Trials And Tribulations Of Railway Photography

The things we go through to film preserved steam - the bits that normally hit the cutting room floor with some gusto. The slurry, the dogs, the helicopters, the wanderers into shot (none of whom I have issue with - these things happen unintentionally), the rain... I seem to have recorded a lot of these blunders, mistakes, and generally cruddy experiences, and thought it's about time to show these in all their tragic glory; to show a more balanced picture of filming preserved steam - soemtimes far away from what can sometimes seem like an idyllic pastime. I'm pretty sure those of you who film, phot, or sound record will have had similar experiences!

Music: Ralph McTell - 'Raining In My Heart', from his album 'Red Sky' - available on Townsend Records.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• steam
• train
• railway
• railways
• blunders
• gaffs
• problems
• rubbish
• rain
• mainline
• settle
• carlisle
• shap

[hirsutetone]

The music is just fine, the video is pure genius - thanks for posting.

[Linesider1]

You're welcome and thanks for the kind words; I daresay I'll experience many similar events in years to come so there'll probably be a volume 2 on the way.

[Richwolf32]

The shot where the sun comes out seconds after the train is class !!

[Linesider1]

Thanks - there was some rather bad language after that happened. If I'd shown the whole video, you'd have seen full sun, then a cloud following 6201 all through the shot, before full sun again. These things are sent to try us ;-)

[AndrzejMastalerz]

Interesting and fun video.

[Linesider1]

Cheers - I enjoyed making it far more than experiencing some of the parts of the video!

[scotishpopcorn]

@beeble2003 Dude, he wasn't complaining. He was just trying to say all the trials he goes through to do what he does. He even said that he had no problem with it, that it essentially goes withthe terretory. Seems like you might be the cretin.

[largespliff]

Ace, 20 out 0f 10

[fouloleron2002]

This is a familiar story, we have all been there, but in the end we can all laugh about our experiences, and tell a good story when we meet at some God forsaken location. Thanks for posting.

[kgvarrato]

Awesome Video, Two thumbs up. I can relate to everything, we are a special breed.

[travelingcompanions]

Know how you feel...

[AndrewNeilClarkson]

Still a great vid, thanks for sharing!

[alco804]

I bet you could put a DVD together on pitfals etc of photgraphy and filming, be great for instruction. The bit where the sun came out as te train left shot is a classic, I think we all have had that! Keep up the great work.

[Tomlan2007]

Wonderful stuff. Been there, done that.

[maesfforddfilmunit]

Great video. You win some, you lose some. But it's worth all the effort and frustration just for that one perfect 'take'.

[beeble2003]

Alan, holding a camera doesn't give you the right to direct everybody else's actions. At, e.g., 2:24, it's notreasonable to expect people to stop using the bridge just because some guy's sitting there with a camera (and Linesider doesn't expect this). As an amateur photographer myself, I'll try to stay out of your shot if you give me a way to get past or look like you'll be quick. If you don't, you're the oblivious cretin if you expect everyone to drop whatever they're doing for your benefit.