My Iowa Commute - Page 16

DanaC · 08-04-2008, 07:42 AM

Yey! That was great

I love that on train journeys: watching for the break in the trees. You go hurtling along through this green tunnel of foliage and every so often it opens up and you get a fleeting glimpse of countryside rolling out to the horizon. I like the reminder that much of england is still substantively green:P

jinx · 02-03-2010, 10:36 AM

Heh, that's cool glatt.

Happy Monkey · 02-03-2010, 10:40 AM

It really is a beautiful snowfall. Last night, it was snowing everywhere except under the trees, and this morning it was snowing only under the trees. A picture perfect winter wonderland. And the snow is so light that "shoveling" is more like mopping. Slide the shovel along the ground, and the snow offers little resistance.

glatt · 02-03-2010, 11:02 AM

Looking back at these pictures, one of the most interesting things is the way the wires jump out when there is snow on them. These two shots are from slightly different angles, so that explains some of it, but in the Summer shot, you don't see the wires at all. In the Winter shot, it's almost all you see.

jinx · 02-03-2010, 11:06 AM

Yeah the wires caught my eye. Almost looks unsafe they're so cluttered.
They've been talking about burying ours (just in the historic district) since we moved in here, I hope they get to it eventually...

Clodfobble · 02-03-2010, 01:30 PM

Did they actually move that one playscape at the school? The one on the right, sticking halfway into the frame? It looks like it's 50 feet farther away from the building now. I mean, they couldn't have, and the other piece between the playscape and the building is still there... but the depth of field is so different.

glatt · 02-03-2010, 01:44 PM

I think in the old summer picture, I was farther away, and zoomed in, which compresses everything. And in the newer winter one, I was fairly close and zoomed out.

glatt · 04-12-2010, 07:59 AM

My commute this morning. I had to show a business card to a soldier to get to my building.

This is the view out the back, the checkpoint here is the second checkpoint, so there's nobody around on the sidewalks.

After you get past this second checkpoint, you come to the fences. The huge building in the background is the convention center, and it's like a ghost town over there right now. Should get busy soon though.

glatt · 04-12-2010, 08:01 AM

The view out the front. I bet motorcades will be coming through here.

Sundae · 04-12-2010, 01:44 PM

Thanks x 2 Glatt.
For the update (always interesting) and for the chance to review my previous vid. Yes, I think I will go blue (hair colour) again. I likey!

The CIA · 04-12-2010, 01:54 PM

Glatt,

We will be by in a few moments to confiscate the computer you're using and your digital camera. No heroics, please. Come down to the lobby and take us to your terminal, and we'll keep this on the QT.

glatt · 04-12-2010, 02:11 PM

oh shit oh shit oh shit

HungLikeJesus · 04-12-2010, 02:18 PM

glatt, we'll look for you in the MIA thread.

Pete Zicato · 04-12-2010, 03:36 PM

My Iowa Commode:

xoxoxoBruce · 04-13-2010, 01:34 AM

Dump trucks loaded with gravel, vehicle barriers I assume.

02-03-2010, 10:36 AM	#2
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Heh, that's cool glatt. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-03-2010, 10:40 AM	#3
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	It really is a beautiful snowfall. Last night, it was snowing everywhere except under the trees, and this morning it was snowing only under the trees. A picture perfect winter wonderland. And the snow is so light that "shoveling" is more like mopping. Slide the shovel along the ground, and the snow offers little resistance. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

02-03-2010, 11:06 AM	#5
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Yeah the wires caught my eye. Almost looks unsafe they're so cluttered. They've been talking about burying ours (just in the historic district) since we moved in here, I hope they get to it eventually... __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

02-03-2010, 01:30 PM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Did they actually move that one playscape at the school? The one on the right, sticking halfway into the frame? It looks like it's 50 feet farther away from the building now. I mean, they couldn't have, and the other piece between the playscape and the building is still there... but the depth of field is so different. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

04-12-2010, 07:59 AM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	My commute this morning. I had to show a business card to a soldier to get to my building. This is the view out the back, the checkpoint here is the second checkpoint, so there's nobody around on the sidewalks. After you get past this second checkpoint, you come to the fences. The huge building in the background is the convention center, and it's like a ghost town over there right now. Should get busy soon though. Attached Images

08-04-2008, 07:42 AM	#1
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Yey! That was great I love that on train journeys: watching for the break in the trees. You go hurtling along through this green tunnel of foliage and every so often it opens up and you get a fleeting glimpse of countryside rolling out to the horizon. I like the reminder that much of england is still substantively green:P

02-03-2010, 11:02 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Looking back at these pictures, one of the most interesting things is the way the wires jump out when there is snow on them. These two shots are from slightly different angles, so that explains some of it, but in the Summer shot, you don't see the wires at all. In the Winter shot, it's almost all you see.

02-03-2010, 01:44 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think in the old summer picture, I was farther away, and zoomed in, which compresses everything. And in the newer winter one, I was fairly close and zoomed out.

04-12-2010, 08:01 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The view out the front. I bet motorcades will be coming through here. Attached Images

04-12-2010, 01:44 PM	#10
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Thanks x 2 Glatt. For the update (always interesting) and for the chance to review my previous vid. Yes, I think I will go blue (hair colour) again. I likey!

04-12-2010, 01:54 PM	#11
The CIA ever vigilant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Washington DC Posts: 30	Glatt, We will be by in a few moments to confiscate the computer you're using and your digital camera. No heroics, please. Come down to the lobby and take us to your terminal, and we'll keep this on the QT. __________________ we know all about you

04-12-2010, 02:11 PM	#12
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	oh shit oh shit oh shit

04-12-2010, 02:18 PM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	glatt, we'll look for you in the MIA thread. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

04-12-2010, 03:36 PM	#14
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	My Iowa Commode: __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

04-13-2010, 01:34 AM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Dump trucks loaded with gravel, vehicle barriers I assume. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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