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Glistening Water—New England Central on the move at Brattleboro, Vermont.

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At 8:08 AM on April 27, 2018, New England Central 611 was on the move south from Brattleboro, Vermont.

Bright hazy sunshine made for excellent conditions for photography.

Working with my FujiFilm XT1 with 90mm telephoto, I exposed this view looking across the Connecticut River backwater south of Brattleboro yard.

By cropping the sky, featuring the locomotives in the top third of the frame, and allowing the natural patterns of glistening water to occupy most of the image, I create visual tension that keeps your eye scanning the photo. I chose a broadside view to feature the locomotives, each of which is of a different length; SD40T-2, SD40, and SD45 (three of my personal favorites).

To make the most of this contrasty scene, I imported the Fuji RAW file into Lightroom and made minor adjustments to highlight and shadows to improve the appearance of the image, then slightly boosted saturation to make for a more pleasing photograph.

NECR freight  611 was on the move toward Palmer, Massachusetts and a bright morning on hand, so the chase was on!

More photos to follow!

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2 comments on “Glistening Water—New England Central on the move at Brattleboro, Vermont.”

  1. brian solomon on said:

    Yes, the leading locomotive is a former Southern Pacific SD40T-2 ‘Tunnel Motor’ of the type built for service on Western lines, notably Donner Pass. NECR has one of these in regular service.

  2. Dan Smith on said:

    First unit an ex-SD Tunnel Motor? Has the right profile/length.

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