Popular Post lanetomlane Posted January 13, 2023 Popular Post Share #1 Posted January 13, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) Visited the Didcot Railway Centre on Wednesday evening and took a series of photographs in the engine shed. Very dark, very dramatic and a great evening. All taken with the Leica SL2 and 24-90mm Vario-Elmarit lens. https://photographybytomlane.com Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 89 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/361055-didcot-railway-centre/?do=findComment&comment=4640339'>More sharing options...
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Sjz Posted January 13, 2023 Share #2 Posted January 13, 2023 Thank you for sharing, I am booked in for Feb, hints and tips would be most welcome 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted January 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Sjz said: Thank you for sharing, I am booked in for Feb, hints and tips would be most welcome 🙂 You'll really enjoy it; at least I did. The only thing I didn't like was Parking. There is a car park directly opposite the station entrance but it's one of those you have to use a mobile phone app, which I couldn't get to work. A fiend of mine did manage it, but it wanted to charge him £19.99 for what would have been 4 hours. In the end I drove round the block and parked for free in a street which was directly behind the official car park. There was a 'back foot entrance' and we just walked through and it perhaps added about 30 metres. Definitely take a rigid tripod as it is dark. I was shooting 400 ISO mainly at f5.6 with 1/2 to 1 second shutter time. Most of my shots were taken at 24 to 50mm although I did have a couple towards the 90mm range of the Vario-Elmarit. I also took the 16-35mm Vario, the 50mm SL Summicron and a 85mm f1.4 Sigma Art lens but didn't use any of them. Do make sure to take a torch as it is very dark walking to the shed and there are some obstacles around; I nearly fell over a piece of wood just at the entrance gate to the Railway Centre. Do enjoy it and I'd love to hear your thoughts after the event. Tom 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjz Posted January 13, 2023 Share #4 Posted January 13, 2023 32 minutes ago, lanetomlane said: You'll really enjoy it; at least I did. The only thing I didn't like was Parking. There is a car park directly opposite the station entrance but it's one of those you have to use a mobile phone app, which I couldn't get to work. A fiend of mine did manage it, but it wanted to charge him £19.99 for what would have been 4 hours. In the end I drove round the block and parked for free in a street which was directly behind the official car park. There was a 'back foot entrance' and we just walked through and it perhaps added about 30 metres. Definitely take a rigid tripod as it is dark. I was shooting 400 ISO mainly at f5.6 with 1/2 to 1 second shutter time. Most of my shots were taken at 24 to 50mm although I did have a couple towards the 90mm range of the Vario-Elmarit. I also took the 16-35mm Vario, the 50mm SL Summicron and a 85mm f1.4 Sigma Art lens but didn't use any of them. Do make sure to take a torch as it is very dark walking to the shed and there are some obstacles around; I nearly fell over a piece of wood just at the entrance gate to the Railway Centre. Do enjoy it and I'd love to hear your thoughts after the event. Tom Thank you for the advice, I intend taking my SL2 and was going to take the SL 35 and 75 ‘Crons’. Will also take the 24-90. My other thought was my M10M with the 28 ‘lux’ and 50 ‘Cron’ it is incredible in the dark, but I don’t want to come back with a card full of misfocussed photos. I will let you know how I got on 🙂 thank you again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted January 13, 2023 Share #5 Posted January 13, 2023 So dramatic, so atmospheric, so lovely 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share #6 Posted January 13, 2023 40 minutes ago, Sjz said: Thank you for the advice, I intend taking my SL2 and was going to take the SL 35 and 75 ‘Crons’. Will also take the 24-90. My other thought was my M10M with the 28 ‘lux’ and 50 ‘Cron’ it is incredible in the dark, but I don’t want to come back with a card full of misfocussed photos. I will let you know how I got on 🙂 thank you again. Changing lenses is a bit of a pain and that's why I stuck to the 24-90mm. When we went into the engine shed we were asked to leave the camera bags near the entrance wall. The 'King' was located on the road furthest away from the wall/camera bags and because of the darkness and the locomotive 'pits' I didn't return to it between sessions. I was talking to the organiser and he mentioned they were going to change the position of the 'King' for the February session and so it may be easier for you. One thing I did notice is that the SL2 went through batteries, probably due to the long exposure and noise reduction. The first battery was at a half at the interval and so to be sure I put the second battery in, and that was at the last bar at the end of the session. (Both batteries were full at the start.) Personally, I would try to keep 'your kit' to a minimum; I also thought about taking the M10, or M10r but am glad I didn't. I've already posted another couple of images in the 'Blog' section of my website https://photographybytomlane.com and will probably add a section dedicated to Didcot as I process more images. (One thing I did find is that the images took a lot of post processing.) Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjz Posted January 13, 2023 Share #7 Posted January 13, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) 2 hours ago, lanetomlane said: Changing lenses is a bit of a pain and that's why I stuck to the 24-90mm. When we went into the engine shed we were asked to leave the camera bags near the entrance wall. The 'King' was located on the road furthest away from the wall/camera bags and because of the darkness and the locomotive 'pits' I didn't return to it between sessions. I was talking to the organiser and he mentioned they were going to change the position of the 'King' for the February session and so it may be easier for you. One thing I did notice is that the SL2 went through batteries, probably due to the long exposure and noise reduction. The first battery was at a half at the interval and so to be sure I put the second battery in, and that was at the last bar at the end of the session. (Both batteries were full at the start.) Personally, I would try to keep 'your kit' to a minimum; I also thought about taking the M10, or M10r but am glad I didn't. I've already posted another couple of images in the 'Blog' section of my website https://photographybytomlane.com and will probably add a section dedicated to Didcot as I process more images. (One thing I did find is that the images took a lot of post processing.) Tom Hi, I truly appreciate the advice. I found reading your blog a pleasure and will keep an eye open for new additions. Graham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
farnz Posted January 20, 2023 Share #8 Posted January 20, 2023 On 1/13/2023 at 4:56 PM, lanetomlane said: Personally, I would try to keep 'your kit' to a minimum; I also thought about taking the M10, or M10r but am glad I didn't. A lovely picture, Tom. I've done Didcot a couple of times with Time Line Events and I thought they did well with the character models, spots, and steam machines. Their event at STEAM - Swindon's Railway Museum was very good as well and the period buildings helped set the scene I thought. I took the M10 and 50/1 Noctilux to Didcot and was very happy with how it performed (I didn't bother with the EVF) and had no trouble focussing in the low light. If anything, the main problem was other photographers just planting themselves in front of you and blocking your view. So my advice would be: don't forget your cattle-prod. Pete. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StS Posted January 21, 2023 Share #9 Posted January 21, 2023 Outstanding picture indeed, I also like your gallery on your website. Stefan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted January 25, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 8:03 AM, StS said: Outstanding picture indeed, I also like your gallery on your website. Stefan Thanks for your kind comment Stefan, really appreciated. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huss Posted January 26, 2023 Share #11 Posted January 26, 2023 Love the atmosphere and the film noir vibe! Super work! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcoee Posted January 26, 2023 Share #12 Posted January 26, 2023 very impressive atmosphere, looks like a painting with the persons arranged there who seem to be busy doing something Jan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted January 27, 2023 Share #13 Posted January 27, 2023 Lovely scenery. Isn´t the "King" just on static display as it´s boiler certificate expired a couple of years ago? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share #14 Posted January 27, 2023 Not sure Ronald. Could well be uncertified as the ‘steam’ was generated by a machine which was fuelled by parafin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografr Posted January 30, 2023 Share #15 Posted January 30, 2023 Really gorgeous image, beautifully exposed and composed. It looks like something from the 1930s or 40s. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanetomlane Posted February 1, 2023 Author Share #16 Posted February 1, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 2:31 PM, fotografr said: Really gorgeous image, beautifully exposed and composed. It looks like something from the 1930s or 40s. Many thanks for your kind comment Brent which is really appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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