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As we came over the crest of one of the back roads at Lake Tekapo we stopped to photograph the winding road leading to the snow covered mountains in the distance.
- Lake Tekapo District.
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Narrow streets of the medieval quarter of Regensburg, leading to the tower of the 10th century Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady, the oldest Catholic place of worship in Bavaria. Its original chapel was built by order of Charlemagne on top of a former temple for the Roman goddess Juno and further expanded in 1002 by the Holy Roman emperor Henry II.
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The sun comes out as CN 305 approaches the crew change spot of Turcot Ouest with an ex-Citirail leader.
CN 323 with BCOL 4649, CN 2599, BCOL 4643 and only 22 cars heads west as CN 543 at left (with CSXT 3224 & CSX 468 for power) recedes into the distance as it backs up at Turcot West.
Sometimes, you find things have been arranged so that you just have to take a picture . . .
Clovelly harbour, lowish tide (rather obviously).
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Leading Light.
Holmsberg Lighthouse,
Reykjanes peninsula,
Iceland.
The Lighthouse at Holmsberg was built in1956 and stands 9,3 m tall with a compartmenet for the light of 3,4 m tall. It has identical lighthouses in 6 other parts of Iceland, all designed by the engineer Axel Sveinsson. The peninsula exists where 2 continental ridges meet and it is the only place in the world where this happens above sea level!
A few metres away is Gunnuhver. The name originates from the name of the ghost who was bound to this area – Gudrun “Gunna”. Gunna was a woman living in a small village on the Reyjkanes peninsula in the 18th century, believed to be a witch (as she always cooked something in her pot). She had a heated argument with a local law enforcer shortly before she died. Wilhelm (the law enforcer) attended the funeral (in spite of the argument). He died mysteriously in the following day, his body totally devastated. Everyone believed it was the ghost of Gudrun, who has returned for revenge because of the argument. The local priest had to fight the ghost as it wanted to drag the body of Wilhelm to hell with her. She didn’t succeed and Gunna went mad. She refused to stay dead, and her spirit started terrorizing the peninsula, wreaking mayhem.
It was until 2 farmers asked for help from the priest at Vogósar, Erik. They bribed him with liquor and he gave them a rope with a knot on one end. They had to make the ghost grab the loose end, and magically she would have been tied to the place where the knot landed. It happens to be the place where the geothermal pools are, and hence the name: Gunnuhver – “Gunn’s hot spring”
Continuing my 'Dark Hour' exploration of the Burj Khalifa. I guess this shot would be great at the blue hour, but at that time this area will be very crowded (and I don't feel like cloning out all the people!).
Digital Blending, Vertorama. a total of 7 exposures used. The Vertorama part was very tideous, for the first time I had to use the 'Warp' function of the Transform tools to deal with the optical distortion.
Dubai Set | Digital Blending Set | Night Photography Set | Vertoramas Set | Burj Khalifa Set
Milwaukee Road River line in the deep jungle along the Mississippi at autumn time with northbound train 412 F-units leading the way
The area that was to become West Palm Beach was settled in the late 1870s and 1880s by a few hundred settlers who called the vicinity "Lake Worth Country." These settlers were a diverse community from different parts of the United States and the world. They included founding families such at the Potters and the Lainharts, who would go on to become leading members of the business community in the fledgling city. The first white settlers in Palm Beach County lived around Lake Worth, then an enclosed freshwater lake, named for Colonel William Jenkins Worth, who had fought in the Second Seminole War in Florida in 1842. Most settlers engaged in the growing of tropical fruits and vegetables for shipment the north via Lake Worth and the Indian River. By 1890, the U.S. Census counted over 200 people settled along Lake Worth in the vicinity of what would become West Palm Beach. The area at this time also boasted a hotel, the "Cocoanut House", a church, and a post office. The city was platted by Henry Flagler as a community to house the servants working in the two grand hotels on the neighboring island of Palm Beach, across Lake Worth in 1893, coinciding with the arrival of the Florida East Coast railroad. Flagler paid two area settlers, Captain Porter and Louie Hillhouse, a combined sum of $45,000 for the original town site, stretching from Clear Lake to Lake Worth.
On November 5, 1894, 78 people met at the "Calaboose" (the first jail and police station located at Clematis St. and Poinsettia, now Dixie Hwy.) and passed the motion to incorporate the Town of West Palm Beach in what was then Dade County (now Miami-Dade County). This made West Palm Beach the first incorporated municipality in Dade County and in South Florida. The town council quickly addressed the building codes and the tents and shanties were replaced by brick, brick veneer, and stone buildings. The city grew steadily during the 1890s and the first two decades of the 20th century, most residents were engaged in the tourist industry and related services or winter vegetable market and tropical fruit trade. In 1909, Palm Beach County was formed by the Florida State Legislature and West Palm Beach became the county seat. In 1916, a new neo-classical courthouse was opened, which has been painstakingly restored back to its original condition, and is now used as the local history museum.
The city grew rapidly in the 1920s as part of the Florida land boom. The population of West Palm Beach quadrupled from 1920 to 1927, and all kinds of businesses and public services grew along with it. Many of the city's landmark structures and preserved neighborhoods were constructed during this period. Originally, Flagler intended for his Florida East Coast Railway to have its terminus in West Palm, but after the area experienced a deep freeze, he chose to extend the railroad to Miami instead.
The land boom was already faltering when city was devastated by the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. The Depression years of the 1930s were a quiet time for the area, which saw slight population growth and property values lower than during the 1920s. The city only recovered with the onset of World War II, which saw the construction of Palm Beach Air Force Base, which brought thousands of military personnel to the city. The base was vital to the allied war effort, as it provided an excellent training facility and had unparalleled access to North Africa for a North American city. Also during World War II, German U-Boats sank dozens of merchant ships and oil tankers just off the coast of West Palm Beach. Nearby Palm Beach was under black out conditions to minimize night visibility to German U-boats.
The 1950s saw another boom in population, partly due to the return of many soldiers and airmen who had served in the vicinity during the war. Also, the advent of air conditioning encouraged growth, as year-round living in a tropical climate became more acceptable to northerners. West Palm Beach became the one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas during the 1950s; the city's borders spread west of Military Trail and south to Lake Clarke Shores. However, many of the city's residents still lived within a narrow six-block wide strip from the south to north end. The neighborhoods were strictly segregated between White and African-American populations, a legacy that the city still struggles with today. The primary shopping district remained downtown, centered around Clematis Street.
In the 1960s, Palm Beach County's first enclosed shopping mall, the Palm Beach Mall, and an indoor arena were completed. These projects led to a brief revival for the city, but in the 1970s and 1980s crime continued to be a serious issue and suburban sprawl continued to drain resources and business away from the old downtown area. By the early 1990s there were very high vacancy rates downtown, and serious levels of urban blight.
Since the 1990s, developments such as CityPlace and the preservation and renovation of 1920s architecture in the nightlife hub of Clematis Street have seen a downtown resurgence in the entertainment and shopping district. The city has also placed emphasis on neighborhood development and revitalization, in historic districts such as Northwood, Flamingo Park, and El Cid. Some neighborhoods still struggle with blight and crime, as well as lowered property values caused by the Great Recession, which hit the region particularly hard. Since the recovery, multiple new developments have been completed. The Palm Beach Mall, located at the Interstate 95/Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard interchange became abandoned as downtown revitalized - the very mall that initiated the original abandonment of the downtown. The mall was then redeveloped into the Palm Beach Fashion Outlets in February 2014. A station for All Aboard Florida, a high-speed passenger rail service serving Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, and Orlando, is under construction as of July 2015.
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Standing underneath a tall chair sculpture in the park
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Location : Biwa Lake , Shiga Prefecture , Japan
This image was taken under heavy rain, strong wind and very low clouds movement that covered the subjects on the horizon.
Surreal but it take a lot of work to shoot something under heavy rain and strong wind holding the umbrella on one hand and shutter release on the other while both hand pressing on the tripod to reduce movement from the wind.
Camera did not get wet but not for me!
This image was shot on location at Barrington Court in Somerset using a converted infrared camera and is panoramic image created using 6 images.
2 x 2-10-0's with 56016 leading head a downhill freight through the Euphrates Gorge towards Erzincan in March 1977.
After leading an extra 314 from Winnipeg into Toronto earlier on this same morning, BCOL 4646 & BCOL 4648 (mid train DP) are rolling east along the Kingston Sub at Whitby on their way East towards Gordon Yard in Moncton, NB with train M306 on the drawbar. The next day at Joffre Yard in Quebec City this train would end up lifting the CN3047 & 4706 for the remainder of the run towards the east coast.
Hard to believe it's been a decade since I shot this. Looking back, I'm definitely a little disappointed I didn't make the 25-minute trip over here from Ames a few more weekends before the UP built the new structure beside it. I'll just be happy with what I got because many never got a chance to shoot real CNW on the quintessential CNW bridge. Here we've got 2 of the last 3 leading an MPRNP over the Kate Shelley High Bridge between Boone and Ogden.
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership. Nelson Mandela
~happy leading line fence friday~
Straight as an arrow (or a plane)!
I'm pretty sure this is a plane and not one of the Border Patrol helicopters that were flying that night. No natural lightning, but a nice leading line into the shot!
Leading up to the famous Abbey; leading down to Church Street
North Yorkshire Coast, UK
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Heavy snow is comin' down as BLE 908 SD40T-3 and EJE 656 SD38-3 sit at Lost Arrow Road leading L508 on the CN Waukesha sub on 4/3/18.
A GATX SD40-2 duo (2007 & 2002) are leading W/B train R-403 on track one of what is now CSX's Capital Sub as they pass the wonderful Henkel's Restaurant, unfortunately long gone. 2007 was built in 3/75 as Missouri Pacific 3194, 2002 was built in 3/75 as MP 3170.
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There is a story attached to taking the image...After visiting the location and especially the rock formation in the background earlier on that day during low tide, I had to come back at sunset when the tide was coming back in to photograph this this section of the beach. I thought instantly that the leading lines would work well, but who would have expected such an awesome sunset?
The sideline of the small stream on which I stand is purely build of sand and probably not more than 20cm in height. Coming in from the other side, I managed my way over the stream fine. I set up my tripod and camera pretty close to the edge of the sandbank aiming for a better angle than from a higher up position. Just when I wanted to grab the tripod and head back over the river, the sand broke and André was in the water. Sure enough, I held the tripod and camera high above my head not caring about myself getting wet but my equipment wink emoticon. I stumbled back to the car with my headlamp on and dried myself up at home. I then returned to this location at 5am the next morning for a sunrise shooting and sure enough Mother Nature has repaired my flaw and the sandbank was back to its original state, as if nothing ever happened...nature never seems to amaze me.
Hope you like all my recent photos from New Zealand.
Cheers,
André
Another picture from Friday mornings sunrise at Paignton Pier. This was the 1st picture that I took when I arrived at the beach and shows the colour of the sky reflected in the sand,
This image was taken around mid March and depicts the landscape surrounding Whitesheet Hill in Wiltshire.
The visit was planned due to something that had caught my attention as I was leaving during my last visit. it would turn out that this idea would need to be further explored. On my way back I noticed the light on the hills in the distance as well as in the foreground and as a result I began to setup and capture the landscape.
This would be the last visit to the location before the lockdown in the UK was announced. The day it was announced was the last day of my shift and like many others had plans to head out with the camera, as a result I had to shelf those plans for a later date.