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This was so quick to make so check out my Tuesday Tipster.
CG119 Flourish Background Cling
F5270 Traditional Pumpkin
K5242 Big Pine Bough
CL357 Holding Dolls
S5215 Cloud Background
So Yeah I'm still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this vehicle was unexpectedly on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover in East Kent, and a Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement woud be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark and light rain, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots right?.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 01:10AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw 2 Weeks ago!!
"Lava Lamp"
Ingredients:
• 1 Roll Agfa CT Precisa 100 35mm.
• 1 Dishwasher Cycle with Detergent (normal)
• 1 Dark Room
• 1 Hair Dryer
Process:
1) Put your roll of film into the cutlery basket of your dish-washer, (so as to keep it from flying about) add regular dish-washer detergent and set to a normal cycle.
2) Once the cycle is finished be sure to rinse the film in clean cold* water afterwards thoroughly
3) Dry in dark room with hair dryer
www.lomography.com/magazine/tipster/2010/10/29/dr-lab-exp...
Despite rumors of a split, Lucas and Miguel were back in the spotlight and in each other's arms at the pre-show for the House of Dawn fashion event. Up-and-coming PR boy Lucas was recently featured in a hot calendar pictorial, while Miguel, rocking a golden bronze, just returned from a modeling assignment in Brazil. A tipster from inside the event said these two couldn't keep their hands off each other all night!
Wasn't expecting to see this at Dover Priory Rail Station Tonight, and this vehicle had returned to Dover to work SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Service from Dover to Assford, and this was the best I could do in the dark but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots right?
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 2 nights this week, and that there would also be vehicles coming back from Assford later in the night: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/49674209923/.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 23:50PM at night like this again, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this Bexleyheath, South London based vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement will be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:45AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
Firework's doubles with myself inspired by our lomo lovers tipster. Read the tipster here:
lomolovers.com/2012/06/16/lomo-lovers-tipster-playing-wit...
and my tried and tested post here: lomolovers.com/2012/06/23/fireworks-tipster-tried-tested/
TED: "My 'orse fell an' Nobby an' Ginger's 'orses are still runnin', but Dad got 1st an' 2nd in the Grand National!! So we're off to collect his - I mean OUR - winnins' now!"
This flower house microscopic creatures of the divine species, the size of a fraction of a millimeter. He shyly peeking from the center of a large blue flower. Diagonal image is not more than 5 mm. Nikon PB-4 + 11y Vega
From "filmsoup-swap" project with Toby Mason (Fotobes). First, he shot an escalator in Angel underground station in London. And then he posted the film to Japan and I shot a factory in Gifu, Japan. After shooting a roll I put the dissolved neutral detergent onto all around the film in a darkroom. Then rewind the film and I heated the canister in boiled water for 5 minutes. After I dried the film I got it developed. Came out psychedelic image. More about this: www.lomography.com/magazine/tipster/2013/02/27/lets-cook-...
LOMO LC-A+/Kodak Elitechrome100/X-Process/Filmsoup
So Yeah I'm still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this vehicle from Access Coach Travel of Brasted near Sevenoaks in West Kent, was very unexpectedly on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover in East Kent, and a Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement woud be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different might be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 01:05AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Last Month!!
WEEK 18 – Barnes & Noble Ole Miss: Reunionited and It Feels So Good (III)
Wrapping up our interior views of the Union with this grand shot of the ceiling. I see this and I think my picture turned out phenomenally, but then I realize that nope, it’s probably just the phenomenalness of the ceiling that’s making me think that :P Still, I like the view regardless, haha!
Speaking, as we were in the previous description, about chairs… I’m realizing that these are the very last descriptions I’ll be writing from this office chair, which I purchased freshman year, at this desk in this apartment. That makes me sad :( I shared a lot of memories about my time in my on-campus apartment back at Sunday's teaser image, if you hadn’t gathered that already either from already viewing it, or from the previous description’s reference to it. To add to the feelings of finality and closure surrounding all of this, that Office Depot store where I bought the chair is currently liquidating. A tipster on my blog email address, who incidentally also has ties to Ole Miss, told me about that. Go figure…
(c) 2021 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Really wasn't expecting to see this at Dover Priory Rail Station Tonight!, and Yes this vehicle, along with their Levante Coach C19CWL, really was on SouthEastern Trains Emergency Rail Replacement Service from Assford to Dover!, and this was the best I could do in the dark and heavy rain but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots right?
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 3 nights this week, and that there would be vehicles coming from Assford, as well as going to Assford: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/49129884641/.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going back out at 01:10AM at night like this again, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...,
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
I had to call in the CSI division of the Keystone Cops Dept, Liberty, Missouri to investigate the sighting of a human skull in a car from the Prohibition Era. The Tipsters were the notorious Flickerites, WatermelonSugar & Tumbleweed1937. What do you see here?
hodachrome and I have recently completed another film soup swap .. This roll started off in UK, for this image I took a photograph of an underpass at Vauxhall Station in London, and then when the film was posted to Japan, hodachrome shot a small orange cosmos field, in his town, Ena.. We don't discuss what we have each taken photographs of, so the results are always a surprise..
On finishing the roll, Hodaka "cooked" the film using this recipe here.
lc-a+, kodak elite chrome 100, x-pro (film soup swap with hodachrome)
please check out the links below too..
A shiny Orange Bus drove past My house...
So Yeah I'm doing night shots again..., and this vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Service from Assford to Dover, and this was the best I could do in the dark but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots right?
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 2 nights this week, and a Thank You to the driver for the freindly wave and for stopping long enough so I could get this shot.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 01:00AM at night like this again, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this recently repainted YMS Travel vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Dover to Assford in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement will be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 23:55PM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
This year I am once again making Photography Calendars, and so if you still like my work as much as all your favourites and comments say you do, here is the EBAY link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375845182841, and you do not need an EBAY Account to buy one, as you can "Check Out as Guest".
So yeah my 3rd Night Shot in one week..., and I know what your thinking, does he even go to bed? LOL!
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and the Stagecoach in East Kent Thanet based vehicle, was very unexpectedly on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover and Ramsgate in East Kent, while the GO Ahead vehicle behind is a new arrival at their Folkestone Outstation.
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement woud be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different might be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:45AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Last Week!!
Really wasn't expecting to see this at Dover Priory Rail Station Tonight!, and Yes this vehicle really was on SouthEastern Trains Emergency Rail Replacement Service from Dover to Assford!, and this was the best I could do in the dark and light rain but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots right?
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 3 nights this week, and that there would also be vehicles coming back from Assford later in the night: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/49130398006/, and a Thank You to Driver Carl for the freindly wave.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 23:50PM at night like this again, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
This is a Valentine's postcard showing Piccadilly Circus looking west towards Regents Street centre left and Glasshouse Street on the right. None of the usual places where there are clues to the date are available but as Andrew Colebourne states below, the clue lies among the gaggle of buses traversing the Circus. The AEC Regal Type 9T9 was one of fifty single deck buses introduced to Green Line routes in the spring of 1936, their 7.7 Litre engines soon proved unsuitable for the long distance Green Line routes and they were relegated to normal bus work. At the outbreak of war in 1939 many were converted to ambulances. One of the buses carries an advertisement for the Daily Sketch Horse Racing tipster and journalist, Quintin Gilbey, in that year he had a book published entitled "Racing for fun". Several years earlier he had been involved in a road traffic accident near Portsmouth in which his car collided with a cyclist who received life changing injuries, Gilbey was ordered to pay the man over £4000.00 damages, a massive amount of money at that time. The bus at the rear of the gaggle is carrying an advertisement for "Craven Plain". This Carreras brand had been introduced in October 1932 as a “Craven A” cigarette without the cork tip. The cigarettes were made in Limerick at the Spillane’s tobacco factory and came in a green packet sealed with cellophane, the “Craven A” cigarettes came in a red packet. In 1958 Carreras merged with Rothmans of Pall Mall and cigarette manufacture at their Limerick factory ended in the mid-1960s.
Creative 52 Challenge 22: Abstract a Portrait
"Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray." — Lord Byron
For this photograph I created my own psychedelic camera lens using these instructions: www.lomography.com/magazine/tipster/2013/11/20/diy-psyche...
©2014 Linda Sue Kocsis - StudioCandelabra.com
A Little Red Bus drove past My house...
So Yeah I'm still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Dover to Assford in East Kent, and is still running out of GO Ahead's Folkestone Outstation, as several people have asked me recently.
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement woud be happening for 3 nights this week, and this was the best I could do in the dark but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots this year right?.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:10AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
This is for the CAARDvarks sketch challenge. I used this gal in my Tuesday Tipsters so it was nice to have her on hand.I must admit I broadened the branches in the tree, lengthened the trunk and cut out all the orange bits! TFL
So Yeah I'm still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and these vehicles were unexpectedly on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Dover to Ramsgate in East Kent, and a Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement woud be happening tonight and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots right?.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 23:00PM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Last Month!!
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this Bexleyheath, South London based vehicle was unexpectedly on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement will be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:35AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
This year I am once again making Photography Calendars, and so if you still like my work as much as all your favourites and comments say you do, here is the EBAY link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375845182841, and you do not need an EBAY Account to buy one, as you can "Check Out as Guest".
This mural on Mile End Road was painted back in 2011 by Mychael Barratt, James Glover & Nicholas Middleton and depict historical events and people that lived or visited the area.
Starting on the bottom right and working up the painting from right to left "like a snake"...you can make out the following...
George Bernard Shaw was an early member of the Fabian Society who regularly met on the Whitechapel Rd
William Booth started The Christian Mission and The Salvation
Army on the Mile End Rd
Captain James Cook lived at 88 Mile End Rd when not at sea
Prince Monolulu was a gambling tipster who frequented Petticoat Lane and Mile End Market with his famous call “I gotta horse!”
Frederick Charrington turned his back on his family’s brewery to start a temperance mission. He is here depicted taking a dray horse out of service
Dockers – This is loosely based on the statue of dockers at Victoria Dock
Vladimir Lenin planned the Russian Revolution in Whitechapel
Joseph Merrick also known as The Elephant Man was first publicly exhibited in London in a shop on the Whitechapel Rd across the street from the London Hospital
T V Edwards started the law firm T V Edwards in 1929
Anthony Edwards is the senior partner of T V Edwards. As a young boy he would accompany his uncle on his rounds, carrying his briefcase
Bushra Nasir studied at Queen Mary University and became the first Muslim headteacher of a state school
Mahatma Gandhi stayed at Kingsley Hall in 1931 when he came to London to discuss Indian independence
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II visited the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in 2009
Samuel Pepys frequented the Mile End Rd, as his diary attests
and his mother was the daughter of a Whitechapel butcher
Isaac Rosenberg was a First World War poet and a painter who was one of a group of artists known as The Whitechapel Boys
Mark Gertler was another of The Whitechapel Boys
Edith Cavell trained as a nurse at London Hospital before working in German-occupied Belgium during World War I
Reggie & Ronnie Kray frequented The Blind Beggar.
David Hockney had his first exhibition at The Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1970
Scout This is my dog
Eric Gill’s sculptures grace the New People’s Palace on the Mile End Rd
Gilbert & George live nearby in Spitalfields
Market stalls that line the Mile End Rd
reference to London’s docks
30 St Mary Axe also known as the Gherkin
Christ Church, Spitalfields, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor
House by Rachel Whiteread was a cast of the inside of a house on Grove Rd
The East London Mosque
Clock tower from in front of The People’s Palace
The Royal London Hospital
Guernica by Pablo Picasso was displayed at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in 1939
The Whitechapel Art Gallery
Blooms, famous kosher restaurant on Whitechapel Rd
The Whitechapel Church Bell Foundry
Trinity Almshouses, Mile End Rd
The first V1 flying bomb or Doodlebug fell in Whitechapel in 1944
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this Bexleyheath, South London based vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement will be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:40AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
New York ca. 1910. "Pennsylvania Station. Track level, main and exit concourses, stair entrance." 8x10 inch glass negative, Detroit Publishing Co.
All the whining in the world
Submitted by Vas you Dere, Sharlie? on Sun, 09/26/2010 - 6:44pm.
All the whining in the world about how unsightly, grimy, or whatever Penn Station was in its declining years (all of which could have been dealt with by apportioning for its upkeep a fraction of the money that went into real-estate thugs' pockets in the transactions that led to its demise) can't obscure the fact that a soaring, beautiful monument to the aspirations of man was replaced with a squalid, stunted, cheap and uncomfortable monument to greed and hubris.
The Sistine Chapel is reputed to be just awfully expensive to keep clean; why not spray acousti-tile over it and be done with the burden?
When you stepped out of your train onto that platform, the astonishing and unexpected vastness of the space around you was a perfect metaphor for the possibilities of your future in America's greatest city. As I suppose the current incarnation is as well, in its own way, in this Age of the Bankster.
I consider myself lucky to have there, grime, panhandlers, dirt, and all.
So Bright
Submitted by Jeffrey Jakucyk on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 6:42pm.
It's amazing how much effort was put into letting natural light into this space. From the windows and skylights to the glass block floors they did everything they could to maximize it. Unfortunately, with dirt and grime accumulating over time, it no doubt got more and more dark and foreboding. It's not something most would notice as it happened gradually, but that along with the inevitable dust and other detritus gathering on all that open steelwork I can only imagine how disgusting the place must have been in its twilight years. The lack of proper maintenance and utter disdain for classical architecture that prevailed in the mid 20th century certainly didn't help.
Many historic treasures have been restored to an amazing condition that few knew existed. Images like this show just how breathtaking some of these great old spaces that we see today as grungy and dark can be if they're properly restored.
Penn's legacy
Submitted by Chuck from Minnesota on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 11:59am.
As many probably know, Penn Station was owned by the spiraling-towards-bankruptcy Pennsylvania Railroad. The Pennsy couldn't afford to keep this giant station operating when the air rights over the tracks were so lucrative (the space over the tracks now Madison Square Garden).
Its destruction lead to the modern preservation movement. Many historic structures have been saved due to this building loss, and subsequent awareness of the value of significant buildings.
Railroad Observer
Submitted by Anonymous Tipster on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 9:25am.
This photograph shows the station when final construction and clean up was almost complete. The electrified third rails can be seen adjacent to the tracks. These powered some pioneering electric locomotives that would handle the trains between the west portal near North Bergan, NJ (known as Manhattan Transfer) and the station.
An excellent read on the construction of this station and the far bigger challenge of tunneling under the Hudson River is, "Conquering Gotham: A Gilded Age Epic: The Construction of Penn Station and Its Tunnels" by Jill Jonnes.
*sniffle*
Submitted by klg19 on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 7:27am.
Every photo I see of the original Penn Station is like a little knife in my heart. As someone who didn't move to NYC until after its destruction, I feel like I've been deprived of something magical.
Stairway to Hempstead
Submitted by swein on Mon, 09/20/2010 - 6:11am.
One of those original staircases still exists:
TED: "I put our bets on, boys, 'ere's the tikkit. I'll give it to Dad to look after, an' he can collect our winnings after the race." *hopeful*
A little Red Bus drove past My house...
So Yeah I'm still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and I know what your all thinking, "Didn't he go out and do a shot just like this back in February 2021?", and yeah I did: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/50934538742/, but I've not had any opertunities do any night shots since March, and I'm also not completely board with this vehicle yet, and it is currently the "New Toy" at GO Ahead's Folkestone Outstation, and was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Dover to Assford in East Kent, and this was the best I could do in the dark but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots this year right?
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 2 nights this week, and a Thank You to the driver for the friendly wave and for stopping long enough so I could get this shot.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:05AM at night like this again, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
This is the story of my dog. This is a lengthy history. You are more than welcome to read her story, (it is a touching one), but the purpose of this is to get her picture and story immortalized on the internet.
Tippi 12/1/1997-6/15/2014
AKA Tippi Girl
AKA Tippi Puppy Dog
AKA Tipperino
AKA Tipster
AKA Tipp
You often hear it said that a dog is man’s best friend. It doesn’t seem to do this dog justice. How many times have you referred to someone as your “best friend,” and find that you now have lost touch with that individual, or had some falling out, the end result always being that the individual is no longer your best friend, or, (in some cases), a friend of any kind. Tippi was always more than just a friend, and will always be remembered.
Her life started out hard. She was born a runt to a German Shepherd, fathered by a Labrador Retriever, into an environment that was not friendly to a dog trying to get a life started. Her first living quarters was a makeshift enclosure outdoors that was able to keep her and her siblings in, but unable to protect them from the elements. One of those elements being abusive neighbor children that threw things like rocks and snowballs at the helpless dogs. Because of this, Tippi was always leery of children.
She was eventually moved indoors where she lived in squalor. Due to circumstances that I won’t describe here, the man who owned the dogs, a very close friend, had little choice but to have the dogs in this place. Suffice it to say, however, that he was, at the time, trying very hard to find a new solution.
When I first met Tippi, she had barely opened her eyes, living in the conditions that I just described. She took to me immediately. I knew that when I was in a position to do so, I was going to take one of the dogs from the litter as my own, at the very least to get it out of that situation. At that moment, I was undecided as to which one, though I was leaning toward the runt that seemed smarter and calmer than the rest.
One of the times that I visited the dogs, my friend called me in to show me that all the dogs from the litter were in one place and he said, “Watch this.” He began to howl, and all the dogs, of course, looked up at him with that sort of confused, head cocked to one side look. One of them, however, began to respond with a noise of its own. It was a cute little, high-pitched, whiny noise but was otherwise obviously a howl. It was Tippi. I knew then that my choice had been made.
I had not yet found myself in the position to take on the dog, but I became impatient and decided that then was the time to become a dog owner anyway. I took her in. The conditions that I lived in at the time weren’t spectacular, but they were a far cry better than from where I was taking her. So I brought her into my apartment. An apartment, I might add, that doesn’t allow dogs. With a roommate, I might add, that didn’t care for dogs.
This quickly became a challenge.
Tippi, not even six months old, had to learn to live by a schedule. She also, for the first time in her life, had to learn that she couldn’t use the floor as a bathroom. She had to eat at the same time, go outside at the same time, and live in my bedroom when I wasn’t there. We lived on the second floor, so she had to go down stairs three times a day, (or any other time in between if she seemed like she needed it), to go outside. Trying to hide the fact that you own a dog isn’t easy when the dog is afraid of stairs and you have to take her down stairs at least three times a day.
Needless to say, we were discovered. I had to get rid of Tippi. Luckily, I have about the best parents a man could ever ask for, and they agreed to take my pup into their home until I could change my own living situation. A bond was quickly formed. My parents loved the little pup, and the little pup loved them in return. Any time that my parents or my brother would visit, Tippi was always excited to see them. In the last weeks of her life, Tippi saw my mom and treated her with the same reverence that she did during the time she lived in their house. The love shared by Tippi and my family never faded.
When my lease was up, I moved back home for two reasons. First, to take care of my dog. Second, and equally important, to build up some money to marry my girlfriend of four years.
I lived with my parents for two years, and during that time, my relationship with my parents grew to what it is today. There is a time that one reaches in life when your parents are no longer your caregivers. They become friends. I also spent those two years bringing Tippi up from a pup into a young dog. There is a time that one reaches with a dog when they are no a longer a responsibility. They also become friends.
When those two years were up, I married my wife, and when we returned from our honeymoon, we moved into our new apartment. We brought Tippi into our new home and she went from being a pet to being a family pet. The new mantle suited her well. My wife and Tippi had already formed a bond from the days when Tippi was living in my first apartment, but the two became inseparable when they lived under the same roof. There were many times that I would come home late from pool league to find the two curled up on the couch, or to find my wife asleep in bed with Tippi laying next to her. There were also many times that my wife and I would both be sitting on the couch and Tippi would invariably be laying right there between us. We were a family.
During the first year we spent in our apartment, we made the unfortunate discovery that our three year old dog was suffering from the early stages of hip dysplasia. We put her on medication and she seemed to quickly recover.
We were already aware of Tippi’s love for toys, but we didn’t realize how much they meant to her until we got into the apartment. Tippi had a basket in the corner of the living room that held all her toys, and we bought her many. She would pull out whatever toy she wanted to play with and we would play with her, and then she would grab another or just stop. She never took her toys and just chewed on them. Of all the toys that she had, never did she destroy one. We also discovered that we could tell her what toy to grab and she would walk over and get that one. She would sometimes sniff the toy that we mentioned, and then grab another. She was just in the mood to play with a different toy, but she could distinguish between her toys by their name. As she grew, she lost interest in her toys, but during the time that we spent in the apartment, they were clearly very important to her.
The only time I ever saw Tippi bear her teeth was while we were living in that apartment. Tippi had become accustomed to a backyard in my parents’ home, but had to change her routine once more. She had to learn to go to the bathroom on a leash. At first she rejected the idea. Then we got a retractable leash that gave her fifty feet, and she reluctantly made the compromise. One particular time we were outside, a large golden retriever came running up to me. As far as I knew, the dog was harmless and just wanted to visit, but Tippi wasn’t quite so convinced. When she saw that dog running up to me, she closed that fifty feet in a rush and before the dog could get within ten feet of me, Tippi was there in between me and that dog, snarling and barking. Her hackles were raised, her posture was aggressive and she was making the manliest growls she could muster. The dog tried to sidestep her a few times, but she was there, making warning lunges and snapping her formidable teeth. The dog, which was twice my runt’s size, I might add, eventually lost interest in getting torn up by this insane adversary, and went the opposite direction. Tippi attentively watched the dog until it went out of sight around the corner of another apartment building, then turned around and began licking my face with enthusiasm bordering on urgency. Tippi already had my love, but that day, she gained my respect.
During her time in our apartment, my wife and I went on vacation. My brother stayed and watched our apartment as well as Tippi. One night when he was out, lightning struck the building next to ours and burned to the ground. There was a lot of noise and confusion and undoubtedly, for Tippi, the smell of smoke. The firemen wouldn’t let my brother anywhere near our apartment even to get Tippi out. It should be mentioned, at this point, that my brother harbored both a deep love for my dog, and an unshakable intolerance for official authority figures, so the crew’s resolve was certainly tested that night. Poor Tippi had to endure the entire ordeal alone and from that day, was deathly terrified of thunder.
After living two years in the apartment, my wife and I decided it was time to become homeowners. Tippi had a backyard again. She could not have been more thrilled. She would spend hours out there with no interest in coming inside. She would spend her time chasing squirrels, barking at anyone who came within her line of sight, and rolling around in anything she could find as long as it smelled absolutely terrible.
While inside she liked to lay in front of the back window to keep an eye on her claim, or in a corner of a couch in the basement that she had also claimed as her own. Life for her could not be better. That would not last.
About three years after we moved into our house, another situation arrived with a dog that did not have a good life and was either going to be moved to a good home, or she was going to be put to sleep by the dog pound. I am unable to ignore that. We brought in our second dog. We have no idea what kind of dog she was, the previous owners could tell us nothing to make the determination easier. In much the same way, we could only make an educated guess at her age. She was small and long and black and undeniably cute. She was raised by cats so she had some very funny mannerisms for a dog. Her name was Dixie.
Dixie quickly took over the house, and for the most part, Tippi allowed it. There were a few activities that Tippi refused to change, though. Like chasing the neighbor dog up and down the fence. When Dixie would try to stop that from happening, Tippi would just knock her down. The other activity that Tippi would not compromise was getting attention from us. She would compete enthusiastically with Dixie for that. Otherwise, Dixie got whatever she wanted.
To make matters worse for our poor dog, three years into Dixie’s life, another life entered our home. This one was a little baby that I have come to affectionately know as The Munch. Our daughter. Tippi had no idea what to do with herself. Not only had another dog taken over her house, but now one of those child things was living here. Tippi was curious while The Munch was a baby, but became terrorized when she began to walk. Tippi, who never shook her distrust for children, never actually did warm up to my daughter, always staying just out of arm’s reach. But, adorably, Tippi would walk up and sniff her when she wasn’t looking, or quickly lick her hand while The Munch had her attention elsewhere. We have found Tippi sleeping on the floor in The Munch’s room while The Munch slept, as well as sleeping outside her room when The Munch was staying somewhere else for the night. The first time we left the house and returned without our child, Tippi was clearly distressed. The point being, that our dog was leery of children, but loved our daughter.
Unfortunately, three years after The Munch was born, we made the discovery that Dixie had a brain tumor. After six short years of life, Dixie’s condition worsened until she lost all control of her body. We had to mourn the loss of our other runt. Tippi outlived a younger dog, and we feared what effect this would have on her. In many cases, when one dog dies in a two-dog house, the other declines quickly and you end up with a no-dog house. In our case, Tippi came to life. She seemed to find peace in the home again. She laid wherever she wanted to lay, ate whatever she wanted to eat, went wherever she wanted to go, and, yes, was able to chase the neighbor dog up and down the fence without having to knock over another dog. Completely unexpected, but Tippi was glad that, for whatever reason, she had the house to herself again.
We can take a hint. We did not replace Dixie.
The last four years of Tippi’s life have been relatively uneventful. She became lazier, though she would still jump up and run around when it was time to eat, and for a while still seemed to enjoy going outside and sitting at the top of the deck steps to stare out at her yard for who knows how long. Eventually, though, if she wasn’t eating, she preferred to lay on her favorite bed next to the back door and sleep. The problems with her back legs became more frequent and we knew that our time was running thin.
On June 11, 2014, my wife and I left for Schaumburg, Illinois for my first ever LEGO convention. BrickWorld. We arrived and my excitement was at about as high a level as one can expect from a grown man. We were in Schaumburg for less than a day when we received word from one of our best friends that Tippi was having trouble walking. Despite my excitement, I felt so far from home. Although I had made a commitment to not only the gentleman that I was collaborating with but to myself to make this experience the best it could be, my mind was at home. Next to my backdoor. Where I knew my Tippi was lying. I would build and I would set up and I would talk to my fellow builders and the public that walked through to enjoy our wares, but when I was away from anything to keep my mind occupied, I thought of my dog. I had to leave early on the last public day from BrickWorld to rush home to our dog. When we arrived, we found a dog that had lost all use of her back legs and was quickly losing the use of her front legs. She didn’t even lift her head when she saw me.
We had been dreading this day. I knew it had arrived.
On June 15, 2014, Father’s Day, Tippi died. She lived to be better than 16 years of age. She survived harsh living conditions, a small black terror of a dog, and The Munch. She saw a better life than how she entered the world and made life better for those who knew her. She was loved intensely and loved intensely in return.
She will always be remembered.
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and these Bexleyheath, South London based vehicles were on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Faversham and Canterbury East to Dover in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement will be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:35AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
This year I am once again making Photography Calendars, and so if you still like my work as much as all your favourites and comments say you do, here is the EBAY link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375845182841, and you do not need an EBAY Account to buy one, as you can "Check Out as Guest".
Yeah I know right?, You wait ages for a Night Shot from me, and then I give you 3 in one week..., and I know what your thinking, does he even go to bed? LOL!
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this Bexleyheath, South London based vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Faversham and Canterbury East to Dover in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement will be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:35AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
This year I am once again making Photography Calendars, and so if you still like my work as much as all your favourites and comments say you do, here is the EBAY link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375845182841, and you do not need an EBAY Account to buy one, as you can "Check Out as Guest".
Prince Charles, who goes by the title Duke of Rothesay in Scotland, was at Perth racecourse on Saturday with his wife Camilla for the Charities Race Day.
The event raises cash for a string of Scottish charities including the Princes Trust, the Princes Scottish Youth Business Trust and Scottish Business in the Community.
More than 10,000 people turned out in glorious Perth sunshine, and charity takings for the day are on course to break the £200,000 mark.
Also in attendance was First Minister Alex Salmond, who used his experience as a racing tipster to good effect, picking two winners on the card.
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A shiny Stagecoach Bus drove past My house...
So Yeah I'm still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and I know what your all thinking, "Isn't this one of the worst night shots he's ever done?", and yeah it is, but I suppose somebody had to capture this..., and both of these vehicles (and YMS Travel's P9YMS) were on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover and Ramsgate, and this was the best I could do in the dark and light rain considering the conditions I had to work with, and the presense of the Bayliss vehicle, who's appearance's on Late Night Rail Replacement are starting to become a bit of a habbit..., unlike Stagecoach 15495 GN09BBZ which is from their Dover Depot and therefore makes for a different and more unusual sight at Dover Priory Rail Station.
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 3 nights this week, and a Thank You to the driver for stopping long enough so I could get this shot.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 01:05AM at night like this again, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
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Well I suppose somebody had to capture this...
So Yeah really wasn't expecting to see this at Dover Priory Rail Station Tonight!, and Yes this vehicle really was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Service from Assford to Ramsgate!, and this was the best I could do in the dark but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots right?
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 2 nights this week, and a Thank You to Driver Carl for the freindly wave.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going back out at 00:55AM at night like this again, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
Yeah I know right?, You wait ages for a Night Shot from me, and then I give you 2 in one night..., and I know what your thinking, does he even go to bed? LOL!
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this Bexleyheath, South London based vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement will be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:55AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
This year I am once again making Photography Calendars, and so if you still like my work as much as all your favourites and comments say you do, here is the EBAY link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375845182841, and you do not need an EBAY Account to buy one, as you can "Check Out as Guest".
This is my customization for Lomography Konstruktor. Hope you enjoy my Castle Dream :)
Link here:
www.lomography.com/magazine/tipster/2014/01/17/minifanfan...
#lomo #lomography #castle #dream #camera #han
Yeah I know right?, You wait ages for a Night Shot from me, and then I give you 3 in one week..., and I know what your thinking, does he even go to bed? LOL!
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this Travelmasters Bus & Coach of Sheerness vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover and Deal in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:30AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
This was from my very first roll of film using my new lca. First I went through the roll taking shots of album covers and various art around the house. This one in particular was a red canvas collage of Jack Kerouac images, then I went back and shot through the roll again. (got the idea from the lomo tipster site) Out of 36 pics, this is the only double exposure that was somewhat visible. Hopefully I'll get better results next time! Although this one is growing on me.
When all of Iowa was under a blizzard warning, I knew there'd be a good chance that the railroads would be out with their heavy duty snow fighting equipment. I got word (thanks anonymous tipster!) that UP would be running plows out of Mason City on Friday, so Mike B and I drove down to enjoy the show. There was nary a drift over the track between Mason City, IA and Bricelyn, MN, where we ran into a signal maintainer. He told us that there were some big drifts on the line out to Estherville. He was correct...
Yeah I know right?, You wait ages for a Night Shot from me, and then I give you 2 in one night..., and I know what your thinking, does he even go to bed? LOL!
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this Bexleyheath, South London based vehicle was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement will be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 00:55AM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
This year I am once again making Photography Calendars, and so if you still like my work as much as all your favourites and comments say you do, here is the EBAY link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375845182841, and you do not need an EBAY Account to buy one, as you can "Check Out as Guest".
Yeah I know right?, You wait ages for a Night Shot from me, and then I give you 2 in one week..., and I know what your thinking, does he even go to bed? LOL!
So Yeah I'm Still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and this Bexleyheath based GO Ahead vehicle was unexpectedly on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Assford to Dover in East Kent.
A Thank You should also go to the Tipster who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 3 nights this week and that something different would be on it, and this was the best I could do in the dark, but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've actually done worse night shots right?
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 23:55PM, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
This year I am making Photography Calendars, and so if you still like my work as much as all your favourites and comments say you do, here is the EBAY link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/375115679073?hash=item5756a30561:g:Xrc..., and you do not need an EBAY Account to buy one, as you can "Check Out as Guest".
All Feedback is Welcome, and I look forward to doing business with you!
In behalf of the TIPSters, I would like to thank Black Pencil Project Org for giving us the opportunity to help them with their noble works. It has been a very fullfulling experience to be of service to others especially to the locals of Dumalneg, Ilocos Norte, the Isnegs.
I'll be posting more related photos these coming days.
Another shiny Red Bus drove past My house...
So Yeah I'm still doing night shots..., and I wasn't expecting to see this in Dover tonight, and for some reason this Bexleyheath based vehicle from South London, was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Service from Assford to Dover in East Kent, and this was the best I could do in the dark but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots right?
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 2 nights this week, and a Thank You to the driver for the friendly wave and for stopping long enough so I could get this shot.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 01:00AM at night like this again, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!
A shiny Red and White Bus drove past My house again...
So Yeah I'm still doing night shots, well somebody has to..., and I know what your all thinking, "Didn't he go out and do a shot just like this back in November 2020?", and yeah I did: www.flickr.com/photos/69558134@N05/50650894772/, but I've not yet had any opertunities do any night shots this month, and I'm also not completely board with this vehicle yet..., and this ex East Yorkshire Buses vehicle is still fairly New at GO Ahead's Folkestone Outstation, and was on SouthEastern Trains Late Night Rail Replacement Services from Dover to Assford in East Kent, and this was the best I could do in the dark but still not that bad considering the conditions I had to work with, and besides I've done worse night shots right?
A Thank You should also go to the "Anonymous Tipster" who told me that this Rail Replacement would be happening for 2 nights this week, and a Thank You to the driver for the friendly wave and for stopping long enough so I could get this shot.
But yes I'm sure you still think I'm crazy for going out at 23:55PM at night like this again, especially when John Lee Hooker sang that "Night Time is the Right Time to be with the Woman You Love!", however unfortunately I still don't have any of that...
And be sure to check by my other acount: www.flickr.com/photos_user.gne?path=&nsid=77145939%40..., to see what else I saw Very Recently!!