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UP 8828, classified by UP as an SD70AH, is a heavier version of the SD70ACe for increased tractive effort. Seen here with a UP stack train heading north at Sandcut, CA, with two SD70Ms.
16 March 2014.
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“. . . each day mankind and the claims of mankind slipped farther from him.'
-Jack London
From Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon, 2002.
The main body of fire was knocked down quite a while ago but the mop up continues with water still flowing out of the structure. This was a vacuum cleaner company building in Suffern N.Y. which also housed some sort of fancy garment business. Pictured is Nyack NY's ALF 10-99 from Chelsea H&L Co.No.2. 1955 700 Series ALF 100FT Tiller 7-75-TEO. She was originally built as a 75 footer and had a fourth ladder section added in 1967. Howard Kent Jr. 07-14-1974
I moved a 1/4 mile west for the next shot of a WB train and ironically it is from a spot that I have never shot from before. I might have to take a few more images from here as it does an effective job of hiding K-32 and some of the junk dealers along the highway quite nicely.
A SP Patch equipped with dual shields, chugs through Baldwin with westbound manifest PRVP. The SD70M was dead so 6193 was giving it all she had.
This is one of Nico's favorite things to do. worry me to death that he is about ten feet up in a tree and just...stare at me like "nyah-nyah!"
but at least he is photogenic.
Parents in my Toronto neighbourhood take turns dealing with restless early-rising babies and toddlers. At this stage of parenthood sleep is a precious commodity and it is better for one parent to catch an extra hour of sleep than for both to go sleep-deprived. An early morning stroll is a common strategy that leaves the household quiet for the extra hour of sleep.
In this connected world, the early morning stroll doubles as a chance to catch up on news and emails received overnight.
Model: Nathalie
MUA: Merve Kilickaya
Hairdresser: Aycha Jaiisz
Location: Koninklijke Luchtmacht Historische Vlucht
…And not too scary, I hope!
Just after having dinner at the September T-Girl Nation MeetUp at Hoang's in Falls Church VA, I got Cindy to take a couple of pix of me! She's such a great friend! ...And she knows what to do with my camera too!
My ensemble for the evening consists of my curve hugging red lycra spandex minidress from greatglam.com, black stretch belt from newportnews.com, Hanes Alive Barely There pantyhose from onhanesplace.com and a pair of new black t-strap peep toe platform pumps from venus.com.
To see more pix of me in other tight, sexy and revealing outfits click this link:www.flickr.com/photos/kaceycdpix/sets/72157623668202157/
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Rice Krispy Treat Cake covered with fondant.
Case design is heavily based on Debbie Brown's make up case from 50 Easy Party Cakes.
Whilst the fondant make up items are all me, and lots of black colour paste and luster dust, and glitter.
Cake board is embossed pink fondant.
At Tanzan-Jinja Shrine, Tonomine, Sakurai City, Nara prefecture.
The shrine and its colored autumn leaves were lit up at night.
Shot with F500 close-up lens.
Camera for the photo : Olympus OM-D E-M5
Lens for the photo : Lumix G Vario 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6
Pompeii is a little more ominous and mysterious in real life, than I remember Frankie Howerd depicting it. ;-)
I spent much of the day modding an old Holga 120SF. It now has a bulb mode (well, ok, it now has nothing but a bulb mode), a cable release and a tripod mount. It also has a detachable (via the magic of tape) 6x closeup lens, purloined from a magnifying glass. Early tests suggest a focus sweet spot at about 4 inches and a terrifyingly tiny depth of field. This could be fun.
A Likay artist puts on his make-up backstage at a temple festival in Samut Sakhon, Thailand. Likay is known for its outlandish colourful costumes. Long the main feature of rural temple festivals across Thailand, the popularity of the theatre form appears to be in decline - but nevertheless attracts a small group of diehard fans.
My photographs are (C) Copyright Richard Friend and All Rights Reserved
This is most of my new Strobist set up.
I say most, I've probably forgot to include something...
I'll list where and why I got them, and for how much.
So frooom the top...
2x Lastolite Umbrella Tiltheads with Hotshoes - Warehouse Express - £16.99 each.
Its compact and light weight, but nice and sturdy. Its got a ratcheted tilt action, so its more secure, and has a thumbscrew for securing a brollie shaft.
The shoes strange. It has a metal edge, out of contact of the pins, but the middle is a sort of soft metallic covering.
Its triggered the flash a couple of times when putting it on, so some electrical tape is on the cards...
2x Lastolite Lumen8 Pneumatic Stands - Warehouse Express - £24.46 each.
As I'm just dabbling in the world of Strobism, I couldnt justify buying the Manfrotto Nano stands, as much as I'd like them.
I toyed with the idea of cheap Ebay ones, but in the end settled for these. Safer bet buying from a reputable brand.
Nice and sturdy, and not too heavy. Fold down to about 85cms. About 95-100cm with the flash stand ontop.
Air cushioned, so it doesn't go colapsing down and trappin' your fingers. Really well built.
2x Westcott 43" Convertible umbrellas. - Bought from a private seller, here on Flickr, although available from the States. - £32.50 each.
As endorsed by the Strobist, David Hobby himself.
These big arsed umbrellas lull you into a false sense of security.
They double fold, as in the umbrellas its self is hinged, and the shaft is in 2-3 pieces. Collapsed, they're only 15in long, and fit nicely in the side pocket of my carry case.
When opened, they're huuuuge!
I got the 'Convertible' ones. They're satin white, with a removable black back, so they can be used as reflective, with the cover on, or shoot throughs, with the cover off.
The shafts are a bit thin, but I've reinforced mine with cut down pencils. See here.
Over all, really pleased with them. Good light transmission when used reflectively, and lovely soft, even light when used as shoot through. Plus they fold up nice n small.
2x Nikon SB-28 Speedlights/Flashguns. - Bought second hand. One back when I started photography 3 years ago, the other a couple of weeks back - Expect to pay between £70-120.
I got one back when I started in photography, a few years back with an old Nikon F90x film camera.
I could have got another flash cheaper. But it would have meant learning to use another, and I still struggle with the SB-28 =D
Nice and powerful, GN of about 118 (ft), 36 (m). Reliable. And really user friendly, like most Nikon strobes.
The Cactus V4's.
2x Revievers. 1x Transmitter. - Direct from Gadget Infinity.Set = £25.91 aprox. Spare Reviever = £15.53 aprox.
After reading so many horror stories about the V2's, and then the first batch of V4's, I was apprehensive.
But after the second batch was released, good reviews started coming out, and people started raving about them.
For the price, I figured it was a safe gamble. They don't cost much. And if they do what people say, then they're definitely worth it.
I haven't had any problems with mine, at all, so far. And thats with alot of testing.
Theres not much to say really...
If you're wondering how mine are attached, see here.
1x 1 meter coiled Screwlock PC to Screwlock PC sync cord. - Flash Zebra - £11.06.
I got this for quick, off the cuff, off camera shooting.
Has the Nikon Screwlock fitting, so it attaches securly to the camera and flash.
Relaxed its about 1ft long. Stretched out it reaches about 1m.
2x custom LEE gel sets. - www.skategoat.com/ - £3.29 each.
Put these custom sets together myself. Wide range to choose from, and premade sets available too.
Mine have full, 1/2 & 1/4 CTO. full, 1/2 & 1/4 CTB. full, 1/2 & 1/4 window Green. Lee 103 Straw & Lee 790 Moroccan Pink.
2x Nikon AS-19 Flash Stands - Warehouse Express - £5.25 each.
For table top shooting.
They have a cold shoe that'll take any flash [except the SB-900], not just Nikons.
Thats it really...
Uniross 2500MAh rechargeable batteries and cases. - Batteries from World Of Batteries - Ebay Cases from RPT Batteries and chargers
I got the batteries at the same time as two Uniross X-Press 700 chargers, which each came with 4 of the same batteries.
I'm now rocking 16 in total. 4 in each of the flashes. 8 spare, 4 for each.
The cases I bought to keep track of what needed charging and what didn't.
Blue = ready to use. Red = needs charging.
See, I can be organised...
2 x Hama 1 meter coiled PC - PC sync cords. - Speed Graphic - £7.50 each.
A pair of male PC to male PC cords. Got these for when working close up with both flashes, incase the radio triggers don't like the close range.
1x Multipurpose Hotshoe Adapter - Flash Zebra - £6.95 aprox.
Got this for when I'm working close up and want to use both strobes.
This also works well when using my light tent.
This behind it, on a Cactus V4 reciver, this leading to both strobes via PC cables.
The Battery Case
4x Uniross AAA Hybrio batteries for the Cactus V4 recievers.
4 [was 5]x Duracell L1028/23A 12v Alkaline batteries - Cactus Transmitter.
2x button cell type batteries - Nikon ML-L3 IR remote, for my D70.
The Uniross AAA Hybrios are the only real interesting thing in there.
They come fully charged. Are rechargeable. And if not used, will hold their full charge for upto a year!
Perfect for the recievers.
Calumet Extra Large Tripod Bag - Calumet - £29.99.
To carry everything in, basically...
I probably could have got away with the shorter one. But I figured I'd go with this.
Plenty of space in there for the stands.
The side pocket it just over 15in long, so takes the Westcott umbrellas perfectly, and it has a little pocket inside that which I keep cables, the AS-19 stands, and other bits and pieces in.
And I think thats it really...
Anything else you wanna know.
Feel free to ask.