Mr. Dustman, bring me some sand 20230922--002

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Mr. Dustman, bring me some sand 20230922--002
Mr. Dustman, bring me some sand 20230922--002

66783 The Flying Dustman slowly approaches Ely North Jn., working 6E85 08.15 Middleton Towers - Barnby Dun loaded sand. [Pole, 3/6 sections (~4m)]

I'd taken a day off work as a result of an appointment at 08.45, and the weather forecast for the morning had been good - full sun from around 9am until midday - but with cloud after that (in the end there was a mixture of sun and cloud - with some rain - during the afternoon, although getting the sun to coincide with the passage of trains wasn't easy!).

Checking RTT, I spotted 66783 was working this, but it was due through Littleport at 09.29: could I make it somewhere in time? I was out of the appointment before 08.50 and on my way down the A10... checking RTT and OTT Maps when I parked up suggested I had time to walk a little way down the footpath here, heading for one of several spots between Littleport and Ely North Jn. that are on my list - I've done the Saturday morning DCR sand train approaching this crossing, but not with the train straddling it.

As I got to one possible clear spot slightly to the south and got out the camera and attached the monitor to the pole, I checked OTT Maps and saw 6E85 move into the signalling berth which includes Littleport station. So I decided to continue; as I got here and finalised where I was going to stand, the train appeared in the distance and I hastily attached the camera to the pole, switched everything on (and tweaked one setting), and began to raise the pole. Obviously, there was no time for a test shot, and I would have liked to have extended the pole by one more section... but this has worked perfectly well and I'm very happy with the result. This is not the first time that I have set up as a train was approaching, and having the cables attached to the pole meant I got the shot while if I'd had tripod legs on the pole, there would have been no chance of setting up a level view in time! Of course, on this occasion the train being 3 minutes late at Littleport made a big contribution.

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Taken on: September 22, 2023
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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/7.1, 1/1000 sec, 50mm (=75mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length: 50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: -0.3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Contrast: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
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