Canadian Rockies Trip: The Trains at Morant's Curve
Aug 27, 2015 10:41:22 #
Holy Cow...gorgeous train shots. I love trains and these with such a beautiful background are just wonderful. Great Job.
Aug 27, 2015 10:42:11 #
Aug 27, 2015 12:23:02 #
James56 wrote:
Holy Cow...gorgeous train shots. I love trains and these with such a beautiful background are just wonderful. Great Job.
James, be sure to check the post for the Jasper train set 'Waiting for the train in a sea of color'--I'm really wanting to know what you think, especially since you love trains!!
Aug 27, 2015 12:34:59 #
Aug 27, 2015 13:08:45 #
Aug 27, 2015 17:44:56 #
dmeyer wrote:
The first picture was taken with a shutter speed of 1/400; I'm thinking that "the one that got away" must have been a much slower shutter speed. How did that happen - were you using a slower shutter speed to photograph something else and didn't have time to switch to the higher speed?Sure wish I could have gotten a good picture of the train running eastbound but it just didn't work out for me. Still, we had a lot of fun listening for the thunder on the tracks and the whistle. But, because of the curve at each end of the tracks, the trains could sneak up on you mighty fast--as you can see on the ONLY eastbound train that I did capture.
Aug 27, 2015 18:20:23 #
rehess wrote:
The first picture was taken with a shutter speed of 1/400; I'm thinking that "the one that got away" must have been a much slower shutter speed. How did that happen - were you using a slower shutter speed to photograph something else and didn't have time to switch to the higher speed?
Yep, we had just driven up when the train came into sight--so it caught me off guard and I forgot where I had left the camera settings. Isn't there a technique for getting motion at one end of a moving object with a fixed outline at the other end? I may be thinking of rear & front curtain flash for night shots with lights, but it would have been neat to get extreme blur of the train at least once.
Aug 27, 2015 21:33:50 #
Aug 28, 2015 00:38:58 #
These are really excellent photos, Diane! It's fun to photograph trains.
Aug 28, 2015 04:21:13 #
Aug 28, 2015 09:52:04 #
sailorsmom wrote:
These are really excellent photos, Diane! It's fun to photograph trains.
Thanks sailorsmom! And fun, indeed, in the anticipation!
Aug 28, 2015 09:53:13 #
Sirius_one wrote:
A very enjoyable series.
Glad you dropped in to view and enjoyed it, Sirius_one!!
Aug 28, 2015 09:55:07 #
DougS wrote:
Beautiful, and interesting set. Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate your kind words and am glad to have you follow the trip, Doug!
Aug 29, 2015 03:30:21 #
dmeyer wrote:
Sure wish I could have gotten a good picture of the train running eastbound but it just didn't work out for me. Still, we had a lot of fun listening for the thunder on the tracks and the whistle. But, because of the curve at each end of the tracks, the trains could sneak up on you mighty fast--as you can see on the ONLY eastbound train that I did capture.
Great shots!
Aug 29, 2015 19:23:06 #
weberwest wrote:
Great shots!
Thanks, Joe! I was surprised to see you here--thought you were en route now and out of internet service--but hope you get to see a few more from the trip before you go 'Under'! :D
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