Update – Since this post was added, our agreement with Stuart Black has evolved into a collaboration whereby you can order your favourite loco, in your chosen livery as part of our Personalised Gift Service
Side Profile Train Pictures Added – First Pictures Added
You may have seen a number of side profile drawings of classic steam and diesel locomotives appearing on our products.
I have long admired the side profile style of artwork and have wanted to include a range in my offerings. I saw Stuart Blacks side profile artwork on the event circuit and decided to contact him.
I initially approached Stuart Black about the possibility of creating one of his classic ‘Evolution’ style pictures of 50021 Rodney for my personal collection. I asked Stuart about acquiring the rights to sell this picture as part of our fund raising efforts for 50021 and 50026. Stuart was very helpful and the end result is we now stock an exclusive ‘50021 Rodney Evolution’ range of products.
Following on from this conversation, we came to an agreement whereby I am able to stock and sell side profile pictures of many classic steam and diesel locos on our gift products including –
LNER A3 60103 Flying Scotsman
LNER A4 60009 Union of South Africa
GWR King Class 6000 King George V
New Build A1 Peppercorn 60163 Tornado
LMS Princess Coronation 46256 Sir William A Stanier FRS
LMS Princess Coronation 6220
Southern Bulleid Battle of Britain Class 34057 Biggin Hill
Stuart created me new versions of some of his existing diesel loco pictures and include
I will be adding more side profile pictures from Stuart in the near future including
Class 37
Class 47
Class 68
a number of classic aviation types
If there are any particular aircraft, individual locos or classes you would like to see added then let us know! In the meantime have a look at our new side profile pictures and let us know what you think!
All the best for now
Gary and Dawn
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Here it is at last, the eagerly anticipated new Class 40 in the Snow digital art print!
The scene is set in the winter of 1981 and features a Class 40 hauled passenger train speeding through a railway station. The Class 40 is in BR Blue colour scheme with a rake of mark 1 coaches in the British Rail blue and grey colour scheme.
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East Lancs Railway Unveiling
This picture will be unveiled to the public at the East Lancs Railway Diesel Gala today (18th February 2017). Mailing list subscribers have already seen this print and been able to buy at discounted prices for a week, which is usual practice for most new pictures I release.
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Say Hi at The East Lancs Diesel Gala
So there we have it, the new Class 40 digital art picture finally unveiled. We are on the bridge at Bury throughout the East Lancs Railway Diesel Gala, so come say hi and see the picture up close!
Thanks for reading and hopefully we will see you soon!
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The new editorial stock images of New York feature a wide range of subject matter including
Long Island Rail Road LIRR commuter trains in the Hudson Yards
People on the streets
Buildings including abstract reflections, escape ladders and aerial views from tall buildings
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Two New Airplane Pictures For Duxford Meet the Fighters Airshow
I will be releasing two new airplane pictures at the upcoming Duxford Meet the Fighters Airshow.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
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Lancaster Bomber Taking Off Into Moonlit Sky
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Mitchell B25 at Dawn surrounded by Mist
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The second of my new airplane pictures features a Mitchell B25 Bomber at Dawn surrounded by morning mist. The airplane featured is Mitchell B-25 ‘Sarinah’ operated by the Royal Netherlands AF Historical Flight.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”19714″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
See us at the Duxford Meet the Fighters Airshow
We will be at Duxford for the Meet the Fighters airshow where you will be able to see and buy these new prints. We will be trading on the Friday but the pictures wont be on sale until the Saturday. Take advantage of this offer by subscribing and get first look at the new airplane pictures!
See you at Duxford!!
Cheers
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Just before we dash off for the NYMRs 70s diesel Gala and Cosford airshows this weekend, I wanted to give a quick update on whats happening in the GDMK Images world. Firstly you can find out about the wall art, digital painting and gifts updates or jump to the editorial pictures update
I think the cover picture sums up June so far in the UK!![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Wall Art Pictures and Digital Paintings
I have released several new pictures and digital paintings over the last couple of weeks. I have been working through the thousands of pictures taken on our tedontourusa trip. These are being added slowly to my Alamy Editorial collection with a smaller amount added to the wall art galleries.
Gift Products
I have been trying out different suppliers for my gift products. I am really happy with my chosen suppliers, new and old. These suppliers are, as you would expect, providing top quality products. You might find things slightly cheaper elsewhere, but I am confident you wont find this quality, of both pictures and products, at our prices.[/vc_column_text][ess_grid alias=”GDMK-Images-2016-Picture-and-Gift-Update”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”june-2016-editorial-upicture-update”][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Editorial Pictures
Pictures from the recent America trip are being added to my Alamy collection. The collection is broken down into lightboxes based on subject matter i.e. aircraft, railways, urban, people etc.
Currently I have been adding scenes from New York and a visit to Fort Lauderdale airport.
We have lots of shows coming up after this weekends NYMR 70s Diesel Gala and Cosford Airshow (which are perfect opportunities to get some awesome last minute Fathers Day presents!!).
We will be at the Lincolnshire County Show, Nene Valley Railway Mail Event, Derby Night Market, Flywheel Festival and Flying Legends in the coming weeks so there is plenty of chances to come and say hi – even if its only to see Ted!
Anyway, times ticking and we need to be on the road towards beautiful Yorkshire. If you are going to be at the North Yorks Moors Railway on Friday or Saturday or Cosford airshow on Sunday come and say hi – we love to meet our subscribers!
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We are just back from a fantastic weekend at the American Airshow at the IWM Duxford.
The American Airshow 2016 was a good event. There was lots of great flying (well the bits I got to see were very impressive). It seems the crowd numbers were down – a result of the advance ticket policy? I know a lot of people without tickets were turned away from the gates.
From our perspective it was a successful weekend despite the low crowd numbers.
We had a blast chatting to those visiting our art stall. Many became customers and bought something – its great to see your own personal work leaving for a new home.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ess_grid alias=”gdmk-images-art-stall-american-airshow-duxford-2016″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Ted Gets a C-47 Dakota Flight
The highlight of the event for us was Ted making a new friend called Loon. Loons guardians, Andrew and Geraldine, dropped by the stall when they saw a black and white picture for sale on our stall. It turns out it was a picture of their steed for the weekend – C47A Dakota N147DC. After a lovely chat, they invited Ted to fly in the Dakota during the display on Saturday! Well what could we say? Before we knew it Ted was off and away for his VIP trip. I am sooo jealous of that little bear!!!!
July 2016 Update – little did we know that Ted would go one better at flying legends by getting a date with B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B!![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ess_grid alias=”ted-goes-flying”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Interesting Discussion Generated
My Vulcan digital art picture is always a popular picture wherever I go. As this was our first airshow, it was particularly interesting to listen to the knowledgeable airshow photographers who stopped by. Much discussion was had on whether it was a photograph or art. Even more discussion focussed on its merits as art. Some questioned why someone would sell a badly blurred photo. Others were commending a stunning piece of aviation artwork. It was very entertaining overhearing the banter between friends when opinions differed!
I’m glad the picture does exactly what art should do – generate debate! I’ll side with those customers who bought the picture. Several versions were bought including framed, on canvas and on a wooden block, those people obviously know their art!
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Orders and Upcoming Shows
For those who placed orders, I can confirm that your orders have been processed and submitted for production. You should be hearing from the couriers over the next 10-12 days with delivery slots.
For those who missed my aviation art display, you can check out and order online from the full Aviation Gallery.
Our next airshows are
19th June Cosford
2nd & 3rd July Flywheel Festival
9th & 10th July Flying Legends
We are at various shows every weekend. We will be at Bradgate Park this weekend with a general art stall. Following this we will be taking our railway art display to the North Yorks Moors Railway 70s and Diesel Gala on 17th & 18th June.
If you will be at any of those events, come along and say hi. We love to chat!
In the meantime follow #tedontour on our social media channels to see what Ted gets up to in between shows!
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All the best for now
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New Classic Car Pictures Available to Licence and buy as Wall Art and Gifts
I have added more classic car pictures to my portfolio. The new classic car pictures are from the recent Classic Car Show in London.
The London Classic Car Show is a great event with so much to see, its difficult to get around in a single day. This was my first visit to this show and it turned out to be quite surreal. There was a Comic-Con event on in an adjacent hall and there were hundreds of extravagantly costumed people walking around! I dont know if the events are usually on at the same time, but it was a great unexpected surprise. The lengths some of these guys n gals go to emulate their heroes has to be seen to be believed!
Anyway, back to the classic cars! As with a lot of these events, the halls were heaving with people. As mentioned earlier, you really need two days if you want to see everything. I loved talking to the owners in the Owners Club hall. Some of the restorations are an absolute credit to their owners and I love it when they want to engage with photographers and tell their story. Perhaps that is the reason I need two days to get around cos I spend too long gassing!
Many of the pictures from the show will be used as base material for new digital art pictures (see below for more details) with a selection made available to licence via Alamy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
British Classic Cars
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American Classic Cars
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Classic Car Digital Art
I have recently been working on some digital art pictures featuring various classic cars. The two digital art pictures below have just been added for sale to the wall art and gift collection.
The first is a Marcos Mantis followed by an Austin 16/6. Alongside each picture is a closer in view of the finer details of the digital art effects.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][ess_grid alias=”new-classic-car-digital-art-pictures”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]More classic car digital art pictures will be added over the coming weeks so why not subscribe to the newsletter to hear first about the updates? If you are interested in licensing any images then follow the link to see my full classic car portfolio on Alamy.
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Hinckley finally has its brand new shopping centre. The concept of a rejuvenated bus station and shopping area, has been on the cards for Hinckley for a long, long time. Talk of a bus station redevelopment with a supermarket at its heart has been around since at least the mid 1990s.
I wanted to record the existing buildings, their demolition and the new building works. My decision to do this was partly as an attempt to ‘document’ a large scale project on my doorstep and also as a record for future generations.
At the end of the article are links to my Alamy lightbox of licensable pictures from this article. Following this is a review of the project from a photographers point of view. Here I discuss what I learnt and provide tips on how to go about planning your own similar project.
So here we go – a picture essay of the building of The Crescent shopping centre in Hinckley.
The development involves a piece of land bordered by Brunel Road, Rugby Road, Lancaster Road and Station Road.
Rugby Road Shops and Businesses
Below are the shops and businesses that existed along Rugby Road taken shortly after being fenced off.
Starting off we have the row of small units along Waterloo Road. The shop on the corner was Punctillios Model spot. I bought many an Airfix, Tamiya and other model kits in my distant youth. There was also a launderette, the old Wainfleet Bus booking office (long since closed) and a few others. I do remember there being one of the first computer shops in Hinckley here. Again many a mis-spent hour poring over the latest Spectrum game releases! Moving onto Rugby Road was the Catalogue Shop, which was the final incarnation of this building that had seen occupants as diverse as various bars and nightclubs through to a childs soft play centre.
The Sawasdee Thai restaurant was next to this followed by Bennetts Hosiery factory. The final affected building was ‘Hinckley Dry Cleaners’ that did nothing to hide its previous existence as a garage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” item=”9524″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1510601948069-03ee52ea-b503-10″ include=”9449,9456,9506,9450,9457,9455,9451,9453,9454,9452″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Station Road Businesses
On the Corner of Lancaster Road and Station Road was Appleton House which was home to various accounting businesses. Moving along station road were a number of units that had mixed occupants. Unbelievably, I somehow managed to miss out the Volvo dealership on the corner of Station Road and Brunel Road. Not sure how that happened but there you go.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” item=”9524″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1510601948080-4b33c990-978c-7″ include=”9448,9447,9446,9445″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Brunel Road Businesses
The only businesses in Brunel Road were the Sainsburys and Iceland. These were located in the short stay carpark on the Right hand side of the road when looking down the hill.
The Volvo dealership ran down from the corner of Station Road and behind this was a gym and another couple of units. In front of these units was another short stay carpark and the bus station itself.
On the Left hand side of the road looking down the hill, was an old car repair centre, the St Johns Ambulance Building and a long stay car park. The garage sign is shown below where you can see the cleared concrete pad of the St Johns building directly behind with the long stay car park in the far distance.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” item=”9524″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1510601948086-3b3b71a4-154e-7″ include=”9444,9443,9442,9441,9440″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Clearance Work and Demolition
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Views From Hinckley Bus Station
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The Crescents First Shoots Start to Show
Building work starts in earnest as the land is cleared of demolition debris. The first signs of the ironwork and superstructure are appearing.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” item=”9524″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1510601948103-8060f618-248d-8″ include=”9469,9463,9464,9466,9467″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Construction Machinery and Vehicles
There was plenty of impressive hardware to see during the construction. I like my man-toys and gadgets and always find the machinery on show interesting.
Along with the usual diggers and dumpers, there were some impressive piling machines, drills and cranes. Always impressive to see when at work.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” item=”9524″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1510601948107-cbfbfd73-aaaa-0″ include=”9475,9472,9468,9470,9431,9433″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
New Buildings Familiar Sights
I always like to try and include something familiar in these type of transition shots. Including something old against the new build helps people to relate to familiar landmarks. Sometimes if the familiar is omitted it is hard to orientate where the photo is taken from and how it relates to the exisiting and known landscape. These photos help to prove Hinckley is still there in the background![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” item=”9524″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1510601948112-98aa56ca-fa3e-2″ include=”9471,9474,9432,9469,9483″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Construction Well Under Way
It doesn’t seem to take long for the superstructure and internal framework to take shape. Here are various views of the superstructure and ironwork.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” item=”9524″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1510601948118-8b31e8fa-cd57-0″ include=”9482,9481,9479,9434,9478,9477,9435,9480,9465,9244″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
The Crescent Is Almost Ready
And so we have it – almost. All the major construction is completed. Sainsburys and Cineworld are open with the other units being fitted out for their new occupants.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid style=”lazy” item=”9524″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1510601948125-823cc895-1db8-10″ include=”9484,9485,9486,9438,9437,9436,9487″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”editorial-pictures”][vc_column][vc_column_text]
I think this kind of long term project is valuable for photographers for many reasons.
Documenting change over time requires a certain amount of self discipline to revisit the same place over and over again. Your first couple of visits to the scene will be pretty easy as you are ‘setting the scene’ so to speak. These initial visits are basically documenting the scene as it exists prior to any change.
Over time though, especially during multi-year projects where nothing seems to change from month to month, it can become harder to get scenes that have an element of interest (both for you and any potential future viewers). This is particularly true if you pass the site regularly. Seeing the site repeatedly makes it harder to judge the incremental change.
This project started off as a casual project with the main aim to simply record the changes. The timing was not perfect (is it ever?) as I was dealing with some pretty intense personal circumstances. The project was a form of therapy to allow me to simply chill out whilst doing something constructive.
Looking back, I realise how valuable such a project can be to develop a photographers skills, particularly those skills that are not needed to use a camera.
If you decide to try a similar project here are a few pointers I think you will find of use.
I recommend setting up a timetable that splits the project into a timeline. Try to find out as much as possible about the project. Establish the planned start and finish dates as a bare minimum. Also, try to get some inside ‘gen’ on any other key dates. Events such as when large or unusual machines are expected on site, local dignitaries are booked to visit etc will provide many photographic opportunities. Try and find out project phase dates (demolition phase, land clearance phase, construction phase etc).
Armed with this info you can build a rough schedule and slot in appropriate potential dates to visit. Review the schedule and build yourself a shooting plan. Your shooting plan should include both regular visits, to capture the phased changes, and ad-hoc dates that include the projects key dates. Creating a shooting plan is one thing – sticking to it is another. This is where self discipline is vital. How frequent your regular visits are is entirely up to you. For a year long project you might decide fortnightly or monthly visits are appropriate. Remember, the more frequent the visits the harder it is to stick to the plan. Conversely, the less frequent the visits, the more likely you are to miss something of interest. Less frequent visits make it more likely you might forget or lose interest.
Before each visit, review your pictures from previous visits. By doing this you will refresh your mind on areas of interest. You will also see the step change since your last visit – even if very little may seem to have changed to the untrained eye.
Even if little does change, you will find over time that different viewpoints become available. This allows you to capture the work from a different angle which in itself can reveal further scenes of interest.
This is particularly useful when you are trying to include existing landmarks into the changing scene. Existing landmarks are useful because it allows people to orientate themselves within the scene.
All these pictures were taken from outside the perimeter of the building site. Going forward I would like to get the necessary permissions to enter a site. This will allow some real insight into what is involved and allow access to the real essence of the project.
Reviewing this project, I realise I learnt so much that will be invaluable for future projects. More importantly I realise how much I missed.
I hope you have enjoyed this snapshot of history and my thoughts about planning a similar project. I enjoyed tracking the development of this building project. Its surprising how quickly once familiar scenes can completely change.
Please let me know what you think of these tips. It would be great to hear about any similar projects you have undertaken and what you learned.
Feel free to ask me any questions about this article.
Thanks for reading and all the best for now
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Whilst out and about on business, I recently passed one of the largest railway depots in the UK.
Toton yard and depot is a huge location and is home to the DB Schenker Rail (UK) heavy maintenance facility. DB Schenker is part of the Deutchse Bahn German national railway operator.
The size of the yard reflects the one time massive flows of coal from the Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire coalfields to the Midlands power stations.
As the British coal industry declined, so did the fortunes of the yard and associated loco fleets based there.
Add into this mix the privatisation of the British railway network and the ensuing rationalisation of freight flows, the yard is a shadow of its former self.
There are still dozens of locos to see, but the sheer volume of trains, and operational yard space has declined significantly.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Abandoned Class 60s
One of the first things to strike any viewer at this location is the massive line of disused diesel locos slowly rusting away.
In the title picture there are 31 disused and abandoned locos in the line.
These class 60 locos were built by Brush Traction at Loughborough for British Rail between 1989 and 1993.[/vc_column_text][vc_masonry_media_grid item=”2915″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1454863871415-791a16c7-980a-0″ include=”9411,9409,9408,9407,9405,9406″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
Somethings Got To Be Wrong?
Seeing this long line of disused locos gets me thinking that something has to be wrong with the British railway method of operation.
Simply seeing all these locos rotting away juxtaposed against the non stop flow of heavy lorries witnessed on the M1 not 10 mins prior begs many questions.
I am just a photographer and document what I see, but something has to be wrong.
Too many lorries on the road and loads of locos laying idle is not right. The relevant costings and bureaucracies must need amending to ease the load on our roads.
Why aren’t these locos being offered to other operators that may have use for them. Surely in a truly ‘competitive arena’ such as a privatised railway, companies shouldn’t be able to sit on dozens of unused locos. If they are not needed they should be offered to others that could use them.
Is the ‘competitive arena’ of British railways completely broken? Is there any ‘real’ competition at all?
Is this scene reflective of the actual reality of Britains privatised railway? A large rail operator with an ability to sit on dozens of unneeded locos could easily prevent smaller ‘competition’ from winning any new traffic.
This may make business sense for the company involved but is it in the National Interest?
I’m not sure but, looking at the bigger picture, something is broken with British railways.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]
More Railway Editorial Pictures
Anyway, enough of the politics I’m getting a headache!
The full set of pictures taken on this visit are available to view and licence on Alamy. If you are interested, follow the link to my full railway picture collection. Alternatively you can view my latest editorial pictures.
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