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Just as a cloud moves over the sun, X31 leads B75 and B80 through Mywee as they head South to Vic Dock in Melbourne for unloading as 9374 from Tocumwal in Southern NSW.
Saturday 18th February 2017
Timing is everything.....the sun had just risen when this unusual cloud came along and just obscured it.....off shore at Winterton on Sea, Norfolk.
Anyone out there photographing trains wishes for the appropriate lighting conditions for their approaching subject. Having the sun shine on your subject can be a good a thing or a bad thing depending on many variables. I was happy to see the sun poke its nose up over the mountains on the east bank of the Hudson River as this train approached my perch. Its 6:17am on a Saturday morning as Q156 brings its train over Doodletown Bight Trestle and onto Iona Island at Bear Mountain N.Y. C40-9W 9048, AC44CW 275, ES44AC 3092. 05-18-2013. Howard Kent Jr.
Calatagan, Batangas, Philippines ||
Starburst being reflected by the water, resulting in a "dual starburst effect".
Had I been late by a couple of minutes or positioned differently, I would not have been able to capture this. Indeed, everything is about the Perfect Timing.
“If you are frightened, be Silent! Whining is for prey. It Attracts Predators!”
Robin Hobb Fool’s Assassin
“Life is all about timing... the unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable become available, the unattainable... attainable. Have the patience, wait it out It's all about timing.”
I actually had to take a break every minute from looking at the screen while processing as the blur made me dizzy but i kind of like it because of it :).
My wife sent me out to get her a bowl of chiil from Steak & Shake just as #145 was passing thru Starne Interlocker on the east side of Springfield. This gave me just the right amount of time to get down to Cockrell Lane, nail a shot of the train in gorgeous late summer light, get the chilli, and then return back home with my wife none the wiser. Perfect timing indeed!
BNSF 6652
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After letting a couple Z's around them, a westbound vehicle train throttles up at Edelstein just moments after the storms subsided and the sunshine returned. The timing was impeccable.
Best viewed Original size.
English-Electric Type 3 (later TOPS Class 37) D6747 heads 1E95, a westbound express passenger train, a little to the west of Brough station - c.07/1964.
Mr C (see comments below) states:
"In summer 1963 1E95 was 1815 Bridlington to Doncaster, calling Brough at 1914. The train also ran to the same timings in summer 1964, though I can't confirm whether the headcode was the same."
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© 2020 - Peter Brumby / 53A Models of Hull. Scanned by me from the original 35mm monochrome negative; photographed by Peter Brumby & reproduced with his permission.
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Some lucky timing meant I got to Seljalansfoss just as the sun was going down. The light catches in the waterfall making it glow bright pink for a few moments. I've had to tone down the colours in this photo because nobody would believe the actual colours were real. Breathtakingly beautiful in real life.
Single shot astro landscapes can require tricky timing, like catching the only passing vehicle at night while using a self timer, during the changing light of astronomical twilight! Tamron lens, processed in Lightroom with daylight white balance.
Had a little fun recently of trying out different shutter speeds at very low ground angle. Water movement is probably the most important element of a seascape composition IMO, even more so than a great sky because it reflect on what action the author is trying tell the viewers. This was shot at 1/4 of a sec. I got all soaking wet after this shot, but at least the water is always warm in Hawaii.
Dandelion seed head and buttercup bokeh in the hedgerow near Whorlton Castle, Swainby, North Yorkshire.
I wasn't trying to get a butt shot. Just a nice group shot. But the dove had other ideas. Just as I pressed the shutter, the dove did this.
White Wing Dove (Zenaida asiatica)
Female Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
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Einstein predicted that time slows down the faster you travel and the time-dilation hypothesis has since been proven by flying atomic clocks on aircraft.
The three fastest human beings at the moment are NASA astronaut Anne McClain, Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques (pictured) and Roscosmos astronaut Oleg Kononenko who are orbiting Earth on the International Space Station at a speed of around 28 800 km/h.
They are travelling so fast that they will return home to Earth after their six-month spaceflight 0.007 seconds younger than if they had stayed with their feet on the ground.
But how do astronauts perceive time in space? Space Station crew report that time seems to speed up in microgravity so European researchers are trying to find out more by immersing astronauts in virtual reality and testing their reaction times.
A virtual reality headset is used to block external visual cues that could influence the results. The experiment focuses on how astronauts estimate time duration as well as their reaction times. They are asked gauge how long a visual target appears on screen. Their reaction times to these prompts are recorded to process speed and attention.
The astronauts run the experiment before flight, on the International Space Station and again when they land to compare results. ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst was the first test subject to take part in this experiment in 2018. Anne and David did a session in February in ESA’s Columbus laboratory.
Understanding how time is perceived in space is important as astronauts are often required to conduct precision work where timing is everything. This research in microgravity will help reveal clues as to what helps keep our brains ticking the seconds accurately.
Credits: NASA
When I'm running late, I usually blame my "tardying angel" for throwing obstacles in my way, but maybe should blame Murphy's Law from my Murphy bed for bed timing.
This is a spring from the retracted bed, for FlickrFriday's "Timing" and Macro Mondays' "Spiral" challenges.
On our way from Banff to Lake Louise, we took the slower and more scenic route, the Bow Valley Parkway. Along the way is Morant's curve, which was first showcased by Nicholas Morant. You can see the appeal to this spot - both the Bow River and the train tracks have a lovely S-curve.
We were looking to see what the best angle was. My husband called me over to where he was as the view down the valley was really nice and showcased the S-curve of the train tracks and river well. As we were setting up our cameras to make some test shots, we heard the blast of a train horn. Ack! Time to quickly make sure the scene was composed correctly and focus.
Now, I've been having a hate relationship with trains at home. Here, I was actually happy to have a nice long train running by. Despite having to scramble a little, it was great timing. Who knows how long we would've had to wait for another train?
Have a great weekend, everyone!
A colourful building in Montreal that I stumbled upon recently. It is the new Convention Centre. At a certain time in the afternoon, if the light is just right, the colour from the windows is reflected onto the street.
The timing is right on par with my previous records: March 13, 2015, March 10, 2016, March 11, 2016 (which included 1 Whooping Crane), March 9, 2017, March 13, 2021, and today March 10, 2022. I was able to differentiate the groups by numbers and the time as they passed overhead. Total time observed was 2 hours and 15 minutes. (Orland Park, Cook County, Illinois USA) *Group 13
The sky was a pale, blue gray all day, as the Sandhill Cranes flew overhead at thousands of feet in the air. Viewers of this series may wonder, "Why so many shots of the silhouettes of cranes?" The answer to me is in the spectacle to behold, the balletic movements as they fly, everchanging patterns, and a symphony of sound!
After weeks of effort, I finally got the shot I was after... entire windmill within the sun! I'm pretty happy with this one!
I find taking night shots of the boardwalk amusement rides to be both fun and challenging. There are several things to take into consideration. The boardwalk is crowded with onlookers and riders. This makes it difficult to find a spot with enough room to set a tripod, which is in alignment of the ride, and with limited onlookers and line waiters.
For years I have watched these rides spin, swirl, twist and turn upside down. Now I find I watch with the sole purpose of timing them. At which point will the ride flip, creating a full circle? Once I have the found the proper settings and place with the best angle, I am ready to press the shutter release. This is generally the exact moment someone decisions to walk directly in front of the camera and stop to say, “oh sorry”.
Yes, timing is everything.
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Sometimes timing is everything. Like when the playful spooks are up to no good and it stops the ride right in front of the Hatbox Ghost. Actually Kyle was right in front of it but I still had a pretty good angle from the buggy next to him.
Instead choosing which photo to use, head on or in box, I decided on both.