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jtbell · Jan 26, 2025

The Peachtree Center station is MARTA's deepest, 120' below street level, in solid rock which was left exposed at track level.

Subway platform with exposed rock walls and a metal mesh ceiling; a train with its doors open is pulling in on the right, and passengers wait on the platform. A station sign reads Peachtree Center.

The longest escalator is 190'. It’s not this one.

Long escalator descending steeply through a tiled tunnel toward a lower level, with a yellow Escalator Safety sign and a warning sign on the lower panels.

It ends at the back of the mezzanine level that you can see in the first photo.

jtbell · Jan 26, 2025

While riding around Atlanta on MARTA, I stopped at the airport, mainly to use a restroom, and found a display of model aircraft and other memorabilia from WWII.

Airport concourse display of hand-carved wooden model aircraft on blue and white bases, including a B-17 bomber marked 'Virgin Arrow' and a second bomber model, with a large suspended B-17 overhead and a sign reading 'All Aircraft Are Carved And Painted By Hand'.

Display model of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina flying boat in grey paint with US Navy star insignia, mounted on a carved wooden base reading NAVY, with a plaque reading Catalina, Pilot Lt. W.S. Sampson, first aircraft to land at Guadalcanal, August 12, 1942.

Circular WWII-era recognition wheel titled Identification of Enemy Warplanes, with silhouette drawings of German aircraft around the rim and a key to abbreviations in the centre.

jtbell · Jan 26, 2025

While walking near my hotel in an Atlanta suburb, I found some "button art".

Roadside sidewalk with a large round white ring sign on a post, its center showing a painted landscape of trees and a sunset, beside a wide road with bare trees behind it.

Large circular metal sculpture with a white rim framing a painted scene of a family cycling silhouetted against a sunset over trees and green grass, with a stream in the foreground.

A Google Maps search turned up a few more of these, within walking distance of my hotel. Something to keep in mind for future visits here.

DennisN · Jan 27, 2025

jtbell said:

The Peachtree Center station is MARTA's deepest, 120' below street level, in solid rock which was left exposed at track level.

Very nice perspective in that photo!

jtbell · Jan 27, 2025

On my way home from Atlanta today, I made a detour south of Athens GA to visit the Iron Horse.

Wooden gate at a grassy field under overcast sky, with a black sign reading Pegasus Without Wings (aka the Iron Horse), Abbott Pattison (1954), Open to the Public from Dawn to Dusk; sculpture visible far off.

Black metal sculpture of a rearing horse with angular, cut-out plates, mounted on a grey granite base in a grassy field under an overcast sky, with a fence and farm buildings behind.

Black welded steel sculpture of a horse with abstract, interlocking cutout forms, standing on a grey granite pedestal in a grassy field with a fence and overcast sky.

I learned about it only last week, from a New York Times article, a few days before I left for Atlanta. After years of neglect and vandalism, it was restored and reinstalled about two months ago. The linked Wikipedia article has a photo from before the restoration.

phinds · Jan 28, 2025

Old toy, new rider

On the left is my son, almost 40 years ago and on the right is his son a few days ago. The tricycle is one I made/turned/carved out of red oak for my son

Side-by-side photos of a toddler in a red hat riding the same wooden tricycle, left in an older faded print and right in a recent color photo.

berkeman · Jan 29, 2025

Wow, amazing job of extricating this woman and saving her life:

Firefighters in yellow turnout gear working beside a white SUV crushed under a fallen pine tree trunk on a residential road, with yellow rescue straps and wooden cribbing on the ground.

https://www.firehouse.com/rescue/ve...fighters-use-extrication-skills-to-free-woman

The driver survived with the help of an airbag and a reclining seat, photos show.

A child was also in the car, but was freed by good Samaritans, the Chattanooga Fire Department said in a Jan. 26 Facebook post.

However, the woman’s entrapment was so complex, firefighters were forced to get creative, officials said.

“The driver was pinned under the weight of the tree, the windshield and the dashboard,” the fire department wrote.

“Firefighters had to build cribbing, which is a temporary wooden structure used to support heavy objects. ... They also used airbags to lift the huge tree in order to remove the doors of the car to get the driver out. It was an extended, challenging operation that took focus, patience and skill.”

The woman was hospitalized “with injuries to her lower extremities.” The child was not seriously hurt, officials said.

A relative of the woman and child shared an update Jan. 27 on social media, reporting she “has a concussion, some vertebrae impacts, and (is) overall pretty banged up.”

Meanwhile, her son has bruising, a jammed finger/wrist and “a little head bump,” the post said.

pinball1970 · Jan 30, 2025

Oldham

Silhouetted bare deciduous trees and a dark conifer against a pale lavender sky, with warm red and orange sunset glow low on the horizon.

Sunset over bare winter trees silhouetted against a purple and orange sky, with a street lamp and a brick building on the right and parked cars in the foreground.

Stone church at dusk with a square tower topped by pinnacles, a clock face on the tower, and a lit arched doorway at the base of the entrance path.

Silhouetted bare trees and gravestones against a sunset sky shading from blue to purple to orange near the horizon, with a bright sun glow on the left.

Andy Resnick · Feb 1, 2025

I haven't decided if this is real or a trick of the light:

Close-up macro photo of a coin's rim with raised lettering reading IN GOD WE TRUST in three lines, with the engraved text catching bluish light.

renormalize · Feb 1, 2025

Andy Resnick said:

I haven't decided if this is real or a trick of the light:

View attachment 356689

Something fishy about that photo.

Tom.G · Feb 1, 2025

I just checked my pocket and found a match. Here is what the U.S. Mint has to say:
"The person on the obverse (heads) of the quarter is George Washington, our first president. He's been on the quarter since 1932, the 200th anniversary of his birth. The right-facing portrait of Washington dates to 2022. Quarters before that showed him facing to the left."

reference: https://kids.usmint.gov/about-the-mint/quarter

Cheers,
Tom

pinball1970 · Feb 2, 2025

Gig in Yorkshire, Rotherham. A brewery with a tap and gig Venue as part of the complex.

Photo of a music venue with a red and purple lit stage, a drum kit, guitars on stands, a large screen behind, and a Chantry Brewery tap and venue banner, with people standing on a lower level.

Stage left brewing vessels

Stage lit in red and purple, with a keyboard stand and amplifier on the left, pedalboard case and floor monitors in front, and tall vertical tanks lit with neon strips behind.

Concert venue inside a brewery, lit in pink and purple, with three tall stainless steel fermentation tanks at the back, a drum kit and a projection screen on stage left, and a wall screen showing sport at upper right.

Stage right, "dressing room" I assume the wheel barrow is used for the mash or cleaning the kit.

Photo of a storage room with a red banquet chair, a wheelbarrow holding a metal bucket on sand, a round mirror on a brick wall, blossom branches, a wooden table with a glass, and a black speaker cabinet.

The flowers were not for us, especially.

Photo of a corner room with a stack of black drum shells, a red padded chair, a small round table with a glass of beer and a phone, and a round mirror on the white brick wall reflecting a photographer.

I bought this Ludwig kit last Wed and the vocalist picked it up so I did not actually see it out of it case till I set it up. It is blurred because the 26 inch bass drum has its own gravitational field.

Drum kit on a stage under red lighting, with a large bass drum facing the viewer, cymbals and toms behind it, a projection screen above, and coiled cables on the floor.

Andy Resnick · Feb 2, 2025

Had another go at photographing snow:

Close-up photo of snowflakes and ice crystals on a dark background, with clusters of frosted, branching crystals and a few flat hexagonal plates, partly blurred in the foreground.

pinball1970 · Feb 3, 2025

Slightly better image. I took saturation totally off as the spot lights were glaring everything. It could be 1970, the best year ever!

pinball1970 · Feb 4, 2025

Silhouetted floodlight masts and a low fence against a dramatic orange sunset sky with dark clouds and faint white contrails.

care of Katie

nsaspook · Feb 5, 2025

Aerial view over a city at dusk with a large Ferris wheel, a glowing yellow smiley-face sign on a hotel tower, and a lake lined with palm trees in the foreground.

Interior of an ornate hall with marble columns and a patterned marble floor, with groups of people standing about and red Year of the Snake banners hanging from the ceiling.

pinball1970 · Feb 6, 2025

Sunset over a flat field with the low sun near the horizon, orange and yellow clouds, tall floodlight poles and a fence silhouetted against the sky, and a faint moon above.

C/O Katie. I need a better device!

pinball1970 · Feb 7, 2025

The sun is setting just as I'm leaving work.

This is Daisy Nook Oldham.

Low winter sun setting behind bare trees and scrubland, with a hazy orange sky and dark silhouettes of branches in the foreground.

pinball1970 · Feb 7, 2025

Dirt path through a wooded area at sunset, with bare trees on both sides and low sun glowing through the trunks, leaves scattered on the ground.

pinball1970 · Feb 7, 2025

Silhouetted bare trees and a pylon against a pink and orange sunset sky, with power lines running diagonally across the frame.

DennisN · Feb 7, 2025

Slightly off topic, but I post it here since it is about camera lenses...

I got this link from a friend and it seems to be a crazy lens construction, f/0.38 is just ridiculous...

I notify @Andy Resnick and @collinsmark of course...

f/0.38 camera lens made with oil immersion microscope objective

DennisN · Feb 7, 2025

pinball1970 said:

I bought this Ludwig kit last Wed and the vocalist picked it up so I did not actually see it out of it case till I set it up. It is blurred because the 26 inch bass drum has its own gravitational field.

So you've got both Pearl and Ludwig drums now?
Anyway, that's a ridiculously big kick drum...

DennisN · Feb 7, 2025

Andy Resnick said:

Had another go at photographing snow:

Lovely!

pinball1970 · Feb 7, 2025

DennisN said:

So you've got both Pearl and Ludwig drums now?
Anyway, that's a ridiculously big kick drum...

I used a Pearl and Yamaha but kit before was a 1970s Premier. I had to get a Ludwig and it had to be 26 inch bass drum. Inspired by the best.

DennisN · Feb 7, 2025

pinball1970 said:

I used a Pearl and Yamaha but kit before was a 1970s Premier.

Pearl is my personal favorite when it comes to drum samples and I like DW too (I often use multivelocity sample libraries for drums).

Andy Resnick · Feb 7, 2025

DennisN said:

Slightly off topic, but I post it here since it is about camera lenses...

I got this link from a friend and it seems to be a crazy lens construction, f/0.38 is just ridiculous...
I notify @Andy Resnick and @collinsmark of course...

f/0.38 camera lens made with oil immersion microscope objective

Clever- he's using the microscope objective in reverse. I'm not sure the NA (in object space) is what he thinks it is, tho.

pinball1970 · Feb 7, 2025

DennisN said:

Pearl is my personal favorite when it comes to drum samples and I like DW too (I often use multivelocity sample libraries for drums).

I stand in for another drummer for a Rainbow tribute and he uses a DM. Never heard of them till a couple of years ago.
They look pro but not as cool as a Slingerland, Ludwig or Gretch. Plus they were a bit dead on the toms, I was not feeling it. Could be the way he tuned them or the heads, I like boom!
Best drum sound ever? Buddy Rich had a few different ones between 1960-1986 and they were all great because he would never tolerate anything less than perfect. This could even be worth a thread because the amount of physics going on playing drums is immense.
(Yeah physics is EVERYTHING but I meant some specific features, tension, speed of sound, elasticity, GRAVITY! acoustics....)

fresh_42 · Feb 7, 2025

A reconstruction model of a 'Neanderthal Man' in modern clothing; stands in front of Neanderthal Museum in Mettmann, Germany. He's leaning on the railing in the exhibit as if he was a normal visitor taking a break.

Lifelike sculpted reconstruction of a Neanderthal man in a dark suit and blue shirt, leaning on a metal railing with a stone tool in one hand, green lawn behind.

Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=628745763005867&set=a.300695952477518

Point Conception · Feb 9, 2025

Lake Superior from sister in Wisconsin

Snow-covered rocky shoreline in winter, with ice along the water's edge and the low sun reflecting on calm open water under a partly cloudy sky.

pinball1970 · Feb 9, 2025

morrobay said:

Lake Superior from sister in Wisconsin View attachment 357085

Very different to your climate!

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