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Three flashes were used. One, extreme camera right and at 1/4 power, grazed across the front to light the white stripes (cash register paper actually) and union (blue mat board with stars cut from adhesive label paper); flagged to prevent hitting background or subject. Second flash is low camera left, gelled red, 1/2 power, fired at white seamless background. Third flash, high camera left and 1/16 power is snooted and directed at subject. All flashes radio-triggered.
By default, 'Scots Guardsman' was chosen as the locomotive to 'fly the flag' and haul the special train conveying the Olympic Torch between the NRM York and Thirsk on June 20th. Still working from its York base on 22nd July 2012, it is seen approaching Lazonby in charge of the York to Carlisle 'Waverley', almost 20 minutes ahead of schedule and gliding along like a sewing machine, and emitting a pleasing exhaust.
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A hero shot - one that I doubted about posting without significant masking (that lightpost - bugs me). But then, I thought: why fake it? It's what it is.
So here: a "hero shot" of flags.
Now, whose flags are they? Take a closer look? The one in the middle looks familiar...
Normally you can see these flying in most places here in the Isle of Man especially in the summer months. This one looks like its been out all winter! The three legs symbol is on most Manx produced goods, you may be lucky enough to find some Manx produced cheese in your local supermarket, if you do its worth trying.
The conductor of Providence and Worcester's Valley Falls based local PR-3 is on the ground flagging the busy Elmwood Ave. / U.S. Route 1 crossing as they head east out the Warwick Industrial Track with one load for Safety-Kleen. PW GP38-2 2006 was built new for the then only 7 year newly independent road by EMD in Feb. 1980. To learn more about the historic Warwick Railway check out this earlier post: flic.kr/p/2q36U8K
Cranston, Rhode Island
Monday June 17, 2024
"Lights go down
In the moment we're lost and found
I just want to be by your side
If these wings could fly..."
"Le luci si abbassano
Nel momento in cui ci siamo persi e ritrovati
Voglio solo essere al tuo fianco
Se queste ali potessero volare..."
Cordovado (PN), Italy
Flags in 16 degree (F.) winds at Washington Monument just after sunrise 7:34 a.m. Sat. Jan. 10, 2015. w/ Capitol Dome. Shot from Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC. nationalmall20150110-2384
"The aged Barbarian [ie: a member of the English upper classes] will, upon this, mumble to us his story how the battle of Waterloo was won in the playing-fields of Eton. Alas! disasters have been prepared in those playing-fields as well as victories; disasters due to inadequate mental training - to want of application, knowledge, intelligence, lucidity. " Mathew Arnold, school inspector , in an essay 'An Eton Boy’ (1881).
Having arrived home from Attleboro after making their nightly turn to forward cars to Walpole and Middleboro CSXT local L005 has just finished trippling over their big train into Nevins Yard. With their day about done the conductor is riding the point of their four light units (three SD40-2s and a GP40-2) as they trundle east down Track 1 past CP22 headed toward North Yard to wrap up their day....err night. At right the carman has showed up and is getting ready to blue flag up the lead and get to work inspecting the cars and setting them on ground air so they'll be ready to head west later in the evening.
Framingham, Massachusetts
Tuesday July 25, 2023
The flags at the Beach Hut Cafe flying in a good blowing north westerly today. A brief sunny spell between showers.