Waiting for the guard's green flag

by davidtrout

A man at work - the subject I've set for this week's Pentax Weekly Competition.
The fireman on a Super D freight loco on the East Lancashire Railway at Bury waits for the guard's flag although the signal already gives permission to start.

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K30+DA*16-50mm lens
Uploaded02/12/2014 - 14:33
CategoryTransport
Shutter Speed1/40
Aperturef/7.1
LensN/A
ISO800
Focal Length34mm
Views/Likes71/0

GIULIO57
Posted 02/12/2014 - 17:28 Link
Good POV
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bwlchmawr
Posted 02/12/2014 - 18:05 Link
A marvellous shot, David. Sharp, punchy and telling its own story.
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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Stridey
Posted 02/12/2014 - 19:13 Link
I really like this one David. As Andrew says, it has its own story. You've done well to make his dirty hands stand out against the dark side of the loco !

Regards
Nigel
Bobbinalorry
Posted 02/12/2014 - 21:11 Link
Classic railway stuff, Nice.
Best Regards, Larry.

All the gear & no idea.
davidwozhere
Posted 03/12/2014 - 00:22 Link
You've set the bar high!
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autumnlight
Posted 04/12/2014 - 17:23 Link
Splendid shot!
doingthebobs
Posted 05/12/2014 - 22:46 Link
Wow.......
Bob
drobbia
Posted 06/12/2014 - 09:14 Link
David -A image of his face alone would be sufficient- added to these surroundings it produced a stunning mono of man and machine at work - thanks, tony
"It's not what you look at that's important, it's what you see" - Thoreau
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pauljay
Posted 10/12/2014 - 07:33 Link
Love that to bits!
Paul.

Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! (Bill Brandt)
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