tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post2749440207620971683..comments2024-03-22T22:30:30.297-04:00Comments on USMRR Aquia Line and other Model Railroad Adventures: Merry Christmas and Happy New yearBerniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14041125155303909803noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-32645339098772818842014-01-17T16:56:29.571-05:002014-01-17T16:56:29.571-05:00When you do get a break, maybe check out this 1860...When you do get a break, maybe check out this 1860s locomotive photograph up for auction on ebay. Judging by the case, its an important engine... but I can't quite identify it. It doesn't quite look like Lincoln's funeral train locomotive... perhaps it's the Virginia?<br /><br />http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-1860s-Vintage-RAILROAD-Photo-in-Case-STEAM-LOCOMOTIVE-TRAIN-/161198387965?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25882c32fdKen Summershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10505141907653916633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-51297991134995943872014-01-10T00:03:02.341-05:002014-01-10T00:03:02.341-05:00The idea here is to show what the eye thinks it se...The idea here is to show what the eye thinks it sees at night, not how a camera would record it. Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041125155303909803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-7200591420862132412014-01-10T00:02:09.743-05:002014-01-10T00:02:09.743-05:00Only her hairdresser knows for sure!
Yes, it is...Only her hairdresser knows for sure! <br /><br />Yes, it is all trickery. Did you notice the faint glow in the window of the aid station?Berniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14041125155303909803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108382665458119460.post-71616830796828331132014-01-09T23:11:15.192-05:002014-01-09T23:11:15.192-05:00Bernie,
So is the lantern, not to mention the dar...Bernie,<br /><br />So is the lantern, not to mention the darkness of the night itself, all computer wizardry? This photo reminds me a little bit of the mood set by that famous N&W red lantern shot of O. Winston Link. I especially like the faint reddish reflection on the floor of the flatcar beneath his feet. <br /><br />Gerard<br /><br />Gerard J. Fitzgerald<br />Charlottesville, VirginiaGerard J. Fitzgeraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095069102140830021noreply@blogger.com