Take two
Sometimes being in one place and photographing one train allows you to take 2 separate shots which end up having a completely different feel. I recently posted a picture of this very train, taken from the very same tree, though more zoomed in and with a lot more smoke. A mere 150 meters later I took another picture with wider framing.
What's worth mentioning is that the train is passing near the administrative borders of the village of Lipusz. However, on the roads, the signs also display another name - Lëpùsz, in Kashubian - the local language. Such is the case in a lot of parts of Pomerania (in this particular example, only for the past 10 years or so). Meanwhile in the East you can find towns with road signs in Belarussian, and down South - in German. Kashubian influence is really strong here, and even those, who don't speak the language tend to use a couple of regional expressions (like 'jo' instead of 'tak' - meaning 'yes').
ST44-1251 here was on its last meters of the journey before terminating at Lipusz with the loaded cement train TMS 454031 from Działoszyn. The wagons were to be picked up by a SKPL SM42 to the cement plant Osława-Dąbrowa, however the line was closed that day, which prevented this from happening.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
Take two
Sometimes being in one place and photographing one train allows you to take 2 separate shots which end up having a completely different feel. I recently posted a picture of this very train, taken from the very same tree, though more zoomed in and with a lot more smoke. A mere 150 meters later I took another picture with wider framing.
What's worth mentioning is that the train is passing near the administrative borders of the village of Lipusz. However, on the roads, the signs also display another name - Lëpùsz, in Kashubian - the local language. Such is the case in a lot of parts of Pomerania (in this particular example, only for the past 10 years or so). Meanwhile in the East you can find towns with road signs in Belarussian, and down South - in German. Kashubian influence is really strong here, and even those, who don't speak the language tend to use a couple of regional expressions (like 'jo' instead of 'tak' - meaning 'yes').
ST44-1251 here was on its last meters of the journey before terminating at Lipusz with the loaded cement train TMS 454031 from Działoszyn. The wagons were to be picked up by a SKPL SM42 to the cement plant Osława-Dąbrowa, however the line was closed that day, which prevented this from happening.
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus