißen Wand zu sehen.

                                                                                              Frank King »
                                                                                              @FrankKingPhotos@mastodon.world

                                                                                              Today's : definitely not a calendar picture, but I sure do like it! wp.me/p2ccTX-34q
                                                                                              (Click/tap the link or picture to see the entire scene.)

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