2015 Project 52 - 2nd Quarter - Kaye Leggett - week 14 - I should have kept quiet

[Kaye Leggett]

Wow - where has the first quarter gone ??

This week, apart from the final day from Calais to home, we have been confined to base. It's been a very dull week weather wise, so I mentioned to my husband I was needing inspiration for my photo project this week.......

Well I won't do that again ! As well as photography, he is a model train enthusiast and spends many happy hours in our garage with his trains. Two years ago he dismantled his layout, a sample of which is here - a photo I found unprocessed



So yesterday, he delved into his collection and gave me one Loco and a piece of track and set me the task of photographing it.... So in a complete departure from the travel photography, here are this week's selection

1 - the reflection caught my eye



2 - as ever, I preferred the little details



3 - A study of the pantograph - this is three photos with different focal points merged



4 - A study of the pantograph 2



5 - A study of the pantograph 3



As ever, C&C welcome

[Shadowman]

Nice capture of the detail.

[Geoff F]

The light in the building window of #1 is a little bit distractingly bright; but everything else is excellent.

[James G]

Kaye, I like the sequence and #1 would normally be a favourite since I have a thing about symmetry.... so, is there a reason why the carriage has hit the buffer to the right?

[bnnrcn]

Hi Kaye, interesting subject to shoot. My fav is #1

[IzzieK]

Kaye...what a wonderful husband you have!!! He must love you so much he doesn't want you bored...
My favourite here is #1 and #2. I like the reflection of #2 too...

[Kaye Leggett]

Thanks all, hubby will be pleased you like his trains - he too liked the photos so that was a minor success. Geoff I will reprocess to tone down that light - you're right, it's distracting. James I think this may be the perspective as I don't think the train is on the buffers, but I can't check as it's no longer in situ ! Thanks again for looking

[Kaye Leggett]

This week we managed a few days out, one of which resulted in me blowing some savings and updating my camera to the new Sony A77ii - it was the 79 AF points that sold it to me. I have tried it out on the daffodils posted elsewhere, here were the very first shots taken on the way home via Tintern Abbey in the Wye Valley.

This is a very spiritual place and I found it quite overwhelming in scale....added to that a new camera I was unfamiliar with and most of the images have hit the recycle bin. Here are a couple I was fairly pleased with but it will be take another visit or two to do any real justice



The sphere is a very recently installed art installation - if you zoom in you see it it the same image as rest and it is like this all the way around - very clever. There is also a camera halfway up the end wall - it was taking time lapse photos every second - we never got to ask what the full project was - another reason to go back



And then on the way home, as the sun was setting we came across this



We stopped and it flew right over us



Needlessto say I completely forgot shutter priority may have been a better option...... but it was a good end to what had been a great day

[IzzieK]

You are really going places this year, eh? All good shots although I like the one with sphere because it is different.

[Kaye Leggett]

Another week.....and we managed to do a little travelling and enjoy a few days in Derbyshire cycling their beautiful old railways. These are all taken along the Tissington and High Peak trails

1 The old signal box at Hartington



2 An Old Linesman Hut



3 Manninglow Bank



4 Views from the Line

[bnnrcn]

Very nice B&Ws I would correct the verticals a bit in #1, my best is #4, very nice composition .

[Geoff F]

Good images from the past two postings. The monochromes have worked really well.

[Shadowman]

This week we managed a few days out, one of which resulted in me blowing some savings and updating my camera to the new Sony A77ii - it was the 79 AF points that sold it to me. I have tried it out on the daffodils posted elsewhere, here were the very first shots taken on the way home via Tintern Abbey in the Wye Valley.

This is a very spiritual place and I found it quite overwhelming in scale....added to that a new camera I was unfamiliar with and most of the images have hit the recycle bin. Here are a couple I was fairly pleased with but it will be take another visit or two to do any real justice



The sphere is a very recently installed art installation - if you zoom in you see it it the same image as rest and it is like this all the way around - very clever. There is also a camera halfway up the end wall - it was taking time lapse photos every second - we never got to ask what the full project was - another reason to go back



And then on the way home, as the sun was setting we came across this



We stopped and it flew right over us



Needlessto say I completely forgot shutter priority may have been a better option...... but it was a good end to what had been a great day

I somehow missed this series. Nicely done.

[Shadowman]

Another week.....and we managed to do a little travelling and enjoy a few days in Derbyshire cycling their beautiful old railways. These are all taken along the Tissington and High Peak trails

1 The old signal box at Hartington



2 An Old Linesman Hut



3 Manninglow Bank



4 Views from the Line

Nice series, the structures don't look old at all.

[IzzieK]

+1 to Binnur's comment. It was the first thing I noticed too that the signal box need straightening...My favourite is #3.

[Kaye Leggett]

+1 to Binnur's comment. It was the first thing I noticed too that the signal box need straightening...

Is this better ?



Any tips on how to spot when a picture is not straight helpful too - my problem with this image was which vertical to make straight. On this image I have used the back of the signal box, rather than the front, and also the detail on the roof. Are there any 'rules' on how to determine the best choice ?

[Kaye Leggett]

And thanks too to Binnur, Izzie, John and Geoff for viewing and commenting and most of all, encouraging

[IzzieK]

Errr...not quite...it is still leaning towards the left...in response to your which vertical to make it straight question, if this is mine, I will either measure from the farthest side of the building or from the brick side down to the ground...anywhere you can see a straight line going down.

Is this better ?



Any tips on how to spot when a picture is not straight helpful too - my problem with this image was which vertical to make straight. On this image I have used the back of the signal box, rather than the front, and also the detail on the roof. Are there any 'rules' on how to determine the best choice ?

[Barbara Ponder]

Kaye lovely images!

[Kaye Leggett]

Thanks Barbara