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Having received a new crew an eastbound Norfolk Southern intermodal train has entered CP 421 in Elkhart, Indiana, by the Amtrak boarding platform.
Jenna in prototype 1 Platforms sandals at the Roxy before the SIGGRAPH fashion show. Photo by Norene Leddy.
I saw him with a white cane, exiting the subway station onto the bus platform. He had a white cane so I asked if I could help in any way. He thanked me and mentioned the bus number he needed to catch. He was just a few steps from the empty bay and the sign said his bus would arrive in 12 minutes. He wanted to know the name of the bus so I read it to him from the sign. He said he would be fine now and thanked me again.
I proceeded to approach the woman I had seen from inside the station (Cynthia, my previous stranger) and you know the story if you read about how I met Cynthia. As I said goodbye to Cynthia the man I had helped asked what kind of photography I was doing. I realized I had been standing near him as I photographed Cynthia and our conversation had piqued his interest. He explained he’s in the arts as well but his area is music. When I explained my Human Family project he listened with interest, then said “If you want to photograph me for your project, that would be fine with me. I’d be happy to help out.” It’s not often that a stranger volunteers for my project without my even asking but I wasted no time in accepting his offer. “I’d love to” was my response. He commented on the shopping bag in his hand and said it might not help the photo any but I told him it would be head and shoulders only and the shopping bag wasn’t an issue at all. Meet Jim.
With Jim’s permission, I adjusted his position slightly to accommodate the background and the light and asked him to shift his head slightly to be facing the lens of my camera. A few quick photos later and I knew I had a good portrait. Jim told me that he was born in Moncton, New Brunswick – one of Canada’s Maritime Provinces on the east coast. His work is in the recording industry and he said he also tunes pianos. In fact, he was on his way to a piano-tuning appointment when we met. I commented on how rare it is to have someone volunteer to be in my project and he said “It just sounded interesting and I’m happy to help out.” When I asked him what his message would be for the project his immediate response was “Rock on!” As he heard me typing it into my photo note he smiled and said “Don’t forget the explanation point.” I laughed and promised I wouldn't.
We exchanged contact information and at first he declined my offer to send the photo. “I wouldn’t be able to see it so you needn’t bother – but thank you for offering.” I suggested he might have a friend or family member who would be interested in having it and he said “Now that’s a good idea. Please go ahead and send it along. I think Mary would be interested in having it.”
Noting that I was on the verge of being late to my appointment, we exchanged a friendly handshake and he assured me he would be fine in dealing with the bus when it arrived.
Thank you Jim, for taking a few minutes to meet and for participating in my photography project. You are my 572nd submission to The Human Family Group on Flickr.
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.
Follow-up: When I got home I followed the link Jim had given me and discovered that he is a music teacher who put himself through a Master’s degree in Music Composition by playing piano dates. He had been performing in public since the age of 9. You can read about him and hear him play at his website: www.jamesblight.com. Jim is clearly a very talented musician with a love of teaching. He is also a really nice fellow and I'm glad we met.
Anyone know where this could be? It looks like there are sailboats on the left with hills beyond. I think this must be a southbound train at Sausalito, with Belvedere visible across the water.
138/365: Colwick Country Park, Nottingham, July 2010
Messed about with the conversion of this one - don't know if I went too far... but kinda liked it anyway! :o)
Flat car built when I was thinking what could I build with bricks I already have and without making any order...
I've spent a fair share of time at the Embarcadero this week as I've had a couple of group photographs to take AND I've had to deliver rush prints (a big thanks to @photoworkssf!). Today, after delivering the file for printing, I had to head over to the Financial District to do a headshot for a long-time client. I took very few other photos along the way.
Long Exposures and Drawings-exhibition of Lauri Laurén in the Gallery of Haapsalu Art School July 2018.
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A group of tourists leans against the railing of this popular lookout point for a group photo.
Olympus OM-D EM-1 with 12-40mm f/2.8 PRO
On the platform these two workers are fixing a broken vending machine with a police officer to the left.
Behind the glass wall is the waiting room and concourse. There is a ramp behind two turnstiles allowing access. This glass also slides out of the building so the interior can be accessed
Oil Platform in Cape Town harbour.
Maintenance of PetroSA’s Orca production platform, which has been at sea for the last ten years. The Orca is in Cape Town for three months undergoing a major refit, which includes pipe and steel renewals as well as general painting and cleaning maintenance work.
Storm clouds brewing in the background
The new eastbound platform at Farringdon station, taken roughly half way down the train. Here, the platform is so long that the western exit provides interchange with the existing Farringdon Underground and Thameslink station, whilst the eastern exit connects with Barbican underground station, which is otherwise the next stop along the Metropolitan/Circle/H&C line.
Finished at Rickmansworth on the Northbound platform on this day. Luckily managed to make it back home before any drama ensued with the ongoing signal failures in the Lords and Baker Street area.
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It's still very quiet at 09.15 on a Sunday morning on platform 6 at Crewe even in June, as Transport for Wales CAF built 2 car class 197/0 dmu 197050 stands next to me ticking over.
15th June 2025
Earth Designs Garden Design and Build were asked to created a landscape and propose garden design in Hornchurch, Essex*. Here are the details of the project
The Platform Garden in Hornchurch, Essex RM11 1JD
The existing space is overused and tired, sloping and un-level, posing a danger to the client’s two small children and making the space unattractive and problematic.
The re-design divides the space into several distinct areas, utilising a series of decking walkways and platforms to create a multi-use, family oriented space. The terrace outside the back door will be decked with attractive and durable Yellow Balau hardwood decking, which will extended beyond the existing terrace to allow ample seating and dining space. Running across the width of the garden directly in front of this decked terrace will be a gabion wall, filled with plum slate paddlestones and topped with a lavender hedge to increase its height and prevent children from climbing over the top.
A set of steps to the right of the decked terrace will lead down to a 1 metre wide decked walkway runing down the right-hand side of the space. Halfway down this walkway, a Flanked either side by a trellis to for safety in time climbers will grow along here to make it a green screened walkway, at the point where the steps lead down to the lawn the wire trellis becomes a caged box.
From this gabion wall a water blade will be cited which will appear out of the gabion and extend out across the garden by 100cm and fall the 125cm to the lawn below. It will be self circulating and collect in an gabion trough filled with cobbles so there is no body of water at any point that could pose a potential danger, The children will however be able to interact with the water by being able to walk behind the waterfall and play with the falling water.
The user then has the option to turn left and follow the fight of steps down to the artificial lawn below which has been encased in a railway sleeper to allow it to become level, or they can continue along the decked walkway down some steps to the tree two thirds of the way down the left hand side of the space. The decking opens out at this point and you can pass either side of the tree and continue on your journey or you can pass round to the right of the tree where a small flight of steps leads you to a platform above you at a height or 1.7m above ground level which partially covers the decked area 2m below and partially covers the ground. Upon this decked platform a Wendy house will be cited to create a tree top house for children and adults. This area will be surrounded with a wooden balustrade
Should you continue of the lower decked level you pass under the decked area above and climb another couple of steps so you are then 1.5m above ground level and continue onto the bottom left hand corner of the garden where a 3 x 4 decked area awaits you, again enclose by a wire cage to allow a real dynamic architectural feel to the space.
Running under the last decked walkway is a tunnel 1.5m in height and reach via a small set of steps from the lawn. This tunnel allows you to pass along it and arrive in an area towards the bottom of the garden where a small children’s play area awaits. This will have a swing cited under the tree top platform along with a rope climbing net and a slide. A ladder will allow the child back up to the area above.
Storage will be provided under the main area of decking by the house and doors will be cited by the lawn. A smaller storage area will be available in the children’s area to store things out of site, again under the large area of deck.
Planting in the space will be primarily around the boundary and around the lawn. Coupling big leafy architectural evergreens with herbaceous perennials in a contemporary style. The use of grasses and prairie style plants will add to movement and texture in the space and introduce some showy flowers. Large bamboos to mask a reveal certain areas will afford some intrigue in the space and a clever use of climbers will add vertical interest throughout the space. Artifice lawn will help keep maintenance to a minimum and keep the garden looking good all year round.
Lighting in the garden will be dynamic. The gabion wall with have flat plight placed into the vertical side to illuminate the decking below, whilst stylish bollards will light each corner of the main terrace. The decked walkway will have micro led light running down either side of the walkway and step risers. A spotlight placed in the tree will illuminate the treetop platform. Rope lighting will be cited along the underside of the decking platform to give it the feeling of floating and all the beds will have LV spots light running through them to give the planting a soft glow. The water feature will be lit from the underneath to create drama when sitting on the terrace at the end of the garden. The caged areas will have a net light over the top to add a magical sparkle to the space created.
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