Paul Hoffman
About the Image(s)
In December, the Gloucester & Warwickshire Railway hold their largest steam festival of the year. On this day we had the most perfect conditions, temperature about -2 with the amazing sunrise behind me and site of first steaming. You have seen the trains on the right before, the one far right is The City of Truro leading a double header with the Foremarke Hall. Beside it is the black price, but you only saw a glimpse of this wonderful little engine. The 65462 (Ger546) was built in Stratford works in 1912. Spent most of its working life in the East of England mainly in Norfolk and Suffolk. Finally, being decommissioned in September 1962. After many owners it end up at North York Moors Railway where it still runs today.
The sad note, the other three trains now do not run any more, Black Price has been moved to David Shepard’s private collection, he has owned it since is decommission. The City of Truro is now at the York Railway Museum, which is a must visit for any train fan. The Foremarke Hall boiler blew and they have just raised the money to start the rebuild, so in 10 years in may be back.
Canon 30D – Canon 18-124mm @ 18mm ISO400 1/320 F11
Balanced in Lightroom and turned monochrome, in PS using luminosity mask toned and balanced, slight smart sharpen.
I have included the colour version that I enter in competitions and it did well.
I have been to many day of steam, but this is the day that makes me smile when I remember it as the situation was so special.
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7 comments posted
The heavy tree on the right edge could be cropped off and not hurt the image.
You must of really had fun capturing this image. Jerry   Posted: 06/05/2020 15:56:12
In the color one, the light of the sun is beautifull, but the shadows are important and quite disturbing. The smoke of the 2 locomotives in the back is well visible.
In the B&W, the shadow are less present.
Very beautiful sky with clouds. The smoke of the loco in the front attracts the attention. Same opinion for the rails (guide to the the locomtives in the back) and the tree on the right which is (a little) too present.
  Posted: 06/15/2020 05:07:24