{"id":43061,"date":"2025-12-12T05:46:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=43061"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:58:44","slug":"sd40-2-and-flare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/sd40-2-and-flare\/","title":{"rendered":"SD40-2 and Flare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Keeping the sun’s rays from hitting the front element of the lens is a key to making successful back-lit digital photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this pair of images, I was working with my Nikon Z7-II at Port Clinton, Pa. I liked the SD40-2 ‘snoot’ (with the extended nose section built for 1970s-era solid-state radio control equipment\u2014nearly 3 feet longer than the nose on a conventional SD40-2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are two versions. The top shows sun flare. For the bottom photo, I manually shaded the front element to minimize flare. One of the advantages of digital photography is being able to immediately examine the results for imperfections and compositional snags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reading & Northern SD40-2 3058 is former Union Pacific 3246. I wonder if I’ve crossed paths with this machine in my travels across the West?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Controling flare and adjusting contrast and level made for a superior image of Reading & Northern 3058. Exposed in late autumn sunshine using a Nikon Z7-II.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light Posts thoughts and techniques on railroad photography!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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