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Ellis River Three Years Ago

On February 26, 2022, It had snowed heavily overnight in the Mount Washington Valley, but the morning was clear and snow clung to the trees and bridges.

I was aiming to capture Conway Scenic’s Snow Train in these picture-perfect conditions to use in the railroad’s future advertising.

So, I set up on a snow bank in Glen, New Hampshire immediately west of the Ellis River bridge and waited. I had the railroad’s Sony video camera on a tripod. As the train approached, I recorded video, while making a sequence of still photos with my Nikon Z6.

Below is one of the original photos scaled from the NEF RAW file without adjustment or cropping. This photograph has appeared in various forms in my 2024-2025 Winter advertising campaign for Conway Scenic Railroad, while the video that I recorded has been used for television commercials and social media posts.

Now, Conway Scenic Roadroad has just one weekend left of the Winter season, with Snow Train operating to Conway on March 1 and 2.

Unadjusted NEF file; exposed using a Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm lens, set at ISO 200, f7.1 at 1/800 second, zoom set to 200mm. February 26, 2022.
Conway Scenic Railroad’s two-page advertisment that appeared in Portland Monthly Magazine. Graphic design by Silverline Graphics of Maine.

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