by Aaron Hockley on June 12, 2007
As some of you know who have followed my photography, I have been branching out into more general photography and not just trains over the last year or so. I’m still taking railroad photos but have also started a new web project to share some of the things I’ve learned as I’ve grown as a photographer.
I call it Photoschooled.
The topics include general photography information, ideas on how to improve your photos, and digital image management including organization and online photo websites. Bookmark the site, subscribe to the RSS feed, and comment on what you see.
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by Aaron Hockley on April 4, 2007
Everyone does their own thing with the railfanning hobby. I recently learned of someone with an interesting website offering downloadable train jigsaw puzzles. The creator is now featuring one of my photos as one of the puzzles.
If you’re looking to kill some time with an online railroad game, check it out; it might be a good way to share the hobby with children.
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by Aaron Hockley on February 25, 2007
I’m not able to make it to Winterail this year, but one of the presenters, Steve Sloan, has posted a couple clips of his show on his blog. You can view the first clip here, or view the second clip which he posted here.
If you can’t make the show, viewing some of the material online is the next best thing. Thanks Steve!
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by Aaron Hockley on January 20, 2007
I don’t really hide that fact that I’m a geek. I work with computer software for a living and enjoy checking out random tech gadgets. I’m quite into blogging. I write at a few other blogs. And I read blogs. 258 of them is the current count.
It’s interesting to watch the railfan world overlap with tech. Last year I discovered Steve Sloan’s blog. He’s helped Vic with Winterail for quite a few years. Like many others, I also read Robert Scoble’s blog. He’s a former Microsoft employee who’s now involved with a podcasting startup. As one of the most-read voices in the blogosphere, he has some interesting things to say.
Like today, when Robert posted I Like Trains Too, admitting he’s a railfan. He specifically mentions the new version of MS Train Simulator being created and points to one of the developers’ blogs.
It’s great to see my various interests collide. We’ll have to see about getting Robert up to GorgeRail at some point…
by Aaron Hockley on January 3, 2007
As we begin the new year I thought I’d take a look back at the highlights of 2006 on Dogcaught.com:
- Steve and I spent a day at the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad’s Winter Railfan event in January, resulting in some amazing photos.
- February brought some photos of a rail grinder in action, as well as a relatively rare CN leader on a manifest doing some switching.
- March was my first Winterail trip… I posted my thoughts and a couple different photos.
- I enjoy post-work trips east, such as an April trip to the Columbia River Gorge.
- May of course brings GorgeRail, but also some April leftovers from Eastern Oregon.
- The SP 4449 was active in June, heading for Crusin’ Sherwood.
- Steve joined me as a contributor in July, posting some photos from the Tucson area.
- August brought some photos from Alaska, as well as Steve’s remembrance of his first time.
- In September we did an all-day jaunt to the Gorge, resulting in two photo posts – here and here
- The Dogcaught Railroad Search Engine launched in October, with a bunch of photos from some trips. I went to the Powder River Basin and Crawford Hill, and Steve posted a couple more from eastern Washington.
- It wouldn’t be a wet Northwest November without some photos showing evidence of flooding.
- We wrapped up the year in December with ZooLights, a group outing on Pengra Pass, and Steve looking back at some early photos from Providence Hill
I look forward to another 12 months of railroad photography discussion and am excited about a few new things in the pipeline to hopefully grow the site.
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