One in before the End of May.

Figured I should get a post or two in before May passes us all by. May has been a slow month for me photographically speaking. A lot of focus has went into getting a new home in order and getting married.
It has not been all void of camera action - just nothing I have to share at the moment.
April came and went - moved into a new place, had an eventful trip out in the Mojave desert and got more psyched up for marriage.
Here are a few random images that I had sitting in my Blog Image folder awaiting posting.
First is an image from the said trip out in the Mojave.
This is an annual event that I very much enjoy and it takes place usually in March or April and consist of a weekend camping adventure with many of my railfan friends and comrades from Fullerton and usually a few from other area's. This years event was full of forgetful moments for some and unforgettable moments for others. None of which I will elaborate on here other than to share this image of a train approaching us out in the vast desert near a place called Klondike.
Next image comes from downtown Los Angeles in another one of my "Im Bored and photographing old boring buildings again" jaunts through the area.
This particular one is located on 7th and Santa Fe near the LA river.
Lastly is an image from May .. hay, how about that!! I purchased a new camera on Friday the 23rd so Saturday the 24th, I hit the town with some sort of unfounded inspiration that never really materialized. I had a great time driving around solo and looking for things that I had photographed before with my old camera as well as new things to capture with my new Nikon D60. Cloudy skies and unpredictable weather led me astray much of the time and I found myself wondering around looking for things. This one was taken to the east of China Town along what used to be known as the SP Bull Ring (I think) back in the day with the Southern Pacific Railroad had a rail yard here. Would have liked to capture this with some rail in the foreground, but alas that is not possible any longer. So .. here is the downtown LA skyline under a few somewhat threatening clouds.

Some More Black & White Images

I have been showcasing about 1 railroad related image per post it seems... so here is my one image for this post. This is a profile image of the signals which protect eastward and westward movement of the Union Pacific Railroad & BNSF Railway as they enter and exit the Alameda Corridor which takes trains from Los Angeles to points in Wilmington or Long Beach, CA

The next two images are sort of railroad related. They are both the west and east sides of Pabco Paper which resides in Vernon, CA. Vernon is a mostly industrial zoned city and this paper mill rest on the southern edge of the city alongside BNSF's Malabar Yard.

That is all I have to offer right now.. thanks for looking.
Chris

Random Images

I have been sorting through the images of the last year as I prep them for archiving and well .. came across a few from February of this year that I felt like sharing.

First is an image taken in downtown Pomona, California. Somewhat spanish style train station bridge converted to black and white and cropped to my liking.

Second in my offering is from that same day but shows the reflection of the sun and a stack train off the passenger side of my car. I like to play with reflections at times.

Lastly is another image from February of 2008 - but taken in Los Angeles, CA. This is the Sears building from the east side (Soto Street) loading area no longer utilized.

Also of further note is that I have been adding more links to the What is Music .. section on the side bar.
Came across the new disc by The Wood Brothers this evening. Great Folk/Blues/Jazz/Traditional Country sound going on here. Already a fan of Medeski, Martin and Wood and stumbled across this one thanks to iTunes. One of the Wood Brothers happens to be Chris Wood who is the Bass player for MMW. Highly recommend their latest called Loaded as well as their debut disc put out in 2006 called Ways Not to Lose.

. Chris