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Caught up with another Norfolk Southern "Heritage Unit", this one painted for the Interstate, a Virginia coal road which toiled in obscurity for most of its life. The light was poor, the locale wasn't grand, the unit was trailing and grimy, but I grabbed a shot because it's a rare treat to see...

I noticed a hidden detail in our Volkswagen's headlamp assembly the other day. Pretty neat that someone thought of sneaking the logo in such a spot!

When you mix girls with model railroading, expect a trainload of cute. :)

Blue Ridge Mountains in western North Carolina:

Here's my truck parked adjacent to a much more impressive wheeled machine - Norfolk Southern's Virginian 'Heritage' locomotive 1069, boasting 4,300 HP. A fine locomotive on a fine railroad.

Clay bar and wax for my baby (2006 Nissan Frontier 6-Speed Stick) at 101,000 Miles:

Found this in a random box the other day, a Kodak Reflex II. Did a little research and found that it was made between 1948 and 1954, that it takes 2-1/4" x 2-1/4" negative size (620) Film and that it could shoot up to 1/300 Sec.. It was a quality camera. I'm guessing that one lens is for...

Another steam shot, this at Frostburg, MD, the western end of the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. Taken July 2008 in gray overcast. The train has made the climb from Cumberland, MD and the locomotive is being spun on the turntable to point it in the right direction for the return home. This...

Shot later on the same morning was Southern Railway 4501 (Built 1911). She's currently being restored by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum and Norfolk Southern to operate again!

Taken on October 30, 1977 in Knoxville, TN:

Found another b&w shot from the '70s of an Elgin, Joliet & Eastern caboose in suburban Chicago. I still miss cabooses. :( Even my little EJ&E is gone, recently merged into the enormous Canadian National Railway.

An Adlake switch lock, from my Kodak Plus-X film days probably 40 years ago.

Yep, I messed around some more this afternoon after work and you are correct. This is so handy and yet somehow I never understood how to work this in the owner's manual. As an example, I wanted to take a picture of a component in my truck's engine bay. My D5100 didn't think a flash was...

This l'il concrete frog family has sunned on a rock in my Mom's back yard for many years. I like them a lot.

My first SLR was my Dad's Kodak Retina Reflex IV and it's still in the closet and complete as seen here. I was actually it's third owner, as one of my older brothers passed in on to me. I have fond memories of this camera and it still worked perfectly when it was stored away 40 years ago.

A freshly minted and properly gapped spark plug ready to go in my Nissan along with five others when I can find some spare time. This was shot with my Dad's early 1970's Nikkor 55mm Macro f/3.5 AI Converted with M2 Ring and Nikkor 3.0 Diopter Close-Up Attachment. All manual settings of course...

Than you. Yes the Epson V600 will be my next stop. Here is and example of the yield I'm receiving from the HP G4050. This is a perfectly exposed, sharp Kodachrome. Scanning at higher dpi serves only to create huge files without any corresponding increase in clarity. In fact, there's just no...

For those of you who have something hanging from their rear view mirror, what is it? Mine is a strange bug, as purchased from my child at our garage sale. I took a fancy to it, dutifully paid the asking price and have enjoyed its presence for many years since.

T'was the wife's birthday yesterday and in view of her role as a Girl Scout Troop Leader, we anointed her cake with a tent in a forest of candles. I had to shoot this without much regard to settings (other than turning off the flash), as the candles were many and were rapidly burning down! The...

Tonight's supper. Chicken enchiladas as prepared by the wife: