As promised, here are images from the trip — start to finish. These are all hosted on Flickr and on my iWeb space as well.
Just because, the images actually start in Chicago. The opportunity wasn’t all that good for shots on the train from Washington to Chicago. But, I did shoot on the train from Chicago back to D.C. Everything else is pretty much in the order it happened.
There are a bunch of other pictures that are not posted as part of the trip — namely, the vacation Bible school where my mother-in-law helps out, and the pictures from my in-laws 50th anniversary party. They’ll be posted elsewhere, separately. I didn’t think they needed to be part of the travelogue.
We’re back home. A little tired, and a little bummed. Got right back in to people being stupid. Bah! Pictures from the return trip will be posted when I get the energy and time.
On a more sobering note, our train took us right alongside the wreck of the two trains on the Metro Red Line. What a mess. I was amazed at how crappily built the Metro cars are. One of the cars had its body shell ripped off the frame, and its construction was plainly visible. I was not impressed, and am surprised the things aren’t literally disintegrating from use.
MacDonald Creek (click the link to view video – sorry, it was too big to embed and takes a long time to download)
This video, along with all of the pictures I’ve been taking on this trip, are made with the little Canon DX110IS camera. I edited the video and reduced it to 320×240 at 24fps using Final Cut Express on my little MacBook.
Of course, I took lots of stills as well. Here are a few from the day…
The stills were all edited using iPhoto, so there’s not a lot of heavy manipulation (none’s available in iPhoto, aside from basic imaging tools). There are a couple that look like HDR images, but they really aren’t – I swear! And, all I’ve been shooting is JPEG files. I’ve not been messing with the CHDK hack I mentioned the other day.
We’ve made it to Montana. We actually arrived right on time on Monday night. I’ve finally gotten into town to a little cafe with WiFi to catch up on e-mail, upload more pictures and update my iPhone.
Stopping in Minneapolis
Some of North Dakota looks like this…
This one’s for friend Will!
Most of eastern Montana looks like this. Most of North Dakota looks like this, too…
Our spacious accommodations on the train from Chicago to Whitefish, MT
Arrival in Whitefish
Osprey guarding the nest along Swan Lake (I think)
Tomorrow, we’ll be motoring around Glacier National Park, and I’m sure I’ll have a few great views to share. I continue to be amazed by the little Canon camera. And, Donna’s shooting with her XTi instead of her 40D while we’re here. We’re now both really seriously re-thinking just what it is we need in the way of photo gear.
All for now. The iPhone’s updated, and it’s time to see what geeky new wonders they’ve added!
We’re on the (rail)road! And here’s a smattering of shot from the train. These snaps were taken through the train window with the new little camera, edited in iPhoto and then posted using my iPhone. What a geek I am!
