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HAB911's JournalWorld Photography Day 2020, a story
The greatest invention of the Leitz family: The leica freedom train.
snip
It now emerges that there is a story behind the Leica camera that is much more impressive than the camera itself:
The Leitz familys efforts to save Jews in Germany. And why was the story was not told untill now? The Leitz famly wanted no publicity for its efforts. Very impressive. Leicas take amazing photos even in the hands of amateurs like myself.
But the book behind the camera is even better.
https://blog.aquamarinefund.net/frank-dabba-smith-2006-the-greatest-invention-of-the-leitz-family-the-leica-freedom-train-bed3b0a35ae4
Self imposed Apocalypse Rules
whereby I search for interesting photo opportunities from my backyard. Both of these subjects, not everyone's cup of tea certainly, are approximately 1.5 to 2 nautical miles away, taken with a 1000mm lens. Not being in line with the runway of either TIA or MacDill AFB, the opportunities are not common, which makes it something of a game for me.
#1 is a Mississippi Air National Guard C-17 leaving TIA, 2nd is a KC-135 tanker taking off from MacDill AFB. The wingtip vortices I love, as opposed to contrails caused by the engines. Wingtip vortices are circular patterns of rotating air left behind a wing as it generates lift. One wingtip vortex trails from the tip of each wing, seen more in humid air.
(The photo of AF1 I posted last week, I did leave my backyard for a park ~1 nm east of the TIA approach)
If you can get past the fact that the Fascist Orange Psychopath is onboard
and just pay homage to the aircraft, I grabbed thIs yesterday at 4:30 PM on approach to TIA, considering the passenger list, and the sun on the wrong side, I'm pretty happy with the outcome!
not funny, funny stuff
Grady Judd, Polk County Sheriff Quotes
http://www.jimbrooks.org/archive/politics/SheriffGradyJudd/
2nd set, Swallow-tailed Kite on Grey
Swallow-tailed Kite arrive here in March from as far south as Brazil. They love to ride the thermals and are often seen around our summer afternoon thunderstorms, rarely flapping their wings at twice the wingspan of hawks but half the weight.
Swallow-tailed Kite on Grey, #1
Swallow-tailed Kite on Grey, #2
Swallow-tailed Kite on Grey, #3
Bonus: a giant albino Cuban tree frog for dinner
I have been working on a couple of sets the past week
First to share is Dragonfly on Grey, tomorrow, Swallowtailed-kite on Grey
(probably) Eastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera), on grey
Smell the Rosemary, Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina) #1, on grey
Favorite bamboo perch, Halloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina), #2, on grey
A few birds of my backyard
I think I've been quarantined too long, starting to hallucinate
The Skyway bridge across Tampa Bay collapsed 40 years ago last Sunday
Spurred me to dig up a couple of photos. The first is from when I frequently crossed it, but would never do so with a ship in the channel or during very bad weather. I was waiting for this squall to pass before crossing. Pre-1980.
The second, of the new bridge, was taken last summer, a panorama of which was entered in the summer contest (3rd place)
Count me skeptical, but Mark Cuban says
coronavirus will end up improving capitalism with companies putting employees first
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/08/mark-cuban-says-coronavirus-will-end-up-improving-capitalism-with-companies-putting-employees-first.html
Capitalism will become more compassionate as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said Wednesday.
I think capitalism is going to become a lot smarter and a lot more compassionate because of what were going through, Cuban said on CNBCs Closing Bell.
Cuban, owner of the NBAs Dallas Mavericks, said he thinks executives will now recognize that they need to put employees first. The consequences of not doing so will be greater now than it was in the aftermath of the financial crisis, when social media was still in its nascent stage, Cuban said.
It cant just be about shareholders, Cuban said. In fact, you have to put employees ahead of shareholders.
Shareholders will ultimately reward the companies that do so by awarding their stock a higher multiple, Cuban contended.
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