Uploaded June 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
For me my first attempt at photographing the Flying Scotsman on its way to Worcester didn't quite work. I failed to photograph it as I had planned, I captured its whistle on video as it passed in front of me near the Norton Rail Junction, Worcestershire.
My Flying Scotsman Fail was down to choice of focal length being too short and and I was positioned too far away from the rail tracks thus making the main subject of my image very small and difficult to see in the resulting image.
Thankfully a second opportunity to photograph the Flying Scotsman at speed would present itself later that afternoon, as the Flying Scotsman on its return journey would pass through the village of Fladbury Nr Evesham in Worcestershire on its way to its destination that being London Paddington train station
Having found a suitable position, in a field close to the tracks, a little up from the level crossing I setup ready to take my second shot and my final chance of photographing this iconic steam locomotive. Success was to be mine.
Interestingly enough the resulting image of the Flying Scotsman 2019 At Speed With Whistle went on to be featured in the local news papers and online publications, so what turned out to be a fail resulted in a success.
Comments, suggestions always welcome.
Camera & Lenses Used to Make This Video
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Pentax K1
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HD Pentax-D FA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6 ED DC WR
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Filming
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Canon M50
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Canon 10-18mm UWA
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Any questions please do get in touch and I'll be more than happy to assist. I'm very active on social media, you can connect with me on the following platforms...
Flickr: flickr.com/photos/geoff-moore
Twitter: twitter.com/GeoffMoore
Instagram: instagram.com/geoffmoore
Facebook: facebook.com/geoffmoorephotography
Music
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https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/petrichor/
Petrichor by Scott Buckley
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
More interesting landscape images of mine here
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#flyingscotsman #flyingscotsmanfail #flyingscotsmanwhistle #flyingscotsman2019 #steamtrainphotography #locomotivephotography #pentax #k1
For me my first attempt at photographing the Flying Scotsman on its way to Worcester didn't quite work. I failed to photograph it as I had planned, I captured its whistle on video as it passed in front of me near the Norton Rail Junction, Worcestershire.
My Flying Scotsman Fail was down to choice of focal length being too short and and I was positioned too far away from the rail tracks thus making the main subject of my image very small and difficult to see in the resulting image.
Thankfully a second opportunity to photograph the Flying Scotsman at speed would present itself later that afternoon, as the Flying Scotsman on its return journey would pass through the village of Fladbury Nr Evesham in Worcestershire on its way to its destination that being London Paddington train station
Having found a suitable position, in a field close to the tracks, a little up from the level crossing I setup ready to take my second shot and my final chance of photographing this iconic steam locomotive. Success was to be mine.
Interestingly enough the resulting image of the Flying Scotsman 2019 At Speed With Whistle went on to be featured in the local news papers and online publications, so what turned out to be a fail resulted in a success.
Comments, suggestions always welcome.
Camera & Lenses Used to Make This Video
(ππ©π¦π΄π¦ π’π³π¦ π’π§π§πͺππͺπ’π΅π¦ ππͺπ―π¬π΄)
-------------------------------------
Pentax K1
amzn.to/3uGGJsN
HD Pentax-D FA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6 ED DC WR
amzn.to/3nWc1YE
Filming
---------------------
Canon M50
amzn.to/3nYbfuq
Canon 10-18mm UWA
amzn.to/3ausW1o
Any questions please do get in touch and I'll be more than happy to assist. I'm very active on social media, you can connect with me on the following platforms...
Flickr: flickr.com/photos/geoff-moore
Twitter: twitter.com/GeoffMoore
Instagram: instagram.com/geoffmoore
Facebook: facebook.com/geoffmoorephotography
Music
----------
https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/petrichor/
Petrichor by Scott Buckley
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
More interesting landscape images of mine here
goo.gl/nvvzn6
#flyingscotsman #flyingscotsmanfail #flyingscotsmanwhistle #flyingscotsman2019 #steamtrainphotography #locomotivephotography #pentax #k1
