The West Somerset Railway
The West Somerset Railway is the nearest preserved railway to Taunton. It runs from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead, but also has a link to the UK Mainline Rail Network at Norton Fitzwarren. The line first reopened in Easter 1976 and has grown to be one of the best and most respected preserved railways in Britain. Passenger numbers are now very high. The 20 mile line carries in excess of 150,000 people each year. The line from Bishops Lydeard passes inbetween the Quantock and Brendon Hills, then winds its way North to the Bristol Channel coast at Watchet before following the coastline to Minehead.
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Western Night Shoot - 12th November 2011
It's not often you can photograph at Crowcombe in the dead of night during November, but thanks to a joint EMPRS & David Williams photographic charter on the 12th November, Crowcombe Heathfield became the setting for the second diesel night shoot to be held on the line. The Station was specially lit for an evenings photography, and used the DEPG Class 52 Western No.D1010 'Western Campaigner' (currently running as D1035 'Western Yeoman') and a rake of heritage wagons. Photographers paid to attend the photographic evening which started at 18:00 end ended at 22:00. Various scenes were set up throughout the evening with refreshments provided from volunteers from Crowcombe Station.
Western Outtake
While a night shoot may provide the opertunity to improve your photography or experiment, combining it with imaging software can create some very interesting and 'different' results. Two images below represent how original image files can be manipulated using software to provide a finished product which looks more like a work of art.
Photos from the West Somerset Railway
