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Setting sun on the remaining trees discloses what the powers call progress. This is clearing for a road that borders a large park in the city of Wasilla, Alaska. The clearing cuts off a number of trails where I walked the dogs and was amazed that we had such a place in a densely populated area. Soon to be a paved road with traffic zooming by and new housing developments. The price for progress in a rapidly growing area. I guess we should enjoy what we have while we can as there is no going back. Sorry to rant and thanks for your visit!
The Damrak houses first introduced me to the Dutch word gezellig (meaning cozy or homely) I was always wandering in from the train station after dark and I would constantly stop and stare at these houses thinking it felt like an incandescent oasis in a city of fluorescents, warming the night and the Damrak with its soft glow.
When you walk by during the day usually things are shut tight against the throngs of tourists walking back and forth from the central station but at night when the crowds have dissipated the curtains open and the world seems to be welcome to become a witness to the nocturnal activities of the residents.
The Damrak historically was originally part of the Amstel river below the Dam that gave Amsterdam its name, Rak means a straight stretch or place to gain speed, so the Damrak was actually the straight piece of river below the Dam across the Amstel where sailors would pick up some speed on their home stretch to the port of Amsterdam.
I took this on Sept 10th, 2017 with my D750 and Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens at 44mm 25 sec f/11 ISO100 processed in LR, PS +Lumenzia, Topaz , Luminar and DXO
Disclaimer: My style is a study of romantic realism as well as a work in progress
Maybe wider by the minute . . . We knew when we rescued her that it was likely kittens were on the way. Holly is thriving and very happy to be safe here with us! We love her and can manage whatever comes! ❤️
Please help others spay/neuter and assist the cat population from despair.
This art piece quite surprised and amused me after I was able to process the whole image in my head!!!! I couldn’t find the description for it, but I think it describes the human nature and its consequences very very nicely!!
Enjoy your week friends, thank you for your visit :))
Statue representing progress on Gellert Hill, Budapest (the couple are real, happened to stand in just the right place)
One of my absolute favorite things about he RF&P is the timelessness of some of the scenes. While the power may have changed over the years, many of the locations have not. Doswell, Virginia is one such place, where a real deal RF&P signal mast, for now, governs this stretch of railroad. Unfortunately, like most cool things on the railroad, time marches on. Today many of us in the Old Dominion received word that CSX crews brought in its replacement, which will forever change this scene. It's tough to accept the things you don't want to, and while we all know things change, it doesn't mean we always want them to.
Waiting for a mate
The more I feel I progress in photographic pursuits, the more I am interested in creating setting images for the birds and wildlife I portray so instead of just “filling the frame” with the bird image per se I like to set a living scene. Hope you all like it.
7DWF Thursdays / Jueves : B&W
"Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning." -Benjamin Franklin
Work continues on the Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line installing Positive Train Control equipment, including new signal bridges at control points like the one here at Duncannon. Train 60N is rolling west under the new and old with the Norfolk and Western heritage unit leading a train of Russian steel slabs.
Work is still progressing west, with new equipment showing up periodically for installation and the technology is already in use on the nearby Lurgan Branch. The time of the classic Pennsylvania Railroad position light signal is rapidly winding down.
The sun casts a pastel glow over a construction site in Columbus, Ohio.
Fuji X-Pro 3, XF 50mm F2
Kodak Ultramax base
Two old rusty steel soda cans with their external "Church Key" opener posed with their sleek noncorrosive aluminum replacement. No Church key needed! For the Crazy Tuesday Challenge, modern vs vintage.
Happy Tuesday!
Every advancement has its price tag. And nobody rides for free.
Shot for Our Daily Challenge :”Fossil Fuels and Climate Change”
Progress of the construction of the Margaret McDermott Bridge in Dallas, TX, designed by spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.
...because we as humans, especially americans, are at the forefront and always moving forward!
right?
(sometimes i wonder)