🦣丁斯特Dingster
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

On The Road - To Xi’An ⛅️
在路上 - 去西安 ⛅️

📷 Minolta Hi-Matic AF
🎞️Kentmere Pan 200

#filmphotography #Photography#blackandwhite #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Art#AnalogPhotography #中文 #中国 #看见中国 #China

Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A peaceful canal scene in monochrome. A small boat moves through the water, likely for maintenance. A person stands near the canal’s edge. Decorative stone posts and railings line the walkway. Trees and buildings, including one with a grid-like facade, form the backdrop. 中文： 宁静的城市运河场景，黑白色调。一艘小船在水中行驶，可能用于维护。一个人站在运河边。人行道上有装饰性石柱和栏杆。背景是树木和多层建筑，其中一栋外墙呈网格状。
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A peaceful canal scene in monochrome. A small boat moves through the water, likely for maintenance. A person stands near the canal’s edge. Decorative stone posts and railings line the walkway. Trees and buildings, including one with a grid-like facade, form the backdrop. 中文： 宁静的城市运河场景，黑白色调。一艘小船在水中行驶，可能用于维护。一个人站在运河边。人行道上有装饰性石柱和栏杆。背景是树木和多层建筑，其中一栋外墙呈网格状。
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A peaceful canal scene in monochrome. A small boat moves through the water, likely for maintenance. A person stands near the canal’s edge. Decorative stone posts and railings line the walkway. Trees and buildings, including one with a grid-like facade, form the backdrop. 中文： 宁静的城市运河场景，黑白色调。一艘小船在水中行驶，可能用于维护。一个人站在运河边。人行道上有装饰性石柱和栏杆。背景是树木和多层建筑，其中一栋外墙呈网格状。
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A cityscape in black and white featuring a modern building with glass windows and a traditional East Asian-style roof. The roof has upturned eaves and layered tiers. Tree branches frame the top. The overcast sky emphasizes the contrast between old and new design. 中文： 黑白城市景观，中央建筑为现代玻璃结构，顶部却采用东亚传统屋顶设计，飞檐层叠。画面上方有树枝，天空阴沉，突显新旧建筑风格的对比。
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A cityscape in black and white featuring a modern building with glass windows and a traditional East Asian-style roof. The roof has upturned eaves and layered tiers. Tree branches frame the top. The overcast sky emphasizes the contrast between old and new design. 中文： 黑白城市景观，中央建筑为现代玻璃结构，顶部却采用东亚传统屋顶设计，飞檐层叠。画面上方有树枝，天空阴沉，突显新旧建筑风格的对比。
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A cityscape in black and white featuring a modern building with glass windows and a traditional East Asian-style roof. The roof has upturned eaves and layered tiers. Tree branches frame the top. The overcast sky emphasizes the contrast between old and new design. 中文： 黑白城市景观，中央建筑为现代玻璃结构，顶部却采用东亚传统屋顶设计，飞檐层叠。画面上方有树枝，天空阴沉，突显新旧建筑风格的对比。
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A grayscale image of a traditional Chinese city wall with arched gateways. A watchtower with tiered roofs sits atop the wall. The central arch bears the sign “文昌門”. Cars, buses, and scooters pass through the arches, merging ancient architecture with modern traffic. Trees and planters line the walkway. 中文： 灰度图像，展示一座传统中国城墙，设有多个拱门。城墙上方是带有飞檐的瞭望塔。中央拱门上写着“文昌門”。汽车、公交车和摩托车穿行其间，古代建筑与现代交通交织。左侧有树木，右侧人行道设有花坛和护栏
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A grayscale image of a traditional Chinese city wall with arched gateways. A watchtower with tiered roofs sits atop the wall. The central arch bears the sign “文昌門”. Cars, buses, and scooters pass through the arches, merging ancient architecture with modern traffic. Trees and planters line the walkway. 中文： 灰度图像，展示一座传统中国城墙，设有多个拱门。城墙上方是带有飞檐的瞭望塔。中央拱门上写着“文昌門”。汽车、公交车和摩托车穿行其间，古代建筑与现代交通交织。左侧有树木，右侧人行道设有花坛和护栏
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A grayscale image of a traditional Chinese city wall with arched gateways. A watchtower with tiered roofs sits atop the wall. The central arch bears the sign “文昌門”. Cars, buses, and scooters pass through the arches, merging ancient architecture with modern traffic. Trees and planters line the walkway. 中文： 灰度图像，展示一座传统中国城墙，设有多个拱门。城墙上方是带有飞檐的瞭望塔。中央拱门上写着“文昌門”。汽车、公交车和摩托车穿行其间，古代建筑与现代交通交织。左侧有树木，右侧人行道设有花坛和护栏
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A black-and-white photo of a city sidewalk. Stone posts line the left, and a metal railing borders the right. Tall modern buildings rise on both sides, with mixed architectural styles. A few pedestrians walk along the path, and cars drive down the road. Trees add greenery, blending nature with urban life. 中文： 黑白城市人行道照片。左侧是石柱，右侧是金属栏杆。两旁是高大的现代建筑，风格多样。几位行人沿路行走，车辆在道路上行驶。树木点缀其间，自然与城市融合。
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A black-and-white photo of a city sidewalk. Stone posts line the left, and a metal railing borders the right. Tall modern buildings rise on both sides, with mixed architectural styles. A few pedestrians walk along the path, and cars drive down the road. Trees add greenery, blending nature with urban life. 中文： 黑白城市人行道照片。左侧是石柱，右侧是金属栏杆。两旁是高大的现代建筑，风格多样。几位行人沿路行走，车辆在道路上行驶。树木点缀其间，自然与城市融合。
Kentmere Pan 200 (FF) English: A black-and-white photo of a city sidewalk. Stone posts line the left, and a metal railing borders the right. Tall modern buildings rise on both sides, with mixed architectural styles. A few pedestrians walk along the path, and cars drive down the road. Trees add greenery, blending nature with urban life. 中文： 黑白城市人行道照片。左侧是石柱，右侧是金属栏杆。两旁是高大的现代建筑，风格多样。几位行人沿路行走，车辆在道路上行驶。树木点缀其间，自然与城市融合。
🇵🇹 Viana do Castelo 🇵🇹
@viana-do-castelo.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

🎉 Saturday is market day at Praça da República! From 10am to 1pm, enjoy a festive morning with folklore, music, dance, tapas and lots of fun in the heart of the city 🌸🎶
👉 Cantadeiras do Vale do Neiva
👉 Folklore Bordadeiras de Cardielos
#VianaDoCastelo #Culture #Photography #Portugal #Tapas
💙 Obsidian Urbex Photography 💚
@ObsidianUrbex@mstdn.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

An abandoned Olympic village in Germany 🇩🇪

It hosted 4000 athletes during the games. The facilities included swimming pools, gymnasiums, sports fields and a manmade lake.

The Wehrmacht took control after the games, converting the reception buildings into a hospital and other blocks into lecture halls. Following the Second World War, the Soviets used the site to house troops.

More #photos - https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/leisure/das-olympisches/

#AbandonedPlaces #Germany#Explore #Photography #History#Olympics
Snowbird of Paradise
@snowbirdofparadise.com@snowbirdofparadise.com  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Changing Industrial Infrastructure

A few days ago I described seeing thousands of European Starlings on and near a rail dock. Well, maybe there were only hundreds, not thousands, but they were very noisy so it felt like thousands. At the time, I didn’t pay much attention to the structure they were perched on, so today I went back to take a closer look and, to my dismay, all the birds had gone. There was one solitary crow cawing loudly, but otherwise the building was bird-free.

I decided to take some more pictures of the rail dock because it seems now to be disused. At least, it doesn’t look as though it has been used for some time; grass is growing on the wooden boards, and the metal towers need a coat of paint. I should add that I have no idea what this building is formally called, so I am calling it a rail dock with gantries. It may have once served the now-defunct coal industry, and it may still serve the lumber industry.

What I saw today contrasts quite considerably from the satellite image on Google Maps. There it shows a lot of lumber in floating booms waiting to be loaded on to freight cars, a couple of dozen trucks and trailers in the parking lot, and a similar number of cars parked nearby. None of those things was there today. Instead, the city has placed several (maybe thirty) lovely flower planter beds around the empty parking areas, and a city worker with water tanker truck was watering the plants as I passed by.

The rail line connects to a railroad freight yard nearby where there are multiple train tracks and I wonder where they all go to. It did not look very busy when I passed by. There must be an opportunity here for tourism to nearby parks and to other cities on Vancouver Island, but currently it is not set up for passenger traffic.

Now I am wondering about the history and the fate of this structure. As its original purpose seems to be diminished or gone, perhaps it will be abandoned. I don’t know who is the owner or if the city has responsibility for it. If any reader can add insight into this, I will appreciate it.

#booms #changing #coal #decline #dock #GoogleMaps #history #industry #infrastructure #lumber #Nanaimo #parking #Photography #rail #technology