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Tree mushroom in Toronto
Mushrooms are actually the fruiting body of a fungus and late-warning signs that a tree is unwell. By the time there is a mushroom on the bark of the tree, the fungus has already built a network inside and is in the process of consuming the tree from within. Who is asking for help?
Al Chione duplicate
While negotiating a curve at Horse Creek, WY, C&S 2-10-2 902 ran into a spot of trouble. With the loco off the rails, the crew (and a few spectators) wait for some help in getting 902 back on the track. In the background are some of the dwellings that made up the town of Horse Creek.
Horse Creek, WY
October 25, 1957
Train of the Day
9/9/22
Fall? Travillion? Northbound? Yep! Even though it was just the pusher, I got my shot I set out to get.
CSX Six-Seven makes the short trip up from Morley to Travillion to help C941.
A trio of CN helpers navigate back to Pokegama passing over the Oliver Bridge between Duluth and Superior. The bridge also carries Minnesota Highway 39/Wisconsin Highway 105. This view is courtesy of the Bardon Peak Overlook along Skyline Parkway.
I recently bought a field monitor to sit atop my camera to assist my aging eyes, knees and back in getting low perspective shots of small critters. In theory, the larger screen will help me as I track small birds and mammals like the prairie dog shown here. I say in theory because I did not get the chance to use it while we were in the Black Hills. These guys are very skittish (with good reason as I will post in the near future) and will typically run and slide back into their burrows when I even think about pointing a lens at one. Rather than get everything set up with the monitor, I decided to get out of the car to see if their skittishness would continue. Sure enough they all scattered - except for one. As you can tell from the facial expression and body language, it was not happy with me at all. Sorry bud!
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A group of seven Rio Grande tunnel motors cut into a 105-car Savage, Utah - Los Angeles, California export coal train in Helper, Utah the afternoon of March 13, 1999.
The vast majority of images I do these days are macros, so just taking this photo felt strange in itself. For me, these tweezers are invaluable when I'm picking up and arranging tiny objects like the stiletto shoes in this image. The shoes are as light as a feather and only ½" long. I frequently knock them over! I find these cheap plastic tweezers are much easier to use, and far more accurate, than metal ones and I wouldn't be without them now. The background is a modern dolls house carpet.
For this week's Crazy Tuesday group theme, Hand tools.
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Street photography from Glasgow, Scotland.
Colour re-edit of a shot from July 2017.
The slogan on the bag reads "Every Little Helps" but a well placed crease is hiding the 'E' for a slogan that best matches the position I am in right now.
I'm struggling. Having to pack and downsize means losing things that are precious but not essential. It hurts. I know that I hold on to the memories but the objects related to those memories have been such an important part of my life. Having to do this on an ever decreasing time scale while getting breathless just walking up a flight of stairs still and suffering fatigue from lack of sleep. It's all a bit too much and there is not a lot that helps.
I just needed to share. It helps just a little to let it out. My head is spinning with so much to do.
I wish you all a very wonderful weekend of photography my dear Flickr friends.
Take care and take photos.
I last photographed the Thames Barrier a little over a year ago, but became inspired to revisit the location after coming across an article about the 1953 North Sea Flood, which overwhelmed British sea defences in the Thames Estuary and led to the deaths of more than 300 people across several counties. It was remarkable to read that the gates protect not only the immediate East London borough against tidal surges, but also the infratructure, underground network and power supplies stretching beyond the O2 Arena, the Docklands and Tower Bridge and all the way to Westminster. In addition to this, the barrier now also needs to contend with the impact of climate change and rising sea levels.
With all of this in mind, my aim with this image was a darker, moodier and altogether more sinister alternative to my last take on the location, capturing the formidable size and scale of the barrier's piers at dusk, but also contrasting the peaceful flow of the Thames and the reassuring glow of the piers' evening lights with the foreboding tones of the evening sky.
The final image is a blend of a dozen exposures captured over two hours, starting with a 90-second exposure as the sun was setting and continuing into the evening, at which point the shutter speed had extended to 12 minutes. My intention all along had been to weight the emphasis on the later exposures, but I knew I would also be using the earlier and brighter exposures to enhance the lighting across the roof of the piers and the tones along the Thames. Having created Pen Tool selections in Photoshop for the barrier's piers, the sky and the river, I blended in portions of each of these exposures using a combination of Soft Light, Lighten, Luminosity, Linear Dodge, Colour Dodge and Screen blend modes. The goal at this stage was to bring out the reflective finish and dimensionality along the tip of the piers, to emphasise the glow of the lights inside the barrier, to produce a clean finish in the concrete at the base of each pier, and to brighten the water and darken the sky. After blending the exposures,
I applied a gentle radial blur to the sky and used Silver Efex Pro to lower its midtone structure and soften its texture, creating a subtle contrast between the piers and their surroundings. I then used Colour Efex Pro to add some minor tonal contrast adjustments, with a gentle Detail Extractor to bring out the gritty nuance in the piers. The final touches were a combination of a Gradient Map to emphasise the chilly evening tones and a Colour Lookup set to Bleach Bypass to desaturate the tip of the piers, which helped to bring out their metallic texture and to add some definition to their background.
The end result involved more planning and attention to detail at both the shooting and editing stages than my previous take, but it hopefully brings out the immense feat of engineering behind the barrier's design, as well as the rock-steady industrial strength of the barrier against a sometimes menacing force of nature, which was the aspect that inspired me to revisit the location in the first place.
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Neuilly-sur-Seine
Av Charles de Gaulle background left. The Michalak pastry shop is on the far left, with the white awning. Le Durand Dupont restaurant on the right.
We sat here for a while, taking in the square and the few people, before deciding what to do for dinner. It was around 6pm, and the restaurants here looked a bit expensive (e.g. Durand Dupont). With the help of Mr Google, we picked a restaurant called Monsieur Maillot, at Porte Maillot, a few blocks further on towards the Arc de Triomphe, not far past the very busy Blvd Périphérique ring road. Booked a table for 7pm, and then took our time wandering around through streets well away from the Av Charles de Gaulle.
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Europe - Belgium - Wallonia - Namur Province - Upper Meuse valley - Dinant - Historical town on the River Meuse with citadel, the collegiate church and the Meuse at Dusk - Twilight - Blue hour - Night
Not particularly well known town, but very lovely regardless, especially at dusk. The only mystery we could not solve was why they lit the whole rock behind the town but not the lovely cathedral. The river Meuse was beautifully still, which helped with the wonderful reflection of the historical town.
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens: EF17-40mm f/4L USM; Focal length: 20.00 mm; Aperture: 6.3; Exposure time: 30.0 s; ISO: 320
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Racing up to Scotland with another supply train for Tesco Supermarkets is the 06.16 Daventry - Mossend Euroterminal (4S43), in the hands of DRS Sheds, 66431 and 66429. The train is making good headway as it passes Rugeley Trent Valley running some 20 minutes early.
A Rugeley early-morning classic I've been after for a while so I decided to set the alarm and chance the sun. Helpfully it played ball for one of the more photogenic freight trains of the day, even if it is Shed hauled.
The coal-fired Rugeley Power Station, even in its dormant state, still dominates the scene.
6.53am, 23rd May 2017
An eastbound empty coal train arrives in the yard at Helper, Utah. Up above in the background is the Utah Railway's yard in nearby Martin, UT. Once a vital source of coal traffic itself, freight traffic on this part of the Utah Railway has unfortunately dwindled.
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Franklin can ALMOST climb up himself, but still needs a bit of assistance, and he is NOT very patient. :)
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These are kittens I fostered in 2004 for HART. An urgent plea for help from HART follows. If you live in Northern Virginia you might be able to help. If you do not live in Northern Virginia and would like to help you can look for a local rescue group working with the animals displaced by Katrina:
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In response to the tragic events caused by Hurricane Katrina, a team of HART volunteers will travel to the affected area this Friday to bring back displaced pets. It is our hope to provide temporary safe haven and eventually reunite these unfortunate animals with their families or, where necessary, find them new homes. To that end, HART has an immediate and urgent need for:
- foster homes for cats and dogs;
- crates to use in transporting animals; and
- medical and other pet supplies.
Each of you can make a huge difference in the lives of these pets and their families, the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Here's how . . .
- FOSTER a cat or dog for a couple of months!
We desperately need more fosters to accommodate the additional cats and dogs we will bring back from the stricken areas. Whether you foster an existing HART pet to make room for Katrina's victims, or whether you take in a displaced animal, you allow HART to make a difference! You alone determine how many animals we can help this weekend! If you can foster, please send an e-mail to hartsince1990@yahoo.com . While in foster, HART will provide funds for all medical expenses. (Special thanks to the fosters who have already come forward! You are already making a difference!)
- Donate transport crates. If you do not have a used crate you can spare, consider purchasing a new one. We need these crates by the end of the day, this Thursday, September 15, for our transport on Friday. Think about it, one life at a time, you can make a difference just by providing HART with one crate.
- Donate medical and other pet supplies. Please donate canned and dry pet food, leashes, collars, towels, comforters, and other supplies. Especially, ask your vet to donate any kind of medical supplies that might be helpful in this type situation, such as flea/tick treatment, bandages, antibiotics, etc..
Please help. We must have these items to succeed with our Friday transport!
And, if you can't foster or drop off supplies, we still really, really need your financial support! With extra funds we can secure additional boarding at local vets and help more victims of Katrina. Visit www.HART90.org to donate.
There are so many ways to help. Whatever you do, do something!