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Taken for the FlickrFriday Theme "Weather"
Large waves formed by Storm Kathleen hitting the sea wall at the entrance to St Mary's Harbour. Making it on or off the quay without getting soaked is all about timing!
FYI: this is NOT a Photoshop collage! It's straight out of the camera with the exception of a few minor blemish touch ups. Happy Cliche Saturday!
Thank you FG for your remote flash trigger and expertise. I couldn't have done it without you.
If in Oban then I would highly recommend a trip out with Oban Sea Tours.
This beauty was on a small isle in the sound.
However a few days later the tour came across John Coe and Aquarius making an extremely rare venture into the Firth Of Lorne.
Common Seal - Phoca Vitulina aka Harbour Seal
Sound Of Kerrera - Scotland
As always I extend my sincere gratitude to all who are kind enough to comment and fave my photos or even stop by and just have a look. It is very much appreciated.
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Explore 16 September 2023
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autumn has finally come bringing colors and pumpkins and lots of fun
soon it will be a time for joyful celebrations across all the nations
the great divides of oceans and lands
made smaller by people reaching hands
bring the small up with the tall
make the tall stoop low to help us all.
fairy tales of santa and elves
can hopefully empty the shelves
of toys for girls and boys
one thing for sure with Covid near
the fear
the pushy
the demanding pleas
will be silenced for a while
the trial
of Truth always wins
it's about Love above all
not the small
human men
but the heavenly amen
of angels on high.
About
From the vault.
Timing is key with sunsets etc, this was shot some time ago, and the sky was amazing that night, I've shot the tree to death, so on this night I was just the sky, its enough.
** A special thanks to all who attended our workshop today **
Enjoy.
- Canon 50D.
- ISO 100, f11, 1/00, 70mm.
- Canon 24-70 f/2.8 L lens.
- Tripod.
Processing
- Blacks
- Colour punch in Lightroom 2.2
A BNSF SD70ACe duo takes BNSF C-BTMBEN 084 Through the frosty trees of Lyons, North Dakota about 4 Miles West of the Mandan Rail Yard.
For me these are not that common of a species. I usually see no more than a couple at a time, a couple times a year. This morning I found 6 on the Fraser River shooting through a gap in the trees along the shore.
The difference between a photograph and a great photograph is timing.
I guess it's the same with a kiss .....
Toothed belts /timing belts are available in different sizes even in loops (which sometimes can be of corrrect length for tinkering).
With perfect timing sunshine, A66 in its classic 1980s V/line paintjob awaits T356 to clear the points at Murchison East. It was here when T356 swapped with the A to lead back to Melbourne.
January 17th, 2026
The timing for this was almost perfect, but these two actually crossed about a minute apart on the evening of Monday 31st March. GBRf's 66733 'Cambridge PSB' plods along the branch from MoD Kineton with 4C01, 19:21 Kineton - Carlisle Yard. By the time DB's 66148 'Maritime Intermodal Seven' flashed across the gap with 4E68 Southampton - Wakefield, the final wagons of the military train were disappearing around the corner into Fenny Compton.
The slow branch speed and long vista means a 'real' shot of 2 trains crossing like this isn't impossible. I'll keep trying, and hopefully won't have to rely on Photoshop next time!
NS G70/72 times a C102 on Old Main 3 as they prepare to cut away from part of their Industry Yard inbound cut at East Point, Georgia. NS GP38-2 5230 does the honors on the southbound move. January 2023
A rural country light that caught my eye because of the contrasting colours... this is straight from the camera!
NJ Transit's 40th Anniversary Express rolls to an unexpected stop on the six-track section of the Northeast Corridor in Linden. A mechanical issue caused only a brief delay but allowed gathered photographers to take as many photos as they wanted. The next stop will be South Amboy where the historic "engine change" from electric traction to diesel occurred in years past. NJT's remaining active pair of F40PHs would take over from there to Bay Head. The train is led by two NJT heritage units, one PRR and the other represents a scheme applied to NJ Transit E60s and ALP-44s in the 1980s-90s.
NJT 401:
NJTR 4636 ALP-46A
NJTR 4640 ALP-46A
I surprised myself with this one! I was trying to sneak up on a Bald Eagle through the crunchy snow. No easy task. He heard me coming and leapt from his perch. I followed him through the trees and snapped quick when I saw an opening. I really thought I missed the shot but lo and behold I got it! LOL! Pretty fast for an old guy!
I had the timing chain tensioner break in the mountains 18 miles from Reus Spain. After stripping down the engine I found I needed a new rocker arm, timing chain tensioner and two push rods. Knowing I had passed a British Leyland garage earlier I started walking towards the town. I managed to get a lift after a while and found the Leyland garage. They had all the parts I needed so I headed back up the mountain around 5pm. No one would stop to give me a lift and as I got further from the town it got dark and there was less traffic. I eventually had no offer of a lift so I walked the 18 miles back to my vehicle, I got back a 10:30pm and with the help of a lead light I put the engine back together and was able leave just before midnight and got back to my hotel in Salou in around 45 minutes. I was lucky enough to have all my tools with me and I luckily drained the coolant into a small litter bin I kept in the motor as there was no sign of any water on this mountain.
While driving around Galesburg, I noticed a train that was starting to head down the connection to the Peoria Sub. I hit the gas and got to the S Chambers St crossing just in time to catch BNSF 1882 heading under the CB&Q cantilever at Knox interlocking. The cantilever has since been replaced.
Timing is everything. You want to get the field ploughed and drilled before the frost sets in, or before another wet winter turns it all to mush under your wheels.
*** SooC shot, no crop (no pun) ***
Salt print on Hahnemühle Platinum Rag 8x10".
Salted with 0,8% gelatin, 1,8% sodium citrate and 2,0% sodium chloride.
Sensitized with 10 % silver nitrate.
Digital negative with Easy Digital Negatives (Peter Mrhar) gradient map, exposed for 9,5 min in UV-box.
Cleared in citric acid/seasalt, fixed in hypo and rinsed in HCA.
If alternative/historic photographic processes need patience, so does water drop photography...
Better than before calibrating with HPR, but still haven't found that "oomph" contrast with salt prints. To be continued. :-)
Got lucky in catching CN nos.2520 & 2632 rolling across the Monte Lake trestle with a southbound load of empties.
filming the 1969 chevy camaro, aka the "original outlaw racer" after a run. this car has was featured on the NBCSN TV show "big red". from the june 2015 meet at elmo.
the southern california timing association (SCTA) has been hosting land speed racing meets at el mirage dry lake in the mojave desert since 1937. racers come from all over california to test their skills, to see who can go the fastest in 1.3 miles from a standing start. the event is full of colorful cars, bikes and characters.
nikon D7000 + nikkor 18-200mm, processed in nik color efex pro.
Louis showing great skills at the scooter park. He was kind enough to perform for the camera and gave some great photos.
In the very last few seconds of daylight, fresh BNSF and CP power lead SLRG 101 and newly painted/wrapped Iowa Pacific coaches southward on the Belt Railway of Chicago near Lake Street. The Iowa Pacific equipment is heading from Bensenville to work Indiana Transportation Museum's Santa Trains between Logansport and Peru. This vista is courtesy of the demolition of the Brach's candy factory, which stood where the huge gravel lot currently is.