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As the late morning sun climbs higher over St. Louis, UP PJCPB 13 sweeps around the curve beneath the towering factory walls, streaking through the industrial corridor with UP 6079 leading a 10-car business train made up of Union Pacific’s streamlined heritage fleet cars. Navigating the city was no challenge for the stockholder special, having green signals all the way south before even crossing the river for a crew change.
The goosander is a large, streamlined diving duck adapted for catching fish in freshwater habitats. Males have a clean white body with a dark green head, while females show a grey body and a distinctive reddish-brown crested head. Equipped with a long, narrow bill lined with serrations, it is highly effective at gripping slippery prey. This species is typically found on rivers, lakes, and reservoirs, where it dives underwater to pursue fish. In the UK, goosanders are widespread, particularly during the winter months, and are increasingly breeding in wooded areas near suitable waterways.
A streamlined locomotive , built in 1938, one of the most powerful steam locomotives ever to run on Britain's railways. It regurarly ran at speeds in excess of 90 mph / 145 km ph, pulling Anglo-Scottish expresses on the West Coast main line.
The fireman had to feed at least 1 ton of coal into its firebox every hour, that meant shifting at least 6 tons of coal on an average journey. Duchess of Hamilton was withdrawn from service in 1964, currently in National Railway Museum, York.
This is an unretouched, unmanipulated photograph. I did not "flatten" nor "squeeze" it in any way. Hahaha! When I first saw it as I "chimped" at the LCD display in the field, I thought it was just a "preview" distortion. Imagine my surprise when I checked it out in my laptop monitor and saw that it was, indeed, FLAT! :D
An addition to my new ”Feathered Friends, In Flight” set,
which I hope you will check out. :D
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The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 122 cm in height and weighing from 22 to 45 kg. Feathers of the head and back are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid. While hunting, the species can remain submerged around 20 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m. It has several adaptations to facilitate this, including an unusually structured haemoglobin to allow it to function at low oxygen levels, solid bones to reduce barotrauma, and the ability to reduce its metabolism and shut down non-essential organ functions. The only penguin species that breeds during the Antarctic winter, emperor penguins trek 50–120 km over the ice to breeding colonies which can contain up to several thousand individuals. 1921
Large on black canvas | My favorite shots
Location: Along a fishing-lake at Haren-Ems (Emsland) Germany.
Description: Taken this morning while I was driving somewhere near the city Haren, when I noticed a large (sport-fishing) lake on the right side of the road. Initially I wanted to take some shots of this lake together with these thick cloud formation. But when I looked at the right side along this lake, I noticed these streamlined sky that seemed like a vein of heaven. So, I mounted the camera on my Manfrotto, made some shots, with different f-stops, from a low-angled position. When I got home, I was really surprised about how the sky eventually turned out: it was exactly what I had in mind, but it wasn't quite noticeable on spot with the relatively little LCD-display and bright low-angled morning sunlight.
Exposure: 3 brackets of -2 Ev, +/-0 Ev and +2 Ev at f/8, securely mounted on a Manfrotto 190.
Technique: HDR Tone Mapping & PS color and contrast enhancements.
The streamlined dream like clinker built oak of The Skidbladner calls out to those that can pack their sea chest as a seat from which to person the oars on an imaginary journey and hopefully the visitors will have notions of goods in their sea chest to trade and room there also to bring back their hard won treasures? This now land bound longboat affords a great prospect to experience Viking visions. The replica of the archaeological recovered Gokstad ship now sits next to a reproduction longhouse and both have room enough to house your imagination and also to inspire your dreams.
The Viking Unst Project,
A968
Brookpoint, Haroldswick, Scotland, ZE2
60.7853, -0.8343
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
The Skidbladner
42107 and 4464 head away from Tahmoor with a transfer run of the Southern Aurora from Goulburn to Chullora as 8L02.
Saturday 9th September 2023
A streamlined long-winged falcon. Note grey upper-parts with plain tail, boldly streaked underparts with rusty leggings and vent. Swift-like; flight more graceful and aerodynamic than Eurasian Kestrel.
Compare with larger, stockier, shorter-tailed Peregrine Falcon. Favours open woodland, heathland, and farmland with stands of trees; often hunts over nearby water bodies and marshes.
Hunts in the air, catching dragonflies, swallows, and other birds, which it sometimes eats on the wing.
Eurasian Hobby (Falco subutteo) adult Germany 8627_
Red Breasted Merganser
The streamlined red-breasted merganser is a handsome bird and a great fisher - its long, serrated bill helps it to catch and hold its slippery fish prey. It is most commonly spotted around the coast in winter.
The red-breasted merganser is a medium-sized duck and a member of a group called the 'sawbills' because of their long, narrow bills with saw-like 'teeth' which are good for gripping fish. A long, streamlined bird, it is perfectly shaped for swimming after fish. red-breasted mergansers are gregarious birds, forming flocks of hundreds in winter.
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This is not as sharp as i would of liked, my excuse is the really low light conditions.
A very large rock perched on a very eroded pedestal in the Jasper Forest region of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona
CLF2 and VL354 arrive into Moss Vale with 9349 empty grain from Inner Harbour to Temora.
2023-02-05 SSR CLF2-VL354 Moss Vale 9349
1st November 2023, 6229 Duchess of Hamilton with its streamlined casing on display at the National Railway Museum
GM10, with GM22 at the rear, work the ARTC AK inspection carriages through Shiels Hill, heading to Buxton on the old Picton to Mittagong Loop Line, now operated by the NSW Rail Museum.
The ARTC AK Inspection carriages are three former Brisbane Limited FAM sleeping carriages, converted into track recording vehicles that house various measuring equipment, kitchen and sleeping accommodation.
The AK carriages run all across the standard gauge network in Australia, with this being their first visit since 2016 on the THNSW Loop Line. It is hoped that on their next visit, the line will be open to Colo Vale.
GM10 is the oldest commercially operating diesel locomotive in Australia and will celebrate 72 years of service in June 2024.
Tuesday 16th April 2024
A slim Coyote in his streamlined summer coat pauses to stretch and yawn, unconcerned about the presence of humans. Three friends were with me for this dawn outing, in two vehicles; Coyote stopped to assess us for a few moments, then went about his business. In the background, some old fencing, left over from the ranching days. Acquisition of ranch lands for a new national park on the Saskatchewan prairie began in the early 1980s; that process continues on a willing buyer, willing seller basis, and is now 80% complete.
When I first began visiting the area, in 1989, a close encounter such as this with a Coyote was unthinkable - the animals were too wary. By now, successive generations have lived out their lives within park boundaries, subsisting on natural prey rather than supplementing it with livestock; consequently they have been left in peace and have lost some of their fear of humans. The result: excellent photo ops for us wildlife photographers. However, all predators tend to be elusive, and I still have to be persistent to get close shots like this.
Encounters are random. I go out there often. I was out at 4:30 this morning; didn't see anything of note (but I was shooting landscapes and some time lapse video, not really looking for wildlife). A large part of the adventure of wildlife photography is not knowing what surprise lies around the next bend in the road or over the crest of the next hill. Yes, we have hills!
Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
I can't remember what this car was but it certainly had some nice styling lines! UPDATE: See comments below, Vince has kindly identified this as a 1938 Chevrolet....
Minolta Dynax / Maxxum / a9
Minolta AF 24-105mm
Kodak 400 TX
Dominic Scott 2024
The streamlined goosander is a handsome bird and a great fisher - its long, serrated bill helps it to catch and hold its slippery fish prey. It nests in riverbank trees, but can be seen on lakes and reservoirs in winter.
42101, 42107 and 4708 work south towards Yanderra with Vintage Rail Journey’s “Riverina Rail Tour” as far as Griffith and Parkes.
The first night of the tour is to Goulburn for the night.
Sunday 7th April 2024
The first streamlined diesel-electric locomotive in the world on display at the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.
The streamlined dream like clinker built oak of The Skidbladner calls out to those that can pack their sea chest as a seat from which to person the oars on an imaginary journey and hopefully the visitors will have notions of goods in their sea chest to trade and room there also to bring back their hard won treasures? This now land bound longboat affords a great prospect to experience Viking visions. The replica of the archaeological recovered Gokstad ship now sits next to a reproduction longhouse and both have room enough to house your imagination and also to inspire your dreams.
The Viking Unst Project,
A968
Brookpoint, Haroldswick, Scotland, ZE2
60.7853, -0.8343
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
The Skidbladner
Architect William Fox of Missoula, Montana, designed the Streamlined Moderne station for KPRK radio located just outside of Livingston, Montana. The building dates to 1946. The stylized radio tower above the front entrance is reminiscent of something straight out of a Buck Rogers comic strip.
Livingston, Montana
U.S. Route 89
Southern Shorthaul Railroad loaded domestic grain service from Nyngan AWB to Allied Mills at Maldon is led by locomotives CLP12, VL354, 4911 & CLF2 as they climb the Cullerin Ranges in Southern NSW and approach the location known as Top Bridge with train number 8242. At Maldon, VL354 would be detached from the train and continue to DELEC as train number D214. Thursday, 14th September 2023.
A video of this train and others filmed on this day can be watched here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9L5iXSWBcc
The streamlined dream like clinker built oak of The Skidbladner calls out to those that can pack their sea chest as a seat from which to person the oars on an imaginary journey and hopefully the visitors will have notions of goods in their sea chest to trade and room there also to bring back their hard won treasures? This now land bound longboat affords a great prospect to experience Viking visions. The replica of the archaeological recovered Gokstad ship now sits next to a reproduction longhouse and both have room enough to house your imagination and also to inspire your dreams.
The Viking Unst Project,
A968
Brookpoint, Haroldswick, Scotland, ZE2
60.7853, -0.8343
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
The Skidbladner
The streamlined dream like clinker built oak of The Skidbladner calls out to those that can pack their sea chest as a seat from which to person the oars on an imaginary journey and hopefully the visitors will have notions of goods in their sea chest to trade and room there also to bring back their hard won treasures? This now land bound longboat affords a great prospect to experience Viking visions. The replica of the archaeological recovered Gokstad ship now sits next to a reproduction longhouse and both have room enough to house your imagination and also to inspire your dreams.
The Viking Unst Project,
A968
Brookpoint, Haroldswick, Scotland, ZE2
60.7853, -0.8343
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
The Skidbladner
Streamlined aerodynamic monocoque two-tone luxury coupe - 292-cubic-inch L-head 75° V12, 110-hp
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Georgetown Cruise Night Thursday show and shine, Nashville North country music night club
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Olympus PEN Lite E-PL5 + Panasonic Lumix G 20mm 1:1.7 II ASPH
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P6040426 Anx2 Q90 1200h 1.5k f25 f50 f70
S311, B80, N464 and N466 work 9195 empty grain train bound for Nullawil between Wycheproof and Dumosa.
Thursday 27th February 2025
The streamlined dream like clinker built oak of The Skidbladner calls out to those that can pack their sea chest as a seat from which to person the oars on an imaginary journey and hopefully the visitors will have notions of goods in their sea chest to trade and room there also to bring back their hard won treasures? This now land bound longboat affords a great prospect to experience Viking visions.
The old saying states, "The Devil is in the detail." This expression is used to denote either stumbling blocks, or unseen misfortune from easily overlooked small details. Where the rear of the neck joins in the centre of this image a face can be seen. This reflected small weathered detail looks like a face of shapeshifter in transition and I am choosing to follow the links where Loki can stand in for the Devil in certain circumstances, This shape shifting face made where one neck reflects upon itself is an unlooked for detail that once seen cannot be overlooked again as the picturesque Devil is in this detail.
The replica of the archaeological recovered Gokstad ship now sits next to a reproduction longhouse and both have room enough to house your imagination and also to inspire your dreams.
The Viking Unst Project,
A968
Brookpoint, Haroldswick, Scotland, ZE2
60.7853, -0.8343
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
The Skidbladner
A Red-eyed Vireo checking things out at my favorite forest. This migratory song bird holds the record for most songs given in a single day among bird species with more than 20,000 songs.
The streamlined dream like clinker built oak of The Skidbladner calls out to those that can pack their sea chest as a seat from which to person the oars on an imaginary journey and hopefully the visitors will have notions of goods in their sea chest to trade and room there also to bring back their hard won treasures? This now land bound longboat affords a great prospect to experience Viking visions. The replica of the archaeological recovered Gokstad ship now sits next to a reproduction longhouse and both have room enough to house your imagination and also to inspire your dreams.
The Viking Unst Project,
A968
Brookpoint, Haroldswick, Scotland, ZE2
60.7853, -0.8343
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
The Skidbladner
A yardang is a streamlined protuberance carved from bedrock or any consolidated or semiconsolidated material by the dual action of wind abrasion by dust and sand, and deflation which is the removal of loose material by wind turbulence. Yardangs become elongated features typically three or more times longer than wide, and when viewed from above, resemble the hull of a boat. Facing the wind is a steep, blunt face that gradually gets lower and narrower toward the lee end.[2] Yardangs are formed by wind erosion, typically of an originally flat surface formed from areas of harder and softer material. The soft material is eroded and removed by the wind, and the harder material remains. The resulting pattern of yardangs is therefore a combination of the original rock distribution, and the fluid mechanics of the air flow and resulting pattern of erosion.
Male Ringed Teal in Regents Park.
The Ringed Teal is native to Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina and southern Brazil, it is a small teal that is very easy to maintain in captivity on a basic waterfowl diet. When it was first available to aviculture it was considered delicate and only suitable for maintaining in a tropical house. Over many successive generations the Ringed Teal has adapted to Captivity and become very hardy and can easily withstand a UK winter with no requirement for additional protection provided some open water can be maintained. The Ringed Teal is not believed to be threatened in the wild and is one of the more common waterfowl in captivity. As with many other southern hemisphere waterfowl the Ringed Teal does not have an eclipse (non breeding) plumage so the striking colours of the males plumage are maintained throughout the year once adult plumage is assumed at about fourteen weeks of age.
The streamlined dream like clinker built oak of The Skidbladner calls out to those that can pack their sea chest as a seat from which to person the oars on an imaginary journey and hopefully the visitors will have notions of goods in their sea chest to trade and room there also to bring back their hard won treasures? This now land bound longboat affords a great prospect to experience Viking visions. The replica of the archaeological recovered Gokstad ship now sits next to a reproduction longhouse and both have room enough to house your imagination and also to inspire your dreams.
The Viking Unst Project,
A968
Brookpoint, Haroldswick, Scotland, ZE2
60.7853, -0.8343
© PHH Sykes 2023
phhsykes@gmail.com
The Skidbladner
Southern Shorthaul Railroads Westons tip duties is usually done with SSR101 & SSR102, CLF1 (Formerly CL2) replaced SSR102 while it was at Cardiff for some TLC. Here we see CLF1 & SSR101 at Westons during the tip. Thursday, 28th October 2021.
great egret tucks the long neck up against the body and points the toes to keep wind resistance to a minimum
Got the whole lot in this time! Wild Ringed Necked Parakeet in Kensington Gardens. Spot the robin, I have only just noticed it!
As the sun rises on another day, A70 and N455 approach Borung with empty grain train 9193 to Manangatang.
Thursday 27th February 2025
A visit to NATIONAL WOW MUSEUM
& NELSON CLASSIC CAR COLLECTION Nelson. On our trip up the South Island of New Zealand April 2019.
The Museum showcases two very distinct collections that collide in a celebration of design, innovation and wonder.
Where else in the world can you see a stunning selection of more than 60 wearable art garments, alongside more than 140 veteran, vintage and classic cars?
Together the wearable art and collectible cars epitomise the very heart of WOW – exploding the boundaries of design so that creativity and invention can thrive in a world of limitless possibilities.
For more Info: www.wowcars.co.nz/