35017 Belgian Marine clags thro Streatham Up Canterbury Special 10 Dec 2011

[tombalon1994]

fantastic video of a Merchant Navy working hard. the night adds to the atmosphere

[bkendlerA4]

@tombalon1994 Thanks for the comment. I'm glad you liked it. Barry

[Stirlingshire43110]

Very nice video! I do love that chugging sound she was making :)

[bkendlerA4]

@Stirlingshire43110 Thanks for the comment. BM was making a nice noise. Barry

[johndanthethird]

Brilliant video Barry, the atmosphere was just incredible. There's something so magical about steam at night. A like,

Danny

[bkendlerA4]

@johndanthethird Thanks for the comment. I agree about night shots. Barry

[tigerlilyweymouth6]

Great effect through the station...well done

[bkendlerA4]

@tigerlilyweymouth6 Thanks. It was a great sight and sound. Barry

[OLDBOYSTEAMING]

Hiya Barry What a great video and covering for me filming 35017 BM hope to see you soon...........Pete.

[bkendlerA4]

@OLDBOYSTEAMING Sorry you've been poorly. You've been missed especially with two Belgian Marine runs. Glad you're back and you enjoyed the Streatham shot. The engine looks great. Barry

[bobnweaver]

A superb video Barry. Ghostly silence at the start and the roar of steam at the end. Fantastic. Regards, Jeff.

[bkendlerA4]

@bobnweaver Thanks Jeff, It was a great sight and sound. Barry

[amvanquish007]

Wow thats a great shot Barry. Very atmospheric of the film Murder on the Orient Express

[bkendlerA4]

@amvanquish007 Thanks. I used my "Little grey cells" and filmed the film with the help of Hastings. Apologies to you and Agatha Christie. Barry

[civicblack07]

Great video, she truely was a graceful sight

[bkendlerA4]

@civicblack07 Thanks. It was enjoyable to film. Barry

[corrie1414]

Great video. Love the build-up lots of noise & lots of steam. Fantastic!

[bkendlerA4]

@corrie1414 Thanks Corrie, it was a great sight. Barry

[locomotive67]

Hi Barry great night- time shot shot ,re camera your's is ok don't worry about zoom ,think I over did it on my last vid. I,m on the white rose next Sat. 17th. Dave

[bkendlerA4]

@locomotive67 Hey Dave. I hope to film you at harringay. BREGmatt is on board as well. Barry

[locomotive67]

@bkendlerA4 OK Barry will look out for you..Dave (:-O)

[khankadet]

A great night time video and Clan Line looking a picture as ever Barry. Wish she would pay us a visit sometime. Best wishes to you too for Christmas and 2012. Chris

[bkendlerA4]

@khankadet The problem is the commitment to the VSOE which is lucrative. I've looked at 2012 draft tours and Clan Line is running off VSOE twice but all South of England. Barry

[BrecklandSteam]

Very nice. The lighting there is just right for a night time shot.

[bkendlerA4]

@BrecklandSteam Hiya, Yes it was. CCTV is a boon because they have to put in good lighting. Barry

[theguitarsmith]

Very atmospheric - sounds great, too. You're not wrong about the monster load.

[bkendlerA4]

@theguitarsmith Thanks. Glad you liked it. Barry

[GreatRailwayJourneys]

Wow, i didn't realise there was a bridge there, she was like an erupting Volcano, the sound was intense as well. Fave and a Like from Me.

[bkendlerA4]

@GreatRailwayJourneys Thanks. Yes, it's a very wide road bridge and the station footbridge all in one. Barry

[wobbler44]

Excellent! Love the night shots, great build-up, so atmospheric, thanks a lot.

[bkendlerA4]

@wobbler44 Thanks. I enjoyed filming it. The sound is clearer at night. Barry.

[willhayfield]

great stuff - but not clag - more a steamy progress

[bkendlerA4]

@willhayfield Okay, steamy progress. barry

[jrdaddykins]

Yes, my camcorder, a Panasonic TM300, has a "Auto slow shutter" option which varies the shutter speed according to the level of light. The downside is a tendency to jerkiness in very low light. Better to do as Barry says, and make sure there is enough light in the scene in the first place!

[bkendlerA4]

@jrdaddykins Thank You. Barry

[TheSteamchest]

What a brilliant clip Barry.One of the best night shoots I have seen for a very long time.As has been mentioned by others I love the build up and the sound of the approaching train and the lingering smoke against the station after the train had passed through. Thanks again for sharing this brilliant clip. Regards Dave.

[bkendlerA4]

@TheSteamchest Thanks Dave, Glad you enjoyed it. Barry

[KINGANDCASTLE]

I've been trying to get a video of Clan Line going under that bridge for many years. The timings are usually too awkward for me. You get a similar effect at Thornton Heath up slow platform 2.

[bkendlerA4]

@KINGANDCASTLE Hello, I know the bridge you mean at TTH. Barry

[gjbarnardtube]

Superb. A slow start to a wonderful crescendo of steam emotion.

[bkendlerA4]

@gjbarnardtube Thanks, Glad you liked it. It did build up. Barry

[hurleyfunbags]

Wonderful! Very atmospheric.

[bkendlerA4]

@hurleyfunbags Thanks. Glad you liked it. Barry

[ralph5407]

Another nice clip Barry but perhaps the buld yp was just a little to long before something started to happen.

[bkendlerA4]

@ralph5407 Hi Ralph, I agree. The problem was I heard BM but the camera could not pick it up. Sorry about that. Barry

[bkendlerA4]

@allan5919 Thanks Allan. I like doing night shots. It's a real challenge. barry

[jrdaddykins]

Barry, that's an absolute classic! I love the slow build-up, while we absorb the scene. And the steam hanging and blowing about gives the picture atmosphere in every sense. It is very hard to get good night shots: I'd be interested to know what manual settings you used on your camcorder: night shot mode itself, for example? Fixed focus? Slow shutter speed?

[bkendlerA4]

@jrdaddykins Oh dear I have to confess there are no settings on the camera. It's a little compact. So many people think I have a top class camcorder. It's a little Lumix compact that automatically takes wonderful pictures given the right lighting conditions. I have to be canny about using the station lights. Barry

[jrdaddykins]

@bkendlerA4 Well - it's certainly an excellent camera, more than good enough for the job. I take your point about the lighting. You got it spot on here!

[ralph5407]

@jrdaddykins All but the most expensive video cameras have a fixed shutter speed because they shoot at around 25 frames per second, and therefore rely on the excellent light gathering that the digital camera has. After dark shot are helped if the camera has manual focus, set the focus on infinity, otherwise the auto focus struggles and you will see on some shots that points of light are continually going in and out of focus as the camera tries to pick out a subject to focus on.

[IanPooleTrains]

Great vid Barry, liked by me! Wasn't able to get her this day because of the fact I needed to be elsewhere for another railtour but some quality night action

[bkendlerA4]

@IanPooleTrains Thanks Ian. Barry

[cmeonthemove]

Lovely shot Barry. Great view of the steam under the canopy and the firebox glowing on the tender. I also spied the ex-Rail Blue kitchen car in that rake - obviously that must be fixed now. It's a bit odd that the 67 was providing the ETH when there was also a generator car in the consist.

[bkendlerA4]

@cmeonthemove Hiya,Thanks for the comment. I wondered about the generator car. I think the generator car is for the kitchen but I could be wrong. Belgian Marine (Clan Line) has run three times this month all with a 67 on the back. In the summer it didn't have one. So I assume it's the heating. Barry

[Jedipickles]

Great shot!

I got a snap of her earlier in the day if you want to take a look :)

A.

[bkendlerA4]

@Jedipickles Thanks. I will look and comment later today. Barry

[dickeramb]

Classy night video, thanks.

[bkendlerA4]

@dickeramb Thanks for the comment. Glad you liked it. BM put on a great display. Barry