Photo of the Day

[shm]

That is one big mushroom for sure.

Saw the funniest thing on the river - among others this old boat

And to my surprise, some quite large ships as well. I think there was a gravel pit close by

Love the old bridges, their design is just so much more pleasing to the eye than the modern ones.
This is the city of Torrão

And with two modern bridges in the foreground

 

[shm]

I think it has been some time since these ships have sailed - looking closer, trees are growing on them

Great location for a windmill, I just wonder how they get them up there

I would love to live a place like that

A couple of gents trying to catch dinner

 

[Cash_Stronomer]

Neat captures of a very neat place!

 

[Chapinahat]

Still working our

 

[shm]

Like it

The church; Igreja Matriz de Raiva

The campside; Campidouro. They have a very nice view from their caravans

The A41 crossing the Douro at Pombal

Coming up on the Crestuma-Lever dam

 

[shm]

Barragem de Crestuma-Lever

The drop is about 14 metres ~ 46 feet, and the lock is 12 by 90 metres ~ 39 by 295 feet.
The upstream door is guillotine type whereas the downstream door is book type (like the Panama Canal)

 

[sarimento1]

^all great!

looks like we took same pics in Porto!
mine from 10 years ago!

 

[shm]

Oh yeah - I can't help it, but I love Porto, and not just for the port wine

Bridge at the town of Quintas

Closing in on Porto, straight ahead 'Estádio do Dragão' the stadium of F.C. Porto

The castle (now 5-star hotel) Palácio do Freixo

The new rail road bridge, Ponte São João, in front and the old, Ponte De Maria Pia, behind.
The old bridge is no longer in use, but is preserved/protected.
The old bridge is made by the same company that raised the Eiffel tower

 

[ValdySky]

 

[sarimento1]

Oh yeah - I can't help it, but I love Porto, and not just for the port wine

Bridge at the town of Quintas

Closing in on Porto, straight ahead 'Estádio do Dragão' the stadium of F.C. Porto

The castle (now 5-star hotel) Palácio do Freixo

The new rail road bridge, Ponte São João, in front and the old, Ponte De Maria Pia, behind.
The old bridge is no longer in use, but is preserved/protected.
The old bridge is made by the same company that raised the Eiffel tower

great cruise pics from Porto, Duoro and surrounds!

Here are some more of my similars!

 

[Chapinahat]

Sorry guys, no landscapes - more portraits.

 

[Cash_Stronomer]

Echo Beach... Far Away In Time...

 

[shm]

Great shots by all - well done Gents
I love the variation of motives.

A closer look at Ponte D. Maria Pia with the car bridge Ponte de Infante in the background.
I love old bridges, can't help it

Ponte de Infante

Ponte Luís I. Connecting Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia (it's here the magic is - port wine )
The metro and pedestrians a the top, car and pedestrians down low.

 

[shm]

Miradouro da Serra do Pilar is an old Augustine monastery which is special. It has a round courtyard but also a round church which is very unusual. The two circles has the exact same diameter.

In the front runs Av. Gustavo Eiffel and up in the back is the castle Muralha Fernandina

Cais da Ribeira

Cais da Estiva

 

[sarimento1]

going thru one of the locks on the danube last week...

 

[troy]

Great work guys!

Big surprise, another bug shot from me, this time a little moth.

 

[shm]

Nice - it is fascinating both the lock and the moth

The city hall of Porto; Câmara Municipal do Porto

Saw this gentleman sitting and watching life in general, and tried to do a street photography shot

Pointing in the opposite direction of the city hall, just capturing my dad in his tourist-disguise

I don't know how phone cables are connected elsewhere in the world...

 

[oc_in_fw]

Well, this one is from February when we were having to replace a Mylar mirror on a sim. I thought it looked pretty cool. This is a 200 degree wide by 50 degree vertical mirror. Images are flipped due to the distance from the mirror surface. In normal (on sim) position, images would be right side up. You can see four sims in this shot, the black and gray being the one the mirror came off of. More explanation to follow.

Here is a view from the other side. The gray arc you see is the backscreen, which sits on top of the cockpit (you can see part of the cockpit windows below it). On the top of the sims are 3 projectors which project their images onto the backside of the screen. The screen allows these images to come through it, and the mirror (above picture, and what is on the floor in this picture) is just a reflection of the image on the backscreen. You can see a vacuum at the bottom of the mirror housing (the fiberglass shell that holds the mirror). This pulls a vacuum on the Mylar, keeping it stretched tight. For scale, the top edge of the mirror housing is about 8 foot high. To the left you see a complete sim with its mirror housing installed. Pulling and replacing a mirror is about a $70k job (and requires a crane)- not cheap at all.

On edit: I work in flight simulation. These level d devices can allow a pilot to get their license without ever being in the real airplane. We can simulate all kinds of weather scenarios and airplane disasters without endangering the pilots. They are an actual cockpit mounted on a motion base, with visuals and instructor area attached.

 

[oc_in_fw]

I can add more pics (including interior) if anyone is interested in seeing them.

 

[troy]

Great shots guys!
I for one would love to see and hear more about these flight simulators.