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<blockquote data-quote="Sandpatch" data-source="post: 287556" data-attributes="member: 10543"><p>That's one of the challenges of rail photography -- you just never know how fast the train will be rolling. To be ready, I usually shoot at nothing less than 1/500 and prefer higher, like 1/640. One trick I use to improve composition and better fill the frame with the train is to pick out a rail joint, weed or something along the right-of-way where the locomotive will be perfectly positioned. When the train arrives, I keep my eye on that spot and trip the shutter as the front of the locomotive passes it. I don't always time it perfectly, but it's close. I sometimes use the continuous shooting feature too, but I'm "old skool" enough to most often stick with this simple technique that's served me well for many decades.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sandpatch, post: 287556, member: 10543"] That's one of the challenges of rail photography -- you just never know how fast the train will be rolling. To be ready, I usually shoot at nothing less than 1/500 and prefer higher, like 1/640. One trick I use to improve composition and better fill the frame with the train is to pick out a rail joint, weed or something along the right-of-way where the locomotive will be perfectly positioned. When the train arrives, I keep my eye on that spot and trip the shutter as the front of the locomotive passes it. I don't always time it perfectly, but it's close. I sometimes use the continuous shooting feature too, but I'm "old skool" enough to most often stick with this simple technique that's served me well for many decades. [/QUOTE]
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