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1803 - Trevithick's Penydarren
1803 - Trevithick's Penydarren
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Trains & Railroads (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: Waterfront Museum
Date: Oct 21, 2006
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Black and White, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Oct 21, 2006

 This is a replica of Trevithick's Penydarren tramway locomotive. It represents the pioneering locomotive built in 1803-04 by the cornishman Richard Trevithichk at teh Penydarren ironworks, Methyr Tydil. On the 21st Feb 1804, this locomotive ran on the nile-mile tramway from Penydarren to Abercynon, hauling a load of ten tons of iron and about seventy people who hitched an unoffical ride! This was the first successful journey made by a steam locomotive on rails, and would initiate a world-wide revolution in transport in the nineteenth Century.

This is my first challenge for a while, as I have been a tad busy with my PhD thesis! Dont think I'll do too well as its a bit boring! But I kinda like it all the same, my missus now thinks I am a trainspotter though :(

Was interesting to photograph as its black and the light was very bright outside. Cloned out a few distracting parts that could be seen through the windows and a few other messy things. Then used quadtones and Neat image (due to being shot at iso 1600).


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10/23/2006 04:42:46 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Creativity - 2
Technical Stuff - 2
Overall Appeal - 2
Biased Wow - 0
Total = 8
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 10/23/2006 01:20:01 PM
A great photo! Excellent composition.
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