Weekly Photo Challenge: Old Fashioned

Posted on July 12, 2011 by spilledinkguy

Here’s another shot from the Museum of Transportation in St. Louis. And some stuff about the subject matter. You know… just in case. Never hurts to have the info.

Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range No. 502
Baldwin, 1916
Heavy freight steam engine; hauled iron ore

Dr. Evil: “Right, people you have to tell me these things, okay? I’ve been frozen for thirty years, okay? Throw me a frickin’ bone here! I’m the boss! Need the info.”

– Mike Myers – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

About this image: digital photograph, moderately modified

42 thoughts on “Weekly Photo Challenge: Old Fashioned”

elmediat on July 12, 2011 at 12:52 am said:

Excellent shot. Conveys a mood that fits the subject. You can not go wrong with old trains. It is interesting how a photograph like that can trigger a set of associations. For me the following came to mind : Towards the Last Spike by E. J. Pratt, John Wayne (colour 1960’s) westerns, Hooterville & Petticoat Junction, Buster Keaton’s The General, The Last Spike by Pierre Berton, and Gordon Lightfoot’s Canadian Railroad Trilogy.

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 11:59 am said:
  
  Thank you very much! I love most old ‘stuff’ in general. And old trains are even better yet (I think)!
  That is a very good point that you bring up as well, elmediat! Besides the history / time when these things were in everyday use there is also a personal history each viewer brings to an image. Interesting!
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Syncopated Eyeball on July 12, 2011 at 1:41 am said:

Excellent perspective, SIG, (you’ve been rolling around on the floor again, haven’t you?), it looks like it’s in motion.
Also, do you remember Dr Evil’s cat after they awoke? It was a ‘bald’ Cornish Rex like my darling Jack, even the same colouring.

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 12:05 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, S.E… and you know I always do (even without realizing it at this point)!
  
  I do indeed remember Dr. Evil’s pet (he stole the show a few times)! I was very, very sad to hear about Jack… I didn’t realize they were the same type of cat. I’m terribly sorry about the loss of your friend, S.E…
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Robert X. Jones on July 12, 2011 at 2:22 am said:

NIce, I am sending you an old priest and a young priest.

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 12:06 pm said:
  
  I probably look more like the old guy.
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nursemyra on July 12, 2011 at 6:29 am said:

I like the stripey effect on the metal

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 12:07 pm said:
  
  Isn’t that cool? One of my favorite parts of this!
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thedailydish on July 12, 2011 at 8:02 am said:

Another great shot, Inky! There’s a trolley museum here with many old trolleys (of course) as well as trains and buses. I visited with my folks and had so much fun taking pictures. There’s something so beautiful about the mechanics of transportation – at least to me.. and judging from the enthusiasm of train buffs, car collectors, etc. I am not alone.

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 12:10 pm said:
  
  The Trolley Museum sounds like a very interesting place to spend some time!
  The museum here is awfully impressive, too – I’ve only been there once (although as you’ve probably guessed I took a TON of photos). I’d really like to go back some time, because I completely agree with you, Dishy… these things are very fascinating!
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Eden on July 12, 2011 at 8:33 am said:

Very cool! Great angle and composition.

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 12:11 pm said:
  
  Thank you very, very much, Eden!
  I took quite a few of this engine, but this shot seemed to ‘work’ best for me. I think.
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frigginloon on July 12, 2011 at 10:26 am said:

Sheez, it doesn’t look like a Baldwin!

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 12:12 pm said:
  
  HAHAHA!
  Not so much from this angle, but you should see it in profile!
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Scholar Mel on July 12, 2011 at 12:05 pm said:

Very nice. My wife and I should have taken a trip to St. Louis and visited the museum when we still lived in Missouri.

I’m $60 dollars away from owning my Pro Photo Theme. Earning money via Google Adsense takes forever.

I’ll let you see my rookie photography in $60. 🙂

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- Scholar Mel on July 12, 2011 at 12:06 pm said:
  
  And yes I did mean to say “in $60” and not “for $60” 😉
  
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  - spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 12:15 pm said:
    
    *whew*
    I might have had a difficult time locating 60 cents.
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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 12:15 pm said:
  
  I think you would have really enjoyed it, Mel. And they are expanding, so I expect it’s only going to get better from here!
  
  It takes me forever to earn $60 doing… pretty much anything I can do!
  
  I’m really looking forward to that, Mel… I really enjoyed that sneak-peak you posted a while back. I know you’re going to have a lot of great stuff! 🙂
  
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Patti Kuche on July 12, 2011 at 3:02 pm said:

Love the angle and the B&W is so good!

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 9:06 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much for you kind comment, Patti!
  And thank you for stopping by as well! I really appreciate that!
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ceceliafutch on July 12, 2011 at 3:25 pm said:

I love the perspective on this one. Great shot, as always.

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 9:07 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Cecelia!
  Luckily you can get right up to the exhibits at this museum – which really helps create some interesting ‘angles’…
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Bo Lumpkin on July 12, 2011 at 4:35 pm said:

That is why I am not a photographer. You see something and take a great photo. I see it and think “What could I get for that at the junkyard?”

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 9:09 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  I don’t know about that, Bo! I bet you take some great photos. AND could get a good deal at the junkyard!
  Thank you very much for stopping by – I really appreciate that!
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Bearman on July 12, 2011 at 6:00 pm said:

I would have been more impressed if you climbed up on that thing and got the perspective from above. haah

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 9:10 pm said:
  
  I would have been more impressed, too!
  Unfortunately I probably would have also passed out and fallen on my camera!
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Jillsy Girl on July 12, 2011 at 7:36 pm said:

where’s Annabelle…shouldn’t she be up there somewhere?? 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 9:12 pm said:
  
  I think she was backed up a few feet for safety sake at this point
  (I tend to start lurching around when I have my hands on a camera)!
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Binky on July 12, 2011 at 8:08 pm said:

Yay, more trains! I really like the angle you took the shot on. Definitely something I would not have done. Imparts a certain amount of energy to the picture.

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 9:13 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Binky! I tried a few different angles, but this was the one I liked the best… I think.
  I was hoping you would like this one! I have a few more train images I hope to edit and post in the future.
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Unapologetically Mundane on July 12, 2011 at 9:04 pm said:

Is it just me, or did a baby spit up all over that thing?

. . . or maybe it was just raining that day.

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- spilledinkguy on July 12, 2011 at 9:14 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  if there was a baby up there I wouldn’t blame her/him for spitting up!
  Pretty sure I would have passed out cold. Yeah, I’m like Bear Grylls when it comes to heights. Or… you know… the exact opposite.
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frizztext on July 13, 2011 at 6:17 am said:

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- spilledinkguy on July 13, 2011 at 10:50 am said:
  
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ramoncito17 on July 13, 2011 at 10:30 am said:

Hi SIG, It is great that you took a picture of this very old train. These trains have steam engines right! Very nice B+W. Like the tonality of the picture as well.

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- spilledinkguy on July 13, 2011 at 10:57 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, sir!
  You are right – this train was indeed powered by steam. This museum has trains from many different eras, including quite a few ‘steamers’… it’s a really interesting place… I think they’ve done a very good job with it!
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Juana on July 13, 2011 at 2:27 pm said:

I love this!! I shows the massive power of locomotion! AWESOME!!

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- spilledinkguy on July 13, 2011 at 4:16 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Juana!
  I’ve always had a ‘thing’ for trains… so I particularly enjoyed visiting this museum. You can walk right up to (and even climb around on and in) many of the exhibits! It was so much fun!
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Annabelle on July 13, 2011 at 9:57 pm said:

It’s awesome! So elegantly reminiscent of a simpler time.

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- spilledinkguy on July 13, 2011 at 10:01 pm said:
  
  And it’s a TRAIN!
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dorisrudddesigns on July 13, 2011 at 10:14 pm said:

Ha, ha, ha love your comment “by the time I post this. . . ”

This shot is lovely. Very old fashioned.

Since I’m so late to the party this week, maybe my un-old fashioned turtle blog will be old fashioned. 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 5:51 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much for stopping by, and for your kind comment as well!
  I’m always late with these, though… it’s getting a bit embarrassing!
  Maybe we can just say we’re both fashionably late… that should count for something, right?!
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