Under steam

Today we took a steam-train to the top of the Brocken (1142m).
It was an amazing trip, but oh, so cold!!!
It was -15 degrees Celsius and very windy, so think about the chill factor! It was just so beautiful!
So... I made over 200 photo's and I can't choose one, so two for today will do.
These are two of the loc' s filling up with water before another trip to the top.
These are just trains waiting to leave, but the fact that they are steam-trains makes this extraordinary, so I tag this for this weeks theme.

And here's one on the top of the mountain: http://365project.org/geertje/couldn-t-decide/2012-02-01

I hope you like my holiday-pictures so far, I enjoy myself so much!

[Kim Suzanne Kelley]

I love this - there's so much to look at! FAV for me.

[Melanie Savage]

This is wonderful, fav!

[Jani M]

great shot ! Love the steam, love the two trains ...fav

[Andrew ]

Wow. Awesome shot! FAV x

[Kerri]

Awesome! Fav

[Cherrill]

Wowow! What an incredible scene! Beautiful...man and machine....we're all going to love this Geertje! Fave!

[Geertje K.]

@Cherrill And this is made with my P&S!!!

[Cherrill]

@geertje Yay! let's hear it for the P&S! So pleased you're having such a good time :-)

[Pauline Binek]

looks so dramatic...brilliant shot

[Jaap Meijer]

Deze is pas gaaf!! Poster, direct fav. Fantastisch, stoom, sneeuw, schitterende contrasten.

[Denise]

Wow....this is like something out of a movie Geertje. Excellent composition and lighting.

[Elke W.]

Very cool!! Love the light & steam!

[Keri]

lovely composition and the lighting is amazing!

[Graham Harcombe]

This a genuinely 'classic' shot Geertje. Brilliant and a fav.

[Marilyn Wigen]

Wonderful shot! Looks like something from a James Bond movie!

[Laura Thornton]

I completely agree with Marilyn. This is straight out of a movie. Fantastic photo. I may have to fav this!

[Laura Thornton]

Done. Fav'd.

[Muse]

Oh, what a beautiful pic! Love, love it! And there is an ageless feel

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

FAV! Stunning tones - love the steam and have to agree...looks like it came straight out of a movie! Fabulous photo in every way!

[Arjan Vreugdenhil]

Whow its awesome geertje!

[Pyrrhula]

Whow. Steam-trains I love them. Glad we have a steam line in Goes

[Shanne]

fantastic shot - fave

[Juliette Packham]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE steam trains and this is a fantastic capture - especially with all that coldness about! INstant FAV!

[Lisa Pouncy]

Fabulous shot!! xx

[Melissa Pike]

This is just awesome! The steam is really fantastic - looks like something straight out of a movie! I love the silhouetted figures as well.

[Linda Paul]

Very nicely done. Wonderful exposure of the steam.

[Sharon]

AWESOME!!!!! fav!

[Debbie Orlando]

WHOA...amazing shot. That cold weather sure helped the steam be even more dramatic and you capture it nicely. And I love the addtion of the guy climbing the engine. Another FAV from me!

[Amber D]

This is absolutely EXCELLENT! Well captured!

[Cathy Misze]

Awesome shot! It does look cold but it makes for one awesome shot. A fav

[Dawn Irwin]

Love this one! Amazing p&s shot, looks like a movie scene.

[Pepita Liang]

Super shot!! Love the cinematic atmosphere.

[Vicki Kell]

excellent

[Vicki K]

Brilliance...FAve

[Charles Brooks]

Really special shot! well done!

[Shirley (mjmaven)]

Really great shot, Geertje........love it......a fav!!

[Jenn]

It's like a step back in time! Instant fav...amazing shot!

[Elise DeCola]

This is soooo awesome! Fav!

[John Hartzell]

Fantastic Shot! FAV!

[Jarrett Bates]

Anyone else think of Harry Potter when they see this?

[Carolyn White]

Wonderful capture!

[Livia]

Whoa, the steam and the light! What a fabulous shot this is!

[bkb in the city]

I love this shot with all the steam showing. You can certainly feel the cold in this shot

[Cherrill]

And yes there it is on PP this morning!! A really fabulous shot Geertje! Well done!

[Keyt Harrington]

Oh wow this is a fav!! I don't see anything like that in the country! Great photo!!

[Anja]

Prachtige foto, fav!

[emily tull]

lovely

[Tania L]

Looks like you were on set! This is fabulous! A Fav!

[petra]

en natuurlijk PP, goed gedaan! ehhh... mis je ons al een beetje?

[Samantha Brown]

Great pic! Really inspires me to get out there and try and capture some good shots.

[andy c]

great shot and I'll stop complaining about our -3 now :-)

[Geertje K.]

@jarrettbates Now that you said it, yes, it does look like Harry potter!
@Cherrill Thanks for letting me know it made the PP!
@petra Ik mis jullie een heel klein beetje, maar het is hier zo mooi, er is zoveel te doen, dat ik haast geen tijd heb om aan thuis te denken...

[Geertje K.]

@andycoleborn Lol! Yes, that sounds like peanuts now, it's still -8 in the valley and I think more than -10 on the hills...

[petra]

@geertje mmm... een heel klein beetje... daar moeten we het dan maar weer mee doen ;P lol

[katy]

Absolutely amazing shot, Geertje. It looks like a scene from a movie! It definitely deserves the PP!

[Lois P]

Fantastic shot!

[Michelle]

Instant Fav!!! The colours and feel are almost otherworldly!

[robinwarner]

holy cow...blow this up frame it WOW

[Seth Tan]

wow!!! stunning shot. FAV!

[Lesley Barber]

As a steam enthusiast,I think this is just fanatstic and so atmospheric! Afav!

[Martha Wright]

This picture is amazeballs. I love it so much!

[Elizabeth Porter]

Wow! Fantastic shot!

[Rosie White-Hlouveraki]

Brilliant capture and atmosphere.

[Jan Hall]

Just stunning!

[Wendy]

Wow! This is simply fantastic! Fav!

[Sara]

Of course it makes me think of Polar Express...gorgeous

[Lisa Conrad]

I can't even comprehend that kind of cold. nice shot.

[michelle mcintyre]

Wow what a fantastic shot - Fav'd

[Nadine]

I can't tell you how much I love this. Fav.

[Rebecca Briggs]

This is soooooooo amazing Geertje... i love it... instant fav..xx

[petra]

record aan fav's?

[Geertje K.]

@petra Nee, nog niet, die van Mieke in de herfst met blaadjes heeft er nog meer.

[Gabriel Siqueira]

Fantastic silhouettes!

[Paul O' Hanlon]

Wow, what a brilliant shot!

[carol white]

Excellent shot!

[Donna H]

fabulous composition, wonderful!

[Ross Scrivener]

That is just superb, looks like it's straight out of a movie!

[Judith Greenwood]

I'm a bit late to the party but FAV!!! This is one of my favourite 365 shots EVER!!

[Cheyenne Rebecca ツ]

Congrats on the Top 20!!!!!
Jumping on the fav band wagon :))

[Helene]

how did I miss this shot? fabulous! congrats for the top 20!

[Cathy]

Fav! The climbing man, silhouettes, steam, color, composition make for a fantastic shot!

[Michael Elliott]

Congrats on Top 20 - great pic and belated Fav!

[petra]

ja hoor nummer 2!

[Geertje K.]

@petra Bizar he? Had ik echt niet verwacht!

[petra]

@geertje o ja ik echt wel hoor ;)

[Alison Tomlin]

Wow spectacular! another late fav.

[katy]

#2 in the top 20!! Go you!!!

[Bob G]

What a beautiful shot

[Mark Buehl]

A great shot!

[Paula]

Wow .. love this!

[Natalie Durell]

I'm late to join the party of Faving this but this is wonderful and I'm very jealous you took this! lol FAV

[☮Lee Gordon☮]

outstanding

[Lisa Pouncy]

I don't know how I missed this. It's amazing. Fav xx

[Moira Brown]

Can't believe I missed this one - fabulous shot!

[Ken Lemieux]

That is a really great shot, fav!

[Luka]

great capture!

[Jennifer]

fabulous! FAV

[Joyce Wells]

WOW, FAV! No more words needed, Geertje!

[Stephanie Nguyen]

So much to love about this photo. The trains, the smoke, the man climbing down. Congrats on making top 20, faved!

[Monica]

Soooo cool! Love the lighting, the steam, the figures!!

[Julie]

Stunning, an instant fav

[Danielle Greenwood]

Fabulous!!

[Kelly T.Haysley]

Wow I love this one; I love trains and this shot reminds me of an old b&w movie scene. lovely composition

[MaryBeth Dailey]

These are extraordinary! They remind me of Hogwart's Express or something!

[Pam Hawkes]

Wow! Fabulous capture!

[kerryn wotton]

wow, i love this so much! A fav!

[Jen Hudson]

Stunning. The steam looks amazing. The engines very dark and powerful images.

[Lynn]

Great shot, complete with steam. A FAV for me.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This looks like a scene out of a movie- perhaps it was called The Adventures of Geertje!

[photo-satie.com]

Great shot!

[leeanne]

love the trains

[Cherrill]

Hey friend! This has made no. 2 in the top 20!!! Well done!!

[Mary Tjeerdsma]

Congrats on making #2 of the top 20!!!! This is one of the most brilliant photos ever!!!

[Den H]

Awesome capture - fav'd

[Kathryn Marshall]

Astounding capture. A fav!

[Seth Tan]

Congrats on top 20!!!

[Julie Staub]

i love this! way to capture the given light here! makes for a terrific scene! steam and all! FAV!

[Grace]

awesome!!

[Cindy Muir]

This is amazingtastic!!! Congrats on top 20 - well deserved! FAV!!!

[Michael Elliott]

Congrats on Top 20 this pic is phenomenal!

[petra]

wow en nog een keer top 20!

[Shannon Pitton]

How did I miss this. You must be loading in my middle of the night, LOL. I'm so hit and miss with comments lately that it's easy to miss things, and what a shame in this case. Great shot, so much to look at and such a story it tells!

[Geertje K.]

@petra Wat? Dat meen je niet! Bizar, ik wist niet dat dat kon... wel gaaf.

[Jo]

I expect a woman in a long coat walk out of the picture after commiting a crime!! Perhaps I have watched too many murder mysteries in my life. Excellent photo.

[Onder]

Amazing picture!

[Maggiemae]

I am going to follow you just to get your incredible take on life! Imagine two steam engines side by side! We have them here int the South Island of NZ but never two together!

[Julie Cortens]

WOW! I just love this. Incredible shot!

[Laura]

This is an absolutely fantastic shot, the lighting is warm, but it is so clearly COLD. Brrr. Magnificent capture!

[Mike]

fav

[Nathalie]

This is super! Instant fav :-))