Archive for: January 2012

17/01/2012

The denny ship model experiment tank -1

Filed under: All - 17 Jan 2012

The denny ship model experiment tank -1

A ship model experiment tank, used for testing models of hulls and propellers to see how their full-sized equivalents would behave The tank and its equipment were originally built in 1882. An extension was built after the Second World War, to house propeller testing equipment and staff It was the …

15/01/2012

Maheno shipwreck

Filed under: Island - 15 Jan 2012

Maheno shipwreck

Fraser Island – Australia The word Maheno means ‘island’ in Maori, which is the native language of New Zealand. The Maheno was built in Scotland in 1904 and was the world’s first ever triple screw steamer, weighing a massive 5323 tonnes. It also held the blue ribbon in trans-atlantic crossing …

07/01/2012

Light.on.the.starch.oshin! day218-365

Filed under: Island - 07 Jan 2012

Light.on.the.starch.oshin! day218-365

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Northwestern pacific 4-6-0 steamer #112 and western pacific f7a #913

Filed under: All - 07 Jan 2012

Northwestern pacific 4-6-0 steamer #112 and western pacific f7a #913

Seen at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento.

05/01/2012

Mutton cove wreck ii – hdr

Filed under: River - 05 Jan 2012

Mutton cove wreck ii - hdr

Another shot from Mutton Cove on the Excelsior Ship Wreck. Will catch up tomorrow on everyone’s stream and group’s. Enjoy – Canon 5D Mark2. – ISO 100, f16, 20mm. – Canon 17-40 f/4 L. – Tripod. View On Black Standard 3 exposure (+2,0,-2 EV) Processing Photomatix – Tonemapped …