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It was so cold that Mother Nature took pity on this bronze headed fellow.
The mist from the Falls settled on his head creating a hat or a really bad wig. Odd how the face escaped the misting.
Lots of ice and snow around here today. Stay warm
Tough Guys!
There was an old train movie from the '80s starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster that I loved by that title, but that was Hollywood fictional railroading. This is the real deal, and conductor and brakeman Vern Gillis and Daniel Keim are real railroad tough guys!
Railroading at nearly 40 below zero is not for the faint of heart or the weak of body. But here are two guys that not only get it done, but do so with smiles and the same hustle and good attitude they give on a 70 degree July day.
They're even tough enough to take a quick pause to say hi, shake hands, and chat in the cold here at the spring switch up at the tail of the wye. I dare wonder how many railroaders could work in conditions like this? But in Alaska it is all just part of the job. Man do I miss working with some of the finest railroaders to be found anywhere....and I'll always look back on those days as the best of my career.
But I digress..lest you doubt the veracity of my claims here is a shot Frank Keller took of the outside thermometer on his car [can't see it here on Flickr but I shared it a few years ago on FB and it red NEGATIVE 36!]...although in all fairness that was earlier in the day, and when these images were captured it was a balmy -17°F!
As for the 'fleet's it is comprised of original ARR GP40-2s 3004 & 3010 (bought new in 1975 and 76 respectively) and spreader 9 (custom built by Harsco for the railroad on 2000) seen here and spreader 7 (built by OF Jordan in the early 1970s) on the other end.
Healy, Alaska
Friday January 4, 2019
391: An abandoned home that at one time must of been very nice and loved in better days. It's located just a few miles up the canyon from Upper Lake in Lake County, Northern California. To unsafe to adventure in.
Canon EOS 3
EF 35-135mm f/4-5.6 USM
Kodak Elite Chrome Extra Color 100
It is so hot today that I decided to post something cold just to feel a little better. This was shot last winter in Beskidy Mountains, Poland.
I managed to get the Wasp to walk onto the end of a wide stick so I could get a better angle and change the background.
As all my macro shots are handheld, if the bug is willing to co-operate, it's not too hard to move it around a bit to get the angle and background the way I want... and that's a big IF :P
Focus stacked using Zerene.
My friend Cody has his own clothing company called Cold Rush based outside of Atlanta, and wanted to do a shoot to promote his company. If you live around the area and want to purchase a shirt you can contact him via Facebook.
edited except skin...working on the face....i didnt like the lips on the old one , also the eyelids.....more shape friendly