Final checks on the footplate before moving the loco off shed.

The loco driver prepares to inspect his charge for the night prior to moving out of the shed.

It was lovely to see someone who was loving what they were doing. His face tells the story...

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steam winding engine of Ignacy Historic Mine

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The steam train had just pulled into Pickering station after it`s journey from Whitby, it then uncoupled from the other end and came back around here to couple up to pull back out, the driver engineer got down from his cab and walked to the back of the engine, I then had my shot, I have desaturated slightly for effect.

I did shoot a video on the R5 of the train arriving which would have been the first video I have done on it, it`s not brilliant but I may post it at some point.

Pulling into the parking lot at our doctor's office, I saw this cute black lab patiently sitting in the driver's seat of the car opposite me and intently watching the building entrance. It was a cloudy day in August, and due to tinted windshields, low light, and my rushing to an appointment, even my iPhone 13 couldn't get a good image. But, as so often happens, poor images make for fun sliding. So - here is Mr. or Ms. Black Lab, in a significantly transformed scene for Sunday.

I started with the PSE winters filter, which turned things mostly monochrome and a lot lighter. I then used several Jixipix filters: spektrel and portrait painter, to get the swirled look to the trees; saturated the green a bit in iMac photos; back to Jixipix for artista sketch and finally snow daze. I tried to put the original in the first comment box, but that doesn't usually work for me, so...

hard coal mine "Zeche Zweckel", winding engine north (pit 2, 1908)

P.S.: The driver is not this funny being on the left side!

The driver and fireman await with anticipation for the signal to give clearance to get the locomotive back on its journey. Captured on a Timeline Events Great Central Railway photo shoot.

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Driver boarding the foot plate in the engine shed.

Maldegem, Belgium (2010)

66424 'Driver Paul Scrivens' leads 3S01 Rail Head Treatment Train back to Stowmarket Down Goods Loop on the 10th October 2022. The DRS 66's are captured in the golden glow of Autumnal sunshine near Lancaster's Crossing, between Haughley Junction and Stowmarket.

Not sure whether this driver is suitably qualified! Grab is the local taxi app - Thailand's version of Uber

This is a very busy crossing that can turn a ten minute journey into town into a twenty minute journey.

The driver of 320312 takes a final look back along his train as he pulls out of Glasgow Queen Street low level with the 2E53 1244 Airdrie to Balloch.

I decided to go with a black and white version as it better recreated the feeling within the sub surface station. I also made a feature of the grain on the rear cab of the 320.

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Lorraine-Dietrich B3/6 Torpedo Sport (1925)

Concours of Elegance - Hampton Court Palace 2023

Just for shits and giggles, take a pic of a large pile driver at a construction site. Turn said pic 90-degrees counterclockwise, and convert to B&W.

Still get a pretty cool image. Who says ya gotta show 'em as ya shot "em. (I once won a photo competition with a picture that had lost a few weeks prior. Brought it back, turned it upside down, et voila. First Place.)

Alviso, California.

Hippodrome de Baron, Castera, France.

Baden, Switzerland

Leica M6, Ilford HP5+

Midtown, Manhattan

New York City, September 2019

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VdeV Endurance Series Estoril Nov 2017

Norma M 20 FC, Endurance Proto

Driver; Adrien Trouillet