Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Thursday, June 25, 2015
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Sunday, June 21, 2015
today was a glorious shakedown run for the Norfolk & Western Class J Passenger Locomotive #611. She's been out of service for 21 years, and it took 1 year to restore her back to operation.
through High Point station
and up out of the Yadkin River Valley toward Spencer
Thanks David, for sharing!
http://www.fireup611.org/
Skip the first minute
The fastest and easiest way to purchase tickets is online through FIREUP611.org. You may also call the VMT Ticket Line at 540-797-2666 or purchase tickets in person at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in downtown Roanoke.
Norfolk and Western Class J 611 is considered by many to be the finest American locomotive ever made. She is a marriage of beauty and power. Simple lines, a bullet nose, a midnight black façade, a Tuscan stripe and a baritone whistle makes her the most distinguished steam locomotive left in the world. She's an engineering powerhouse of steam, technology and near mechanical perfection. The Class J Locomotives were built using American ingenuity, design and engineering. Even today, she is the pinnacle of steam locomotive technology known to man.
The Norfolk and Western Class J Locomotives were designed, constructed and maintained in Roanoke, Virginia. These streamlined locomotives have captivated the hearts of rail fans worldwide since they first rolled out of the N&W Roanoke Shops, beginning in 1941.
611 was built in May of 1950. The 611 Locomotive pulled the Powhatan Arrow, the famed passenger train, from Norfolk to Cincinnati. 611 retired from passenger rail service in 1959. In 1962, she was moved to the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia.
In 1981, Norfolk Southern pulled her out of retirement and restored her to her original glory. Once again, she blew her whistle to sleepy towns and thundered across the landscape. She was retired from excursions in 1994 and moved back into the Virginia Museum of Transportation. Since her retirement, rail fans have clamored, hoped and dreamed that she return to the rails, to blow her whistle and steam over the Blue Ridge and Appalachian mountains once again.
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Cuba, photographed by LA Times photographer Brian Van Der Brug
Getting a handle on Cuba
MAY 9, 2015 | REPORTING FROM HAVANA
BY BRIAN VAN DER BRUG
I knew Cuba had a collection of cars that predated the revolution, but the variety was amazing.
The door handles of these midcentury marvels caught my eye because each seemed to be an indicator of the condition of the rest of the car.
I realized I could share a bit of the soul of these cars just by photographing the handles, a sort of a metaphor for the opening of the doors to Cuba.
(there is a great door handle collage after the link, about 3 dozen of them, go check it out, it's cool!)
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Monday, June 8, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Turtle Wax is having a photo contest, and the winning photo that best represents the road trip, gets a free road trip (5 thousand $ value). Contest runs May through June, on Instagram, Twitter, and Turtlewax.com
You must submit an original photo and description (not to exceed 500 words) using #FreeTheSoul ("Entry"). The photo must feature an automobile that embodies the theme “Free The Soul”. The brief description of the photo must include an answer to the question, “Once your car is protected (with Turtle Wax®), how are you using your car to explore/be free?” Entry must also comply with all Official Rules below. There will be one (1) Initial Judging Period to select ten (10) Finalists. Those Finalists, upon submission of an eligible adventure description, will be entered into the Public Voting Period to determine their ranking for a prize. All eligible Entries received during the Entry Period will be included in the Initial Judging Period for the chance to be selected as a Finalist and will be judged based on predefined judging criteria as later described in these Official Rules. Public voting to determine the ranking of the Finalist prize winners begins on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 12:01:00 am EDT and ends at 11:59:59 pm EDT on Friday, July 31, 2015. All Finalist winners will be announced by August 31, 2015.
Your photo must be an original, no copies, no reproduction of anyone elses photo.
Your photo has to pass the morals and ethics test...
Entry submissions may not contain, as determined by the Sponsor, in its sole discretion, any material that: a) is sexually explicit or suggestive; is violent or derogatory of any ethnic, racial, gender, religious, professional or age group; is profane or pornographic; contains nudity;
b) promotes alcohol, illegal drugs, tobacco, firearms/weapons (or the use of any of the foregoing); promotes any activities that may appear unsafe or dangerous; promotes any particular political agenda or message;
c) is obscene or offensive; endorses any form of hate or hate group; appears to duplicate any other Entry submission;
d) defames, misrepresents or contains disparaging remarks about other people, products or companies;
e) contains any personal identification, such as personal names or e-mail addresses (other than as provided on the entry form);
f) contains any unauthorized third party products or trademarks; g) communicates messages or images inconsistent with the positive images and/or good will to which the Sponsor wishes to associate;
h) infringes the rights of any third party (living or deceased);
i) violates any law; and/or
j) promotes any direct competitor to Turtle Wax.
During the Initial Judging Period, all eligible Entries will be judged by the Judge in its sole discretion based on the following weighted criteria to select ten (10) Finalists:
• Free The Soul brand essence (0-50 points).
• Creativity of photo and description (0-25 points.)
• Quality of photo (0-25 points).
The Entrants who submitted the ten (10) highest scoring submissions will be selected as Finalists and will be notified on July 3, 2015. Finalists will have until 11:59:59 pm EDT on July 10, 2015 to submit a description (500 words or less) describing his or her ultimate 3-day road trip adventure with an approximate retail value of no more than $4,999.99.
Beginning on July 15, 2015 at 12:01:00 am EDT, the eligible Finalist Entries will be posted online for public voting. Voting ends on July 31st.
One (1) Grand Prize: A #FreeTheSoul Adventure Experience. Total approximate retail value (“ARV”) of this prize package not to exceed $4,999.99. Prize must be redeemed within one calendar year of execution of the Affidavit of Eligibility/Liability Release.
One Each (2) Second Runner-Up and Third Runner-Up Prizes: $500 Walmart Gift Card plus a full line of ICE products. Terms and conditions of the Gift Card apply. Approximate retail value $585.94.
Seven (7) Public Vote Finalist Prizes: $250 Walmart Gift Card. Terms and conditions of the Gift Card apply. Approximate retail value $250.
I'm tired of reading rules... you do the rest https://www.turtlewax.com/docs/default-source/ContestRules/turtle-wax-freethesoul-final-contest-rules-.pdf?sfvrsn=0
Zona-rapida blogspot shared the photography of Jesse Alexander
Mechanics, Monaco, 1956
Sir Sterling Moss, Monza 500, 1958
Phil Hill, Targa Florio, Ferrari 250 GTO, 1962
Found on http://zona-rapida.blogspot.com/2014/12/fotografia-jesse-alexander.html
Orginals from http://www.jessealexander.com/ , http://jessealexander.com/blog/
Saturday, June 6, 2015
Blake at Speedhunters just did a great thorough coverage of the Tasmania Targa
Great off roading at 2 minutes 5 seconds
Full article and gallery at http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/05/forbidden-fruits-of-targa-tasmania/
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