Porcy Mane Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Nice photo, Except she's not black and she's a Jubilee (5XP)... Dunno about that! I may be missing your point? She may be a Jub, but she was certainly black when she passed this motley crew of photographers yesterday. P 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timara Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 The rather fabulous Art Deco station concourse at Gants Hill, inspired by the Moscow Underground. A Central Line service to Ealing Broadway is just arriving.... Gants Hill 22-2-15 (V19017) by TimEaster, on Flickr Eagle-eyed viewers will note the Labyrinth nicely in shot on the right. Cheers, Tim 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Lovely composition Tim. P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Buffer stop, Wadsley Bridge. Ca.1980. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Waiting for a train..... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted March 11, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2015 Clear road ahead. On the front was 66613. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I decide not to wait almost two hours for a train..... 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Somehow reminds me of Charles Dickens story "The Signal-Man". 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Top of the range pointwork. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Not so top of the range..... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Rainy day in the Dee valley today unfortunately, but still good fun! BR Standard Class 9F No.92214 at Carog by CAMBRIAN AL, on Flickr 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I find that dry, cloudy days, are some of the hardest to get a decent picture. There's hardly any "life" in the light. Today was one such day down here in Dorset. The 12.05 Waterloo - Weymouth heads along the embankment between Christchurch and Pokesdown in dull conditions. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) But when the sun does shine... Self-portrait with shadows: (disused viaduct, now a footpath, Conisbrough. That's me, four in from the left on the long span) Edited March 14, 2015 by eastwestdivide 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 4630 Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 I find that dry, cloudy days, are some of the hardest to get a decent picture. There's hardly any "life" in the light. Today was one such day down here in Dorset. The 12.05 Waterloo - Weymouth heads along the embankment between Christchurch and Pokesdown in dull conditions. It all depends what you mean by a decent picture Peter. There's nothing wrong with yours. If it's a reasonable light overcast sky, then the lack of harsh shadows from a direct sun can sometimes be an advantage - the clouds effectively act like a giant softbox. And shooting contra-jour also becomes less of an issue. The challenge perhaps, on these occasions, can also come from approaching the subject in a different way. How about these as possible alternatives - I'm sure you've probably considered them anyway; Setting a shutter speed to deliberately blur the subject to emphasise the speed? Keeping as much sky as possible out of the composition - easier in some situations than others I accept? Convert to black and white? The issue I find and where I have some sympathy with you is not necessarily with the sky, but that some of the TOCs use a lot of white in their vehicle liveries. Unfortunately for you, that includes South West Trains. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy2 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Crop. Brutally. Increase the contrast and saturation. This works well with the rule of thirds, too. (Apologies for messing with your work...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 But when the sun does shine... Self-portrait with shadows: IMGP8952.jpg (disused viaduct, now a footpath, Conisbrough. That's me, four in from the left on the long span) Nice "selfie". Thought I recognised you.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Crop. Brutally. Increase the contrast and saturation. SW Trains.jpg This works well with the rule of thirds, too. (Apologies for messing with your work...) Mess away Smithy. I don't find my images all that "precious". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Thanks 4630. The beauty of this website is that (usually) we can learn from others and get ideas. Here's the 13.45 Cross-Country Bournemouth - Manchester service (now that Harbury Cutting is again open). Edited March 14, 2015 by Peter Kazmierczak 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcy Mane Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 As we're now doing shadow selfie's here's two old buffers... The late CJW and I. P 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Another of 92214 showing the hard working crew preparing for the climb out of Berwyn BR Standard Class 9F No.92214 at Berwyn by CAMBRIAN AL, on Flickr 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbuttler Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Smoke in the rafters at Aberystwyth MPD VoR No.9 'Prince of Wales' by CAMBRIAN AL, on Flickr 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Any old iron / any new steel? Eastwood/Parkgate shops, Rotherham - new steel from Aldwarke passing under an old footbridge (due for replacement if the tram-train finally gets off the ground). 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Keeping with the footbridge theme, here's late afternoon sunshine at Mount Pleasant Crossing in Southampton. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwestdivide Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Can you stand two more (same footbridge as post 1897)? 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 Meanwhile, back at Mount Pleasant.......... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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