On 11 May 2012 17:38, Richard Symonds richard.symonds@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
Remember to bring your cameras and smartphones for the museum tour. Photographs will be allowed throughout the museum, and the venue is quite impressive inside!
However its darker than you think and a lot of things can get in the way presenting significant technical challenges. For example a good photo of Puffing Billy would require a wide angle lens and either more lighting equipment than you are likely able to lift or a camera with some serious low light ability.
If someone has got some decent flash kit then a better version of
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waxwing_(Rocket_motor)
would be nice.
For a technical challenge I suspect
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERNIE
is near impossible to photograph well.
On the other hand videos can work quite well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Steam_engine_in_Science_Museum_Power_galle...