2010 GDSF - Our impressions

[jfb]

lovely set of photos,feels like i didnt miss this year afterall

[traction engine]

hi all
the show was breth taking it was my first year this year and i loved every second of it i was on persaverance the second witch was in a perfect place next to the ring so i could run the engine and see every thing that was going on.




my brothe oliver next to oliver the engine






my dad took so many pics of goliath because when it was at alton towers he used to play on it.




cheers

tom

[lampwortroy]

For the sake of a few 1st class stamps to help with post & packing costs, a full set of our GDSF photos and a set of the videos on CD [so they will play on a computer with Windows Media Player] are available for anyone interested.
Just PM me with a postal address and I will do the rest.

[chenab]

I'm sure the picture of the Banshee with smokebox door open and the two gents at the back of it should have a caption along the lines of "I'm sure there should be a jib here somewhere..."

Tony

[ross anderson]

The front mud door was leaking,most prob cause was the missing jib,or too much cider the night before

[FTR3456]

I would like to thank John W for the nice letter he sent to my Dad and the little brass plate.He got to see a lot of photos of the rally as well as what was on youtube.He just turned 80 on the 11th Oct but also had brother and sister pass away 6 weeks of one another.He saids it looks a great show and wished he could of gone.He also says that TT is the best web site to go on. Garry

[Pedlers mate]

Thankyou for posting these photos Roy, couldn't make Dorset this year because of the dreaded work thing, however this post has helped filled the gap! Colin

[lynnr]

Originally Posted by lampwortroy

I know it's a bit late in the season, but we have just got round to downloading our GDSF photos from various camera memory cards.
We will start with our general impressions of this wonderfull event.

New kids on the block!
We wish them well in their new venture.


Supposed to be the only Burrell Showmans to leave the works painted green. Here is the newly restored Lightning II


A miniature pretending to be full grown


We found the shuttle bus but decided to walk!


The Whistle-blower


A study of concentration


Whose Big-end?


I know I put it somewhere!


2 attempts at a panoramic shot of the site.

Excellent pictures. Just a thought on the panorama.
If you can lock the focus, exposure and white balance on a middle area of your target panorama before taking the shots you will get a more successful panorama. Also if you take the shots with your camera on its side and take more frames with about 20% overlap this will also increase the quality and impact!

[lampwortroy]

A view from the top of the Playpen. The first shot must be a candidate for reporting to "The Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Traction Engines"!

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[lampwortroy]

Originally Posted by lynnr

Excellent pictures. Just a thought on the panorama.
If you can lock the focus, exposure and white balance on a middle area of your target panorama before taking the shots you will get a more successful panorama. Also if you take the shots with your camera on its side and take more frames with about 20% overlap this will also increase the quality and impact!

The panorama was difficult. The focus was locked but the result was due mainly to the fading light. The sun had gone and it was getting darker by the second. Not my best attempt, but my only attempt.
Walking with 2 sticks and a gammy leg, struggling to balance and stand still taking photos with camera on side (which I usually do) was not an easy option. However thanks for the advice.