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NS HC60 ran out of Croxton on the morning of June 2nd,2018 with Union Pacific's "The Spirt of the Union Pacific" 1943 leading. The duo is doing a cab signal test that ran from Croxton to Pascack Junction and back
Lady carrying a child runs across a busy road in Silay City, Philippines, but at least found time to smile.
My first video. I didn't want it to be just me staring at the camera, so I edited it into a little story. The full video is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=27F9kTGfwMU
Update: I just realized I didn't fade the music at the end. I should have just stared at the camera.
This shows the rack attached to the basket. Or vice versa. There is a black plate that is welded into the rack that was meant for the original rack mount. I drilled a hole for the lower mount hole on the bail buckle. This is the most critical part. If the hole is too low, the buckle won't have enough tension to stay latched. For the upper hole, I just sandwiched the rack between two short pieces of aluminum. I will paint these black eventually, but left them silver for the photos to show what's going on. The slight "sproing" I created with the front tongue holds enough tension.
Quick test for CLS & DIY bokeh. Compared 24-70/F2.8, 35mm/F2 & 85mm/F1.4 to see how they work with capturing small backlit items using big apertures. 35mm/F2 is fantastic prime as it has so close focusing distance. Almost like poor man's macro lens :)
Setup: SB-800 with shoot through umbrella cam left. SB-600 & stofen behind paper. CLS for triggering. 35mm/F2 @ F2.2
BNSF 2745 leads the Buck Local north through Louisville on a late August evening. 2745 was only on the Buck for about 3 days before being pulled off due to loading issues. Its replacement would be a Dash-840BW.
I was late for an appointment so took this as I was heading to my car. I thought this could be a good test of how the camera handles the sun in the frame. Really pretty good I would say. Just a dot of flare and little loss of contrast.
During my late teens I spent some time working for a local pizza joint. One night a guy came in and asked me if I could give him change for a twenty. I complied and counted out the smaller bills. While I was counting the dough, he asked me if I could give him a couple of fives in place of the ten. All the time he kept up a lively banter. When I'd finished the transaction, he pulled out another twenty and said he forgot he had to pay some money to a friend and would appreciate change for that one too. I sighed and counted out the bills. All the while he kept up the cheerful conversation and once again he asked me to break down one of the tens. Then he asked me to give him a few bucks worth of quarters for the cigarette machine and that was it.
The next morning the manager of the store informed me that I was twenty bucks short when the receipts were tallied up. I knew immediately that I'd been had. To this day I'm not sure how the guy conned me, but con me he did.
Seeing the shady looking guy above at one of counters at the Ferry Building brought back some serious memories.
San Francisco, CA
ELEGANT WRITER PEN..QUICK SNOW SCENE SKETCH
This was completed entirely with ONE pen...The Elegant Writer Pen.
I have been using this Pen for at least 6 years, incorporating it into almost 200 of my Mixed Media Paintings..and have even painted some entirely with it, like this one.
Austria Typhoon 7L-WI lights its afterburners over RAF Fairford during the 2022 Royal International Air Tattoo. This aircraft was one of a pair taking part in a QRA demonstration that involved taking off and intercepting a Hercules.
Aircraft: Austrian Air Force Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon 7L-WI.
Location: RAF Fairford (FFD/EGVA), Gloucestershire, UK.
VUELTA CICLISTA A ESPAÑA 2009: 7ª Etapa: Contrarreloj Valencia.
Algo que pretendía ser un barrido... de un ciclista, que una vez más, no se de quién se trata.
Gracias a Jobro: se trata de Matteo Tosatto
I thought saints were born saints, I looked in the dirt and found wisdom is learnt through a costly process of success and failure.
Quick real estate shoot this afternoon
YN560 CL about 1/8th BOC
YN560 CR about 1/4? BOC
Flash on stick BOC above kitchen window @ 1/8th-1/4?
Never underestimate the cunning, drive and guile of these little green monsters! They will do ANYTHING in order to catch a fish! While attempting to approach this Greenie without frightening him off he repeatedly dove into the water to snatch a fish and then few back to his favorite perch in this old tree lodged in the open area of Horsepen Bayou! These captures are not sequential but will give everyone some idea of just how far these extremely entertaining birds will go for a catch! Sorry for the multiple posts but you'll get the picture! I might also add that my reactions and ability to anticipate his moves lag far behind his actions!
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I hadn't took the pen out for a while so i figured i would switch it up and take out the epl-1 for a quick session :-) Was a fun, last minute and random shoot that went very well except for the fact that i got home and realized i was shooting in jpeg the whole time! lol Oh well!
Zuiko 35-100mm f2
Olympus epl-1
Shot @ 90mm (180mm equivalent )
f2
Quick category sort is complete. Will fine sort what needs fully sorted for next month and put the rest to the side and sort that out if there is time, other wise it will be put on hold for a bit.
SCOUT: "Paddy? Paddy!"
PADDY: "Yes Scout?"
SCOUT: "Why are we sitting down when Daddy says he will be finished taking photos in a moment?"
PADDY: "Look at Daddy, Scout."
SCOUT: *Looks at Daddy taking photographs of Chinese Lanterns at different angles.* "Yes, I can see him Paddy."
PADDY: "Does Daddy look like he is going to be finished in a moment?"
SCOUT: "Hhhmm." *Frowns as Daddy takes more photographs of Chinese Lanterns.* "Yes, I do think I see what you mean."
PADDY: "Daddy? Daddy!"
DADDY: "Yes Paddy?" *Continues to photographs Chinese Lanterns.*
PADDY: "How much longer are you going to take photos of those pretty Chinese Lanterns?"
DADDY: "Not too much longer now Paddy." *Continues to photograph Chinese Lanterns.*
SCOUT: "Goodness Paddy, I hope Daddy does finish up soon. I'm getting a grumby tummy! Grumby tummy Paddy." *Rubs tummy vigorously.*
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his Macintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his Macintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my small family.
Scout is a recent addition to our little family. He was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Paddy, Scout and I had a lovely late afternoon into evening outing at Melbourne's famous Southbank with the Flickr Famous Five + Group. Walking along the corniche by the Yarra River provides some beautiful views of the Melbourne central business district, also known as "the grid" because the original Melbourne city was based on a grid of main streets. At the end of our promenade, we stopped for dinner at a restaurant overlooking the water, which had some fabulous deck chairs outside it.
Southbank is a vibrant arts and dining precinct built along the Yarra River on the former site of the Allan's Sweets factory and other industrial buildings. It was transformed into a densely populated district of high rise apartment and office buildings beginning in the early 1990s, as part of an urban renewal program. With the exceptions of the cultural precinct along nearby St Kilda Road, few buildings built before this time were spared by redevelopment. Today, Southbank is dominated by high-rise development. It is one of the primary business centres in Greater Melbourne. Southbank Promenade and Southgate Restaurant and Shopping Precinct, on the southern bank of the Yarra River is one of Melbourne's major entertainment precincts.
A 4-man reconnaissance team was compromised and large groups of insurgents began to surround them. As they withdrew, a quick reaction force (QRF) from the Special Operations Regiment was dispatched to assist in the recon team's extraction.
The QRF arrived by helicopter and immediately took fire. The QRF was able to get on the ground, however the helicopter had to return to base after one of its engines was damaged from enemy fire. The QRF fought their way towards the recon team as they peeled towards them. The QRF and the Recon team eventually met up at a riverine.
To be continued...