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Racing photos from Virginia…

J Kohl — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:50:08 +0000

Just got back from the Rolex Grand Am and Speed World Challenge races at Virginia International Raceway. A good time had by all, just missed getting in a bad thunderstorm, but it made some of the racing photos look really spectacular! Posted in Autos > Racing or just click on last uploaded, as per usual.

Panorama of Murray’s Mill…and more!

J Kohl — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:14:31 +0000

Just posted a recent panorama background I did of a local water mill. Picturesque location, for sure. As well, some new photos of CB&Q steam locomotives in color, some vintage Illinois Central steam, rolling stock, CSX diesels and even some new automobile photos! You can just step backwards from the recently posted pics gallery…some more new photos will be posted this week…some railroad, some scenic, a bit of everything!

MORE new updates…

J Kohl — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:41:56 +0000

Some recent photography by yours truly, as well as a bunch of scanned images. As per usual, the best way is to go through the Latest Uploads and just step back through the pages by using the numbers near the bottom of the screen.

Tons of vintage trains and cars…

J Kohl — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:51:41 +0000

Seven new pages of vintage locomotives, cars, tractors and some new stuff as well! I got the scanner going and did a bunch of work over the past week. You can start on the last uploads page, and if you look at the bottom of the page, you’ll see a series of numbers…keep clicking on each number and you’ll get to a new page!

New Panoramic & Desktop/Backgrounds…

J Kohl — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:20:17 +0000

I’ve been saving up some updates, but I’m going to try to be a bit more proactive this year and get stuff up more often. Some new panoramas include a late-evening sunset, stop-action waterfall, and mountains at sunset. Now you can see why they call them the ‘Blue Ridge Mountains’. The stop-action waterfall was fun to do, I experimented a bit to capture the right feeling. You want it to appear ‘flowing’ but not so much that you can’t detect the distinct streams. I forget how long I set the shutter, but it wasn’t as long as you might think…I think about 1/2 to 3/4 of a second. Also remember you may need to set the aperture down to correct the overexposure of the image.

The desktops are all Panoramic for wide-screen monitors (you can use them on regular monitors, but they will appear ’squished’. This one is fairly recent, I’ve been waiting about a year or so to capture that photo. I think it turned out just as well as I hoped it would…fog is fun!

Thanksgiving…

J Kohl — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:10:21 +0000

The day after Thanksgiving, I got up early to go around and take some photos. That’s actually the same day I saw the Chrysler Windsor, but I posted that photo first. I’ve not had a chance to just spend time just taking photos lately, so it was nice to get out. The very first photo opportunity I had was an absolutely awesome sunrise…and I caught it in a good location with a derelict house silhouetted behind.

The car…

J Kohl — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:06:24 +0000

I saw this Chrysler Windsor (1954) sitting derelict in a lot in a small town. It’s hard to find locations to get the photos you want when the background has traffic, power lines, and all number of things. However, I finally managed to get the shot that I wanted and it turned out pretty good!

New Panoramic Gallery…

J Kohl — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:21:10 +0000

I’ve been meaning to do this for awhile, create a gallery for panoramic backgrounds (for monitors that can display them). I’ll continue adding more to this gallery, as I enjoy creating panoramics…

Up the K-line…

J Kohl — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:40:03 +0000

Spent a day on the Missouri ‘K-line’, the rail route from St. Louis, Mo to Burlington, IA. You can view the entire gallery here. Some neat photos here!

More cars than you can shake a gearstick at…

J Kohl — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 05:21:09 +0000

Just got back from 3 car shows, and the NC Museum of Transportation. So I thought it would be good to do a major update. Click on the ‘galleries’ button above, then click on ‘last uploads’. For you railroad buffs there are some good pics at the museum, but you’ll have to step back about 8 pages to get to the first of them.