"Likes: Inproved autofocus"

"Dislikes: Autofocus could still be improved"


...well it's a pass from me then.

I like the way you have caught the 'Standard' looking black and shiny, Neil.

I have enjoyed seeing the work of my companions on Sunday and now offer a few of my own:

45407+61264 arriving from Heywood



76084 at Irwell Vale



61264 departing Irwell Vale



61264+76084 arriving from Heywood



61264 makes a smoky entrance



Everyone admires David's two Pentaxes



I suppose with the crop on the first shot, it is not clear why the smokebox front is so dark.

The later shot of 61264 approaching the same location is better timed.

The close-up of 61264 is very like David's.

I like the colour rendition in those photos David.

Considering that we were shooting (partly) towards the sun, they seem nicely saturated.

Is that due to your lens & hood combination or have you enhanced them with a little post-processing?

Thanks Cliff! - looks like I could lose a few pounds round the middle. I'll have to find the one I took of you picking your nose

I like the monchrome Standard tank in the mist, Barrie and the light looks good from the opposite platform (Trackside Bar) on the green saddle tank. I wish I had tried that side myself.

Do I get the pedant prize for spotting that the Standard tank is mirrored for artistic effect? - "08008".

Yes, an enjoyable day out and good to meet Barrie, Cliff & Neil for the first time and David again.

Thanks for your company, all.

To wet your appetite a bit, I found this on a rail-forum:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=e7qTx0uOYwM

I hope to join you after all, having come half-way tonight!

I don't think I will make it up there this weekend.

Here is a shot I took in Burrs Country Park one Sunday afternoon a few years ago. (At ~3pm, nice side-lighting on trains heading south into Bury). This engine is scheduled to feature at the weekend.




Of course I have got the GC steam gala next weekend at Loughborough.

It had crossed my mind as it would be nice to meet up with a few names.

What will those of you going, do when you get there. Will you be getting a day ticket and riding on the trains or be stumbling about in the foliage at the lineside, photographing trains?

The cutting in Burrs Country Park used to be a good spot with what looked a decent pub nearby but it would be a bit of a walk from Bolton Street station. Alternately there would be the photo-ops in and around the stations.

Details of the timetable and locomotive allocations are on this link:

http://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/EV-2014-ESG-Timeta...