Critique Welcomed Roundhouse

[Chris Dodkin]

X-Pro1 and 23mm Lens @ f/1.4

Lots of lovely old steam trains @ the NC Transportation Museum, Spencer NC.

It was a miserable, cold, wet day - so perfect for wandering around a large, somewhat run-down industrial site, and taking photos

 

[Hamish Gill]

that is nice! i think i'd enjoy that place!

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Really nice Chris. There is something about those amazing machines, eh? Well done...love the feel.

 

[Pete Askew]

Gorgeous Chris and I love the subtle lighting. If only the one in Babelsberg was in use still.

 

[Paul Lange]

Another stonka from Chris, its all I can do to stop myself shouting "Cheeww Cheeww".

 

[Pete Askew]

I heard that!

 

[Beth Carter]

love the b&w.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

that is nice! i think i'd enjoy that place!

thanks Hamish - really reminded me of steam railways I visited as a kid back in Blighty

Really nice Chris. There is something about those amazing machines, eh? Well done...love the feel.

Thanks Glenn - yep, amazing technology

Gorgeous Chris and I love the subtle lighting. If only the one in Babelsberg was in use still.

Thanks Pete - this one is part museum and part restoration workshop - so 60 % had workshops with locos in various stages of restoration. Huge project

Another stonka from Chris, its all I can do to stop myself shouting "Cheeww Cheeww".

Thanks Paul

love the b&w.

Thanks Beth, had to be b&w

 

[Aldous Lau]

Nice B&W Chris

 

[Keith Hollister]

Nice. Love the lighting from the windows.

I never knew this place existed until your posts. Next time I'm up that way I'll stop in. I noticed your shots there are wide open (I'm sure due to low light) - is there a problem using a tripod? It doesn't look like there was much visitor traffic.

 

[Brian Moore]

The engines seem to be coming out of the darkness to burst through those windows and into the light. Nice, Chris!

 

[Keith Hollister]

I realize my question about the tripod might be misinterpreted - I was curious about whether the museum had any policies about using tripods, not questioning Chris why he didn't use one.

 

[Brian Moore]

I realize my question about the tripod might be misinterpreted - I was curious about whether the museum had any policies about using tripods, not questioning Chris why he didn't use one.

I understood what you meant, Keith.

 

[Paul Lange]

Good you cleared that up as I suspect Chris was about to send the boys round to break your legs; all three of them.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

- sorry, have been catching up after being on the road all last week in NC

No issues using a tripod at the museum, plenty of space and I didn't see any restrictions on camera gear.

If you're doing a pro shoot - eg with models, then you have to pay them a fee for using the facility, which is fair enough.

I was over in NC on business, so only had the two lenses (23 and 14) and my table top tripod - so really wasn't very well equipped for the dark interior shots. Good test for f/1.4 though!

Certainly worth a visit with the full kit and tripod - acres of engines and stuff to shoot - some sunshine would be nice next time though!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Nice B&W Chris

Thanks Aldous

The engines seem to be coming out of the darkness to burst through those windows and into the light. Nice, Chris!

Thanks Brian - I did note that their were no buffers, so you might not be far from the mark!

 

[Keith Hollister]

- sorry, have been catching up after being on the road all last week in NC

No issues using a tripod at the museum, plenty of space and I didn't see any restrictions on camera gear.

If you're doing a pro shoot - eg with models, then you have to pay them a fee for using the facility, which is fair enough.

I was over in NC on business, so only had the two lenses (23 and 14) and my table top tripod - so really wasn't very well equipped for the dark interior shots. Good test for f/1.4 though!

Certainly worth a visit with the full kit and tripod - acres of engines and stuff to shoot - some sunshine would be nice next time though!

Great - I am definitely going to put this on the itinerary when we go back up to SW Virginia next summer. I also need to revisit the Transportation Museum in Roanoke, VA again (N&W HQ - last major RR in US to run steam). Was there years ago.

 

[Ralph Thornton]

All right! Beautiful! Nice details. Love your train shots.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

All right! Beautiful! Nice details. Love your train shots.

Thanks Ralph