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Leicestershire photograph takes runners up place in National competition

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A photograph of railway lines in Leicestershire at night has been selected as a runner up in a national photography competition.

Photographer Tim Daniels had his image shortlisted out of around 500 entries for the Network Rail ‘Lines in the Landscape’ special award in the Take a View Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011.

Charlie Waite, renowned landscape photographer and competition organiser who selected the shortlist said:

“It was a delight to be the judge for the Network Rail Award again this year. Our railways have always been very close to my heart and, over the last few years, I have personally made the decision to travel by train, rather than car, whenever I can.

“The juxtaposition of the rail infrastructure with the surrounding landscape presents a myriad of photographic opportunities and it was good to see many of them realised so well this year.”

David Higgins, Network Rail chief executive said:

“Network Rail has so many stunning structures that stretch across our land and waters, helping to create beautiful views such as this, which inspire so many to capture them every year.

“Network Rail has the special duty of protecting and promoting our historic network as well as building a modern railway for the 21st century.

“Travelling by rail is becoming ever more popular, and we hope that, through this competition, even more people will recognise its importance to Britain today.”

Tim Daniels explains how he took the photograph:

“As I was walking back from some quite unsuccessful landscape photography, I came across this section of railway line that is one of the few main routes that is not electrified.

“There are four railway lines here, with two passing under where the camera is located, and two more going off to the left.

“It was getting dark, so I decided to compose a shot and set the shutter speed to 30 seconds, before waiting to see what would come down the line. Passenger and cargo trains came and went down all four lines, before one eventually did what I wanted it to do.”

For the first time, the nine runners up from the ‘Lines in the Landscape’ category will feature in the awards book, Landscape Photographer of the Year Collection 5, by AA Publishing.

Images from across the British Isles including North Wales, London, the Scottish Highlands and the West Midlands illustrate the very best of the rail network and the landscape around it.

More than 100 of the very best images from this year’s competition will be showcased at a free exhibition at The National Theatre on the Southbank in London from 5 December 2011.

The overall winner of the Landscape Photographer of the Year 2011 was Robert Fulton from North Lanarkshire with his remarkable image of a winter field in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

His picture was chosen by the judges from the thousands of entries that showcased the richly diverse landscape of the UK. Robert wins the top prize of £10,000.

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