Williton Warning
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Ex GWR 2-8-0 No. 3850 slowly approaches Williton station on the West Somerset Railway, as the driver gets ready to hand over the token to the signalman.
I liked the bold red of the sign that was echoed by the bufferbeam of the locomotive.
I liked the bold red of the sign that was echoed by the bufferbeam of the locomotive.
19/07/2011 - 21:19pgweber
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Posted 20/07/2011 - 09:08
Great shot, Peter. Williton Station is wonderfully atmospheric, but not an easy place to photograph trains. Will and I hope to be travelling behind the 38XX on Friday afternoon: it's one of our favourite engines but we always seem to miss it!
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Andrew
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Best wishes,
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
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Posted 20/07/2011 - 18:12
Thank you John & Andrew for your kind comments.
It was the attractive colour of the sign that drew me to it.
As Andrew will probably know, I was stood in a bit of a tight spot on the platform ramp (with the signalbox) on my right, so that feeling of compression plus the vertical nature of the sign suggested a portrait orientation.
I was surprised no-one suggested cloning out the power lines though!
Peter
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It was the attractive colour of the sign that drew me to it.
As Andrew will probably know, I was stood in a bit of a tight spot on the platform ramp (with the signalbox) on my right, so that feeling of compression plus the vertical nature of the sign suggested a portrait orientation.
I was surprised no-one suggested cloning out the power lines though!
Peter
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Pentax DA 18-55 Mk1, 50-200 (Samsung), 16-45, 55-300 Mk1, 35 f/2.4
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Posted 20/07/2011 - 20:38
pgweber wrote:
I was surprised no-one suggested cloning out the power lines though!
I was surprised no-one suggested cloning out the power lines though!
You know, Peter, telegraph lines are such a feature of preserved railways they don't bother me the way they do in other shots.
Best wishes,
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 21/07/2011 - 06:19
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Posted 21/07/2011 - 13:07
Nice shot. My Auntie used to live in Williton in an old thatched property on the main road (haunted, mind you!) and I have very fond memories of the place.
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Posted 21/07/2011 - 13:43
Thanks, Gabor & David for your kind comments.
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Posted 21/07/2011 - 18:10
Telegraph wires? I didn't even notice them until you mentioned Andrew,Iwas too busy looking at the loco. Fine engines those 28XX and 29XX locos and that's a good photo of one Peter.
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