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NYNJ Rail 5101 leads a train down 1st Avenue, crossing one of the many switches to former warehouse sidings along the street. Due to the tight confines of the street and buildings, this switch branches off in the opposite direction of the warehouse, then curves back to cross the "main" before entering the warehouse.
Reading more about this here, these spurs were originally from when the street was double track. During reconstruction, the street section was singled due to decreased traffic, but the buildings could not allow the curves to be eased and so these "jug handles" or "out and about" switches were developed.
Don't believe it when someone tells you that "size doesn't matter!" You bet it does and this photographer is proof that bringing out the big guns at an airshow is sometimes essential. My Nikon 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 VR zoom is feeling sorta inadequate right about now.
Photographed at the 27th Annual World War II Weekend at the Mid Atlantic Air Museum.
Shutterbug Tip: This is a good example of using a long lens up close, with a (relatively) large aperture and a distant background to blur everything else out and allow the eye to focus only on the subject; great Image Isolation and Shallow Depth of Field.
This room in an old home at the Comet Ghost Town is one of my favorites.
The staircase just seems to add the right amount of composition and atmosphere, while the windows provide a view out to the "present world."
Finally managed to see the ceramic-tiled Sackler courtyard in the new Victoria & Albert museum extension by Amanda Levete Architects.
Found a perfect spot in the shade for some street photography!
Only saw one owl this evening and this one was content to just sit around in a spruce tree hidden among the branches.
Yes this tiny platform seems pretty flimsy when you’re being flown around the Space Station 😨. Third time is a charm! After two spacewalks with some technical hitches, this third round couldn't have gone better. Two new solar panels installed, and a high-five to everybody involved, on Earth, inside the Space Station and of course to my spacewalk buddy Shane!
Oui, je confirme que le marchepied paraît un peu branlant quand on se tient dessus pour être transporter autour de la Station en plein vide. Cette fois ça y est, on a eu une sortie nominale, sans même avoir à improviser un peu de bricolage ou rentrer temporairement dans le sas pour une vérification de scaphandre. *Presque* facile comparée aux deux premières ;) On est quand même épuisés… mais surtout soulagés ! Les deux panneaux solaires sont installés et opérationnels, bravo à toutes les équipes ! 💪
Credits: ESA/NASA
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Steppin' out with my baby
Can't go wrong 'cause I'm in right
It's for sure, not for maybe
That I'm all dressed up tonight
Steppin' out with my honey
Can't be bad to feel so good
Never felt quite so sunny
And I keep on knockin' wood
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18 Jul 14
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Old London Road is also home to Kingston Antiques Centre, where there are more than 100 dealers offering a startling array of antiques and quality vintage items. The large, rambling building provides space over two floors and has retained some of its original features that provide nooks and crannies framed by an imposing double staircase.
Well-known within the antiques trade it attracts dealers from all over the world and is a favourite filming location for the media, hosting programmes such as Bargain Hunt, The Bill, House Gift and Law & Order.
Specialist dealers here offer everything from furniture to clocks and watches, silver and gold items, mirrors, paintings, sculptures and prints. One of the largest collections of vintage jewellery in the south of England is also housed in a series of cabinets lining the walls. While the Vintage Fashion Room features a collection of clothes from the 40s, Retro, 80s plus designer wear.
Used a light tobacco filter to give the sky and the shot in general,added mood.I think it worked.
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is he out there ~ the one that is for me...not sure he exists...
taken at Sunnys using Bring your Own Sunshine
Not bad for coming straight out of camera. Pre-rotated shot and trimmed for a 16:9 and still 6400px wide. Effective focal length of 640mm on crop sensor. Spectator vantage point 8'-10' away from the fence I had to shoot through. Glad it was overcast :P
I generally do not put full size images up here but figured 'why not' for anyone that wanted to see what the camera can do.
Admittedly, there was an issue with focusing that was not really revealed (that I could not fix) until after this event so I had a helluva time with this camera. I have since (I think) rectified the matter but have not had a chance to really test it. Was not really a fan of the 400 f2.8 mkIII and how it focused. Much prefer the way the mkII focuses but could have also been user-error. Ok, likely was user error. Note to self: Don't show up to a major event with brand new kit that you've never tested. Still got hundreds of keepers though.
I also learned that I cannot underexpose by 2/3 to 1 stop as I would like to with this sensor because it's too dark. Dynamic range is definitely better than the 7DmkII but the dark areas are a little to dark. My concern with that is I will have to compromise on the highlights a little bit because the darks are so dark and not so sure I want to do that. Nevertheless, I figured I'd put-up what I got straight off the camera because for the price of this camera (and quality glass), it's pretty darn good.
There is no editing done to this other than the crop and converting the RAW to RGB. Settings like contrast, sharpness were set in-camera so what I shot is what I got.
Definitely a little crunchier for my tastes with the noise than what I'm used to getting from my 5D mkIV but overall, decent. Jury is still out though on whether the 90D is viable for me to use. Not a fan of crop sensors and how they cut-into/trim the perspective-feel/look compared to a full frame. Time will tell after some more testing and using the 300mm f2.8 and what I can get.
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GTD Class Winner
2019 - IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship
Motul Petit Le Mans, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.