Trainspotting highly commended: steam category

This image was selected for our Trainspotting 2012 photography competition and exhibition. This photograph, taken in Jalai Nur, Nei Mongol, was highly commended for the Steam category. The photographers caption reads:

Sunrise at Jalainur washery

In winter, sunrise is straight down the tracks at the coal washery at Jalainur opencast coal mine in China. The extreme cold causes the recently loaded damp coal to steam in the wagons and even a light engine movement produces a prodigious exhaust. I was inspired to take this photo by the compelling combination of a golden sunrise and the dramatic steam effects caused by the extreme cold of a northern China winter.

Photogrpahy by Adrian Freeman
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Tags: Flickr, Mongol, rail, steam, sunrise, train, trainspotting

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

The licensing of each image varies however we are trying to release as many as possible under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.1 license.