Just happened to have caught this interesting cloud formation the other day. Chuck
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A little windy up there for sure.
Lighthouse in two harbors,Mn and snowmobiling around silver city,mi.
Where is that jealous button. Those sleds are way too clean. I'm cleared to ride again March 1st....up state NY is getting 6" to 30" pending location. I failed to pay club fees so lack my 2025 registration this season. I figured just another low snow year. Wrong again.
They live in an enclosed trailer, we have no snow so we had to road trip. I would love to ride in upstate ny but that’s waaaaaay to far for me. When we have rideable snow we ride any time we can.
Cool lighthouse.
We had pretty much the same today except the clouds were on one side of the "seed" trail. .......... Nubs
Saw this sign at a recent Antique Show. I really wanted to buy it and send it to North Carolina - as I know Texas Barbecue is the BEST and really have no need of "proof".
I really want to do one like this and hang it up on my deck and to hang it up at my booth if I decide to compete again!
I really want to do one like this and hang it up on my deck and to hang it up at my booth if I decide to compete again!
boy that ought to be real tasty cooked hide and all. it's not a pig. actually i think that must be how they cooked the worst brisket in the world that i had a 2 different bbq joints in Dallas last year.
Yeah, but I wouldn't argue with the guy turning that roto handle because if he can twist that carcass with one hand...
This was the first time I was to capture about 3-4 of where some of the iconic Historical and Skyscrapers in Manhattan: 1). Summit One Vanderbilt, 2). Grand Central Terminal, 3). MetLife (previously the PanAm Building) and, 4). The Chrysler Building. This is one of the busiest location as it serves as a hub for travel to and out of NYC. The 4 examples of Architectural Buildings showcases a historical journey of the style of Architecture that has evolved within 112 years (1913, 1930, 1963 and 2020); Beaux Art, International Style, Art Deco and Futurist):
^I’ve included a snapshot of the map for reference for location.
Part of this post was to respond to Li’l Mikey’s @Mike Hill statement in one of the past threads in how he preferred the sun light on the old photo’s of Grand Central Terminal as it passes through the fenestration (I had to use that term again just for you Li’l Mikey). So for reference and while these historical photo’s aren’t within the agreed parameters for posting in this thread, I am using it for point of context/reference. You can see from the photo’s in the first paragraph how Grand Central Terminal is completely dwarfed by the surrounding high rise and skyscrapers. The newer building actually bought air rights that made the structure double in height (One Vanderbilt):
^I’ve included a snapshot of the map for reference for location.
Part of this post was to respond to Li’l Mikey’s @Mike Hill statement in one of the past threads in how he preferred the sun light on the old photo’s of Grand Central Terminal as it passes through the fenestration (I had to use that term again just for you Li’l Mikey). So for reference and while these historical photo’s aren’t within the agreed parameters for posting in this thread, I am using it for point of context/reference. You can see from the photo’s in the first paragraph how Grand Central Terminal is completely dwarfed by the surrounding high rise and skyscrapers. The newer building actually bought air rights that made the structure double in height (One Vanderbilt):
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Looking off our deck a few months ago. Not only was it a full arch double rainbow, but this is the only time in my life that I've actually seen the end of a rainbow. No ... there was no bucket of gold at the end ... I checked. 
Really engaging light on those photos Dan
Brilliant rainbow! Too bad here was no bucket of gold! Chuck
@Mike Hill this is an addendum to the previous post. I am in midtown this whole week and I caught a seam of sun light yesterday pervading one of the arch windows at the 42nd St. main entrance. Go to the black and white historic photo for reference. The north and south arch windows serves 2 purpose with light being obvious and secondly, ingenious design as that section are passages (corridor) for workers to get across the grand concourse than going through the main floor. I have been able to get access to it twice. Once was during a college trip when they were upgrading the ceiling. The second time was last year when one of the facility manager that I know took me up there get a view up top below the grand concourse. It is spectacular and it is like a scene from the “Wizard of Oz”. Ha, ha.
I wanted to show you how that arch window/passage corridor when natural light pervades through those openings from the exterior and what it looks like from the interior. You can see it is not that dramatic and really subtle effect compared to the black and white historic photo’s. Why is the effect less dramatic now. Outside of the tall high rise that surrounds it that blocks the natural sunlight into the Grand Concourse of Grand Central, the lighting back in the early 1900’s had very low foot candles compare to the high foot candles/upgraded lighting that is there currently. It is not lit up like a baseball field, but they have it layered in such a way that it makes the space glow.
This section is from the scene “I am Legend”, where the ramps into via duct from Park Ave South (north and south) passage that goes underneath the Met Life Building and Grand Central to continue Park Ave. artery:
This was taken from last night and this is probably the nicest “Tower Lights” Calendar I have seen on The Empire State Building in pink, purple, blue and green to honor rare disease day:
This was taken from Greenpoint, Brooklyn with the East River and the Manhattan Sky Line view from The Lower East Side to about East Midtown- about 60 street blocks from east to south of Manhattan (via FDR Dr.) You should recognize most of the skyscrapers- new and old. I had to reduce the photo greatly to allow for the max photo size for our site.
A rainy and wet day today. The Oculus World Trade Center “Skeletal Ceiling” this past afternoon and later this evening…….
Those shots are otherworldly!
That forth pic is perfection.
That forth pic is perfection.