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what if you could jump back or forward in time?
what would you do? where would you go?
I know what to do, definitely.
But I know it is not mine to choose.
I also know not to delve on the impossible.
So I may as well use my time well.
And do more substantial things in the real world.
Now if I could just have a few more minutes of surfing :p
Now back on CSS rails, the 2005 leads the detour move South across the CN diamonds in Stillwell, IN.
Name: Black-backed kingfisher
Scientific: Ceyx erithaca
Malay: Pekaka Kerdil / Pekaka Rimba / Pekaka Sepah
Family: Alcedinidae
IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern
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After finally making it back from Sawyers River with the snowbound Crawford excursion that had to turn back there the crew has put the train away and is now in the process of MUing the two two GP38s to be ready for a storm clean up day on Monday.
Conway Scenic 252 drifts light down the main past the station platform headed to the south end of the yard. This EMD GP38 was built in November 1966 for the Maine Central Railroad as part of an order of 13 of the model which were the first batch of second generation diesel locomotives purchased by the road. This unit was the last of the thirteen in service on MEC successor Guilford Transportation, lasting more than three decades, and having seen her other dozen siblings retired and scrapped or sold. She came here in March 2010 along with GP35 216 in a trade with Pan Am Railways for FP9s 6505 and 6516 that would become Pan Am's OCS power.
At right is the splendid Victorian/Russian styled depot built in 1874 by the Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad. under lease to the Eastern Railroad became a part of the Boston and Maine Railroad in 1890 when it purchased the Eastern. The B&M continued to run scheduled passenger service until 1961, and beginning in 1932 dedicated ski trains were run from Boston as the sport of downhill skiing gained in popularity. The very last snow train arrived from Boston in February 1972 ,and on Halloween day of that year the last local freight departed south and the B&M abandoned 22 miles of the branch south to Ossipee. Meanwhile the depot had been saved by a group of local businessmen in 1968 who later purchased the rail yard and the northernmost 7 miles of the branch to found the Conway Scenic Railroad in 1974.
Village of North Conway
Town of Conway, New Hampshire
Sunday February 16, 2025
I've got to get over you then I know, then I can get back to me.
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#1 Explore, Mar 18, 2012
EXPLORED !
here i am playing with my glasses. they are kind of old pair but close to my heart. i like them more than the new ones i got.
Pero tu cara se me pierde entre las sombras ,
por que la noche es más larga que la muerte.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP3QHxamyls
Atocha , Madriles.
Between 1945 and 1991, most of Europe was divided by what was called the Iron Curtain. A 7000km long physical barrier of fences, barricades, mine fields, watch towers, walls and torn families.
Almost 50 years of 'West vs. East'. Fifty years of living in fear from time to time, realizing that 'they', both West and East, only had to press a button.
Finally, with the Cold War ending around 1991, a period of peace could begin. At least we hoped, but with the USSR falling apart, so did some countries. We all remember the Yugoslavian Civil war, which lasted for over a decade.
From 2001 onward, we had relative peace in Europe. Of course, the old West and East didn't always agree with each other, but there was peace nonetheless.
Until... the 24th of February 2022. Russia invades Ukraine.
Is this the rebirth of West vs. East? Will we go 77 year back in time?
Will this resurrect the Iron Curtain?
Let's sincerely hope not.
After some RL health issues and a bit of break, I am back and hoping to start back blogging and taking photos! So please keep tuned in to see what is next!
Those pesky Cupids are back to cause lovey-dovey havoc across the SL grid. Get ready to slay them by smashing, smooshing, and squishing them before they infect you with love! 💘
The MadPea Cupid Catastrophe 2022, a two-week grid-wide hunt, is coming soon! Stay tuned for more info!
I’m not a hardcore birder, I shoot only when both the opportunity and mood arise simultaneously, both of which does not happen very often.
I remember feeling challenged shooting this bird and as such it was a great experience.
1. Tiny bird, smaller even than the common Kingfisher but way more colourful.
2. This being a Forest Kingfisher, it’s always in the thicket, never in the open. Had to shoot at very low shutter speed hoping to catch it in between twitches just to keep ISO low enough to preserve details. Being as dim as it was, had to also boost up the EV to avoid having to do any shadow recovery.
3. 600mm even on APS-C crop was barely sufficient.
4. Trying to squeeze out as much details as possible. Used normal wireless release via OVF; MUP+EFC; Live-view, none made any consistent and significant difference. This was where I got a little mad at Nikon’s useless implementation of EFC on the D500, even more useless than the auto AF fine-tune feature. What’s the point of putting in features that don’t really work!? EFC in Live-view would have helped but infuriatingly, you can activate EFC in Live-view yet you can’t use EFC in Live-view, get your act together Nikon!
5. Getting the right pose with the beak pointing sideways and preferably upwards for the slightly haughty look plus some catch-light in the eye.
An experience to remember. a most beautiful bird, its red feathers extend down the centre back of its head to the collar in a narrowing ridge looking like its beak with the dark blue patches on each side of this ridge giving it the appearance of having eyes and beak at the back of its head! This is likely a defensive marking. Especially interesting when the Micronesia Kingfisher became extinct in the wild due to introduced brown tree snake sneaking up on it from behind while the bird was totally focused ahead and below as kingfishers normally do.
Shooting very small birds is always challenging as conditions constantly change with the subject constantly on the move while you aim for that perfect pose which can disappear in a twitch.
I toyed with the idea of getting the Sony a99ii with A-mount Tamron 150-600mm G2 after this but gave it up eventually. It’s not feasible to shoot with so many different systems.
Shot on tripod at 1/15s!
Uploaded a much better image (albeit cropped) with my latest post processing workflow.
A Carolina Coastal train is headed back west to Wilson after interchanging cars at Chocowinity, North Carolina.
72/365
Lens: Canon 50mm f1.4 USM
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Good lights to all of you, fellows.
Pic by tonic
Behind every good man stands a good woman
Though they might be looking a different way
While she's dealin' with one thing
I've got another thing comin'
If I'm lookin' at tomorrow, she'll be thinkin' 'bout yesterday
Back to back, we face each other
Still together all alone
We'd be the last to turn to one another
But I know we'll make it together on our own
Nobody could ever come between us
Or force our backs against the wall
Today we're tighter than I've ever seen us
Bending over backwards together, we could never fall
Back to back, we face each other
Still together all alone
We'd be the last to turn to one another
But I know we'll make it together on our own
Back to back we face each other
But I know we'll make it together on our own
One from the vaults.
It was a very windy day in NYC, and Wall St. was closed to all traffic. NYPD and NYFD had the streets blocked as a high crane operator meticulously worked his load to the roof of a skyscraper.
The bronze statue of George Washington appears to hold back pedestrians, protecting them from the dangers above. The seemingly inverted flag, symbol of distress, is an illusion created by the strong wind that twisted the flag around.
The statue graces the steps of Federal Hall, built in 1842 as the US Customs House. Federal Hall replaced the original building, which housed the First Continental Congress, and the 1884 statue marks the spot where George Washington was inaugurated as the first US President in 1789.
Pulsa L para ver con fondo negro // Press L for viewing in black
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Camara /Camera: Nikon D80
Objetivo / Lense: Nikkor 50mm f1.8
Modelo/Modelr: Leyre
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