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Millenium Falcon Redux
© Nikoneer
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Uploaded: 05/12/18 4:23 AM GMT
Millenium Falcon Redux
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Since I titled the 90-degree (straight up) photograph I submitted, of the top of the Peace Tower at the International Peace Garden, the Millenium Falcon, I thought I might as well take the concept further, so here is a redux of the image, combined with a previous submission from last fall, "Star Rainbow". Together, along with the addition of red and green navigational collision avoidance lights on the "prow" of the Falcon, I'm hoping it comes across as an actual view out the front windows of the famous ship's cockpit, the bright light and shadow on the ship thrown by a nearby sun, off to the left. Incidentally, for land lubbers who ever wondered how to keep the navigational lights and directions correct on an aircraft or ship correct, red is Port and green is Starboard, and a simple mnemonic device to keep them straight is to remember that the words "port" and "left" both have four letters in them, so "starboard" has to the what's left, right? Simple. 5.16-10
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::casechaser
05/12/18 6:33 AM GMT
The redux is wonderful. I think this version has a backstory waiting to be read out loud. Your sky is a huge addition and it works extremely well.
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- .... .- -. -.- ... / ..-. --- .-. / - .- -.- .. -. --. / .- / .-.. --- --- -.-cASechASeR.., Thanks for taking a look.
Fantasy overload in this one Mate...superb capture with a great perspective!
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Two things Nik - As ship has no cockpit it is called the bridge. The navigation side lights are placed on either side of the bridge. To me this looks like two ships on a collision course. In that case the lights must be interchanged. The sky looks good.
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Smooth seas do not make skilful sailors.
The Falcon is a spacecraft, Raj. I only call it a ship because that is the term most often used in the Star Wars movies.
-Nik
-Nik
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---red is Port and green is Starboard,---
Thanks for the lesson, 'Nik', ☺ .
Raj and I have still sea water in our veins. So we're still thinking in a maritime way, and a space craft didn't come in our mind at all.
Like Raj, therefore I thought to see that we're on a collision course, indeed, so 'starboard on board' is the most urgent order now, and after that (ASAP) a calculation of the CPA (Closest Point to Approach).
Very good 'approach' of the subject matter anyhow!
PS: The navigation lights on both sides of the 'bridge' have different colors: on port side red, on starboard green. The location of the lighting is chosen so that when a helmsman sees the red light in the dark of another ship, this ship is seen from the right in front of him and thus has priority (red = stop). When the ship comes from the left, it sees the green light and can therefore continue.
Thanks for the lesson, 'Nik', ☺ .
Raj and I have still sea water in our veins. So we're still thinking in a maritime way, and a space craft didn't come in our mind at all.
Like Raj, therefore I thought to see that we're on a collision course, indeed, so 'starboard on board' is the most urgent order now, and after that (ASAP) a calculation of the CPA (Closest Point to Approach).
Very good 'approach' of the subject matter anyhow!
PS: The navigation lights on both sides of the 'bridge' have different colors: on port side red, on starboard green. The location of the lighting is chosen so that when a helmsman sees the red light in the dark of another ship, this ship is seen from the right in front of him and thus has priority (red = stop). When the ship comes from the left, it sees the green light and can therefore continue.
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A great redux! And an interesting lesson from Mr. C!
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Long before the white man and long before the wheel, when the dark green forests were too silent to be real. Lightfoot 1967
One of the more dramatic presentations of the use of and need for navigational lights comes through in the book, "Collision Course", about the July 25, 1956 collision of the Italian luxury liner, the Andrea Doria, and the Swedish liner, the Stockholm. I read it when I was about 8 years old and it still sticks with me today, particularly, I think, because of the harrowing story of 14-year-old Linda Morgan, the "miracle girl", who was catapulted from her cabin in the Andrea Doria and presumed dead until found alive in the wreckage of the Stockholm's bow. In his book, "Collision Course," Alvin Moscow wrote: "She was alive because the Stockholm bow miraculously had swooped beneath her bed and had catapulted her from Cabin 52 on the Andrea Doria to the bow of the Stockholm." The fog was so thick that lookouts and officers on both ships were confused and both ships failed to interpret the situation properly. A forensic analysis found that both failed to take appropriate and decisive action early enough to prevent a collision; over-correction at the last moment caused the accident. A good read, if any of you are interested.
-Nik
-Nik
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Now you have taken it to a whole new level! WTG! tigs=^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
Very cool manip, Nik...it really has the feel of traveling off into the unknown regions of outer space now...producers of another Star Trek movie will be in touch with you:)...a fave for me.
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Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart. (Victor Hugo)
Very cool rework. I'm enjoying just looking at it. Spaceballs anyone? Lol
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Looks like something out of Starwars Nik triple A work.
Rob
Rob
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The reason why the sun sets in the evening is because it wants to see the sunrise in the morning. I rise in the morning because I want to see them both. RvdB
