Fun with MF images 2023

[Ed Hurst]

Tumulla Bank, in the NSW Central West region of Australia, has always been one of the state's famously fearsome gradients. Even using modern diesels, it's quite impressive to watch huge loads being dragged up the 1 in 40 grade.

Last weekend, Transport Heritage NSW ran a series of steam-hauled trains using a 36 class and a 35 class. It just happened to coincide with sub-zero temperatures (in Celsius), frost, mist and sparkling sunshine.

Fuji GFX100S with Pentax 67 55-100mm lens @ 55mm


More shots will follow

 

[dave.gt]

Mamiya 645 DF+, Phase One P65+:
Aigio Sunset

Plastiras Lake

Patras

Peloponnese

Peloponnese

Chalkis

Always love your images! Thanks for making my day a little better by sharing these!

 

[pegelli]

More shots will follow

Absolutely fantastic, looking forward to more!
The sound would have been breathtaking as well I presume.

 

[gcap]

Always love your images! Thanks for making my day a little better by sharing these!

Thank you Dave!

 

[dave.gt]

Absolutely fantastic, looking forward to more!
The sound would have been breathtaking as well I presume.

Wow! The sound, yes of course, it must be/have been amazing!

 

[dave.gt]

Wow! The sound, yes of course, it must be/have been amazing!

Putting sound together with Ed’s images is an awesome reality!

 

[Bill Caulfeild-Browne]

Tumulla Bank, in the NSW Central West region of Australia, has always been one of the state's famously fearsome gradients. Even using modern diesels, it's quite impressive to watch huge loads being dragged up the 1 in 40 grade.

Last weekend, Transport Heritage NSW ran a series of steam-hauled trains using a 36 class and a 35 class. It just happened to coincide with sub-zero temperatures (in Celsius), frost, mist and sparkling sunshine.

Fuji GFX100S with Pentax 67 55-100mm lens @ 55mm


More shots will follow

1 in 40 is indeed steep!
In my mis-spent youth I spent a lot of time on Dainton Bank, in South Devon. The grade varies from 1 in 35 to 1 in 57. This shot from the early 1960s was probably taken with a Rollei TLR.

 

[guphotography]

Spent 10 days around Valencia over June half term, stayed at a friend's apartment in the city, witnessed local's football enthusiasm, four teams playing well into midnight, on a weekday!

And the buildings were soundproofed at all, single glazing does nothing but keep mosquitoes out.

IQ3 Trichromatic, 60XL

 

[Ed Hurst]

Absolutely fantastic, looking forward to more!
The sound would have been breathtaking as well I presume.

Wow! The sound, yes of course, it must be/have been amazing!

Putting sound together with Ed’s images is an awesome reality!

Thank you so much, guys! Appreciate it.
Steam will always be my first love - it's what got me into photography in the first place and for many years, it was about 99% of what I shot. Always fun to return to it.
Yes, it sounded incredible. Majestic and beautiful

 

[Ed Hurst]

1 in 40 is indeed steep!
In my mis-spent youth I spent a lot of time on Dainton Bank, in South Devon. The grade varies from 1 in 35 to 1 in 57. This shot from the early 1960s was probably taken with a Rollei TLR.

Lovely stuff, as always Bill.

That's a County class, by the way. Extinct... Except that a replica is being built by the Great Western Society using a mixture of standard parts from other classes of loco. and a Stanier boiler from an 8F (not the same, but similar enough that it can be tweaked). I never thought I'd get to see one run and now I will!

 

[Ed Hurst]

Another couple of shots from Tumulla Bank shot that morning...

_DSF5813Step6sRGBSMALL by Ed Hurst, on Flickr

_DSF5822Step16sRGBSMALL by Ed Hurst, on Flickr

 

[Ed Hurst]

Sorry to be slightly repetitive, but I decided that the first shot (top of this page) would be better as a pano. Thankfully, I'd shot the other frames needed at the time!

_DSF5818V4Step25SpotSMALL by Ed Hurst, on Flickr

 

[stngoldberg]

Highlights and shadows
stanley

 

[Ed Hurst]

Although less dramatic, the afternoon light could make for some pleasing and delicate scenes as well.

Fuji GFX100S, with Pentax 67 55-100mm lens @ circa 65mm
_DSF5903Step5sRGBSMALL by Ed Hurst, on Flickr

 

[stngoldberg]

Reflection this morning
stanley

 

[Bill Caulfeild-Browne]

Lovely stuff, as always Bill.

That's a County class, by the way. Extinct... Except that a replica is being built by the Great Western Society using a mixture of standard parts from other classes of loco. and a Stanier boiler from an 8F (not the same, but similar enough that it can be tweaked). I never thought I'd get to see one run and now I will!

Yes indeed. My favourites were the Kings - and I could hijack this thread with Castles, Manors, Halls, West Countries and Merchant Navies - the latter being the benefit of living near St. Davids's Station in Exeter which served both regions.

I'll settle for an antique, The City of Truro, reputedly the first steam loco to exceed 100 mph, back in 1903.

 

[AlexeyDanilchenko]

Twins (P25+, 120mm Macro)

 

[stngoldberg]

Georgia Peach in a wine glass
Stanley

 

[cunim]

Secret life of trees. Dragon. I added the color original to the post because this image seems like a good example of when a BW conversion fails. In the fall, with the leaves off the trees, I think BW would work fine.

 

[Ray Harrison]

Early morning, Rocky Mountain Arsenal. We've had tons of rain here in the Denver area over the last couple of months - amazing amounts actually. Everything is so green. Late June here is fairly "fallow" - the midsummer flowers aren't yet out, the bird activity is down from early spring and it's "quiet".