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This weekend was the 21st annual Hunter Valley Steamfest. Over the weekend three steam trains (the 3112, 3830 and 3801) and 2 rail motors travel between Maitland and various destinations. A number of other activities also happen at the same time, with lots of old steam powered farm equipment and machinery on show and (oddly) a classic and vintage car show (no steam in sight).

These images are from the car show (doh!). For bigger, click the pic.

EDIT: Add 4th image

Somehow I get the feeling these cars don't get driven much.





Two shots of the same car, 10.5DX fisheye first


and 24-120VR next

peter,

#3 is the pick here... It's quite catching - strong lines, strong colour. Well controlled flare on the tip of the hood too, with just the right angle to show a bit of windscreen at the top.

#1 - carefully composed so that you don't recognisably appear in any of the reflections from what I can see

hi

yes my vote goes to number 3 too...excellent love the colours too.

christian

Peter,

Truly stupendous shots of those steam trains and rail motors. You've done well.

But why is Brocky signing his name on 3801?

Stunning colour and clarity Peter!

some great stuff here peter, well saturated and well composed.

steve

Peter, number 1 and 3 are remarkable. I like the angle of the shot for no. 3. It highlights the outstanding nose of the car. No.1 is simplistic but was elegantly captured.

Number three for me Peter.

The middle one is just a Taxi engine that three blokes scribbled on

#3 is great, definatly somethin i could see hanging in my garage with the car stuff! Well done!
~William

That first one is wheely nice.


Sorry, couldn't resist.

Thanks you all for your comments. I must admit #3 is my favourite by far.

Daniel - Yes - I went to some trouble to avoid my reflection in the hub - I lay flat on the ground so my reflection is where the badge in the centre is so you can't see me.

Gary - can't be the 3801 it's grey

Peter - #3 is my pick here, love the colour and the lines / vents, nice stuff

#1 I also appreciate the trouble you went to avoiding your reflection in the first shot. The tyres are in such good nick too

#2 Doesn't do too much for me, the reflections I find distracting.

No.3 is great. Like no.2 also.

Alex

Thanks Craig and Alex.

I've just added a 4th image at the top. A shot of the same car grille in #3 taken without the fish eye.

Love the exaggeration of number 3, great capture, will make a great print

That's funny,

If you hadn't have told me, I'd say image three was a different car to image four (from the horizontal chrome to the vertical part of the grill in the middle).

Very nice Peter.

Colours are very rich and strong.

#3 is my favourite, great use of the fisheye.

#3 is the vibrant winner here Peter. Visually dramatic. I'm starting to feel a need for this lens
cheers
marco

Thanks guys - and Andrew I was surpised at the difference in the two images as well.

Marco you NEED that lens