No two days are ever exactly the same.

Standing essentially in the same spot, working with the same camera (Nikon Z7 II with a 70–200mm lens), I photographed Amtrak Keystone 658 catching the evening glint at Jefferson Drive in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

In the first photo, I set the zoom lens to 140mm to include the electrical pylon and overhead high-voltage wires.

In the second photo, taken 24 hours and three minutes later, I photographed the same scheduled train. This time, former Metroliner cab control car 9646 was leading, a pickup truck was driving east on Jefferson Drive, I had the lens racked out to 200mm (cropping the pylon and wires), while an extra layer (or two) of air pollution tinted the sunlight more toward the red end of the spectrum.

Which do you like better?

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