Tangoed at Roade 20240809--051

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Tangoed at Roade 20240809--051
Tangoed at Roade 20240809--051

90008 and 90004 pass Roade, working 4M87 11.13 Felixstowe North - Ditton.

I'd come here more than once four years previously for 86s on this working, but had not managed to get them in sun. With time to kill between the outward and return legs of the 360 drag (the latter of which went south a few minutes before taking this), I decided to check out this spot again, not expecting it to be as clear of shadows as this, while the foreground vegetation was also unexpectedly low! Unfortunately, you need to be quite low down in order to avoid wire clipping unless trains are on the Down Fast (the nearest track), which means the nearest OHL gantry partly blocks the view of the water tower. This was taken stood on the path, poking my lens through the palisade fence, although I did consider kneeling down!

Manipulation notes: The shadow of an OHL gantry has been removed from the bodyside and underframe of the second loco. While it's possible to fit two locos between the shadows of the many substantial OHL gantries, the locos have to be either where the first wagons are, or you must allow them to run far enough forward that the railings on the left just clip the front of the leading loco (although standing wider and using a wider lens might also do the trick - but then the bush in the bottom left then starts encroaching on the picture).

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Taken on: August 9, 2024
Sets appears in:   • Freightliner class 90   
Groups appears in:   • UK Container Freight    • UK Class 90    more » • West Coast Main Line    • West Coast Mainline    • Class 90 electric locomotives    • Railfreight in the UK    • Intermodal Trains in Europe    • Class 90 Electric Skodas    • Mercancías y más mercancias    « less
Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. PENTAX K-3 II, f/9.0, 1/1000 sec, 50mm (=75mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)
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Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length: 50mm (35mm equivalent: 75mm)
ISO: 400
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Shutter speed priority AE
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White Balance: Auto
Contrast: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
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