Thanks Gary, that's a great bit of PP work. The locos certainly stand out more. As for the overhead cables, well they are there and they are part of the railway scene so I prefer them left in.
You are right about the bottom corner of #3. I had already cloned out some distracting details but gave up eventually because I was working on the laptop and I find it difficult to do finer PS work on it.
Thanks everyone else for your comments.
David

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Tunnel vision
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A view inside Bury Tunnel as the loco Lord Nelson backs out out during the East Lancashire Railway's Steam Gala on Saturday January 21.

David

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Winter conditions were ideal for photography as I crossed the high level A66 road between Co. Durham and Cumbria on Saturday

#1
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#2
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#3
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#4 The reason I went to Cumbria was to photograph a special steam charter trrain at Oxenhome near Kewsick. It was from Manchester to Carlie, doubled headed by two Class 5 locos, 44871, leading and 45407.. They came charging full speed through Oxenholme getting a run at Gayrigg Bank.
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Congratulations Will from another LRPS. I really like your panel.
David

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I'm sure today will go fine Barrie and soon you'll quickly be back on your feet. Your cheerful disposition will help you through.
Margaret will soon be fine as well now she's had her op.
I take it you won't make it to the Durham Photographic Society annual dinner tonight. We can organise a doggy bag for you if you wish with some extra goodies for Margaret.
David

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You don't need to bring your camera to meetings Michael, just turn up and we'll explain what happens. Thursday night meetings are varied, sometimes a photgrapher his or her photos and discusses them, sometimes its a competiton judging night.
We get some big name speakers from the world of photograpahy as well as North East based experts and our own leading members to talk their way through their pictures.
We also show digital projection images of some of the leading photographic salons such as the Royal Photographic Society and the London Salon.
We have monthly assigments to locations for group photography, usually a Saturday, and there are monthly digital instruction nights, generally held in a committee room at County Hall.

David

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If you live in or around Durham why don't you give Durham Photographic Society a try out Michael? You will get to work alongside some very experienced photographers, and everyone welcomes new members and is willing to pass on advice.
We meet every Thursday at 7.30pm in the St Oswald's Institute in Church Street, just down from the New Inn.
There's quite a few Pentax users there among all the Canon and Nikon people but we are not equipment obsessed - we are far more interested
in producing good images.
I'm not the only DPS member on this Pentax Forum, DOIK and Barrie
Forbes are also regulars.
David

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Me too, and it is the one I use the most, especially for street and railway photography. And after the DA*50-135 then the DA*16-50. I reckon 90 per cent of all my photography is done on these two lenses. After that the Sigma 10-20mm.
David

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It was good to meet Cliff and John at Bury on Sunday. I've just enjoyed looking at their photos. Here's a few I took at the same time.

Looking south from Bury station we were shooting straight into the sun but a road bridge gave some shade - and helped create some good contre jour smoke and steam effects
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A Class 5 for Andrew
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Class 4 tank engine and Lord Nelson class 4-6-0 double head a train out of Bury
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Murky afternoon light, shot through a very dirty footbridge window.
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David.

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PS: Just like when I meet up with PUF members at Whitby, I managed to start my day with a bacon sarnie.

Are you in hospital on Teesside or nearer home Barrie. I'll pass on a progress report to DPS if you like.
David

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