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Following behind a Pacific Surfliner train BNSF 7344 slow rolls west through Basta with a train of loaded Ethanol cans destined for the refineries at Watson, CA. The train still has to get through the heavily congested commuter train section of the San Bernardino Sub between Fullerton Junction and Redono Junction as the evening rush of eastbounds begins.
Violette ramassée - Rosulate violet - Violeta de los volcanes
Viola congesta Gillies ex Hook & Arn. (port)
Pierrier volcanique (alt. 2100 m)
Vilches (province de Talca, région du Maule, Chili)
....arriving on the congested part of the Weymouth tramway on a murky day (in more ways than one) June 1984.
Note the flashing amber lamp on the front of the loco, which was a short-lived experiment in the mid 1980s.
The final serviceable PS 20932 continues to put it good service this summer, seen here operating from Stonehaven on a peak working on a congested Market Street.
BNSF 7243 with Hobart bound domestic containers roar west through Hodge as the train gets ready to clear a MoW work zone on the Cajon Sub. While BNSF 4633 east looks at a red signal at milepost eleven, the train laid up here in front of MoW, and about a half mile behind another eastbound train that was waiting to get tin and out of a very congested Barstow Yard. There's also about two or three eastbound trains behind this one which turned the High Desert into a parking lot. Oh yeah and there was also a Big Boy roaming around.
Willow is an amazing dog and I've been so lucky to be her daddy. She is super smart and I'm having her tutor me in my physics class. We've known for a long time that she had a heart murmur. However, about six months ago her health took a dramatic decline and almost overnight she went from being a happy pup to being a little old lady. Last week, the vet told me that she probably has six months left. Her heart murmur is now about as bad as they get and has led to congestive heart failure and cardiomegaly. She is all of eleven years old and this is happening too many years sooner than expected.
I'm not saying this to garner sympathy, I'm telling this so that if you have a pet, be sure to spend time with them while you have them. I'm regretting all those afternoons that she wanted to go for a walk, but I was too busy with things that seemed more important at the time. Right now, nothing seems more important than spending time with her.
Don't feel bad for her as she is probably the most spoiled dog on the planet and has led a very pampered life. She is my first dog (I've been a cat person until her) and has set the bar pretty damn high for any dog that will follow.
Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM @70mm
Exposure: 1/320 sec @ f/4.0 ISO400
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I've been wanting to capture an image like this for a long time, but never had the chance until the first time I camped in Yellowstone a week ago.
Yes, I've been home for a week now, with a HUGE cold (or something): sore throat, phlegmy cough that just won't stop, congested head, stuffy nose, general malaise, absolutely no sense of smell or taste (still suffering through that and it's been a week). I originally thought this was nothing more than a raw throat caused by breathing in a large lungful of sulfur steam at one of the hydrothermal features, but once I got home, that turned out not to be the case.
I'm not surprised, really, because the summer crowds were still there, seeing the sights and doing stupid stuff (more about that in a later post).
Anyway, I didn't really start to feel bad until my last day in Yellowstone, and part of that I attribute to total exhaustion, since it was go-go-go with my cameras from the day I arrived.
Camping was pretty cool, both figuratively and literally. At Grant Campground, it got down into the 20s (Fahrenheit). Nothing I could do would keep me warm. Quite a switch from the 90+ degrees F we have in Central WA.
At one point, just a few minutes before midnight, I awoke to hear the wolves howl. Oh my, what a beautiful, haunting, reverby song that was. It went off and on for about 15 minutes. I fell back asleep to be awakened at about 2:40 a.m by the chorus of coyotes. Their howls and yips are decidedly different from the wolves and easy to tell apart.
So, I got up, lit the tent with my lanterns, set up tripod and camera, and captured some starry, lit-up tent shots.
I used a regular ISO of 250 and a medium-sized aperture with a bit of a lengthy shutter speed. The trick was to try and not blow out the brightly-lit tent but to still capture the starry sky. Turned out better than I thought it would.
I'll try to be better at posting. I have a part-time job, plus the regular housework, plus working on the thousands of photos I captured during this past 8-day trip to Yellowstone.
Here's a piece of advice for you if you are planning to visit this amazing national park: If you go during the summer, make sure you get to whatever spot you wish to see EARLY in the morning. That way, you are assured a parking spot and you'll have the view to yourself for awhile before the crowds begin arriving sometime around 8 a.m.
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The camouflage on this giant snake was so good that you really had to look to notice it despite its huge size. In fact, from the angle we could view it from behind its glass enclosure, there was no way to tell where it began and where it ended! What a remarkable creature!
In recent years, Florida has been the dumping grounds for giant snake breeds such as this. Down south in the Everglades, people have felt it's not going to harm anything to let large snakes they no longer want loose, rather than turn them over to zoos. Consequently, South Florida has had a devastating problem which is only escalating, since these large snakes are not native to this area, and require animals to prey upon. Our native animals are endangered because of it, and the state actually allows hunters to go in and kill or capture non-native species like Rock Pythons, and Boa Constrictors, to try to re-establish the normal balance. Since snakes breed in large numbers, this is not as easy as it sounds! In fact, from recent shows I've seen on television, the "invasion" of large reptiles has encroached upon the residential areas of S. Florida, and posed significant threats to people and pets.
This snake is certainly large enough to kill an adult human. How would you like it in YOUR back yard? They are beautiful, but not meant for captivity, or for non-native areas! This snake is native to Africa, and I'm sure would be far more at home there!
I'm getting better, my friends, but it's a slow go. Really nasty virus! I'm at the congested, gloppy, hit the lungs stage, but at least I'm not drippy anymore! I just feel like sleeping all day, so I have today and tomorrow to try to get better before going back to work. I'm trying to catch up as best I can, but I'm really dragging..... Looks like another week before I'm really normal at this point. Yick.
Seen in Gilbert, Arizona. From afar I thought that this was a Ford LTD of the mid 1980s. Upon closer study it was discovered to be a Mercury Marquis, not a Grand Marquis, just a regular Marquis. Offered in the period between 1983 and 1986. Just as there was a Ford Crown Victoria, the LTD during that period was something other than the traditional, full-size Ford that the LTD models of previous years used to be.
Photo taken at about 3:00 PM. During lunchtime this parking lot would have been quite congested,
Commentary.
These sandstone hills have become a visitor hotspot.
Facilities, picnic area and car park have been built.
Footpaths circumnavigate the whole of the bowl-like coombe known as “The Devil’s Punchbowl.”
Such sandy soil, as here, is easily leeched.
Nutrients are washed down and away, so typically, only Coniferous Spruces and Scots Pines can thrive.
Half a mile around the valley two memorials remind us of the local history.
The “Sailor’s Stone” commemorates the murder of a sailor,
perhaps travelling to or from Portsmouth.
It may well have been the work of Highwaymen for which this shady, wooded area was notorious.
A little further on is Gibbet Hill, 272 metres, 892 feet.
A Cruciform Memorial marks the spot where Highwaymen and Robbers were publicly hanged from a gibbet, to dissuade others from such a disreputable way of life.
Where people now walk and picnic, whilst taking in the views,
was the busy and often congested A.3 Trunk road.
It followed a near horizontal route near the top of the “Bowl.”
At the south-western extreme is Hindhead, where traffic lights and junctions would often lead to long, frustrating and polluting tailbacks.
Since 2011, a mile-long tunnel was constructed to take the traffic, both ways, on dual-carriageways under Gibbet Hill.
This allowed nature to re-claim the path of the old road.
It has become an even more popular and accessible beauty spot, a place of peace, splendour and solace.
As autumn turns the colours red, orange and yellow,
its appeal is even further enhanced.
A scene like this awaited me when I was walking to breakfast every morning. I even took my camera to breakfast so I wouldn't miss one of the wonderful colorful dhows or boats on the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean.
I stayed at the Serena Hotel by Stone Town. I stayed there on my first trip to this island paradise. It is touted to have the best location in all of Zanzibar and I think this is a reality. Even more so now, as it seems that there is a station close by for the fishing boats to dock at. The bay is a little busier because of this, but ideal if you love looking at a variety of wonderful boats like I do.
It is also a little nosier due to local kids swimming and playing water games in the waters of the bay. It is as though they want to bother the guests so much that the hotel will pick up and move. Guards try to tame them, but it is a constant battle. I commend Zanzibar, however, for not closing the public beaches like so many island paradises try to do like to protect wealthy investor's interests.
The area of land close to the hotel has changed greatly. It all seems to be under construction. A sea wall is being built. Parking lots have sprung up where open walk ways used to be. Stone Town is congested with cars and drivers play chicken with each other. Let's hope that all of this is controlled in the future so one more paradise is not lost!
Having entirely cleared Switch 9, which sits on the American River watershed, 7920 east continues to climb along Smart Ridge—which is situated on the Yuba watershed. At present, a single main runs east from Switch 9 to Shed 10—where joins a double segment which extends to just inside the Tunnel 41 "the Big Hole."
At one time the Southern Pacific constructed a second main which ran east of Emigrant Gap, with a cross over at Crystal Lake, and ran until Shed 10. Shortly before the road's merger with UnionPacific, SP's San Francisco management decided to uproot the second main and replant it along the increasingly congested Sunset Route.
Smart Ridge, mile post 173 Roseville Subdivison, Placer County, California
Canon Elan-7
1/500 @ f/8
Provia 100
October 15, 2009
Two foamheads: your humble correspondent and JBT—he did the honors of driving. Thanks Justin!
On November 24th, 1994 Wisconsin Central train T051 is passing us at Pleasant Hill Road as it approaches Rugby Junction for a meet with train T048 which can be seen off in the distance already tucked away in the siding.
When I saw the two auto racks in T051s consist that day I thought it was unusual, I didn’t remember ever seeing any multi-level cars in a WC train.
Then as T051 was passing T048 at Rugby someone came on the radio and said “Auto racks??” to which T051s crew responded that when they arrived at Chicago’s Calumet yard (where T051 comes out of) they had asked the same question - to which they were told that Calumet was so busy and congested that there just had been no time to switch out those two auto racks, so could the WC please just take them up to North Fond du Lac with their train and then send them back down the next day.
An interesting explanation as to why these two big multi-levels were heading north on the WC for a little side trip up into Wisconsin only to be taken back down to Chicago again 24 hours later.
So I guess someone somewhere had to wait an extra few days for their new Buick, Chrysler, Ford or whatever was in those two auto racks to arrive at the car dealership. ~~ A Jeff Hampton Photograph ©
This is about 25 shots stacked and blended on Lighten in PS
The top layer at 95% down to the bottom layer at 5% which is what gives the tapering effect to each stars trail
They suggest using 19 layers but I think possibly about 30-50 would look best
These were images were shot at 6400 ISO but if shot at 1600 or 3200 there might be less stars appearing in the scene leaving the sky a little less congested which is the main reason for keeping down the amount of images in the stack
Bangkok is one of the world’s most congested cities, with severe traffic problems that can make it a challenge to get around the city during peak rush hours. Whether you’re visiting Bangkok or planning to stay long term, understanding the traffic is key to getting around quickly.
With rising airship traffic dangerously congesting flight routes, inventors searched for new ways of fast travel. ""Madstopper Steam-Industries" seems to have found the answer with its high speed submarine.
Though sailing – and is sailing even the right word for this new form of marine travel? – on the "Marlin" does not come cheap, ticket pre-orders went through the roof, making the investment in its construction highly profitable for this German wharf.
Lord and Lady Aberdeen with a nurse outside a house in Geesala outside Ballina, in Co. Mayo. When you think about how this island seems heavily populated with 4/5 million people it must have been crammed with 8 million by the start of the famine. Conditions must have been dire for the poor and though I may be wrong, the Congested Districts Boards were an attempt to raise the standard of housing and health care. It would seem that the Aberdeens were ardent supporters of the Board? Lady Aberdeen appears to be impressed with the nurses wasp waist!
Photographers: Unknown
Main creator: Robert John Wellch 1859 - 1936
Collection: The Congested Districts Board Photographic Collection
Date: ca. 1905 -1915
NLI Ref: CDB56
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
i'm still fighting this cold. ugghh. i'm not surprised to still have a lingering cough, but i'm still sneezing and congested. not cool, cold, not cool at all.
on a brighter note, i was totally inspired by leah's shot today, so when i went out at lunch and saw the sun shining behind the balloons, i knew i had to get a shot of these. you may remember them.
explore # 142
As QGRY 2301 attempts to make its way through rush hour traffic in downtown Brantford Ontario, I snapped this shot showing how congested things get.
There is a local dam here in the town where I live that happens to look very nice during the coldest winter days. Because the air is so cold, -20° Celsius (-4°F) in this case, the rapid underneath the dam lifts up a lot of vapour steam. To get a good shot of it one needs to be there on a well-timed moment when the sun is behind the dam and shines through the steam. Though in my case, the most demanding challenge was to find some free time from work and family-life so I could actually try to get a shot of it. While I missed couple of cold sunny days, I finally managed to be there right on time (with Aura sitting on a carrycot while I did the shooting).
It's a nice shot on its own, but I feel it does repeat some of the most used visual motifs out there and doesn't exactly represent my own photographic eye. In fact I felt very much the same when I did similar shots at the same location few years back. The real reason why I wanted to do it again is of course testing the Batis 1.8/85. This kind of shot is really a stress-test for any lens and doing it reveals how the particular lens works under challenging circumstances. What makes this a challenging scenario is the strong contrast scene with a lots of backlight. There's a human figure on the bridge that needs to be all black and very sharp against the light background. The sun is just out of the frame which can introduce all kinds of flares and reduced contrast in the image. On top of everything, there are lots of small details, especially that chain-link fence around the bridge, that are difficult to render right in these circumstances. So I naturally wanted to see how the Batis 1.8/85 manages in this situation.
Now, when it comes to judging image quality I believe there are two kinds of photographers out there. There are those who pixel-peep small details like corners, aberrations, etc. and others who try to evaluate the contrast, colors and other characteristics affecting the overall image quality. While I belong the latter group, I sometimes check the small details as well. So when I finally put the kids to sleep on that same day and had time to check the image from the computer, I was very curious to see what came out of it.
Starting with the small details the human figure on the bridge and the details around it are essentially perfect. Even the trees behind the steam look very nice and detailed. The backlighted fence on the right side showed some moire around the small details, which was easy to fix with the software thought it shows a bit reduced contrast even after fixing it. Bricks on the wall are rendered nicely and one can even find a one single bird from sky. But what did impress me the most was the effortless overall quality of the image. No congested tones, other artifacts or signs that would show that the lens is on the edge of its performance (except the fence on the right side). While I'm very satisfied with this performance, it does make me wonder how this scene would have been rendered with the ZEISS Otus 1.4/85. The only thing I regret with this shooting is that I didn't try this scenario with Batis wide open. I was so determined to get a good shot out of it that I forgot the test it with the f/1.8 too. Maybe I need to revisit that dam again, though I think the current image came out pretty well.
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We took our three younger grandchildren down to Swanage, Dorset for the day.
Swanage isn’t the easiest place to get to. It’s very popular which means that the roads that take you to it are often pretty congested. But when you do eventually get there it’s worth it. Even more so on a nice sunny day!
The picture was taken on our walk down from parking on a side street about a mile away from the seafront, and then as we walked along the promenade towards the cliffs.
We had lunch in Harry Ramsden’s fish and chip shop, though none of us had fish! It’s not the cheapest for food but it was pretty good.
The children in the picture are Eowyn, Willow and Wulf.
We were there from around lunchtime until about 4 O’Clock. The rest of the day was sitting in a car trying to get there and back again!
The Port of Miami Tunnel (also State Road 887) is a 4,200 feet (1,300 m) bored, undersea tunnel in Miami, Florida. It consists of two parallel tunnels (one in each direction) that travel beneath Biscayne Bay, connecting the MacArthur Causeway on Watson Island with PortMiami on Dodge Island. It was built in a public–private partnership between three government entities—the Florida Department of Transportation, Miami-Dade County, and the City of Miami—and the private entity MAT Concessionaire LLC, which was in charge of designing, building, and financing the project and holds a 31-year concession to operate the tunnel.
The project was approved after decades of planning and discussion in December 2007, but was temporarily cancelled a year later. Construction began in May 2010. The tunnel boring machine began work in November 2011 and completed the second tunnel in May 2013. The tunnel was opened to traffic on August 3, 2014. In the first month after opening, the tunnel averaged 7,000 vehicles per day, and nearly 16,000 vehicles noW travel to the port on a typical weekday.
The idea of a tunnel connecting the Port of Miami to Watson Island was first conceived in the 1980s as a way to reduce traffic congestion in downtown Miami. Prior to the tunnel's opening, the only route for PortMiami traffic was a two-lane drawbridge that emptied out into the streets of downtown Miami. The heavy traffic was considered detrimental to the economic growth of downtown, and a planned project to expand the port's capacity threatened to increase the volume of trucks coming through. These problems were alleviated, but not solved, by the construction of a six-lane elevated bridge, which still stands, in the early 1990s. The issues would be remedied by the construction of the tunnel, allowing traffic to move between PortMiami and the MacArthur Causeway (which connects to Interstate 95 via I-395) without traveling through downtown.
Federal funding for a preliminary study into the tunnel proposal was included in the controversial 1987 highway bill which was vetoed by President Ronald Reagan, who complained that the bill was a "pork-barrel" project. Although the veto was overridden, the tunnel proposal fell by the wayside. It was not until 2006 that the tender for the tunnel project was ready to be launched, and in December 2007 the project was approved by the City Commission. However, the economic crisis resulted in a cancellation of the project in December 2008 by one of the sponsors, Babcock & Brown, and the State of Florida. Despite this, in April 2009, following intense lobbying by Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez, to avoid a new tender that would delay even further the start of construction, the project was reinstated. Port director Bill Johnson has also played a key role in supporting the Port of Miami infrastructure projects, as well as developing a free-trade pact with Colombia. Altogether, the port infrastructure projects had an estimated cost of around two billion dollars.
Prior to 2008, the project had been estimated at a total cost of $3.1 billion USD, however the revised project has an estimated cost of $1 billion USD (The difference in estimates partially due to differences in previous tunnel designs). Financial closing on the project was reached in October 2009. Miami-Dade County allegedly contributed $402 million, the city of Miami $50 million, and the state $650 million to build, operate and maintain it.[14] Those contributions are spread during construction and operation of the tunnel project. During construction, 90% of the funds are provided by the private sector. Of the estimated $1 billion total project cost, $607 million would go to design and construction, $195.1 million to financing, $59.6 million to insurance and maintenance during construction, $41.2 million to reserves, and $209.8 million for state development cost
The Port of Miami Tunnel project involved the design and widening of the MacArthur Causeway by one lane in each direction leading up to the tunnel entrance, the relocation of Parrot Jungle Trail, and the reconstruction of roadways on Dodge Island. The tunnel itself has two side by side tubes carrying traffic underneath the cruise ship channel of the Government Cut shipping lane. Jacobs Engineering Group was responsible for the design of the roadways, Langan Engineering & Environmental Services was the geotechnical engineer, and Bouygues was the prime contractor for the tunnel project itself. Chosen due to their key involvement in the construction of the Channel Tunnel, a major tunnel in Europe, the selection of Bouygues was also met with controversy and protested by the Cuban exile community in Miami, due to the company's involvement with locally opposed construction projects in Cuba.
The project connects the east/west Interstate 395 (I-395)/State Road 836, which terminates into State Route A1A at the Miami city limit on the MacArthur Causeway, as well as Interstate 95, directly to PortMiami. The port was previously only connected to the mainland by Port Boulevard, which is accessed by crossing U.S. Route 1 (Biscayne Boulevard) and traveling through downtown. The project also includes roadway improvements to the connection between I-395 and State Road 836, also known as the Dolphin Expressway, at Interstate 95. The tunnel will allow heavy trucks to bypass the congested Downtown Miami area, which is considered to be especially crucial with the large increase in trade traffic expected to be created by the Deep Dredge Project and the enlargement of the Panama Canal. Projected to eventually carry 26,000 vehicles a day under Government Cut through its twin two-lane tunnels, the top of the tunnels lie over 60 feet (18.3 m) below the seabed. The project created nearly 1,000 jobs as of 2011, with 70% reported as local; project executives promised that many of the construction jobs would go to local contractors. Along with the related Deep Dredge and Panama Canal Expansion, over 30,000 jobs are expected to be created in the long run.
Before completion of the tunnel, in 2009, nearly 16,000 vehicles travelled to and from PortMiami through downtown streets each weekday. Truck traffic made up 28% (or 4,480) of this number (Source: 2009 PB Americas Traffic Study). In 2010 it was estimated that around 19,000 vehicles traveled to the port daily but that only 16% were trucks. Existing truck and bus routes restricted the port's ability to grow, driving up costs for port users and presenting safety hazards. They were also thought to congest and limit redevelopment of the northern portion of Miami's Central Business District.
The Port of Miami Tunnel includes providing a direct connection from the Port of Miami to highways via Watson Island to I-395 and, along with the deep dredge, keeping the Port of Miami, the County's second largest economic generator (after Miami International Airport), supporting over 11,000 jobs directly with an average salary of $50,000, a competitive player in international trade.[15] The Port of Miami provides 176,000 jobs, $6.4 billion in wages and $17 billion in economic output.
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James Braidwood (1800–1861) was a Scottish firefighter who was the first “Master of Engines”, in the world’s first municipal fire service in Edinburgh in 1824.
He was born in Edinburgh, the tenth child of Janet Mitchell and Francis James Braidwood, a cabinetmaker. The family lived in College Street next to the University of Edinburgh
He was the first director of the London Fire Engine Establishment (the brigade which was eventually to become the London Fire Brigade). He is credited with the development of the modern municipal fire service.
On 22 June 1861 Braidwood died in the Tooley Street fire at Cotton’s Wharf near London Bridge station when a falling wall crushed him, three hours after the fire began. It took two days to recover his body. His heroism led to a massive funeral on 29 June in which the funeral cortege stretched 1.5 miles (2.4 km) behind the hearse, a public spectacle almost equal to the fire itself. The fire, which continued to burn for a fortnight, caused damage valued at £2,000,000, equivalent to £235,740,000 in 2023 and was considered the worst fire since the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Braidwood is buried at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington, London, not far from the Stoke Newington Fire Station. The grave lies on a path edge towards the south, rendering it relatively easy to see in this congested and overgrown cemetery. His wife, Mary Ann Jane Braidwood (1806–1871) was buried with him. He was also buried near his stepson, also a fireman, who had died six years earlier.
This statue is in Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Scotland. It was unveiled on the 5 September 2008, by Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea, Principal of the University of Edinburgh.
A burst of clag and the 6Z83 Tinsley SS - Attercliffe restarts from Tinsley South Jct .
The consist was 8 BBA wagons in store since at least 2022. With 66056 up front 6Z83 was 30 minutes early and surprisingly allowed to continue through the congested Rotherham Central to run round at Kilnhurst goods loop.
To the right is a yellow route tram from Meadowhall - Middlewood on the Sheffield Supertram network
I wish the light had been better when I snapped this today while out walking Jasmine, but had heavily overcast skies. *sigh*
I hope all of you mothers [of both two and four legged kids] have a wonderful day. Cherish your own mother ..as someday she will be gone...as mine is ....lost her in 2005 to congestive heart failure.
Note to my contacts:
Relatives from Japan are visiting. I've been away from the computer most of the day & evening...rare for me. Will catch up on your photostream tomorrow after Jasmine's hike.
Oxpeckers lead a charmed life! Their hosts are always happy to see them or at least they are very tolerant. They provide free ground transportation for the birds and an open "all you can eat" buffet. The sights are always amazing, and when the ground transportation gets a bit congested they always have the option of travelling by air. These unique birds of Sub-Saharan Africa have a habit of perching on large mammals, like wildebeest, rhinos, hippos, and, obviously zebras, and eating ticks, insects and other parasites that infest them. Doesn't sound good? Just imagine visiting your favorite people whenever you want, having them feed you whatever you want, and letting them drive you everywhere, and anywhere! Sign me up! #iLoveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #Tanzania #Nature in #Africa #Serengeti #Oxpeckers #DrDADBooks #Canon #WildlifeConservation
Capitol Records Tower and 405 from Getty Center is a facinating landscape with very congested traffic. No wonder LA is one of cities with the highest air polution in the nation. Sony a6000 with 35mm/1.8 lens.
After the eastbounds (mostly coal trains) had surmounted the hill and cleared the single track at Belmont, it was time to run the westbounds down. First the helpers, often tied together to make six or nine SD40-2's (of two or three helper sets), because by this time there were more "customers" waiting west of Crawford for their push up the hill. Then the coal empties or freights, and this is BN westbound freight 75, on its way from KC to Seattle, behind a U30c, SD45, C30-7 set (5930-6509-5573.) Soon the units will start winding around "Breezy Point", heading to their right around the horseshoe curve there, and then after a brief stretch of heading almost due east, they would turn left around THE Horseshoe Curve. Then a sharp pair of reverse curves would lead them to "Rutland" where two main tracks resumed. That reverse curve as well as the one shown here would be eliminated by the project completed in 1982 to add a second main track to this congested railroad.
Chicago's famous "Bean". On the way home from the workshop in Wisconsin, we took the opportunity to swing into Chicago for a few hours. Other than being, cold, windy, crowded and congested, I did manage to pull off a few neat shots of the famous Cloud Gate sculpture.
Photographs taken by me at Point Pleasant Beach. Shot with the Sigma 19mm F/2.8 DG DN Art. At F/11 Shutter speed 4 seconds ISO 100.
It was quite a nice 4th of July full of crowds of people that wanted to spend their weekend at the beach to see the big show. It felt very pre-covid as the crowds were overwhelmingly congested on the Boardwalk. I shot simultaneously with two cameras. The first camera was with a crop sensor. The A6300 with a wide angle lens the Sigma 19mm. Which this series showcases.. The second camera I shot with was my A7Riii with my Sony 50mm F/1.2 GM. The show was suppose to start at 9:00 PM and eventually started at 9:30 PM. Unfortunately, due to the delay it rained a little bit, and some of my photos will reflect that. However, I found the photos that were affected by the droplets of rain falling on the front lens elements to be characterful. That's is why I have decided to share them rather than delete them.
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A very congested view of 7029 - the Castle that seemed to be everywhere at the time . Photographed at Banbury in the morning, this is the returning train., at Didcot West. One signal and one lineside hut too many! 3rd.April 1965.
I took this photo from the second floor of a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) in the Old Quarter of Hanoi in Vietnam.
If you look across the way you will spot the City View Cafe. I was there on a previous evening drinking a Hanoi Beer and photographing (two of my favorite pastimes) the traffic down below during the blue hour.
Click here to find out how to do the Hanoi Hustle!
It was then I notice the Kentucky Fried Chicken across the street. I love Vietnamese food (especially Pho noodles), but at that point in my journey (I had been in Southeast Asia for four months) my American taste buds were craving for a high fat, greasy, heart attack inducing meal. You know your basic American diet.
Navigating Hanoi’s traffic is akin to a dance. Cars, taxis, buses, trucks, motorbikes and pedestrians all work in harmony to navigate the city’s traffic circles, narrow alley ways and boulevards. The best way to describe Hanoi’s traffic is organized chaos.
At first glance, crossing the streets in Hanoi seems like an impossible task. Just take a deep breath, follow the lead of the locals and keep a slow and steady tempo and soon you’ll be join the “chicken” on the other side of the road.
So how do you like your KFC chicken? Original recipe or extra crispy?
Check back for more of my adventures in Vietnam!
Happy Travels!
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A long jaunt on congested motorways has left me rather knackered; can you tell?
Tripod-mounted. AF.
Tethered capture in Capture One. Shunted into Photoshop for a Slice&Dice & heavy contrast treatment. HSS!
Take a break at Pelcomb Portraits.
Popular waterfall on the way up to Paradise Lodge on Mt Rainier. Alway a congested spot for traffic because so many people get out of their cars and walk onto the bridge to get pictures of the falls.
Photographs taken by me at Point Pleasant Beach. Shot with the Sigma 19mm F/2.8 DG DN Art. At F/11 Shutter speed 4 seconds ISO 100.
It was quite a nice 4th of July full of crowds of people that wanted to spend their weekend at the beach to see the big show. It felt very pre-covid as the crowds were overwhelmingly congested on the Boardwalk. I shot simultaneously with two cameras. The first camera was with a crop sensor. The A6300 with a wide angle lens the Sigma 19mm. Which this series showcases.. The second camera I shot with was my A7Riii with my Sony 50mm F/1.2 GM. The show was suppose to start at 9:00 PM and eventually started at 9:30 PM. Unfortunately, due to the delay it rained a little bit, and some of my photos will reflect that. However, I found the photos that were affected by the droplets of rain falling on the front lens elements to be characterful. That's is why I have decided to share them rather than delete them.
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BNSF ES44AC 6161 leads BNSF SD70MAC 9471 and its empty E PAMNAM1 21 coal train from Alabama Power's Plant Miller in Palos, AL through the small town of Ashby, NE on the BNSF Sand Hills Sub. The empty is clearing the single track behind a E SCACAM0 09 in front of it while a C BTMPDT0 02 (behind me) waits for it to clear before heading eastbound on one of the most congested spots on the line. The SD70MAC trailing is now in storage and who knows what its fate is, and that also can be said about coal now in 2016.
Workers prepare landing for barge.
Call it a day.
As many as 18? trips are made on a typical day, to transport waste from the Capital island to a nearby landfill. (Formerly a beautiful lagoon)
An ordinary job in an ordinary setting?
No and no.
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No one in the local community is willing to take on this shitty job.
The waste collector.
At least, not someone in their right frame of mind.
The nauseating smell, the un-hygiene, the back-breaking hours, all mix with a specific social taboo, that add to the growing reluctance of the local workers to shun away... with utter disgust. In the island Capital, the prospect of handling somebody’s throwaways is just not, in the most desirable of occupations.
The bad result of examples set by the wealthy elite. And partly, to mass mis-education of ethics by local Authorities.
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Efficient garbage disposal is one of the many challenges faced by this congested island.
While everyone is seen contributing to the problem,
no one is stepping out to lend a hand.
A solution has thus seen, being worked out by the highly 'imaginative' Authorities.
Imported slaves.
Impoverished slave labourers from the neighbouring Bangladesh.
Wow.
What a brilliant idea.
To be continued.
Also see a related story: Musharraf.
We have been living in a fast pace world that requires us to continually learn and adapt all our lives. Still, the recent political and social changes in addition to a lifestyle-changing pandemic are something that are hard to adapt to even for those of us who see continuous change as necessary and a healthy challenge. Many of my core life-long held beliefs received a serious body blow in recent years and I feel overwhelmed. When I look at this image, that is what I see. It is a part of the series on "Living in a Changing World".
I am 71 and I thought I understood some "truths" about the world I live in. I notice the resurgence of aggressive nationalism, intolerance, and hate rising in my world. I see that people are entitled not just to their opinion but to their own facts. They are entitled to their rights even if it means that others may not be entitled to their lives as a result of not wearing a mask. I see that normal tolerance and compassion are now becoming optional. I see that allies treat each other as enemies and that dictators are becoming friends of our nations. I am confused, puzzled, anxious, angry, and I feel powerless to affect the changes.
The pandemic has changed my daily life completely and made me feel cut off. It has also changed how I photograph as I can no longer photograph in public indoor spaces or in congested city areas where I used to take most of my photos. I can not travel beyond my vicinity. I, therefore, have to return to my earlier subject matter and find something new to say.
History in the making as the Burlington Northern overpass over Highway 30 is removed shortly after the new flyover opened across the highway and the UP main line, eliminating the congested interlocking with Union Pacific. Ron T. and I stumbled upon this as we were returning to Omaha from a week long trip on Crawford Hill and in the Powder River Basin.
9-9-1995
Oia or Ia (Greek: Οία, pronounced [ˈia], 圣托里尼岛的伊亚) is a small village and former community in the South Aegean on the islands of Thira (Santorini) and Therasia, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Santorini, of which it is a municipal unit. It covers the whole island of Therasia and the northwesternmost part of Santorini, which it shares with the municipal unit of Santorini. The main street is named Nikolaou Nomikou. The population was 1,545 inhabitants at the 2011 census, and the land area is 19.449 km2.
Oia was previously known as Apano Meria (Απάνω Μεριά or Επάνω Μεριά, "upper side"), a name which still occurs locally as Pano Meria, and the inhabitants are still called Apanomerites (Απανωμερίτες). The Ancient Greek Oia was one of the two harbours of ancient Thera and was located in the southeast of the island, where Kamari is now.
Oia reached the peak of prosperity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its economic prosperity was based on its merchant fleet, which plied trade in the Eastern Mediterranean, especially from Alexandria to Russia. The two-story captains' houses built on the highest part of the village are a reminder of the village's former affluence. Part of the town was destroyed by the 1956 earthquake.
The settlement of Oia had been mentioned in various travel reports before the beginning of Venetian rule, when Marco Sanudo founded the Duchy of Naxos in 1207 and feudal rule was instituted on Santorini. Under the da Corogna family, Agios Nikolaos Kastell (Καστέλι του Αγίου Νικολάου), also called Apanomeria (Απανωμερία), was one of five local citadels. Its residential keep, Goulas, is now in the oldest part of the town, on its southwestern edge.
In 1537, Hayreddin Barbarossa conquered the Aegean islands and placed them under Sultan Selim II. However, Santorini remained under the Crispo family until 1566, passing then to Joseph Nasi and after his death in 1579 to the Ottoman Empire.
From the 16th to the 19th century, the settlement was designated Apanomeria on maps. In the mid-17th century, Jean de Thévenot uses the name Castelli San Nicolas. The name was changed to Oia in the second half of the 19th century.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the town was a mariners' town that flourished as a result of seaborne trade throughout the Mediterranean, particularly as part of the trade route between Russia and Alexandria. In 1890 Oia had approximately 2,500 residents and approximately 130 sailing ships. There was a wharf in the bay of Armeni. Excellent wine was produced in quantity in the hinterland and exported to France amongst other places. However, the arrival of steam and the concentration of shipping at Piraeus caused the town's seagoing trade to collapse, and agriculture also diminished as increasing emigration took place, especially to Piraeus and Laurium. The economy of the town declined in the early 20th century on account of wars, economic depression and over extraction of fish resources.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 9 July 1956 caused considerable damage. The epicentre of the strongest aftershock (magnitude 7.2) was located off the northern coast of Santorini. The earthquake was followed by renewed emigration, and in 1977 Oia had only 306 inhabitants. After the earthquake, the village redeveloped into an attractive tourist town of the Cyclades, and is known as a "picture perfect" town which gets crowded with people during the summer season.
Oia is a scenic village on the north west edge of the Santorini island within the Cyclades. It extends for almost two kilometres (1+1⁄4 mi) along the northern edge of the caldera that forms the island of Santorini, at a height of between 70 and 100 metres (230 and 330 ft) above sea level. Immediately to the east is Phinikia (Φοινικιά; Finikia), and about 500 m (550 yd) to the north is Tholos (Θόλος). Amoudi Bay lies below the town. The small fishing village of Ormos Armeni (Όρμος Αρμένης) lies below Oia to the south and is reached via steps. There is a ferry connection to Therasia from the harbour village of Ormos Ammoudi (Όρμος Αμμουδιού; also spelled Amoudi) to the west. There are 300 steps down to the port from Oia. The small island of Agios Nikolaos lies to the southwest.
A church in Oia
It is built on the steep slope of the caldera and the houses and restaurants are built into niches carved into the caldera on the seaward side. There are narrow passageways and a central square. The sun light hours in this village are much longer than in the Fira town. Its paths are very narrow and hence get congested during the tourist season. The idyllic surroundings of the town have a complex of white washed, blue domed churches and charming, traditional Cycladic houses and cave houses that are carved into the rock face on top of the cliff. It is set in a location which provides excellent views of the sunset over the caldera. To the southwest, the Bay of Armeni, reachable from the town on foot or by mule, was once an important boatbuilding centre. Small repairs are now done on a single wharf. Excursion boats for trips around the island and ferries to Therasia leave from here. The harbour of Ammoudi on the western side of the town is reached by steep stairs north of Fort Londsa; there are a few tavernas and a pebble beach.
The village is located on top of a hill, at about 150 m (500 ft) elevation, and known as the "Eagles nest" from where Palia and Nea Kameni volcanoes are seen and also the island of Therasia. It is situated to the north of the island and Fira is at distance of 11 km (7 mi). The main street in the town, in the central square, is the main trekking path which is cobbled, called the "Nikalaou Namikaou", which goes up the hill winding round the caldera. The island is reached from Fira which is the transport terminus of the island. Caldera boat cruise options are available from either Oia or Fira.
Oia typifies the white-painted houses of the Cyclades, in many cases built directly into niches which are cave houses used by crew of the ships, on the lip of the volcanic crater, between which are narrow alleys and blue-roofed churches with cupolas. The wealthy ship captains of the late 19th century built neo-classical mansions. These houses are seen built in succession one above the other.
In 1976 the town was included in the programme for preservation and development of traditional settlements of the Greek National Tourism Organisation under Aris Konstantinidis. Over 15 years, the programme sought to preserve, restore and find new uses for selected houses and architectural ensembles representative of traditional Greek architecture. Many of the yposkafa spitia (υπόσκαφα σπίτια), simple seamen's houses on the edge of the caldera, became guest-houses, hotels and restaurants.
For their work in Oia, the Greek National Tourism Organisation received the Europa Nostra Prize in 1979 and the Prize of the Architecture Biennale in Sofia in 1986.
Oia Community is working with geologists at the University of Athens and the University of Thessaloniki to map the geology of the area and evaluate ground stability, and the President of the Community has restricted construction to minimise risk from future earthquakes.
The town is noted for its white and blue domed houses. The houses are painted in white lime water so that the rainwater which falls over it runs down and can be collected. The other reason for painting the houses white is for aesthetic purposes. The other explanation given is that during the Ottoman rule of Greece, which lasted for over 400 years, Greeks were not allowed to fly their white flag. In defiance, in Oia they painted their entire housing complex in white with domes giving the village an effective white perspective and elegance. Impressive houses in the town are those "cliff houses" built in the niches carved into the caldera slopes with provision of air-filled pumice which provides insulation benefits to the building, keeping it warm in winter and cool in summer.
from Wikipedia
I thought I would try and improve on one of the first cards I uploaded here. I used different stamps but the same sort of style.
I'm not sure I improved it that much and I'm going to blame it on my cold that has made my head fuzzy and congested :)
I used distress inks, clear embossing and more distress inks. Everything on this card is on foam dots so the card isn't as flat as the first one. The sentiment hangs off the card here and there's a bit more interest with a button.
Thanks for stopping by!
Eastbound ZLAME 29 creeps through Cabazon on a very congested Yuma Subdivision. They will stop at the crossovers a short distance ahead to wait for the mainline to clear.
DOE35 LX58CYE is seen here on the 213 at Kingston Hospital
Due to an Event in Surbiton all buses in Surbiton and surrounding area were congested with traffic leading to a lot of Turned Buses despite the 213 were a Shambles at a time only half the buses towards kingston were making it to Kingston
This 213 was very Glitchy with the curtailment it was going full then was Logged to Turn at North Cheam then it logged to say it was doing full distance and when it turned up it was displaying new malden
Photographs taken by me at Point Pleasant Beach. Shot with the Sigma 19mm F/2.8 DG DN Art. At F/11 Shutter speed 4 seconds ISO 100.
It was quite a nice 4th of July full of crowds of people that wanted to spend their weekend at the beach to see the big show. It felt very pre-covid as the crowds were overwhelmingly congested on the Boardwalk. I shot simultaneously with two cameras. The first camera was with a crop sensor. The A6300 with a wide angle lens the Sigma 19mm. Which this series showcases.. The second camera I shot with was my A7Riii with my Sony 50mm F/1.2 GM. The show was suppose to start at 9:00 PM and eventually started at 9:30 PM. Unfortunately, due to the delay it rained a little bit, and some of my photos will reflect that. However, I found the photos that were affected by the droplets of rain falling on the front lens elements to be characterful. That's is why I have decided to share them rather than delete them.
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Colloquially known as 'the 405', the San Diego Freeway is a spur of Interstate 5 and a (very) major north-south freeway in Southern California. It is often known as one of the busiest, most congested freeways in the entire world. Speeds at rush hour average 5-20 mph.
This view looks over the 405/Sunset Boulevard interchange towards Westwood, a sprawling, dense neighborhood of Los Angeles some ten miles from the center of the city.