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Edisto Island is one of South Carolina 's Sea Islands, known for its beautiful beaches, rich wildlife, magnificent old plantations and great food.
Texture by Lenabem-Anna J.
The sun is rapidly retreating on the horizon as BNSF 6540 East leads general merchandise freight HSTOBAR131A across Tower Line Road.
After taking on a fresh crew at Bakersfield, UP 2750 East tackles the 1.4% grade climbing toward Sandcut with 13,200 horses in the charge while a westbound BNSF manifest bound for Stockton approaches on main 1.
Roaring back to life after a lengthy crew change, UP 8727 West gets its intermodal ZLCLT 22 rolling past the once bustling agricultural warehouses lining the mainline outside of Bakersfield as BNSF manifest G HAYFRS3-17A approaches in the distance.
edison bulb
When I was trying to capture 'untitled 176', since the bulb was 60w (too bright), I had to aim the moment when the glowing was disappearing when I turned the 'on and off' knob. But this time, I failed to do so. So the camera captured the bulb with full brightness. That's why the bulb itself got washed out leaving the shape of it. And the filament of the bulb was seen outside of it!! I cannot figure out how the filament ended up being like that though...very interesting...
Afternoon light silhouettes intermodal ISELC-21 making its run toward Tehachapi’s summit as general merchandise freight G HAYFRS3-17A heads for a crew change at Bakersfield.
History - Historians have determined that people living as far back at 2000 B.C. lived on Edisto Island. ... By the mid-1500s, the Edistow Indians lived on the land. Like their ancestors, they, too lived off of the land and water. They harvested seafood, grew crops, and hunted wildlife.
Texture by Lenabem-Anna J. and ipiccy.com
Edisto Island is one of the very few surviving unspoiled beach communities in the United States, the island is quite and rather beautifully primitive.
Texture by Lenabem-Anna J. and ipiccy.com
Eastbound baretables shatter the silence at the rural Tower Line Road crossing as they climb the 1.4% grade to Sandcut.
I think this is my favorite view of the recent pictures I took from this area. Every year they drain the lakes in the high Sierras so that they can capture the snow melt. I drove quite aways on the lake bottom and then walked about 100 yards to get to the shoreline. After getting stuck earlier in sand this year, I was taking any chances with the lake bottom. It was still very soft and holding water.
After taking a few pictures of the reflections, I took out my chair and fished for a few minutes. My dog and myself were the only ones on the whole lake enjoying this beautiful day. Unfortunately, I think the fish were enjoying the sun too, and I got skunked here. Later, I drove down below the lake and caught some rainbows in Mono Creek. It was a pretty good day.
The first day of my birthday trip, I drove up to Edison Lake to check out the newly repaired road up to here. The first mile out of Mono Hot Springs was still a little bumpy and rough, but then I got into the area where they did the most work and the road was amazing compared to the last time I drove on it. The road up into this high country is one lane with pull outs and sometimes you're going to be looking over a 3,000-foot cliff. I have taken people up here that are afraid of heights, and they won't come back again. But once you get to your destination, the views are amazing like this one. There is camping, hiking, boating, and amazing fishing up here. This time of year, my friend and I were the only ones in the area enjoying the beauty here. A couple days later I came up here and caught a baker's dozen of trout and never saw another person while fishing. Gotta love it!
For my birthday this year, I stayed at Mono Hot Springs in a cabin and went exploring looking for new fishing locations. One of my trips was up to Edison Lake. I had great weather on this day and decided to take out my camera and get a few pictures of the view. I was hoping to get a good reflection off the water, but the wind started to pick up, and this was my best effort.
This time of year, the resort and campground are closed, and I was the only person here. It was a little spooky and cool at the same time. I had my dog Annie with me, and we had a great time fishing and enjoying the scenery. Unfortunately, I didn't get any fish in the lake, but when I went below the dam, I caught a baker's dozen in the creek. Ended up being a great day overall.
If you look at the right side of the picture, that is the dam. It is the biggest earthen dam that I can remember seeing. It is almost a mile across, and it put together with thousands of rocks. I can't imagination how long it took them to put them all in place. Another great location to visit above Fresno.
I had great weather on the day that I went up to Edison Lake to try my luck at fishing. To be honest, the view was better than the fishing. The cloudy sky was amazing, and I didn't mind the view. Every year in the fall they drain the water in the lake and take it down into the Central Valley. Earlier this year, the lake was about 80% full and looked very different. I was skunked here fishing, but later I went down below the dam and caught my share out of the creek. Another great day exploring in the Sierras.
Amtrak 636 leads a Northeast Regional westbound through Edison interlocking on the NEC.
AMTK 636 ACS-64
Captured in: Smithtown, NY.
I've continued to play around with long exposure images and light, and just wanted to share my latest entry into this recent LE series... This time I was looking to get creative using a simple Edison light, a mirror, and a little bit of Photoshop for good measure.
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"Edison Reflections" is a non-HDR image that was processed using a combination of ACR, Photoshop, and Topaz Labs plugins (Adjust, Clean, Denoise, Glow, Impression and Texture Effects).
Edison Battery Oil, 2 oz. bottle. Oil is intended for use with Edison alkali storage batteries. The oil is poured into the cell and floats on top of the electrolyte preventing air from reaching the electrolyte.
National Museum of American History
Edison & Others developed the Nickel/Iron storage battery in the 1880s !
Edison, Exide, Willard, and others built & sold them for automotive use.
Edison stated that this battery would last your lifetime !
He was promoting them for Early Electric auto use ~
The Nickel-Iron (NiFe) battery was considered a Life-Long Battery that could last 30-50 years or more!
It was not harmed by deep discharge or repeated cycling charges.
In many ways this battery was superior to the Lead/Acid storage battery we use today as it has a very long life; and could be restored by changing the electrolyte and cleaning the plates !
The battery was built with cells in a glass or ceramic jar with a lid that could be opened .
This was an aklaline battery that used a Potassium Hydroxide caustic soda & distilled water electrolyte with Nickel & Iron (NiFe) plates contained in a glass cell with a rubber top supporting the plates & covering the cells.. The cells were connected in series with brass wing nut & wire or copper ribbon strip jumper connections..
The cells were stacked in a wooden crate and hooked-up in series.
Each cell was .8 Volts with 1.2 Volts in later production variants.
Each of the cells could be refreshed or replaced.
Edison sold this battery to the Telephone , Telegraph, Railroads , and for early penny in the slot amusement listening tube phonograph use. You often find old Edison battery jars on eBay !
The Telephone & Telegraph companys had iron battery boxes on their poles with banks of the Edison Nickel/Iron battery in them .
The railroads had iron signal boxes which also contained banks of Edison batteries.
The "Battery Oil" was poured on top of the fresh electrolyte in each cell to prevent evaporation and gassing while charging on these utility poles.
The oil would float on top of the electrolyte to give a thick protective oil film.
This would help the battery gases to re-combine instead of gassing-off while sitting long term, or re-charging. It also prevented evaporation.
You often find empty Edison Battery Oil bottles of 3-4 oz near old railroad iron signal & switch boxes in the woods near the switch & signal boxes today.
The railroad workers would use the oil and then just toss the empty bottles in the woods along side the tracks.
Look for them near the old railroad signal boxes ! You can still find many today !
The railroads and telephone/telegraph COs still used this type of battery well into the 60s-70s in some rural areas in the USA !
Edison Electric Storage Battery Co . built them until 1972~
Silver Ghost
ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE, CLUB
Acela 2250 hustles through Edison during one of many February storms to blanket the region with snow.
Amtrak 2250:
AMTK 2010 Acela
A further visit to this spot to try to locate a species for my friend. No luck but this female did pose for us. I mostly get males.
I try to make a visit to this lake every time I make it into the high country. There is a stream that empties into the lake from the north shore that usually has good fishing. As you can see, the lake was a little low this year and the fishing wasn't much good. It took us about a quarter mile hike just to where I could throw in my line.
This lake is one of three locations in the area that cater to hikers going across the Sierra range. Here you can recharge your phone, camp in front of the store and get a shower (it isn't free), resupply, and get a hot meal. They also have a ferry service to the back side of the lake and canvas tents available for rent. We always bring our own camping gear, but in my old age someone already setting up my shelter sounds better and better each year. Stay safe and happy clicking.
Amtrak 949 is a little dirty but still looks sharp leading this Washington DC-bound regional train through Edison, NJ.
AMTK 949 AEM-7
The name of the laneway which connects to the rear of the Post Office , a reference to when the GPO was also the major telecommunication centre for the city .. my haven't things in that department move on .. it all started with Thomas Edison in the 1870's with his Transmitter as it was called at the time .
Edison Lane
CBD . Brisbane
Edisonhöfe in Berlin-Mitte zwischen Invaliden- und Schlegelstraße.
Hier wurden im 19. Jh. Deutschlands erste Glühlampen hergestellt. Jetzt ein echter Hingucker, schöne Architektur mit viel Klinker und Glas.
www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/in-den-edison-hoefen-gehen-wie...
The Edison is based on an 0-4-0 switcher locomotive built about 1870 by Manchester Locomotive Company. Henry Ford purchased the switcher from Edison Portland Cement Company in 1932. Ford had the locomotive rebuilt into a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement by staff at Ford Motor Company's Rouge locomotive shop. The Edison later went into regular service on Greenfield Village's railroad.
These are old gramophone speaker horns hanging from the ceiling. If you feel nostalgic, I found this item bit.ly/1bsHaDC over at Restoration Hardware that looks like a lot of fun..
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Vacant since 2002 and heavily fire damaged in August 2011, this former high school in Philadelphia was one of the most picturesque abandoned buildings I had ever shot. I know there were plans to demolish this site and turn it into a "Save a Lot", but I'm not sure if demolition had ever been started or completed.
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 Seconds
Aperture: F/11
Camera: Canon 5D MK II
Lens: Canon 24mm TS-E F/3.5 L