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October 2008

Cactus Garden Railroad

The South Coast Botanic Garden had an event today where they had a model railroad show. Inside the main hall, there were several very elaborate model railways set up. Most of them were set up with displays of nostalgic accessories, most around mid 20th century and WW2 eras. Outside, they had an exhibit with live steamer scale models and down at the cactus garden, they set up several little trains and a lot of tracks, right there among the cactii.

Check out this short video of some of the railroadin’ action.

October 25, 2008 by Entertainment Family Home & Garden

The Shuttle Enterprise

I found this on the NASA Image of the Day web page – check out the haircuts, sideburns, bell-bottoms and leisure suits:

In 1976, NASA’s space shuttle Enterprise rolled out of the Palmdale manufacturing facilities and was greeted by NASA officials and cast members from the ‘Star Trek’ television series.

From left to right they are: NASA Administrator Dr. James D. Fletcher, DeForest Kelley, who portrayed Dr. “Bones” McCoy on the series, George Takei (Mr. Sulu), Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura), Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock), series creator Gene Rodenberry, an unnamed NASA official, and, Walter Koenig (Ensign Pavel Checkov).

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Clickable image.

October 24, 2008 by Entertainment Nostalgia

Bucket of Ammo

After a trip to the firing range, we clean up the guns and then reload the magazines. The rounds are placed in a little plastic bowl to make it easier to grab a handful. I like the way the shiny brass and copper looks, so I took a picture.

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October 23, 2008 by Firearms Photography Something Shiny

Garden Topiaries in 3D

When we go to the Botanic Gardens, I usually do my nerdy thing and try to take panoramic images or get a pair of images that I can merge into a 3D anaglyph. I leave the artsy stuff to Verna.

A few weekends ago, I stood in front of these topiaries in the children’s garden and leaned to the left and then to the right; each time I snapped an image of the scene. If the lateral distance of the camera’s aperture is about the same as the human inter-pupil spread and the camera is held at the same horizontal angle and the same distance from the subject, then a 3D picture can be produced.

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glassesYou will need red/cyan or red/blue 3D glasses. See Bob’s 3D Stuff page for details. Click on the image for the PNG Hi-resolution version, or, if you don’t have the 3D glasses, you can view the non-stereoscopic image here.

October 22, 2008 by Bob's 3D Stuff Photography

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