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15-D-3560
A Tight Spot
We had fully expected 99.6001 to work the daily Selketalbahn steam diagram on Sunday 11 October but the first train of the day, the 07:34 from Gernrode to Harzgerode, turned up with 99.7243 on the front. While a little 2-6-2T would have fitted neatly into the gap between the trees, a big 2-10-2T was a different matter. In the event, there was just enough room but in the next frame, taken 1/5 of a second later, the snowplough was in shadow.The location is less than a kilometre below Harzgerode on the short, steeply graded branch from Alexisbad.
camera : Nikon D600
lens : 28-70mm f/2.8
focal length : 52 mm
shutter : 1/640sec
aperture : f/8.0
ISO : 400
original : Digital 24 MP NEF
