{"id":13581,"date":"2015-12-30T06:16:46","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T11:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=13581"},"modified":"2015-12-30T10:12:28","modified_gmt":"2015-12-30T15:12:28","slug":"tracking-the-light-reads-the-rules-of-railroad-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-reads-the-rules-of-railroad-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Light Reads the Rules of Railroad Photography."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">(And ignores them).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Back in the day, a long long time ago (1906, I think), a self-appointed man of knowledge carved into stone the <em>rules<\/em> of good railroad photography. When translated these read something to the effect:<\/p>\n<p>To take a good train picture you <u>must<\/u>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Always use a standard lens;<\/li>\n<li>Expose on bright sunny days;<\/li>\n<li>The sun should be at least 30 degrees above the horizon and over your left shoulder positioned for an evenly lit three-quarter view;<\/li>\n<li>Keep shadows off all railroad rolling stock;<\/li>\n<li>Minimize or eliminate all wires and poles;<\/li>\n<li>Refrain from including people;<\/li>\n<li>Always select a vantage point that allows for a clean view of locomotive wheels;<\/li>\n<li>Select a fast enough shutter speed to stop the action;<\/li>\n<li>Avoid distracting or complicated backgrounds.<\/li>\n<li>Keep trees and fences in the distance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13578\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/amtrak_652_w_keystone_train_648_at_trenton_p1350842\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13578\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13578\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-reads-the-rules-of-railroad-photography\/amtrak_652_w_keystone_train_648_at_trenton_p1350842\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450357910&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Amtrak ACS-64 652 leads Keystone train 648 east at Trenton, New Jersey in a December 2015 downpour. Digitally exposed using a Lumix LX7. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13578\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Amtrak ACS-64 652 leads Keystone train 648 east at Trenton, New Jersey in a December 2015 downpour. Digitally exposed using a Lumix LX7. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amtrak ACS-64 652 leads<em> Keystone<\/em> train 648 east at Trenton, New Jersey in a December 2015 downpour. Digitally exposed using a Lumix LX7.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light has no Rules.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0(Although every effort is made to post daily!)<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(And ignores them). Back in the day, a long long time ago (1906, I think), a self-appointed man of knowledge carved into stone the rules of good railroad photography. When translated these read something to the effect: To take a good train picture you must: Always use a standard lens; Expose on bright sunny days; &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/tracking-the-light-reads-the-rules-of-railroad-photography\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tracking the Light Reads the Rules of Railroad Photography.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10,48],"tags":[3786,3063,3202,3201],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Amtrak_652_w_Keystone_train_648_at_Trenton_P1350842.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-3x3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13581"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13581"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13617,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13581\/revisions\/13617"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}