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Oregon Scenic Railway Locamotive

Taken at Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Taken at Rockaway Beach, Oregon
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DSLR-A850

Aperture f/4.5 ISO 100 Shutter 1/60

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Sep, 2013

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Contest Finalist in Trains And Railroads Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in On Wheels Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Wheels Photo Contest

People's Choice in Steam Locomotives Photo Challenge

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Top Choice

+17

Outstanding Creativity

+10

Absolute Masterpiece

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amazing!!

Bravo!

Awesome!

Excellent artistry.

Very Creative! If you look at the upper left-hand side of the left train wheel, you can see a child's face in the steam/smoke, then to the right of that you can see the face of a doll. Nice capture of the vintage house in the background of the top center of the photo.

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Behind The Lens

Location

My family and I were visiting the coast town of Rockaway Beach in Oregon and we noticed the vintage train getting ready to pull out.

Time

It was around 10:00am in the morning and an overcast sky gave way to perfect lighting.

Lighting

I was hoping to not have harsh light for the train shoots. I was gifted with perfect filtered light from overcast skies. I wanted to shoot black and white so the lighting ended up being primo.

Equipment

I am an old Minolta guy so I naturally gravitated to Sony once they took over. For this shot, I used a Sony A7 and a 16-35mm Zeiss lens.

Inspiration

Trains! I love trains! When I crouched down between the wheels, I noticed the structure in the background. It immediately transported me to another time and I felt I was witnessing a piece of Americana from 100 years ago.

Editing

I shoot RAW then bring my work into Lightroom. I then used NIK SilverFX Pro to deepen the blacks.

In my camera bag

I carry all Sony gear. A7, RX100 and a host of Zeiss lenses.

Feedback

Make sure you take a look around you. You never know what other element will help you make the shot. I have turned around countless times to see another shot behind me. In this case, a simple crouch and alignment was all it took to frame that structure between the wheels.

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Oregon Scenic Railway Locamotive

Taken at Rockaway Beach, Oregon

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