Odd funky pictures

[Anonymous]

You know it has come to my attention after surffing around the Web or at railpictures.net
that people can take awesome and yet Truly Bizarre pictures

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=10462

There is a perfect example! Howd that person do that? how did he get the lights to appear in that manor? if the shutter speed on his camera is 1/6000 of a second, the RR crossing lights came down fast!

So how?

[Anonymous]

It's a time exposure, with the camera on a tripod. Not a 1/6000 second exposure, probably more like many seconds or more. The white stripe though the scene would be the lights on the train as it passed thorugh the scene.

Bob Boudreau
Canada

[Anonymous]

Then my next Question, do those Cameras cost more then regular ones? Because National Geographic uses that too

[Modelcar]

....It is a great picture and I fully agree...It's a tripod mounted camera in time exposure mode...Look how sharp the objects are...Very nice..!

[JoeKoh]

Very nice pic!
stay safe
Joe

[tree68]

I bought a complete 35mm camera kit - cheap flash, Pentax K body, with a couple of lenses, for less than I paid for my mid-grade (at the time) digital - about $300. I still have the camera around (my son has a pretty spiffy digital now, also capable of such shots, but much more expensive), and often get compliments on the great pictures that come out of it. As usual, it's more luck than skill, but I'll take the kudos.

Bottom line is that you can take some really great pictures with an inexpensive camera. A basic 35mm, with all the usual adjustments, is very capable of taking a shot like that. The secret is in knowing how to use it. If you are serious about photography (railroad or otherwise), a class (they are frequently offered as "adult" education) at your local vocational school, high school, community college, etc, is so very worth your time. You will stop taking snapshots and start taking some pretty good photos.

That said, it's an unofficial rule of thumb in photography that you'll get one really good shot out of a roll... That's one reason a lot of people shoot slides. Just get the one's you like printed.

[dharmon]

QUOTE: Originally posted by kevinstheRRman


You know it has come to my attention after surffing around the Web or at railpictures.net
that people can take awesome and yet Truly Bizarre pictures

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=10462

There is a perfect example! Howd that person do that? how did he get the lights to appear in that manor? if the shutter speed on his camera is 1/6000 of a second, the RR crossing lights came down fast!

So how?

Time lapse photo. Basically holding the shutter open and only the light exposes the film. My old 35mm can do it. I once took a pic kind of like that of a MKT grain train at crossing at night in Middle of Nowhere, TX. Also did some of planes landing at night. Not sure where they are now. hmmmmm ..time to go diggin in boxes

[Willy2]

Really cool picture!
Willy