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This morning at the lagoon was very special. Heavy fog at first, changing colour as the dawn broke, then slowly dissipating to reveal another glorious day.
The local meteorology here is interesting. There are many different effects because of the terrain and the directional alignment of the valley, for example.
The heavy winter fog settles on this riverine pocket, having drifted down the upper valley courtesy of the nightly land breeze, charged with fog by the lake upstream.
While we were out with the camera, the fog began to dissipate, the reflections emerged and the colours of the dawn kept exciting the photographer.
Ian & Marg
She's watching an area that she is not allowed in which is where I feed the birds and critters. She has acres upon acres to run and play but she still wants what is not available to her.
With a KCKNTW at Park Jct just getting a route into Northtown, East Hump has this westbound on main 1, while running eastbounds on the Midway. Departing out the Bluff Yard, they called themselves a V-BLUMIN when talking to the Northtown yard master - must have picked up their headend general merchandise at the bluffs. The empty lumber cars on the headpin make for neat evening shadows as they are about to pass under Snelling Avenue.
Both NS H76 and 21M are left-hand running today as they pass each other at the site of Bethlehem Steel. Until recently, the Lehigh Line was directional territory, and such a scene would not have been possible without track authority forms. Bidirectional running allows 21M to continue moving west around H76 where they would have otherwise blocked the entire interlocking at Bethlehem to cross over under the old configuration. Careful observers will note that 21M has an SD80MAC leading on this day - such things tend to happen when you are set up at a location where only a going-away view is possible.
The Rheinturm (Rhine Tower) is a 240.5 metre high concrete telecommunications tower in Düsseldorf/Germany. Construction commenced in 1979 and finished in 1981. The Rheinturm carries aerials for directional radio, FM and TV transmitters. It stands 174.5 metres high and houses a revolving restaurant and an observation deck at a height of 170 metres. It is the tallest building in Düsseldorf. As a special attraction, a light sculpture on its shaft works as a clock. This sculpture was designed by Horst H. Baumann and is called Lichtzeitpegel (light time level). The light sculpture on the Rheinturm is the largest digital clock in the world. (see Wikipedia)
I found a solution to the problem of poor noise reduction on the Ricoh GR III files in Adobe products. DxO Optics PureRaw 2. Yep, I'm still on version two, and it does a much better job of noise reduction than Abobe's latest versions of Lightroom and Camera RAW.
This may be a unique complaint, but I've been unhappy with the noise reduction in Lightroom thus far. Early tests using DxO PureRaw eliminate any complaints I have about noise in the Ricoh raw files (up to ISO 1600; I haven't shot at a higher ISO yet-which is why I was surprised by the terrible results from Adobe products).
CP's business train departs Agincourt Yard in Toronto with a new crew onboard and a full fuel tank. Originally they were suppose to be passing through Toronto in the early morning hours, but a major washout/derailment up north in the directional running portion of CP and CN's transcons set them back several hours as they negotiated the congestion. Perhaps more spectacular than that the SD70ACu actually survived the trek from Calgary with no mechanical faults :)
Train: CP 40B with CP 7019 (SD70ACu), CP 1401 (FP9A), and CP 1900 (F9B).
CP Belleville Subdivision
Toronto, ON
For many years, the right side was 'up', and left was 'down'. Then the tree fell, and the direction of growth changed ninety degrees.
Nottingham Express Transit 207 Bombardier AT5 tram departs Cinderhill with a service to Phoenix Park. This is on the only stretch of bi-directional, single track on the Nottingham tram network. 31/07/2018.
© 2016 Thousand Word Images by Dustin Abbott
I'm progressing pretty deep towards my final conclusion on the Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero D lens, but I can freely confess that I've been having a great time with it. The lack of barrel distortion makes it a great option for my many forays into the forest. You can see my first look video on the lens here: bit.ly/2gnx4Td. I don't enjoy the shorter periods of daylight this time of year, but the directional light (this shot was taken around 1:45 PM!) makes for very unique images. Watch for my final review in the next week.
Technical Information: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV + Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero D | Processed in Adobe Lightroom CC, Photoshop CC, and Alien Skin Exposure X2 (use code "dustinabbott" to get 10% off)
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The DPUs on a westbound UP manifest roll along the Columbia River just east of The Dalles. At the time of this photo, the railroad was still directional double track between Rowena and Biggs Junction. Guarding the main was an assortment of hooded tri-light signals dating back several decades. Today it's bidirectional railroad with standard Safetran lights.