Emsworth in March: Station Black & White

Long exposure train passing through station
FUJIFILM X-E2 XC 16mm f9.0 10s (+ Hoya ND1000) Emsworth Station Ghost Train

For my March assignment I decided to return to Emsworth Train Station (see my earlier challenge post), this time in daylight.

Emsworth Station Entrance
FUJIFILM X-E2 XC 24mm f8.0 1/280s Emsworth Station Entrance

The station is small but also on a mainline to London so can be surprisingly busy during the week, in fact it was a major reason behind us moving to Emsworth in the first place. I managed to catch it at one of the quieter times at the weekend.

Emsworth Station Steps
FUJIFILM X-E2 XC 26mm f5.6 1/500s Emsworth Station Steps

The station is well suited to B&W, full of interesting textures and subdued colours.

Emsworth Station Platform
FUJIFILM X-E2 XC 32mm f8.0 1/180s Emsworth Station Platform

I used Silver Efex Pro from the (now free) Nik Collection for the B&W conversion, and I’m really impressed with the power and simplicity it offers. I will be using it a lot in the future.

Emsworth Station Platforms
FUJIFILM X-E2 Samyang 8mm f11.0 1/400s Emsworth Station

I also took this opportunity to dust off my Samyang 8mm Fisheye, which has not seen much use since the autumn.

Emsworth Station Steps
FUJIFILM X-E2 Samyang 8mm f4 1/180s Emsworth Station Steps

Used carefully, fisheye distortion can offer a different and interesting perspective on more mundane scenes.

Emsworth Station Tunnel
FUJIFILM X-E2 Samyang 8mm f4.0 1/30s Emsworth Station Tunnel

April will be a particularly busy month but weather permitting I should hopefully have some great images coming for the next post, so stay tuned!

Emsworth Platform 2
FUJIFILM X-E2 XC 28mm f10.0 1/60s Emsworth Station Platform

Other entries in the Emsworth Assignment:

Sunrise over frozen Emsworth Mill Pond and dog walker

Emsworth in January: Sunrise at the Quay

This is the first entry in my year long assignment to capture Emsworth through the months ...
Read More

Emsworth in February: Walk About Town

February has been a month of greyness and gloom both in weather and mood and in some ways my images ...
Read More
Long exposure train passing through station

Emsworth in March: Station Black & White

For my March assignment I decided to return to Emsworth Train Station (see my earlier challenge post), this time in daylight ...
Read More
Bluebells in Emsworth

Emsworth in April: Hollybank Bluebells

My April assignment took me to Hollybank Woods on the northern edge of Emsworth where one small clearing was filled with ...
Read More
Beached Boats

Emsworth in May: Dawn on the Beach

My May assignment entry is thanks to my son who graciously woke me up at 5am one Sunday morning, so ...
Read More