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Thanks to JQ and MM, I knew that NS 8098 (Conrail Heritage Unit) was leading train 112 westbound from Louisville to St. Louis. Originally estimated into the Lou for 0715, I had hoped they would fall down. After checking my work schedule, I learned I had a meeting at 0900! Then I hoped the train wouldn't fall down too much...
Listening to the feed while getting ready for work found the Southern West District was really busy around 0700. 239 was holding the main at New Baden. 168 was coming west behind 239. 167 was heading east to clear up at New Baden. 112 was getting permission from the CN at Centralia and D76 wanted to enter Centralia Yard Limits and also head west. Whew!
112 took a short delay from the BNSF at Centralia so I figured my only hope was for 167 to meet the first two at New Baden then run east to Shattuc for 112 and D76. That was not to be as 112 got a warrant west to catch up to 239 and 168.
I went to work continuing to listen to the feed and anxiously listening for 112 to call signals. Eventually, 0830 rolled around and I left the warehouse to spend 15 minutes trackside. Luckily, everything kept moving and by 0845 I heard 112 call "Clear MP 19". Within a quick moment, the 8098 popped around the corner and under the former L&N (now Metrolink) and passed the platform for the long gone Southern depot in Belleville. 112 was clearly forwarding some power west but Big Blue certainly stood out from the 8 normally dressed sisters.
Got the shot and back to work in time for the 0900 meeting!
01-27-2016
Pladda and Ailsa Craig from above Kildonan on the Isle of Arran, at dusk.
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Sunrise long exposure at Cape Banks, Sydney Australia.
Nikon D800 & Nikkor 16-35mm, Lee Big Stopper filter. PP in PS CC using Nik Software and luminosity masks.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
China Airlines CAL CI
B-18811 (LN1256)
LN1256, the first 787 for China Airlines, arriving from its maiden flight as BOE 756. This flight was originally scheduled for Wednesday, then it was delayed to Thursday, then delayed again to Friday. The timing worked out great with clear skies and afternoon light.
Yesterday, I got up before Sassy, and decided to cook the breakfast sausage that I picked up the afternoon before at the QFC on my home from work. Also on my breakfast menu was three eggs over easy and some toast. Sassy woke up just as I was getting started and being the wonderful wife she is, ran me out of the kitchen and finished preparing breakfast. She wasn't real excited about the menu I selected but she was a real good sport about it. Food is a gender thing I figure. This afternoon we went grocery shopping together. I wanted to run to the store for some beer and she said she needed some things at the store also, so off we go together. It was a date! I found my beer lickety-split. (It's a well worn path), and the next forty five minutes we were wandering up and down every isle finding pimentos, oystery juice, dry cooking sherry, crab meat, etc, etc. Before we left together I had volunteered to go up by myself and get everything she needed if she made me a list . I had NO idea, when I made that offer, what I was volunteering for. About half way through our shopping I asked, " is that it"? Being the wonderful wife she is she said she could come back tomorrow and get the rest of the things on her list. Not wanting to seem too anxious to get back home and start, getting my Sunday afternoon buzz on, quenching my thirst, I said, "no, that's ok,let's finish getting what you need." When we finally get to the cashier and unloaded everything form the cart onto the conveyor belt to the cash register, I said,"God my, you got a lot of stuff". Sassy said that she usually get's enough for three meals when she goes up to the store. I said, "that would be three cans of chili, shredded cheese, hot dogs, and the buns." ............. It's a gender thing.
After breakfast we headed out the door to the Mt Rainier area. Stopped at NW Trek to get some pictures of animals, hoping that this time of year, there wouldn't be too many family's with loud, out of control, little kids. Nope...... one is too many when you get to be a old sourpuss geriatric and the kid's not your grandchild. After NW Trek we decided to head for the Mt. Rainier National park gates just past Ashford WA to have a late lunch at our favorite little restaurant there, Copper Creek Inn. As we were driving by Alder Lake, (above), I thought about stopping to get some shots of the stumps, but decided to continue on for our late lunch. When we got to the Copper Creek Inn the place was only half full and by the time we got our plates, it was packed full, not to mention the people standing at the door waiting to be seated. I told Sassy, "We got here just in time". The last thing we ordered before we paid the bill was their FAMOUS blackberry pie to go, A whole pie, (gonna have some of that tonight). Instead of going into the park we decided to head back home after we left the restaurant. Not much daylight left. As we drove, I kept looking at the sky hoping we could make it to this spot at Alder Lake before it got dark. It was overcast most of the day. I wasn't expecting any color in the sky so when we got there and encountered this scenario I was out and running as soon as I stopped the car, changed lenses, moved my ball head from my monopod to my tripod, attached my wired shutter release, made sure I had the right ISO and aperture, and set up the exposures for seven bracketed shots. I was frantic that my opportunity would disappear but everything worked out perfect except there was no lag time and I was running. (I hate running). I got a bunch of great, different comps to work on. This is a semi pano. Two shots merged together as a pano. I cropped the left side a bit because of the distortion but am still happy with it.
Crap! Tomorrow's Monday. Got to work to pay for Christmas, and all the other crap I keep getting billed for. Thankful I've got a job.
Have a fantastic week ahead!
After seeing the sunrise at Maebongsan mountain park, I looked around Namsan mountain where one of Seoul's landmark, and rooftop park in downtown.
DB tug 60011 arrives at Swinton on a pathing stop , running to amended schedule meant the 6M99 Immingham SS - Wolverhampton ST appeared before the station lights went out.
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In support of the Bathurst 12 Hour GT Endurance race; the Australian Radical Cup.
(1/3) #26 Kostinken Pohorukov (GWR/Tilton Racing Radical SR3RSX) from #5 Simon Haggarty (Axiom Wealth/Radical Australia Radical RS3RS) from #4 Edward Singleton (MPA Radical SR3RS).
(2/3) #47 Peter Clare (Shared Runway Racing Radical SR3RS).
(3/3) #216 Grant Denyer (PMF Motorsport Radical SR3RS) leads series leader #31 Peter Paddon (First Focus Radical SR3RS).
Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia.
my timing was off this afternoon, we had sunshine, but I managed to get caught in a Hailstone Shower and Gales ... it was horrid ;(
Timing and camera control SplashArt Water Drop Kit
SplashArt Kit Video on youtube
Canon 7D 1/250 f/20 iso 100 100mm f/2.8 L macro.
Strobist info 4 YN560 Blue Yellow Gels at white background. Mounted left right 1/32 Power 12 inches inches in front of background.
Liquid - Water Xanthan Gum and a touch of Dettol Power and Pure Multi Purpose Kitchen
I've been driving through Osceola, WI this summer to avoid construction and traffic on I-35. On this day I was hoping to catch one of Osceola and St Croix Valley Railway's excursion train departures or arrivals, but unfortunately I got a late start. I missed the last arrival of the day by about 10 minutes, but I pulled up to the station just as the consist was pulling into the clear for the day on the siding. A minute or two later and I'd have just gotten a roster shot.
Flamenco (Walking Distance)
When I was 16 she was 22 and she liked a lot to walk. I remember, at that time she wore red-dust blonde hairs in a ponytail and Black, 2132 New-Wayfarer, clipped over a terrific long neck.
We used to walk for three or four days at a time, once or twice a year.
Walking together demands agreement in timing.
Hands loose, brained in a larger design, generous, light long fingers in a slight tan.
I did not wear a watch. She did not wear a bracelet. Picked a direction and walk that way until bored.
It’s hot in the summer though, so that sucks.
The more you walk the more likely you are to do it. Drink tropical juice and feel it oozing, walking like you know where you’re going and everything is lovely and luscious and exciting.
We liked to walk. When we were to find a long distance path, we started by looking for paths that go along coasts or down river valleys. These paths tend to have towns or villages at intervals, and towns or villages tend to contain comfortable places to stay and nice places to eat.
A reasonable distance between towns or villages is about four hours walking.
When we broke up by graduation, and over the summer I decided I was going to become an actor. And, after one semester, I changed into a major in the Writing, Speech, and Drama.
When I was 26 she was 32 and she liked a lot to walk. I remember, at that time she wore a sleeveless cutlass cotton shirt, no collar, bottom button loose, a black leather belt with silver buckle and D&G linen pants.
I saw her on a promo trip with a group of French photographers parading testimonials for a firm in Washington, CT.
“Do you like my girlfriend?” she asked.
I think sometimes you expect to be terrific, then yes, that is a disappointment.
We walked miles and walked hand in hand down Kings Highway, the three of us.
We meet the daughter of her at the top, wearing a black turtleneck and a plaid skirt, with brown boots. The two went through lengthy mind numbing explanations of their own experience from owning all the Beatles albums.
Girls always have big plans, imaginary or otherwise inaccessible.
I was walking with the three girls, pushing them along the walkways in a rumba, heading for the train. We were laughing it up. Some loud voices startled me and I half turned as two people passed by. One was a very obnoxious drunk man of about 5' 4", spitting as he talked, being insulting; the other person was a reddish-blond. I let them go, even happier now. We caught our breath.
Sometimes I like to walk around with a gun in my pocket. It reminds me of those days.
When I was 32 she was 38 and she liked a lot to walk. I remember, at that time I could spot these visible open-drainage adits from post liposuction surgery over hand built black one-sandals, wary feet in the summer’s haze and a Gucci's mini flap bag.
She was married at that time, love a luxury she could not afford, she said. But as I could see she matured and she had become cautious.
I had spotted her on walkarlington.com looking for a walking companion to hit the trails in and around the Ballston area, which is where I live now.
We hit the Golf Course several times and the promenade and had many of those delicious Jamba-Juice serves up from a vendi-mech, a beautiful hot pink robot-like thing along the way. We were standing at the end of Ridley's Walk, looking west towards the Orchard. The archway at the far end leads to Ivy court, and the building on the right is the old Master's Lodge.
We both stick tongues out with the same sign and grin.
“April has to be the worst month for shopping but somewhere between work and shopping I've found some cute shoes from Neiman Marcus”, she said and looked down into the paper bag.
Starring at her ponytail and laughing, eyelashes and tip of her nose I promise, one of these days, I'll learn how to maintain perspective.
A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 is caught leaving Las Vegas (McCarran) Airport.
I just caught it as it was about to disappear from view. A fraction of a second earlier or later would have produced an entirely different picture.
I had been in a pasture exploring the old yellow barn and fighting off "LOTS" of these little buggers, get back in my car and see that this one hitched a ride!
For Our Daily Challenge 2
Loved the potential here - the chain shot at close range with the sailboat going by at just the right time in the background - with the tree overhanging at just the right height and the bench to the left. Like I said, timing is everything!! Taken in Charleston, SC.
Straight from the camera! Explored - thanks to all for your wonderful comments!
Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is considered the world's most beautiful spring gardens with more than seven million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths filling over 32 hectares with incredible colors. Timing your visit is a must if you are going to avoid the big crowds!
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When you choose to surf off the rocks at Burleigh Heads, you have to choose your moment...carefully...
My wife and I had been chasing this eastbound empty coal train on the Ex-NP MRL from Plains, MT. There were numerous showers in the area. We got to Marent Trastle (highest on the NP) and waited...and waited. A minute before the train arrived, clouds had obscured the sun. I could see sunlight starting to creep up the trestle bents, but would it get to rail level before the train? The answer is obvious. Better lucky than good.
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Sunrise at South Era beach, in the Royal National Park south of Sydney, Australia.
Nikon D800 & Nikkor 14-24mm, ProGrey 1.2 GND filter. PP in PS CC using Nik Software and luminosity masks.
My timing was perfect to capture CN making a relatively rare delivery to Aetna Plywood. Aetna Plywood is on a former section of a Chicago Milwaukee & Gary (CM&G) lead which later became part of the Milwaukee Road and is now serviced by CN off its Rockford East Belt.
The signs refer to the tight clearance along the former Flying Saucer Motel which was straddled by the IC and MILW on either side at one time. Now it is the Sunset Motel and its old neon signs are gone.