jlancasterd Posted July 5, 2006 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is one of the earliest colour photos I ever took with a Leica - back in November 1962. I was travelling back from Welshpool to Manchester in the evening, after dark, when our train was halted by signals opposite the big Crewe South Motive Power Depot, which was still, then, a very important steam shed. It was illuminated by the most enormous, lofty lighting array of sodium lights, as can be seen in the attached. Being young and foolish I risked a single shot of the yard with the lens on my M2, a 50mm Summarit, wide open and a shutter speed of either 1/8 or 1/4 sec. Luckily I had loaded a 20-exposure High Speed Ektachrome (160ASA)... I still reckon I was very lucky! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lambroving Posted July 5, 2006 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2006 Quite a remarkable shot and also a good reminder of the quality of film in those days. No wonder I always shot either KII or FP4 back then. Colors remind me of Turner. Nice catch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksparrow Posted July 5, 2006 Share #3 Posted July 5, 2006 That is a wonderful shot, kind of reminds me a Turner picture, maybe that called "Rain, Steam and Speed"... oh gosh, someone already took my Turner comment!!! guess I see the same as Erfahrener!! :-). Anyway, really really nice pic, great noise here, for some reason noise works fantastically on these old train pics! :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_parker Posted July 5, 2006 Share #4 Posted July 5, 2006 John A striking and classic shot - the colour and grain are a real asset Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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