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On 8-3-2026 I tried a Milky Way landscape photo. Problem was, I had forgotten about a quirk in the Z camera bodies when shooting a...

My Father, his older brother and their father were all Train Drivers here in NSW Australia when the State Government used to run the...

Taken today at Lowell, NC. I'm told that this classic Southern Railway signal bridge is one of the very few remaining on the entire...

The distant one is the (historic) grain elevator. What you see closer in range is Sun Prairie Concrete and their mixing plant. That is...

Four miles from home I crossed the WSOR track east of Sun Prairie, with a train moving my way. Trains move slow on those rickety old...

First of all, a Z24-120mm f/4 is my personal choice. They are selling about $1000 USD or less at the usual online used gear outlets like...

A change of pace today. Had to visit Amish country. Yes the roads and highways have nearly as much to dodge as the parking spots. I...

I love this series and also the bird peering from behind the feed later. You really feel like there is a story to discover instead of...

From Saturday afternoon at Chattanooga, a CSX train skirts the edge of Norfolk Southern's massive DeButts Yard. This train will ride...

The night shot would have benefited from a faster shutter. :)

I'm better taking a daytime moon shot then nighttime!!

Not a lot happening on a Friday night in my hometown....31st July 2026 Nikon Z5_2, 40mm f2, 1/50th sec, ISO 900