My Two Favourite Train Photos from 2020 Due to the Coronavirus lockdown this year, most rail tours had been cancelled. Here in Devon, we did still have a few tours come down to this part of the country, but not as many as we usually have. My two local heritage railways, the South Devon Railway …
My Top 5 Diesel Trains Today I like to see and photograph most of the modern diesel trains. But to be honest, I prefer the diesels that I saw back in 1970’s and 1980’s. I have many diesel train photos in my collection and I will eventually put them on my website for you all …
My Top 5 Steam Locos I love all the steam locos that I have seen on both mainline and heritage railways. Like many, I have my favourites. I saw my first steam loco back in the early 1980’s. It was nice to see but at that time I was more of a diesel train spotter. …
A friend of mine Bernard Mills, has just had another one of his railway books published. This would be an ideal Christmas present for any railway enthusiast. Bernard was a railway employee for an amazing fifty five years, he is a very keen railway photographer and enthusiast. He lives with his wife in the lovely …
Mobile Phone Camera for Railway Photography If you are into railway photography there is a good chance you have considered the possibility of using phones to shoot your photos, as opposed to conventional cameras. Most people have a mobile phone with a fairly decent camera. Many can consider if a dedicated device is even needed …
Published Railway Photographs We all would love to have some of our own photographs published in railway magazines. I am sure those reading this probably already have. Over the years I have had quite a lot of my railway photographs published in some of the UK’s most popular railway magazines. My first published photo was …
Taking Railway and Train Photographs For rail and photography enthusiasts, taking railway and trains photographs makes an interesting and entertaining time. Today railway photography is enjoyed by many throughout the world. There are, however, some guidelines should be followed. Before You Reach the Platform As you make your way to the platform to take your …
Why is Steam Train Photography so Popular? As the years go by different trends come in and go back out again. Some, however, stay around. In photography, we can definitely find different trends that go in and out of fashion. We can even look at hobbies and see how only some pastimes have stood the …
Railway Photography is more than just Trains When you tell someone that your hobby is railway photography I bet that they think you only photograph trains. Some photographers may only just do that but I expect that most also include photographs from the following list in their collection. Railway Photos without a train Stations Signal …
Which is Better: Colour or Black and White Steam Train Photos? Black and white photography has of course been around a lot longer than colour. Now we live in a time where colour is a possibility, and the default option of a modern camera. But you will still find plenty of people having their steam …
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Railway Photo or Art One of the nice things about steam trains as a subject is that they lend themselves well to any of the different types of artistic expression available. This means that people can choose different railway photos formats for the images that they have shot, or created by other means. Likewise, the …
.How to photograph Steam Trains Steam trains on the mainline seem to be very popular today all over the UK. Many people love to have a ride behind the steam loco while others are happy to go out and photograph it. Steam train photographs are my most popular type of railway photography. How to photograph …
