Failing to photograph the Flying Scotsman on the first attempt

[Geoff Moore]

My first attempt at photographing the Flying Scotsman on its way to Worcester a couple of weeks back didn't quite work. My Flying Scotsman Fail was down to choice of focal length being too short and and I was positioned too far away from the rail tracks thus making the main subject of my image very small and difficult to see in the resulting image.

Thankfully I managed to get a second chance a little later, the following little 5 min video captures the moment. I hope you enjoy.

View: https://youtu.be/-jlMHcQH3zE

 

[imattersuk]

Good work, don't be too hard on yourself over the first shot, makes a change to see something different, for me it works well.

 

[Geoff Moore]

Good work, don't be too hard on yourself over the first shot, makes a change to see something different, for me it works well.

thank you Pete. That is kind of you to say.

 

[admirable]

I agree with Pete, looks good to me, I'd be quite pleased with that result!

 

[lindsay]

Persistence pays off though, that second one is a classic steam train picture, very well composed and caught

 

[Geoff Moore]

I agree with Pete, looks good to me, I'd be quite pleased with that result!

Thank you Jim. Like most photographers I'm sure, other than my long suffering wife im my own worst critic.

 

[Geoff Moore]

Persistence pays off though, that second one is a classic steam train picture, very well composed and caught

Thank you Lindsay. Hoping to capture a few more, now I have a taste for it.