Robert, a really nice effect from the time exposure.
Dave
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Killer shot, Robert! I had wanted to do a similar shot on my trip the week before but the gusty winds kept me from attempting it (camera shake). There is always next time, though!
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Rob:
Excellent, excellent! Something I always wanted to try but never did. You realize of course that another Robert (Hale) did this in the '40s with cab-forward steam! Great job.
Mike W.
Largo, FL
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Thanks everybody for the compliments. A couple of notes on the shot, since a few have asked:
I used a Canon EOS 10D, with a Canon 24-85mm zoom lens set on 24mm. My only regret is that I couldn't get the entire loop in the shot - the 10D does not have a full frame sensor chip, so it magnifies the focal length of lenses by a factor of 1.6, rendering my 24mm a 38mm. The only good thing about that is I could cut out the distracting lights on Rte 58. I also 'digitally dodged' out a few spots where cars from Woodford-Tehachapi Road made light streaks on the hill to the left, so it wouldn't be confused with the train.
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What a stunning shot! Very nice, Robert!
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Holy cow! Stunning. Reason #1017 forme to geta 10D. (Joe H.)
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I didn't think digital was able to do exposures that long. Pretty cool photo.
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Robert, what was the f-stop?
Gregg, why wouldn't digital be able to do exposures that long? I didn't know there was (or maybe have been) a difference between exposures processes for film and digital.
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