In 1950 while I was a senior in Good Old Franklin High in Rochester NY, our honors English class received a book report assignment. It was a shock. We were to read and comment on the novel Nineteen Eighty Four by George Orwell. In his writings, Orwell contributed many words to the English vocabulary. In [...]
What better joy for a railroad photographer than a late autumn day in November ? The sun angle is low enough to make scenes on the high iron very dramatic. It was just the other day that I unwrapped a very special package at the apartment door - my very own digital camera.
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During World War II when Italy was fighting on the side of the Axis, a certain number of American aviators were shot down over Sicily and Southern Italy near Naples. Those that were taken prisoner by the Italians found something interesting ..the welcome mat was out !!! The Italians were so interested in [...]
Just when you didn’t think it was happening, or when complacency took full possession of our comfort zones - it started to happen again. This time, apparently, it means business.
What is this new version of an old problem? Why it’s our old friend, the energy crisis.
This past week, gasoline prices jumped back above [...]
The railroad is a place that operates around the clock, seven days a week. From the time the sun goes down until dawn on the following day, the rails are never silent for very long. Some of the most outstanding and dramatic photographs of trains and the people that operate them are taken [...]
To become a master in the art of railroad photography, you have to begin at the beginning. Let.s get started. All Aboard !!!
First off, you have to like trains. That’s easy stuff. Everybody at one time or another has ridden on a passenger train, or have been held up at a [...]
Trains and railroading is a very exciting hobby. One of the most rewarding aspects of “chasing trains” is railroad photography. Here, you get a chance to take back the memorable rail scene into your photo archives. If you are so equipped, you can create a video of the rail scene you’ve witnessed. [...]
Once upon a time, we used to think of ourselves in terms of what went on in our own country as being very important. What went on in other countries was their own business. With differences in language, customs, and currency, our outlook was very provincial.
The computer and the internet has changed all [...]
The most extensive area of applications in secure webconferencing is in corporate communications. All business entities, large and small have the need to participate in meetings. These meetings represent groups needing to talk with one another. Examples are a marketing group needing to talk with a production group, or a management planning [...]
This problem has been around since the dawning of Adam and Eve. When the Lord punished them for eating from the Tree of Knowledge, He wisely left out the punishment called Getting Rid Of The Junk. They had to figure out how to get rid of the trash.
Today, the Information Age piles up [...]