#Tag · bonfire.cafe

Matt Blaze boosted

Matt Blaze

Park Junction, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.

All the pixels, but none of the trains, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4472088022

#photography

A single railroad track, receding into the distance, in a lonely urban area behind some houses. Almost everything is in soft focus. A railroad milepost, marked "O QA" is in sharp focus at left. There's a hobo-style graffiti tag on the milepost.

Flickr

Park Junction

28 March 2010. Philadelphia, PA. At Milepost 0 (QA-0, technically) of the CSX Railroad's Trenton Line, near Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The location is known by the railroad as "Park Junction". I really like this location. It seems to exist in a parallel universe, completely unlike the manicured urban parkland to one side and the upscale residential neighborhood (with its back turned to us) on the other. Desolate as it might be, the tracks could lead anywhere, unconstrained by local geography. Places like this evoke precisely the lonely and mysterious feeling that attracts me to postindustrial subjects. In more down-to-earth terms, this humble section of railroad track is where the CSX's Baltimore line meets its Trenton line on the eastern side of the Schuylkill river, just north of the "Park Tunnel" under the Art Museum. It's of minor historical significance as the location where the former B&O Railroad to the south/west ends and the Reading Railroad to the north/east begins. There was once a connection to a second track here for a now abandoned Reading "City Branch" that served nearby industry via a "Pennsylvania Avenue Subway" (which shares its northern portal with the currently active Art Museum tunnel). A photo of the abandoned City Branch tunnel can be found at www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/2148915615/ . Nikkor 45mm/2.8 PC-E lens (@ f/7.1), Nikon D3x camera (@ ISO 100). No emulsions were harmed in the making of this image. 1065

calvin 🛋️ liked this activity

Bill VE7WYC

@VE7WYC@mstdn.ca · 8 hours ago

Time to think about a different kind of ICE. Cottonwood Island Park, Prince George, BC.

#nechako #photography #winter

4 media

A stoic face carved into the thick bark of a cottonwood tree.

Snowy view on the banks of the Nechako River with a cloudy sky.

Professor Higgins the dog on the snowy bank of the Nechako River.

Quixoticgeek and 1 other boosted

Michigander :toad:

@Michigander@toad.social · 5 hours ago

River is ready for the cold
#photography #dogs #DogsOfMastodon

A golden retriever sitting inside wearing a trapper hat to stay warm. The surprising thing is that his noggin is the same size as mine.

Alex, the Hearth Fire boosted

Tomasz Susuł

@TomaszSusul@mastodon.social · 9 hours ago

I was so fed up with winter that I went to the tropics... I took the tram to the botanical garden.

#photography #photo #fotografie #photographie #fotografia #flowerphotography #naturelovers #naturephotography #bloomscrolling #flowers #flowersofmastodon #nature #Krakow

This is a close-up, eye-level shot of a small, single yellow aquatic flower bud rising on a slender stem from calm water. The partially closed, conical bud reveals bright yellow petals encased at the base by smooth, reddish-brown sepals. The stem and flower cast clear, slightly soft reflections on the water's surface. The background is heavily out of focus, creating a dreamy bokeh effect with multiple layers of soft green tones. Indistinct green shapes of blurred lily pads float on the water's surface in the mid-ground. Beyond these, the background fades into deeper greens and olives with hints of brown, suggesting vegetation or foliage at varying distances. The top portion of the background is darker, transitioning from deep green to a brighter, more illuminated green towards the centre, creating a natural gradient. The extensive blur emphasises the sharp focus on the yellow flower, making it the only clear feature in an otherwise soft, atmospheric aquatic scene.

Trending Bot boosted

Masayuki60 🦮🇯🇵 🇺🇦 🐕🇺🇲📷

@masayuki60@social.vivaldi.net · 6 hours ago

#HumpDay

A completely blue sky continues. While it's a little chilly, it's mind-cleansing weather.

#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #rescuedog #photography #FujiFilm #sky #airplane

4 media

A white and brown dog lying on his bed yawning big time with his front paws dangling from the bed to the floor

A white and brown dog lying in his bed looking straight at the camera

A totally spotless blue sky as an airplane flies high near the top with contrail following

An airplane in about the middle seen through branches of a tree

Michigander :toad:

@Michigander@toad.social · 5 hours ago

River is ready for the cold
#photography #dogs #DogsOfMastodon

Masayuki60 🦮🇯🇵 🇺🇦 🐕🇺🇲📷

@masayuki60@social.vivaldi.net · 6 hours ago

#HumpDay

A completely blue sky continues. While it's a little chilly, it's mind-cleansing weather.

#dog #dogs #DogsOfMastodon #AdoptDontShop #rescuedog #photography #FujiFilm #sky #airplane

4 media

Sabrina Web :privacypride: 📎 boosted

Isabel

@IsabelB@mastodon.ie · 4 days ago

Another photo from me, but a moody one this time!

Taken at a local ruined church/graveyard one evening, with a stormy sky.
Originally taken in colour, but better in mono - especially with the subject!
f16, 1/2s to get the depth of field

#photo #photography #blackandwhite

A black and white photo of an old ruined church, with gravestones in the foreground, some of which are tilted over.
The sky behind the church looks dark and forbidding and there are leafless tree branches in the top of the image. — A black and white photo of an old ruined church, with gravestones in the foreground, some of which are tilted over. The sky behind the church looks dark and forbidding and there are leafless tree branches in the top of the image.

hypebot boosted

Billthoo

@Billthoo@mastodon.art · 9 hours ago

#TravelThursday

Morning light, Jervis Bay

#Photography
1/2

Photo of the morning light from travel down to Jervis Bay, NSW.

Alex Akselrod boosted

Texas Observer

@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social · 10 hours ago

Our top story: Photographer Jordan Vonderhaar spent months using a modified digital camera to reveal the militarization of the #Texas border in stark infrared. https://www.texasobserver.org/the-river-and-the-fever-dream-photo-essay/

#photography #art #politics #USpol #immigration #military #news

A trio of men from border patrol stand knee deep in the water, one holding a pole. Behind them is thick foliage and the border fence. The scene is highlighted in stark colors because of an infrared filter, with the water gray, and the plants a bright orange red.

The Texas Observer

The River and the Fever Dream

A converted digital camera can use infrared light to reveal Texas border militarization—in the same way the armed forces once scanned for enemies from the sky.

Matt Blaze

@mattblaze@federate.social · 8 hours ago

Park Junction, Philadelphia, PA, 2010.

All the pixels, but none of the trains, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/4472088022

#photography

Flickr

Park Junction

Bill VE7WYC

@VE7WYC@mstdn.ca · 8 hours ago

Time to think about a different kind of ICE. Cottonwood Island Park, Prince George, BC.

#nechako #photography #winter

4 media

Beardy Star Stuff 🏴🌹🇵🇸 and 1 other boosted

Richard L Pastore🏳️‍🌈

@rlpastore@sfba.social · 2 days ago

Blue jay looking smart even though there’s a sprinkling of ice on its tail.
#nature #birds #photography #winter

A blue jay is chilling out on a branch on a chilly day.

hypebot boosted

Bob Tregilus

@elaterite@mastoart.social · 10 hours ago

Dáʔaw.

(Lake Tahoe, from the Nevada side.)

#Lake #Mountains #WaterWednesday #Forest #Geology #Landscape #Travel #Photography #Darktable

A color landscape photo of a shoreline of a large alpine lake. The water in the foreground is green tinted and crystal clear and there are many gray rounded boulders from the center into the lower right portion of the photo. A small conifer tree grows from one of the boulder created islands at center-right. Flat blue water is seen extending out from center-left to upper left. In the distant background in the upper left are snow-capped mountains. steep slopes angle up from the sinuous lake shore on the right. The sky is clear blue.

Dane 🇮🇪🇺🇦🇻🇪🖖⚛️☮️☸️🕉️ boosted

Niamh Bernadette (They/Them)

@NotAHopeInHades@pixelfed.social · 12 hours ago

Gimme That! 🐾 for #whiskerswednesday

Playing with Margot! She's a very accomplished hunter (she's not but don't tell her that) and is very insistent on winning. 😂✨

#photography #amateurphotography #pet #cats #cat #catsofmastodon #catsofpixelfed #petphotography #tabbycat #tabby #play #portrait #gatto #sardinia #sardegna #puns #italy #italia #europe #micio

A tabby cat (Margot) with wide eyes is lying down and playing alertly on a red couch. Her fur is a mix of brown, tan and almost black stripes. The background is softly blurred and shows a room interior with muted colours. There's a vase of flowers to the left, and a round mirror hanging on the wall behind the cat.

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

pixelfed

Fitness Foundry (Coach Julio)

@Fitnessfoundry@mas.to · 9 hours ago

🧣This morning, as I made my way through the snow to teach SPARTA Strength, I spotted Mary—98 years young—across the street.❄️

I offered to be her personal valet, helping her navigate the snow and ice to the Malden Senior Center. She wasted no time—hopped right into class and brightened the room.😅

She’s a true inspiration. 💪🏾

#seniors #Maldenma #fitness #Inspiration #Boston #health #photography #community #smile #life

Tomasz Susuł

@TomaszSusul@mastodon.social · 9 hours ago

I was so fed up with winter that I went to the tropics... I took the tram to the botanical garden.

#photography #photo #fotografie #photographie #fotografia #flowerphotography #naturelovers #naturephotography #bloomscrolling #flowers #flowersofmastodon #nature #Krakow

Billthoo

@Billthoo@mastodon.art · 9 hours ago

#TravelThursday

Morning light, Jervis Bay

#Photography
1/2