Locamotive on the Move
Train (Swift Current, Sk - 2020 May 16)
Train (Swift Current, Sk - 2020 May 16)
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Location
I took this photo alongside the railroad tracks near the edge of Swift Current, Saskatchewan Canada.Time
I shot this photo at 3:49PM CST (2020 May 16).Lighting
It was a sunny day with some clouds. I shot this on a mid-May late afternoon facing east-southeast. The lighting was bright... not too harsh.Equipment
I shot this photo hand-held with my Nikon D750 using my Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens @ 70mm Manual f/6.3 1/2000 sec WB Cloudy ISO 400 Centre-weighted Average Metering.Inspiration
I love shooting trains, but the inspiration and reason for shooting this photo was for a different reason.... In an effort to get out and about with my cameras, in 2020 I decided to give myself a personal challenge... to shoot at least one photo every week following the themes I randomly selected at the beginning of the year. The week's theme was "TRAIN" so I went for a drive within our small city to capture some "TRAIN" photos. This photo was one of the photos I shot for my personal photo challenge.Editing
This photo was shot in JPEG. I used ACDSee Photo Studio Ultimate 2020 to do a slight rotation to straighten the photo and I made a couple adjustments to the lighting.In my camera bag
I have my Nikon D750, D200 and D5100 cameras in my bags along with my Nikon AF-S 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II, a Tamron SP 24-70MM F/2.8 Di VC USD, a Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD Lens, Nikon f/2.8 105mm Micro f/2.8 lens, and a Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary Lens. I also always have my Samsung S8+ SM-G955W cellular phone with me (I like to use it when I want or need a wider angle photo.) If I am going to go for a drive to spend some time out and about shooting, I like to take all my cameras and lenses... you just never know what you're going to need. If I am going out to shoot something specific, I take my Nikon D750 along with the 70-200mm lens, 24-70mm lens, and depending what my shooting goal is, sometimes the 105mm lens.Feedback
My advice for others is to keep your batteries charged up, keep your camera(s) handy (you never know when an opportunity to shoot will arise), and to appreciate everything around you and to always look for photo opportunities. Then shoot, shoot, shoot.... shoot as often as you can. Take advantage of the lighting - when it is sunny or when it is cloudy or if rain or any other weather system is moving in, and play with your f stops. Take more than one photo... you can always delete it if it doesn't turn out. Try different camera settings and camera equipment as well. When you download your photos, don't discard the photo right away because the colour or composition isn't what you had wanted it to be. Try adjusting the lighting, exposure, cropping, etc, and also convert it to sepia or black and white... sometimes that may be the only adjustment you need to make to the photo in post-processing. Most important of all... always have fun!!!! If you are having trouble getting out and about with your camera, set up a personal challenge. I started and set up a weekly photo challenge on 2020 January 1 - and I did pick up my camera and shot at least one (1) photo each week for the entire year (most weeks I shot more than one photo). I again have set up challenge themes for 2021 and 2022 for myself. It does force a person to pick up the camera and shoot even when you don't feel inspired to do so.
