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Aboard the Arrluuk (USMMA Sailing Foundation) for the Columbus Day Weekend Schooner Race in New York Harbor, New York, NY
View from the ship "Stena Danica" approaching the port of Frederikshavn. It is midsummer week and the time is approx 22.00 at night.
The famous Ferry across the Mersey, approaching Liverpool, The Pool of Life as some people call it, I was on board The Royal Daffodil ferry. The Liverpool Ferries where given the name " Royal " by the King, in recognition for the service provided by them during the evacuation of troops from the Normandy Beaches. The vessel you can see tied up at the Landing Stage is the Isle of Man Ferry.
This image was chosen for the 5th Version of the Schmap Liverpool Guide:
156443 approaches Dunston on 29th May 2023 with 2N26, the 12:56 Hexham to Nunthorpe service. Note the pigeon lofts in the background.
Shots around Berwick station prior to the replacement of the overhead as part of the High Capacity Trains project. At the time of these pictures works were yet to be completed at Berwick but had been done around Narre Warren
The station itself was located east side of the level crossing at Clyde Road in what was rural land on the southern side of the town centre for most of its history. A goods yard was located on the southern side of the station facing what was originally the only platform, later removed for car parking.
Electrification through here was originally completed as part of the Gippsland Line project - the only Victorian country main line to be electrified. It was officially opened to Warragul in July 1954 and Traralgon in March 1956 although test trains along this section to Narre Warren were running in 1952. The line was progressively duplicated soon after with most of this section completed in 1956, although a single track remained between Narre Warren and Berwick until early 1962. Following withdrawal of electric locomotives to Traralgon in 1987 and cessation of limited suburban trains to Warragul in 1998 (commenced 1987) the Dandenong-Pakenham section was the last part in use for suburban operations, with the wiring itself renewed in the late 1990s.
This photograph was taken on the 27th August 2016 at Ingrow West which is part of the Keighley And Worth Valley Railway. I think the KWVR is one of the better heritage railways as it has a lot of nooks and crannies where you can go and take a picture of the locomotive. On this occasion I was just at the end of the platform as War Department Austerity 2-8-0 No.90733 was approaching Ingrow West.
VRC-30 Providers perform COD (Carrier On-board Delivery) duties to US Navy carriers at sea. They bring personnel, spare parts and equipment and most importantly, mail from land bases.
This particular aircraft has been fitted with Hamilton Sundstrand's NP2000 propeller as part of the SLEP program for all of the Navy's C-2 aircraft. The NP2000 increases power, while simultaenously reducing noise, vibration and maintenance costs. It is also being fitted on C-130 and E-2C Hawkeye aircraft.
P1060969 SOOC
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The tiny town of Hilger is very quiet these days. It sits in a beautiful location with both mountain and prairie views. We didn't see anyone at all around town, just the sound of the lonely wind blowing between the buildings. But there was still something so charming about it all :)
"Hilger is north of Lewistown and was named for David J. Hilger, early resident and prominent citizen of the area. For many years Hilger was secretary of the Montana Historical Society in Helena. The town was originally known as Kendall, after a mining camp a few miles to the west. In 1913, three heavy gold bars were put on the train at Hilger, the last gold shipment from the Kendall Mine, according to the Wells Fargo messenger Frank Kowatch, who was there to deposit the gold in the train's special safe. (from Cheney's Names on the Face of Montana, Mountain Press Publishing Company) You can see the remains of the Kendall mine several miles west of town on a dirt road. But the town's major gold mine and mill, located at the top of Main Street, was owned by the Barnes-King Development Company, which developed the mine in 1900-01.
In 1911, the Milwaukee Railroad created Hilger about six miles east of Kendall. Many of the Kendall residents and businesses moved their buildings to the new town. Large-scale mining at Kendall ended the next year, although some local mines continued to operate until 1923." -visitmt.com
Read this review about a local business that is now closed:
www.epinions.com/review/trvl-Dest-United_States-Montana/t...
The first visit caught on camera, the top wing tip was just out the farm so I decided to crop in as it was sharp enough to make a good action shot!
A storm approaches Happy Valley in Caloundra. Taken on the iPhone with the Pano App. I like this one too as I managed to capture boy pointing at the storm.
Photo Tools Used
iPhone 4
The iPhone 4 camera is a huge improvement on the previous iPhone 3GS. The iPhone 4 camera specs are:
5.0 Mpixels (2592 x 1936)
1/3.2" back-illuminated CMOS sensor
4:3 aspect ratio
35 mm film camera crop factor: 7.64
Low ISO 80 (or better)
3.85 mm lens focal length
f/2.8 lens aperture
Autofocus: tap to focus
With the camera improvement and screen improvement, iPhone 4 photos just seem to pop. Amazing clarity.
iPhone 4 camera apps used in my photos
Camera+ iPhone App by tap tap tap
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Snaefell Car 2 built by Milnes in 1895, Laxey, Snaefell Mountain Railway, Isle of Man, 21 September 2019.
Displaying the registration EC-JAT the aircraft is identified as an Air Tractor AT-802F “Fire Boss” - an Amphibious Air Tanker (it can land on both water and land).
It is head to the bay of Arenal beach to skim the water to enable its tanks to re-fill before taking off to battle a forest fire at Cumbre Sol Dol.
According to the manufacturers it can "scoop 800 gallons of water in 12-15 seconds and be off the water and on its way again to the front lines in as few as 20-30 seconds."
Manufacturers website:
www.airtractor.com/aircraft/802f-fire-boss
A hi-res photo of EC-JAT can be seen here: jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7823592&nseq=0
Meanwhile on at Cumble Del Sol... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LlSKEoWlSw