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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 101735" data-attributes="member: 10543">Went out today to get a shot of a CSX freight that now operates in day light hours instead of at night.&nbsp; I'd always wanted to take a picture of this scene with the depot and train and after 20 years, I have it.&nbsp; It's a light density line and this is the only daylight train running in this direction:[ATTACH]23586[/ATTACH]There was very little arrival warning, so when I ran and arrived on the bridge, I had no time to swap to my 55-200mm.&nbsp; I may return another day with the 55-200 and try again for a composition that brings the train and depot closer together.Later in the day, I caught the train again at a lesser location with a composition-spoiling antenna in the background:[ATTACH]23587[/ATTACH]One thing about train photography is that sometimes composition trumps light.&nbsp; There are locations where you have to set up on the darker side of the train to stay safe or to gather all of the elements in the photo together.&nbsp; I try to always be on the lit side of trains, but sometimes it can't be done.&nbsp; But, whatever the scene, it's nice to be trackside.Sandpatch</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sandpatch, post: 101735, member: 10543"] Went out today to get a shot of a CSX freight that now operates in day light hours instead of at night. I'd always wanted to take a picture of this scene with the depot and train and after 20 years, I have it. It's a light density line and this is the only daylight train running in this direction: [ATTACH=CONFIG]23586._xfImport[/ATTACH] There was very little arrival warning, so when I ran and arrived on the bridge, I had no time to swap to my 55-200mm. I may return another day with the 55-200 and try again for a composition that brings the train and depot closer together. Later in the day, I caught the train again at a lesser location with a composition-spoiling antenna in the background: [ATTACH=CONFIG]23587._xfImport[/ATTACH] One thing about train photography is that sometimes composition trumps light. There are locations where you have to set up on the darker side of the train to stay safe or to gather all of the elements in the photo together. I try to always be on the lit side of trains, but sometimes it can't be done. But, whatever the scene, it's nice to be trackside. Sandpatch [/QUOTE]

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