Thanks, Yuri.
David
> On 23 Feb 2022, at 10:59 pm, Yuri Sos trams4me@...> wrote:
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> On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:42:21 +1100, Yuri Sos wrote:
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>> I need to go back next week with a wide angle lens as there's a matching catenary
>> support on the up side of the crossing and I'd like to include in shot as well
>> (plus the third track out of shot in foreground).
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> Over the past couple of days, I've made good on my threat<g!> with a revisit yesterday afternoon and again this morning to the Glen Huntly Tram Square to take advantage of the absolutely gorgeous clear sun-drenched summer light.
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> Using a 16-35mm lens I was able to include more of the infrastructure surrounding the tram square. (and yes, these photos were enhanced in Photoshop to reduce the perspective distortion that occurs when you point the camera upwards to include all the catenary and its supports). Also from now on, I'll be posting images at 2400 pixels wide as most monitors (and even most modern smartphones) have this or higher resolution.
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> Yeah, I know these are not trams, but in all my visits I never was able to capture (or even see) two trams on the crossing at the same time; however there were a few pairs of trains, this shot with two Comeng sets sharing the crossing; at least you can see the tram tracks......
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/604M_2xcomeng_glen_huntly_tram_square_a7r3_17812.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 1.98MB}
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> B2.2118 rattles over the train tracks outbound on a route 67 Carnegie service, catenary supports visible on both sides of the crossing. The Glenhuntly signal box, an absolutely appalling piece of "architecture" is mercifully almost out of shot at left:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2118_glen_huntly_tram_square_a7r3_17870.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 2.03MB}
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> A large number of photobombed-by-car shots ended up in the metaphorical bin before I was able to snap a clean image of B2.2095 outbound:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2095_glen_huntly_tram_square_a7r3_17954.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 2.05MB}
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> Xtrapolis 899M leads a 6-car set inbound as B2.2118 inbound on a route 67 waits for the train to clear:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2118_899M_glen_huntly_tram_square_a7r3_17976.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 1.77MB}
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> Booms lifted and B2.2118 was able to get underway:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2118_glen_huntly_tram_square_a7r3_18010.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 2.02MB}
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> I returned this morning to take some photos from the other side of the tracks: here's a 6-car Comeng set led by 501M bound for Flinders Street departing Glenhuntly: another view of the architectural monstrosity that is Glenhuntly signal box:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/501M_glen_huntly_a7r3_18049.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 1.89MB}
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> B2.2063 crash-bangs its way slowly over the train tracks outbound on a route 67 service to Carnegie:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2063_glen_huntly_tram_square_a7r3_18069.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 2MB}
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> B2.2055 inbound in a shot mercifully totally free of cars:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2055_glen_huntly_square_a7r3_18087.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 1.68MB}
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> A -6-car Comeng set led by 498M (out of shot) and trailing 402M eases into Glenhuntly station on its outbound journey: note the "Tram Square 20" warning signs:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/498M-402M_glen_huntly_tram_square_a7r3_18129.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 1.82MB}
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> Having seen Comeng and Xtrapolis, it seemed appropriate to include a shot of Siemens 802M leading a 6-car set heading inbound and thence to Laverton via City:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/802M_glen_huntly_a7r3_18150.jpg
> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 1.97MB}
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> Finally, B2.2063 crosses the Glen Huntly Tram Square inbound on a route 67 service:
> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/b2_2063_glenhuntly_sq_inbound.mp4
>
> Yuri.
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