This is a pretty amazing photo of recent Hurricane Irene. The superimposed diagram is a Fibonacci Spiral, a mathematical shape found throughout nature.
Monthly Archives: January 2013
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Jan 13
Project Flickr: Week 05/52 – Square
Here are the three photos that I submitted for the Week 5 assignment, “Square”, for Project Flickr. The group of almost 400 members receive a photo topic assignment every week. This is our third year and I totally enjoy the group.
Lemon Pixels – by James Milstid
Golden Barrel Cactus – by James Milstid
100 Quarters – by James Milstid
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Jan 13
Accoutrements – Project Flickr 2013: 03/52 – Body Parts
Accoutrements – Project Flickr: 03/52 – Body Parts, originally uploaded by James Milstid, aka PapaJames.
The ear is a popular place for fastening different objects… this is a look at my own ear bling!
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Jan 13
Ovum – Project Flickr 2013: 02/52 – Back Light
[Explored] Ovum – Project Flickr 2013: 02/52 – Back Light, originally uploaded by James Milstid, aka PapaJames.
Eggs are one of my absolute favorite subjects. They are so plain and common; perhaps that is the challenge of photographing them.
They just intrigue me in so many ways. The shape, the hard shell, the contents, and the consistent sameness are fascinating. And the life that can spring from them is totally miraculous!
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Jan 13
EMP: It’s not SciFi…
This artist’s rendering shows a CHAMP flying over a target
CHAMP – Lights Out
A recent weapons flight test in the Utah desert may change future warfare after the missile successfully defeated electronic targets with little to no collateral damage.
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., successfully tested the Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project (CHAMP) during a flight over the Utah Test and Training Range.
CHAMP, which renders electronic targets useless, is a non-kinetic alternative to traditional explosive weapons that use the energy of motion to defeat a target.
Power is cut to a room of computers after being hit by a high-powered microwave pulse from a Counter-electronics High-powered Advanced Missile Project.
During the test, the CHAMP missile navigated a pre-programmed flight plan and emitted bursts of high-powered energy, effectively knocking out the target’s data and electronic subsystems. CHAMP allows for selective high-frequency radio wave strikes against numerous targets during a single mission.
“This technology marks a new era in modern-day warfare,” said Keith Coleman, CHAMP program manager for Boeing Phantom Works. “In the near future, this technology may be used to render an enemy’s electronic and data systems useless even before the first troops or aircraft arrive.”
Source: Boeing Phantom Works