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Seek, and you will find. It amazes me how certain elements within nature just come together. Its kinda like peanut butter and jelly. I scouted this area out for sometime when I came across this section of mud tiles that caught my eye. I noticed that this small section had the perfect pyramid formation that pointed straight out into the badlands.
Hope all you guys out there are doing well. Summer is almost over! YAY!!!!! Stay cool out, the fall is almost here.
Lots of new images coming soon!!! Peace and Love.
During the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad, the entirety of the line was single track. As time went on, most of the trackage would see the addition of second tracks, which included a few double track tunnels. Donner Pass would end up with two, one at Blue Canyon, and another one in the foothills at Newcastle.
I’ve always found the tunnel at Newcastle interesting, specifically because of the track’s layout coming out of the east portal. While the later constructed Track 2 stays on a decently flat grade, the adjacent Track 1 shoots up a 2.65% grade. In general, the grade on the original alignment is steep around here, with trains being forced to navigate a 2.42% grade coming into town. Due to this, the Southern Pacific realized running trains on a directional track system would be the way to go. While the far less demanding Track 2 would be used for the eastbound traffic, westbound traffic would have to navigate the challenging grade with sharp twists and turns Track 1 throws at trains. However, when UP modernized Donner in the late 2000s and early 2010s, this directional traffic would make a massive shift.
While directional traffic would still exist over the Sierras, it was mostly eliminated for Donner. Since most of the westbound traffic consists of heavy loaded trains, the UP would shift most of the westbound traffic to the WP’s consistent 1% grade through the Feather River Canyon. Due to this, very few westbound trains would take Donner, with the only regulars today being Amtrak, MSPRV, a Z, and a weekly I stack. This would lead to a pattern where Track 2 would be the preferred track for all traffic on the western slope west of Colfax. Meanwhile, Track 1 became the backup in case any opposing traffic was on the line at the same time. However, when you realize how big the eastbound trains usually are, it becomes apparent why SP had directional running.
The manifest pictured here is a prime example. MRVNP, a North Platte bound manifest that originates in Roseville, is a massive train that navigates the mountain daily. On this day, the manifest was running a 3x3x0 configuration, but with Amtrak being lined down Track 2, the heavy beast was lined up the other track. Despite Track 1 being slow in general, the weight of this train kept all six locomotives in full throttle the entire way up, but it was barely enough to keep the beast moving. Even though I-80 was very busy and located close to the tunnel, the sound of the locomotives was overpowering the highway even from a few miles away. When the train finally showed up, the sound of prime movers in full throttle was deafening as the manifest slowly pushed up the grade. Even though it’s only thirteen miles from Roseville, where this manifest originated, Newcastle has been known to stall trains like this one once in a while. While this train may not have stalled, I’m sure the crew had the thought it might in the back of their mind.
A black and white version of an earlier shot of the log storage lagoons on the River Clyde. About 2 acres of these are found in the shallows near Port Glasgow, used extensively during the Clydes ship building period the area stored a vast amount of logs to be used in the ship building process.
The next day we boarded the boat that would take us iceberg hunting. We found a few and were amazed at how cold it would become the closer we got. As we circled the behemoth, I noticed the thin cloud above and aligned the two as we rounded it again.
an artist once pointed out that the light in winter, paradoxically, is warmer and redder than the light of summer - I think this photo really shows that light
Second edit of this at Arnos Grove
Luke Agbaimoni - Tubemapper.com
The core of the Milky Way with the Carina nebula and the Southern Cross. This is a panorama taken using a Nodal Ninja rotator, stitched and edited in Lightroom. I cut the ends down a bit due to light pollution and sky glow. I didn't have the rotator properly lined up so the Milky Way isn't as straight as it should be, tricky to do when it is nearly overhead, and dark! The shots were taken north of Port Wakefield, SA. The comet Linear is in the top left quarter in this shot too!
DESCRIPTION: Well known and very often photograph part of Milky Way. The Deneb (Alpha Cygni) is the brightest star and Sadr (Gamma Gygni) is the third brightest star of the constellation Cygnus (Swan or Northern Cross). You can see them to the left down and right up of the center on my picture. This area lies in the plane of Milky Way and is very rich in emission nebulae. The field of view of this photo is 15x10 arcdeg. Left down you can see The North America Nebula, The Pelican Nebula, to the right of the center is Butterfly Nebula, right up Crescent Nebula. Enjoi.. I looking forward your comments and tips.
OBJECT: The Deneb - Sadr Region, constellation Cygnus (Swan), FOV 15 x 10 arcdeg.
GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Sigma 135/1,8, Astroklar Light Polution filter + Kolari UV/IR/H+ filter, pixel scale 6,61 arcsec/px, tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC - 3 star alignment, no auto guiding, dew heater.
ACQUISITION: September 8, 2020, Struz, CZ, Exposure 180s, f 2,0, ISO 100, Interval 20 s, Light 20x, Dark 24x, Bias 24x, Flat 30x. Total exposure time 60 min. Night, no wind, 10 C, no Moon, Light pollution - Bortle 5.
STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor (stacking, background neutralization, light pollution removal, calibrate background) , Adobe Photoshop CC 2020 (stretching, black and white point settings, dim stars, enhance DSO, contrast setting, no noise reduction). No Cropped image, size 3840 x 2560 px.
Not necessary to be the highest, but the best it can be ....
The view is looking out across Conwy Bay to the Isle of Anglesey.
At it's furthest point east in this photo is Penmon Point - an ancient holy site with the remains of the 6th century priory, St Sieriol's well, a church, Trwyn Du lighthouse, an impressive dovecote and a superb view across the water to Puffin Island and mainland Wales.
According to legend, Seiriol and Saint Cybi were good friends and would meet weekly near Llanerchymedd, at the Clorach wells. Saint Cybi would walk from Holyhead, facing the rising sun in the morning and setting sun in the evening. Saint Cybi was known as Cybi Felyn (Cybi the Tanned), as he was tanned during his journey. Seiriol, travelling in the opposite direction, from Penmon, would have his back to the sun.Thus, he was known as Seiriol Wyn (Seiriol the Fair). -
(Source - Wikipedia)
Low Fog Sunset at Golden Gate Bridge, taken from a small airplane.
The sunset burn w/low fog was predicted by Yiupai sunrise/sunset forecast service.
Super wide angle view. I likie the way the palm tree points to the darker line in the clouds towards the top.
Keeping the cobwebs off the 200/3.5 Tak. It takes some patience (& some luck TBH) but it really delivers when the planets line up.
Shot wide open
This weekend was Mum and Dads birthday, Mum who was a year younger - would catch up to Dad for one day each year in a Brigadoon kind way.
We lost them both a few years back and normally I'd go home to Werri Beach and say G'day to them at the ocean - like eveything else this year lockdown has stolen that chance as well.
So I went to the place I feel most at peace - Lake Illawarra, for the sunset today and remembered you pair and hope you had a great birthday up there.
Happy Birthday Mum an Dad.
less about making a good picture, more about recognising conditions in which your phone will cooperate...
This is my first photo series here on Flickr. Welcome to the "Theatre of Glass".
I will be uploading more to this collection as time goes on.
All comments welcome and thank you! :)