Engineer and Manger of the UP Steam Program, Ed dickens, is at the helm of the 4014, and bringing them downgrade on the Huey P Long bridge. This is the link from west to east over the Mississippi River near Metairie, LA, and Nola. It has the distinction of being the longest railroad bridge in the world, and when Big Boy went over it was hosting the largest operating steam engine in the world. It's been since 1984 that Union Pacific steam visited the Big Easy, and most likely it will be a similar timeframe before it does again. Glad I was able to capture it with some friends!

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Zollernschloss, Wasserturm und Wasserfall

Hornets

Beach at Wilder Ranch State Park near Santa Cruz, California.

It's an amazing forest, old and pure

On a cool fall evening a beautiful sunset is in the midst of its final gasp as night takes over day. Looking west from the high knob overlook you can see all the way into Tennessee and Kentucky. For a flatlander like myself these views aren't to be missed when you can have them. The serenity afforded by a quiet sunset atop the mountain was wonderful...

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Red Sky at Night Sailors Delight....

A haze-fueled sunset on Pensacola Beach shows off some of the most incredible post-sunset afterglow I've ever captured. A 300mm telephoto shot captures well over 10 miles of beachfront on a cool and breezy first day of fall. The sand dunes dominate Gulf Islands National seashore all the way up to Portofino Resort. At Portofino the skyline begins, and does not end all the way up to the famous Pensacola Beach Pier. This shot was an amazing capture, as we had almost given up hope for good light. For about ten minutes the sky turned a wonderful deep orange/red on the horizon, and this telephoto captured it perfectly.

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A field full of posts used for growing hop plants

Image is captured with Nikon Z6ii and Sigma 24-105 f/4 art lens

Z6II, 600F4 + 2xTC, 1200mm

Home-grown mushrooms - on the back of the shed

Hidden away from civilization is a beautiful example of how Florida used to look all over... Cypress ponds like this one dominated the Florida landscape. They still do if you know where to look, but countless scenes like this have given way to 50 pump gas stations, Publix, and neighborhood developments for an exploding population. The small sliver of old Florida left is one worth exploring, and I hope to keep knocking it off piece by piece.

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A coot preening itself at Merced National Wildlife Reserve in Merced County, California.

Photo taken in Breckland Forest

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Shooting with Meika and Anna in Melbourne Australia

Madonna dell’Angelo on the breakwater wall

On a witchhazel.

This eagle is perched on a dead tree on Woodcrest Dr., Naples, FL, in a conservation area just north of Tree Farm Dr. I'm told that the eagle was 1/2 of a pair whose young have fledged and then the parents destroyed the nest.

Incamera stack 20 pics processed with Helicon Focus

First days of spring in Sweden

nikon z6ii

NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR

Centre de glace Intact assurance

Finch in the Field of Broad Run Park, Louisville KY

z100-400mm F4.5-F5.6

A picturesque fall day trip through West Virginia.

NS U48 is soaring above the valley near Saint Paul, Virginia, as they cross the massive Big Lawson Trestle, in Lawson Hollow, Virginia. The train is forwarding empty cars to E Dillon Company in Swords Creek just up the road. This is the former Norfolk and Western Railroad's Clinch Valley District that serves the many coal mines between Bluefield, West Virginia, and Norton, Virginia. Today Norfolk Southern utilizes it for the same purposes. Big Lawson trestle is one in a series of high bridges that the N&W constructed as they crossed Bull Mountain just west of Saint Paul. Behind me to the east are Little Lawson, Kennedy, and Holbrook trestles. Taken in Fall 2021.

The fall color at Rock Bridge in the Red River Gorge looked really good this year. The low water levels created super clear reflections that caught my eye when exploring compostions around the area.

Gestresste Eltern versuchen ihr Brut durchzufüttern...

Wie zuvor, keine perfekte Qualität - die Lichtverhältnisse sind schwierig, die kleinen bewegen sich so schnell, und diesmal habe ich auch ISO-Auto eingeschaltet...

A Canada Goose swimming around Piper Spit at Burnaby Lake on a cloudy day.

First appearance on the lagoon - just a few days old.

Hawke’s Bay, NZ

Caney Creek Falls in Alabama's Bankhead National Forest is one of the most serene places you can visit in the state. While a well-known destination it is not highly trafficked due to its rural location, and somewhat daunting access. After losing road access a kind local allows you to park in his yard, amongst his livestock, and hike in via his property. Upon arrival you would never even remotely guess that a place like this exists a mere half mile into the woods here, but it does, and it is stunning.

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What a treat it is to live here....

Florida Gulf and Atlantic railroads Pensacola shuttle is seen here entering Pensacola this morning. 77 degrees and no humidity is a great time to be alive out on the beach... Engineer Jason Holley pinches down the train to a crawl to say hello as they take their decently long train down around the corner into Pensacola for interchange with CSX...

Pensacola, Florida. September 2021.