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One of the things i love about photographing trains in Sri Lanka is the ability to access just about everywhere. Sure you still have to ask, its only right and respectful to do so but i have only once been refused entry to a railway facility, that was a oil refinary in the heart of Colombo...fair enough.
People are always pleased to see a western face showing an interest in their activities, when they find out you are English you can see it lights a spark of understanding, I am sure this is due to our colonisation of the then Ceylon. Most of what Sri Lanka is can be traced directly or indirectly to the British prescence on the island. All the railways were built by us, we established an NHS in the country, the education system is the same as ours or should i say 'ours was' the roads ( they drive on the left ) systems of local and national government and of course we introduced the tea plants and tea plantations which are still a major employer on the island.
This depot scene is Maradana. It is a busy facility and always has lots of big diesel engines present. This is a class M4 built in Canada at the Montreal locomotive works in 1975. This is loco number 752 and is one of 14 locos delivered in that year. They are all powered by the ALCO 251 V12 4 stroke engine kicking out 1750 hp. She /they are beasts.
The guys working on her are not indifferent to health and safety and in truth they operate with much caution in everything they do, its just that they have to provide their own personal protective equipment which they just cant afford so flip flops will have to do.
I have been waiting a long time for an image like this. looking at the weather forecast last night I thought that my ducks were lining up, rain overnight followed by a clear sky in the morning. I was up and out early, arriving to find two large wheeled dustbins in the puddle from where I needed to place the camera, luckily for me they were emptied just a few minutes after my arrival, and I was able to move them along the street and clear the area I desired to work in.
Whilst I was busily crouched by my camera trying to get the right angles and settings a couple wondered past me and paused just for a moment to admire the view of York Minster, in that moment I saw a lovely composition and reached for the shutter, there followed an apology from the lady though it was not needed as their actions had made the shot. I would love them to see this by means of a thank you, please feel free to share in hope that they will see themselves.
one more note, this image has been flipped the upper part if the image as now presented being the reflection in the surface of the puddle
#york #flipped
Philly
Not the best perspective (or lens choice), but I made the best of what I had. Thought you might find this interesting despite everything.
Flip ist der Name des Grasshüpfers aus der Kinderserie "Biene Maja"......
Flip is the name of the Grashopper in the childrens TV-series "Maja the Bee"
more info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_the_Bee
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This is how Texas does crepes; out of a trailer.
While my hopes ran high that this pre-hipster hipster experience would rank high on the experience scale, the menu was overly too hipster. Banished from the menu were any plain egg & cheese crepes, what would otherwise be a late night staple. There wasn't even any ice cream even for the nutella and banana crepes!
Perhaps, though, it was the ambience, which apparently included people who had never had crepe ("crepe? I thought you said it 'creep'").