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    Default Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    Visited this one with Mr Beady & Bad Batz

    To say we planned to spend the evening taking some night shots of a local landmark, plans which quickly got abandoned by the brilliant British weather, last night ended up being rather enjoyable. Met another new local and had a good laugh!

    Nabbed the history of this place from MJS' report seeing as though he's the guy that first brought it to my attention on here.

    The Standedge Tunnels are four parallel tunnels that run beneath the Pennines between Marsden and Diggle, on the edges of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. There are three railway tunnels and a canal tunnel (on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal). The canal tunnel is the longest and oldest of the tunnels, and holds the record as the longest and highest canal tunnel in Britain. All four tunnels are linked by cross-tunnels or adits at strategic locations within the tunnels. The adits allowed the railway tunnels to be built much more quickly by allowing 'waste spoil'(sic) to be removed by boat and reducing the need for shafts for construction.

    Of the railway tunnels, only the tunnel built in 1894 is currently used for rail traffic. Closed in 1943, the canal tunnel was re-opened in May 2001. The Canal Tunnel is the longest, deepest and highest canal tunnel in Britain. It is 5,029 metres (16,499 ft) long, 194 metres (636 ft) underground at the deepest point, and 196 metres (643 ft) above sea level.
    We didn't get all the way through the tunnel this evening so there aren't many pictures, but I'm sure Beardy'll tag his on to the end.













    To round it off, an incredibly shit panorama that could have been really good if I'd have taken my time instead of rushing it. Note to self, slow and steady wins the race.



    Moral of this explore, longer exposures and a higher F-stop..

    We will be back, there's more to see.

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    Default Re: Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    2nd Pictures the winner for me
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    Default Re: Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    Pano is nice!

    I like the 'lightening' hitting Jonno's head!

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    Default Re: Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    Quote Originally Posted by birdinanaviary View Post
    2nd Pictures the winner for me
    Weird, that's the one I don't like!

    Quote Originally Posted by BadBatz View Post
    Pano is nice!

    I like the 'lightening' hitting Jonno's head!
    We can hope, we can hope.. Nice getting out with you both!

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    Default Re: Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    Good stuff mate, it's tricky lighting shit up underground.


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    Default Re: Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    Quote Originally Posted by MJS View Post
    Good stuff mate, it's tricky lighting shit up underground.
    Definitely is. This place is practically on my doorstep anyway so it's not gonna go anywhere..

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    Default Re: Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    nice i love tunnels but never get a good shot cos i am crap with the camera so use a point and shoot

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    Default Re: Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    Quote Originally Posted by myke View Post
    nice i love tunnels but never get a good shot cos i am crap with the camera so use a point and shoot
    I wouldn't say I was brilliant! Gotta practice to get better, buy one and fiddle - you'll get there eventually.

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    Default Re: Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    I love lighting stuff up, get some different coloured gels and get on it, it's well good fun...



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    Default Re: Standedge Railway & Canal Tunnels, Marsden - August 2012

    Yaaaa you want to go mooching with MJS the multi coloured flash bender... Just watch out for fire extinguishers yeah?


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