Thunder in the fields

John you made it then!. I was a bit late getting there so went straight onto the station. Nice capture was this taken from the footbridge further up the line?.

Cliff.

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johnwhit

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Rainhill

Link Posted 09/08/2010 - 09:25

Hi Cliff

We were late setting off for Rhyl so I drove round to Ritherup Lane but never managed to reach the spot I wanted to, so I just took my chances with whatever viewpoint I had. I'd have preferred to be on the other side of the tracks

Regards,

John

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pgweber

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Link Posted 09/08/2010 - 12:49

That's an exceptionally sharp capture of a fine machine at speed.

Super pic,

Peter

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johnwhit

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Link Posted 09/08/2010 - 14:16

Thanks Peter, much appreciated, looks like the SDM is working OK on this one

Regards,

John

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bwlchmawr

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Somerset

Link Posted 09/08/2010 - 20:18

A favourite engine of mine, John. Not that we get much LMS stuff down here! Nicely captured. I'd love to see it going past Conway Castle.

Best wishes,

Andrew

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davidtrout

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Durham, England

Link Posted 09/08/2010 - 21:21

Nice one John. Do you sometimes have trouble getting the SDM to snap into focus quickly? I've started using my old FA 70-200mm zoom for trains moving at speed. Apart from giving me a longer reach than the DA*50-135mm zoom its much quicker focusing.
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johnwhit

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Link Posted 11/08/2010 - 09:52

Hi Andrew, she's a lovely machine but I love the maroon livery of Princess Lizzy myself, going past Conway, yes that's a favourite place of mine. Do you get the LNER locos down there?

David I'll send a PM regarding SDM.

Regards,

John

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Last Edited by johnwhit on 11/08/2010 - 09:53

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Camera Make:	PENTAX
Camera Model:	PENTAX K20D
Date Taken:	2010-08-08 10:31:26
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ISO Speed Rating:	200
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Metering Mode:	Center weighted average
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