Today, it is the first day of autumn in the northern hemisphere, and paradoxically we are experiencing something of an Indian Summer here in Dorset. So, with little hope of photographing anything seasonal I decide to revisit the heritage railway at Swanage.
It runs through the Isle of Purbeck, and in particular, Corfe Castle, where the images were shot. The area was serviced by rail from the 1850's until 1972, when the line was closed and the track lifted. But by 1975 plans were formed to relay the rails and operate the system as a working museum.
The atmosphere of a bygone age created by the volunteers lends itself to a sepia treatment of the images, rather than full colour, and was achieved in Photoshop.
Image 1: Milk churns - Nikkor 12-24mm f/4 lens. 1/80 sec at f/4.5. ISO 400.
Image 2: Corfe Castle station - Nikkor 12-24mm f/4 lens. 1/180 sec at f/9. ISO 125
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