Shakespeare Express 2019

My Efforts of the return runs Yesterday with Clun Castle......18/08/2019.................http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p340136423

Regards to all...........Rick

 

Sunday 1st September.
Train 1 at Dorridge. Plenty of sun while I was waiting and again two minutes after Clun had passed. Sod's Law as usual.
GWR 4-6-0 7029 'CLUN CASTLE' by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

Train 2 at Widney Manor. Sun just breaking through as 7029 sped past. 30 seconds later the scene was bathed in glorious light. Lucky to have go anything though as the camera decided to play silly beggars. Always shoot in RAW and fully manual but just before I was about to fire, the camera "blinked" and switched itself jpeg mode and fully automatic with the settings miles out. No idea how it did it as to get out of RAW mode involves visiting the menu and scrolling through the options. Must have been about three stops under exposed but thanks to the wonders of digital post processing I've ended up with a useable image.
GWR 4-6-0 7029 'CLUN CASTLE' by KING COBRA 92, on Flickr

 

1st September but still not cool enough for white exhaust. First train crossing the canal link between the Grand Union and Stratford canals at Lapworth.
The second train at Dorridge was no different to spamcan's result -- in sun when the train left Stratford, then under a cloud which cleared as I got in the car to drive home -- all the way in sun.

 

I only had the opportunity to get shots of Clun on her second return run this time. On Dorridge platform. Go to............ http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p967960381

Regards to all........Rick

 

Last one of the season........... Once again I only had chance to get a few shots of Clun on the first return leg Taken from Shrewley Common road bridge......... http://rickeborall.zenfolio.com/p989433623

All the best............Rick