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It lives! WIIFM in gorgeous ruby red crackle tube! Bending the 15mm ruby wasnt too bad. It did have a moment when the last electrode cracked and I had to empty some of the fill to weld and bend a new "W" tail back in (an then refill with crackle). I also only filled this one to 8 torr pressure, making it even more conductive than the clear one.
I used a 15kv 60ma aging transformer to give it a mini bombard across the tube. It is nice to see when the gas has actually flowed and get a sense with the Kill A Watt how much current its drawing.
Seems to be aging out of the typical ruby mess- these colored glass non phosphor coated tubes hold onto moisture and other impurities and must be heated extra hot. 800 F for 7 hours with 6 hours under vacuum should do the trick. The bombard with the aging transformer was nice for cleaning things up as well.
WIIFM stands for Whats In It For Me
#art #glass #neon #fabrication #evil #electric #brooklyn #nyc #WIIFM #highvoltage #kiln #red #lightning
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Wooo! I finally got the next episode in my Kindle Vella out! I've been distracted and not keeping up with my story 😆 Anyway, yay! It was an intense one! I love how it turned out.
Episode 9- "The Tail of a Fishwife - Jasmine's Story, Book 2" is now available
#WritingCommunity #writing #reading #vella #urbanfantasy #scifi -
Chillingly, most people who develop long COVID did not have particularly vicious cases of the virus initially.
That’s in part because so many more people experience a mild form of COVID rather than a severe one.
(Across most studies, long COVID risk does increase with the severity of the initial infection.)
And each time people become reinfected with the virus, they’re at risk of developing long COVID,
even if they didn’t experience it previously.The authors note that studies on recovery from long COVID are “sparse and inconsistent.”
But those that have closely evaluated individual manifestations of the virus have found recovery rates to be fairly low at one year,
and only 7% to 10% fully recovered after two years.For millions and millions of people, the debilitating effects of long COVID are just that.
The economic toll is its own story.
A Census Bureau Household Pulse Survey in 2022 found that between
2 million and 4 million working-age Americans were out of work because they were sidelined with the effects of long COVID.Meanwhile 20% of people with long COVID surveyed by the United Kingdom’s Trades Union Congress said they were not working.
Another 16% were working reduced schedules.
The $1 trillion estimated annual global economic hit involves Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries due to
“reductions in quality of life and labor force participation,”
the Nature Medicine review says.And that price tag does not factor in the direct costs of healthcare, another likely category of deep financial fissure.
Al-Aly and his co-authors are pleading for governments,
especially U.S. health agencies,
to dramatically upgrade their levels of activity to investigate long COVID,
learn more about its mechanisms and pathways,
and develop vaccines that better block infection.They’re also pushing for large-scale platform trials to test multiple drugs simultaneously,
so we can quickly learn what works and what doesn’t.They have an ally in Congress.
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders recently introduced the ✅Long COVID Research Moonshot Act, ✅
a bill that would guarantee $1 billion per year for a decade to the National Institutes of Health
“to support long COVID research,
the urgent pursuit of treatments,
and the expansion of care for patients across the country.”Sanders’ news release announcing the act puts the long COVID count in the U.S. at
22 million, including a million children.Among other things, the bill would require NIH to establish a long COVID #database and a #grant #process to speed up clinical trials,
and to make any subsequent treatments “#reasonably #priced” so that every patient could receive it.“The legislation that we have introduced finally recognizes that long COVID is a public health emergency,” Sanders said.
“Congress must act now to ensure treatments are developed and made available for Americans struggling with long COVID.”
If it accomplishes nothing else, Sanders’ proposal may help lift the veil on long COVID in the country and around the world.
It’s a topic that has been largely pushed into the shadows,
as governmental agencies
—and official policy
—tried to construct a reality in which COVID in general was just no longer a significant issue.That was never the case, and it’s certainly not the case now.
“The reality is otherwise,” Al-Aly says.
As the virus mutates into new strains and continues to affect millions, the long tail of COVID is once again forcing itself to center stage.
#FLiRT #throat #pain #long #COVID #recommendations #Long #COVID #pretend #risk #Eric #Topol
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[COMM] Sudden Bedside Naga
https://centaurworks-comms.crd.co/
https://ko-fi.com/A8852D7
https://centaurworks.crd.co/#supportArt © @CentaurWorks
Character (Malduran) © https://www.furaffinity.net/user/FlammieKid
Commissioned by https://www.furaffinity.net/user/FlammieKidGot commissioned a rather fun drawing related to a character being turned into a naga! Really happy with how this came ouit especially since it's been a while since I've drawn a naga/lamia. Tried to make sure the tail was nice and big and I'm pretty happy with the end result of the coil pile. With the shocked expression, it's going to be a long day getting use to the new change.
Hope you like it!
#MastoArt #Malduran #naga #Lamia #Bed #Shocked #Blue #Transformation #TF #commission #commissionedart #commissionsopen #art #art2023 #digitalart #digitalartwork #artwork #CentaurWorks #anime #animestyle #animeartstyle #clipstudiospaint
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Just when you thought he couldn't get stupider or more historically ignorant...
His Orangeness Mango Mussolini, the Melon Felon, has a bee in his bonnet [1] about canals, but it's not just about #Panama now. On his social network - a fork of Mastodon, of course - he wrote:
> American Ships, both Military and Commercial, should be allowed to travel,
> free of charge, through the Panama and Suez Canals! Those Canals would
> not exist without the United States of America.The Panama canal, maybe.
The Suez canal, however, was proposed by a #Frenchman, financed primarily by #Europeans, built by forced and voluntary labour sourced from countries in the region under the management of the French, and then operated by a French company with a contract for 99 years.
The USA had absolutely #zilch to do with the Suez canal. Which is probably for the best, because the USA was kind busy fighting its own civil war and then the #reconstruction that followed it - the canal was built from 1859 to 1869.
So, Mr. Trump: pull your head out of your ass, admit your ignorance, apologize to Egypt, France, and the rest, and slink off to your history-free corner of D.C. with your tail between your legs.
[1] Maybe it's good he has a bee in there. There isn't much else rattling around in that particular bone soap dish.
#MangoMussolini #MelonFelon #Trump #ignorant #ignorance #stupid #stupidity #canal #PanamaCanal #SuezCanal #Suez #history #ahistorical #USPol #USA #USAnian
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CW: Cock, Anus
Here's another lovely piece Rdyjin drew of Razor for me! That nice raised tail ready and waiting for you~
Art by https://zgf.art/artist/rdyjin/
Growlithe is https://linktr.ee/Ra_Zim
#furry #furryart #nsfw #ZGFArt #Rdy #anus #penis #balls #sheath #caninegenitalia #caninepenis #rearview #RazortheFiredog #Firedog #canid #canine #elementalcreature #anthro #male #fur
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#1girl #alternate_breast_size_(larger) #alternate_costume #animal_ears #animal_print #barcode #bell #belt #bikini #black_belt #black_hat #black_skirt #blue_eyes #blue_hair #blush #breasts #candy #cleavage #collar #commentary_request #covered_nipples #cow_ears #cow_girl #cow_horns #cow_print #cow_print_thighhighs #cow_tail #cowbell #crescent #crescent_hair_ornament #detached_collar #detached_sleeves #dutch_angle #ear_tag #embarrassed #feet_out_of_frame #food #frilled_sleeves #frills #gradient_background #groin #hair_between_eyes #hair_ornament #half-closed_eyes #halloween #halloween_costume #hat #highres #holding #horns #kantai_collection #lace #lace-trimmed_sleeves #lace_trim #large_breasts #leaning_forward #looking_at_viewer #lowleg #lowleg_bikini #micro_bikini #milk_churn #mini_hat #mini_witch_hat #neck_bell #nose_blush #numbered #open_mouth #parted_bangs #print_bikini #print_collar #print_thighhighs #raised_eyebrows #red_skirt #sagging_breasts #shadow #shiira_kan #short_hair #short_hair_with_long_locks #showgirl_skirt #sideboob #sidelocks #skindentation #skirt #solo #standing #strap_gap #string_bikini #sweat #swimsuit #tail #thighhighs #waist_cape #wavy_mouth #white_background #white_bikini #white_thighhighs #wide_sleeves #witch_hat #yayoi_(kancolle) https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/4866429
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#1girl #bat_wings #blonde_hair #blush #choker #demon_tail #detached_sleeves #dress #flower #food #green_eyes #hair_ornament #hairband #heart #idolmaster #idolmaster_cinderella_girls #jpeg_artifacts #lolita_hairband #looking_at_viewer #official_art #rose #sakurai_momoka #smile #solo #sweets #tail #thighhighs #wings #wristband #zettai_ryouiki https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1915222
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[Перевод] 5 ключевых изменений в Python 3.14 глазами инженера
Команда Python for Devs подготовила перевод статьи о ключевых изменениях в Python 3.14. Автор разбирает релиз через призму внутреннего устройства интерпретатора и производительности: свободная многопоточность, конкурентные интерпретаторы, удалённая отладка, инкрементальная сборка мусора и новый Tail Calling интерпретатор.
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CW: Canadian Military aircraft
Tails 16th November 2022: Tail of 13703, Boeing 707-347C / CC-137 Husky, Canadian Armed Forces, at RAF Fairford International Air Tattoo, 22nd July 1995.
#RAFFairford #ffd #InternationalAirTattoo #AirShow #Boeing #B707 #CC137 #husky #CanadianArmedForces #avgeek #aviation #planespotting -
Meet Zagrea Afxbis.
Six generations ago, a young Tiefling named Urxikas Afxbis was playing dice in a loud bar and caught another player cheating. He called it out. There was a scuffle. The scuffle became a brawl. The brawl became a full-room catastrophe -- everyone involved, furniture flying, chaos wall to wall.
Everyone except the Green Hag sitting alone in the far corner.
Urxikas got thrown across the room and landed near her. Scrambling up, he stepped on her pack. Something inside shattered. She screamed. The whole bar went quiet.
She walked up to him slowly. Got close. And in a voice barely above a whisper, she told him exactly what she thought of him and every red-blooded, tail-dragging devilspawn that would come after him. Then she blew a handful of sand in his eyes and walked out.
That was six Afxbisses ago. The curse has been passed down faithfully through every generation. Uncontrollable magic. Skin that changes color every time a spell fires -- bright green after poison, bright red after fire, eight colors counted so far, possibly more to come. The Afxbis line has learned, generation to generation, how to ride the magic, how to keep it from swallowing them whole. The skin, they never figured out.
Somehow, Zagrea is a happy guy. Charismatic, warm, a little prone to exaggeration when he's telling stories. He finds joy in most things. Most people like him immediately.
But spend enough time with him and you'll see it -- something behind the eyes. Something that doesn't quite rest. He keeps moving because standing still was never really an option. He wasn't welcome most places, growing up. So he kept walking, kept adventuring, and somewhere along the way started looking for something that resembles peace.
He hasn't found it yet. His powers are getting stronger by the day.
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Zagrea Afxbis is a tall Tiefling Sorcerer with almost no muscle to speak of, wearing colorful striped overalls and a cape long enough to wrap himself in -- both striped vertically in white, red, vermillion, orange, amber, yellow, chartreuse, green, teal, blue, violet, purple, magenta, and black. He attacks from range and relies on his arcane knowledge when his spells don't cooperate. He can will his bare hands to strike like a club, dagger, or handaxe, and can summon a vibrant shield of light from his own arms when pressed. He is a lifelong adventurer, a walking folk legend, and arguably the most colorful person in the room -- sometimes literally.
#iTA #isThisAnything #DnD #TTRPG #Homebrew #CharacterIntro #Sorcerer #Tiefling
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#BostonWeekend 6x Thu FUNKY Multi-grammy winning musician #Thundercat at the Roadrunner in #AllstonBrighton #Boston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ormQQG2UhtQ https://roadrunnerboston.com/events/detail/?event_id=1009745 #SuicidalTendencies #Bassist #BU #Roadrunner #BostonMusic
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Random: this #FFXIV asks more questions than I realised when I took it
1) why is my Chocobo trying to pose like a Griffin?
2) why is Ali's tail glowing?
3) what the actual heck is the Carbuncle doing? Tying itself in a knot?
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Die Hochschulrektorenkonferenz #HRK veröffentlicht ein Empfehlungspapier zur #Cybersicherheit, das bei der 40. Mitgliederversammlung verabschiedet wurde: "Die HRK fordert eine Förderung, mit der der Bund die Anstrengungen der Hochschulen und der Länder für die Cybersicherheit bündelt, abrundet und konsolidiert sowie dabei einen übergreifenden Rahmen auch für länderübergreifende Kooperationen bildet." heißt es darin. Mehr dazu unter https://www.hrk.de/positionen/beschluss/detail/handlungsdruck-fuer-hochschulen-laender-und-bund-hrk-empfehlungen-zur-cybersicherheit/
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> Von der Mainstream-Plattform zum #rechtsextremen Netzwerk? Neue Studie [von @Weizenbaum_Institut @WZB_Berlin und University of #Manchester] analysiert radikalen Wandel von #Twitter #zu X (…) Der Mechanismus des „Platform #Illiberalism“¹
➡️ Am 4. Mai präsentieren mehr als 20 Kommunikationsprofis #demokratiestärkende Netzwerke: #2MR
👉 https://2mr.social¹ 18.03.2026: The Great #Sysop: Elon #Musk, X, and the emergence of platform illiberalism
https://www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/von-der-mainstream-plattform-zum-rechtsextremen-netzwerk-neue-studie-analysiert-radikalen-wandel-von-twitter-zu-x/ -
Spa Valley Railway
At the start of the year, I set myself several photography-based resolutions for 2026. One of those was to visit the Spa Valley Railway to see Caledonian Railways № 828 in action. By late January I was itching to get out and photograph steam again, as well as give my “railway lens” a proper field test against the subject I bought it for (it had already proven itself against some wildlife). With the Bluebell Railway shut for their annual winter maintenance period, it was the perfect time to make good on my promise and visit Spa Valley Railway.
Kit ListCanon EOS R6 Mk IICanon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM Jump to GalleryMy guide for the day would be Chailey Stowe, a YouTuber I’ve met at the Bluebell many times. Not knowing where to start, I wanted to make sure my first time at the Spa was with someone who knew a lot of the good spots along the line. They were already planing on going out that day, and were happy for me to tag along. Unlike at the Bluebell, I have no special permits for Spa to access non-public parts of the lineside, so everywhere we’d visit were public areas.
We started out our day on the edge of Birchden Wood, just outside Eridge station, the western end of the line where the railway connects with the National Rail network. Here we climbed a hill to get a nice wide view of the line. Whilst we waited, I dangled slightly precariously off the a ledge to clear some branches that were blocking the view. Ultimately victory was mine after hitting the branch with another stick until I could break it and twist it out of the way. Soon, № 828 was on her way out towards Tunbridge Wells.
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 200, 50mmWe then made our way to the other side of High Rocks station to catch the train on its way towards Tunbridge Wells. This spot was a bit narrow, but luckily the light played ball.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 100, 100mmThis was the first time the “railway lens” came into its own, as I was able to shoot the above at 100mm – above my normal zoom range – but then open out to 40mm as the locomotive went by. Concept proven!
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 500, 40mmI even opened up as wide as 28mm during the pass, which you can see in the gallery below.
On this day the railway was running one train in a top-and-tail formation. 828 would be leading trains heading towards Tunbridge, and a diesel (Class 33 33063) would pulls the trains in the other direction. This saves the time (and space) of running a single locomotive around to the other end of the train at each end of the line. Painted in a primer and no particular livery, she looked an interesting colour.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 1250, 85mmWe then headed in the other direction, deeper into High Rocks Forest, for another run. It was a bit of a damp day, although it wasn’t really raining it was the end of a very wet January, so it was pretty muddy traipsing through the forest to get to the railway boundary. There we bumped into SouthEast Classic Rail (who has just started up an Instagram account you should follow, and even got themselves a lineside pass at the Bluebell Railway this year). We waited for 828 to come round the corner, chuffing away having just come off a temporary speed restriction.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 250mm 1/640sec, f/5, ISO 800, 70mm 1/640sec, f/3.5, ISO 640, 28mmThese three shots once again show the benefit of this lens, not that I need to labour the point. With one lens I got shots of the same train at 250mm, 70mm and 28mm. Unfortunately 828 was getting a bit leaky by this point, so the body of the locomotive was starting to disappear in a small cloud.
All three of us then headed to what would turn out to be the last spot of the day, a road crossing a little further along the line. When we got there, we found ourselves needing to rescue another photographer’s car out of some mud. With them rescued, we could turn our focus back to the trains. The next service would be heading back towards Eridge hauled by the Class 33 diesel. It was suggested that the nearby pond, nicely full after all the rain, would work for a reflective shot as she went by. Positions were assumed, and the train duly photographed as it went by.
1/500sec, f/8, ISO 2500, 80mmIt worked quite nicely, but because of the angle, I decided it wouldn’t work with the train going in the other direction, led by the steam locomotive, as it would be heading slightly away from the camera. For the next – and final – run of the day, we instead positioned ourselves closer to the crossing itself.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 100mm1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 50mmWith that, the last train of the day was done, and we made our respective ways back home.
It was an excellent welcome to the Spa Valley Railway, and to № 828 which is a stunning locomotive. She’s only expected to be in this part of the world for this year, and will be going back to Scotland before the year is out, so I will need to make sure I get back out to see her again.
As is now tradition, the shots included above are only an handful of the shots I took. There are more in the gallery below.
#camera #cameras #filmPhotography #photographer #Photography #SpaValleyRailway #steam #steamRailways #sussex #trains #travel -
Spa Valley Railway
At the start of the year, I set myself several photography-based resolutions for 2026. One of those was to visit the Spa Valley Railway to see Caledonian Railways № 828 in action. By late January I was itching to get out and photograph steam again, as well as give my “railway lens” a proper field test against the subject I bought it for (it had already proven itself against some wildlife). With the Bluebell Railway shut for their annual winter maintenance period, it was the perfect time to make good on my promise and visit Spa Valley Railway.
Kit ListCanon EOS R6 Mk IICanon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM Jump to GalleryMy guide for the day would be Chailey Stowe, a YouTuber I’ve met at the Bluebell many times. Not knowing where to start, I wanted to make sure my first time at the Spa was with someone who knew a lot of the good spots along the line. They were already planing on going out that day, and were happy for me to tag along. Unlike at the Bluebell, I have no special permits for Spa to access non-public parts of the lineside, so everywhere we’d visit were public areas.
We started out our day on the edge of Birchden Wood, just outside Eridge station, the western end of the line where the railway connects with the National Rail network. Here we climbed a hill to get a nice wide view of the line. Whilst we waited, I dangled slightly precariously off the a ledge to clear some branches that were blocking the view. Ultimately victory was mine after hitting the branch with another stick until I could break it and twist it out of the way. Soon, № 828 was on her way out towards Tunbridge Wells.
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 200, 50mmWe then made our way to the other side of High Rocks station to catch the train on its way towards Tunbridge Wells. This spot was a bit narrow, but luckily the light played ball.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 100, 100mmThis was the first time the “railway lens” came into its own, as I was able to shoot the above at 100mm – above my normal zoom range – but then open out to 40mm as the locomotive went by. Concept proven!
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 500, 40mmI even opened up as wide as 28mm during the pass, which you can see in the gallery below.
On this day the railway was running one train in a top-and-tail formation. 828 would be leading trains heading towards Tunbridge, and a diesel (Class 33 33063) would pulls the trains in the other direction. This saves the time (and space) of running a single locomotive around to the other end of the train at each end of the line. Painted in a primer and no particular livery, she looked an interesting colour.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 1250, 85mmWe then headed in the other direction, deeper into High Rocks Forest, for another run. It was a bit of a damp day, although it wasn’t really raining it was the end of a very wet January, so it was pretty muddy traipsing through the forest to get to the railway boundary. There we bumped into SouthEast Classic Rail (who has just started up an Instagram account you should follow, and even got themselves a lineside pass at the Bluebell Railway this year). We waited for 828 to come round the corner, chuffing away having just come off a temporary speed restriction.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 250mm 1/640sec, f/5, ISO 800, 70mm 1/640sec, f/3.5, ISO 640, 28mmThese three shots once again show the benefit of this lens, not that I need to labour the point. With one lens I got shots of the same train at 250mm, 70mm and 28mm. Unfortunately 828 was getting a bit leaky by this point, so the body of the locomotive was starting to disappear in a small cloud.
All three of us then headed to what would turn out to be the last spot of the day, a road crossing a little further along the line. When we got there, we found ourselves needing to rescue another photographer’s car out of some mud. With them rescued, we could turn our focus back to the trains. The next service would be heading back towards Eridge hauled by the Class 33 diesel. It was suggested that the nearby pond, nicely full after all the rain, would work for a reflective shot as she went by. Positions were assumed, and the train duly photographed as it went by.
1/500sec, f/8, ISO 2500, 80mmIt worked quite nicely, but because of the angle, I decided it wouldn’t work with the train going in the other direction, led by the steam locomotive, as it would be heading slightly away from the camera. For the next – and final – run of the day, we instead positioned ourselves closer to the crossing itself.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 100mm1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 50mmWith that, the last train of the day was done, and we made our respective ways back home.
It was an excellent welcome to the Spa Valley Railway, and to № 828 which is a stunning locomotive. She’s only expected to be in this part of the world for this year, and will be going back to Scotland before the year is out, so I will need to make sure I get back out to see her again.
As is now tradition, the shots included above are only an handful of the shots I took. There are more in the gallery below.
#camera #cameras #filmPhotography #photographer #Photography #SpaValleyRailway #steam #steamRailways #sussex #trains #travel -
Spa Valley Railway
At the start of the year, I set myself several photography-based resolutions for 2026. One of those was to visit the Spa Valley Railway to see Caledonian Railways № 828 in action. By late January I was itching to get out and photograph steam again, as well as give my “railway lens” a proper field test against the subject I bought it for (it had already proven itself against some wildlife). With the Bluebell Railway shut for their annual winter maintenance period, it was the perfect time to make good on my promise and visit Spa Valley Railway.
Kit ListCanon EOS R6 Mk IICanon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM Jump to GalleryMy guide for the day would be Chailey Stowe, a YouTuber I’ve met at the Bluebell many times. Not knowing where to start, I wanted to make sure my first time at the Spa was with someone who knew a lot of the good spots along the line. They were already planing on going out that day, and were happy for me to tag along. Unlike at the Bluebell, I have no special permits for Spa to access non-public parts of the lineside, so everywhere we’d visit were public areas.
We started out our day on the edge of Birchden Wood, just outside Eridge station, the western end of the line where the railway connects with the National Rail network. Here we climbed a hill to get a nice wide view of the line. Whilst we waited, I dangled slightly precariously off the a ledge to clear some branches that were blocking the view. Ultimately victory was mine after hitting the branch with another stick until I could break it and twist it out of the way. Soon, № 828 was on her way out towards Tunbridge Wells.
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 200, 50mmWe then made our way to the other side of High Rocks station to catch the train on its way towards Tunbridge Wells. This spot was a bit narrow, but luckily the light played ball.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 100, 100mmThis was the first time the “railway lens” came into its own, as I was able to shoot the above at 100mm – above my normal zoom range – but then open out to 40mm as the locomotive went by. Concept proven!
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 500, 40mmI even opened up as wide as 28mm during the pass, which you can see in the gallery below.
On this day the railway was running one train in a top-and-tail formation. 828 would be leading trains heading towards Tunbridge, and a diesel (Class 33 33063) would pulls the trains in the other direction. This saves the time (and space) of running a single locomotive around to the other end of the train at each end of the line. Painted in a primer and no particular livery, she looked an interesting colour.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 1250, 85mmWe then headed in the other direction, deeper into High Rocks Forest, for another run. It was a bit of a damp day, although it wasn’t really raining it was the end of a very wet January, so it was pretty muddy traipsing through the forest to get to the railway boundary. There we bumped into SouthEast Classic Rail (who has just started up an Instagram account you should follow, and even got themselves a lineside pass at the Bluebell Railway this year). We waited for 828 to come round the corner, chuffing away having just come off a temporary speed restriction.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 250mm 1/640sec, f/5, ISO 800, 70mm 1/640sec, f/3.5, ISO 640, 28mmThese three shots once again show the benefit of this lens, not that I need to labour the point. With one lens I got shots of the same train at 250mm, 70mm and 28mm. Unfortunately 828 was getting a bit leaky by this point, so the body of the locomotive was starting to disappear in a small cloud.
All three of us then headed to what would turn out to be the last spot of the day, a road crossing a little further along the line. When we got there, we found ourselves needing to rescue another photographer’s car out of some mud. With them rescued, we could turn our focus back to the trains. The next service would be heading back towards Eridge hauled by the Class 33 diesel. It was suggested that the nearby pond, nicely full after all the rain, would work for a reflective shot as she went by. Positions were assumed, and the train duly photographed as it went by.
1/500sec, f/8, ISO 2500, 80mmIt worked quite nicely, but because of the angle, I decided it wouldn’t work with the train going in the other direction, led by the steam locomotive, as it would be heading slightly away from the camera. For the next – and final – run of the day, we instead positioned ourselves closer to the crossing itself.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 100mm1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 50mmWith that, the last train of the day was done, and we made our respective ways back home.
It was an excellent welcome to the Spa Valley Railway, and to № 828 which is a stunning locomotive. She’s only expected to be in this part of the world for this year, and will be going back to Scotland before the year is out, so I will need to make sure I get back out to see her again.
As is now tradition, the shots included above are only an handful of the shots I took. There are more in the gallery below.
#camera #cameras #filmPhotography #photographer #Photography #SpaValleyRailway #steam #steamRailways #sussex #trains #travel -
Spa Valley Railway
At the start of the year, I set myself several photography-based resolutions for 2026. One of those was to visit the Spa Valley Railway to see Caledonian Railways № 828 in action. By late January I was itching to get out and photograph steam again, as well as give my “railway lens” a proper field test against the subject I bought it for (it had already proven itself against some wildlife). With the Bluebell Railway shut for their annual winter maintenance period, it was the perfect time to make good on my promise and visit Spa Valley Railway.
Kit ListCanon EOS R6 Mk IICanon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM Jump to GalleryMy guide for the day would be Chailey Stowe, a YouTuber I’ve met at the Bluebell many times. Not knowing where to start, I wanted to make sure my first time at the Spa was with someone who knew a lot of the good spots along the line. They were already planing on going out that day, and were happy for me to tag along. Unlike at the Bluebell, I have no special permits for Spa to access non-public parts of the lineside, so everywhere we’d visit were public areas.
We started out our day on the edge of Birchden Wood, just outside Eridge station, the western end of the line where the railway connects with the National Rail network. Here we climbed a hill to get a nice wide view of the line. Whilst we waited, I dangled slightly precariously off the a ledge to clear some branches that were blocking the view. Ultimately victory was mine after hitting the branch with another stick until I could break it and twist it out of the way. Soon, № 828 was on her way out towards Tunbridge Wells.
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 200, 50mmWe then made our way to the other side of High Rocks station to catch the train on its way towards Tunbridge Wells. This spot was a bit narrow, but luckily the light played ball.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 100, 100mmThis was the first time the “railway lens” came into its own, as I was able to shoot the above at 100mm – above my normal zoom range – but then open out to 40mm as the locomotive went by. Concept proven!
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 500, 40mmI even opened up as wide as 28mm during the pass, which you can see in the gallery below.
On this day the railway was running one train in a top-and-tail formation. 828 would be leading trains heading towards Tunbridge, and a diesel (Class 33 33063) would pulls the trains in the other direction. This saves the time (and space) of running a single locomotive around to the other end of the train at each end of the line. Painted in a primer and no particular livery, she looked an interesting colour.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 1250, 85mmWe then headed in the other direction, deeper into High Rocks Forest, for another run. It was a bit of a damp day, although it wasn’t really raining it was the end of a very wet January, so it was pretty muddy traipsing through the forest to get to the railway boundary. There we bumped into SouthEast Classic Rail (who has just started up an Instagram account you should follow, and even got themselves a lineside pass at the Bluebell Railway this year). We waited for 828 to come round the corner, chuffing away having just come off a temporary speed restriction.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 250mm 1/640sec, f/5, ISO 800, 70mm 1/640sec, f/3.5, ISO 640, 28mmThese three shots once again show the benefit of this lens, not that I need to labour the point. With one lens I got shots of the same train at 250mm, 70mm and 28mm. Unfortunately 828 was getting a bit leaky by this point, so the body of the locomotive was starting to disappear in a small cloud.
All three of us then headed to what would turn out to be the last spot of the day, a road crossing a little further along the line. When we got there, we found ourselves needing to rescue another photographer’s car out of some mud. With them rescued, we could turn our focus back to the trains. The next service would be heading back towards Eridge hauled by the Class 33 diesel. It was suggested that the nearby pond, nicely full after all the rain, would work for a reflective shot as she went by. Positions were assumed, and the train duly photographed as it went by.
1/500sec, f/8, ISO 2500, 80mmIt worked quite nicely, but because of the angle, I decided it wouldn’t work with the train going in the other direction, led by the steam locomotive, as it would be heading slightly away from the camera. For the next – and final – run of the day, we instead positioned ourselves closer to the crossing itself.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 100mm1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 50mmWith that, the last train of the day was done, and we made our respective ways back home.
It was an excellent welcome to the Spa Valley Railway, and to № 828 which is a stunning locomotive. She’s only expected to be in this part of the world for this year, and will be going back to Scotland before the year is out, so I will need to make sure I get back out to see her again.
As is now tradition, the shots included above are only an handful of the shots I took. There are more in the gallery below.
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Spa Valley Railway
At the start of the year, I set myself several photography-based resolutions for 2026. One of those was to visit the Spa Valley Railway to see Caledonian Railways № 828 in action. By late January I was itching to get out and photograph steam again, as well as give my “railway lens” a proper field test against the subject I bought it for (it had already proven itself against some wildlife). With the Bluebell Railway shut for their annual winter maintenance period, it was the perfect time to make good on my promise and visit Spa Valley Railway.
Kit ListCanon EOS R6 Mk IICanon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM Jump to GalleryMy guide for the day would be Chailey Stowe, a YouTuber I’ve met at the Bluebell many times. Not knowing where to start, I wanted to make sure my first time at the Spa was with someone who knew a lot of the good spots along the line. They were already planing on going out that day, and were happy for me to tag along. Unlike at the Bluebell, I have no special permits for Spa to access non-public parts of the lineside, so everywhere we’d visit were public areas.
We started out our day on the edge of Birchden Wood, just outside Eridge station, the western end of the line where the railway connects with the National Rail network. Here we climbed a hill to get a nice wide view of the line. Whilst we waited, I dangled slightly precariously off the a ledge to clear some branches that were blocking the view. Ultimately victory was mine after hitting the branch with another stick until I could break it and twist it out of the way. Soon, № 828 was on her way out towards Tunbridge Wells.
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 200, 50mmWe then made our way to the other side of High Rocks station to catch the train on its way towards Tunbridge Wells. This spot was a bit narrow, but luckily the light played ball.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 100, 100mmThis was the first time the “railway lens” came into its own, as I was able to shoot the above at 100mm – above my normal zoom range – but then open out to 40mm as the locomotive went by. Concept proven!
1/640sec, f/4, ISO 500, 40mmI even opened up as wide as 28mm during the pass, which you can see in the gallery below.
On this day the railway was running one train in a top-and-tail formation. 828 would be leading trains heading towards Tunbridge, and a diesel (Class 33 33063) would pulls the trains in the other direction. This saves the time (and space) of running a single locomotive around to the other end of the train at each end of the line. Painted in a primer and no particular livery, she looked an interesting colour.
1/640sec, f/5, ISO 1250, 85mmWe then headed in the other direction, deeper into High Rocks Forest, for another run. It was a bit of a damp day, although it wasn’t really raining it was the end of a very wet January, so it was pretty muddy traipsing through the forest to get to the railway boundary. There we bumped into SouthEast Classic Rail (who has just started up an Instagram account you should follow, and even got themselves a lineside pass at the Bluebell Railway this year). We waited for 828 to come round the corner, chuffing away having just come off a temporary speed restriction.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 250mm 1/640sec, f/5, ISO 800, 70mm 1/640sec, f/3.5, ISO 640, 28mmThese three shots once again show the benefit of this lens, not that I need to labour the point. With one lens I got shots of the same train at 250mm, 70mm and 28mm. Unfortunately 828 was getting a bit leaky by this point, so the body of the locomotive was starting to disappear in a small cloud.
All three of us then headed to what would turn out to be the last spot of the day, a road crossing a little further along the line. When we got there, we found ourselves needing to rescue another photographer’s car out of some mud. With them rescued, we could turn our focus back to the trains. The next service would be heading back towards Eridge hauled by the Class 33 diesel. It was suggested that the nearby pond, nicely full after all the rain, would work for a reflective shot as she went by. Positions were assumed, and the train duly photographed as it went by.
1/500sec, f/8, ISO 2500, 80mmIt worked quite nicely, but because of the angle, I decided it wouldn’t work with the train going in the other direction, led by the steam locomotive, as it would be heading slightly away from the camera. For the next – and final – run of the day, we instead positioned ourselves closer to the crossing itself.
1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000, 100mm1/640sec, f/5.6, ISO 1250, 50mmWith that, the last train of the day was done, and we made our respective ways back home.
It was an excellent welcome to the Spa Valley Railway, and to № 828 which is a stunning locomotive. She’s only expected to be in this part of the world for this year, and will be going back to Scotland before the year is out, so I will need to make sure I get back out to see her again.
As is now tradition, the shots included above are only an handful of the shots I took. There are more in the gallery below.
#camera #cameras #filmPhotography #photographer #Photography #SpaValleyRailway #steam #steamRailways #sussex #trains #travel
