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Ribs

Chip — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:00:03 +0000

Hopper cars at Redwood Junction, Redwood City, California.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 70mm, ISO 400, f/9, shutter 1/500 sec. Exposure, contrast, saturation, levels, and highlights adjustments in Aperture.

Knistt

Chip — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:00:04 +0000

Graffiti and weeds outside the north portal of Caltrain tunnel #1, San Francisco.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 70mm, ISO 400, f/6.3, shutter 1/80 sec. Levels, highlights, and color adjustments in Aperture.

Ditch light

Chip — Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00:04 +0000

Ditch light on a Union Pacific GP-2 locomotive parked at South San Francisco station.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 70mm, ISO 400, f/7.1, shutter 1/1250 sec. Exposure, saturation, levels, highlights, and color adjustments in Aperture.

Joint #15

Chip — Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:06 +0000

Rail joint, near College Park station, San Jose.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 70mm, ISO 400, f/11, shutter 1/400 sec. Straightening, exposure, contrast, saturation, levels, highlights, and color adjustments in Aperture.

Bird brain

Chip — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:05 +0000

Pigeon on the fountain in the courtyard of Pasadena city hall.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 70mm, ISO 400, f/4.5, shutter 1/400 sec. Exposure, contrast, levels, and color adjustments in Aperture.

Fly away

Chip — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:00:04 +0000

Birds above the signal at CP Tunnel, Brisbane, California.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 70mm, ISO 400, f/8, shutter 1/1250 sec. Cropping, exposure, levels, highlights, shadows, and monochrome adjustments in Aperture.

Peekaboo

Chip — Mon, 14 May 2012 01:00:03 +0000

Bit of trackside conduit peeking up through the ballast, near the Watkins Avenue grade crossing, Atherton, California.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 70mm, ISO 400, f/6.3, shutter 1/80 sec. White balance, exposure, contrast, saturation, highlights, and shadows adjustments in Aperture.

Stairs

Chip — Sun, 13 May 2012 01:00:05 +0000

Stairs down to the pedestrian track underpass at the San Antonio Caltrain station, Mountain View, California.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 65mm, ISO 1600, f/4.5, shutter 1/160 sec. Cropping, exposure, contrast, saturation, levels, and highlights adjustments in Aperture.

Rio Grande

Chip — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:00:04 +0000

Weathered old freight locomotives parked at South San Francisco station.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 70mm, ISO 400, f/7.1, shutter 1/3200 sec. Highlights and shadows adjustments in Aperture.

Blue sky mesas

Chip — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:00:03 +0000

Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.

Shot with the Nikon D70s and the 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 zoom at 18mm, ISO 200, f/14, shutter 1/200 sec. Exposure, contrast, saturation, levels and highlights adjustments in Aperture.