Rolling stock retirement village

[ucci]

We have a group of rabid rail enthusiasts in town who collect, restore and run as a tourist attraction, in conjunction with VicRail, old steam engines, carriages and rolling stock. I got access to their work shop/storage area. What a bonanza of interesting old stuff one never normally sees.
Thanks for viewing. Interested in your comments please.

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Ken,

Yes, these places can be a photographic goldmine, but rarely, in these days of protection from vandalism and health and safety, can one get unrestricted access. I visited a heritage line here on Sunday and would love to have been allowed free access, especially if I could have climbed on/in the vehicles (carefully, of course) and used a ladder for some shots.

These are a good record of what's there, but some cloning to simplify compositions would benefit many of them to make more artistic shots.

Cheers,

[Donald]

As Dave writes, what a goldmine. You could spend weeks in there.

What about looking at them and imagining B & W images? Can you get back in to do it again?

I like the stuff where you're in closer and we are not distracted by too much in the way of background trees and scrub and don't have any sky getting in the way.

[tbob]

All of the above; I would add in that the shot of the engine could be enhanced with a tighter crop and some colour saturation. I particularly like the rusty wheels. Very fascinating

[ucci]

Thank you all for helpful comments. I intend to go back and see if I can do something about your suggestions. The area is not fenced off and one can wander in and out at will. At the moment anyway