Known locally as "Big Allis" (after Allis-Chalmers, the manufacturer of the largest of the four generators in the plant), Ravenswood is fired by both natural gas (now the primary fuel) and oil, but also has the capability (never used, as far as I know) to burn coal.
Ravenswood has been linked to a spike in asthma and other respiratory disorders among local residents. There is pressure to decommission the generators and replace them with a battery bank to store renewable energy from upstate.
Hmf. Flickr's resizing algorithm is being particularly unkind to this image, producing a thin white boarder on the left and right that isn't present in the original image. The details look OK, but I've not seen this happen before.
Captured with the Rodenstock 32mm/4.0 Digaron-W lens (@ f/6.3), Phase One XT IQ4-150 camera. 12mm vertical shift to maintain geometry.
This is a straightforward head-on architectural view of the facades of the varied buildings on this block just after sunrise. It took some time to line up the camera to be parallel to the faces of the building, once again making photography feel more like an exercise in surveying.
Union Square West between 16th and 17th Streets in Manhattan is home to five distinctive and variously historically significant narrow mid-rise buildings.
The quirky Decker Building (2nd from left, at 33 Union Square West) is now chiefly residential with a retail ground floor storefront. From 1967-1973 it housed Andy Warhol's "Factory" studio, where, in 1968, he was famously and nearly fatally shot by an irate Valarie Solanas. The neighborhood was more colorful back then.
This cell phone case showcases a stunning photo of Wind Point Lighthouse framed by autumn leaves. The crisp blue sky and classic architecture make it a charming gift for lighthouse and fall season enthusiasts.
Deutscher #Mühlentag
Wie immer am #Pfingstmontag findet auch heute wieder der Deutsche Mühlentag statt und es gibt wieder die Gelegenheit, zahlreiche historische Mühlen besichtigen.
Die Bilder stammen von der fünfhundert Jahre alten Wassermühle in Hanshagen bei Greifswald. #Fotografie#Photography
Correction from my earlier post. Shame on me for not keying this one out to be sure, This is actually deer oak (Quercus sadleriani): This one grew from an acorn, and is living in Seattle, far from its native northern California and southern Oregon. It’s about 3 feet high, and gives us acorns…or rather gives the squirrels acorns. It can grow to 10 feet high The inset photo is the female flowers. The fuzzy bits belong to some stray seeds. #Photography#PNW#SeattleWashington#OurGarden
Jackson County, Minnesota, USA; traditional territory of the Wahpeton, Yankton, and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ nations / Explore more at https://bit.ly/KilenWoods_2023-05-29
