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<\/a><\/p>\nThis was one of burst of exposures I made with my FujiFilm X-T1 Digital camera.<\/p>\n
The other day, New England Central 611 was struggling. The train had departed Brattleboro, Vermont with a heavy consist. Complicating matters was that the locomotives weren\u2019t cooperating and the rails were damp with lots of freshly fallen leaves.<\/p>\n
While this made for a tough morning\u2019s work for the 611 crew, it provided ample opportunities for me to make photographs (and gave good sound show too).<\/p>\n
The sun was playing late-autumn hide and seek with the clouds, but at Leverett, Massachusetts I was rewarded by burst of sun.<\/p>\n
Many years ago, before my time, there had been a grade crossing a Leverett. Today, Route 63 crosses on a modern concrete overpass fitted with narrow-mesh fences (no use for photography.)<\/p>\n
I opted for a location below the bridge (near where the old grade crossing had been) in order to frame up the train in a tree that was still clinging to its rusty leaves.<\/p>\n
This was one of burst of exposures I made with my FujiFilm X-T1 Digital camera.<\/p>\n Making the Most of a Tree. The other day, New England Central 611 was struggling. The train had departed Brattleboro, Vermont with a heavy consist. Complicating matters was that the locomotives weren\u2019t cooperating and the rails were damp with lots of freshly fallen leaves. While this made for a tough morning\u2019s work for the 611 … Continue reading New England Central 611 at Leverett, Massachusetts.<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\nTracking the Light Posts Original Material Daily!<\/span><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"