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A ship on the Rhine River just before sailing downstream under the Theodor-Heuss bridge
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Die Theodor-Heuss-Brücke und Schiff aum dem Rhein
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Mainz-Kastel, Hesse 2018AUG05 Summer Evening Stroll
– Album Description – FRA – 2018AUG04-06
Another transatlantic trip working with some of my favorite crewmembers and visiting some of my favorite destinations.
The best of my 836 photos are in 2 mini-themed albums.
• Hesse, Germany – 2018AUG05 – Mainz-Kastel:
â—¦ Mainz-Kastel, Hesse 2018AUG05 Hummingbird-Hawk Moth
â—¦ Mainz-Kastel, Hesse 2018AUG05 Summer Evening Stroll
• Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany – 2018AUG05-06 – Mainz:
â—¦ MZ Rhineland-Palatinate 2018AUG05 MidMorning Cityscape
â—¦ Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate 2018AUG05 Rhine River Walk
â—¦ Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate 2018AUG05 Night-Lit Cityscape
â—¦ Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate 2018AUG06 Sunrise Cityscape
Hope you enjoy the 24% of 265 photos I took here this day!
Winnebago County - Iowa
This is how the storm looked earlier in the afternoon before reaching our area. It's building in the northwest, moving up ever so quietly, not making a sound. It's almost predatory in it's silent approach.
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IPictures from sitting at the end of the runway at Davis-Monthan AFB waiting for a couple 0f Osan A-10s to land
Brighton Road, Worthing finds 10954 making its way along the coast. The garage (sorry service station) on the left had a Costa Coffee attached, a useful way to dodge a stray E300 which was between the bus I alighted and this ! 9.12.21.
The eastbound BNSF freight is barely keeping ahead of the heavy rain downpour as it nears the I-39 overpass just east of Toluca, IL. The train isn't the only thing approaching the photographers--before the last intermodal car on this train clears the approach-lit signals, the heavy rain will drench both Lampy and myself.
Meet my friendly neighborhood "weed" garden, populated mostly by beggarticks (genus Bidens)! These impressive native wildflowers are recorded all across the continent, ranging from Alaska to the Florida Keys! They spread via hitchhiking seeds - hence the name beggarticks - and are often some of the first species to populate freshly disturbed soil.
This particular powerhouse is approaching 5 foot (~1.5m), and will soon form a large flowerhead that will display up to 100 yellow blooms! Many people spray to prevent these, due to the nature of their seed distribution. But, they provide a vital source of pollen and shelter for my local wildlife!
I tend to find at least one green lynx spider (Peucetia viridans) per plant, as well as a smattering of hoppers (family Cicadellidae) of all types! They are also a favorite hangout of my Ironweed Curculios (Rhodobaenus tredecimpunctatus), along with several other weevil species. This is all just off the top of my head, and does not account for the innumerable nocturnal residents and visitors at all. So, by removing even a single stand of this wonderful "weed", I'd be removing a hefty chunk of my pollinator presence!
So, are the manicured, monoculture, Roundup-glazed lawns worth it? If all you want is a convenient place for your children to play, for sure. My children, though, will grow up knowing the value of ALL life, not just the sentient ones that can work a voting machine!
This shot was captured using my Vivitar (Komine) 90mm f2.8 Macro. This photo is uncropped, but focused as close to infinity as this lens allows. This perfect pollinator paradise (or presumed pestilent plague, purely point of view) is around 5ft (1.5m) tall.
LNER Peppercorn Class A1 Pacific 60163 "Tornado" approaching Workington on 1z87 1325 Carlisle - London Euston Charter on 28/06/2025
Having run around at the end of the heritage line near the Rylestone branch 37294 approaches Embsay station
Amazing light over the ocean at the approach of São Jorge, the Island from the Azores Archipelago, famous about his fajãs
The island is volcanic in character with steep cliffs running down to the sea. The fajãs are small areas of flat land by the sea caused by the collapse of cliffs. The fajãs are fertile and used for growing many plants including yams, maize and vegetables. It is possible to grow coffee, vineyards, tropical fruits and dragon trees in some of them.
Class 37/5 37689 approaches Jersey Marine South Junction with a set of iron ore wagons that I assumed were being delivered to Port Tennant Wagon Works, then owned by Marcroft Engineering Limited.
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BR 50004 'St. Vincent' approaches Newton Abbot with the 2C40 10:30 Paignton to Exeter St. David's service. It was passing the site of the former Aller Junction and the de-commissioned signal box is visible on the left.
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From a distance it doesn't look that impressive, but wait till you see the interior. A mile downstream from Vasey's Paradise, Redwall Cavern is a river-meander cave in Marble Canyon that's a must-see on any raft trip.
The last rays of sun catch NR56, NR111 and NR42 as they approach Snowtown with 5MP5 on 20th April 2018.
This particular Monday afternoon, the wind was really blowing out on the plains. Most of the day, the winds were at least 30 MPH sustained, and that number often got up to 40-50 MPH. Fortunately, it wasn't too cold, but the wind was a bit of a challenge. Evidence of the wind is quite clear in this shot of this NKCR manifest pulling into the east end of Holyoke (pronounced "hole-ee-oak"). A long piece of plastic wrap got stuck on the coupler of OMLX 419, and it is blowing wildly in the wind.
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Suffolk, VA - 31 MAR 2021
Photo (capture of a single video frame from 4K video at 30 fps) from above my back yard looking west at 6:41pm EDT as the storm was approaching.
I received nearly 3/4-inch of rain in about 1 hour.
As the storm continued to intensify, some areas downwind of me received over 2 inches of rain.
Class 108 Set B961 comprising DMBS 53608 & DTCL 54208 working the 15:40 Severn Beach to Bristol Temple Meads approaches Narroways Hill Junction.
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After backing down into "the hole" at the north end of the museum complex, Carson & Tahoe Lumber and Fluming Company #1 "Glenbrook" eases her train toward the crossing at the entrance to the NSRM, where she will momentarily arrive at the museum's Wabuska Depot. Although the museum currently has no passenger cars for Glenbrook, limited cab rides are available, so enthusiasts can experience a ride on a wood-burning, narrow gauge locomotive.
G542 leads BL29 and A78 in low light into Mangalore with 9306 UP Tocumwal Goods
Friday 14th March 2014
Rooftop travel is a common practice on the Gwalior Light Railway. The interiors of this 2ft narrow gauge train fails to accomodate the all the passengers, hence rooftop welcomes them.
We too, after hanging out from the door of the overcrowded train till Motijheel, decided to climb up as the locals suggested.
Seen here is the 52171 Gwalior - Sheopur Kalan Passenger approaching Bamour Gaon station.
37419 slows for the Kirkby-in-Furness stop with 2C34 14:35 Carlisle - Barrow. Friday 22nd May 2015. 37409 brings up the rear.
As the little sign notes, our Rotary Outfit is now approaching the dirt road crossing at Dalton. You'll note that the discharge plume is significantly denser than in some of the earlier photographs. The snow depth up here is perhaps 1-2 feet.
As we approached Og Meadows, the early morning alpine light was just starting to cut through the night's clouds to create this magical landscape. We were on the part of the Great Divide Trail leaving the Lake Magog Campground and Mount Assiniboine area. A female grizzly with two cubs was spotted here yesterday, so we made lots of noise as we hiked through this pass. Always great times in the Rockies. Assiniboine Provincial Park, BC, Canada.