Geese and GEs

I’m back in Connecticut now, so I figured that I could get back into the swing of things.  I figured I could do the usual this morning – head out and catch Providence & Worcester train NR-2 while getting a little walk in.  As it ended up, that almost didn’t happen.

Listening to the scanner this morning, the P&W frequency was oddly silent.  On a whim, I headed out at my usual time – I figured at the very least I’d be able to get a little stroll in.  It was, after all, a nice morning.  So I decided to head up to Ledyard and decide along the way where I’d like to do my thing.

I swung by Mill Cove first to check things out – since the scanner was silent the entire way up, I figured I had time to head north and possibly catch them ar0und Stoddard Hill.  So I headed back to Route 12 and proceeded north.

Well, just after I passed by Dow Chemical, and right where the tracks come into view from Route 12, I happened to look to my left.  What did I see?  NR-2′s head end heading south!  Crap, I guess I’d have to try to make it back down to Mill Cove.  So it was time for a pretty-much-legal U-turn, and a quick trip back down 12 and Military Highway.

I got to the south end of Mill Cove just as NR-2′s headlights appeared north of Red Top.  I got out, and got into position – there were a number of birds hanging out on the ice floating in the cove.  As I usually try to do, I attempted to incorporate the birds into a few shots.  The angles are pretty standard fare for the cove, so there’s nothing earth shattering here, but I did manage to work the birds into a few frames – both in flight and on the ice & water.

Providence & Worcester train NR-2 heads onto the causeway between Mill Cove and the Thames River in Ledyard, CT

Taken with	Canon EOS 50D
Date Taken	2010:02:22 09:07:48
Aperture	f/9.0
Exposure Time	0.003 s (1/400)
Focal Length (mm)	200.00 (200/1)
ISO	200

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NR-2 continues south along Mill Cove, with the Harvard Boat House in the background

Taken with	Canon EOS 50D
Date Taken	2010:02:22 09:07:56
Aperture	f/9.0
Exposure Time	0.003 s (1/400)
Focal Length (mm)	93.00 (93/1)
ISO	200

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NR-2 continues south along Mill Cove as some birds take to flight

Taken with	Canon EOS 50D
Date Taken	2010:02:22 09:07:59
Aperture	f/9.0
Exposure Time	0.003 s (1/400)
Focal Length (mm)	70.00 (70/1)
ISO	200

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NR-2 continues south along Mill Cove as some birds take to flight

Taken with	Canon EOS 40D
Date Taken	2010:02:22 09:06:34
Aperture	f/8.0
Exposure Time	0.002 s (1/500)
Focal Length (mm)	29.00 (29/1)
ISO	200

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NR-2 rolls south over the inlet to Mill Cove as some birds walk along the ice

Taken with	Canon EOS 40D
Date Taken	2010:02:22 09:06:49
Aperture	f/8.0
Exposure Time	0.002 s (1/500)
Focal Length (mm)	50.00 (50/1)
ISO	200

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Some geese walk along the ice edge as NR2 continues south behind them

Taken with	Canon EOS 50D
Date Taken	2010:02:22 09:08:34
Aperture	f/9.0
Exposure Time	0.003 s (1/400)
Focal Length (mm)	70.00 (70/1)
ISO	200

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And that was it for the morning.  Headed back to the office for the rest of the day.

Thanks for looking!
Tom