Fillmore Trip

[Nikolai]

On July 2 2005 our family took a little scenic trip by Fillmore & Western Railway Co.
We took a 3 hour day trip: 1 hour to get to Santa Paula, 1 hour to walk around this nice little mostly Spanish-populated town and 1 hour to get back.

Below are few pictures from that trip. All taken with 828, mostly full manual, touched up in PS CS2.

The train engine:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28362217-L.jpg

The open car:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28359362-L.jpg

Nice live entertainment:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28360354-L.jpg

Beautiful scenery (lemon and orange orchards):

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28359966-L.jpg

Helen is taking pictures from the train:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28360463-L.jpg

Santa Paula:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28361737-L.jpg

Nice murals along the Main Street:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28362083-L.jpg

Main Street Pano (3 imgs):

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28362254-L.jpg

Old and new:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28362025-L.jpg

Little star:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28361546-L.jpg

Back to the train:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/28362193-L.jpg


The rest is here:
http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/659126

Cheers!

[USAIR]

Thanks for taking me along for the trip
Nice photos here and also in the gallery :thumb
Looked like fun :D

Fred

[Higgmeister]

A nice series showing what must have been a very nice day. I didn't realize that CA still had any orchards left:cry.

Thanks for sharing,
Chris

[MuskyDude]

Great series Nik, nice shots and thanks for taking us along for the ride! :thumb




AJ

[Nikolai]

Thanks for taking me along for the trip
Nice photos here and also in the gallery :thumb
Looked like fun :D

Fred
My pleasure! It was great to have all four of us together - lately it became a really rare occasion, we all are busy..

[Nikolai]

A nice series showing what must have been a very nice day. I didn't realize that CA still had any orchards left:cry.

Thanks for sharing,
Chris
Thanks for looking!

Actually CS still has quite a lot of orchards:-)

It's funny - when I first came to US/CA in 1995 I only knew of CA as a Gold rush location of 1849 and as a location of Golden Gate and Silicon Valley:-)
It was quite a surprise for me that most of the CA is actually a heavily agricultural state. And I believe it remains such: as soon as you move away inland from few hi-tech centers located on the coast, you'll be lost in endless fields around Fresno, Modesto, etc.

Cheers!:1drink

[Nikolai]

Great series Nik, nice shots and thanks for taking us along for the ride! :thumb
AJ
Next time come in person:-)!

Cheers!:1drink

[ian408]

That's kind of cool!

Thanks Nik!

ian

[marlof]

Although it has less to do with the train ride, the little star one is my favorite. Love those into-the-light shots.

[Nikolai]

That's kind of cool!

Thanks Nik!

ianAppreciate your looking!
Cheers!:1drink

[Nikolai]

Although it has less to do with the train ride, the little star one is my favorite. Love those into-the-light shots.That was what Marc (Muench) told me when we were shooting Yosemite sunrise from the tunnel..:-)

Cheers!:1drink

[jwear]

it was a good thing you left the driving to someone else :rofl :D :rofl and had a great time , good pic trip Nik glad to see you are having fun :thumb

[John Mueller]

Thanks for taking me along for the trip
Nice photos here and also in the gallery :thumb
Looked like fun :D

Fred
http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/15524779-Ti.gif

[Nikolai]

it was a good thing you left the driving to someone else :rofl :D :rofl and had a great time , good pic trip Nik glad to see you are having fun :thumb
Thanks!
You can also check out my real lousy fireworks (http://nik.smugmug.com/gallery/660598):-)
Cheers!:1drink

[Nikolai]

http://www.digitalgrin.com/images/smilies/15524779-Ti.gifGlad you liked my little trip coverage:-)
Cheers!:1drink