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06-MAR-2011

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The Thirlmere "Festival of Steam" was on this weekend. Four vintage steam locomotives from the local
Rail Transport Museum were in operation, pulling trains of antique carriages to Buxton or Picton
and back. There were thousands of keen photographers present ... mostly Nikon users for some reason.

Nikon D40 ,Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S DX Zoom
1/320s f/9.0 at 26.0mm iso400 full exif

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slhoornstra		07-Mar-2011 00:06
A picture postcard shot, in the best sense of the phrase. Great, beautiful color and detail. BV

Mairéad		06-Mar-2011 21:11
This is the perfect steam train image -lovely colours and a spurt of steam.

Margot W		06-Mar-2011 20:02
I rode in them as a child and really didn't like the change over when they retired the steam engine. My cousin was an engineer and I am sure drove these types. I can see the interest both nostalgic and for photographers. Great shot of this beauty.

Guest		06-Mar-2011 12:40
What is it about old steam engines? They're noisy, really smelly, aim soot painfully into your eye and yet people turn out by the hundreds to admire one chugging along.

Stephanie		06-Mar-2011 11:45
Beautiful and old fashioned!! :)

Phillip Normanton		06-Mar-2011 10:56
Looks like a grand day for letting off a bit of steam :)