#s-curve

[garternstocking]

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Namibia’s desert - the S-curve of this sand dune

Tony Stringer, UK

[awesome-casuallyfamouscollector]

Road to Zero Emissions Now Clear for Road Traffic

The road to zero emissions from road traffic is becoming very clear now. That the solution is battery electric vehicles (BEV) is now accepted even at most legacy carmakers. Only Toyota and friends still believe in a main role for hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) technology. A few others, like Renault, are looking for corner cases […]

(..)There are two timelines important in the transition. The first is the best known. It is the exponential timeline of the transition of the new car market, also known as “the S-curve.” The second is the often overlooked, far less sexy, linear transition of the fleet of cars on the street. The legacy OEMs must start making BEVs in time to survive, before the steep part of the S-curve makes them obsolete. Some big brands will be reduced to only a valuable name, like Bugatti or Hispano-Suiza. Others will struggle for years to either regain some of their former luster or to perish. Only those that are putting everything they have in building BEV production capacity have a chance to survive and prosper(..)

[thejewellerybox]

Primativa collection by Katrin Olina, 2016

Dezeen: Katrin Olina combines digital and bronze-age techniques to create Primitiva jewellery

[historicaldress]

Day Suit in Midnight Blue Velvet, 1910s 

S-curve silhouette jacket and skirt in midnight blue velvet embellished with black silk braid. The lined jacket has long sleeves and closes at the center front with hook and eyes and features a front panel of white silk covered with black lace. The floor-length skirt features the same embellishment as the skirt and has multiple pleats into the center back waistline, which is finished with a wide black silk ribbon and hook and eye closures.

[earthstory]

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Reflection Canyon is an awe-inspiring offshoot of Lake Powell in southern Utah. It is accessible only by a 50-mile 4wd road followed by 8 miles of hiking. I filmed this montage during 2 nights in April 2016 and 4 nights in April 2019. The water level during our 2019 visit was the second-lowest it has ever been, exceeded only by 2005, and this revealed the almost-never-seen "final S curve" of the canyon.

In 2016, we saw zero other campers during the time we were there. In the ensuing years, it became popular on Instagram and other social media sites. In 2019, there were 10-20 people per night, almost all of whom were photographers. There was trash shoved under rocks and we found a pile of camping gear under a bush that had been abandoned by an overloaded person attempting to hike out. Many people we met had horror stories of being unprepared and getting lost along the hike. There is no easy water access. Between the lack of drinking water and the enormous cliffs, it's only a matter of time until a fatality occurs out there. I worry that that Reflection Canyon is becoming the next Horseshoe Bend (outsideonline.com/2291861/horseshoe-bend-canary-our-park-system). It's being loved to death.

Let's respect the area. It's time to implement a permit system and encourage Leave No Trace ethics.

Gear used in the filming of this: Sony A7m3 + Sony 24mm f/1.4, Canon 6D + Sigma 14mm f/1.8, Syrp Genie Mini.

Music: "Gatherer" by We Shine Every Night. Please support the artist!

[malavoie1]

Frozen Stream (Cold Toned)

My favorite little stream, locked in ice and blanketed in snow.

Camera: Pentax K-3 Lens: Tamron SP 10-24mm f/3.5 DI II 18mm / ƒ/11 / 1/90s / ISO 400

[travelless]

Kelp Farmers, Xiapu, China