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[Phil Webby]

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Quite a unique perspective Phil
I too like the tunnel

Stan

Thanks Stan.

[Phil Webby]

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Ok so i had another play round with the first image lol and just cropped the top and I tried it as a single image HDR

[Trevoreast]

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For me the railing adds to the first image, it’s a shot from the back of a train rather than just a shot of railway track from the highish POV.

I'd prefer not to loss the relatively unique viewpoint ? If anything I’d like to see more of the back of the train.

Trev

[Phil Webby]

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This Photo was taken looking thru my front window of the loco while climbing the Dashwood on the Coastal Pacific Passenger service that runs between Picton-Christchurch here in NZ.A great place for trains stalling when its wet when your train is at full load.Here in New Zealand all our trains are run Single manned ie:just one crew in the cab.

[tesarver]

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All I can say is that I'm Jealous

[dizzyduck]

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Kia ora, Phil (from another Kiwi, though long-settled over here). Stunning images, and I prefer them exactly as you first presented them. The bar (bull-catcher or whatever) in the first image puts the viewer right in the picture and gives a great sense of immediacy - and I love the colour gradations in the sky. The "rule of thirds" isn't always the best option, IMHO! And how well I remember learning in primary school why our NZ railways had a narrower gauge to negotiate the rugged terrain. Beautiful shots!

[DeeGee]

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Another vote for the tunnel shot.

[bobowen]

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Another apology for hijacking your post Phil but I thought you might know the driver!

Taken at Springfield during a photo stop on the Christchurch to Greymouth 'Tranzalpine' in 2004
Canon EOS30 with 28-80mm scanned from Kodachrome.

Wonderful country with interesting railways, spent 6 weeks there & took about 500 slides - I wonder how many digital images I would take today!

Bob

[Phil Webby]

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Another apology for hijacking your post Phil but I thought you might know the driver!

Taken at Springfield during a photo stop on the Christchurch to Greymouth 'Tranzalpine' in 2004
Canon EOS30 with 28-80mm scanned from Kodachrome.

Wonderful country with interesting railways, spent 6 weeks there & took about 500 slides - I wonder how many digital images I would take today!

Bob

Hi Bob,The guy in the cab looks like Peter Harris,i think retired well before 2004 tho but maybe wrong.

[bobowen]

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Hi Phil

Just found my old photologs - the shots were taken on Thursday March 4 2004.
Went twice to visit my daughter in Hastings where the railway literally runs through the town centre!
She is back in the UK now so ni more visits.
Love to see some modern traction photos of NZ.

Bob

[raymon]

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Nice images love the simplicity of #2 tunnel shot, really envious of your job.

Ray

[Phil Webby]

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Hi Phil

Just found my old photologs - the shots were taken on Thursday March 4 2004.
Went twice to visit my daughter in Hastings where the railway literally runs through the town centre!
She is back in the UK now so ni more visits.
Love to see some modern traction photos of NZ.

Bob

Hi Bob,heres a couple I took yesterday as i was waiting to cross a Northbound train.The locomotive is a DXB these are rated at 3300hp & the rear loco is like the one you posted a DC class which are rated around 1400hp.The weight of tonnage on my train yesterday was only 1266ton & 500m in lenght,top speed for our Express frieght trains is 80km/h due to only 3ft/6inch gauge.

DXB5016