Saturday, October 10, 2009

Giants at Rest
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Union Pacific 8444 and a pair of steam powered rotary plows wait for the call.

Driver Union Pacific 8444 - Cheyenne, Wyoming - Summer 1973. Besides the light shimmering off the driver, I noticed the whole thing was slathered with a fine grease to prevent corrosion. What remains of the roundhouse at Cheyenne houses the 844 and a Challenger 3985. Both are honest to God Titans of the rails. Zeiss Super Ikonta B w/Ektachrome.

Friday, October 9, 2009

There I was, at 5,000 Feet . . .
Versailles, Ohio

The I was, at 5,000 feet . . . - Versailles, Ohio - November 1991. It was a cold and windy morning. . . This was a setup for an advertising photograph for a maker of "authentic replica" WW2 flight jackets. One fellow was wearing the new jacket. The other fellow was wearing vintage WW2 gear. The point was - you couldn't tell the difference. Aircraft in the backround is an Allison engined P-51A Mustang. Nikon FE2 w/35-70mm Sigma - Kodachrome.

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Aspen
Cripple Creek, Colorado
Aspen - Cripple Creek, Colorado - October 1989. I've got a pile of fall color shots from when I was in college . . . but I havent found them yet. This will have to do for the time being. Nikon FE2 w/35-70mm Sigma on Kodachrome.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Vanity Plate
Columbus, Ohio
Just another big black H2 Hummer . . .
Vanity Plate - Columbus, Ohio - 07 October 2009. This beast was parked in the vivistor lot outside Mount Carmel East Hospital. It is one of the better vanity plates I've ever captured. The pocket digital camera is tailor made for this sort of stuff. Panasonic Lumix DMC LX2

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Stormy Crossing
Port Clinton, Ohio
Stormy Crossing - Port Clinton, Ohio - September 2009. A photo of the Miller Boat Line ferry that runs from Port Clinton,Ohio to Put-in-Bay, Ohio. It was shot last week when the waves were cresting at 10 to 12ft. One hour later they hit 14 and they shut the boats down for the rest of the day and part of the day Tuesday. The ferry is 96 feet long and stand 20 feet tall from the water line to the top of the pilot house. That should give it a little more perspective to the size of the waves. Photographer: Billy Market.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Cold Swim
Lake Superior, Ontario
Cold Swim - Lake Superior - June 1976. On a graduate geology field trip to Ontario, one of the places we camped was on Lake Superior. A couple guys went for a swim. This was the last fellow out. He was about as blue as the water. Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic w/35mm F:2.0 Super Takumar.

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Capri RS 2600
Dayton, Ohio



Capri RS 2600 - Dayton, Ohio - August 1977. It was a rainy day for an autocross. Some interesting vehicles showed up nevertheless. This is probably the leanest and meanest Capri I ever saw. It ran as fast as it looked. Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic w/35mm and 24mm Super Takumar.