Photo of the Day | Sept 2024

[svish]

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

Among piers.

 

[Chuckeee]

Another from the MIT Museum in Boston. Although it would have been more interesting if it was operating.

W.C. Fields
Bounce Juggling Machine
Claude Shannon
Early 1980’s

W.C. Fields is Shannon's most famous juggling device. It is a bounce juggler (meaning the ball is bounced off the ground instead of being tossed in the air) which proved easier to build. Shannon loved juggling but it did not come easily to him. The fact that it proved so challenging prompted him to undertake a mathematical analysis of juggling. This machine, like most of Shannon's devices, helped him explore the subject and provide lots of entertainment for family and friends.

 

[katbel]

 

[halledise]

 

[r.harris1]

 

[piatigorsky]

A stray cat in Tamsui in northern Taiwan. Shot with a Nikon FE on Ilford Ortho Plus.

 

[soulreaver99]

Nothing fancy. Just Shot on iPhone

 

[_timo_redux_]

blue jay feather
1/160s 200mm @ f/2.8

 

[GeneticBloom]

Cholla cactus garden

 

[madmin]

 

[chmania]

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What exactly are they trying to project here?

 

[squawk7000]

An 1897 carriage from Glasgow Subway, restored to original layout on display at the Riverside Museum, Glasgow's museum of transport. Later modification put in padded leather seats.

These carriages ran until the major rebuilding of the subway in 1977-1980

 

[chmania]

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An 1897 carriage from Glasgow Subway, restored to original layout on display at the Riverside Museum, Glasgow's museum of transport. Later modification put in padded leather seats.

These carriages ran until the major rebuilding of the subway in 1977-1980

I see that you like B&W pictures. It's a lovely shot. It would be nice to see the same picture in colour too. 😊

 

[stillcrazyman]

 

[dhershberger]

Caribbean Sea. Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Mexico. May, 2021.

 

[sparksd]

Bamberg, Germany.

 

[madmin]

What exactly are they trying to project here?

I suppose it's a good question but I honestly wouldn't presume to know the answer. Perhaps I'll ask next time I bump into him and if so I'll let you know. FWIW I have a series of pictures that I'm intending to post here, which incedently don't include more of his paintings...

 

[Matsamoto]

A little village called Tavronitis. My Dad has lived out there for the last 15 years. It's near Maleme which is nice. Where abouts in Crete were you?

Thanks!

We were to a small town called Malia, 2 Miles from Hersonissos.

 

[Matsamoto]

My wife is the one holding.
I’m perfectly fine to holding my phone, even though our little friend is so cute and friendly😁

Shot from a aquarium on Crete, 2024.
iPhone 15 Pro

 

[arkitect]

End of summer…
Freshford, Somerset

Olympus E-M10 II
Panasonic 45-175mm f/4

 

[JapanApple]

Cloud formation over on Home roof line

 

[thirsty_monk]

plant wallpaper feel free to use

 

[Strider64]

Osprey at Nankin Lake (Hines Park, Wayne County, Michigan) - First time capturing this bird.

 

[dimme]

Oyster Point-240609-30.jpg by Charles Martorelli, on Flickr