November 21, 2018 – Day 387 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Tabatha – Today’s BW portrait is a pet portrait of my cat Tabatha in her favorite place, the footstool of my recliner.
November 15, 2018 – After the recent winter storm passed…
November 15, 2018 – After the recent winter storm passed through Western Kentucky, Paducah and Louisville Railways 4512 leads a loaded coal train as it waits just short of the Pride Avenue crossing in Madisonville, Ky for a signal to cross the diamond at Trident on CSX’s Morganfield Branch. From here the coal train will head back onto their own property for the trip north to the Louisville Gas Electric power plant at Louisville, Ky. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
November 20, 2018 – Day 386 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Journey
November 20, 2018 – Day 386 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Journey – Today’s BW portrait is of my great-great niece Journey as she peeks around her grandma, playing a hide-n-peek as I try to get her portrait with the iPhone 7 in portrait mode! I was surprised at how well it did, despite how slow the camera responds when in portrait mode.
November 19, 2018 – Day 385 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Jeremiah
November 19, 2018 – Day 385 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Jeremiah – Today’s BW portrait is of my great-great nephew Jeremiah hamming it up for the camera!
November 9, 2018 – CSX Q029 (Chicago, IL – Atlanta, GA) meets…
November 9, 2018 – CSX Q029 (Chicago, IL – Atlanta, GA) meets an empty northbound coal train with 5 units, as it passes it by taking the siding at the north end of Slaughters, Ky on its south on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
November 18, 2018 – Day 384 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Grandpa and grandson
November 18, 2018 – Day 384 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Grandpa and grandson – Today’s BW portrait is of my great-great nephew Liam and his grandpa Henry on the day of Liam’s baptism.
November 17, 2018 – A Union Pacific Railroad work train…
November 17, 2018 – A Union Pacific Railroad work train passes through Valley Park, MO with UP 7271 & 6000 leading, as it heads east toward Kirkwood, MO on the Jefferson City Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #missourirailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #up #uprailroad
November 17, 2018 – Day 383 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Dad and son
November 17, 2018 – Day 383 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Dad and son – Today’s BW portrait is of my great-nephew Colt and his son Liam the day before Liam’s baptism.
November 15, 2018 – After the recent winter storm passed through Western Kentucky…
November 15, 2018 – After the recent winter storm passed through Western Kentucky, Paducah and Louisville Railways 4512 leads a loaded coal train through a forest of ice covered trees, on the way down CSX’s Earlington Cutoff to the East Diamond lead at Madisonville, Ky. From here the coal train will head back onto their own property for the trip north to the Louisville Gas Electric power plant at Louisville, Ky. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
November 16, 2018 – Day 382 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – One of our Karate Kids
November 16, 2018 – Day 382 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – One of our Karate Kids – Today’s BW portrait is of my nephew Jayden in his full karate mode before his class this afternoon.
November 15, 2018 – CSX’s hot intermodal, Q025…
November 15, 2018 – CSX’s hot intermodal, Q025 (Bedford Park, IL – Jacksonville, FL), passes through an ice forest of trees as it heads south out of Mortons Gap, Ky on the Henderson Subdivision, with CSXT 862 leading the way. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
November 15, 2018 – Day 381 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Dana
November 15, 2018 – Day 381 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Dana – Today’s BW portrait is of Dana Classen, who is a good friend of mine from church. We ran into each other at Kroger and he was gracious enough to all me to photograph him. I shot this using the portrait mode on my iPhone 7 Plus and cropped it square as I like the way it looks better.
November 7, 2018 – CSX Q028 sits at the top of the rise…
November 7, 2018 – CSX Q028 sits at the top of the rise coming out of the yard at Casky in Hopkinsville, Ky as a crew change takes place at the north end of Pembroke on the Henderson Subdivision. – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
November 14, 2018 – Day 380 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – The Bear Hat
November 14, 2018 – Day 380 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – The Bear Hat – Today’s BW portrait is of Damion and his bear hat that mamaw dug out for him from last winter as we are fast approaching winter here this year already! He’d forgot all about it and when she pulled it out of the bag it was like a new hat all over again for him. Ah, the simple joys in life!
Nashville, Tennessee Skyline
Nashville, Tennessee Skyline – ISO 100, 24mm, f/5.6, for 253 seconds with ND 16 stops
November 13, 2018 – Day 379 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Tom
November 13, 2018 – Day 379 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Tom – Today my portrait is of long-time friend Tom Wortham, who joined a group of us from the local photography group for lunch. A portrait doesn’t always have to have the subject looking directly at the camera or even centered in the frame! That’s the beauty of photography, it’s your picture, do it your way!
November 3, 2018 – CSX Q512 waits for a East Bound intermodal…
November 3, 2018 – CSX Q512 waits for a East Bound intermodal, with NS 6908 leading, to pass it on the St. Louis Line Subdivision at Danville, IN on its way to the yard at Avon, IN. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad #nsrailway
November 12, 2018 – Day 378 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Betty
November 12, 2018 – Day 378 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Betty – When I saw Betty Boop in our mall today during my walk I knew I had to get her portrait for my Black and White portrait challenge today! Just something a bit outside the box!
November 3, 2018 – A CSX mixed freight, carrying a tank car on a flat…
November 3, 2018 – A CSX mixed freight, carrying a tank car on a flat, with Kansas City Southern 4866 and 4198 leading, pass the I.U. Interlocking tower as it east on the Indianapolis Terminal Subdivision at Indianapolis, Indiana. – #jimstrainphotos #indianarailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad
November 11, 2018 – Day 376 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Veteran’s Day
November 11, 2018 – Day 376 – iPhone 7 Plus Daily B/W Photo Challenge – Veteran’s Day – I knew my B&W portrait today would be one of a Veteran, as it is Veterans Day after all. I attended our parade here in Madisonville, Ky, which is said to be the largest in the state, both as a Veteran myself and to watch my niece and nephews in their first parade. While there I found my portrait subject, Ralph D. Bruce, Senior Chief, USN, and grabbed this shot of him as we were chatting about his service, as we waited for the parade to begin.
On this Veteran’s Day I felt it was appropriate…
On this Veteran’s Day I felt it was appropriate to post something that highlighted the troops and veterans. So here’s a shot from May 14, 2017, of the Paducah and Louisville locomotives “Salute to our Troops” (2127) and “Salute to our Veterans” (2129) as they led the local on that Sunday as it did interchange work with CSX at Atkinson Yard in Madisonville, Ky. To all my fellow Veterans out there, thanks for your service! – #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #pal #palrailway #veteransday