Welcome to the Unofficial Screenshot Competition! This is a fun and friendly alternative to the official Screenshot Competition run by DTG. Theme for this week: On the Beach Summer is in full swing on the northern hemisphere, it's time to bring out the towels, volleyballs, swimsuits, surfboards. Ocean, sea, lake or river - anything where you can have a Bath. Our rules: Screenshot should be in some way (can be very tenuous) linked to the theme. You can enter up to 3 pictures, posted separately. You can delete and replace if you wish. TSC only shots allowed. 3rd party content, enhancement and artistic editing is accepted. Thread poster picks the podium and can't enter themselves. The decision is final. The winner chooses the new theme for next week and becomes its judge. We strongly discourage any negativity, this is a light hearted & fun contest! This is a major "we are all friendly" thread and we hope it will always remain so. Please keep chat to an absolute minimum. Entries will close at 9:00 PM GMT on Friday, July 21st and will be judged by me (Andras). In the event of this week's winner not responding by 5:00 PM GMT Sunday, July 23rd, a new thread will be created. (Custom note: I'll be visiting family next weekend, I expect to post judgement on Saturday morning, but in its absence I nominate cscarpenter, 28th week's silver as judge.) Good luck to all, but most importantly, remember to have fun! ps.: I didn't include a poll because reviewing the last weeks, there weren't many votes and it usually ends up freestyle. I wanted to shorten this post but you can take an earlier version next week. Spirit is the same.
D1053 "Western Patriarch" hauls an early morning express service past the empty beach at Dawlish. Loco:- Class 52 Route:- Riviera Line
Rain has hit Dawlish as 802105 makes a stop. 1C85 from John Dean on ATS AP 800EP Riviera Line: Exeter – Paignton (Steam) AP Sky & Weather
A Little further around the Jurassic Coast the clouds (not the expensive ones ) have cleared & the sun is shining on 802105 1C85 from John Dean on ATS AP 800EP Riviera Line: Exeter – Paignton (Steam) AP Sky & Weather
The waves crash against the beach of the southern United Kingdom as British Railways 4073 Class '7036' 'Taunton Castle' leads a passenger train approaching Dawlish. Loco: GWR 4073 Class Route: Riviera Line in the Fifties: Exeter - Kingswear
Metrolink EMD F59PH '200' leads a southbound train headed for Oceanside across the beaches of the south western United States of America as the sun begins to set during the Summer of 2010. Loco: EMD F59PH, Bombardier BiLevel Cab Car Route: Pacific Surfliner LA - San Diego
Amtrak EMD F59PHI '453' navigates the same beach and location as seen in the previous screenshot with a train headed for San Diego as the sun begins to set during the Spring of 2014. Loco: EMD F59PHI, Surfliner Cab Car Route: Pacific Surfliner LA - San Diego
When all around is Green & Gold, an LSWR Adams Radial with a rake of Birdcage Coaches trundles past the beach at Watchett on the West Somerset Railway on a glorious autumnal morning..
31116 hauls a stock of Regional Express coaches through Grange on the Sands. Loco:- Class 31 Route:- [OTS] Cumbrian Coast & Furness Line
Not exactly a "sit on the beach" type of day, but adverse weather can often produce a stunning background for photography. Loco:- Class 31 Route:- [OTS] Cumbrian Coast & Furness Line
A castle set passes the breakwater at Penzance beach on the single track mainline between Penzance and Long Rock. A Network Rail test train sits in slopers siding adjacent to the mainline awaiting its time to leave later in the day. Trains: Class 43 2+4 Castle set, Class 37 Network rail Route: BHBP V3 Uses the new cloud pack from AP
Thank you everyone for your contributions! Many fantastic offerings here, making it difficult to pick a specific podium. Which is good! 3rd: Pookeyhead's wonderful sunset shot on DPS North East England. 2nd: cscarpenter's foggy advance on the OTS Cumbrian Coast & Furness Line. 1st: paulc's Jurassic Coast capture of the GWR 800 on the Riviera Line. (Out of curiosity, is this edited to emphasize the colors?) Blazin's set is also wonderful. Craigie-C's LSWR Adams Radial on the West Somerset has great mood about it in the earliest light. Rob's picture brings the perspective of sitting on the beach. Railfan's brings us to a peaceful spring day, sitting by the water, with a train pacing by. Again, thanks to everyone for participating, and with that I'm handing it over to paulc .
Thanks for the win! did not expect it as so many great entries! well done to all! Next comp is up here - https://forums.dovetailgames.com/threads/unofficial-screenshot-competition-2023-week-30.71822/
Yeah some fantastic entries this week and yours was quite special Paul. It looks almost like a GWR picture postcard!
Small enhancements to exposure, shadows/highlights & contrast to make the image pop abit, TSC often looks dark & flat. Thanks Rob!
Congratulations paulc for 1st place and well done to the other winners! Thanks also for the quick honourable mention there.
