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Random Photo thread

Glen, nice with the reflections and the bridge nearby and far away and the night time lighting, and the silloutte in the foreground. Is that you volenteering for the foreground.
 
To share something other than my beach/pier/sunset.

A subject that I have been to a few times:

a 1940s vintage steam locomotive.
Pere Marquette 1223 (pretty much same as 1225 that was in the polar express movie).
and coal tipple there also.

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Hum….. mentioning the coal tipple kinda makes me remember maybe we have discussed such before.
 
Redman said:
Glen, nice with the reflections and the bridge nearby and far away and the night time lighting, and the silloutte in the foreground. Is that you volenteering for the foreground.
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Thanks Dave. It's just a random guy in the pic checking his phone. Considering that I was there for less then 10 minutes I'd say it came out well. I'm a bit familiar with the location so that helped. The sunset was great that evening, but I was working late and missed the most colorful part of it. It was a quick stop on the way home.
 
dorkburger said:
Thanks Dave. It's just a random guy in the pic checking his phone. . . .
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Nice the random guy provided such a good profile pose. And such a recognizable pose of “looking at phone” (I thought it was you using phone app remote shutter.)

missed sunset working late, sunset just before 9pm lately. oh, you’re on other end of time zone, so closer to 8pm for you.

Speaking of someone volenteering to be in foreground: was setting up to capture this alignment of sunset through windows of lighthouse, when these two walked up and volenteered.

(am waiting for Norm to question if I am telling the story entirely correct.)
 
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}}} later note: using an app called image size to resize the pic (2400 pixel wide). Seems to loose lot of clarity.
 
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An extremely rare occurrence happened tonight as I stopped to pick up pizza. Heard what sounded more like those motorized hang gliders than an airplane only to see the Wright Flyer B flying overhead. It's housed across the way from my house at the Dayton Wright Brother's airport. Grabbed what i could with my new iPhone 13 Pro than raced home to deliver the pizza and grab the camera. Sadly I couldn't get parked in time so I missed getting the picture of it flying directly over my house but once I realized it landed for the night I drove back to the airport. Its hangar is not in the best of spots for pictures but I'm happy I got what I could.

Wright Flyer B in flight by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Wright Flyer B flight by Scott Baker, on Flickr

Wright Flyer B on Ground by Scott Baker, on Flickr
 
As usual I haven't been around much. Been out enjoying the new trailer this summer. Just totalled my log book. 4,100 kms travelled with 28 nights in the trailer. Anyway, a couple of photos from one of our wonderful provincial parks. Wells Gray Provincial Park, Clearwater Lake and Trophy Mountain meadows. It's great to unleash the Tacoma from the trailer and get into the mountains. One thing we couldn't do with the RV. In 2 days we're headed out to some local backcountry areas for another 5 days barring anything happening with some local forest fires.



P1030733-Edit by soates50, on Flickr



P1030718 by soates50, on Flickr



P1030692 by soates50, on Flickr

And one from Mt. Revelstoke National Park.



P1030776-Edit by soates50, on Flickr
 
Thanks Sandy. I did a quick check the the frog appears to be a Green Frog. Had a tough time finding him in the viewfider wnen zoomed in. The picture is cropped as well.
Love the shots from your trip. Such beautiful country.

edit.... duh, this will most likely be underwater when the resorvior level rises.... such a fickle hobby this photography.....
 
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Cropped and rotated to portrait reflection shot from recent. I absolutely love the shapes, but was hoping to get a lighter background on the top. I'm hoping to retry at some point with a longer lens and maybe after the leaves fall so there's more light on the water surface. It may be tough in the fall as the reservoir is now at its summer low plus drought and I had some dry ground to work from. Untitled by Glen Brenner, on Flickr
 
Sandy,
Quite fantastic.
I don’t think I can even imagine being in such scenery, away from everything, for days.
Do keep amazing us.

Glen,
another shot where I am enjoying the image, then try to figure what is object and what is reflection, and alternate between, then just try to enjoy the image.
oh, you rotated it. Ha!
 
A recent photo endevour: custom neon signs lit up st night.
is only a few around any more, and some of them not in operation.
I have been on hunt for them around town in recent weeks.

this is one of the bigger prominent ones in the area. Can see some segments on the edge are not operating.



can set exposure for seeing the lit up tubes only. Can se exposure so the sign illuminates the surrounding area, but then don’t see the tubes them selves. I like this sort of compromise where see some of the surrounding area, see the neon tubes, and see the painting of the sign.
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Redman said:
Sandy,
Quite fantastic.
I don’t think I can even imagine being in such scenery, away from everything, for days.
Do keep amazing us.

Glen,
another shot where I am enjoying the image, then try to figure what is object and what is reflection, and alternate between, then just try to enjoy the image.
oh, you rotated it. Ha!
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Thanks Dave. We were out again this week for few days of hiking and came back with a few good shot of the high alpine. The creek and bees on the fireweed are on the trail up to some great alpine meadows.



P1030806 by soates50, on Flickr



P1030918-Edit by soates50, on Flickr



P1030907 by soates50, on Flickr



P1030882Pano by soates50, on Flickr
 
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