January 17, 2018 – A early morning Paducah and Louisville Railway loaded coal train heads south through the snow covered cut at Charleston, Ky as it heads for the loadout at Calvert City, Ky.
January 13, 2018 – Deer hoofprints in the snow disappear into the distance, as CSXT 3303 and 85, lead CSX intermodal Q028-13 through the new, yet to be activated, Nortonville Interlocking, as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision on a beautiful winter afternoon.
January 15, 2018 – Day 77 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Quietness – As I stood taking the photo looking down the tracks at the crossing in front of my home, the snow dampened the sounds surrounding the scene as the tracks disappeared into infinity at dusk. Good leading lines in your pictures can help draw your viewers into your photograph! #iphone7plus
January 14, 2018 – Day 76 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Going Down – I used the burst mode on my iPhone 7 Plus to capture this shot of a snowboarder going down today at Mahr Park in Madisonville, Ky. Burst mode on your smartphone is a great feature to use when you’re photographing fast moving action!
January 12, 2018 – CSX intermodal Q028-12 powers through the snowfall as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Slaughters, Kentucky.
January 13, 2018 – CSX intermodal Q029-13 (Chicago, IL – Atlanta, GA) makes its way under the highway 41 overpass at Mortons Gap, Kentucky as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on a beautiful winter day.
January 13, 2018 – CSX intermodal Q029-13 (Chicago, IL – Atlanta, GA) makes its way through the Red River Cut, just north of Adams, Tennessee, with fresh snow lining the walls and the track.
January 12, 2018 – In near whiteout conditions, CSX local J724-12 slowly comes to a stop in the siding at the south end of Slaughters, Ky, on the Henderson Subdivision, pulling just far enough where they can read the signals at the south end.
January 12, 2018 – In near whiteout conditions, a northbound CSX hot intermodal Q028-12 prepares to pass local J724-12 in the siding at the south end of Slaughters, Ky, on the Henderson Subdivision.
January 13, 2018 – Day 75 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Ties and Trees – This stack of railroad ties with the row of interesting trees in the background make for an interesting photograph! When out, always keep an eye out for things that make for good contrasting scenes!! I got the extra width in this photo by taking the picture while I was in video mode with the camera! That’s what that little silver button is for!!!
January 12, 2018 – Day 74 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Powder Ball!!- Damion hits me with what should have been a snowball, but ended up as a powder ball instead! It was a first snowfall of the season and it was a bit of a dry snowfall. Didn’t deter him however!!! Kids and snow always make for good pictures! Keep your iPhone handy!!
January 11, 2018 – Day 73 -iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Cookie!!! – Journey is one of our resident Cookie Monsters!!! I caught her here with a mouth full and two waiting in the hand!! Photographing kids doing the things they love is always a good bet for a nice picture!
January 10, 2018 – My long lens pulls in the nose of CSXT 3442 as it peeks over the top of the rise at the middle of Kelly, Ky as Q026 begins the climb up the grade as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision.
January 10, 2018 – Day 72 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Plane – Just something about this old airplane that keeps drawing me back to photograph it. It’s in the Air Park at Ft. Campbell, Ky along with several other displays. After spending 24 years in the Air Force I’d think my infatuation with Air Planes would have waned by now, but then it’s been even longer with trains! Photograph the things you love in life!! #iphone7plus
January 5, 2018 – Paducah and Louisville Railway 2104 leads a local as it pulls through the curve southbound, leading up to highway 1337 crossing at Richland, Ky, as the last light of day fades from the winter’s day.
January 9, 2018 – Day 71 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Patterns – Patterns can help make a photograph much more interesting! Be it by repeating, such as the two chairs in this shot, or by all the river gravel on the ground, producing their own interesting patterns.
January 8, 2018 – Day 70 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Monday Pickup – Monday is my day to pick up my nephew Damion from school and take him to his karate and choir practices. When photographing kids or any family members for that matter, always remember to include the things that they do and love in their lives! Your iPhone allows you to do just that!
January 7, 2018 – Day 69 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Sunday Seekers – Grandma Jeanne heads into church with Elaina and Damion as I and mamaw bring up the rear this morning. A good picture doesn’t always have to show the faces of your subjects!!! Pay attention to body language and other things that can help add impact to a going away picture when you’re shooting one!
January 6, 2018 – Day 68 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Night Mamaw – Damion gives his mamaw a hug before heading off to bed for the night. Nighttime routines can provide for some really nice moments for photographing the little ones in your family. It’s one of the things I like about the iPhone, it’s handy and right there with me! Keep yours close and be ready for those moments in your own family!!
January 5, 2018 – Day 67 – iPhone Daily B&W Photo Challenge – Scenes Revisited – I have a love affair with this tree, along with many, many other photographers that live in the Madisonville, Ky area. I think over the years its been photographed by myself more times than I can count. It’s been in the newspaper many times (my previous life) in all kinds of different conditions and seasons as well. My point? When you find a scene or constant subject that you like to photograph, don’t hesitate to revisit the scene at different times and under different conditions to capture a different photograph of it. By doing so, it forces you to work the scene to come up with a different photograph that what you’ve shot before. Today it was the clouds for me! One of the benefits of doing this is that you’ll end up with a nice series of photographs that perhaps would lend themselves to a yearly calendar that would make a wonderful personal project for a Christmas gift next year!
December 29, 2017 – As the last light of the day begins to fade, a Evansville Western Railway local departs Mount Vernon, Indiana and heads south toward Evansville, with it’s headlamp lighting the way.