Steam engines
 

I photographed these steam engines in Colorado last week.

http://www.pbase.com/davidlowry/steam

A lot of the shots (nearly 2 rolls) were overexposed, probably because
of the dark engines driving the meter crazy. I had dialed in 1 stop of
compensation, but probably 2 would have worked better. Anyway, I find
steam engines a great subject, esp. when they are operating like the
ones in Colorado and where you can compose to eliminate modern
building, cars, people and so on. Scanning the negatives helped me get
the exposure back, something the photo store didn't do well on the
prints.

Lot more scans to do, I'm tempted to use my Canon 300D instead next
time.

I'll be doing a lot of research on steam trains. The ones above are
"K-36" (From a website) but not sure who made them.

Dave

Steam engines
 

On 13 Aug 2006 11:32:22 -0700, "David L" wrote:

I photographed these steam engines in Colorado last week.

http://www.pbase.com/davidlowry/steam

Looks like narrow guage..


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Steam engines
 

"David L" wrote in message
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I photographed these steam engines in Colorado last week.

http://www.pbase.com/davidlowry/steam

A lot of the shots (nearly 2 rolls) were overexposed, probably because
of the dark engines driving the meter crazy. I had dialed in 1 stop of
compensation, but probably 2 would have worked better. Anyway, I find
steam engines a great subject, esp. when they are operating like the
ones in Colorado and where you can compose to eliminate modern
building, cars, people and so on. Scanning the negatives helped me get
the exposure back, something the photo store didn't do well on the
prints.

Lot more scans to do, I'm tempted to use my Canon 300D instead next
time.

I'll be doing a lot of research on steam trains. The ones above are
"K-36" (From a website) but not sure who made them.



Ahhh, steam :-)

Your pictures take me back: I went to Durango with my dad about 28 years
ago. Fun to see them again, though I have to say I can't imagine any
British preserved railway keeping its engines so grubby - here they all seem
to have a mania for cleanliness and metal polish!

I loved all things steam as a child - and I still do (or still am,
depending on your point of view). There was a railway footbridge near our
house and I loved to watch the trains go under it. Steam trains were much
more exciting then the new-fangled diesels as the smoke and steam gushed up
between the boards of the bridge and enveloped me as I stood to watch the
train speed by beneath. I remember seeing the last 'normal timetable' (ie.
not a 'steam special') BR trains from there. Years later I got to drive one
of the ones I'd seen, just for a mile or so.

The combination of nostalgia with gleaming paintwork, interesting shapes,
and polished metals does seem to make for great photographic subjects. I'm
very fond of steam traction engines, road-rollers, big stationary pumping
and winding engines, ploughing engines, etc. too, and can spend days
(literally) going in close and making almost abstract compositions from
them. With road engines I've done slightly more driving, and it is a great
experience.

Your shot of the two trains passing really evokes the age - it could be a
movies still from a cowboy flick.

I'm blessed living where I do: lots of preserved railways in reach of me,
and my GF is near lots of preserved narrow gauge lines (Wales). We get a
lot of rallies for traction engines too: I went to europe's largest (the
Great Dorset Steam Fair) for a week the year before last and had a great
time.


Peter

Steam engines
 

David L wrote:

I photographed these steam engines in Colorado last week.

http://www.pbase.com/davidlowry/steam

A lot of the shots (nearly 2 rolls) were overexposed, probably because
of the dark engines driving the meter crazy. I had dialed in 1 stop of
compensation, but probably 2 would have worked better. Anyway, I find
steam engines a great subject, esp. when they are operating like the
ones in Colorado and where you can compose to eliminate modern
building, cars, people and so on. Scanning the negatives helped me get
the exposure back, something the photo store didn't do well on the
prints.

You can still see it in the two photos with landscape in the background.
Looks kinda' like the backgrounds are painted on.

Still, they're nice images.