Storming Shap
by pgweber
You will see I have a fondness for steam engines, so here is another shot of Ex LMS 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' on the outward run of 'The Cumbrian Mountain Express' which I displayed a week ago.
The location is Greenholme near Tebay in Cumbria, at the foot of the infamous Shap incline, another classic railway photography location.
Sometimes you just get lucky with a view as I did here, because a few minutes before the train came by, the sky which was a murky grey started to clear on the right/from the West. This allowed a little sunlight to catch the steam and highlight it against the sky.
My regret was setting an exposure of f8 @ 1/250 when 1/500 would have been better.
Taken with K10D/16-45 and shot as PEF.
The location is Greenholme near Tebay in Cumbria, at the foot of the infamous Shap incline, another classic railway photography location.
Sometimes you just get lucky with a view as I did here, because a few minutes before the train came by, the sky which was a murky grey started to clear on the right/from the West. This allowed a little sunlight to catch the steam and highlight it against the sky.
My regret was setting an exposure of f8 @ 1/250 when 1/500 would have been better.
Taken with K10D/16-45 and shot as PEF.
Uploaded14/03/2010 - 10:35
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Posted 14/03/2010 - 17:56
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Wonderful shot. I love to see a bit of mainline steam, and what a setting!
Andrew
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Andrew
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Andrew
"These places mean something and it's the job of a photographer to figure-out what the hell it is."
Robert Adams
"The camera doesn't make a bit of difference. All of them can record what you are seeing. But, you have to SEE."
Ernst Hass
My website: http://www.ephotozine.com/user/bwlchmawr-199050 http://s927.photobucket.com/home/ADC3440/index
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Posted 15/03/2010 - 21:38
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Thank you David, Andrew and Cliff for your kind remarks.
You may sometimes see the same location but from a higher viewpoint. Behind my right shoulder was a country lane which ascends eventually to a bridge over the line. It is about 5 mins walk from the car park of Tebay Northbound services on the M6.
I did look at the view from the higher viewpoint, which would have set the steam against the distant hills, also with the possibility of framing the shot between a couple of trees. There were 3 or 4 other photographers to my left so I might have caught their heads in the bottom of the alternative shot.
I think this worked out well though, with the changing light to illuminate the steam and the feel of size and power when looking up to the engine.
I expect the driver let rip through the Lune Gorge & Tebay to charge the bank- he looks like he is enjoying himself. From a video I shot on my Fuji compact I estimate the speed was 60mph. It was a more exhilerating sight than the shot I got in the afternoon approaching Ais Gill.
Regards
Peter
You may sometimes see the same location but from a higher viewpoint. Behind my right shoulder was a country lane which ascends eventually to a bridge over the line. It is about 5 mins walk from the car park of Tebay Northbound services on the M6.
I did look at the view from the higher viewpoint, which would have set the steam against the distant hills, also with the possibility of framing the shot between a couple of trees. There were 3 or 4 other photographers to my left so I might have caught their heads in the bottom of the alternative shot.
I think this worked out well though, with the changing light to illuminate the steam and the feel of size and power when looking up to the engine.
I expect the driver let rip through the Lune Gorge & Tebay to charge the bank- he looks like he is enjoying himself. From a video I shot on my Fuji compact I estimate the speed was 60mph. It was a more exhilerating sight than the shot I got in the afternoon approaching Ais Gill.
Regards
Peter
Peter
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