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Boca Chita Key, Biscayne National Park, Florida

Biscayne National Park is an American national park in southern Florida, south of Miami. The park preserves Biscayne Bay and its offshore barrier reefs. Ninety-five percent of the park is water, and the shore of the bay is the location of an extensive mangrove forest. The park covers 172,971 acres (270.3 sq mi; 700.0 km2) and includes Elliott Key, the park's largest island and first of the true Florida Keys, formed from fossilized coral reef. The islands farther north in the park are transitional islands of coral and sand. The offshore portion of the park includes the northernmost region of the Florida Reef, one of the largest coral reefs in the world.

Originally proposed for inclusion in Everglades National Park, Biscayne Bay was removed from the proposed park to ensure Everglades' establishment. The area remained undeveloped until the 1960s, when a series of proposals were made to develop the keys in the manner of Miami Beach, and to construct a deepwater seaport for bulk cargo, along with refinery and petrochemical facilities on the mainland shore of Biscayne Bay. Through the 1960s and 1970s, two fossil-fueled power plants and two nuclear power plants were built on the bay shores. A backlash against development led to the 1968 designation of Biscayne National Monument. The preserved area was expanded by its 1980 re-designation as Biscayne National Park. The park is heavily used by boaters, and apart from the park's visitor center on the mainland, its land and sea areas are accessible only by boat.

Industrialist Mark C. Honeywell was a Cocolobo Club member who bought Boca Chita Key in 1937, expanding the facilities to include a small lighthouse. Boca Chita Key was developed with several structures including an imitation lighthouse, built using coral rock and topped with a wire cage resembling a lighthouse lantern, and the end of a jetty on the north side of the key. The key was owned by Honeywell until 1945. Mark and Olive Honeywell also built a chapel, a guesthouse, seawalls and utility buildings on the island

The Boca Chita Key structures are administered as a cultural landscape, interpreting the area's use as a retreat for the rich. More modest homesteads include the now-abandoned plantations developed by Israel Jones and his sons, and the Sweeting Homestead on Elliott Key. The frame structures associated with these plantations, together with those of the Cocolobo Cay Club and frame buildings on Boca Chita Key, have been destroyed by fire and hurricanes

G'day everyone, just a small setup, nothing entirely special.. I just like to break up my client work by putting in small posts here & there.. Which would give you an idea that I've got some client content coming very soon! - I suppose the purpose behind these small creations is to give you guys, the ability to be inspired to create small scenes, to experiment and learn about decorating, you don't need to have a cluttered space to be homely, theirs many ways to make a space look comfortable without looking over done, perhaps you'll feel inspired by this and want to use this layout for your own home as an addition? :)

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N4RS Benz Chair

N4RS Vintage Bruxelle Rug

ARIA - Sunday Morning Vintge Print

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~BAZAR~Berlin-potted tree

{what next} House Plant - Rubber Tree

Just a short drive past the smelliest toilets in the entire Western world lies the fabulous Zabriskie Point, in Death Valley. Everyone else shoots this when there are deep shadows just after sunrise, or well before sunset, in order to show the play of light and contrast on these badlands. Instead, I present this fantastic landscape well after sunset, when the colours come alive to those who can see.

Dedicated to Patric Shaw.

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Selfie inside the abandoned House of the Bulgarian Communist Party. The entire place was covered in snow, except a hammer and sickle painted on the ceiling.

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Entirely black. Slightly smaller than American Crow with shorter bill and more blue tones in their iridescence. Very difficult to separate visually. Range restricted, primarily to southeast U.S., although a few are now regularly found in southern Ontario. Favors coastal habitats. Best distinguished from American Crow by voice, a nasal "eh-uh."

Fort De Soto Park, Florida, USA. December 2017.

The almost entirely empty "Cliff Top" car park on a weekend signifies that the holiday season has truly come to an end.

So I wake up before 7 AM last Saturday, and one of the first things I do is check out the satellite view of Central California. Clear! Maybe a few thunderstorms down below Vegas, but no mention of rain in Yosemite and only a 20 percent chance of rain in Bishop. All systems go for an attempt at a Milky Way shot behind one of the bristlecone pine trees up in the White Mountains.

I set off just before noon, out on the 210 to the 14. As I head out to the desert, I am looking forward to getting out of the clouds and haze that are hovering over LA. Except the clouds and haze don't go away. They get worse. And now there's dust. HUGE amounts of dust. And more clouds. And as I get closer to Bishop, now there's smoke. I drive over 300 miles and don't see the sun once.

Not being one to give up easily, I thought the back up plan would be to head to Mono Lake and catch a sunset. Except now there's more smoke, and it's getting darker. And it's raining through the smoke and I can hardly see the road through the rain…and smoke….and dust…and haze.

It was right about this time that if finally dawned on me that I probably just picked the WORST day of 2014 to head out with my camera to the Owen's Valley. If I left right then, I could have made it home by midnight. Admit defeat and just hope for better luck next time.

Just as I was ready to give up, I saw a slight glow coming through the clouds above the Sierras and it suddenly occurred to me that i just might be able to get a sunset up at Yosemite, even though I knew that valley would most likely be covered in smoke from the two fires. In spite of the fact that it would add a huge delay getting home, I set off of the Tioga Pass without much hope…only morbid curiosity to see how much worse my day would get before the sun, wherever it was, went down.

So….Imagine my surprise when I get to Olmsted Point, and the sun is coming through the clouds with a clear view to Half Dome and over Tenaya Lake behind me. I almost cried. I spent the next two hours shooting almost non stop in some of the nicest conditions I've ever experienced in that park. I never made it to the valley floor as I've always wanted to shoot from Olmsted and with one look at the clouds and slight smoke along the Western horizon, I decided to stick it out to try my luck up there instead.

If you have been to Yosemite but have never shot at Olmsted Point, I would highly recommend pulling over for a shot. If you do stop, do yourself a favor and walk the two tenths of a mile out to the actual point. In the entire time I was shooting, I was the only person who took the time to walk out. And what a view! A few steps will give you an amazing side view of Half Dome while a few more towards the East will give you a panoramic shot of Tenaya Lake surrounded by trees and the Sierras behind. When the setting sun lights up Half Dome…pure magic.

Lesson from the day: Have a plan Z in case plans A through Y don't pan out…and don't be afraid to bet against the odds. Chances were pretty much zero for a decent sunset at Yosemite with a ceiling of clouds that eventually stretched from Texas, to Oregon, to the California Coast. But I threw common sense to the wind and came home with a shot or two….out of the embers of my day.

(Tech note: I shot this with the Zenitar 16mm 2.8 fisheye, f 8, bracketed 5 shots, +2, -2))

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Not entirely comfortable with posting this image. It is a captive animal and this was taken through a mesh fence. The fact that there are two cubs does mitigate my feelings a bit, but it looked so sad!

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The apple tree in our backyard is, by my estimation, sixty years old. It is probably the result of someone throwing a core to the fence and the seed coming up protected from trampling and mowing by bigger trees. Today it takes up a lot of space by itself and some years it produces a few dozen apples. Other years, like this one, it produces almost none. There are two apples on it, the entire product of the summer's effort, and one of them is so high I will have to leave it for the birds to pick at in the late-winter thaws. But this one I will eat.

I live a block off Higgins Lake on the East side so capturing the sunsets is a short walk or ride. They are all different and beautiful so they never get old to me. Took this while there was a little ice left on the lake. I shot with a graduated .9 filter, the dark area covering the entire image. The sunset fans out through a opening in the clouds directly over Treasure Island. Making it look like a "X". Maybe that's where the Treasure is :)

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This mosaic is composed of images covering the entire sky, taken by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) as part of WISE's 2012 All-Sky Data Release. By observing the entire sky, WISE could search for faint objects, like distant galaxies, or survey groups of cosmic objects. Not visible to the human eye, infrared light is radiated by a plethora of cosmic objects, including cool, nearby stars and some of the most luminous galaxies in the universe.

The WISE mission ended in 2011 after the onboard coolant – needed for some infrared observations – ran out, but the spacecraft and some of its infrared detectors were still functional. So, in 2013, NASA repurposed it to track asteroids and other near-Earth objects, or NEOs. Both the mission and the spacecraft received a new name: NEOWISE.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA

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After waiting the entire morning in Cornwall for the southbound NX12, I decided to call it quits when it still hadn't shown up by 9:30a. On the way home, the radio began chirping, so I headed back towards the tracks. After searching around a little, I was able to find the NX12, going north, through Bulls Bridge. Since all track south of Kent is 10mph now, it was an easy chase through Kent before calling it quits and heading towards the NX10 and home.

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This moment's look:

Head: Lelutka EvoX Avalon 4.0

Body: Maitreya Lara X 1.1

Skin: Amara Beauty

Eyes: Avi-Glam

Hairstyle: Truth - Eclipse - Brunette Pack

Hairbase: Angel Eyes

Shape: Mine - Laurna - Lara X 1.1 - 2024

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Goreglam, Cazimi, Izzie's, addon+, OYI,

Apparel:

Dress: Aphorism - Lyla Sweater Dress - Chocolate

Belt: GeWunjo - Melina Belly Chain - Gold Pack with Color HUD

Footwear: Utopia Designs - Nikita Boots - Fatpack

Jewelry:

Earrings: Kibitz - Samara's Earrings - Gold

Gemstone Ring: Orsini Jewel Care - Christina Ring - Fatpack/Gold

Poses:

Babyboo - Ivy

Focus - Be A Badass With A Good Ass

I'm not a woman who collects shoes. I try to find comfortable, reasonably presentable shoes, then I wear them until they fall apart. So this is the entire collection - a pair of sandals, which I wear most of the time, some more foot enclosing shoes for when it's too cold or wet for sandals, and the house slippers.

Different moods of the little angel :)..

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Notaclue 1 by Skeletal Mess

Vintage Background For Portraits by Andrea Rascaglia

Special thanks to the Textures for Layers group for all their amazing textures and information and to my wonderful friend Festblues ~ / Nina for finding me the Shadows Surround texture by swimmingintheether :)).

Some feedback i recieved on overdoing the post processing, the texture application and the orange-ish color of the skin etc...would just like to state here that it was done on purpose to try and create the feel of a painting on canvas rather than a photograph...what i like to call the 'Da Vinci' effect...hope you all keep that in mind while giving your thoughts on how good or bad this turned out...really do appreciate all your inputs.

Once again its only a fourth attempt at textures.

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Jiayuguan oder auch der "Pass zum Gepriesenen Tal" war einst der erste Übergang am Westende der Großen Chinesischen Mauer (Ming-Mauer) und der zweitwichtigste Übergang überhaupt. Die gewaltige Verteidigungsanlage galt mit einer Fläche von 33.000 qm und 11 m hohen Mauern seinerzeit (1372 erbaut) als uneinnehmbar.

Es gibt die Legende, dass die Planung des gesamten Komplexes so perfekt war, dass der Baumeister die Anzahl der benötigten Ziegelsteine zu 100% exakt angeben konnte. Auf die Rückfrage des verantwortlichen Offiziers, ob er sich dessen auch wirklich ganz sicher sei, erhöhte der Baumeister die Anzahl der benötigten Steine um 1 Stück. Als der Bau abgeschlossen war, war genau 1 Stein übrig, der lose auf eines der Torgebäude gelegt wurde. Dort liegt er noch heute.

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Jiayuguan or "Pass to the Praised Valley" was once the first Gate at the western end of the Great Wall of China (Ming Wall) and the second most important Gate. The huge defense system with an area of ​​33,000 square meters and 11 m high walls at that time (built in 1372) was considered impregnable.

There is a legend, that the planning of the entire complex was so perfect, that the master builder was able to give 100% the exact number of bricks required. When asked by the officer in charge, whether he was really sure of it, the master builder increased the number of stones required by 1 piece. When the construction was completed, exactly 1 stone was left, which was placed loosely on one of the gate buildings. It is still there today.

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God bless China !

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我们会永远与你们站在一起

武汉加油！

中国加油！

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Interstate 5 runs the entire west coast from the Canada border at Blaine, WA to the Mexico border at San Ysidro, CA. The interstate connects several cities such as Seattle, Portland, Eugene, Sacramento, Los Angles, San Diego, and others. Following most of the corridor is the former Southern Pacific, now part of the Union Pacific system. I-5 is a major trucking route so the SP would start running intermodal. After the demise of the SP, UP would continue running the intermodals. These trains ran between LATC in Los Angeles and Brooklyn Yard in Portland. Throughout the years, the trains have gone back and forth between running in and out of Portland and Seattle. Today the southbound that was once ZBRLC is now the ISELC. The ISELC is seen slowing down just south of Red Bluff as it prepares to side out at Gerber for a manifest.

Here's one from one of my favorite places in the entire southwest. It's Blue Canyon, taken last fall.

Not an entirely typical Dunstanburgh shot, I know, but I really liked the way this sheepfold, sitting in what would not [I believe] normally be a lake, just beneath the castle, had a fabulous surreality about it!

I'm still not sure about that twig, so any comments on it very welcome ... (easiest to see it in the original size, which I've uploaded).

Musings on: cliché in photography

Entire head, neck, and throat are bright red in adults, contrasting with blue-black back and snowy white underparts. Juvenile is brownish; acquires red head during gradual winter molt. Look for distinctive white inner wing patches and white rump, highly visible in all ages in both perched and flying birds. Forages in tree trunks and on ground for insects, berries, and acorns. Bores nest holes in dead trees and uses any handy cavity to store acorns for winter. Rare in the Northeast, due in part to habitat loss and competition with Starlings for nest holes.

This is a real rare visitor to Fannie Stebbins refuge. What a treat it was to watch this bird.

Nikon D800E, 500 mm F4 P manual focus lens (2), f/8, 1/1250s, ISO 500 (ISO 400 was not enough to capture the lit branches in the background well at this aperture setting).

...being this pair of Orange Sulphur butterflies (Colias eurytheme), which are also commonly known as Alfalfa butterflies.

Good morning. I thought I would post a few photos taken this past Monday along a railroad track that runs through town. What makes the above photo very unusual is that anyone familiar with Orange Sulphurs knows it's next to impossible to capture a shot of one with its wings open when perched. Those of you that have tried will appreciate how close I came here and how pleased I am with these partially opened wings. What's also especially nice about this shot is the second Orange Sulphur flying in the background...albeit a bit out of focus, and which I think had something to do with the partially opened wings of the butterfly on the flower.

And so you'll know, the wildflowers here are called Entire-leaved Rosinweed (Silphium intergrifolium) or just plain Rosinweed.

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Una grande panoramica dell'intero Gruppo della Presanella ripresa nei pressi del Passo dei Contrabbandieri nelle vicinanze del Passo Tonale.

Empty grain cars roll back east for another load. Two -9's and a newer ES series Gevo lead what was half of a retro train, with either newer mineral brown BNSF cars or older BN green Pullman Standard cars throughout the entire train.

The colosseum built entirely of travertine marble no mortar {3.5 million cubic feet] held together by300 tons of metal pins this is just the outer walls and brick faced concrete a marvel of engineering build in 60 ad to 80 ad A massive structure build on a drained lake measuring 620 feet x 513 feet elliptical shape it takes 6 acres of land the north walls stands a towering 57 meters 190 feet / 17.5 stories tall the stands where capable of holding 80000 people. A massive 287 ft x 180 ft central arena with a 15ft wall above rose tiers of seating It had a wooden floor covered in sand under which had a whole subterranean network of tunnels and cages holding gladiators and animals

The holes u see punched in everywhere is done by people over centuries taking the holding metal out of the stone to be reforged into weapons and such

This is a 3 shot merge from across the street to get the whole building in a picture 24mm lens

A not entirely successful experiment with 3 bracketed shots,Hdr and lab colour techniques. View Large.

Made entirely out of square shapes.

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My idea was to do the mastersword, but I couldn't find a picture of reference, but I found a video and it was way to complicated to make. I couldn't see the pixels right and it had a weird shape that i didn't think I could make so I went on an easier sword.

Almost entirely composed of comets cars, a train from the Fitchburg line enters Ayer station. We notice on the right the former signal box of Ayer Junction.

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Each time this female Rufous-sided Towhee showed up at the mealworm feeder, she'd cram as many as possible in her beak and then speed off. I suspect there are some hungry mouths eagerly waiting for mom to return from her grocery runs.

Unfortunately, each time this female Rufous-sided Towhee showed up at the mealworm feeder she mooned me! Not one profile the entire time I was watching. LOL!

This sort of photo has been on the bucket list, viz. to shoot light trails in a place with lots of passing cars. I was drawn to this location because of a nearby pedestrian suspension bridge over I-4 that I spotted when we pulled in to our hotel during the afternoon. I tried setting up on the bridge, but a few test shots seemed to show that I wasn't going to be able to eliminate entirely the blur of the chain link fence in the photo. Then I spotted what turned out to be a totally empty parking garage with this vantage over Interstate 4. I'm afraid that the composition isn't altogether inspiring; for instance, some interesting, stationary subject would be nice, but I got my heavy light trails.

I love the charm of pre-2000 castle sets. This is a continuation of my attempts to build in a 'classic-style'.

I spent FAR too long on this one... It started off as something else entirely (that one may still make an appearance) but morphed into this, and I'd intended to build a Wolfpack Tavern so it worked out nicely in the end. I was inspired by a number of other 'classic style' builders on instagram and also the features of 6067 Guarded Inn.

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Manufacturer: Van Doorne's Automobielfabriek N.V. (DAF), Eindhoven – The Netherlands

Type: Daffodil 32FL Coach

Production time: October 1965 - September 1967

Production outlet: 53,674

Engine: 746cc 2 cylinder (in-line) boxer engine OHV (I-head) air-cooled / vacuum overdrive and engine brake

Power: 27 bhp / 4.000 rpm

Torque: 53 Nm / 2.800 rpm

Drivetrain: rear wheels

Speed: 104 km/h

Curb weight: 690 kg

Wheelbase: 81 inch

Chassis: integral frame with all-steel integral self-supporting A-body

Steering: rack & pinion

Gearbox: continuously variable transmission (CVT) stepless V-belt drive with kickdown / floor shift

Clutch: not applicable (automatic two-stage centrifugal clutch in drum)

Carburettor: Solex 34 PICS

Fuel tank: 33 liter

Electric system: 6 Volts 80 Ah

Ignition system: distributor and coil

Brakes front: hydraulic drums

Brakes rear: hydraulic drums

Suspension front: independent vertical guide tubes, lower transverse leaf springs + telescopic built-in Koni shock absorbers

Suspension rear: independent triangular trailing arm, pendulum axle with in rubber mounted coil springs + hydraulic telescopic Woodhead- Monroe shock absorbers

Rear axle: commute

Differential: V-belt drive MaxiGrip

Wheels: 13 inch disc

Tires: 145-330

Options: fog lamps (front and rear)

* notice the large negative camber of the left rear wheel in this corner ☺☺!

Special:

- The 32 is basically an improved 600/32 with a bigger and more powerful engine and was redesigned by Johan van der Brugghen (W. van den Brink designed it original in 1955).

- The body was re-styled by Giovanni Michelotti.

- DAF was the first car to have a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) system - the innovative DAF Variomatic: a continuously variable gearbox transmission with an automatic two-stage centrifugal clutch in drum (with "het pientere pookje" - "the smart gear stick").

- An interesting feature: putting the car in reverse reversed the entire drive system. This enabled the vehicle, in theory, to reach the same top speed in reverse as forward.

- Advantage: it was the only small, affordable car with automatic transmission.

- Disadvantage: because the car had an unsportsmanlike image, it had often an "image" for the elderly or disabled people.

- The Series 32 was available as this 2-door Coach, as 2-door Panel Van, as 2-door Estate Wagon and as 2-door Pick-Up.

- They were only assembled in Eindhoven - The Netherlands.

Dense ice has encroached upon the entire surface of this pond, now thick enough to walk on, at lease around the margins. The greenish color is caused by it's density, containing very little trapped air within it's structure.

Tablescrap.

Entirely fictional but heavily based on real ejector seats.

Because of the odd proportions of minifigures, although this is minifig scale, there is no way this could fit in a minifig scale model.

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entirely needle felted from corriedale wool roving.

no, seriously. i mean ENTIRELY needle felted. no core, no stuffing, no knitting, no sewing, no water, no soap.

it is rock solid to the touch, a little over 1' tall, weighing in at 3 lbs, and represents approximately 30 hours of studio time.

Their alternate (rarely opposite) leaves are green, but some variegated forms exist. The leaf form is lanceolate. The leaf margin is entire, but hardy types are toothed.

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Something that's entirely Black Fantasy and not "infected"? Neat. First totally original Black Fantasy build. The only thing I'm not sure about is the head, but I had no other solution when throwing this together. I'm open to suggestions. Based somewhat off the Warper from Subnautica.

Close up of my wife's beaded dance dress. Area less than 1" across --- thousands of tiny beads and jewels adorn this entire dress.

All hand made in Egypt.

70's vintage 55mm @ f8 Nikon macro lens with FT1 adapter.

The Kentucky Dam, a hydroelectric facility on the Tennessee River on the county line between Livingston and Marshall counties, was completed in 1944. The dam initially carried the Illinois Central Railroad and Paducah & Louisville Railroad and two lanes of U.S. Route 62 and 641 at its crest.

As part of a $734 million project to construct a new lock at the east end of the Kentucky Dam and to renovate the entire facility, U.S. Route 62 and the Paducah & Louisville Railway (PAL) were rerouted from atop the dam to their own separate structures just to the north. Part of the existing roadway atop the dam was retained to access a visitors center while the railroad tracks were removed.

In September 2005, the Army Corps of Engineers awarded an $89 million contract to the American Bridge Company for the new railroad and highway bridges. Work was intentionally slowed down because of a lack of continued funding. The main span Warren Through Truss, weighing 4.4 million pounds and measuring 500 feet in length, was floated along the Tennessee River from its erection site, raised via hydraulic jacks, and then slid into place onto the new bridge piers in August 2009. The new Kentucky Dam Railroad Bridge opened for the PAL on November 22, 2009. The combined cost of the new railroad and highway bridges was $97 million.

Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

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Who doesn’t love a cute pair of knee socks?? Show us that your doll(s) love them, too! The only rule for this theme is that at least one doll must be wearing knee socks in your photo. The rest is entirely up to you!

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Finally the entire train is done. The passenger car was the last piece in the puzzle but now its done and Im very happy with it. I believe it scales well with the locomotive and tender, even if the locomotive should be ever so slightly bigger. That wont happen however until Lego releases a XL-driver wheel.

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The entire walk to Mossbrae Falls I kept having the song "I've Been Working on the Railroad" stuck in my head. ... "All the livelong day" ... To get to this waterfall you have to walk just over a mile along the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Due to a couple accidents in 2011 the town of Dunsmuir began to discourage people from visiting the waterfalls. We went anyways. A couple trains passed by but we were safely out of the way when they did.

Willie and I left early Friday morning, spent the night in Shasta County, took some early morning photos and drove home. I think we spent more time driving than we did shooting and sleeping. We visited Burney Falls the evening before, had a surprisingly delicious meal (in which the waiter served us a number of free tasty treats ... personally I think he was hitting on Willie) and found our way to Mossbrae Falls.

Compared to the gigantic Burney Falls, Mossbrae seems almost like a trickle. There's no real defined "waterfall" but rather it's more of a weeping wall. A number of other photographers will prob. agree with me that this section of the wall is the most photogenic of the entire set of "falls" here. I tried a number of angles from various spots and ultimately decided I liked this composition the best. I just love how the green moss grows all over the walls and goes perfectly with the waterfall.

Nikon D800 w/Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S:

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