Nod's attempt at a 52 for '22. 52/52 - Showcase.

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A great set of images Nod. I liked the chestnuts and I would have been torn between that one and the one that you posted.
 
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Only one this week! Makes it easier for me to choose. Had the shot planned so only shot 2 versions, with one having the settings I planned for the end result - basically extra wide (16:9) and extra saturated colour in camera.
It's a small olive wood chopping board bought specifically for the gorgeous grain pattern and colour. It was supposed to be €8 but it has a couple of nasty cracks so the shop took €4 for it! Used just as a decoration sitting atop the cooker splashback. Unfortunately, it's impossible to capture the near iridescence of the wood.

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Autumnal. Some different shots there - I like the sweet chestnuts as its a different type of autumn shot. Have to say the ones here have been huge this year!
Snappers. That works as a lovely abstract... glad you gave us the back story as I wouldn't have guessed the origin.
 
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I have a problem resisting beautiful grain patterns, especially in olive wood! Got at least 4 chopping boards, 10+ small bowls, 4 larger bowls and all the wooden "spoons" are olive. All were chosen based on the grain (which does mean that a couple of the chopping boards don't get used because of faults).
 
Just the one again this week. Best laid plans having gang a-gley again, I've retreated to plan C (at least!) and have gone for a close up of Trump's filing system...

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First shot this week (might be another busy one so getting a banker in early!) - the radiator cap (well, the spare one) from my Grandfather's Speed 6. So the story goes, the car originally belonged to a friend of his who ran off the road while on leave from the RAF during the war and left it there until he could collect it when he could but unfortunately didn't make it back so the wreck was sold to Grandpa who spent many years rebuilding it as a sports tourer. According to an uncle, the car scared the cr@p out of him the first few times he drove it - it was after all based on the Grand Prix cars of the time; all power with "limited" brakes! Fond memories of sitting on the running board as it sat ticking over, listening to the rush of air and fuel being sucked in. The tip of the right wing is bent slightly from the wartime crash, hence it being relegated to "spare".

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What an interesting back story and nicely shot. I remember reading a book called ‘Speed Six’ at school based on the race.

Destruction is perfect for the theme. I’d have been worried about getting my hair caught taking this shot :ROFLMAO:
 
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Love that. and the back story. (Love a bit of knurling too.)

My thinking this week was to look out for a 'hood ornament' from an older car.

A rolls, perhaps or even an old Merc. But I didn't come across any.
 
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What an interesting ornament and a great story.
Your low down angle and even lighting suits this well.
 
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Bebop said:
What an interesting back story and nicely shot. I remember reading a book called ‘Speed Six’ at school based on the race.

Destruction is perfect for the theme. I’d have been worried about getting my hair caught taking this shot :ROFLMAO:
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I have a feeling I might have read that many (many!) years ago. If it's the same book, it involved the Bentley winning against much younger cars (but I reckon there are a load of books with similar titles and storylines!)


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Love that. and the back story. (Love a bit of knurling too.)

My thinking this week was to look out for a 'hood ornament' from an older car.

A rolls, perhaps or even an old Merc. But I didn't come across any.
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I'm lucky in that I have it on a shelf beside me. Grandpa made the base himself to look like a piston - the knurled top unscrews so there's a small hidden compartment.


Peter123 said:
What an interesting ornament and a great story.
Your low down angle and even lighting suits this well.
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I tried a few angles before deciding on the low one and used a bit of kitchen foil as a reflector to bounce some of the kitchen (spot)lighting under the wings because it was a bit dark without it. As in a couple of other shots, the background is the cooker splashback and the surface is a chopping board made of a very similar material.
 
Awesome story Nod, loved reading about its history. Makes for a keepsake with strong emotional ties.

You've shot it very well, Really like the slightly lower angle and the simple backdrop.
 
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Nice shot and as everyone else has said, a fascinating back story!
 
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Things are still a bit hectic here so just a quick one so far.

Just the living room rug, on which even the straight lines are curves! Decided to go for a perspective type viewpoint rather than looking straight down on it.

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Ornament: that's a fascinating back story. What a lovely memento to have.
Curves: well spotted... would never have thought of something so close by :D
 
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Having managed to avoid any so far, I feel it's about time I used the option...

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I prefer the landscape one, even though it doesn't show the curve quite as well and my decision is final!!! :P
 
Certainly curvy, but I'm not entirely sure what this object is Nod.
 
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It's a shoehorn. ;)
 
Nice shoehorn :)
 
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Ha ha! I didn't realise it was a shoehorn. I thought I was going to find out about some obscure ball game. :D

I like the landscape one best too.
 
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haha, nice shoehorn and a good take on the theme.
 
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Just one again. If I had a chance during daylight, it would have been a choice between the tool I use for visiting the MiL or transporting her between appointments (my car) and the tool I use for hiding 1.68" spheres, usually white but sometimes coloured (depending on the previous hiders' preference) - my driver! Since I can only fit one of them in the house, it's the ball hiding tool...

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Mine wouldn't be so much a "hiding" tool because that implies that they can be found....mine would be more a "done lost forever" tool...
 
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Mine get hidden for others to find. I have an occasionally horrendous fade which send my first shot of the day into he driving range. Not unknown for me to get them back with a bucket of range balls!

We play as a group or 10/12 and as a monthly prize, the winner gets a sleeve of balls inscribed "Lost by a winning (name of group)".
 
Nicely putt :) The diagonal makings drive the shot :)
 
Nicely thought out. Driver? I never use mine because it always goes waaaaay right. Stick the 3 wood which is much straighter!
 
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Well I have learnt something because I didn't know their diameter was 1.68". Made me smile. I used to caddy for my Dad - he was always testing my eyes to see where the ball went.

Nicely captured. I like your chosen colourful background. Of the two driving tools, I think you chose the best one to photograph :)
 
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SimonH said:
Nicely thought out. Driver? I never use mine because it always goes waaaaay right. Stick the 3 wood which is much straighter!
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Oddly, my drives go straighter than my shorter clubs. Except when they don't! When the do stray, it's more of a diaspora than a slight deflection!!!

Bebop said:
Well I have learnt something because I didn't know their diameter was 1.68". Made me smile. I used to caddy for my Dad - he was always testing my eyes to see where the ball went.

Nicely captured. I like your chosen colourful background. Of the two driving tools, I think you chose the best one to photograph :)
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They used to be marginally smaller but the damned colonials from across the pond decided to make theirs bigger so the rest of the world had to follow suit. (Had to look up the size myself and discovered the change.)
 
A little back story...
The commercialmas before covid, I got one of these kits as a gift and over the following decade of lockdown (well, it felt like it!), I bought and built several more. Now the evenings have drawn in to their longest (OK, I know they're about to get shorter but it'll only take me a few more evenings!) I have indulged myself and bought another to pass the time while Mrs Nod is busy with her Mum. I'm about 35% through the process at the moment. No tools required, although a sheet of sandpaper and a bit of candle wax help things run smoother - the pistons whizz round in the bores, powered by their conrods on a crank that's driven by a spring which will also power the rear wheels when I get that far! Being LASER cut, the pieces are a very good, tight fit despite being only pushed together after being pressed out of the sheets you can see. (For anyone interested, the kits are available on Amazon [and elsewhere] and are made by a Ukrainian company called UGears.)
The first one is a crop from one of the others - mainly to remove the corner of the chopping board used as the base background (and is my choice for this week.)
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Interesting stuff Nod :)
 
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They used to be marginally smaller but the damned colonials from across the pond decided to make theirs bigger so the rest of the world had to follow suit. (Had to look up the size myself and discovered the change.)
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Fascinating!

Construction - what an amazing piece of kit. I wish we'd had this theme sooner as I could have given this as a Christmas present. I hope we get to see the end product... what will the spring attach to - to drive everything? Or is it a kind of backwards set up where pushing the wheels ultimately makes the pistons move? It is intriguing.
 
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Fascinating!

Construction - what an amazing piece of kit. I wish we'd had this theme sooner as I could have given this as a Christmas present. I hope we get to see the end product... what will the spring attach to - to drive everything? Or is it a kind of backwards set up where pushing the wheels ultimately makes the pistons move? It is intriguing.
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Hard to explain! It's basically a clockwork mechanism but with everything made of plywood. The winder is on the bottom and the power is taken through 90° by a very simple pair of meshing cogs. There is an "on/off" switch (visible in the second shot) which just engages on the main power out cog to allow winding. Some of the other vehicles are elastic band driven rather than metal spring.
I find them interesting to build and see how the assorted systems work, as well as them taking up some time when it's too cold and/or wet to do something else!
From experience, the UGears ones are better than the other brands, although the Rokr ones come pretty close. Worth spending time on sanding and waxing the gears (Mrs Nod's emery boards might get swiped for that!)
 
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Hard to explain! It's basically a clockwork mechanism but with everything made of plywood. The winder is on the bottom and the power is taken through 90° by a very simple pair of meshing cogs. There is an "on/off" switch (visible in the second shot) which just engages on the main power out cog to allow winding. Some of the other vehicles are elastic band driven rather than metal spring.
I find them interesting to build and see how the assorted systems work, as well as them taking up some time when it's too cold and/or wet to do something else!
From experience, the UGears ones are better than the other brands, although the Rokr ones come pretty close. Worth spending time on sanding and waxing the gears (Mrs Nod's emery boards might get swiped for that!)
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Ah like clockwork. I see. Looks a fun project that might have been an interesting departure from the usual family Christmas jigsaw :) although perhaps a bit tricky if more than one person trying to out it together.

Thanks for sharing - I’m always having my eyes opened on the 52 :)
 
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