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After watching an eastbound pass by in Durand where the sun started to come out after a couple of isolated storms skirted the area to the north, I saw that L514 was ready to leave Flint after the eastbound got past them in Flint. I went east hoping the cloud line would keep moving east and let that sky work for the afternoon westbound. After a lot of waiting, and anxiously watching the train slowly get closer, the cloud line and blue skies were slowly coming, but it was going to be close. With about 45 seconds to spare, the clouds cleared out, the sky opened up, and the sun cast a warm glow on the land and blackened the sky.
Flickr friends, what do you think ? This is the original, straight out of the camera, but I thought it looked a bit squintbso I cropped it, see version 2. But now I think they both look a bit squint, it's irritating,,because the one I posted on IG is more satisfactory, but theynwon't let me share! Oh well , if anyone has time I'd appreciate your comments :)
Earlier this year CP ran a CWR train along the Galt Sub dropping rail in various locations before continuing south down the Hamilton Sub. While working their way east, the consist was left tied down on the Killean Storage Track on Galt's east side one evening giving local photographers the opportunity for night shots of the London-built SD40-2.
With the time change 'springing ahead' during the night, I was afforded an extra hour of darkness in the morning, with just enough time to grab a few shots after work before the sun came up.
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CP Galt Sub - Killean Storage Track
Cambridge, ON.
This is one of the least busy places I know, always was.
But just when I arrived there today two walkers settled on a bench for their break.
Well, I know how to get there.
It's also a nature reserve since 1938 and originated as a relic of an Ice Age glacier.
CSX Geometry train W003 rolls past the 10th Street interlocking beginning its trip to Montgomery, AL as a trio of KCS Belles shove NS 24E past 'Howell' and into Norfolk Southerns Inman Yard.
Atlanta, GA
I took a day trip recently to a great place to visit, Dauset Trails Nature Reserve; It had been a year since I was there and what a difference! I was a month too late, and the water in the Lotus Pond was way down, the water looked black except in a few areas where the blue sky was reflected...The long hot summer had taken its toll...Even so, if you were willing to lean way over and hold back some weeds, there were still lovely lilies to be found!
Hope you are having a great week!
Nothing quite shows the time of year like an Eastern Bluebird perched on a budding branch. A wonderful promise of great things to come and making a fresh beginning.
Like a mini vacation, three day weekends are a welcome respite from a busy work schedule. On this occasion, it was the Family Day Statutory Holiday that gave most people a break and a few took advantage of free fishing to enjoy the perfext timing of a sunny day.
CP 6018 leads CP 244 by Orrs Lake amid a pocket of sunlight.
I literally came to a stop as the train got to this spot. I had enough time to hop out and quickly compose the shot, no setting check or anything.
I spotted this Osprey and the moon behind it. At first the moon was to the right, took some pics, repositioned myself and waited a bit to get this shot. Central Bucks PA.
Sometimes on the Ferry ride home, we are fortunate to time it with the sunset. This night was no exception in terms of color and vibrance. The sky was lit with various warm colors and the distant mountains delivered wonderful shapes and silhouettes.
In order to capture the image without creating a fuzzy one, the ISO, and shutter speed are turned up. One needs to take advantage of whatever one can, in order to deliver something worth keeping.
I was glad I was able to get focused on the female Belted Kingfisher as it flew by the female Common Merganser. Central Bucks, PA.
Fortuitous Timing: I knew there was a NB BNSF approaching Cheyenne as I seen it on my drive up from Colorado Springs. With that being said I figured I had a better than a decent chance to catch an over under shot at the west end of UP’s busy Cheyenne Yard on the busy Overland Route. Once I set up to wait for the BNSF I could see this guy approaching, albeit very slowly, and was hopeful he would make it at least to the underpass. As luck would have it the UP train had pulled through the underpass as the BNSF rolled by overhead. 7.29.16
Tuesday was the warmest day of the year so far in the UK with temperatures up 33C or 91F in some parts. It was also full moon with the moon rising 30 minutes before sunset. The clear skies and timing make ideal conditions for mixing scenery with the moon without too much difference in exposure. A check of the Photographers Ephemeris online also revealed that the moonrise lined up perfectly with the local pier when viewed from the west. This also gave me a perfect chance to try out my new (second hand) 75-300 Minolta zoom lens for some moon shots.. When the tide is in there are always fishermen operating from the end of the pier in the evening.
The picture was taken with a tripod with a Sony A550 with a Minolta 75-300 zoom at 300mm. Processing was limited to adjustments in RAW and Topaz Clarity was also used.
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After 5 years I finally took a moment to clean up and re-edit what is still to this day my favorite image... Not much can really beat the light, timing, and place, for me in this image. A fortunate few moments in the sun...
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"Finding peace"
The moment you realize that you can have everything you want in life. However, it takes timing,the right heart, the right action, the right passion and a willingness to risk it all. If it is not yours, it is because you really didn't want it!!! ;)
Photo taken on January 10, 2025, at 19:21:11 p.m.
LET GO and TRUST LIFE again (Official Music Video Trust Your Timing) Fearless Soul
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El ángulo dorado
marca en la piedra sombras
de las horas que aguarda
un antiguo reloj.
Y la cúpula inmóvil
en el jardín se esconde,
callada entre los árboles,
mientras escucha el agua.
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Reloj en la torre- campanario de la Iglesia Matriz de Santiago de Los Caballeros. Gáldar. Gran Canaria.
El 9 de abril de 1853 fue construido el nuevo reloj de origen francés, con un diámetro de casi 3 metros.
Neon lights and colourful menus brighten the night at Good Timing Food Village, a lively hub of street food and local flavours.
Good timing for me that these Epiphyllum Hookeri -- Hooker's Orchid Cactus are blooming so much! Two blossoms at once (and a little creative composite editing) were a blessing for me. They don't even last a day opened ... so I had been watching the double ones that had appeared and was blessed they opened on the right day for SoS!
This is what they look like before opening up!
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Happy Smile on Saturday!
We have been hosting one of Miss Lily's friends she met at Uni in the UK. The timing hasn't been great as Miss had a thesis due and exams. On Sunday, he had to put up with the old farts while she studied and we took him to the place close to my heart to show him our Victorian Coast line- Phillip Island. It was safe to say he was impressed.
This was taken at Kilcunda, just upon sunset and I leached the last bit of light by sitting the camera on the steps railing to get a longer exposure. It was a stormy day but we were lucky with the weather.
There is alot of talk on social media about the role of the vagus nerve and it's use in helping with mood and anxiety. The vagus nerve acts as a communication pathway between the brain and the body, influencing mood, stress responses, and even the immune system.
I think if I could go for a walk along the beach everyday, I would be able to resent my vegus nerve to something more approaching calm.
As the waves of Spring slammed against the rocky barrier, their motion caused a large gush of water to fly into the air. While watching each wave, I noticed how some would simply bump against the rocks, while others appeared to gather momentum and crash with greater force.
It was those waves with the greater energy that created such a violent action. This one was the grand daddy of them all, and reached the highest peak. The only challenge was ensuring the wash that penetrated the crevice, joined the peak of the splash as it flew into the air.
la Fotografia come la Vita è una catena di attimi, basta cogliere quello giusto
Photography as Life is a chain of moments, just pick the right one
Another 20 minutes and the light would have gone kaput, luckily everything worked out because I've been wanting this photo for a while. SLR train 393 lead by RM-1 804 pours it on climbing into Gilead, Maine, leaving a fog of rich smelling diesel exhaust behind as they roll west into the setting sun.
804-3804-3105-3803-803, 9x12 Gilead, ME
Had timing been just slightly different, this would have been a perfect over-under, oh well. Just after sunset and a couple minutes out of Chicago Union Station, an outbound Amtrak Hiawatha Service train scoots under the approaches to Ogilvie Transportation Center, where a UP GP15 shoves a string of bilevels into the station.
Day 2 of 2025 saw sun and clouds. When this train to Gent passed me, I saw mostly clouds. It wasn't as bad as a few hundred meters more towards Lokeren. There, sun and rain added some spectacle to the photo.
Timing is everything, as a few minutes earlier the foreground scene was also lit by the sun. And a few minutes after this shot, I had to run and seek shelter for the rain.
D&SNG 480 drifts around the oft-photographed S-curve above Rockwood.
This location is about a 15-minute hike from Rockwood; I had planned to get there in time to deploy the other camera on the tripod on the left where the other photographer is. Alas, a buckle on my camera bag broke during the hike and so I didn't quite get there in time to do two cameras.
As they say, timing is everything.
As I took this photo from this shed an old man on bicycle stopped next to me. I heavy local dialect he asked me what I was taking photos of.
I told him of the shed, because I like it and because it has the same roof tiles as my house. I told him my house was built in 1933 and I wondered how old the shed might be.
He said: "Well, I can tell you, because my father built it in 1922." Pretty good timing to get the info you want right away!
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