Steaming to Orivesi Photo

Photographer’s Note

The same locomotive as on my previous upload. The train is on the bridge over Hervannan Valtaväylä on the way towards Orivesi.

Class Tk3 locomotive number 1136 of Haapamäen Museoveturiyhdistys (Haapamäki Museum Locomotive Society) was built by Tampella in 1947. Steam engine class Tk3 nicknamed 'Pikku-Jumbo' (Little Jumbo) was the most numerous engine type of VR (Finnish State Railways). 161 of them were built between 1927 and 1953. It's a light, log burning engine mainly designed for freight trains. The type remained in active service until end of steam engine era in mid-70's.

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swiatopelk777 (8464) 2009-10-30 3:19

Hi Kari!
Wonderful train. Amazing bridge. Good natural light and colors. Very good exposure.
Greetings from Warszawa!

BennyV (4697) 2009-10-30 4:46

Interesting miniseries on the steam train, Kari. After the great detail shots, it's great to see the train in full action here. Weather wasn't the best, but the shot turned out nice anyway. Thanks for sharing.

Benny

PixelTerror (86088) 2009-10-30 4:46

Terve Kari
The bridge looks a bit too modern but it's nice to see this oldie racing at full steam !
Have a nice week end JY

macondo (13107) 2009-10-30 5:35

Hi Kari.
Another great train shot, making me think I'd better have a look at the previous upload. There's a sense of movement here, and it's great to see such an old locomotive and passenger car travelling across the bridge. Your exposure was just right to capture the movement so sharply. Well done.
Regards,
Andrew

mortijo (12228) 2009-10-30 7:26

Excellent shot of this old steamtrain running full speed . The electric wires remind us that we live in an other aera.
Regards
John

Bluejeans (32269) 2009-10-30 11:45

Ola Kari ,
Que bela captura comboio a vapor , uma coisa rara de se ver hoje em dia , magnifico o vapor a sair pela chaminé , bonitos detalhes, parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom fim de semana

claudeD (11324) 2009-10-30 12:37

Hello KAri,

very interesting railway shot with a fine sharpness and much action.I like the locomotive very much.

Very well done.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

stefanocer (10404) 2009-10-30 14:34

Shot from the past karj , fine composition and great capture , well done.
Stefano.

Waylim (10781) 2009-10-30 18:44

Hi Kari,
I love this one, a classic POV of the locomotive with the thick white steam coming out and flowing to the the as the train heading foward. I can almost here the "Chuchue" and the turning of the wheel. Beautiful shot, good compsition, nice soft light with the essence of the autumn colors. Thanks
Way

phwall (5562) 2009-10-30 20:12

Hi Kari,
The train looks great crossing the bridge, the plume of smoke trailing from the stack is wonderful.
Too bad about the cloudy day, a bit of front light would have made the Little Jumbo really sparkle.
Good POV and composition, you did well to get the train framed so well, I guess it was traveling at some speed. Panning and framing at the same time is never easy, you've accomplished it perfectly.
Very nice shot.
Regards
Peter

bakes888 (18189) 2009-11-01 0:16

Hi Kari.
We had a steam weekend some time ago and I became a trainspotter for the weekend ;-). The local town has a stream engine society and they have 3 or 4 engines and some came in from out of town.
Nice capture. Excellent detail, not easy with a black engine against a light BG. Well composed also. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good Sunday, Paul.

AiresSantos (42080) 2009-11-01 23:44

Hi Kari
Fine perspective of the train passing in the bridge.
Lovely row of fume
I like the graphism and how you framed it
Have a nice week
Aires

John_F_Kennedy (31391) 2009-11-02 5:53

Hello ,
That's a wonderful motive of this steaming train, so beautiful. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

asajernigan (14132) 2009-11-05 3:27

Kari,
This is a great shot of this fine old locomotive. Your POV is great showing the train from below as it passed on the overpass. The lighting and colors are fine and the photo has nice sharpness.
TFS,
Asa

mozzy27 (267) 2009-11-05 14:46

Hello Kari
These old steam trains are wonderful to see coming to life in our modern world, do these trains run as tourist attractions? In Australia we have quite a few old loco's still running as tourist trains that do weekend tours. You have captured this nicely shame about the power lines. TFS
Cheers
Peter