Room with a View
Something of a record shot but, when the light's right, you have to grab the opportunity.
UK Rail Leasing's locomotive and rolling stock engineering facility is the main subject of this one taken from a hotel window in Leicester's city centre. On 'shed' are a couple of class 57s, units 57306 (left) and 57310, while other locomotives are dotted round the site, including a pair of class 37s, a class 47, and another class 57 - they are the visible ones anyway.
In the foreground is the architecturally interesting Swain Street bridge, and just below that the northern platform ends of Leicester's station. In the background can be seen the elegant lines and steeple of St Saviour's Church - Grade II Listed but sadly closed back in 2005.
This patch of rich autumnal sunlight lasted in various shapes for around 30 minutes with the dark shadow in the background advancing at little more than walking place on this almost windless day.
I'd actually planned the shot to include a passing container train but, while the execution went to plan, the result was just too cluttered for my liking.
With apologies to E.M. Forster.....
3.01pm, 14th November 2024
Room with a View
Something of a record shot but, when the light's right, you have to grab the opportunity.
UK Rail Leasing's locomotive and rolling stock engineering facility is the main subject of this one taken from a hotel window in Leicester's city centre. On 'shed' are a couple of class 57s, units 57306 (left) and 57310, while other locomotives are dotted round the site, including a pair of class 37s, a class 47, and another class 57 - they are the visible ones anyway.
In the foreground is the architecturally interesting Swain Street bridge, and just below that the northern platform ends of Leicester's station. In the background can be seen the elegant lines and steeple of St Saviour's Church - Grade II Listed but sadly closed back in 2005.
This patch of rich autumnal sunlight lasted in various shapes for around 30 minutes with the dark shadow in the background advancing at little more than walking place on this almost windless day.
I'd actually planned the shot to include a passing container train but, while the execution went to plan, the result was just too cluttered for my liking.
With apologies to E.M. Forster.....
3.01pm, 14th November 2024