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This would be ... erm ... "freezing your berries off."
The dogwood tree outside my office, a favorite winter photo subject, reveals a single half-inch wide berry encased in ice after our recent storm.
Taken 26 November 2012 in Duluth, MN.
Looking down Howe Sound as glacial carved cliffs seem to drop off into the sea. Shot at the long breakwater leading to the Squamish Windsports Society.
Two male Kudo facing off before engaging horns in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Featured Picture of the Day for the Spectacular Animals group on January 11, 2014.
I'm going to turn off comments for a while, just to see what it's like. I don't like the way the number of comments I get on a photo makes me feel about my work. I know I'm not the only one who feels this way... Flickr is such a blessing and a curse. I love it and I hate it. I love that I've met so many fantastic people here and have discovered so many amazing artists, and I am glad that I happen to have so many wonderful contacts who come by and leave some love on my photos.
What I hate about Flickr is that it sometimes makes me question myself and everything I do. I'll upload a photo that I love.. a photo that I think is one of my best, and it will go by mostly ignored ( or even worse, get all kinds of suggestions about how they could be better). I'll upload one that I'm not too thrilled with.. and sure enough, it will get lots of comments or end up in Explore or something.
It just boggles my mind.
I hate that I even care what other people think of my photos. It should be enough that I love them.
So, I'm turning comments off as an experiment. I will probably turn them back on at some point... I'm just feeling particularly annoyed with Flickr. I hate feeling like I'm putting out my best and it isn't good enough. *frustrated*.
Travelmasters, Sheerness
EY07 AXM - Volvo B9TL Wright Eclipse Gemini
FE51 RCX - Volvo B7TL East Lancs Vyking
LF02 PVJ - Volvo B7TL Wright Gemini
SN58 ENU - ADL Enviro 400
44871 rolls off Fort William shed and into the sidings to run around and push its stock into Fort William station and off on the second daily run to Mallaig tender first. The lifted peg is not for the steam train, but for a 156 DMU from Mallaig, but knowing that would spoil the illusion.
#88: As of 10/26/22, of my 3300+ pics, this is listed as #88 in most # of views.
#255: As of 10/20/21, of my 3000+ pics, this is listed as #255 in most # of faves.
#761: As of 9/10/21, under Flickr's popularity rankings of my 3000+ pics, this is listed as #761 in "interestingness."
For a fun interlude, this is a close-up/headshot image based off one of my more popular pics posted here on flickr in the last year+. This particular image was generated with the help of the FaceApp application, where I took a photo of a close-up of the "1992-August pic3" pic I've posted here. Then I just applied a filter in FA in part to help with the graininess of this close-up - and to have some fun with the look... :-)
Something incredible to see in the very center of Florence, just near the famous Ponte Vecchio; they built an amateur soccer field just along the Arno River and the border line is the river bank! ;-)
Uhm...when in off side...they risk a bath in the cold water!
We wish a wonderful weekend to all of You, Frikcr's Friends!
The F-16I jet Takes off for a mission
Photo by: Hagar Amibar
מטוס ה"סופה" של טייסת "האחת" ממריא למשימתו
צילום: הגר עמיבר
If you've never experienced having an estimated 140,000 geese taking off at once you've missed a GREAT birding experience. Squaw Creek Wildlife Refuge, Mound City, Missouri.
I love discovering new walks and today was a great example of one which has been right beneath my nose for some time.It was the field itself which caught my eye -the sloping hill of lush green. The grass was so short you could tee off!
We took a quick day drive to Pinnacles NP yesterday. One of the highlights of the trip was observing a pair of Red-shouldered Hawks.
Definitely looks best LARGE!
Happy Tall Ship Tuesday everyone! LOL
What:
I have to check my data photos to ID this one. I will update soon (I hope :-)
UPDATE: Thanks to Laszlo I found out that this is The Sagres from Portugal.
Where:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
When:
During the Tall Ships Festival of 2009
About the shot:
I tried to make the best of the harsh mid-day sunlight which has been a rarity here this year! Anyway, I love the way the sun lights up the sails and wanted to give you a little bit of an abstract and detail instead of the whole huge boat. I will post a full shot of this one next Tuesday :-)
About the Ship:
From the website: The Sagres was built in 1937 in shipyard of Blohm & Voss in Hamburg and named the Albert Leo Schlageter. She was the 3rd of four ships built by the German Navy including the Horst Vessel (now the US Coast Guard ship, Eagle). and the Gorch Fock (now the Tovarishch of Ukraine). A sister-ship, Mircea, was also built for the Romanian Navy. During World War II she was taken to Bremerhaven shipyard after damage from a mine and captured by the U.S. forces in 1945. The ship was given to Brazil in 1948 and sailed in as a training ship in the Brazilian Navy under the name Guanabara. In 1962 she was purchased by Portugal purchased to replace the old sail training ship Sagres and is often referred to as the Sagres II.
Links:
Tall Ships Festival: www.tallshipsnovascotia.com/
A pale, pale imitation, but reminds me a bit of David's most recent work. I think you've rubbed off on me, my friend.
Marking 200 years of railways... crowds gather at Bridgnorth Station to hear the long blast of the whistle of Standard steam locomotive 75069. Similar events were held all over the country on New Years Day, 2025. The locomotive whistled shortly before hauling the 12.20 from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster on the Severn Valley Railway on January 1st 2025.
I'm not gonna lie: I've enjoyed taking the Flickr app off my phone and not feeling the pressure of trying to constantly keep up on my feed. But, I've quietly checked in at times on my laptop, favorited a few photos here and there, and then gone back to great times with the family amidst a busy season at work.
But, on the flipside, I always figured I'd post something again at some point. It was just a matter of feeling inspired to do so.
Well, that inspiration has come from two, whirlwind trips to Western New York. With me having a work-related meeting on Saturday, October 1st, followed by plans to spend the balance of the weekend doing a brief, overnight railroad photography trip with a couple old chase buddies, my wife wisely decided it was a good time to head up to Potsdam with our 4-year-old son to visit her parents for a long weekend.
With my wife and son planning to leave Thursday morning, I realized I had an unusual chance to make a quick, two-day trip before getting home in time to go to my work-related meeting on Saturday morning. A last-minute check with an old friend from seminary who lives in East Rochester, I confirmed I had a place to crash Thursday night.
So, after seeing my wife and son off on Thursday morning, I was headed west. The ultimate goal? The Falls Road out of Lockport, NY, which was a bucket list item I wanted to check. Unfortunately--thanks to CSX not dropping for them--all they did on Friday was spot cars in the yard with their RS-32 facing long-hood forward. Definitely a bummer.
What saved the trip, though, was cleaning up on the Finger Lakes Railway. I've done a little with the Finger Lakes before (including having the chance to ride a good portion of the railroad in a speeder on a NARCOA trip years ago), but I always wanted to do more. Well, this trip provided the chance.
While Friday the Finger Lakes was the backup plan, on Thursday it was the plan on the way out. I knew that Train GC-2 worked the Canandaigua line on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but I also knew it generally ran against the light with leaving Geneva westbound in the morning and returning eastbound in the afternoon. But, the line turns back south on its approach to Geneva, so I figured there'd be an angle or two.
I found the eastbound return train just east of the Village of Phelps, and boy was I happy to see what the power was: Lehigh Valley-inspired U23B #2201! After getting an OK shot at one crossing, I found this spot with perfect side light just after the Carter Road grade crossing in the Town of Phelps. After quietly walking back to the car, once inside I assure you there was some celebrating!
FGLK Train GC-2
Phelps, NY
September 29, 2022