My sister Abigail Grace, 3, close up. Taken on Thanksgiving. I used a low fstop when I took the photo, but I'm still suprised at how soft the edges came out. It almost looks like I used a lensbaby or something. Alas, I did not. November 2005

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UP AC44CW 5810 and SD9043MAC 8123 are rear-end DPUs on a westbound empty unit coal train sitting in a siding near the Highway 59 crossing in the Powder River Basin of Eastern Wyoming on December 11, 2008.

Canon EOS 350D Digital Rebel XT

Tamron 75-300mm lens

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-105 mm. L lens, ƒ/22.0, 1/30 sec., ISO 100.

Seen in Spectacular Animals.

A Make-Up Cake for Ella - a lovely little girl who was 12 at the weekend and had a pamper party. All her girlfriend guests did a pyjama catwalk in the hall....!!

First chance to wear my boots this season... and I had to roll up my pants to show you my sox, of course! :-D

Union Pacific SD70AH No. 1943, the "Spirit of the Union Pacific", is backed off the turntable at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, CA.

make up and photo by sonia

The Class of 1992 had a big inflatable waterslide for the kids. And for the adults, too, if they brought a bathing suit. Which I didn't. Which was a shame because it was in the high 90's all weekend.

My orange tabby, Desmond, has no intention of giddying up.

model/wardrobe/stylist: tanya dakin

photographer: © laura kicey

Thanks to a heads up from Bill Meyer (basicbill) and his daily early morning email,

Jason Leverton (JayLev) and his observant son Tyler (T Bob) for spotting this,

and Clarke Renard (TRAINUT) I was convinced to chase this morning.

The Eastbound #272 on the Canadian Pacific Chicago Subdivision left Savanna, Illinois headed out with work at Byron and Davis Junction. Already rare for our area being led by Soo Line SD60 #6032, followed by Soo #6051, IC&E #4205, then most importantly trailing was Iowa Pacific's E8 #518 this was indeed an awesome sight to see. From what I understand this is former Metra/CNW E8 which now has a fresh coat of Illinois Central colors and Iowa Pacific lettering, which was restored at National Railway Equipment at Silvis.

A sheet of paper taped to the window had SLRG reporting marks --Iowa Pacific's San Luis & Rio Grande in Colorado.

The real deal in Colton, CA.

This was for a model shoot. She wanted pin up style photos. This was one of the more modest of the shots.

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Camellia Macro with some added textures

Union Pacific Railroad GP38-2 2136 with North Little Rock style lettering at Cotter, Arkansas on March 16, 1989, Kodachrome by Chuck Zeiler.

UP 1989 SD70ACe - Rio Grande Heritage Unit making a stop in Milpitas,Ca.

Clean Up Spills

Dressed-up little girl enjoying her beauty. Canon Power Shot shade wb 200 speed unretouched

I took this at Kanchanaburi (Bridge Over River Kwai Fame)

I wonder what she was cooking?

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Re edit and black and white conversion. Version (3) I have a canvas print of another version minus some of the additional contrast in the sky.. I do remember the sun was very intense that day. I was standing under an umbrella for shade. Fun stuff!

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pile me up beautifully with brownish blonde hair :))

have fun

at the library

Made from a very pretty Korean cotton.

Looking up the upper escalator in the Porter Square subway station on the Red Line.

Roll over & get up

Setting up for the head to fall off...

Just to show what a powerful impression different color separations can give a B/W image.

First the color image has been made in to B/W and from that the Tritone has ben done.

Taken With a Nikkor-H.C Auto 1:2 f=50mm on Nikon D40.

music by reel big fish - cheering up of course