FOTR Steam Photography Weekend June 2012

[John Ashworth]

Dear All,

Friends of the Rail are hosting another Steam Photography Weekend in June 2012.

You are very welcome to participate. If you did participate last year and were disappointed that we did not make it to Cullinan, you will be given a discount on the advertised price.

Trains have been getting through to Cullinan regularly this year.

With kind regards,

David Benn

STEAM TRAIN PHOTOGRAPHY

Friends of the Rail

Preserving South African Railway Heritage

Presents

A weekend of Steam Train Photography

Dates: 8 – 10 June 2012

Venues: Capital Park Steam Shed Tswane/Pretoria, and Cullinan Branch Line.

Program:

Friday 8 June:
20h00: Presentation/Lecture on Rail Photography by David Benn FPSSA (Optional, at Hermanstad depot)

Saturday 9 June:
06h00: Sunrise Photography at Capital Park Steam Shed.
Late morning departure for Cullinan.
15h00: Afternoon Photography on the Branch Line. Sunset on the line.
Night Photography at Cullinan Station. Flood lighting provided.

Sunday 10 June:
06h00: Sunrise Photography leaving Cullinan. The train will then be turned and we will take arrival photographs.
Return to Capital Park by mid afternoon.s

Cost: Just R1500 per Photographer.

Not including meals and accommodation, which can be arranged. Non-photographers can be accommodated at a lesser fare

Contact:
David Benn
david@shrinks.co.za
or
Arno Victor (Friends of the Rail)
sales@friendsoftherail.com
012 7678145.
http://www.friendsoftherail.com

The weekend will be led by experts in Steam Train Photography.

By participating you will be supporting the preservation of Steam Railways
This is not to be missed .

Subject to a minimum of 40 bookings – Maximum 50.

Do not delay - we already have a lot of confirmed bookings!

[Gabor Kovacs]

Courtesy of Lee Gates, Lee has created and published a "WINTER WEEKEND of STEAM TRAIN PHOTOGRAPHY – 8-10 JUNE 2012 brochure", (see below PDF format file), to assist with marketing of this event!!

Would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Lee for his time and effort. Thank You kindly, Lee!

[Nathan Berelowitz]

Thanks Lee, nice one. Would be great in June, if Reef Steamers could bring a train through for the FOTR open day we are hosting on 24 June at the Hermanstad site.