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Beetlemania
99.7243 passed a new clearing between Drängetal and Drei Annen Hohne with train 8933, the 09:40 Wernigerode - Brocken passenger, on Tuesday 21 February 2017.Finding clear spots on the Harz system has always been difficult as much of the area is covered in dense pine forests. Enter the pine bark beetle, a tiny insect that kills big trees, and the landscape starts to open up. How much of this is directly due to beetle infestation and how much to landowners harvesting the trees while they’re still worth something is unclear but there are now gaps in the forest where there weren’t gaps before.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 17-D-1122
camera : Nikon D600
lens : 28-70mm f/2.8
focal length : 45.0 mm
shutter : 1/800 sec
aperture : f/9.0
ISO : 400 ISO
original : Digital: 24MP NEF
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : 99.7243
Train : HSB 8933, 09:40 Wernigerode - Brocken passenger
Location : N of, Drei Annen Hohne
Line : 325-326 Harzquerbahn
Country : Germany
Date & Time : 21/02/2017 10:14