Color, Light, and Leaves

I haven't been walking much recently

And my photos have been pretty boring.

But last month, I saw this patch of color.

I walked closer

And around

Blessings!

My Father's World

 This is My Father's World...

I am in awe of Him.                                
His creation brings me to tears.
Praise Him!

See It Sunday, Floral Friday Fotos,  Today's Flowers,  Think on These Things, Rural Thursday,  

Thankful Thursday,  Cami's Thankful Thursday,  Favorite Friday Photo,

Ondagstema (Wednesday Theme),  Scenic Sunday,  Straight Out of the Camera,

Your Sunday Best,  Blue Monday,  Mellow Yellow Monday,  Macro Monday,  Mid Week Blues,

Our World Tuesday,  Weekly Top Shot

Picasa Meets a Stump

These are not all the same shot, 

but they are all the same stump.

All have been cropped to one degree or another.

Posterized. I like this one a lot.

Pixelated. My least favorite of these examples.

Black & white with the levels for fill, shadow, and brightness adjusted.

"Lomo-ish"

Light levels adjusted. Maybe some other adjustments, also, but I don't remember.

I like this one a lot, too.

Century-Old Russian Photos

This is different, but I want to share.

Go here to see some wonderful pictures of Russia which were taken around 1910.

Look at the Light

Photography is all about light. These were taken on a light-filled day. I hope you enjoy them!

Woodland

These were taken the same day, very close to each other.

I don't know which I prefer...

Looking into the light,

Or looking away from it.

The Weekend in Black and White

Soaring

Walking one day, eyes on the ground

What are those shadows, soaring around?

Quickly lifting my gaze, this sight met my eyes:

Long-pinioned birds, sailing the skies!

(The birds are turkey vultures.)

Skywatch Friday

Camera Critters

Straight Out of the Camera

Awaiting Summer

Boat slips, empty now

Calmly await spring's passing

Then, the hubbub comes!

The Weekend in Black and White

Weekend Reflections

Macro & Shadow

Suncatcher

Welcome to my 200th post, thanks for coming by;

I have been having a lot of fun with this blog and getting to know 

those of you who visit here,

Please leave a comment, if only to say "Hi!"

Shadow Shot Sunday

Macro Monday

Steam Train

I had an appointment today, so I drove into town. My route crosses a long bridge over a lake. As I came to the end of the crossing, I noticed a group of people with cameras standing together looking east toward the railroad bridge which is some distance away. I thought that they might be part of a photography class...

On the way home, I saw more people with cameras. They were scattered along the pedestrian bridge and again all looking toward the railroad bridge. I wondered some more about why, but it just was not a good place to stop.

I turned off the highway down a scenic road thinking I'd stop and take some pictures. This is one.

Where this road crosses the railroad tracks there were cars parked along both sides and more people with cameras. I decided to ask a question or two, so I pulled over and rolled down my window. "Excuse me, what's going on?" I asked.
"There's a steam train coming along, and everyone wants to take a picture of it." I was told.
"Oh, thanks!" I said, and I drove off.
After crossing the tracks, I turned down the road which parallels the railroad for a couple of miles; it was my regular way home. But I had my camera, and a steam train doesn't go by every day...I started looking for likely places to pull off, places that might give a good view of a passing train. I didn't want to go too far, because I knew that this road crossed another near a railroad crossing, and I expected I would find lots of people there. I didn't want a lot of people in my pictures.
I found a nice spot, pulled over a little, got out and waited. I actually could hear the steam whistle in the distance. My view was through a few yellowing birch trees looking down to the tracks. I thought it would do.
As I was waiting, some other people, but not too many, stopped nearby and found themselves vantage points. Two cars stopped and the drivers asked me what was going on. Waiting was kind of fun!
Then I heard the train in earnest, whistle blowing and the rumble of wheels. I aimed. It got louder and louder.

Then suddenly, there it was! I took a shot, hesitated a moment, then took several more as an Amtrak passenger train, complete with observation car at the end, sped by. Here is what I saw, straight from the camera. I hope you enjoy the sight!

 

 

 

 

 

To see more red things visit Work of the Poet, and for more water, click Watery Wednesday.

Triple Sunrise Photo

There is a spectacular picture at Astronomy Picture of the Day of a triple sunrise in Gdansk, Poland. Check it out here.