Uphill from Unstone
by pgweber
From the same shoot as yesterday's, this was more like what I wanted as a shot.
This is a crop from a shot with the 18-55, which would have been better with a telephoto if I had known a diesel was about to intervene.
The steam and sky do merge a little but the effort by the engines can be seen. Unstone is the village at the bottom of the hill, on the line between Chesterfield and Sheffield.
This is a crop from a shot with the 18-55, which would have been better with a telephoto if I had known a diesel was about to intervene.
The steam and sky do merge a little but the effort by the engines can be seen. Unstone is the village at the bottom of the hill, on the line between Chesterfield and Sheffield.
Uploaded06/07/2010 - 10:34
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Posted 11/07/2010 - 12:18
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Thank you for the appreciative comments David.
As I have said before, the choice of location is so important.
When I photograph a steam engine, I want to show it at it's best, working hard. Some of my gallery shots make this point, at places like Greenholme at the foot of Shap, Ais Gill on the Settle-Carlisle and the Southbound climb out of Sheffield.
Incidentally, that was not the top of the climb as there was about another mile to go. It is just a temporary easing of the gradient through Dronfield station, so the fireman can keep shovelling!
Regards
As I have said before, the choice of location is so important.
When I photograph a steam engine, I want to show it at it's best, working hard. Some of my gallery shots make this point, at places like Greenholme at the foot of Shap, Ais Gill on the Settle-Carlisle and the Southbound climb out of Sheffield.
Incidentally, that was not the top of the climb as there was about another mile to go. It is just a temporary easing of the gradient through Dronfield station, so the fireman can keep shovelling!
Regards
Peter
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Pentax DA 18-55 Mk1, 50-200 (Samsung), 16-45, 55-300 Mk1, 35 f/2.4
Pentax MZ6 + FA28-90, FA50 f/1.4, M 50 f/1.7
Tamron 80-210mm & 28mm
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