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Description: From our location on the side of the the trackage just inside Wyoming, UP #844 (the X on the number board probably means eXtra) glides quietly around the curve that aligns with the Speer wye section of the Denver to Cheyenne line. Eddie learned they would be heading for Cheyenne with the Frontier Days Special. Duh, same as every year for the Cheyenne Frontier Days Special. I guess it IS the grandaddy of them all with all this falderol. It's a nice touch to have the state flags on the pilot. Needless to say Eddie was bound and determined to get me up early. Of course! #844's approach can be gauged by listening for the low throated steam whistle at grade crossings as it popped into Wyoming from Colorado, not a lot of worthy crossings up here but the one at the Terry Bison Ranch. I don't see any buffalo blood or meat on the pilot!. Was that the whistle they stole from the Big Boy or was that the one they planted on the Challenger? Eddie was fried by the fact they didn't sand the flues on the way by. Fried? It doesn't smell like cooking French fries. I think I got a bit more smoke from the oil fired beasty on other runs. It must be that old Crisco cooking oil burning. Not the best light either. Nothing serious. Screw the sky devoid of anything (it WAS the pits) so this marks another time I had to get through this on an #844 shot. Because I don't particularly need the practice as much as others I know, I decide on a different sky (this is McIntosh spray) than the mine that has already taken a pounding! Lately, I prefer to modulate great clouds that I find. But I am always in the market to snag more skies for my stash.
Here, diesels shepherd the run but not for power (this engine can pull, thank you) but they are used to provide the safety power for the train thus guaranteeing arrival at the destination. And they get to help handle the yards such as when I saw it fall off the tracks in Cheyenne; oak wedges did the trick that time. The oak wedges MAY have been toast; I don't remember.. Southern Pacific also has a similar roller bearing engine remaining under steam. Their is a fine oil burning locomotive that has been clocked at 120 MPH. Really, this has 80 inch diameter driver and clips of some real estate every time they turn. Once while standing next to the ballast and trackage looking at #844 in the Laramie yards, I was looking at the axles; the cab is two stories up! The 80inch diameter drive wheels tower over my head and I'm 6 foot tall so I look up at the tops of the drivers. That hanger on in the lime green COULD get hurt if he falls off this thing. And that's without having legs chopped off that seems to popular around here lately; I've never considered that myself..
The trailing cars carry dignitaries (they don't actually do any digging), crew and extra brakes past the curve. It is a pretty good drag. Guess what, the brakes on #844 can't be expected to shut down the locomotive's speed. I haven't seen the locomotive busting speed regulations for quite a while, this engine is well balanced for high speeds and I have seen the side rods as a blur. This chunk of metal is way too valuable at this time in history to wreck. I realize that I happen to live in a fortuitous spot and will wait until the next steam up. If it is cooler, steam will leak wherever possible and provide great shooting..
...as far as the eye can see...
Taken on Tenerife in Canary Islands few years ago on our babymoon...
Hope you like it...:)
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I love how these two 16th century buildings were built in perfect alignment allowing one to reflect on their symmetry and harmony. The domes and arches in the background are of the MIr-i Arab Madrassah as they are seen from inside the courtyard of the Kalon Mosque. From this viewpoint, they appear to be one.
I so wanted to take this photo with no one in the way, but it was not to be.
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Second Image,
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Southeast of Waterville on a commanding hill stand four monument stones. They extend in a line for 30 feet, with some being up to ten feet in height. There is evidence of a complex structure with remnants of an enclosure or cairn base on the south side. A megalithic tomb also appears to have been adjoined to the monument stone alignment at one time. Local legend refers to the site as the grave of Amergin's wife. Amergin was the chief of the infamous Milesian invaders who arrived in Ireland in 1700 BC.
Its been a long week for me, from getting really sick to moving to applying for jobs. I am finally feeling better with the occasional coughing. I also sent out my first application to a hospital, and surprisingly, the nurse recruiter called and emailed me back within a day. I'm not very sure what its about, but I have my fingers crossed that I can land this job.
Sorry for the digression, but this photo was taken at the Brooklyn Promenade. The interesting thing about this shot was that a large boat actually crossed my shot. I waited till the boat was in my small view finder, and I did a 30 second long exposure. Once the timer was up, the boat had made its way perfectly across my scene.
Sunset with one of the old towers in Cargese. The towers are build during 1550's to 1605 around whole Corsica. This one is called Tour Génoise d'Omigna.
The Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon marches off the field after their performance at Citi Field in Flushing, New York, Sept. 19, 2015. Members of the unit are selected for a two-year tour, performing for large audiences and influential individuals to include the President of the United States. The platoon is based out of Marine Barracks Washington, D.C.
(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Zachary W. Scanlon/Released)
Dawn alignment of the crescent Moon and 3 planets as seen from the Northern Panamint Range in Death Valley National Park. Above the Moon we have Venus; Mars is barely visible slightly above Venus, Jupiter at top. The lighter area in the notch of the closer mountains is the valley floor just north of Furnace Creek.
Orange Grove Road, Orange County, NC.
I had stopped at a favorite spot at sunset and was busy shooting when an old farmer who lived across the road came over to chat. So, while I may have missed several other opportunities, I had a real nice chat with Felton, who had lived in this spot for about 55 years I think. When finally we parted, I saw this nice glow up on the horizon and so remained to see if something could be made of it. Only noticed Venus with the long lens I was shooting, and then saw some interesting silhouetted shapes below. Never know what you might see until you get out there.
Really wanted this to be monotone .. but the sunset fought back and here we are ... I kind of like both..
Olympus OM-1 w M.Zuiko 100-400/5-6.3IS
ISO200 f/11 276mm -2ev
Single frame raw developed in DxO PhotoLab 8, colour graded in Nik 7 Color Efex - one colour frame, one mono frame, stacked and blended in ON1 PhotoRaw 2025 and finished off back in PhotoLab.
Shell Cove Marina, Shellharbour, NSW
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