Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/09/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]having a wonderful time, wish i were there fine pictures of fine machinery ric On Sep 30, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: > Hi Philippe, > > MG 0243 makes the North Yorkshire coast look sub-tropical too - it > almost was on most days, except the full day I had on the railway. > 25-2: I get the impression that the enthusiasts who run it all have > a staple diet of strong tea (they actually tap off the boiling water > from the engine's boiler) and thick sandwiches. > > Cheers > Douglas > > > > Philippe Amard wrote: >> MG 0243 with its extremely balanced and evocative composition for >> me Douglas >> then we have film 25-2 that comes out of times past ... >> >> All beautiful BW. >> Thanks for the trip - better have a shower now ;-) >> >> Amiti?s >> Philippe >> >> >> >> Douglas Sharp wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> as usual when I'm on vacation I took a day out on the North >>> Yorkshire Moors Railway, a preserved line running from Whitby on >>> the Yorkshire coast to the market town of Pickering on the other >>> edge of the North York Moors. >>> >>> Here's the crop of shots taken on that day - for the technically >>> minded, the digital shots are those with an MG in the filename, >>> the rest are on film. >>> All are displayed in black and white. >>> >>> Comments and criticism more than welcome: >>> >>> They start here: >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Transport/Railways/NYMR_2008_BW/Steam_MG_0241.jpg.html >>> >>> Thanks in advance for taking time to take a look >>> Cheers >>> Douglas >>> >>> The cameras were a Canon 20D with Canon, Zeiss and Leica lenses, a >>> Rollei 3003, a Pentax P30 I found up in a charity shop in >>> Pickering and my late father's Yashica T-AF (Zeiss lens). >>> Negatives scanned on a Canon 9900F flatbed 24 at a time - my Nikon >>> V ED needs servicing and a clean. >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information