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brylonscamel last won the day on February 18
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Bristol, England
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Interested in Scottish architecture and Scotland's railways. I am developing an interest in the Great North of Scotland Railway network, distillery traffic and coastal locations. I'm also involved with A1A Locomotives preservation group. Cycling fan. Dog lover.
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Toto, we're not in Metcalfeshire any more!
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Toto, we're not in Metcalfeshire any more!
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Before-and-after I recently found a photo of 'distillery corner' in 2020, with just basic groundwork and track. It's a surprising transformation! -
Toto, we're not in Metcalfeshire any more!
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I imagine they come with a fascinating booklet, about Sir Norbert Grisley, The famous race to KingNarber Junction and other poorly researched facts about the oldy Victoriana steam world.
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Toto, we're not in Metcalfeshire any more!
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One too many My trips to see Dad and contribute to the layout are mostly made by train. This limits the amount of stuff I can bring. I weathered the locomotive time but the box was just a bit too big for my rucksack! It'll be good to add it to the growing fleet of 'BR Blue' but on another trip.- 631 replies
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Toto, we're not in Metcalfeshire any more!
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Toto, we're not in Metcalfeshire any more!
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The quayside remains a good location for photography .. -
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Looking far more at home on our steam-era shed is 60532 'Blue Peter' Allocated to Aberdeen Ferryhill in 1951, she moved to Dundee in 1961 for her remaining years in mainline traffic.- 631 replies
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Toto, we're not in Metcalfeshire any more!
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I sense an awkward conversation stage left. The steam-era crews are resisting any requests to ditch their shovels in favour of a power handle. -
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Here are images taken around the engine shed that feature BR Blue locomotives, including a pre-production sample of the marvellous SLW rendition of a boiler-fitted 25/3 I was allowed to weather the loco to aid the realism of photography.- 631 replies
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Toto, we're not in Metcalfeshire any more!
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Trip Hazards and F Settings .. My latest trip south was a bit of a mercy mission to help Dad after a sudden trip to A&E. Whilst the poor chap was recovering, I stopped working to cover domestic chores. I also amused myself with dog walks and layout photography. The DSLR camera was in the 'overnight bag' so I used the opportunity improve my photography. I'd been looking at image data on recent photos to work out why the images were often grainy and needed work in Photoshop to spruce them up. The lighting is OK for human eyes but not so brilliantly for photography. I haven't got access to specialist lighting equipment, so I hit on the idea of using the tripod to steady the camera. This allow for longer exposure and finer ISO settings. I've also been playing with focus-stacking software to blend my manual focus images. -
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Meanwhile, on the east coast of Scotland another Sulzer 6LDA fills the quayside with a distinctive rhythm ..
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