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Rail Travel Poster Series - Part 5 :'Explore South Devon' by morpheus71

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Part 5 of the Rail Travel Poster Series I have been asked to do for South Devon Railway (formerly a branch line off the main Great Western Railway).

5526 is one of a hundred ‘2-6-2’ tanks of the 4575 class introduced by the Great Western Railway in 1927 – of which only 14 survive. Seen here pulling out of Buckfastleigh station in Devon, UK.

Best viewed large

Pentax K-X
Pentax 18-55mm SMC/ DAL lens at 43mm

f/4.5

1/250 second
Hoya Circular Polarizer

Pseudo- HDR created by split RAW processing at -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2.5ev then using Photomatix Pro 3.26

Finished in Adobe Photoshop 6.0

*Available on Redbubble as a card.

Part of a commissioned Limited Edition run of 500 prints between 18 × 12 inches and 30 × 20 inches:

*Mounted Prints only available at Morpheus71 Photography shop – Railway Posters

or at Expressway Models & Gifts at Buckfastleigh Station site of South Devon Railway
(01364) 643113 or email expresswaymodels@southdevonrailway.org

Tags

1930s poster, art deco, railway poster, rail, 5526, hdr, buckfastleigh, gwr, morpheus71 and locomotive

An emerging landscape photographer based in Totnes, South Devon, UK – Morpheus71 is incredibly lucky to live between stunning beaches and fantastic moorland – he loves walking in the moors, climbing the cliffs and catching waves.

He is passionate about using visual imagery to capture the emotions, atmosphere and action of his subjects. His highly detailed work reflects his passion for rich light, colour and contrasting textures.

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Comments

  • TREVOR34
    TREVOR34almost 2 years ago

    Nice job done there, Hope they like it………

  • Thank you ever so much Trevor34:) Enjoying creating this series

    – morpheus71

  • PhotosByG
    PhotosByGalmost 2 years ago

    Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “Everything Old is New Again!”

    This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.

    Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to this group.

  • Wow!! Thanks ever so much for the feature – brilliant news!

    – morpheus71

  • Mark Richards
    Mark Richardsalmost 2 years ago

    an excellent image for a great looking poster, good one!

  • I am ever so grateful for your encouraging comments Mark:)

    – morpheus71