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Published: 2006-03-14 01:52:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 16721; Favourites: 315; Downloads: 966
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A train departs the station.I would just like to say thanks for all the support to everyone who commented, critiqued & fav'ed it. You rock!
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The sharpness of the train-crossing and having the moon in the frame are some of the little touches that make this so stunning.
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Thank you much. This shot was kinda like a "whatever, nothing good will come of this" as I had very little time to react and set up the camera.
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Wow...speed of lights!
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Come n' visit my gallery too..
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i think thats geat, long expsures can be tricky but you have done it very well.. id love some pointers, anything in general would be awesome really.
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Well, I'd say this from experience.
With long exposures, I've seen that using f/5 through f/11 works best most time exposure shots. Try to use a low ISO if possible. 100 or 200. $00 should be as high as you go, as 800 or higher will noise up your shot and possible ruin it or wash it out.
Sometimes to at night shooting with a cold color temperature (like done with this shot) will give you all kinds of interesting blues and such.
Best piece of advice I can give though would be to play and experiment with all kinds of different ideas. That's how I learned it for the most part.
Any other questions, please feel free to ask. I'll answer them the best I can or direct you to who can.
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Wow this is awesome. I really love the idea and the way you excecuted it!
Is this a digital or film camera? I just got myself a digital camera and really would love to take pics like this at night, but I'm still learning the techniques. What was your shutter speed and aperture? 
Kristen
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Not a problem. It's all about experimentation.
I shot this at:
Focal: 18mm on a Vivitar 18-35mm wide lens
Time: 12 seconds
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Yeah the 7D is a digital, but if I had been shooting for more then a minute for this shot, I would have preferred a film camera because you don't get digital noise and CCD Burn In's.
Thanks much for the words, and good luck playing with the idea. Feel free to ask a question any time.
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Yeah I've been playing around with it a bit. I'm still trying to figure out how to get the aperture what I want. I just had a question, it may seem silly, but like I said I just got into Digital Photography.. what does ISO speed mean? and what about focal? Thank you again so much for your time and patience.
Kristen
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All ISO means is sensitivity. On film, ISO was measures by the size of the Silver-Bromide crystals that absorbed the light. The larger the crystals, the faster light was absorbed, but also the more grain that showed up in the image. I like to shoot at ISO 100-400 most. Less noticeable grain. Don't let people try to convince you that shooting at ISO 800 or higher is better because it has a larger number. That's the first clue they have no idea what they are talking about. All ISO means is how sensitive your cameras digital sensor or film can capture light.
And one thing to keep in mind a bout aperture. The smaller the f/stop the more light being allowed into the camera. on my 57-300mm telephoto lens, the smallest aperture is f/4.5 and the highest is f/22 when at 75mm and f/5.6 to f/32 when at 300mm.
I'm hoping I'm not confusing you. HAHA! Same as before though, feel free to contact for any questions.
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Ahhh, thank you so much! I won't lie, it is all a little confusing, but I think I understand it better now! I took a film photography class this year, so atleast I know a bit about apertures and such, but I haven't used any sort of camera in months so I definately needed a refreshing. I'll have to play around with my camera a little later. I think I have to adjust the aperture through the menu somehow, and not manually, like how it was with my film camera.. and I think thats why I'm getting confused. But I'll figure it out.
Thanks so much
Kristen
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Nah! Friend of mine has a D50. When flipped into manual mode, shutter time and f/stop are all adjusted by the rings on the front and back of the camera. if you want, you can ask him yourself, as he is really familiar with it. ~turbokeith
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Ah thank you very much, I'll have to ask him. I really want to be able to do it all manually like that. I appreciate all of your help!
Kristen
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Very nice shot! I love time lapses.
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very nice :]
inspired some of the pictures ive taken
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Fantastic shot, blue and red lights are so cool. It goes to my favs. Really good job!
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Awesome picture... nothing else to say about it! Love it!
Railfanning, UE, and photography are great hobbies, and when combined make for some awesome photos!
Just out of curiousity, was that a NJ Transit or an Amtrak train?
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NJ Transit train at Rutherford headed for Hoboken.
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This looks so good. I love the red and blue tones all together, reminds me of a lightning strike. The red roof of the building at the back just looks so nice too. The colour composition seriously is just lovely
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Thank you much for the awesome comment!
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this photo is awsome i love how this actually looks in full view.
Very nice work.
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i love this photo
you can feel the train go by!!
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What size print do you want?
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well i want to save up money for 10x15 or maybe even 12x18... but this will happen not soon...
anyway i will do it!
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woah.. love it!!
i love slow shutters..
every element of this picture is perfect!!
nice job..
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Glad you like it! When shooting this, I didn't know if this would be a complete waste of my time and wash out or if I would get what I wanted.
Luckly it worked as that was one of the last trains of the night
Again, thanks for the comment!
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i like the way you get the vertical light arc. it seems to add another dimension to the photograph.
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great capture
really like how all the light(s) look
nice long exposer of the train as well, looks like a good capture with the satuation you got out of it
did you do it in differnt test exposers or did you go with a certine time (like did set the camera to bulb and do 5 secounds, 10 secounds, 15 secounds, and so on) or did you just guess with a time and take it and run with it?
lovely capture +fav
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This was shot in bulb, because I didn't want the camera to be on a programed time that was to long. If that happened, cars would have started driving by and would have ruined it!
Thanks much for the comment!
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wow.. amazing!!!
i got some pics like that too..but DEFINITELY not as clean as yours.
great work
``vivian*
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Wonderful composition. I might have tried to shoot when the cars weren't there but hey that's just me
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So would I, but cars are always by the station. Thanks for the honest comment!
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The composition is very nice. Adds a lot to the depth of the image and enhances the speed effect.
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