Kelvinbank, a Caledonian Railway project.

A couple of darker pictures to show the lighting. I think I got it about right, these would be nowhere near as bright as modern stock. They look ok to the eye, but I found it difficult to photograph. Gives an idea anyway.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And another just or fun.

 

 

Edited April 4, 2022 by Dave John

Magnificent - and well engineered for sure!  I think I said in reply to an earlier post that I was looking forward to seeing them running on the viaduct:  they really look the part.

 

Kit PW

 

Swan Hill - https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/blogs/blog/2502-swan-hill/

What a sight. Our spectacles may be rose-tinted, but we don't get much closer to time travel than this. In the last photo of your subsequent post, the simultaneous appearance of elegant Grampian stock and a short dumb-buffered wagon is a nice illustration of stock diversity!

 

I also enjoyed the view of the short train of 4-wheelers appearing in the video. It seems to me that the layout lends itself very well to filming. Might it need a bit more lighting towards the front though?

Thanks Mikkel.

 

You are right about the lighting, it is mainly overhead and could do with being more to the front. Works for viewing but as I am learning video needs a lot more light. I still struggle with the camera, it seems to want to adjust itself even if I'm on manual mode and it seems to be interested in other areas than I want to focus on. 

That’s a truly splendid rake of coaches, well worth all the time and effort!

 

BW

 

Dave

17 hours ago, Dave John said:

Thanks Mikkel.

 

You are right about the lighting, it is mainly overhead and could do with being more to the front. Works for viewing but as I am learning video needs a lot more light. I still struggle with the camera, it seems to want to adjust itself even if I'm on manual mode and it seems to be interested in other areas than I want to focus on. 

 

Yes, that's my experience too. Stills photography and videos have turned out to be very different things.

 

No doubt at some point we'll have eye-control, i.e. the camera films what you're looking at. That should make things easier in some respects. Just don't use it in a bar