Random Photo thread

[Gorminrider]

Clearest shots i have ever got of birds

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Holy doodah! An ugly brute too! I'd be backing off away from that beak!

[marvinsc]

IMG_6175 by Scott Marvin, on Flickr

Cardinal ignoring yesterday's snow.

[650Skull]

Holy doodah! An ugly brute too! I'd be backing off away from that beak!

Think that's scary..........Freddy Krueger's got nothing on these guys

[650Skull]

First Snow 2022 by R John Thieda, on Flickr

Nice. Hard to get perspective from this angle. Being able to see the branch's under the snow is different.

[Baatfam]

Nice. Hard to get perspective from this angle. Being able to see the branch's under the snow is different.

Thanks....It was turned 90º

Nicer with the sun out today...
First Snow 2022 by R John Thieda, on Flickr

[Sandy]

Much nicer with the sun but I like the first composition a bit better. Both great shots though.

[Baatfam]

Much nicer with the sun but I like the first composition a bit better. Both great shots though.

After further review, I agree with you.

[650Skull]

First shot definatly way better contrast..........makes you want to look for a warm place and the tree is saying get me out of here.

[dorkburger]

The line drawing was a college assignment from the late 90s. The skeleton is the broken remnant of a Halloween decoration. And my camera’s sensor is (still) dirty. http://Spare parts. by Glen Brenner, on Flickr

[dorkburger]

http://Gutter ice by Glen Brenner, on Flickr

[Redman]

The line drawing was a college assignment from the late 90s. .
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.Spare parts. by Glen Brenner, on Flickr

Hum,.. "late 90s"... so maybe not CAD, possibly so but probably not.... or was it?
Impressive either way. THe more that look at it, the more that see, hey, this lines up with that....

[BEW]

Who can tell me more about this?

[marvinsc]

Looks similar to the 6 wheel Honda Odessy from the 1970's.

[Redman]

Who can tell me more about this?

Here is a little bit (although I am not aware of a 750 Suzuki engine in 1972, 3 cylinder or otherwize)

https://velocetoday.com/hugues-vanhoolandt-at-retromobile-bertone-exhibition/

Suzuki Go 1972
Another design stimulated by boats was Marcello Gandini’s 1972 Suzuki Go, using a three cylinder 750cc motorcycle engine with a five speed gearbox developed by Bertone. Said Gandini “I was inspired by the increasingly popular rubber inflatable dinghy boats.”



https://www.hagerty.com/media/news/9-of-bertones-most-bizarre-concept-cars/

Boats again influenced members of Bertone’s styling team when it started designing the Suzuki Go. Envisioned as a four-wheeled, go-anywhere Zodiac boat, it was unusual because it wasn’t based on an existing car. Instead, it was created from scratch and powered by a three-cylinder, 750-cc Suzuki motorcycle engine mounted behind the driver’s seat. The instrument cluster sheds light on its two-wheeler roots.

Nothing stopped the Go. While it was happy to remain on the pavement, it tackled snowy trails with ease thanks to a set of aggressively-tracked tires, and users could take it on a lake by strapping an outboard motor to the back end. Alternatively, the tailgate doubled as a ramp on which to load a motorcycle or a snowmobile. It’s astonishing to think such a simple car could perform so many tasks.

Bertone unveiled the Go at the 1972 edition of the Brussels Motor Show. It remained a one-off; it likely could have been made street-legal with minor changes, but Suzuki had no interest in it.

[Sandy]

Well the sun came out, the snow stopped (we had about 3 feet in the last 2 weeks) and temps came up to balmy -18C (about 0F) this AM so we had to get and make tracks. Lucky for us it looks like someone was here a few days ago.



Bit of a slog from the valley below but the views are always worth it.



Wycliffe Prairie Lookout by soates50, on Flickr