Desktop – Thomas Stone National Historic Site (click to enlarge)
This image is from the desk in Haberdeventure, the house at Thomas Stone National Historic site. After touring the site, it appears that Stone’s sole claim to fame is that he is one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Then again, that is a pretty big thing to be known for! Stone’s signature if the third one below Thomas Jeffersons.
This is all natural lighting form a window to the right of the image. To maximize depth of field, this is a 22 second exposure at f22.
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Train 119 at Golden Spike National Historic Site
Above is the first image posted to this website taken with my iPhone. We were on vacation out west, and, believe it or not, I took zero camera equipment. I was with several non-photographers and knew I would not be able to spend any time on my own. So when we went to Golden Spike National Historic Site, I was kicking myself for at least not having my camera. Oh well, the best camera is the one in your hands. Such a shame I did not have my camera, these trains are really photogenic. I know I could have spent several hours eyer shooting the trains and several of the old buildings.
Train 119 is one of two trains at the site; the other being the Jupiter. The trains steam into position near the visitor center every morning, and steam away late in the afternoon. Check the park website for exact days.
While the image is pretty good, the resolution really drops off when you start to zoom in.
I’ll continue to use my iPhone for vacation snapshots, but will stick to my Nikon to capture images.
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Zoom in on Google Earth and you can see the trains.
