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CSX K446/K464 combo rolls through Lattimore, NC enroute to Bostic and points north. The depot is former Seaboard Air Line, sporting a recreated Southern station sign
West-facing view from an abandoned gold milling operation.
Mojave Desert, CA
(FYI, that bright light in the sky is Venus, and the streak of light to the right is a Union Pacific train.)
These are the two highest points of elevation in the Rocky Mountain Range of North America. Mt Elbert (left) at 14,440" and Mt Massive (right) at 14,433'.
These two mountains are not the tallest from their base, not even close. Many people do not realize how high in elevation Colorado is in general. The lowest point in the state is still 3315' above sea level located east along the Colorado-Kansas State line.
The mountain ranges of Colorado all rise from a high elevation base.
I Tasted the Sweet Nectar of Sunlight on a Morning Day
The wind sang a symphony through the leaves of a forest nearby
The mountains stood to give an ovation for those attending
And the birds gave their flight formation in the skies above.
Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one morning looking from an overlook into Chugach State Park. That morning was definitely the start to a day I love. Well, other than the few hours sleep after landing in Anchorage, but to be in the mountains again with a forest of green and yellow all around was a true delight! This was on a hike along Thunderbird Falls Trail in Chugach State Park not far driving out of Anchorage. This was a point along the trail with a small wooden outcropping to take in a view…and what a view it was! Morning sunlight with distant peaks of mountains! So that’s the story of this image and my poetry to describe the experience.
In capturing this image, I just had to find that opening through some nearby trees and set up my tripod and Nikon SLR camera to compose an image with the nearby ridgeline cutting across and the distant peaks of Western Chugach Mountains (a compass azimuth and peakbagger web site show them to be Gold Star Peak, East Twin Peak, Pepper Peak, Mount POW/MIA, Goat Rock, West Twin Peak). Metering took a little more involvement. Yes, I had a new camera remote Arsenal device, but the more detailed part of me wanted to use more control over exposure to get that right shutter speed with the aperture selected. I just had to find that “mean value” and adjust from there. I later worked with control points and color control points in Capture NX2 to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted. I then added a Foliage and Polarization CEP filter to give that little bit extra for the final image.
A long exposure, landscape image of rocks on the coastline to the west of Portknockie in Morayshire, Scotland, just before sunset.
Looking past Trig Point S2754 at 270 metres to White Nancy's white 'beehive' at 262 metres up on Kerridge Hill. Beyond that is Croker Hill in Bosley, where the big telecomms tower stands at 400 metres elevation
Five Points Fountain is the centerpiece of a small landscaped area in this somewhat funky village section of Columbia. The fountain area is used as a gathering spot by locals for events such as a seasonal concert series and a large St. Patrick's Day celebration. Five Points is known for dining, shopping, and an active night life fueled by students from the nearby University of South Carolina.
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Yup all ten of the charging points are vacant yet again - the cars you see are in private reserved bays . In the car park there were many empty spaces including the 30 minute free bays - this is peculiar though as it is a Saturday morning and the village main car park is totally closed for maintenance , although I stuck my head into the dry cleaners that I used to manage and the chap there now said it was quite a busy day - go figure . ( I have to add that the industry has changed a lot and busy now is not busy as I remembered it back in the day ) .
Early morning light touched the tops of snow-laden trees on a 5F day in January. A strong chinook wind brought higher tempertures later in the afternoon raising the temps about 35 F. Boulder, Colorado
A piece of painted steel becomes organic over time.
One of my first jobs in life was driving tractors without a cab while pulling a farm implement like this...
I always held on tight!