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Santa Cruz Mountains, California
An almost lone tree catches the light from the setting sun. The backdrop is a high, forested ridge of douglas-fir trees.
The wind is still very strong in the Netherlands. So perfect weather to photograph at sea. Yesterday I was treated with this epic sunset. The color of the water was also amazing. Love the drama! :-)
Read my new blog about photography and bad weather. Do they go together? (Dutch)
Quite a rare event to have a locomotive facing into Keighley but at the Match 2023 gala , 1054 Coal Tank was turned for just one run to face that way on a shuttle from Ingrow
A blocked view of the Ohio River and some serious foundation issues failed to doom this brick house. The stone lintels are on a serious tilt at the side windows and a lot of brick has been tuck pointed to correct these problems. Noticed the overhang at the house's back is double fenced. I'll post the attractive front entrance tomorrow. A bow in a stone foundation is never a good thing.
We went to the Farmers' Market at the Santa Fe Railyard. It is a great example of urban redevelopment.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Mexico_Rail_Runner_Express
Rolling stock
The Rail Runner power includes nine MotivePower MPI MP36PH-3C diesel-electric locomotives, thirteen Bombardier BiLevel Coaches and nine Bombardier BiLevel Cab cars. Coach cars have a seating capacity of 151 passengers while cab cars have a seating capacity of 141 passengers,[41][42] The livery of the New Mexico Rail Runner depicts a stylistic roadrunner on the locomotive and trailing tailfeathers on the coaches. The "door closing" tones resemble the signature “Beep-Beep” of the Warner Bros. Road Runner cartoon character.[43] Trains operate in a push-pull configuration, with the locomotive always facing south. When not in use, the vehicles are stored in a rail yard in downtown Albuquerque near the Alvarado Transportation Center.
The Santa Fe Railyard Today
As with many areas across the U.S., the station, tracks, machinery, and adjacent neighborhood in Santa Fe started to deteriorate. By 1987, it was recognized as an area in need of improvement, prompting the start of a comprehensive city plan that same year.
This process of urban redevelopment spanned several years. The city emphasized from the outset the importance of safeguarding the neighboring communities while ensuring that the new development mirrored the original, industrial character of the former railyard. Additionally, it aimed to promote opportunities for local businesses. The community actively participated in the design process.
The grand opening in September 2008 marked not just an event, but the revitalization of one of Santa Fe’s historic sites. More than a century later, the City of Santa Fe owns the Railyard land, which now hosts a dynamic array of businesses catering to the varied interests of the community. This includes the Farmers Market, the arts organization — SITE Santa Fe — and the Hispanic cultural hub El Museo Cultural, along with a diverse range of eateries, performance venues, shops, contemporary art galleries, and the state-of-the-art Violet Crown Cinema with its 11 screens.
The New Mexico Railrunner Express commuter service has brought regular train arrivals and departures back to the historic Santa Fe Depot. The year 2017 witnessed the introduction of Railyard Flats, a 58-unit urban residential project, and the impressive expansion of SITE Santa Fe by the internationally acclaimed SHOP Architects. Since its reopening in September 2008, The Railyard has re-emerged as not only a central spot for local life in Santa Fe but also as a novel destination for visitors worldwide.
New Mexico 2026
Santa Fe Downtown
She faced the cathedral
and opened herself to the space it kept.
Centuries behind the walls.
One small moment in front of them.
Both allowed to exist
without explanation.
Houses with stepped gables on the market square of Friedrichstadt, North Frisia, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Some background information:
Friedrichstadt is a town in the district of Nordfriesland in Schleswig-Holstein. It is located in the Eider-Treene lowlands, at the confluence of the tributary Treene river with the much larger Eider river approximately 12 km (7 miles) south of the town of Husum. With its more than 2,500 residents Friedrichstadt is a climatic heath resort. Tourism is the main economic sector of the town, which is particularly popular as a destination for day-trippers.
Friedrichsstadt was founded relatively late in 1621 as the result of a plan by Duke Frederick III of Schleswig-Gottorf to develop his duchy into the hub of a trading route extending from Spain through Russia to the East Indies. To establish a major trading port on the North Sea coast, he invited Dutch settlers – then Europe's leading experts in hydraulic engineering and commerce – to settle in his territory. In particular, he welcomed Remonstrants who were facing religious persecution in the Netherlands. He offered them religious freedom in an exile settlement where Dutch would serve as the official language. In doing so, he followed the example of his uncle and rival, Christian IV, King of Denmark and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, who had founded Glückstadt on the Elbe in 1617 for similar reasons and using similar methods.
By 1625, the entire southern half of the town – the so-called Vorderstadt (in English: "Front Town"), which includes the market square – had been completed. Frederick III also sought to attract Spanish Jews to Friedrichstadt, as they were regarded as particularly well educated and commercially skilled. However, the Spanish, who viewed Friedrichstadt as a Dutch rival, prevented this migration as well as Frederick's plans to develop a profitable salt trade.
As a result, it was not until 1675 that German Jews settled in Friedrichstadt. For a time, they formed the town's second-largest religious community. As Friedrichstadt continued to expand rapidly, many more settlers of various religious denominations established themselves in the town. These included German and Danish Lutherans, Catholics, Quakers, Unitarians, and Mennonites.
The settlement developed only slowly because the Thirty Years' War, which from 1626 onward also had a severe impact on southern Schleswig and Holstein. In 1630, the Remonstrants were once again permitted to practice their faith in their homeland, prompting many of them to return to the Netherlands. As a result, the anticipated economic prosperity never materialized. Nevertheless, in 1633, Friedrichstadt was granted town privileges.
Between 1633 and 1637 Frederick III sent a delegation to Tsar Michael I of Russia and to Shah Safi of Persia with a view to setting up Friedrichstadt as a European trade terminus. However, the goal of creating a regular trading route that did not need to pass around Africa was not achieved, the delegation proved fruitless and the town did not become as successful as anticipated. In 1643, following rumors that Swedish forces were advancing, the sluice gates were opened, deliberately flooding the entire area surrounding Friedrichstadt. After the Danish king had the Gottorf fortress at Tönning demolished in 1715, plans were briefly considered to construct a new fortress in Friedrichstadt.
The conflicts sparked by the rise of nationalism in the mid-nineteenth century brought tragedy to the town. Until the autumn of 1850, the Schleswig-Holstein War over the Duchy of Schleswig had largely spared the southwestern part of the region. Following the Battle of Idstedt in 1850, the outcome of the war was effectively decided, and the remaining Schleswig-Holstein forces withdrew into Holstein. But they made one final attempt to recapture Friedrichstadt, which was occupied by Danish troops. The bombardment of the town left many residents and Danish soldiers dead or injured and 285 building including the town hall and the Remonstrant Church were destroyed.
In 1864, during the Second Schleswig War, Friedrichstadt was occupied without resistance. The entire Duchy of Schleswig came under joint Prussian-Austrian administration and in 1867, became part of the newly established Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein. As part of the municipal reform of 1869, the town was incorporated into the newly established District of Schleswig, forming its westernmost point.
Today, Friedrichstadt is recognized as a cultural heritage site of outstanding significance. The planned town, covering an area of around 17 hectares, was laid out in a grid pattern. The older part of the town, characterized by Dutch Brick Renaissance architecture, is crossed by two canals. The houses from the town's founding period were even built by Dutch master builders using building materials imported from the Netherlands. A striking feature of many buildings are the house marks, which are often brightly painted reliefs above the entrance doors that provide information about the original builders or residents and frequently date back to the time when the town was founded.
the sky colored for about five minutes, thanks to the hole in the clouds :-)
Taken with the Nikkor 16-35mm f/4
Thanks everyone for visiting my stream.
That same storm, that same wind farm.
Saskatchewan, Canada
I wrote a blog post about my springtime Saskatchewan trip that has some behind-the-scenes pics and stories which you might enjoy.
I love photographing on the Canadian Prairies and I've been travelling there to do so since 2013. If you'd like to see my other Prairie images, feel free to take a look at the album.
Part of Dunster castle and a little window facing completely the wrong way if you like the sea!. Happy Window Wednesday :))
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Welcome to Winter!!
Thought I would dig out some archive pics from Summer (remember Summer? The time when flowers would bloom? )
i really love this one so im playing with the editing more. i might use it in a portfolio. we'll see. i think this one is a little too washed out. i like the other one better.
I spotted this location while I was hiking from Uetliberg to Felsenegg in Zurich Switzerland. I came back two hours later as the sun was setting to take this shot. There are no EXIF data about the lens used to take this photograph because I used my Nikkor Ai-S 50mm f/1.8 at f/11. I also used a polarizer filter.
Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland
Using filters allowed me to face the sunlight and freeze the water at the same time. The monochrome conversion emphasis the texture of the lake and strengthen the contrast to reveal the alps in the background.