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Cockpit of the Antonov An-2 at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0). This remarkable STOL (short takeoff and landing) aircraft is the largest single-engine biplane ever produced.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-2 http://www.historicaircraftrestorationmuseum.org/ |
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Hangar 2 of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0), a hidden treasure of St. Louis, MO. Many of these vintage aircraft are in flying condition. Hangar tours ($10, weekends) are a must for plane fans anywhere near the St. Louis area. |
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This is an image of the First Class Mens' Pool at athe Victoria Baths Public Pool in Manchester.
The building was built in 1903 and was in use until 1993, contining three swimming pools, an Aeratone, a Wash House, as well as a Turkish Bath. The building is currently being restored by the Victoria Baths Trust. More details can be found at http://www.victoriabaths.org.uk/ |
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Hangar 3 of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0), a hidden treasure of St. Louis, MO. Many of these vintage aircraft are in flying condition. Hangar tours ($10, weekends) are a must for plane fans anywhere near the St. Louis area.
http://www.historicaircraftrestorationmuseum.org/ |
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Many of the test tubes in this growing room contain tissue culture propagules/sterile culture seedlings of many of Hawai`i's rarest plants. A number of the species represented here have fewer than 10 individual plants remaining in the wild; a few with no known living wild specimens. Hawai`i comprises just 0.2% (1/500) of the land area of the United States, but harbors nearly 1/3 of the threatened and endangered plant and animal species in the entire country.
I set the white balance and exposure for this panorama, and used auto focus. There are a few auto focus artifacts evident - see if you can find them. |
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This is an image of the Womens' Pool Hall at athe Victoria Baths Public Pool in Manchester. This image was taken from inside the basin itself.
The facility was built in 1903 and was in use until 1993, contining three swimming pools, an Aeratone, a Wash House, as well as a Turkish Bath. The building is currently being restored by the Victoria Baths Trust. More details can be found at http://www.victoriabaths.org.uk/ |
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Hangar 1 of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport (1H0), a hidden treasure of St. Louis, MO. Many of these vintage aircraft are in flying condition. Hangar tours ($10, weekends) are a must for plane fans anywhere near the St. Louis area. |
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This diminutive endemic Hawaiian lobelia, Cyanea asarifolia, is now presumed extinct in the wild. It's range was restricted to the base of 3,000 ft. cliffs at the "Blue Hole" at the base of Mt. Wai`ale`ale, the rainiest spot on Earth. These plantlets, when grown to sufficient size in a greenhouse, may one day be planted back into this species' native range to attempt to reestablish a wild, self-sustaining population.
I paused the panorama after the first frame, and moved frame by frame with the "forward" button so that I could use manual focus. I went from 224 frames taken with the Canon S5-IS 8Mpixel camera in an earlier version, to 54 frames with my Olympus E-510 10 Mpixel DSLR in this one. |
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The Nine Mile Run Watershed is a small urban watershed located in Pittsburgh, While measuring just 6.5 square miles in area, the watershed is home to numerous exciting projects and initiatives. Among them is the largest aquatic ecosystem restoration in the U.S. being managed by the Army Corps of Engineers. See http://www.ninemilerun.org/ information on restoration and protection of the Nine Mile Run Watershed through citizen engagement, demonstration projects, and advocacy. |
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A view of the Onze Lieve Vrouw church in Tienen undergoing restoration - you can see the facades behind the blue netting if you zoom in. This church was opened in 1297 and was completed in it's current form by 1466. |