Ais Gill Summit
by davidtrout
Ais Gill summit on the Settle and Carlisle Railway at an elevation of more than 1,100 feet is the highest point on the line between Leeds and Carlisle. Its also the county boundary between North Yorkshire and Cumbria and a major watershed point in the Pennines. Streams and tributaries to the south run into the River Ure, down Wensleydale then into the Yorkshire Ouse and out into the North Sea via the Humber Estuary.
To the north the river is the Eden which runs north west to Carlisle and the Solway Firth in the Irish Sea.
Trains have a long climb (nicknamed The Long Drag) all the way from Skipton to this point, then a swift run down into the beautiful Eden Valley.
Here a Class 5 loco, named Sherwood Forester, tops the summit with the Fellsman charter train in August 2014.
I was a good half mile north of the summit. Using a 200mm lens I then cropped the image to emphasise both the heat haze and the sharp change in gradient at the summit. Is it a train picture, an abstract or a landscape?
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To the north the river is the Eden which runs north west to Carlisle and the Solway Firth in the Irish Sea.
Trains have a long climb (nicknamed The Long Drag) all the way from Skipton to this point, then a swift run down into the beautiful Eden Valley.
Here a Class 5 loco, named Sherwood Forester, tops the summit with the Fellsman charter train in August 2014.
I was a good half mile north of the summit. Using a 200mm lens I then cropped the image to emphasise both the heat haze and the sharp change in gradient at the summit. Is it a train picture, an abstract or a landscape?
K3+DA*200mm lens
PPG: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidtrout
Uploaded22/11/2014 - 10:57
CategoryLandscape / Travel
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Posted 22/11/2014 - 14:02
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Fantastic perspective David. Full of atmosphere and good steam emission for a Summer shot.
Regards
Nigel
Regards
Nigel
Posted 22/11/2014 - 14:40
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A very attractive and unusual shot. Heat haze at Ais Gill must be a rare occurrence in itself
Regards, Philip
Posted 22/11/2014 - 17:24
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A powerful and interesting shot. David.
Best wishes,
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
https://www.flickr.com/photos/78898196@N05
Posted 22/11/2014 - 19:29
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If it grabs your attention it doesn't matter what handle you give it. Its a brilliant place, subject, scene and atmosphere.
Regards David
Regards David
Posted 22/11/2014 - 19:55
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Love the composition of this, the train in the distance is an alternative perspective and gives a different atmosphere
Malc
Posted 22/11/2014 - 21:20
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great shot and i agree with all previous comments
Posted 23/11/2014 - 01:19
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It really puts the summit in perspective too. I shall take a railway enthusiast's stance.
The comments certainly demonstrate that this is a picture to please *all* people.
The comments certainly demonstrate that this is a picture to please *all* people.
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