The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8

Some of the heritage steam railways add authenticity to define their period, or more generally simply the age of steam. For some railways this is an exhibition which changes frequently. So if you like it, take a picture while you can. Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 on a Fuji S3 Pro.

End of the line - Mendip Vale. We get out and mill around a bit. There does not seem to be a waiting room or restaurant. No lavatories. No magazine stand. No announcements about when the next train is expected. The engine driver waits for the fireman to uncouple the locomotive and undertake switching the points, so that he can couple at the other end. Sometimes the footplate personnel includes ladies. That was hardly ever the case in the 1950s. Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro with a Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 lens.

Periodically I return to this photograph, attempting to improve it. The subject agreed to be photographed and I wish I had made a better job of it. It was only ever a jpeg and RAW would have provided more to work with, but I had no appreciation of its benefits at that time. With the sea behind her I ought not to have relied on the camera's metering; at the very least I should have bracketed exposures. Nevertheless, there is some charm in the portrait even if I say so myself. I have improved it a bit in Lightroom, I think.

One afternoon Of heat

Photographed with a Nikon D2Xs at ISO 320, and a Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 lens.

Nikon D2Xs with a Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 lens.

Nikon D2Xs with a Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 lens.

Shop window photographed using a Nikon D2Xs and Tokina 50-135mm f/2.8 lens.