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A Conrail westbound intermodal passing PRR Altoona Works led by Dash8-40CW No., 6230. 9 September 1994.
A westbound CN freight train makes its way through Langley, BC, with headlights ablaze as it approaches a road crossing.
This is the approach to Baring elevator, the subject of the first image in this series. Aside from the elevator, there is not much to see except the road and the remains of the town on the right. The Baring elevator was built by the Maple Leaf Milling Company in 1909 and it was closed and abandoned in the early 60s when the railway line was closed.
Baring, Saskatchewan, Canada.
If you'd like to read about my recent winter trip to Saskatchewan, you're welcome to check out my blog post about it.
At one time, grain elevators could be found every 8 to 10 miles along every railway line in western Canada. That allowed most farmers to make a round trip to an elevator to deliver and sell their grain with a horse and wagon in one day. From that elevator the grain would be shipped to ports on the Great Lakes or the west coast, across Canada and around the world. Grain elevators started appearing across the Prairies in the late 19th century, and the number of grain elevators peaked in 1938, when there were nearly 6,000 primary (country) elevators in the Prairie provinces. Many factors led to the decline of the primary elevator: the Depression, increased mechanization, improved roads for transportation, rural depopulation, the closing of branch lines of the railway and the buying out or merging of the grain companies and the building of large, concrete grain terminals. In 2023 there were only around 400 country elevators left in Saskatchewan and only about 100 are still in use. Many of the old, wooden elevators have been destroyed – burned down, struck by lightning, demolished - but some of them still remain - weathered but beautiful and stalwart.
Sources: Dommasch, H. (1986) Prairie Giants. Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books and Farrell, I. (2023) Reflections on Wooden Grain Elevators. heritagesask.ca/news/reflections-on-wooden-grain-elevators
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)in a snag on the peninsula of Munson Pond, Kelowna, BC.
"And I've been watching you, too!"
I loved the bluey grey of the approaching storm clouds against the yellow of the field. It was a different scene about 30 minutes later with heavy rain, thunder & lightning. I was going to camp, but decided to book a room at the Nindigully Pub. Thallon, Queensland, Australia.
Holga 120N, neutral density soft surround filter, HP5+
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A 3 image panorama as we were first approaching Sedoan near Oak Creek at the visitors center before we started our 'Pink Jeep Tour'.
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Olympus OM4, Ektachrome EB100, digitised by photographing the original 35mm slide on a light table using a 12mm extension tube; tethered capture and digital processing in Lightroom.
"Grassholm (Welsh: Gwales or Ynys Gwales) is a small uninhabited island situated 13 kilometres off the southwestern Pembrokeshire coast in Wales, lying west of Skomer. It is the westernmost point in Wales other than the isolated rocks on which the Smalls Lighthouse stands. Grassholm is known for its huge colony of northern gannets; the island has been owned since 1947 by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and is one of its oldest reserves.
Grassholm National Nature Reserve is the third most important site for gannets in the world, after two sites in Scotland: St Kilda and Bass Rock. It serves as a breeding site for 39,000 pairs of the birds, and supports around 10 percent of the world population. The turbulent sea around Grassholm is a good feeding area for porpoises and bottlenose dolphins." (Wikipedia, edited)
YAY, finally a little bit of nice cloud cover - it has been quite cloudless around here for a long time now, and of course the clouds came yesterday morning with a beautiful sunrise - I was totally unprepared, so just had to enjoy it from our bed. ;-)
Decided to get out this morning, hoping they would still be around. I was not dissapointed, a nice little storm was approaching the coast line - so were able to get a few long exposures before the clouds dumped their payload. Got drenched running back to the car, but never mind, the clouds are back!
After the storm had passed I went back down to the rocks - but the camera did not want to turn on!!! Arrgh - packed everything back up again and were just enjoying the sunrise.
Not sure what happend, but the camera turned back on when I got home. phew.
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This image was taken last year at Botallack Mines in Cornwall and depicts the mist rolling in towards Botallack.
I believe this was my second visit to Botallack and had originally planned to do what most do when they visit -capture a sunset. Once the mist rolled in, I knew I had to shelf those plans. It made for an interesting drive back as this was much like after the first visit when the drive back was covered in mist.
Unlike the recent posts, this image is a newly edited image.
From a northbound train about to cross the Rendsburger Hochbrücke (Rendsburg High Bridge) which incorporates a transporter cradle for road vehicles crossing the Kiel canal.
September 29, 2011: Approaching Storm in Silverjack Wilderness area of the Uncompahgre National Forest, Colorado
Another image of the southbound ''Capitals Mail'' , this time at Wallyford. Caught with the low winter sun , we see EWS liveried 90020 speed through Wallyford on the 8th March 2000 at 1611. This is a Edinburgh - London Willesden loaded Mail train.
Along the Myakka River at Myakka River State Park near Sarasota Florida.
After drought conditions the summer rains have finally begun.
Almost walked into the alligator on the lower right of the picture.
A very windy and wet evening down La Corbiere Lighthouse... I took a right battering from the sea spray!
The afternoon yesterday had a typical London rainshower. But it cleared up just before sunset to reveal magnificent clouds. I crisscrossed the Thames River many times to find the right light. After the sun dipped below the horizon, the light finally fell behind Westminster with a delicate palette.
Read the rest here at the Stuck in Customs blog.
A lengthy MRONY snakes into Gore Canyon as it slowly works up the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. Rafters are frequently seen in this area, attempting to navigate the fierce whitewater of the Colorado.
UP 6076 --- MRONY --- Azure, Colorado
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The Umhlanga Promenade is approximately 3km long and spans the popular apartment and resort complexes that line the golden sands of this premier beach resort destination. It’s a pretty brick pathway lining the beach, with the Umhlanga Lighthouse and Whalebone Pier as its centerpieces. From the south, the path starts at Durban View Park, reaching Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve after 2.5 km.
Well, more like "Approaching light rain shower" - but that wouldn't be half as dramatic!
Tenby Harbour, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Olympus OM1, Kodachrome 64, digitised by photographing the original 35mm slide on a light pad using a 12mm extension tube. Tethered capture and development in Lightroom.
Eldgjá is the largest volcanic canyon in the world, approx. 40 km long, 270 m deep and 600 m wide at its greatest. (Wikipedia)
A branch of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge passes through here; the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate are separating from each other. To the left, America, to the right, Europe.
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