Trinity Railway Express

[rwells]

I was looking for something to shoot tonight & I remembered that the commuter train that runs between Dallas & Ft. Worth has a stop a couple of miles from my house. So I drove over there and took some shots.

These are shots from four different passing trains. (actually two trains, but four passes)

All shots were hand-held using my 5DMkII & 24-105L f/4 IS
(shot #1 free-hand ~ all others; free-hand but leaning against a light pole)

Sorry about the redundency of the shots, but I couldn't decide which ones to post. Besides, what else is there to do on a Thursday night but to take, or look, at pictures...


1) ISO 3200 ~ f/4 ~ 1/60
http://www.randywellsphotography.com/photos/645848251_4k9YU-L.jpg

2) ISO 400 ~ f/4 ~ 1.3 sec
http://www.randywellsphotography.com/photos/645848439_yyj47-L.jpg

3) ISO 1000 ~ f/4 ~ 1/6
http://www.randywellsphotography.com/photos/645848492_6CAwU-L.jpg

4) ISO 1000 ~ f/4 ~ .4 sec
http://www.randywellsphotography.com/photos/645848604_p3gGc-L.jpg

5) ISO 320 ~ f/4 ~ .5 sec
http://www.randywellsphotography.com/photos/645848788_j48DJ-L.jpg

6) ISO 320 ~ f/4 ~ .8 sec
http://www.randywellsphotography.com/photos/645848660_RmHN2-L.jpg

7) ISO 320 ~ f/4 ~ .4 sec
http://www.randywellsphotography.com/photos/645848738_gys96-L.jpg

8) ISO 320 ~ f/4 ~ 1.3 sec
http://www.randywellsphotography.com/photos/645907131_mEWqm-L.jpg

[CluelessCamaro]

I absolutely LOVE the colors. I adore #1, 2 & 7. I like 7 best of all the motion shots... I think the way the stripe in the middle created by the windows falls off really puts it in my favor.

[rwells]

I absolutely LOVE the colors. I adore #1, 2 & 7. I like 7 best of all the motion shots... I think the way the stripe in the middle created by the windows falls off really puts it in my favor.

Thanks CC,

I appreciate your input and selections

[summerz]

Trains and night shots go together very well.:thumb

[rwells]

Trains and night shots go together very well.:thumb

This was a first for me. (trains at night) Gives me some ideas for future shots though.

[DaddyO]

Like your results in #1 & #8. #1 is nice composition and a fine exposure.
Your PP to it is spot on for me.
#8 has the most interest for effect, for me, than the shots previous to it.

[Serrator]

Randy, gotta go with the motion-blur shots, it adds to me so much more dynamics than the static image...especially the last several. Thanks for the exif info on each...well done!

[rwells]

Like your results in #1 & #8. #1 is nice composition and a fine exposure.
Your PP to it is spot on for me.
#8 has the most interest for effect, for me, than the shots previous to it.

Hey Michael,

I was board and looking for something to shoot. These shots have given me some ideas that I can use w/client shots.

Thanks for your input on them.

[rwells]

Randy, gotta go with the motion-blur shots, it adds to me so much more dynamics than the static image...especially the last several. Thanks for the exif info on each...well done!

Thanks Serrator,

Now that I've shot these, I'm thinking maybe a shot of a guitar holding client jumping from one side of the tracks to the other, Chuck Berry style if you will, framed like image #1. Him frozen mid-jump w/flash.

I'd also like shots of a couple on the platform (Casa Blanca style) with a moving train in the background.

We'll see...


I appreciate your input :thumb

[DaddyO]

Hey Michael,

I was board and looking for something to shoot. These shots have given me some ideas that I can use w/client shots.

Thanks for your input on them.

I have yet to put together a list of locations since I am not pressed to do so.
If I was a working at it for a living I'm sure that would not be the case.

[Azzaro]

I like them all Randy.......Really well done......:thumb azzaro

[rwells]

Thanks for the input Azzaro

[Dogdots]

#8 and #5 are my favorite :thumb

The 24-105 lens is a wonderful lens. Wouldn't leave home without mine.

[rwells]

#8 and #5 are my favorite :thumb

The 24-105 lens is a wonderful lens. Wouldn't leave home without mine.

It is a great lens!

Thanks Mary