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3/15/07:
I am turning this description into a blog format since I have updated it so many times.
I am still a little mystified as to why or how this got 17,000+ views in 12 days. A photo of mine got on the Nikon corp website 'stunning gallery' once, and someone told me, I understood why the view count was so high. But on this photo, there has been virtually no explanation as tp WHY this is so appealing or WHERE the views are coming from. (Other than to say the photo is breathtaking etc.)
A neighbor and flickr contact 'bengt nyman' told me famous artist Ray Charles said, "There is absolutely no explanation, preguessing, rhyme or reason as to what people will like, or what will make a hit." (paraphrased) So I will try to put to rest any analysis of this 'hit' photo and try to enjoy all the attention. Thank you all for the views, comments and favs!
3/11/07:
WHERE IS EVERYONE SEEING THIS PHOTO??!! IT SAYS I GOT 4,000 VIEWS IN THE PAST 24 HOURS!! WHERE ARE ALL THESE VIEWS COMMING FROM???!!! PLEASE COMMENT AND TELL ME, WHERE DID YOU SEE THIS PHOTO. Thank you for viewing and enjoying this photo}
4/4/07:
This photo has become a top hit on explore showing up often on the front page for the past 24 hours. I"m thrilled for all the attention! Thanks for your support. Friends and Family especially: please, I want to see your comments, don't leave without commenting just because there are already a lot of comments (That is what some tend to do apparently.)
3/3/07:
I can't believe this photo got 1000 views and over 100 favs in little more than one day. I mean, it is not a picture of a cute woman in a bikini with a lovely shape, then you might expect that. It is just a picture of the creation. Maybe flicker is changing and there are more and more people on viewing (or am I changing?) In any case I'm thrilled, thank you all. BTW, can anyone suggest other tags for this? Like what words would a person put into a search if they wanted to find a photo like this? And where is everyone seeing this? ( Say where you saw this if you don't mind in your comment.)
3/2/07: original description (edited some):
Eucalyptus groves of the Del Mar Mesa, San Diego, California.
I went driving around and scrambling to find the right composition as the moment came. These branches of the Eucalyptus trees provided for my best shots.
*Formerly titled: Enchanted Forest. I changed the name to make this photo communicate something much deeper, and in honor of the Creator.
The semi-typical low fog that tends to form in Johnstown starts to burn off with the rising sun. Such are the conditions the crew of the Conemaugh and Black Lick will operate in for the majority of their shift. Here, C&BL 111 passes the Gautier Steel Works in downtown Johnstown, PA bound for JWF to pick up more cars. This is the first of many moves these guys will make during this day's unusually long 4 hour shift.
Conemaugh & Black Lick Railway SW7 #104 rolls past the extensive Gautier Steel complex after having dropped a single empty wire coil gondola at the NS interchange on the East end of town on a frigid January morning. The old mill buildings were once part of Johnstown's vast Bethlehem Steel plant which finally shut down in 1992 and much of which has been razed to date. Now under ownership of Lehigh Valley Rail Management, the CBDL continues to serve the surviving Gautier Steel complex on occasion and Johnstown Wire Technologies on the North end of town. Traffic on the line is rather irregular; this morning the crew pulled an empty gon from building 112 North of JWF Industries, which presumably serves as another unloading spot for Johnstown Wire (the plant also has a direct spur), delivered it to the interchange and tied down after a less than one hour work day. Johnstown PA
Conemaugh & Black Lick #111 follows the Conemaugh River back to the engine shed after finishing a days work. In the background is the JWF Industries Complex, one of the many remnants of the Bethlehem Steel Mill in Johnstown which shuttered in 1992.
Last weekend we had our 2 day assembly, "Conquer Evil with the Good".
This is Me and my daughter Candace there. It is so hard to get good pix of yourself when you are a photographer. Handed my cam to people but you would not believe how much people can mess up a shot that is aready all set up, all they have to do is point and shoot, but they seem to mess that up. This was one of the few acceptable pix. If you saw all the other pix you would know what I mean.
Well, turns out I deleted all the bad shots, I was going to include some here but they are gone.
Conemaugh & Black Lick SW7 #104 pulls an empty wire coil gondola from Building 112 just North of the JWF Industries complex on a freezing January morning in Johnstown, PA. The old structure was once part of the vast Bethlehem Steel complex that shuttered its remaining operations in the early 90s. It's great to see such an old brick structure still receiving rail cars; I believe the Johnstown Wire plant receives cars here while also utilizing a direct spur to their plant located on the West side of the Conemaugh River. They seem to be going through somewhat of a dry spell currently as the plant itself hasn't gotten any loads in a few weeks it appears. Thanks to Keith for helping with some info on the operation! Johnstown, PA
This was the book study that we attended while in Bali. It was so nice to be able to visit with the friends while in Bali. Especially nice to be in a home, while so far away from home. The bookstudy conductor was very good with his English, that was true actually of the other book study conductors I met. They spoke English well, but the average publisher did not. Some did, some didn't. The book study overseer's wife is an English teacher, so that was good.
I loved the lighting in this photo, I used the bounce-off-the-ceiling flash mode with my large accessory flash unit to get this.
It turned out that it was pouring rain during this bookstudy, and I do mean pouring!! Like a torrential downpour, and thunder and lighting as well, lots of it. A major thunderstorm it seemed to me. I could not get over the amount of rain falling from the sky in one little storm, it seemed the walls or roof might collapse because the falling rain was so strong. . .but the book study continued, it didn't seem to bother them. For us that kind of rain would be like a Hurricane but they didn't miss a beat at the books study. It was probably just your everyday passing thunderstorm for Indonesians.
A vintage grey 1951 Ferguson TE20 farm tractor sits neglected waiting for restoration on rural property in North Yorkshire, U.K. Although in rough shape, there have been far worse examples restored to former glory. Vintage and classic tractors are very popular restoration candidates, and most models are said to be generally easier to restore than most cars. I have spotted many old tractors like this Ferguson on my travels, in varying states of disrepair. Black sticker six-character registration; “JWF 661” refers to a circa 1950-’52 Yorkshire registration, so this tractor would likely have been in this region since new. Appears to have been re-registered for the road in 1983.
The Ferguson tractors were famous for the revolutionary “Ferguson System” safety innovation back in their day. I also know of a couple of examples very similar to this one still in everyday use.
Hoarfrost is mentioned in this week's (3/22/07) JW bookstudy on page 46 paragraph 18
I showed this picture to Melanie (MacSmiley) and she recognized this right away as hoar frost, so I learned something new.
Hoar frost (sometimes hoarfrost) refers to the white ice crystals, deposited on the ground or exposed objects, that form when the air is moist and surface is cold. Hoar frost is often seen on cold, clear autumn nights. There are 3 references to hoarfrost in the bible, one at Exodus 16:14; see the scripture here: www.watchtower.org/e/bible/ex/chapter_016.htm#bk14
Read about hoar frost here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoar_frost
This was on our first snowboarding trip before Christmas, It was a beautiful sunset with beautiful clouds, and snow, it was glorious. I uploaded at least one other similar one.
I only wish I could have used my flash here but battery power was at a premium due to the cold.