Study of the Middy part 4

Even with the fire, and all that heat, a steam engine is not immune to the snow.


Although that is not to say it will not fight it off.


Powering through a snow covered landscape,


Fighting hard against the cold.


And sometimes, as the train passes by,


We get clear skys,


And silhouettes from from the setting sun.


Other times it is overcast,


Or the snow does not cease,


But still we battle on,


Across the frozern landscape,


And across that setting sun,


Ensuring that the train will run.


Past the hedges,


Through the feild,


Along the little line we run.


Steaming here,


Steaming there,


Until the light begins to fade.


At which time things slow and stop,


And over the cover of darkness, we pack away.


Leaving only the Ghosts of the Middy to play.



It is worth noting that the Night shot with the blue sky was a 3 second exposure shot, held freehand. I am very impressed with how steady I was able to hold my camera - quite possibly because I was frozern.
Also worth noting is the Ghosts shot, there is a lot of detail that can be seen, such as the smoke box door being both open and shut.


Other Images I liked:
Mainy just edited and cropped versions of those above, but good enough still to be shown.