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Paint-early Spring by simple.joy, on Flickr
Snow on the mountain? I'm young enough to learn! by simple.joy, on Flickr
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The whole point of this picture was to complement the one I did from inside the station. You will recall that the weather here is almost uniformly dreary at present, so getting more light was not an option.I took the picture from the place where one can see the maximum area of the clock. From this point you cannot see the entrance doors of the station (which are in any case more often than not obscured by trams waiting under the large canopy that looks as if it was designed to resist a mountain avalanche! As I mentioned in the link above, the clock is over 2 metres in diameter, which is larger than people are tall. By the way, the picture is straight: if I had taken it at 90° to the clock face, the clock would have been behind the tree.
Here is the full frame of the image, lightened beyond reality. It had to be taken from across the road in order to see over the roof that hides the clock. If you want to see the full clock, you have to be on the third floor of one of the buildings behind where I took the picture!
The black building was formerly the police station, but is now a cafe, which changes ownership frequently.
I will take more pictures of the station when the sun shines again, but then the clock will be totally hidden from view. (It may be interesting for those who dont live in Europe to see!)
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David,
I'm totally fine with your photo and explanation (because I assumed you were just showing us the clock, rather than a good picture). I was curious why TimoK said it was "bad" without a reason with a thumbs-up symbol. From my perspective, I could understand why it might be considered "bad", but it can help us when people are more descriptive.
David, let me add.... The reason I assumed that you were just showing us the clock, is that normally you show us excellent photos of buildings. I think it's just that we know each other enough (more than other people might), since we post here regularly.
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Simplejoy,
The photo of those majestic mountains is super. The flower is my second favorite. The white flower looks delicate, pure & beautiful and I like your choice of background.
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I second that 👍
And to add the mountains are calling us already in two ways so to say.
First these kind of photos often somehow triggers the Eluveitie song: "The call of the mountains", and second we have planned to visit the Jungfrau region this summer 😎 -
I did mean it is a good picture, not beautiful like a colourful shot of a flower but a very strong picture.
Because of my poor English I can't always say or write what I mean. My apologies!
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TimoK,
Thanks for the explanation. Welcome to our group. 😀 Please share some photos with us. What is your native language? I like using my phone as a translator. I speak the words in English and it shows me the words in the second language (like Spanish). I'm amazed how good it is as a translator. I have to have it, because often I do not speak Spanish very well (but enough to communicate with some mistakes). That language is common here where I live, in addition to English. Often we will see the words on signs in both languages in stores, like enter (entrada) and exit (salida). I think David speaks more than four languages.
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I like this one best. It has lots of interesting detail.
David
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Simplejoy,
I like your mountain panorama.
I was interested in the canyon on the left-hand side, so I blew the picture up.
I was surprised to learn that there is a human dwelling in the snow-covered clearing on the left. I have no idea how they get up there.
It really gives you an idea of the scale of things.
Steve Thomas
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Subject: Food Cart Robots
This past weekend I had a chance to visit the University in Corvallis, Oregon. I'm fascinated with the little robots. I took pictures of them on Friday and Saturday. The challenge for me was to find people near these robots and to see some interaction. However, it was more difficult than I thought as I will explain.
Photo No. 1 - On Friday without any rain, I did find at least one source of these food cart robots. They distribute food for students and anyone else.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 50 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 2 - I don't know if McNary Dining is the only source for these.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 42 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 3 - OK, where's the people? I would find a robot on the University, but it was hard finding any people that would approach the robot closely.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2000
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 48 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 4 - I normally don't like taking "street photos" of people from the back, but I wanted to show you all how hard it was for me to capture some neat candid photography of people with the robots. Again, I found the robot, but didn't see anyone (like I would want where they are facing me). Now you might wonder why I don't wait around for the people. The problem is that the robot keeps moving and sometimes in a direction that is in a remote location.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/200 seconds
FNumber - 8
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.33
FocalLength - 37 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 5 - OK, I had to go back the second day on Saturday to find these robots, even though it was raining. I saw these people but the robot was behind them. OK, I got close...I think the expressions they gave were because of the size of my umbrella. I've had people comment on it before.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 3200
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 68 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 6 - OK, I'm following this robot. The rain picks up a little so that's why the background is a little soft. I know that for sure, because when it's not raining these kinds of pictures are crystal clear & sharp with this camera and lens with those settings.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 68 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 7 - OK...another one....
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 68 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 8 - The robot moved too fast, so I could not get the picture of these young ladies with it. You can see the two robots on the left side near the Oregon State University sign.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 2500
ExposureBiasValue - 0.67
FocalLength - 105 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 9 - I persisted on my quest to find people near the food cart robots. So I continued to follow them. Here you can know that the rain had stopped or almost stopped because the photo is more clear.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 52 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 10 - OK, finally I got something that I was looking for.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 11 - The fellow on the left was friendly enough to wave to me.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1600
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 12 - She is so pretty.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 13 - Like many people, this young man was busy using his hand-held device. It's a common thing at an University like this, so with my camera and lens I kind of blended in with everyone with this activity.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 14 - The two of them looked tired and preoccupied with something else. I wonder if they had just finished a hard test or exam.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1250
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 15 - This is what I like to see, are people looking at the robot.
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 1000
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STMPhoto No. 16 - And finally.... The robot knows to wait patiently to cross the street until there are absolutely no cars in the vicinity. It will even stop if you impede its motion on the sidewalk. Oh, one more note...the robot will only cross legally in crosswalks or intersections from what I've observed. Isn't that cool?
Model - Canon EOS RP
ExposureTime - 1/250 seconds
FNumber - 9
ISOSpeedRatings - 640
ExposureBiasValue - 1
FocalLength - 44 mm
Lens Model - RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM -
A TOUR OF THE PRATERSTERN STATION, VIENNA
As promised, to give a little context to the clock pictures, and because I realise that the US doesnt have as many train stations as Europe has, here is a brief tour of the Praterstern Station. It is situated in the Northeast of the city, very close to where the North Station used to be until it was damaged during WW2 and subsequently demolished.
Praterstern is a large roundabout where many roads meet, and the station is in the centre of the roundabout.
This extract from OpenStreetMaps, (provided under the Open Database License) will give some idea of the groundplan.
S-Bahn trains and some regional trains run upstairs in a north/south direction. These supplement the subway and connect with the Main and other important railroad stations and the airport. Underground there are platforms for the U1 and U2 subway lines. Trams and buses have termini on the west side of the station (under the canopy that obstructs the clock!).
This is one of the approaches. The police station is the black building on the left. The café is on the right. You cant see MacDonalds or the Chinese restaurant (which has a different kind of robot that I must go and photograph.)
Getting closer one can see an S-Bahn train through the station window.
The main doors:
The almost complete view of the clock from outside!
Inside we are under the main train lines. There is a "drug store" and a hairdresser on the right. dm is found all over central Europe: it is not really a drug store, as there is no pharmacy (these are separate stores): it sells cosmetics, cleaning materials, toothpaste, shaving tackle, etc.
On the left, there is a "money shop" -- which was Western Union up until last week! Billa is a supermarket selling mainly food and drink (including alcohol). This Billa is one of the few shops in Vienna to open on Sundays. Unseen there are also a bread shop, a florist and a tobacconist.
Proceeding further and down a level, by elevator or escalator, there are more shops and in the distance the escalators to the U2 subway platforms. The men with the yellow jackets are inspecting tickets. The whole system is barrier free and inspectors are only rarely seen. Most people have a yearly ticket, as they are reasonably priced and are valid for subway, trams, and buses in the whole of the city.
There are three tobacconist shops in this station. I never cease to be amazed at how many people smoke here!
Walking towards the U1 platforms there are more inspectors (I counted nine of them!) stopping every one coming this way.
David
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Indeed - you can walk up there! I'm sure there's also a gravel path up there, where a car (at least an appropriate one) can drive, but it's certainly prohibited with the exception of those working there. You can get up there with a mountain bike though. I wouldn't be able to, cause I'm terribly out of shape, but a couple of friends have done that regularly. There's a mountain hut up there and perhaps it's even possible to get something to eat there... I'm not sure. They certainly have a great view from that area.
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David,
Thanks for sharing with us the photos of the Praterstern train station. Yes, the station is so much more massive then what I'm used to seeing here. I like that you have "green space" too near the station with the parks. We have one rail line going east and west. Then we have two lines that go north and south. At times, I have taken the train to downtown Portland, Oregon and other places for travel and photography.
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The parks were established many years before the train stations were built!
David
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Could we borrow the creators of your system for a few years? The people in charge here in Australia don't seem to understand concepts such as "reasonably priced yearly tickets" and "barrier free". 😉
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Daffodils. Spring continues it's advance.
Some of the frogspawn I posted last week is currently hatching... it's quite interesting checking in on them every few hours.
Also, the first blossoms are coming out.
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I find those robots very interesting.
Great that you eventually got the shots you wanted.
