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A couple of the Harper Finch shirts I picked up recently.

6-12: US Hwy 14 runs parallel to railroad tracks west of Madison. Passed this train between towns, I waited for it at the next town...

6-12: Working in towns along the lower Wisconsin River today. Found a bit of DNR land on Google Maps and took lunch there. I think...

OK, I could be developing a problem now. It's raining trains all over me. Wisconsin & Southern short train moving through Cross Plains, WI.

I wonder if you unintentionally customized the front dial function?

It makes sense. Really you would be looking at a D850 as the upgrade and still be using optical viewfinder. D500 if you want the crop...

They turned out nicely. Yeah, rail photography sometimes results in mad dashes! That's the Wisconsin & Southern RR and those are...

Went back to Magnolia this morning. It was so humid I probably should have brought a Nikonos. I was a little disappointed that the large...

I just keep finding railroad-related photos this past month. 6-10-2026 I was going to photograph the restored depot and along comes a...

For not having really tried railroad photography prior to 1 month ago, I keep doing more. Total dumb luck today. I stopped for lunch at...

Here's one that has some good elements, but I would like to get some similar shots from a little closer, and perhaps a bit more light. I...

Took this around 2:45pm or so this afternoon. It looked a little flat so I did some dodging and burning to enhance its dynamic range to...

Wow @BF Hammer -- your Big Boy shots turned out super well! Great locations and light, AND you avoided the "asses and elbows" images so...

Never had a strong urge to do that yet. Yeah, the first location had the screen so washed out I could not see how crooked I was. But the...

6-2-2026: Sterling IL near the causeway on the Rock River. Union Pacific 4014 Big Boy leaving it's whistle-stop downtown. Inserted...