Sleeping across the Spean
This is the third location and second processing effort I've made in slowing the water under a passing train.
A location I found just east of Roy Bridge having hacked my way through the undergrowth, I was lucky enough to find this bridge crossing the River Spean and make a test shot of a southbound DMU. Deciding I had enough time, I left the location, pausing to photograph some circling birds of prey, only to come unstuck with the road to my next location being a 'no through road'. I legged it back here and made the spot for the southbound Alcans, only for the autofocus not to hit the mark with the early running train on the bridge, the second image, in focus, with the loco nose in the trees, but no actual tripod to try this technique. This looked good with the alcans heading left to right in the sun, loco and four white wagons, and gutted at not quite making the shot.
Determined not to be defeated I stayed and set up the tripod for the northbound 1Y11 04:50 Edinburgh to Fort William sleeper to cross with 66740 and 73970 at the helm.
Sleeping across the Spean
This is the third location and second processing effort I've made in slowing the water under a passing train.
A location I found just east of Roy Bridge having hacked my way through the undergrowth, I was lucky enough to find this bridge crossing the River Spean and make a test shot of a southbound DMU. Deciding I had enough time, I left the location, pausing to photograph some circling birds of prey, only to come unstuck with the road to my next location being a 'no through road'. I legged it back here and made the spot for the southbound Alcans, only for the autofocus not to hit the mark with the early running train on the bridge, the second image, in focus, with the loco nose in the trees, but no actual tripod to try this technique. This looked good with the alcans heading left to right in the sun, loco and four white wagons, and gutted at not quite making the shot.
Determined not to be defeated I stayed and set up the tripod for the northbound 1Y11 04:50 Edinburgh to Fort William sleeper to cross with 66740 and 73970 at the helm.