Train Museum in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Tashkent's museum of railway engineering is open air with 13 old steam, 18 diesel and 3 electric engines. We spent an hour wandering through the museum photographing old trains.

For a photographer this museum shows much more than just trains; it shows that you need something in the photo to show scale. The old Soviet era engines are huge, without a person in the photo, there is no way to appreciate how large the engine and wheels are.

With a person in the photo, you can see the scale.

Saint Louis market in the COLD

It is normally fun to wander around the Saturday market in St. Louis, shopping for fresh produce, fish and cheese.

Morning walk along the Rhine

This morning as I walked along the Rhine the sun was low and provided beautiful color. The Rathaus (city hall) has rich red sandstone but the early morning light made it stand out even more.

Happy New Year 2012

I welcomed the New Year in Basel, Switzerland. The Swiss are sticklers for time, the city’s fireworks launched at exactly midnight.

 

A million candles

Tonight more than 100 places in Switzerland displayed candles in support of “Eine Million Sterne,” a Caritas initiative to express solidarity with the poor in Switzerland and around the world. Here are some photos of the candle displays and Christmas lights in the center of Basel’s Old Town.

 

Tom Fakler Photography website

I have just revamped my photography website.

There are new photos from recent trips, take a look.

In doing this, I had to change the location of photos for this blog, so you may have received an e-mail announcing the again.

Please let me know what you think of the site!

View camera on the High Line

While strolling the High Line in New York City a few weeks ago, we came across a young lady photographing with a 4 x 5 view camera. I assume she was trying to capture the light and shadow on the building on the right.