The Southwest Chief runs Superliner train sets. Trains typically consist of two P40 or P42 locomotives, a baggage car, three or four sleeper cars, a dining car, sightseer lounge and three coach cars.
Two Amtrak trains run this route on a daily basis with one starting off early in the morning and the second one in the late afternoon.
We chose the late afternoon schedule because it gave us the opportunity to be in "daylight" when traversing some of the more scenic areas of the country.
This week's challenge was called "Texture". Played around with several ideas and submitted one
The Southwest Chief is Amtrak's fastest train from Chicago to California. Traveling at an average speed of 79 mph, the Southwest Chief goes through Chicago - Kansas City - Topeka, Kan.-Southern Colorado - Santa Fe, N.M. - Albuquerque - Flagstaff (Grand Canyon) and finally Los Angeles.
This week's challenge was called "Soundtrack". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "One Light Source". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Out of Place". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Shoot From Above". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Reflections". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Low Key". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
For several years I've been eyeing the Venus Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro Lens and trying to convince myself to buy one, especially when seeing the super closeup of insects.
Last week I almost bought the lens.
Had it in my cart and was about to press the "proceed with purchase" button when the smart side of my brain said:
"Hey why don't you rent and try it out before buying."
Who knew I had a smart side to my brain!
But it definitely was an advise worth taking.
Hence, I rented the lens for my Z for a 5 day period and within two days of the request, the lens arrived.
I played with it for about three days and realized that it was not a lens for me.
The Illinois State Fair has been around since 1853, held for the first time in Springfield at a wooded 20-acre site located one mile west of the Old State Capitol.
From there, the State Fair went on to be held at 12 different cities across the state, including Alton, Centralia, Chicago, Decatur, Du Quoin, Freeport, Jacksonville, Olney, Ottawa, Peoria and Quincy.
After 40 years, Springfield was made its permanent home.
The Fair runs eleven days during the month of August and is filled with many attractions and entertainments, bringing in thousands of people from across the state to enjoy music, rides, expositions and other events that make the Illinois State Fair one of the most iconic fairs in the Midwest.
This week's challenge was called "Abandoned". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Macro". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
Montreal was established in 1642 in what is now the province of Quebec, Canada. At the time of European contact the area was inhabited by the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, a discrete and distinct group of Iroquoian-speaking indigenous people. They spoke Laurentian. Jacques Cartier became the first European to reach the area now known as Montreal in 1535 when he entered the village of Hochelaga on the Island of Montreal while in search of a passage to Asia during the Age of Exploration. Seventy years later, Samuel de Champlain unsuccessfully tried to create a fur trading post but the Mohawk of the Iroquois defended what they had been using as their hunting grounds.
One of the most visited touristic areas of Montreal is the the Old Port. It is a historic port as its use started as early as 1611, when the French fur traders used it as a trading post. It is located adjacent to Old Montreal and it stretches over 1.2 miles along the Saint Lawrence River.
This week's challenge was called "Color Temperature". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
Murals have become a staple in Montreal’s colourful visual identity over the past several years as the city has become a beacon for graffiti artists and street art fans.
The city has more than 3,000 murals spread out across the island and here I've rounded up a very small sampling of the ones that caught my eyes.
The Notre-Dame Basilica is Montréal’s mother church and was the first Gothic Revival style church in Canada. Its history has been marked by the Sulpicians since its foundation and is inseparable from that of Montréal. It speaks to its Catholic roots and the eternal link between art and religion. The Basilica’s style was imitated by several parishes and marked a turning point in religious architectural tradition.
This week's challenge was called "Unusual Crop". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Something New". Played around with several ideas and submitted one
This week's challenge was called "In The Style Of ....". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Frame Within A Frame". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Fluid". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Daily Routine". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
If you've never had a chocolate sourdough bread before...it's time you did!
It is such a nice treat. You have the crisp texture of the crust combined with the rich slightly sweet, chocolaty flavor of the dough.
A chocoholic's dream!
This week's challenge was called "Street Details". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Use The Wrong Lens". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Through the Looking Glass". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "High ISO/12800". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Water". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Luxury". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Negative Space". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Cramped". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Under/Over Exposed". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
This week's challenge was called "Details". Played around with several ideas and submitted one.
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