Model Trains and Things

If you take the time to wander through this blog you’re going to see some fairly ordinary examples of my photographic skills so I’m definitely not setting myself up as some kind of guru when it comes to railway photography.

However, I’ve got to say that I’m rather disappointed in what many of today’s self-termed “gunzels” are doing with their cameras. You won’t see much variation in angles or settings. Few people seem to be prepared to venture out when the weather is cold or wet … or even when it’s dark for that matter.

But every now and then I stumble across a real gem as I take a break from work online and meander around the various photo sharing sites looking at photos of trains … and here, on Flickr is one of the best photos I’ve seen in a long time.

There are no plumes of smoke from a hard-working steam engine, no signs of a rare diesel. The lighting is bad because the sun is only just beginning to peek over the horizon and there’s a typical early morning mist that you’ll find at this time of year in country New South Wales.

The photographer isn’t up close and personal to the train, the locos are common branchline units and the photo isn’t even in colour but this photo of 48 Class at Harden in my humble opinion captures the essence and the mystery that’s part of the attraction that trains have for many people.

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