I thought I'd stop by and see how everyone is doing and catch up on who is buying what and what is the latest and hottest. My other hobby, model railroading has been keeping me busy lately but I've not forgotten my first passion, photography. It is nice that photography goes hand in hand with almost any other pursuit in life. I do a bit of research in model railroading in an attempt to see how this or that was built and how it was used and my camera is invaluable in this regard. I also get to do a lot of just fun stuff, like taking the grandkids to the Great Smoky Mountains and riding the excursion train...
leaving out of Bryson City and following the Nantahala River for about 20 miles..
If you keep your eyes open you can get some nice shots as the train meanders along, such as these rafters..
and Fontana Lake in the early morning hours..
Luckily, the train goes fairly slow in its effort to make some of the grades and hair pin curves. I got the shot below of this 1880s farm house, built by 5 brothers in this, at the time, very remote area....
On the way back to the station the littlest one conked out on my shoulder..
We took the kids over to Gatlinburg, Tenn. and I think the most interesting shot I got there was of these three Mallard ducks. Mallards aren't unusual at all, but where these particular birds decided to take a break was. They're sitting about 12 feet from the curb on a busy street with traffic zooming by just a few feet away..
Evidently they're used to it.
Jarrell
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leaving out of Bryson City and following the Nantahala River for about 20 miles..
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If you keep your eyes open you can get some nice shots as the train meanders along, such as these rafters..
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and Fontana Lake in the early morning hours..
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Luckily, the train goes fairly slow in its effort to make some of the grades and hair pin curves. I got the shot below of this 1880s farm house, built by 5 brothers in this, at the time, very remote area....
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On the way back to the station the littlest one conked out on my shoulder..
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We took the kids over to Gatlinburg, Tenn. and I think the most interesting shot I got there was of these three Mallard ducks. Mallards aren't unusual at all, but where these particular birds decided to take a break was. They're sitting about 12 feet from the curb on a busy street with traffic zooming by just a few feet away..
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Evidently they're used to it.
Jarrell