A few pictures from my collection

[PeterVonFrosta2]

Here are a few random picks from my photo collection:

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/015.jpg"]
103 245, Hamburg, September 2001

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/096.jpg"]
185 001, near Maschen marshalling yard, June 2005

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/104.jpg"]
A single class 140 engine on its way to Maschen marshalling yard
after sunset, June 2005

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/040.jpg"]
750 003 (formerly class 103), owned by the DB's research department,
meets an ICE3 at Limburg Süd, April 2003

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/118.jpg"]
Two "TALENT" trainsets, owned by Connex, at Holzminden station,
April 2005

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/127.jpg"]
An IC-T crosses the famous Altenbeken viaduct, April 2005

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/131.jpg"]
A subway train in Hamburg, type DT4.5 - those used to take me to work
for 3 years...

And some pictures from Maschen marshalling yard, Europe's largest
yard, conveniently located next to my hometown ;-)

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/130.jpg"]
Close to midnight, April 2005

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/028.jpg"]
A freezing cold winter morning, December 2004

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/045.jpg"]
Waiting for work, June 2005

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/020.jpg"]
Inside the workshop, June 2005

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/087.jpg"]
Sundown, July 2005

I hope you like them...

[GreatNortherner]

"I hope you like them..."

YES!!! These are some of the best railroad photographs I have ever seen! Seriously, without overusing the superlative. Especially the first, the third, and the night/dawn/dusk shots of the yard blew me away.

Did you take these with a digital camera or a "traditional" one? And may I ask what manufacturer/model you used?

Anyway, thanks!!! Great pictures.
Michael

[sstyrnol]

Great to see some German "toasters" here... Good job on the photos as well!

[FURX]

Really cool shots, I feel a few have a nice surreal quality!-Jeffrey

[PeterVonFrosta2]

All of the pictures were taken with digital cameras. In 2001, I didn't
have my own camera yet, so I borrowed one from my highschool. In 2002,
I bought my own camera. These two cameras are almost identical: the
school's camera was a Olympus Camedia C2020, mine is a C2040, both
2.1 MPixels, the biggest difference between the two models is that
the 2020 still had a RS232 connector while the C2040 has a USB port.
I also have several normal cameras (mostly old Minoltas), but I haven't
used them in years...

The first picture is one of my favourites. It was taken at the open
house day at the Hamburg-Eidelstedt yard in 2001. On that day, the
weather changed every 5 minutes. Therefore, just a few minutes after
taking the above photo, I took this one:

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/008.jpg"]
(and I still regret that I set the resolution down to 640x480 for this
one, but the school only had an 8 MB memory card)

this was the transition between rain and sunshine:

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/003.jpg"]

and here are two more winter morning pics:

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/029.jpg"]

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/fotos/027.jpg"]

[obo]

Outstanding photos, Peter. I can't decide which one I like best, but the twilight yard shots all look great, as does the long shot across the fields of the 140.

Rob.

[PeterVonFrosta2]

Thanks!

Here's another train in the field:

[img src="http://users.informatik.haw-hamburg.de/~birnba_i/zusi/class66.jpg"]

Taken last week.