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Not those Coppers. Copper in color, I mean.
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My hobby is photography.
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Diamond knows her name. When I call her, she comes over and looks up at me with those dreamy eyes. You called?
[SOOC, f/2.2, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/400, +1/3 EV]
Those are crooked cleomes in the background. Like many of the plants, they grow to the southwest, chasing the sun.
The Chairwoman of the Board calls the meeting to order. Those who oppose are pounced upon as one can easily see that pounce mode has been enabled. Extra awe will be instilled in all members assembled here by the reflection of the Chairwoman's mustache in marble just below her stately visage.
(Disclaimer: Those of you who follow me on Facebook or railpictures.net probably already saw this shot, so I share this (1) For my Flickr friends who haven't seen it (2) To share a longer version of the story behind this shot.)
For those who read all the way to the end, I left yesterday's post with a little bit of a cliffhanger. Tonight, I bring you the conclusion. As I mentioned, by the time Alco S-1 #5 was ready to bring Alco RS-36 #5019 and the former UHRR coach south, daylight was fading. I was able to get a few more daylight shots at Riparius, The Glen, and a little north of Thurman before the light was totally gone.
At Thurman, the 5 ran around its train on the siding so that it could shove it the rest of the way south. First, this provided an opportunity to get a decent long exposure of the 5--now at the other end of the train--as my good friend Brad Peterson (who followed behind the train in his hi-rail truck) lit it up pretty well with his headlights. Second, this now meant that the 5019 would "lead" the rest of the way south. Though the 5019 was dead and inoperable, the crew used a generator to run the headlights and stationed a crew member in its cab. Normally--not being a night photographer (other than occasional long exposures)--I would have been done taking photos after Thurman. However, earlier in the southbound chase, an opportunity presented itself from an unexpected place...
In addition to myself, John Sesonske, John's friend Jeff, and Max Brisben, one other photographer had been tipped off about this secret move. Yes, Hal himself let Kevin Burkholder know about the move to ensure there would be some night shots. Now, believe me, I know Kevin is a bit controversial in the railroad photography world. I for one was not happy when he removed a leased unit from a shot on Cuttingsville Trestle on the Green Mountain Railroad and posted it to railpictures.net (which thus resulted in the "VTR 431 World Tour," which--for the most part--was an innocent, fun way to poke fun at the situation). But--I have to say--especially in light of certain photographers yelling at friends of mine on the Batten Kill, Kevin has always been friendly to me trackside. Such was the case when John, Jeff, and I ran into him in North Creek.
When I left to get water in North Creek, Kevin asked me if I'd pick him one up, too, and flipped me a few bucks. A little bit later at Riparius, he asked me, "Hey, did you bring your tripod?" Then, he explained that he had arranged with the crew to stop the train on the bridge at Hadley for a night shot and invited me to join him. He said it was the least he could do for picking up a water for him. Well, how could I say no to an opportunity like that?
After getting my long exposures at Thurman, I hit the road. Kevin had arrived at Hadley just before me and was already setting of his flashes. Meanwhile, I scoped out the best spot for us to stand for the shot. After getting into position, Kevin generously offered to do as many test flashes as I needed to ensure I had my composition exactly as I wanted and my focus as good as I could get it (and boy was the latter tough!!). It appeared to me that Kevin was going to shoot horizontal, and--just to confirm--I asked him. So, partially to make sure the two of us covered slightly different angles of the event--along with my general preference to shoot "tall" bridge shots like this vertically (think, once again, Cuttingsville)--I opted to shoot vertical.
At 11:20 PM, the train rolled onto the bridge and stopped exactly where we hoped it would. This was the result. Though I can take credit for finding where to stand and the composition, I wouldn't have been able to do it without Kevin providing the flash.
After this, the story of the night was not through, however. Though Batten Kill owner Bill Taber had helped run the train north, he had swapped out with someone else to flag crossings on the southbound trip. I knew Bill wasn't as familiar with the crossing locations as I was, so I checked in with him at one of the crossings south of town. I asked how things were going, to which he responded, "Disorienting." So, I offered to help guide him and the other flagger to the rest of the crossings. As we were on our way to the next crossing, the crew started giving Bill directions to the next crossing when he radioed them back that he had an "escort" now (haha). Having never worked for a railroad, to me it was a fun way to "join the crew" and help make sure the 5019 safely reached its destination. After flagging the final crossing, Bill thanked me and said I was a big help. That made my night. As cool as this shot was, memories like that are why I'll remember this chase for the rest of my life.
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Former D&H Alco RS-36 #5019
Hadley, NY
Saturday, July 18, 2020
I am talking about Geraniums and Pelargoniums , of course!!! In those enchanting Springtime gardens of ancient Cordoba, these lovely plants were thriving extra happy in their pots!! The pots arranged in a VERY special..... Cordoba-gardening way!!The REDS , always being the heart of all colours, the enchanting ...conductors of that brilliant multi-coloured orchestra ! The reds ,displaying ,,,,SUCH a magnificent contrast to those brilliant blue doors and windows!!!
*** "....To stop and go into a colour of a plant, is a good way to get into the depth of any colour, for it is a living shade, and sends out its message clearly! It is like Life, an ever-changing colour, never static."
By Dorothy Maclean, "Seeds of Inspiration"
*** The lovely red Pelargonium in LARGE!!!
The sun is lighting up his ears perfectly. You can see all the little blood vessels like a road map.
Male Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
Rowlett Creek Nature Preserve Greenbelt
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To those of us that love and adore animals, you know there is nothing more amazing than our own fur babies. I had to say goodbye to Sapphire this week. He was my best buddy for over 20 yrs. Great memories : )
I love the bold markings on the back of bobcat ears. And the pretty black bottom of their feet. So of course, this became a keeper as I go thru my recent bobcat shots. She is a pretty one.
Female Bobcat (Lynx rufus)
Breckinridge Park, Richardson
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*For those who have seen my previous edit, you may understand the title* :)
This is for “GhostWorks” group discussion here
Thank you very much to Skeletal Mess for putting his self-portrait up for collaboration.
The original can be found here
With thanks to…
Forest ~ Net efekt
Model ~ Marcus Ranum
Texture ~ Skeletal Mess
Those ones were among the first ones I've made. But then I've made orange flic.kr/p/MauKk9
(I don't always use orange color for my folds, I used it for testing only, but it came out very well). Three of them are hold with rubber bands, to show their minimum collapse state. If you remove the band, you get one that's open.
Uncut circles (or polygons) of tant paper, ~15cm in diameter. Final size is ~7-8cm in collapsed state.
Opus T-51.
Those two were quite social. Easy to capture.
Thanks to all for bringing your spirit here and for leaving your trace. I appreciate a lot.
denis
Those traveling to the Peninsula via Astoria and Portland have the opportunity to cross the spectacular Astoria-Megler Bridge, just 20 miles from the Long Beach Peninsula. Spanning the mighty Columbia River, the Astoria-Megler Bridge links the Oregon and Washington sections of the Pacific Coast Highway (U.S.101). The bridge stretches 4.1 miles from Astoria, Oregon, across the mouth of the Columbia River to Point Ellice, Washington, and contains the longest continuous three-span through-truss in the world.
When opened on Aug. 27, 1966, the bridge completed U.S. 101 as an unbroken link between the Canadian and Mexican borders.
Rest of the story....
How women function with nails like that I’ll never know. Probably good for carefully exciting your boyfriend but anything else, nope….
Those in-between days we dwell around in no man's land, when Christmas is gone and the new year is yet to be upon us, are the perfect excuse to go full on goblin mode. They're about comfort over fashion, although my avi still manages to look reasonably stylish in his casual sweater and sweatpants combo.
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Shot from my vantage point at the bottom of the stairs from the road to our house.
Canon EOS RP with a Canon EF to RP adapter and a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS lens. Processed in Lightroom Classic.
I want to thank you all for taking the time to visit my little space here on Flickr.
Those more educated to their history can speak, but I only know that these cars look super dope in the old paint. Two thumbs up to the preservationists who make stuff like this happen. T'was thoroughly enjoyed.
..darker days..!
A little bit of my darker style for you today..
Make it last..! I may be offline for a couple of days..!! (see my other post today..!!)
Although for any UK lovelies I do intend to be at BNO this week..😉💃💋
well I have others :-)
― Groucho Marx
HPPT!!
hybrid camellia, 'Christmas Rose', sarah p duke gardens, duke university, durham, north carolina
LBD and sheer thights. I don't need anything else to be the happiest girl in the world. I love how they fit and look.