Karaya
Veteran Member
Hello all. Several local forum members recently took some time off from arguing about DR, AA filters and atomic weapons proliferation to take a train ride along the north shore of lake Superior and snap some photographs. My wife Nina and myself were joined by Shirley H. (and Marv) and Herbert D. for a ~ 6 hr round trip between Dulth and Two Harbors behind a restored 1923 vintage Soo Line steam Locomotive. Fall colors were near peak and it was a real hoot to go 'back in time' on a coal fired steam train (a little too much of a 'blast from the past' for me personaly, more on that later!). For all those who couldn't make it, I am pointing my finger at you Bill, Brent and Tom! You missed a great time and will have to stay after class next time to clean chalkboards and erasers!
To our delight we found that it is still possible to take good photos with Oly gear, at least if one tries really hard. For the gearheads out there between the three of us we had 2 E-3s, 1 E-1, 1 E-510, 1 E-300 and a E-520, along with multiple 14-54s and 50-200s, a 35-100 f/2, a 50 f/2 and the 25 f1.4.
The rest of the crew had to go back to the Twinn Cities Friday night after the train excursion, but Nina and I stayed for the Weekend to do some hiking. While we had a great time there were some trials and tribulations. When we got back to our car, after the trip, we found that the locomotive had left a layer of coal tar from it's exhaust accross my shiny new red Honda Civic Si! We spent a couple of hours with sponges and rags cleaning the nasty stuff up. Later, on Lutzen 'mountain' (that's 'hill' to you people who live in the alps!) I knocked my E-3 and 14-54 off the tripod head onto the ground. It landed on the soft, grassy meadow of a ski sloap. No harm done, it pulled the cable release out and bent the pins, but I put that back together, bent the pins back into alighnment and everything works fine. A real close call! Lesson learned - use that lock pin on the quick release plate! I usually do. I was lazy - but lucky this time!
Pics to follow in next post. I am sure Herbert and Shirley will chime in with more very soon. Feel free to COC.
Best to all,
Mark
http://www.pbase.com/karaya
To our delight we found that it is still possible to take good photos with Oly gear, at least if one tries really hard. For the gearheads out there between the three of us we had 2 E-3s, 1 E-1, 1 E-510, 1 E-300 and a E-520, along with multiple 14-54s and 50-200s, a 35-100 f/2, a 50 f/2 and the 25 f1.4.
The rest of the crew had to go back to the Twinn Cities Friday night after the train excursion, but Nina and I stayed for the Weekend to do some hiking. While we had a great time there were some trials and tribulations. When we got back to our car, after the trip, we found that the locomotive had left a layer of coal tar from it's exhaust accross my shiny new red Honda Civic Si! We spent a couple of hours with sponges and rags cleaning the nasty stuff up. Later, on Lutzen 'mountain' (that's 'hill' to you people who live in the alps!) I knocked my E-3 and 14-54 off the tripod head onto the ground. It landed on the soft, grassy meadow of a ski sloap. No harm done, it pulled the cable release out and bent the pins, but I put that back together, bent the pins back into alighnment and everything works fine. A real close call! Lesson learned - use that lock pin on the quick release plate! I usually do. I was lazy - but lucky this time!
Pics to follow in next post. I am sure Herbert and Shirley will chime in with more very soon. Feel free to COC.
Best to all,
Mark
http://www.pbase.com/karaya
) You're right about the leaves, they are absolutely gorgeous further north. WOWZA!
