Museums (1)

addy landzaat wrote: Nice! How did you guys get included in this exhibition? And what pictures did you show?

I got involved through Dyxum when Howard posted about an Oxford photowalk. I attended, met Howard and ended up an 'Oxford Photographer'. The group has exhibited at Oxford Artweeks for several years, I'm a newcomer. This my first exhibition on a wall, last year's contribution was an online exhibition.

As Howard notes I am a bit of an interloper, it takes me a good 30 minutes to get to Oxford. It's a very friendly group - if any other local Dyxumer wants to meet us the next meeting in a photowalk on Thursday evening - meet 7pm at the Martyrs' Memorial (DM for more details.)

Dopol wrote: And it is a funny shot, not showing the least of your photos

The shot was what I could take, I was sat having coffee and this was the view I had. I rushed it a bit - not realising they would be there for more than a few seconds.

I have been playing with Wix in the past few days so my part of the exhibition is now online here. Most of the pictures will be familiar to Dyxum regulars.

Akward at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam

Here are some pictures from het Nederlands Openluchtmuseum (Dutch Open Air Museum).

1. Nurse


2. Doctor


3. Midwife (Call the midwife )


4. Blinder 1


5. Blinder 2


6. Room


All with the Sony A7r4 and Sony/Zeiss 55/1.8

Last weekend we took my father in law to a museum for his 90th birthday.
Since he used to be a mechinal engineer, we felt the 'Museum for Engines and Grandmothers time' was an appropriate choise.

The museum has an unsual but funny combination of some 275 old industrial and maritime engines at groundfloor, and a large collection of nostalgic items from 'grand-mothers time' upstairs.

The benefit is that both men and women can enjoy themselves at the same time and place

It started as as private collection but afterthe deatg of the original owner is now run by a couple of enthousiastic volunteers.

#1 Their 'masterpice' is a worldwide unique one cilinder diesel engine, produced by Bolnes in Rotterdam in 1945. Meant to be used for a ship, but never was used for that in the end. It ended up in a university for study and learning. It's run evrey last Sunday of the month.

To give a sence of scale: The flywheel at the right weighs 4300kg. The whole istallation is 6,5m high.

#2 Starting up another one



#3 Detail



#4 Enthousiasm and interest



#5 Used in a saw mill, still running



#6 Oil cans



#7 Some interesting vehicles too: Simca B-1200 (1950)



#8 Heinkel (1959)



#9 And upstairs some radios amongts others



#10 And even an old photo studio



TFL

Thanks Harm! It's in Nieuwe Niedorp, a little village a bit up north from where I live.

The Dome of Les Invalides, Napoleons tomb, Paris.
DSC00801.jpg by Macca h, on Flickr


The altar and cross at the above.
DSC00799.jpg by Macca h, on Flickr
A7iii and Loxia 25mm 2.4

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

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Four scientists (Also in this week's Photo 150 challenge)

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Roger Bacon

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Cast of Archaeopteryx skeleton fossil

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Portrait of a hoatzin

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Portrait of a kiwi

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Portrait of a bear

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Portrait of a dodo (Also in this week's Photo 150 challenge)