The Atlanta skyline taken from the 50th Floor of the Westin Peachtree Plaza during a recent trip.
Stop by Tuesday for a mini trip report.
Through The Lens 31 – Atlanta Blue Hour
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Through The Lens 30 – Western Maryland Scenic Railroad 734
734 simmering at Cumberland Station while waiting for permission to proceed down the line – or more accurately, 734 is parked at the station for a night session during a photo charter hosted by Lerro Productions this past February. Stop back next Tuesday for the trip report.
Through The Lens 28 – WWII Weekend
It’s that time of year again! This weekend is Mid Atlantic Air Museum’s WWII Weekend. After only spending one day there last year, I’m looking forward to a full weekend this year.
Sadly, the P-47 Thunderbolt, Jacky’s Revenge, pictured above will not be in attendance this year. Last Friday, it suffered what is believed to be engine failure and was landed in the Hudson River. It’s pilot, Bill Gordon, drowned when the plane sank before he was able to get out of the harness. My condolences go out to the Gordon Family and to the folks at the American Airpower Museum.
Through The Lens 27 – Light City
Light City was a new event in Baltimore this year, featuring light based art installations, musical acts and theatrical performances. Here’s one of my favorites from the week long event, Lightwave – Baltimore’s Beacon which was an installation at the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse on Pier 5. The LED lights were operating like a giant computer screen, and was a challenge to shoot.
Stop by Tuesday for a full “trip report” from the event.
Through The Lens 26 – The Durbin Rocket
This weekend is the traditional weekend for Railfan Weekend at the Cass Scenic Railroad. With MSR&LHA opting to host a Members Weekend in June instead, I thought today would be an appropriate day to share one of my favorite photos. From last year’s Railfan Weekend.
With potentially rainy weather on the horizon and a desire to make the 5 hour drive home in relatively dry conditions, I almost made the turn east instead of west to Durbin on Sunday afternoon. Thankfully I decided to swing by Durbin because those of us who stuck around were treated to a great show.
Through The Lens 25 – Photography Lesson
While killing time before the night session on the Reading & Northern photo charter I attended in February, my friend Matthew challenged me with a photography lesson. His instructions were to “take an interesting blurry photo.” After struggling for a bit I came up with this – an out of focus train with snow flow streaks in focus. Both parts blurry but in a different way. I think it works pretty well. Thanks again for the lesson, Matthew!
Stop by Tuesday for the Reading & Northern trip report.
Through The Lens 24 – Breakfast In Cades Cove
Momma Bear and her three cubs enjoy a breakfast of walnuts in Cades Cove. If I would have arrived a couple of minutes earlier I would have seen one of the cubs up in the tree shaking the branches to knock more walnuts off.
I knew black bears ate acorns, but had no idea about walnuts. Apparently that’s their go to food when the acorns aren’t plentiful.
Apologies for the unplanned hiatus. Stop by Tuesday for Part 3 of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park trip report.
Through The Lens 23 – Winter on the Western Maryland Railroad
Here’s another one from my railroad photography trip this past February. This time we’re at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad for a Lerro Productions photo charter, the last one with Locomotive 734 to go all the way to Frostburg due to a recent landslide on the line. Hopefully scenes like this will be possible again soon.
Through The Lens 22 – Catastrophe Canyon
This week’s photo is one from the archives – Catastrophe Canyon from the Studios Backlot Tour at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. With the news that the demolition of this attraction, one of my favorites since the early days of Disney’s MGM Studios, is complete, I thought now would be a good time to post my favorite image from the attraction.
I’m sure many photographers wish they would have gotten images of things that they thought would be around forever but were gone before they could get back to them. I have many things on that list, but fortunately, this was one I was able to get before it was gone.
Through The Lens 21 – Reading & Northern Railroad
Last week, I attended a two day photo charter on the Reading & Northern Railroad hosted by Lerro Productions. The weather was an interesting mix of cold and snowing on Monday and slightly warmer and rain on Tuesday creating opportunities for shots with great atmosphere. Above is one of my favorites from the event. Look for a more detailed trip report in a couple of weeks.