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As part of the celebration of the Commonwealth Games Baton coming through town, the local heritage railway organized a bushranger attack in town, on one of their trains. Here are some pics:


















There are some more at: http://photos.ozonejunkie.com/v/occasions/holdup/
*The actual train used was not a local train, but one on loan from QR.

And the baton:




Comments, Critiques, Advice, Guidance all welcomed!

Tristan

Nice mate, a good sequence that portrays the 'event' nicely. Although I don't think I approve of the Police BOTH 'buying it' Must be a Qld Police thing...

The cop firing from the ground is a great shot (excuse the pun) contains emotion, fake or not!

The baton runner looks a bit soft, maybe DOF to shallow? A bit od USM required. Also, maybe increase saturation to pump up the greens in his clothing and the light on the baton.

You were lucky to have come through, I was hoping it would come through Bathurst, but after Sydney, it turned right, and kept going in Qld.... Oh well.

Raskill wrote:The baton runner looks a bit soft, maybe DOF to shallow?

I think it is a combination of that, and the fact that the photo was taken at 300mm on the 100-300, starting to get a bit soft. :S

The baton went right past our front door.

Tristan

I hope you at least had to leave your yard to get the train hijack sequences!!!!

Tristan,

It's a bit of worry the company you keep... rather rough looking

D.

Some good photos there for the day... but imagine what they'd be like if taken with a Nikon

Nah, some great photos there.. the train looks good!!

Tim

Zeeke wrote:imagine what they'd be like if taken with a Nikon

Soft, Blurry, Out of Focus . . . . . . . . .

Thanks for the comments Tim. I might go and hide under a rock now after saying that . . . . .

Tristan

Great to see the local's keeping history alive... Some great images there, the cop getting in one last shot before he "carks" it is great...