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Techno Logical

Anything - ancient or modern - that makes manmade objects function.

Featured Work

Pressure Tactics Can Be Hard To Gauge by David McMahon

This shot of a steam pressure gauge was taken in the engine room of the sternwheeler (paddle steamer) S.S. Klondike, which is now a static tourist attraction in Whitehorse, capital of Canada’s Yukon. I actually had two cameras with me, with both my lenses, but chose to use the longer of the two lenses for this shot, because depth of field was so important to the way I visualised the image. The light wasn’t great. It was murky and raining, and this shot was taken in the mid-section of the interior of the historic vessel. That’s precisely why I shot it from side-on, rather than standing directly in front of it and obscuring what little light there was. The Klondike played a crucial part in transportation and re-supply during the gold rush and was a symbol of the subsequent prosperity in the province. I can only imagine how many crew members in the course of the vessel’s operational life must have trained their eyes on this gauge, to make sure their wood-burning ship was operating within the correct parameters. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K200D, using a Sigma 70-300mm lens. F4.5, 1/90 sec, ISO 400, focal length 170mm. Featured by my co-host in PASSONATE ABOUT VINTAGE, November 2009. Featured by my co-host in TECHNO LOGICAL, November 2009. Featured in CAPTION FUN, November 2009. Canada08-S.S.Klondike-27Aug-7535
Float by Munggo

Maldives
How Many Circles Can You See? Start Counting ... by David McMahon

Looks like the Pink Ladies from “Grease” are in town …. But no, this was just a completely mismatched wheel on a car I spotted yesterday. It really was the odd one out, but it gave me a great photo opportunity. So tell me, how many circles did YOU see? Even incomplete circles, as well as inner and outer circles can be counted …. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F8, 1/180 sec, ISO 400, focal length 125mm. Featured by my co-host in TECHNO LOGICAL, November 2009. 120-0955
Wind Rose - elevation 6782 feet by Nedim Bosnic

16-Nov-2009 Featured in Techno Logical group Camera: SONY DSC-F828 Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-200 mm (2-2,8/7.1-51) Date: 01-Nov-2009 Location: Bjelasnica mountain – highest peak (2067 meters above sea level), Bosnia and Herzegovina ======================================= / BJELASNICA & WIND / Bjelasnica is totally unpredictable and sometime dangerous mountain. Bosnian people saying Bjelasnica is mountain where you can expect four seasons in one day. / Mountaineers usually call Bjelasnica WILD MOUNTAIN. Peak of the mountain is meeting point of warm and cold air streams so its place where wind appear. It is a reason why wind is extremely strong sometime on Bjelasnica. Two weeks ago I meet Muhamed Sisic (Shishich) – very experienced mountaineer on the peak of Bjelasnica. He said to me that meteorologists in Weather Observatory measured highest wind speed 260 km/h (around 162 mph). WIND ROSE / A wind rose is a graphic tool used by meteorologists to give a succinct view of how wind speed and direction are typically distributed at a particular location. Historically, wind roses were predecessors of the compass rose on maps, as there was no differentiation between a cardinal direction and the wind which blew from such a direction. Using a polar coordinate system of gridding, the frequency of winds over a 30-year period are plotted by wind direction, with color bands showing wind ranges. The directions of the rose with the longest spoke show the wind direction with the greatest frequency.
The Broken Violin by Ken Powers

This piece is inspired by several phrases I hear in my occupation. One is: “I don’t know how it happened,” and the other is: “I don’t drop my violin, it just drops itself.” The tragedy portrayed in this piece is one example of what can happen to a string instrument in the hands of a clumsy youngster. Luckily, this can be repaired and the student will have no more excuses for missing orchestral practice. This piece is painted with Rublev 18th century reproduction watercolor paint on Arches 140# cold pressed paper. The heavy granulated pigments of the Rublev paint in conjunction with the course Arches paper create some very interesting granulation characteristics that make this piece come to life. Featured in Techno Logical group in November 2009. /
Madly spinning by Denitsa Dabizheva

A carousel shot at slow shutter speed in the seaside park in Burgas, Bulgaria. Nikon D90 and selective colouring in Gimp
Distortion by Amy Hale

iPhone photo of the Seattle space needle reflected in Frank Gehry’s EMP at dusk; Seattle, WA, September 2009 Featured in Techno Logical – November 2009
Empire by dlamb

Featured in the ‘First Things’ and ‘Technological’ groups.
London by Christian Zammit

I managed to snap this wonderful photogrpah on my last in London. This was shot from the exit of the Westminster tube station. This was shot was taken exactly next to the the underground sign, and shooting up so I can also include the Big Ben tower. I had to shoot this a couple of times…since it is not extremely easy taking a photo from there; double deckers kept passing by, people existing from the tube bumping into you…etc. But I am quite happy with photo. The only thing that I wanted is a plane passing by….but… Big Ben is part of the Westminster Palace and a UNESCO World Heritage site CANON EOS 400D This / work / has / been / produced / by / Christian / Zammit / Kindly / click / on / photo / below. / Visit my gallery Calendars 2010 /
Spiral Staircase SC1 by Munggo

Isle of White, England.

Recent Work

Storm Coming . . . by hugh023

ArtMaticVoyager terrain render with some Photoshop work for colour tweaking, rain and a little texture . . .
Collision by carlotta peacock

/ designed in uf5.2 seven layers /
Icy Chandelier - elevation 6782 feet by Nedim Bosnic

11-Nov-2009 Featured in Fresh powder! group Camera: SONY DSC-F828 Lens: Carl Zeiss Vario-Sonnar T* 28-200 mm (2-2,8/7.1-51) Date: 01-Nov-2009 Location: Bjelasnica mountain – highest peak (2067 meters above sea level), Bosnia and Herzegovina ======================================= / This “Icy Chandelier” is actually part of destroyed chair lift mechanism built for alpine skiing. Chair lift is used for downhill – Olympic Winter Games – Sarajevo 1984. This is the only chair lift still out of use. All others are repaired and Bjelasnica is again popular tourist attraction for hiking and skiing. Bjelašnica is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is found directly to the southwest of Sarajevo, bordering Mt. Igman. Bjelašnica’s tallest peak rises to an elevation of 2067 meters (6782 feet) above sea level. ====================================================
RT140 by hugh023

This is the single cylinder Kubota diesel engine that powers Eric’s Lot I-San (photo later) . . .
Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk by Rod Kashubin

Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk on display with a smile after a day of aerobatics at Temora Aviation Museum. P-40 is all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft designed in US and used in 28 nations during the World War II. It was the main fighter aircraft used by the Royal Australian and New Zealand Air Forces. This particular one was assembled in 1st Aircraft Depot at Hobsonville, New Zealand in June 1943 and assigned to 2nd Operational Training Unit. After the war it did escape the fate of being scrapped and was eventually bought by Allan Arthur. It took 8 years to fully restore the aircraft and I was lucky enough to see its amazing display that day at Temora. Only 19 of them remain airworthy out of 13,738 built. Tone-mapped HDR from 3 NEF (RAW) files shot handheld with my Nikon D90. Location: Temora Aviation Museum, Temora, New South Wales, Australia From my photoblog at http://www.bouncedphoton.com This print is available with 0% markup. Please enjoy and thank you for your visit!
UFO,s by Munggo

Maldives. / OK bar room lighting !!
Tied Up 050 by Munggo

Maldives
Rainbow by Hans Bax

Last Thursday we went to my hometown, Nijmegen, one of the oldest cities in the Netherlands. We went there for the funeral of a friend of us. She died after a long illness from cancer, only 62 years old. It was a very warm and sunny day. After the funeral we went home. On the highway, there was a heavy thunderstorm. After a while the sun was broken through again, and gave us this beautiful rainbow…. This image is not photoshopped! These are the real colours! / It was very impressive, such beautiful colours and the contrast between the in and outside of the rainbow. Unfortunately I couldn’t shoot the rainbow in its entirety. The bow was all round and clear and double. Wonderful and very impressive!!! In memory of Lise Camera: Canon Powershot S3 IS
Stained glass window by Munggo

Ancient stained glass window. / A church in the village of Felsted, Essex, England. / Sony A350
How Many Circles Can You See? Start Counting ... by David McMahon

Looks like the Pink Ladies from “Grease” are in town …. But no, this was just a completely mismatched wheel on a car I spotted yesterday. It really was the odd one out, but it gave me a great photo opportunity. So tell me, how many circles did YOU see? Even incomplete circles, as well as inner and outer circles can be counted …. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F8, 1/180 sec, ISO 400, focal length 125mm. Featured by my co-host in TECHNO LOGICAL, November 2009. 120-0955

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