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"Definition of bumper car: a small electric car made to be driven around in an enclosure and to be bumped into others (as at an amusement park)." --Merriam-Webster.com
It was a ride I always enjoyed decades ago as a kid, and the ride still looks pretty much exactly the same today as it did then.
I have never seen one totally covered like this. Everybody that walked by took pictures of it. I see one on there I sure agree with. "I thought growing old would take longer."
Even though Covid has resulted in much-reduced schedules across the Metra system, the BNSF service is still home to a good variety of relatively frequent expresses, locals, and short-turns during "rush" periods. Case in point: inbound train 1318 makes its stop at Berwyn as a deadhead move follows close behind, approaching Harlem Avenue. The deadhead would cross over to Track 2 and "leapfrog" the local at Lavergne.
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Something for the kiddies to think about when things go bump in the night. Or perhaps the chilli was hotter than expected.
Not saying it's a rough road, but the guy ahead of me left his bumper here! Traveling to Frye Mesa Reservoir near Safford, Arizona. You begin in flat desert sandy soil and travel 5,500' up to the Mesa. There is no guard rails on this winding treacherous dirt road that is not for the faint of heart. At the top you are greeted by relatively flat land, grazing cows and wonderful views.
It's been an incredible year here for gardening and farming. Best results ever for me. Due in part to near perfect weather most of the summer and autumn. The killing frost brought it all to an end a few weeks ago. About the only thing hanging on now is the field corn. Acres and acres of it, the stalks now withered and bleached. It remains now at the whim of weather and the ability of local farmers to harvest it. I've turned several corners lately to find the stalks reduced to stubble after giant combines sucked up the ears and pulverized the rest. Hoping the field I use for photo shoots gets a reprieve for another week or so. This shot was from a series I did with model Katie on a bleak October day. There's just something about pairing dead field corn with Victorian mourning dress. It's somber squared. My inspiration for this ongoing series is the old daguerrotypes of the 19th century. Particularly cameos of woman of the era. Always very haunting to see the faces of these long dead ladies gazing back at me. There's invariably a sadness in their facial features. And of course their clothing stands in stark contrast to modern fashion. And an ever present but vague sense of dignity about them. I used to study these old photos in books as a kid and these impressions haunt me still.
Update 11-21-20: this cornfield was harvested today. All that remains is a bed of stubs where the stalks were cut. Ces’t la vie.
it seems like all the mop head type Hydrangeas in the garden are loaded with flowers this year. With the long cool wet spring this may have helped them along.
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Recently I joined Tripoli Central California's rocket launch event in a farm field at Helm, near Fresno, California. Before enjoying a steak dinner at the famous Harris Ranch I headed into the Coalinga hills looking for something interesting to capture. In the middle of nowhere I stumbled upon a cattle farm. The sunset gave some nice backlight.
I processed a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, and carefully adjusted the curves and color balance.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, NEX-6, _DSC5326_hdr1bal1b
from the archives I found on my phone... this was one of those days were the traffic was up... trying to get home from my son's house during crush hour... it's almost 10 years I've been making this trip twice a day... approximately 45 minutes or more... one way...
Morphett Street. This gent was waiting to turn at the lights. I like the contrast of vehicles. Silver Efex Pro 2: Kodak Plus-X 125 PX Pro with 50% Green filter