View allAll Photos Tagged Approach
We were up near Victoria, BC for a gardening conference this weekend. I skipped out Saturday afternoon and went for a hike in Gowlland Tod Provincial Park up to Holmes Peak and Jocelyn Hill via the Ridgetop Trail. One challenge was more than 20 cm of snow, which is quite unusual in the Victoria area. It was a fun hike, I saw lots of my favorite trees Arbutus menziesii. I made it up to near the top of Jocelyn Hill when the weather turned sour and I decided it was time to head back to Sidney for some scones and book shopping.
Thanks to Flickr member Calypso Orchid for giving me some great Saanich Peninsula hiking tips, I have to come try a springtime hike up here.
Update 7 March 2015
Arbutus menziesii has been disappearing in the Pacific Northwest, see The Decline of the Pacific Madrone
vi 021
Here we see the RPSI Santa Special (headed by 083) coasting towards Maynooth's home signal, which was at red, and is just visible in the distance.
You can really see the steam leaking out from the steam-heated Cravens coaches!
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.
While waiting to photograph the steam hauled Torbay Express class 158 unit 158959 passed on the approach to Weston-super-Mare on a Taunton - Bristol service, 2/8/2009
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.
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.
Compare to this shot from the Weston Langford collection in 1963.
P1060969 SOOC
For maximum effect, click the image, to go into the Lightbox, to view at the largest size; or, perhaps, by clicking the expansion arrows at top right of the page for a Full Screen view.
Don't use or reproduce this image on Websites/Blog or any other media without my explicit permission.
© All Rights Reserved - Jim Goodyear 2018.
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
Related links
Live @Into The Pit IV, Circolo Magnolia, MI
© All rights reserved. Do not use my photos without my written permission. If you would like to buy or use this photo PLEASE message me or email me at stefan.marotta@gmail.com
Live @Blackout, Roma
© All rights reserved. Do not use my photos without my written permission. If you would like to buy or use this photo PLEASE message me or email me at stefan.marotta@gmail.com