"Galatea" at Kirkby Stephen

by sportyman531

45699 "Galatea" storms through Kirkby Stephen with the Winter "Cumbrian Mountain Express". With a strong easterly wind blowing the section between here and Smardale seemed to be the best bet for the exhaust to clear the train and the assembled gallery were not disappointed. A 10 minute late arrival at Appleby was turned into a 2 minute early departure and, like last week, the driver was giving it the gun.
Uploaded27/02/2018 - 13:11
CategoryTransport
Shutter Speed1/640
Aperturef/7.1
LensN/A
ISO400, 400
Focal Length87.5mm

GIULIO57
Posted 27/02/2018 - 13:23 Link
A red train. Red flag and red street-lamps. What a smart compo enriched by warm tones of late afternoon!
PPG
sportyman531
Posted 27/02/2018 - 14:56 Link
GIULIO57 wrote:
A red train. Red flag and red street-lamps. What a smart compo enriched by warm tones of late afternoon!

Thanks Giulio much appreciated, it being February I wasn't sure just where the sun would be but fortunately there was a gap in the shadows.
flickr ID: SteveW46243 or sw46246
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davidtrout
Posted 27/02/2018 - 15:25 Link
Well photographed, Galatea wasn't hanging around here as it charged up the incline. I'm only just out of the frame in your photo. My shot was taken from the platform bottom right in your picture but I have often used the footbridge at Kirkby Stephen for my view point.

David
pgweber
Posted 27/02/2018 - 17:26 Link
Like David, you have caught her getting a gallop on and from a nice viewpoint to allow the afternoon sun to highlight the maroon liveries. A timeless shot with the old MR gas lamps.
Peter

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go4IT
Posted 27/02/2018 - 17:35 Link
Powerful! Great POV and colour.
Edited by go4IT: 27/02/2018 - 17:35
Teaka53
Posted 27/02/2018 - 20:16 Link
GIULIO57 wrote:
A red train. Red flag and red street-lamps. What a smart compo enriched by warm tones of late afternoon!

My thoughts as soon as I looked at this
Malc
sportyman531
Posted 28/02/2018 - 21:54 Link
Thanks for the kind comments everyone!
flickr ID: SteveW46243 or sw46246
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