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After spending the high sun hours taking a brewery tour in Kennesaw we headed back to Holly Springs to see if GNRR was ready to head back with the empties. They indeed were and we hardly had to wait a few minutes before they were underway. The thunderstorms and clouds were bad but amazingly we manage to get most of the shots in sun. Shortly after this the skies opened up and we drove the rest of the way back home in a deluge.
I spend my time with photos from back when
But you meant no harm you say
I give your lies five stars what a display
'Cause you meant no harm you say
The truth was never a good friend of yours or mine I guess
And still no harm you say
A pastoral scene shattered to oblivion
You meant no harm you say
Still running it back in my mind
Trying to see why I was so bloody blind
So blind
Spending time with friends while sitting on Liberty bridge enjoying the sunset over Budapest became a thing during the past couple of years.
Budapest, Hungary
Spending Good Friday evening down at Melbourne's famous St Kilda Beach watching the sunset with the skyline in the distance.
Using B&W to bring things out a bit better.
spending a few hour following this grey heron and it is worth all the effort and patience - Kyoto, Japan
Spending time in the garden over the past weeks and months, I find myself collecting all manner of things to bring indoors and photograph. As the garden is full of birds and full of snails too ... well there are always snail shells hidden in unexpected corners! Cleaned and sorted ... a few here in a scallop shell!
Shot with the Helios 44-M on the Sony NEX-6
Happy Textural Tuesday ;o)
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After spending the night in Alexandria enjoying dinner and drinks with a good friend we headed out Friday morning only 15 min from his home for a wildly productive morning of photographing 12 different trains in the span of only three hours (plus a couple we didn't bother with because it was raining so hard when we first showed up).
With the world renowned Sakura (cherry blossoms) at peak there was only one place to go to photograph some trains. Few places in the district are more iconic for rail photography than the short bridge over the Washington Channel flowing from the Tidal Basin as seen from East Potomac Park.
The rear end DP unit on hot daily Jacksonville, FL to North Bergen, NJ train I032 at is about MP CFP 111.3 on modern day CSXT's RF&P Subdivision. These rails leading to the Long Bridge over the Potomac River (out of sight to the left) are ex Pennsylvania Railroad and a few catenary poles remain as seen in this shot from the days when long freights behind electric motors headed for classification at the mighty and long gone Potomac Yard.
The roof of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is visible at right center behind the spring trees and the 555 ft tall Washington Monument rises beyond
Washington, D.C.
Friday March 24, 2023
I spend quite a bit of time looking under leaves for caterpillars. Imagine my delight at finding this female Oakworm Moth (Anisota sp. possibly stigma) laying her eggs! It appears it is hard to make an identification to a certain species. Thanks to Odonata457 for getting it this far :)
Planning to spend more time practising shooting these Bee Eater inflight at Eco Lake which is part of the Botanic Garden. Need to master calibrating dot sight. Bought a Nikon dot sight and for me it seems to work better than my Oly which is in the service center for repair.
ISO 400, f 11, s 1/1000. 2XTC 800mm,
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Explore Highest position # 438 on Tuesday, June 23, 2009
The above photos on the left is Patt my elder son shot last year. The one on the right is the shot at the airport yesterday when he arrived. My son just got back from his one year shot course studied abroad. I haven't seen him almost a year. So I'll take a shot break from flickr to spend time with him. Including bring him to a barber shop.:) See you soon.:)
I spend a fair amount of time sitting in my chair blind in a friend's woods. I have seen birds land on top of this cut-off tree and kind of survey the area. This was the first time that I seen a Cardinal land there, and then see a Sparrow pop its head out of the cedar branches. It was quite a ways away and I was happy that I was able to capture this.
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Yellow petunias photographed at the Altoona Enabling Garden in Altoona, Iowa. #AltoonaEnablingGarden
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After spending the day chasing tulips, I stopped for a quick walk in the wonderful Alfred Nicholas Gardens. I was greeted near the entrance by this beauty, backlit by the evening rays. It even turned its head to watch me take its photograph. There's something magical about the evening light in "the woods". I don't mind working in backlit situations like this.
We spend two wonderful night in this resort thanks to our wonderful children who bought us this for Christmas. Quite the experience. Service, food, all of it was great. We ate some things that we couldn't even pronounce. Hiking trails in the area leading to the interesting little town of Wakefield. Many eateries and pubs and a couple of bakeries to die for.
The glass solariums are separate dining rooms overlooking the falls.
An expensive place but it does have a lot to offer.
BTW this building was originally a flour mill powered by the falls.
I know its been a lot of pics of him lately. And still more to come from the last shooting, I'm sorry! LOL 😂
I got him some other masks I can't wait to show you.
Also I emailed Ringdoll saying I wouldn't mind getting a blank Lucifer head if they had it in stock, instead of waiting for them to make a new one. They said YES and it will be shipped soon! :D YAY
The other guys in the house must be jealous of Crispin getting all the attention. Its NOT fair I knooooow! :}
Its been busy days for me but I hope I'll get some free time to pick the real camera and do some better shots (of everyone else) soon!
I snapped this shot with my phone for my IG in low light at night, anyway decided to put my silly face here too, and wish you a wonderful week!!!
Spend a lovely day in Helsinki admiring the architecture and reality bending scenes. I guess this spot is quite famous for Helsinki people, but it is definitely worth to share here
Painted on my iPad in procreate. Seahorse are of the genus Hippocampus, in Ancient Greek, hippos meaning "horse" and kampos meaning "sea monster". Seahorses are not great swimmers so they spend a lot of time with their tail wrapped around stationery objects.
Spending "Husband time" in the restaurant close to the shopping center spotted a cozy table with flowers on it. Love simplicity of this shot
Spending time on the water allows different photo opportunities than you would never get being on land. Being in the middle of a volcanic crater lake (the most round and 2nd most clear lake in all of Japan) was a magical experience. I look forward to going back again soon.
After spending the night high above this fjord with about this view from my tent it was time to pack and hike back to sealevel. Though a possibly nice sunrise was predicted this did not happen. Little did I know that the sun would make its appearance just a bit later, and in the most spectacular way!
Drop backpack, grab gear, setup, shoot and enjoy this amazing moment!
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After spending the day drilling out auto racks at Cory Yard a few miles to the west, CN 5328 sits in Snow Yard in Lansing as CN L503 flies by preparing to stop at Cory to pick up some of the racks that 5328 pulled. I miss the days of working in Lansing, but I can still see good power closer to home.
After spending a few days up here last summer and getting mainly blue, I was not content with my results. With the other three AC44s finally arriving on property, I decided to take a week and get up to the LS&I one more time in hopes to get more photos of the greens. The 7 Tilden this morning granted that wish. Eagle Mills Jct. 4/26/23
A few weeks ago I found out that Tom, Ryan and Corey were headed out to Joshua Tree to get front row seats for the Persid Meteor Shower. I asked if I could tag along, and it eventually worked out better logistically for all involved as Ryan and Corey could now drive straight out to the 60 from San Diego and I would now pick up Tom and head out on the toll road (bad idea, long story) out to the 91 and then out to the desert.
We decided early on that we would stop at Portillos in Moreno Valley. Tom and I ended up getting there early and wasted no time in getting the Italian Beef and some fries. As this was my first time at a Portillos, I instantly became a fan and am looking forward to my next visit.
We all arrived at the White Tank campground by late afternoon and set up the tents before heading into 29 Palms to avail ourselves at the local Jack In The Box. When we came back the plan was to check out an alternate location back at Jumbo Rocks before heading way further down to grab the sun setting over the Cholla. As we were leaving Jumbo Rocks, we came across our first rattle snake, and let's just say it had a strong impact on the decision of some of the members in our party in terms of spending the night on the desert floor at White Tank.
After some of us were ruthlessly attacked by Cholla during golden hour (Corey swears he was just walking by when needles came at him from all sides), we started to get out the long nosed pliers but we instantly got back to the business of shooting a fairly impressive sunset over White Tank. After about a half hour of shooting, I joined Corey at a picnic table to continue the needle removal process. I thought all the color in the sky was gone for the night when I glanced up and saw this shot. Suddenly we were all on our feet again and we kept shooting until thousands of stars filled the sky.
(To be continued)
After spending the morning shooting GSMR, I drove back to the Atlanta North End to catch a rare non-BNSF led Scherer coal train, which just so happen to have a heritage unit, the Monongahela in this case, on the point. Thanks to the rear DPU's failing to cooperate shortly after going through Memphis, the Monongahela was added to the point so that it could make the climb over Brushy Mountain at Braswell. 12-26-20
Peek A Boo Kitty Priscilla Grace loves to peek out and watch the birds and squirrels, she will spend hours doing it, shot in North Carolina.
This juvenile was spending a few moments late in the day perched along the Ottawa River. I was able to get an image which, despite the austere setting, is very much one of its habitats. I found the bird after it flushed a flock of Starlings in what was either hunting or practice-hunting. I made my way down to the River after it flew off and I was able to locate it.
The bird is looking at me because I am ‘hidden’ in shrubs - visually hard to locate, but the bird heard me long before I arrived, I am sure. Hunters like the Peregrine use their senses (as we do) to build a complete sensory awareness of their environment. It wanted to see me to complete the image.
I emerged after a few minutes but decided to stay on my bum as I slid out. The bird registered me, and turned its back in order to focus its attention on the River and other things.
I played with almost a dozen crops, and no crop at all, trying to manage the way the branches impact the image.
These birds breed in the Ottawa area and patrol up and down the River fairly regularly. But it is still super exciting to see them and to spend a bit of time in their presence.
I am a labour mediator. I frequently find myself in very high pressure situations, on the eve of a major strike for example. In one such setting, with tempers flaring as we met on the top floor of a downtown hotel, I noticed a Peregrine had landed on the balcony area outside the meeting room. It was eating a small bird. I watched for a few minutes and then stopped the meeting. I told people they had an opportunity to do something that they might never be in a position to do again. They were stunned, thinking I was referring to the dispute. Instead, I walked them slowly as a group to the window with the best view. I to,d them a bit about the bird, its decline due to pesticides and its recovery. It seemed very large, as we were very close. The reflection on the glass meant the bird didn’t see us, and we were able to watch it without disturbing it. People were transfixed. I am willing to bet that many of the people in that room remember that moment. The two or three I have seen since, in airports or in conferences, bring it up immediately.
This was taken in Gills Rock , the uppermost tip of Door County .... I have been coming here as long as i can remember. I wanted it to look as nostalgic as it feels ....
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Spending a lot of time working from home and with Colas 66s running the RHTT I've not really covered this service this year. I was in the office today and there was a supposed triple 37 move at Sheffield at lunchtime so I took my DSLR in. Anyway I was busy when the 37s were due and then on leaving work I checked RTT and saw the RHTT sat just outside at Brightside, so paid a quick visit to the station to catch 66847 and 66849 working 3S14 11:38 Grimsby Town to York Thrall Europa
Spend most of last week in Amsterdam! What a nice city with so many pleasant and friendly areas. I donate this capture to my wife Karen, she toured with me and suffered as well because of some chilly and cold winds!
Spend the weekend walking and dining and strolling along the beach with my wife ... the sky was really open, but the windmills, 30 km out of the coast, were very visible Monday morning ...
After spending much of the morning seeking an appropriate nesting site, this well-worn female snapping turtle lumbers eagerly back to the more comfortable waters of the lake which they leave only to perform this duty. I was very pleased to spot her as I haven't seen one of these impressive giants for years after encountering them fairly often back 6-7 years ago.
Turtles have always been my favorite animal. The very first essay I ever wrote in school was on the turtle. Not sure as to the source of this fascination but it remains. Perhaps because not much has changed in today's snapping turtle from that earliest variety of 215 million years ago. They saw the dinosaurs come and go. Tradition and survival indeed.
In any event, it was good to spend the morning with this grande dame. (They can live over 100 years.) It's hard to convey a sense of size without a frame of reference, but that is not a small stone above her. Records are almost 20 inches (50cm) in length and 75 lbs (34 kg). She was not quite that size but a very fine specimen nonetheless.
[A few more in comments of this not too mobile subject...and a click or two makes her beauty even more apparent...]
After spending the morning at Canyon Diablo, it was nice to take a break for lunch in civilization. For those of you unfamiliar with what a trip like my recent one to Arizona is like, there's often times not a whole lot of creature comforts to be had. From the first soft morning light to the gorgeous late evening rays and sunsets, you want to be there for it all. Often that means eating breakfast on the fly in the truck somewhere, hiking in with your lunch to a shot (inevitably from somewhere that makes food quickly), and hopefully finishing before all the restaurants close for a decent chance at a sit down meal for dinner. Almost always, if there's workable light, we're pushing to get in as much as we can. And that's why this spot in downtown Flagstaff was so clutch, we were able to get some pizzas, and get setup to eat lunch, sitting down, trackside. A few minutes before this shot was taken, and the crossing gates activated, I put down my pizza, picked up my camera, and grabbed this nice shot of the historic ATSF depot in downtown Flagstaff. A comfortable place to eat lunch was a nice luxury on this trip, and I certainly took full advantage here.