Embsay Station on a wet and stormy night

Blimey, forgot about these pics. So, back at the tail-end of the summer, we took an evening trip on the dining train at Embsay; it was something of a consolation prize for the excursion that West Coast cancelled earlier in the summer. A nice curry on a steam-hauled train seemed a nice alternative in the end.

Oh yeah, remember that long, hot, hot, dry, summer we were having? It had very much ended the weekend we went up to the Dales for this...

Flooding on the tracks, wind battering the train... I'm sure the loco crew only had positive things to say about whoever had rostered the open-cabbed tender loco for the nights run.

Back to Embsay at the end, after a really rather excellent curry.

These pics don't quite convey how massively horrible the weather was. At one point, several of us crossing the car park had to brace against the wind which threatened to blow us off our feet.

That said, the meal was lovely, the trip nice and atmospheric, and it's always fun to get some pics at night on a railway.

 

Out and About in Hawes

The other weekend, we went on a bit of a family visit up to Hawes. The main reason was a trip up to the Creamery for lunch, but we took a stroll about the village afterwards to walk off the meal.

It was a bit of a mixed day, but we were able to dodge the downpours. Some nice reflections.

The river was thundering away.

Yep, Ben can find something railway-related to photograph anywhere...

Just a quick visit, but nice to have a little explore.

 

More from Barrow Hill Roundhouse at night

More from Barrow Hill Roundhouse, and the Timeline Events shoot last week; this time, general shots around the shed by Ben.

 

Barrow Hill Roundhouse; shots with people

Final instalment of our pics from Barrow Hill and the Timeline Events Shoot- more from Ben, this time focussing on the cameo scenes that were staged.

This was something a bit different; in fact, it's been quite a while since either of us have done any portraiture shoots.

The organisers had got a few people in period clothing, and staging tableaus around the locomotives.

This was probably my favourite shot of the night, typically a super-low angle (everyone else was standing up, using their tripods).

Overall thoughts then? This was a great night out, we got a lot out of the shoot. Something different for us, and definitely something we'd think about joining again if another one was running that we could attend. 

 

Barrow Hill Roundhouse by night; Amy's shots

Time Line Events recently staged one of their regular night shoots at the awesome Barrow Hill Roundhouse, near Chesterfield. We've been wanting to do one of these shoots for years, but they always clash with Scouts or they fall on a school night. This October, the fates aligned to allow us to attend, so here's a selection of Amy's pics from the night (the pair of us were there with both Younger and Elder Childs).

Trying a variety of different styles during the shoot, like this aged-looking image.

A few opportunities for arty close-ups, like the buffers of two box-vans parked up on one of the shed roads.

The lighting allowed for some rather dramatic shots.

By the end of the evening, the smoke from the machines meant you got odd effects, like the ceiling looking like a painted canvas backdrop.

Whilst the focus of the even was on the steam locomotives, there were plenty of opportunities to get some shots of the diesel and electric locomotives that were there under-restoration.

There'll be a couple more of these coming up this week, with other shots (including some cameos with actors in period dress).