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CSX Intermodal on the Edge of Spring.
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On my way through Palmer, Massachusetts, I noticed New England Central’s northward 608 blocked at the diamond crossing with CSX’s Boston Line. That was a good indication that a CSX train might be close. After a very short wait this…
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When a Rainy Day allows for a Better Photograph.
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Here’s an example of when a rainy day allows for a better photograph. Dublin’s recently extended LUAS Green Line passes the famous Fusilier’s Arch entrance to St. Stephen’s Green. Two problems with a bright sunny day: the arch and foliage/trees…
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Tracking the Light Photo Challenge Part 1.
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Make it hard on yourself. Give yourself a handicap, but make it work. Try this example: Limit yourself to one fixed lens. Back story: Most camera systems these days give you a wide-range zoom that allows you to easily…
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Swiss Colour—Trams at the Basel Hbf.
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25 April 2017, I spent a few minutes making photographs of trams at the transit hub in front of the Basel Hauptbahnhof (main railway station). In the vertical view I’ve included some flowers in the foreground for colour and depth….
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CSX at Warren, Massachusetts—Lessons in Composition Revisited—Six views.
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Yes, I’ve done this before. Warren, Massachusetts is a favorite place to photograph, but also a tricky one. I used Warren as an example for a similar compositional conversation in Trains Magazine, published about two years ago and featured photo…
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Mount Holly, Vermont—June 7, 2017; close and closer.
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When is closer better? Vermont Rail System’s freight 263 climbs at Mt. Holly, Vermont. Working from a selection of photos I exposed on Wednesday June 7, 2017, I’ve picked these two similar views as a composition comparison, Both were exposed…
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Italian Challenges.
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It was a bright April 2017 morning when I arrived at Genova Piazza Principe. The station is scenically situated in an open area between two tunnels. The challenge of making visually impressive photos of Italian railways lies in finding ways to…
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Why not include a bit of foreground to add depth and make a more interesting image?
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Too often railway images lack depth owning to a tendency to place all the elements of the scene near or at infinity (from the perspective of camera focus). Consider including closer elements to add a bit depth. Here the fences,…
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Cal-Train at Oyster Point—June 1991.
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Consider this composition. Since the eye is naturally drawn to the front of the on-coming locomotive, I’ve made for a more complex image by placing this primary subject off-center. When setting up this photograph, I was interested in secondary emphasis…
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Underground in the Los Angeles Subway with a Lumix LX7.
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I violated various rules of composition in this candid view exposed in the Los Angeles Subway. Ok, maybe not ‘rules’, but certainly common compositional conventions that encourage gratuitous blandness and unnecessary repetition of vision. Tracking the Light tries to post…
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Lesson at Wisdom Way: Down on view of Symbol Freight 14R Enola to East Deerfield
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This is an old favorite location with a great name. How can you go wrong with a street called Wisdom Way? Much better than Losers Lane. The other day, Norfolk Southern/Pan Am Southern symbol freight 14R was on its way…
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DAILY POST: Susquehanna SD45 and an Erie Semaphore, Canaseraga, New York.
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How Change Affects Composition. Three elements of this image interested me when I exposed it on April 7, 1989. The Union & Switch & Signal Style S upper quadrant former Erie Railroad semaphore; New York, Susquehanna & Western’s former Burlington…
