56032 Kidderminster (Hodgehill Farm) 14 December 1996

You can almost feel the cold looking at this picture! 56032 Sir De Morgannwg / County of South Glamorgan approaches the footpath crossing behind Hodgehill Garden Centre at Kidderminster on 14 December 1996 with the Pathfinder Tours 1Z56 07:07 Bristol Temple Meads to Guildford 'Rooster Booster' railtour. Although the sun which was out weakly when I arrived had decided to disappear into high cloud, for once I think the muted colours and soft light make an excellent picture. Unfortunately the light level was very low (note that a street light is still on to the right of the locomotive) and I had to take the picture with the lens wide open. I am quite surprised that the depth of field is this good considering it is taken on a 100mm lens.