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elaterite

@elaterite@fosstodon.org

Professional fine art photographer & art framer. All photos edited using Darktable on a Linux box & licensed Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0. I do not use machine learning apps. Any composites will be clearly noted. Mostly following science, history, & photography toots. Formerly, I was a civil rights & energy policy troublemaker. Also, former netcast producer & host for the Plug In America Show, This Week in Energy, & an occasional show for Hacker Public Radio.

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elaterite, to motorcycles
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Lol--after 15 years I finally resurrected my 1978 Kawasaki KZ400 "Reloaded"! I put nearly 50 miles on it today but for some reason the battery wasn't charging so I had to park it and put it on charge. I wonder what's wrong with it? ;)

elaterite,
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@ProfundumPhoto Ya, that would charge it up alright! Lol!

elaterite,
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Ya, per @ProfundumPhoto, I think I might need a bolt of lightning at the courthouse to get this thing properly charged!

elaterite,
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@ProfundumPhoto It is sure quiet with those special invisible mufflers!

elaterite,
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@winterknell Lol!

ambivalena, to random Swedish
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HAPPY!
Among deers, a fox and grunting wild boars (so I was singing and whistling loud) I wen´t out since I had a feeling that it might be some aurora borealis tonight.

And yes I was right. At first it was very pale but just when I decided to pack my gear and go home I thought I saw some movement that could be a pilar of red light, and there she was, dancing again even though it is very bright at nights where I live now.
I shouted WOHOOO and laughed out loud out of pure joy to thank her 💚 ❤️

The same forest as in the previous image but moved the focus a bit to the right. Above the trees some green aurora borealis is visible even though it is not especially dark at 00:47 a.m. local time, UTC+2. The sky above has some visible stars and some cloud viels and stripes. Just above the horizon to the right some of the sunlight is still visible as a yellow thin stripe and there is a woman standing to the low right side in profile with her arms up in the air out of happiness. She is only visible down to her waist and she is only wearing a t-shirt even though it is just +3ºC.

elaterite,
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@ambivalena Nice! It's wonderful you feel such joy when the aurora appears!

grammargirl, to random
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We smelled gas in our house, so now the fire department is here in full gear with masks and oxygen, and they’re clearing the house.

They smell it too, so at least I don’t feel like I’m crazy. Much excitement!

elaterite,
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@grammargirl Glad you caught it and no harm was done! Imagine if you had been gone for a few days--yikes! Gas is dangerous stuff. Once when I was working in a cable vault with a blow torch, blue flames started burning around the conduit that was protruding from the ground. I called the gas company and they ended up evacuating the entire neighborhood!

ambivalena, to random Swedish
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Levitate

elaterite,
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@ambivalena Nice effect. It looks like it's being beamed up into a UFO! Also looks ghostly, too.

Saltssaltgirl, to random
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I took my students on a class trip today. Even though they live insanely difficult lives, they were able to enjoy the day with childlike joy.

As one of my “kids” was leaving, he turned around and said, “Today was a really good day.” He’s right; it was..

elaterite,
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@Saltssaltgirl That is awesome! I've nothing but respect for teachers like you!

ambivalena, to random Swedish
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Good night you wonderful Fedinauts & Tootlings 💚

Today (friday) is Norways national day 🇧🇻

So don't forget to congratulate your norweigan fedifriends!

elaterite,
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@ambivalena Good night to you!

elaterite, to Flowers
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Ya, the contrast is over the top. Just playing around with parametric masks in Darktable. Trying to see how far I could push it. (Phacelia campanularia, desert bluebell.)

#Wildflower #Flowers #Darktable

elaterite,
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@ambivalena Thanks! Yes, they are a favorite. I grow lots of them on my property along with bright orange California poppies.

ambivalena, to random Swedish
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Under My Watch

elaterite,
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@ambivalena Yup, certainly looks like there's a watcher in that frame! Spooky!

elaterite,
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@ambivalena I hope you have a nice day! Me? I am off to bed!

alexskunz, to random
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A friend from Germany sent me a message with a photo today: "Your card with New Year's greetings has arrived!" — I thought that was rather late... but upon closer inspection, it turns out that it was even later! 🤪

...1.5 years from California to Bavaria — good job, USPS and/or Deutsche Post. 😂

elaterite,
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@alexskunz Lol! Someone, somewhere, while cleaning up, must have found it under a bench.

ambivalena, to random Swedish
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Remind me to not promise myself to have a lazy day!

My lazy day has been filled with cleaning, dishes and laundry!

And a short trip to the Sea since I had to shop some breakfast for tomorrow.

elaterite,
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@ambivalena Beautiful--looks like a very pleasant day by the sea!

dabowphoto, to random
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'The Lonely Tree'
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Standing solitary against the backdrop of Llyn Padarn in Llanberis, North Wales, the famous Lonely Tree has been a subject of fascination for photographers and nature lovers alike. Its stark silhouette against the serene lake creates a captivating scene that speaks of resilience and solitude.
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For Prints:
https://dave-bowman.pixels.com/featured/moored-on-loch-awe-dave-bowman.html
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For Signed Editions:
https://www.davebowmanphotography.com/monochrome-prints/p/the-lonely-tree
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elaterite,
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@dabowphoto That's very nice!

davidzipper, to Montreal
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Here’s an idea for better cities: Make owners of big SUVs & pickups pay more to park.

That's what Montreal now does -- and it's the first North American city to try it.

In Bloomberg CityLab, I explored a groundbreaking way to fight back against car bloat.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-05-15/in-montreal-suv-drivers-must-pay-hefty-new-fees-to-park?srnd=citylab-transportation

elaterite,
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@davidzipper Excellent! We need this guy in the States. (Or at least his ideas.)

ambivalena, to random Swedish
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I got invited to the secret parts of the forest 🤫

elaterite,
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@ambivalena Ooo, secret stairs in the woods. I wonder where they go? Interesting composition!

elaterite, (edited ) to DaftPunk
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[SOLVED, thanks!] Electronics help, please. This is a 48vdc to 12vdc converter. There's nothing to tell me which wire is the 48vdc in, 12vdc out, and the ground. Can anyone tell which is which looking at this circuit? It's Chinese made. Thanks!

elaterite,
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@yakkoj Thanks, we solved it. :)

elaterite,
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@MLE_online Thanks, we solved it by looking at the voltages as you suggested.

elaterite, (edited ) to random
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Here's the aurora through conifer trees & sunspot complex 3664 that produced the solar storm. (Large dark area on the right limb of the sun). It's 17x larger than the Earth! Richard Carrington made a drawing of a similar spot in 1859 that produced a solar storm which lead to the Carrington Event. A Carrington Event today would severally damage satellites, power grids, & communications. In 1859, it caused fires in telegraph offices & the aurora was so bright people could read by it!

#Aurora

elaterite, (edited )
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@ambivalena Oh no, it just happened that the Carrington sunspot in 1859 was of similar size and at nearly at the same latitude on the sun's surface as the sunspot last week. Sorry I wasn't clearer about that. I haven't seen anything official, and apparently last week's event hasn't been named yet, but I did see it suggested that last weekend's aurora were the strongest in 500 years! Also, that next year will mark the solar maximum in this cycle.

elaterite,
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@ambivalena I'm not sure. It was some guy on Youtube that said it was the strongest in 500 years. But now that I think about it, it couldn't be because it was said that the auroras cause by the Carrington event in 1859 were bright enough in the state of Kansas that people could read newspapers by them and that miners in California got up and started making breakfast because they thought the day was beginning. Last week's aurora was no where near that bright at mid-latitudes.

skykiss, to random
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To mark the beginning of the end for the most infamous cold-blooded killer in modern history, I present The "Prison, not the Kremlin" campaign is taking place in The . Today, Putin was fake inaugurated in Russia. Everyone knows Putin is a murderous thug and Russia is a mafia state.

In Europe, they showed that he is a criminal and his place is not on the throne but in prison. For this event, sculptor Jacques Till specially made a figure of Putin in handcuffs and prison clothes.

Killer and war criminal putin.

elaterite,
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@skykiss Ha, great piece of street art by Till!

yurnidiot, to random
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garlic bread grilled cheese 🤤

video/mp4

elaterite,
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@yurnidiot That's excellent, will certainly try it, but like all grilled cheese sandwiches I make a roasted Hatch chile gets added!

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