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One from May this year, I edited all my others in colour but had a lightbulb moment tonight and gave this a B&W edit, purely in Lightroom.
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The second train I chased intentionally after moving to the decaying state of Maine in 2023 was the NBM railways Woodland Job. Known as the 505, the job purely exists to serve the Woodland pulp mill on the Eastern Border of Maine with NB near the town of Calais. The line from Calais to Woodland runs along the St. Croix river and criss-crosses the border, close enough where border patrol questioned what we were doing while taking photos on US soil during this day.
Now it isn't exactly a "chase" - if anything it's the most painfully slow train you can follow in the state. For whatever reason, they run at roughly 5 miles an hour over the course of the entire trip. You could keep up with this train on your hands and knees.
The Irving family of railroads loves their GMTX lease units like most Eastern shortline railroads, and this job usually gets one. For this day we got the unit that had affectionately earned the name "shit nose" from my friends, a locomotive that looks like it was nosed into a salt shed for half of its life. However this thing may have gotten its rusty nose, I thought it was kinda neat.
Here the unit is seen pulling a good sized drag of fresh logs interchanged from the Canadian side from train 506, along the section of the line to Woodland that once was the eastern end of the MEC's Calais branch. It's silly to call this line a branch as it ran across the entire eastern half of central Maine, but this is the final piece in operation.
Right up along the river makes for a nice frame just outside of Calais, and while it may not be the Harvest Yellow or Forest Green ALCos and EMDs of the past that ran here, shit nose was enough to make a good photo in my opinion.
A purely Cordoba composition ... Flemish Lladró figures ... The reflection of the tower of the cathedral mosque of Cordoba ... The architecture ... Sometimes a showcase find everything you are looking for !!!!
Ahhh this tree, I hate this tree. Or rather I did hate this tree.. purely becuase it's such a great subject and I've found it so difficult to shoot on so many occassions and I have never got any images of it I've liked, until this one.
It sits leaning wildly and is balanced precariously on a steep slope in a slate quarry (Hodge Close) in the Lake District, as soon as I saw it many trips ago it just cried out to be shot but getting an image of it I've found to be a total nightmare, it either blends into the background too much, isn't lit right, or it cuts into the skyline over the mountains, or depending which way you shoot it you end up with distracting white buildings in the scene which take away from the subject, I've shot it with about 4 different lenses and still nothing made me happy.
This day got here and I'd pretty much given up on getting anything with it, I'd tried again with the wide lens as there was some nice light but yet again it seemed to be sticking 2 fingers up at me so I got some shots at other locations nearby, as I was walking back to the car I was quite a way from it, I stopped and looked at it as it was being lit beautifully with the low sun head on, the day had been really moody and the sun had just broken through the heavy clouds picking out all the detail on my nemesis tree.
The conditions looked perfect to get separation in the shot so I got down low and used the 70-200 for this image, which I really like, at last.
Even in the processing stage it proved to be a complete pain in the backside as the Autumn colour in the background I found a little bit distracting so I've gone for black and white which I think suits it a lot better. For such a simple subject it's certainly made me work to get one image.
For an automaton with a purely binary processing unit, he sure does seem to exhibit some human-like behaviour.
HAWKHURST RYE ROAD TQ 7630-7730 (south side) 17/424 The Victorian Hall and railed forecourt GV II Village hall. 1875 by Alfred Williams, architect. Red brick with some tile hanging and plain tiled roof. Single storeyed hall with 2-storeyed service end. String course and buttresses to large gabled roof with apsidal outshot to left, 2 gabled semi-dormers to centre and canted 2-storey bay to right with bargeboard and pendant, and stack at end right with moulded and arcaded pair of flues. Mullioned and transomed windows to semi-dormers and bay (first floor only), the latter with side windows. Gabled porches with mullioned fanlights to left and to right with moulded depressed-arched doorways, and panelled doors within. Terracotta plaque to left of right-hand porch inscribed: Lecture Hall. Left return gable with pigeon-holes. Right return (and portion of right end of front elevation) tile hung, with terracotta plaque on chimneystack inscribed: 18 HM 75. Irregular rear elevation. Railed forecourt, with low brick wall and simple iron rails, the principals bifurcated with knibbed scrolls. Billed as the first purely digital cinema (not DVD) in the United Kingdom. The Kino Hawkhurst is a state-of-the-art cinema, screening Hollywood blockbusters and independent films in luxurious surroundings, designed by Stephanie Fischer. It is located inside the Victoria Hall, in the village of Hawkhurst, near Sevenoaks, Kent and opened in February 2006. Kino Digital also operate the Kino Rye and since July 2017 when they took over the Shortwave Cinema, Bermondsey, London which they re-named Kino Bermondsey.
The Castle was founded in the 11th century by King Sancho Ramirez with a purely military function that lasted approximately 60 years.
Later, it had a religious use as a monastery until the disentailment of minister Mendizábal in the 19th century, being the 14th century its period of maximum splendor.
Throughout this entire period of occupation, a whole series of events have conditioned its development, military actions, fires, among others.
From the 19th century, after the confiscation, it passed into the hands of individuals with its consequent plundering, later reverting to the Spanish State.
The conservation and restoration work mat has been carried out over the last 40 years. (Source: Descriptive signs in the castle itself).
At the time of taking this photo (October, 2023) the castle is closed for restoration works.
CASTILLO DE MONTEARAGON, ESPAÑA, 2023
Castillo fundado en el siglo XI por el Rey Sancho Ramírez con una función puramente militar que duró 60 años aproximadamente.
Posteriormente, tuvo un uso religioso como Monasterio hasta la desamortización del ministro Mendizábal en el siglo XIX, siendo su época de máximo esplendor en el siglo XIV.
A lo largo de este periodo de ocupación se han producido toda una serie de acontecimientos que han condicionado su desarrollo, acciones bélicas, incendios, entre otros.
A partir del siglo XIX, pasó a manos de particulares tras la desamortización, con su consiguiente expolio, revirtiendo al Estado Español posteriormente.
A partir de 1973, comenzó una labor de conservación y restauración que ha durado los últimos 40 años. (Fuente: Carteles descriptivos en el propio castillo).
En el momento de hacer esta foto (octubre, 2023) el castillo se encuentra cerrado por obras de restauración.
Straight from the glaciers of the Southern Alps, Lake Hawea's water colors expose the variety of volcanic rocks. Snapped with my feet in the water.
Purely for the fun of it.
Sunset of a very gloomy grey New Year's day. On cue, very many geese decided to take off and fly elsewhere. I was already on my way out of the lake area...nothing going on there.
So when these geese scrambled into the air, I leveled my camera on them for a few quick snaps. It turns out that they were in a steep climb, but to me, and to the camera, they were flying straight and level.
Amusing...I guess.
Dreispitz – which was formerly known purely for its light industry and warehouses – is being transformed as it fills up with apartments, schools and arts institutions. Well-known names in the contemporary architecture scene have created exciting projects here that have given the area a facelift. And the transformation is still under way. Source : This is Basel
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It's almost been two years to the day since I first climbed Chrulaiste, the mountain opposite The Buachaille Etive Mor range. My motivation was purely out of curiosity, what did the mighty Buachaille look like from up there?
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Searches online returned very few pictures from this spot, most pictures were taken by ramblers recording their day out in the hills, nothing other than snaps but a few serious pictures really drew your eye and stood out from the bunch here and there.
I wanted something different, something a little bit special and I'd found my spot. All that was needed now were the conditions and the right conditions on a day I was free.
It was a horrendous day two years ago, very difficult to stand in the wind let alone walk anywhere or take pictures but from that day onwards I was hooked on this view. This was a shot I craved and obsessed over like no other. It's sat in the back of my mind since then, niggling and eating away at me like an infectious disease.
On that grey dull wet windy day I'd imagined the picture on a beautiful sunrise with mist flowing through the glen below, the rising sun kissing the peaks.
I've done this shot a few times in all conditions, pouring rain, blazing sun, sunrise, sunset, tons of snow, midgey infested hell, autumn, summer, winter, spring but never been lucky enough to get the mist on the floor below until today.
It's been very frustrating to see a couple of pictures just like I imagined turn up, one was only a couple of weeks ago and I was so envious.
It's been a long wait but a huge relief to finally get this monkey off my back. It feels so good to put a picture to bed after waiting so long. I love the view but starting to hate the climb up. Don't think I've got the motivation to climb it ever again now.
I didn't plan to be on Chrulaiste this morning, was supposed to be somewhere else as the forecast was not for mist or clear skies. Driving through Glencoe it wasn't until I passed The Three Sister's before hitting mist, as I drove further the mist got thicker. Pulled up on Buachaille corner checking the clock, 45 minutes to get up Chrulaiste before sunrise. I've done this climb in 45 mintues before but that was with a strong wind on my back and less kit so was pushing it to get to the summit on time. It was a struggle as I set off far too quick but hit the top in record time, motivation is a strong driving force, but jings it nearly killed me. :)
I have a couple of minor niggles with this picture but I'm not complaining, no picture is ever perfect. It was a gorgeous sunrise lifting and pulling out all the autumn colour in the glen below in a display of colour and warm glow I've never seen before. I felt very humbled to witness this on Chrulaiste.
Glencoe is coming in to it's own at the moment, the yellows, oranges and reds will be in full flow in a couple of weeks so looking forward to that then on to winter.
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An Instamatic image uploaded purely for interest value catches an unidentified Derby Twin DMU (later denoted class 114) standing at Mablethorpe station waiting on departure time.
Its destination is Willoughby, where it would connect with the Grimsby to Boston line, allowing passengers to access the rest of the network.
In this shot the Driver, bedecked in what looks like a British Railways peaked cap, was happy to pose for the young lad taking the shot. And in case anyone was wondering, I didn't crouch down to get a better angle, I just wasn't very tall.
The lady pictured hasn't opted to get what most rail-fans would consider to be the premium 'viewing' seat behind the empty Secondman's chair. Instead she's chosen to read the newspaper - which is perhaps no surprise given the journey is a relatively short one, mostly along single track and with just a couple of stops en route. The next station will be Sutton-on-Sea.
We were on our summer holidays at the time - a week spent in a small rented caravan at Trusthorpe Caravan Park about 3/4 mile away. I'd successfully pestered my Dad to bring me to the station although, with four of us cooped up in a cramped caravan, in truth he didn't take much persuading.
Sadly this line, along with a swaithe of others in the quiet backwaters of east Lincolnshire, was to close three years later with the last service running on 5th October 1970.
Kodak Instamatic
Summer 1967
Classically, people have tried to ascribe complex emotions as purely human. Let’s face it. For many, it would be too difficult to capture or kill an animal if they realized that their prey was subject to the same level of happiness, sadness, or love as they were. In fact, in scientific circles it has long been considered unprofessional to ascribe human traits to wildlife. Frankly, I couldn’t disagree more. Although it may not be as easy for us to comprehend these emotions in non-human species, they most certainly do exist. Don’t misunderstand me. Nature isn’t kind. The natural world is purely unemotional. It is beautiful beyond imagination but also savage and brutal. The beasts that inhabit the natural world are as emotionally multifaceted and complex as they are diverse.
Mom has had a wonderful morning. The weather was perfect. The fish were plentiful. There are full bellies all around and she has her cubs safely at her side. Even the presence of an ugly, potentially unemotional human nearby doesn’t seem to ruin her day.
‘Female Common Clubtail Dragonfly’ (Gomphus vulgatissimus)
After some research I finally identified this dragonfly and purely by accident part of its captivating story. I'm sure it was an extremely fresh example, yet to fly, recently emerged from its exuviae (which is the name given to the exoskeletel remains of the previous stage of its development, the larva). This example was situated in vegetation, on the ground, in shade under a tree on a warm day. It was well hidden and I had to get down on my knees and close to the ground to photograph it. You can see that the wings have not completely unfolded themselves.
Nearby was also what I thought to be a creature/insect I had never seen before, I also took photographs of it and, once again, after research I have since found out that it was not alive but the remnants of the previous stage, (of the same dragonfly I had been photographing) the larva, this only emerges from the water hours before completing its transformation into a dragonfly. So without realising I was recording the final stage of an incredible process. A fascinating day indeed!! I will post an image of the exuviae at some point in the future.
Handheld, Pentax K3 II paired with the Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Macro 1:2 Lens, gently tweaked and healed using an Apple Pencil in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
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Purely unintentional, the bee was caught as I was capturing our first purple salvia bloom of the year.
There are purely photographic methods and methods of approximating painters' and photographers' means. I believe it is a fruitful tradition to attempt study compositions of painting using the photography means and potentials. Inspired by fantasies of still life painter Sergey Kolokolchikov.
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Andrew wins, purely due to the fact that he sent me Lego. He is now the princeling-in-waiting of smack.
I am not sure how the other judges feel about this, except Keith, who is still the King of Smack.
I may have titled this shot purely on the basis of there being palm trees. Just like in Miami, get it?!
Oh, the rain. The evil, evil rain- yet another nemesis of mine (I have many). It's given a slight haze to the area, which is nice, but man. RAINDROPS ON THE LENS. This is a single shot out of about 30 I took here; the only one that wasn't completely ruined by the rain. Because it was coming straight at (for?) me, of course.
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Hong Kong! Again! After the first time not working out so well (mostly due to my condition) me and my best friend Michael returned to do the bits we missed out on and generally have a few different experiences than before.
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After winning outright, the 1959 Le Mans with a purely race designed car, (co-driven by non other than Carroll Shelby) Aston Martin wanted to streamline and lighten the DB-4 coupe and in 1960 contracted with Italian coachbuilder Zagato who produced this masterpiece!
Only 20 were initially produced, and they are the pinnacle of value for vintage Astons. Worth North of $10 million, if you could actually find a genuine original for sale, they are as supremely sensuous in design, and have that hunkered down seriousness look of the Ferrari 250 SWB coupe. Sadly, James Bond never got to drive it as the DB-5 first appeared in the 3rd Bond film, Goldfinger......IMHO this is so much nicer than the DB-5.....
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I've added this purely because it is my first ever phone shot. I recently got an adaptation for my i phone that once attached, makes it easier for me to hold. I am now disabled and holding certain things is problematical. It has a camera style shutter release, which I can use 'obviously'.
Sadly I cannot shoot raw, so this image has been processed twice. A.I. and by me in Lightroom classic. Close up it looks ghastly. I dislike jpegs. yuk
A purely human personification, an 'adult' snowflake sheltering a 'baby.'
There is a blue/turquoise tie-dyed t-shirt as background, under a plate of glass.
Caerphilly Castle / Castell Caerffili, the biggest castle in Wales, indeed the second largest in the United Kingdom after Windsor. Construction started in 1268 as a purely defensive work, the main body being completed in three years, but over the years it was turned into more of a palace.
By the 15th century it was just about in use, but survived more or less on a 'care and maintenance' basis. By the end of the century it had been more or less abandoned, and was soon being robbed for its stone. Although the castle played little part in the Civil Wars (1644-1651), afterwards Cromwell wanted to remove the possibility of it being used as a defence against his forces and ordered it to be 'slighted', effectively demanding it be pulled down and renderered useless as a fortification. The result of an attempt to bring down the South-east tower by gunpowder can still be seen in the 'leaning tower'.
In the 18th century the castle came into the hands of the Marquesses of Bute, who did little with it until the fourth Marquess, who had made a fortune in coal and industry in South Wales, started what was essentially a job-creation scheme in 1928, trying to recreate as far as possible the structure as it would have been at the height of its power. Work continued until 1939, and some restarted after the war, the site being handed over to the government in 1950. It is now looked after by CADW.
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