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On Sunday, Keystone <\/em>Train 661 was running five minutes behind the advertised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kris and I were waiting patiently at Gap. I stood the shade of a tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although this may sound vaguely poetic, in fact standing in the shade is key to this image: avoiding the direct rays of the morning sun eliminates the effects of harsh lens flare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I exposed a sequence of images as the westward train glided through the curve at Gap. This view was made with my Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm lens set for 190mm at f3.5. The relatively wide aperture allowed for shallow depth of field. My camera’s autofocus was set to the center lower left and the result is that the front of ACS-64 626 is razor sharp. Gap’s famous clock tower in the distance is slight out of focus, and yet a prominent part of the composition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The classic catenary supports date from Pennsylvania Railroad’s electrification and continue to hold the wires in place for Amtrak’s trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In post processing I lightened the shadows and lowered the highlights to reduce contrast. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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