Disused Railway Line Between Bowburn & Sherburn House, Durham

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Lensman3000

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Here are some shots of the old lines that can be accessed quite easily from various tracks around the area
I make no apologies for the HDRs, I know it's not everyones cup of tea but it's something I dabble with now and again


LEFT ON THE LINE by Lensman3000, on Flickr


SLEEPERS 1 by Lensman3000, on Flickr


BROKEN SIGNAL by Lensman3000, on Flickr

This one is not the result of mad photoshopping. It really is like this :lol:

A BIT BENT 2 by Lensman3000, on Flickr


DOWN THE TRACK by Lensman3000, on Flickr


ONE by Lensman3000, on Flickr

Loving this forum and I hope to post more stuff in the future
 
Good to see the rails and sleepers still remaining. Love your pics...especially the signal one.
Welcome to DP Lensman, and looking forward to seeing more of your posts. :)
 
"I make no apologies for the HDRs, I know it's not everyones cup of tea but it's something I dabble with now and again"

No ones asked you for an apology, They are your pics and I enjoyed looking, Thanks and Welcome to DP.
 
Thank you Foxylady, I look forward to posting more

Smiler, thank you! I only said that because I saw another post with a load of HDRs and someone was having a little bit of a winge about them haha
 
Welcome to the forum mate! I love ur pics, theres something about abandoned railways i love! Im still very much an amateur photographer so this may come as a stupid question, but what actually is HDR? I love the results!
 
Yeah I like this too. I spend a lot of time on disused railway lines.

The HDR thing seems to be about detracting in some way from the way a site actually looks. I think it's more about what's in the photograph than how you've altered it to your tastes. I agree with what most people on here say about HDR in exploration photos, it's ok in small doses.

If you're more interested in how your photo looks than exploring the site, then you've probably crossed the line. This looks like subtle HDR to me and the content was interesting too so thumbs up. :)
 
Welcome to the forum mate! I love ur pics, theres something about abandoned railways i love! Im still very much an amateur photographer so this may come as a stupid question, but what actually is HDR? I love the results!

HDR (High Dynamic Range) is basically taking 3 photos (1 normal exposure, 1 over exposed and 1 under exposed then merging the pics in software like Photomatix Pro. The look of the photos is a result of tone-mapping which can give different looks ranging from subtle to completely outlandish :0)

This guy is a HDRing god
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/
 
Tanks mate! I think i will give it atry, i like the subtle look it gets, adds an almost spooky feel to the tracks!
 
The post processing doesn't bother me its just another form of photography think to many people get hung up on it when done ok its a enhancement when done bad its a mess.

More interested in did the track lead anywhere abandoned station, sidings, track furniture :question:, nice shots :)
 
The post processing doesn't bother me its just another form of photography think to many people get hung up on it when done ok its a enhancement when done bad its a mess.

More interested in did the track lead anywhere abandoned station, sidings, track furniture :question:, nice shots :)

Thanks! I did a bit of google mapping and followed the line to find that it runs all the way from Pelaw, Gateshead down to Tursdale near Bowburn where it meets up with the main line. Aprox 18 miles or so
 
This line is still ear-marked for re-opening when the financial climate eases. There is an unusually accurate page about the line on Wiki which is quite interesting.
[ame]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leamside_Line[/ame]
 
I did the same and followed the line on google maps, that's a fairly long disused line :):)

Thanks! I did a bit of google mapping and followed the line to find that it runs all the way from Pelaw, Gateshead down to Tursdale near Bowburn where it meets up with the main line. Aprox 18 miles or so
 

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