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When we moved to a new location at the wye at Speer, we watched the excursion train pass through the wye in order to reverse direction and back into Cheyenne and got to watch it at slow speed. If you ever need location and time of the train, simply ask one of the several fellows with a hand walkie-talkie next to you; you'll get more info than you ever wanted. I noticed how spiffed it was all Simonized with the helpers and the new flag scheme. I don't know if you need a shot of the diesel helper all spiffed but the new flag scheme on the attached wrinkly metal.caught my eye. The art department worked overtime on that. Here is the shot I like with a slice of #844's tender on the wye. The #844 will be stored in the engine house and out of the sun. I got some of my other shots at the water tank here. They don't much need water - look at the yellow water tank car with the flag back of the tender. Eddie learned they would be heading for Cheyenne with the Frontier Days Special. Duh, same as every year for the Frontier Days Special. I had no idea they would sic the Brillo crew AND the Simonize crew on the train before the excursion. My exposure was darker than expected. The sky was devoid of anything so this marks yet another time I had to get through this on an #844 shot. I don't particularly need the practice as much as others I know! Lately, I prefer to modulate great clouds that I find; as if I hadn't already found some. Here, diesels shepherd the run but not for power (this engine can pull, thank you) but they are used to provide the safety power (dynamic braking - ceramic resisters over the engines burn off the current produced by the diesel traction motors) for the train thus guaranteeing arrival at the destination. And they help handle the yards.
The trailing cars carry dignitaries, crew, passengers and extra brakes on the excursion. This chunk of metal is really valuable at this time in history. 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. Find further information here. Or track it down on Google.
Had to post another one - I applied a mild filter to this one, seemed to work with the sunlight coming from a different angle. A slightly more dreamy shot.
Indian Sands, Fla. I saw more flags per square metre (sorry, yard) than anywhere else I have ever been.
Hires rendering, RGB 300 DPI PSD Layer 3000×3000px. Nice arrangement layer with group. Great for prints, concept design, poster, flyer, billboard.
"And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be God's." Luke 20:25
"Gilbert Baker, an openly gay activist born in 1951, grew up in Parsons, Kansas, and went on to serve in the US army for about two years around 1970. After an honorable discharge, Gilbert taught himself to sew. In 1974, Baker met Harvey Milk, an influential gay leader, who three years later challenged Baker to come up with a symbol of pride for the gay community."
See more here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_flag_(LGBT_movement)
Sri Lankan Army soldiers stand at attention near the Sri Lanka's national flag as it is lowered as part of a daily ceremony at Galle Face Green
Tony Martin, originally a Londoner, is very happy to be able to fly the union jack at the QANTAS Founders Museum in Longreach.
Tony is the CEO of the museum and has been heavily involved in the visit.
These photos are from a set taken surrounding the visit of Prince Charles and Camilla to Longreach in November 2012.