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Bluebell Railway

I hope I can address the lack of UK Steam railways on Dgrin and Smugmug, by sharing a few photos with you.

Starting with the iconic LNER pacific Flying Scotsman, seen during its visit to the railway last year. This loco is now owned by the nation and has undergone a restoration to running order costing over a million pounds. It draws huge crowds wherever it goes:

Steam trains operate across the majority of the year, not always hauled by the big glamorous locos:

The loco above was built in 1905 and restored to service again in 2012. Preserved steam locos in the UK will be restored for a 7 to 10 year period of operation, before needing major works, which will include a new boiler certificate. Its quite possible at that time, that some locos will find themselves at the "Back of the overhaul queue" which could see them out of service for many years.

At the Bluebell, in common with the major Steam Railways, there will be a fully equipped workshop, where all the repairs are completed, ready for another turn in service. Here we see under restoration loco at the railway:

This loco BR Standard No 80151 is due back in service probably next year (2019). Built at Brighton in the late 1950's

The above photo was taken in 2009 and shows an 0-6-0 loco at the railway, running through some of the lovely countryside. The loco was built in 1896 and returned to service in 2017.

I hope the above is of interest and that I have posted in the right place! Assuming both are right, I will post more railway photos soon.

The shameless plug! to see more photos: nealball.smugmug.com

The Bluebell Railway can be found running between East Grinstead (Mainline station), through to Sheffield Park in Sussex. bluebell-railway.co.uk/bluebell/index.html

NealBall

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Alabama Hills

From multiple trips to famous Alabama Hills!

1) Arch Popcorn

2) Mobius Golden Hour

3) Rock Pile

4) Goodbye

5) Eye of Alabama

6) Arch Light

7) Golden Boot

8) Skull Trails

9) The Hills Have Eyes

10) Northward

Stumblebum

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Letchworth State Park and Watkins Glen

Just came back from a 2 day trip to Letchworth State Park and Watkins Glen. Letchworth is located in western New York State and is known as the Grand Canyon of the East.

PhotoDavid78

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A few photos - Frank Gehry, Bruges Belgium and Paris France.

Comments and feedback appreciated!

Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles - Another classic design by Frank Gehry.

A 500 to 1000 year old house on the main canal in Bruges, Belgium

Schooners moored at Pont Neuf Paris.

Thanks much, John

Brody

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Re: Deleting photo in only one gallery

@Richard said:

@denisegoldberg said:
I still see Make a Copy in the tools selection from Lightbox.
It seems odd to me that the same option doesn't seem to be in Organizer.

You're right--I never thought to look there. I wonder whether that's a bug or a feature?

It’s an intended feature. We want to make sure you don’t end up with thousands of duplicate photos all over your heirarchy, so we make you be very selective in which photos you duplicate (make a copy).

@SuzPhotos: I’m still confused as to why you don’t use the Move option in the Organizer. It lets you select the specific photos you want and then move them out of the pending one into the final destination. It sounds like exactly what you want. (PS: The Lightroom plugin should also let you move selectively as well).

leftquark

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First time in Chicago!

Back in May this year I made my first visit to Chicago from Toronto. As a night photographer, this city has been on one of my top 10 city destinations for night photography. Since I needed some new content for my new online portfolio which I built with Format, I hit the streets armed with my Sony a7r III to catch some night photos of Chicago. The two locations I enjoyed the most had to have been the observation decks on top of Willis Tower and the John Hancock Building. I was able to get some pretty incredible photos from up there!

What top destinations do you guys have for night photos? Looking for some cool suggestions for my next trip! I need to fill up my portfolio some more

legionxstudios

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Re: Introducing Myself

@puzzledpaul - It was difficult picking the featured shots. I'd rather people go to the gallery and find what they enjoy, like you did. I completely agree with you on the point of view and it is something I recommend to other photographers all the time. The location where I shoot makes it very difficult to get such a point of view. I would literally have to lay in the sloping mud and potentially disturb the nature preserve. Many times I do try to get as low to the water as possible without squashing muscles and small crabs, but again... location. This is as low as I've been able to get to the water:

Dyun

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SmugMug acquires Flickr: Two passionate communities together at last.

(From our blog)

SmugMug + Flickr together at last.

We are thrilled to announce that SmugMug has acquired Flickr. We couldn’t be more excited to unite two brands that share the same mission, passions, and values.

In a way, our communities existed long before our brands were established. Photographers have always found ways to connect with one another to share their passion, work, and inspiration. Both SmugMug and Flickr were born from a passion for photography and a mission to support the community we were already a part of.

For 15 years, SmugMug has built products that reflect exactly what we believe: that photography is the global language of storytelling. Flickr is the other side of the same coin. Since 2004, they’ve established themselves as a home where photographers can go to inspire and be inspired, to share, learn, meet new friends, and share a piece of the soul that unites us all: storytelling.

Together we are home to the creators, the shutter pressers, the doers and makers. We’re home to you. Home is where you can hang your hat and kick up your feet. It’s also where you can go to work on your passion. Relax. Reload. Refine. Bring your authentic self. Dare to risk and grow.
Join us.

Learn more about the acquisition and our future together here: https://www.smugmug.com/together

Have more questions? We’ve got plenty of answers here: https://www.smugmug.com/together/faq

leftquark

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