Superb quality. My fav. is #2
David

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If we always produce images that are exactly as seen then we would merely be recorders. That's fine for pople who have to produce accurate records for scientific, forensic or architectural purposes but most of us try to be artistic in our photography.
Great landscape painters of the past took artistic liberties with their scenes just as photographers have always done when producing darkroom prints long before the advent of digital photography.
To answer your two questions David:
Does it look natural? No
Does it matter? No.
You forgot to ask: Does it work? My answer is yes.
David

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Sorry Barrie, my mistake. Both the stag pictures were taken on the 50-135mm lens at full stretch - then cropped in some.
It was tripping it down and very misty on Rannoch Moor Gwyn but the light gave me some very rich autumn colours.
David

The Super D - still steaming at more than 100 years old


That's it from me at Bury - unless I find anything more in the images still to be processed. I'll probably see you at Whitby in a couple of weeks Alan.
Davids

Deer of Rannoch Moor - 1


K5+DA* 50-135mm lens.

Deer of Rannoch Moor - 2


K5+DA*16-50mm lens

Abandonned croft


K30+DA*16-50mm lens

Far north outpost - Ledmore and Suilven

K5+DA*50-135mm lens

Loch Broom, Ullapool


K30+DA*16-50mm lens


The Peaks of Inverpolly


Is there a more dramatic hill scene in Britain than the area north of Ullapool? K30+DA*16-50mm lens

Your steamy shot of the Super D is superb in black and white Cliff. I think we all had a good day with some very varied shots.
David

Season of mists and mellow steamfulness


There was a good autumn feel in the air at Bury. The company with Cliff, Barrie and John was great - and so were the bacon sandwichwes and coffee.

David

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A steamy start to the day


This is the ex LNWR Super D loco (more than 100 years old and still going strong) which Cliff and John also photographed emerging from clouds of steam.
Here it is in black and white for Womble.
David

Over the ski jump
The East Lancs Railway crosses the Manchester Metro tram system on a steep line over a bridge nicknamed the ski jump.

Just started to process my efforts from yesterday. Here's the first one of the day.
Getting up steam








David
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You got some good light Alan and you made the best posaible use of it. Good set.
David

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