Invisible Freight, Canadian Pacific Railway, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies
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Here's another 'creative' image that I captured of the wonderfully evocative sounding Canadian Pacific Railway train as it hurtles past me at the junction of Castle Mountain, which features in the background.
I wanted a long exposure of a train but not knowing which wagons were likely to be attached, you really are hoping for the best and some colour to boot. In this respect, I was not to be disappointed as these colourful red and orange wagons helped to create a really colourful image.
Although the main carriages were closer to the front of the engine while bringing up the rear were these empty skeleton frames which help to showcase the gorgeous Castle Mountain behind.
The tricky bit in composing the shot was trying to ensure that the mount was visible above the train as it passed by and to this end, I just about got that right. The other issue that I encountered although I did get away with it, is the fierce draft created as the train flies by.
On a long exposure shutter speed, this can unsettle the camera and cause camera shake although due to the highish speed of the train, only a shutter speed of 1.3 seconds was needed to capture the scene. P.s. A decent carbon fibre tripod dug securely into the snow helps tremendously. I used a Benro TMA48CXL.
Canon EOS R
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 21mm
f14
1.3"
ISO50
Kase 6 Stop ND Filter
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Invisible Freight, Canadian Pacific Railway, Banff National Park, Canadian Rockies
UK & International Landscape Photography Workshops & 1-2-1 Private Tuition Days
Here's another 'creative' image that I captured of the wonderfully evocative sounding Canadian Pacific Railway train as it hurtles past me at the junction of Castle Mountain, which features in the background.
I wanted a long exposure of a train but not knowing which wagons were likely to be attached, you really are hoping for the best and some colour to boot. In this respect, I was not to be disappointed as these colourful red and orange wagons helped to create a really colourful image.
Although the main carriages were closer to the front of the engine while bringing up the rear were these empty skeleton frames which help to showcase the gorgeous Castle Mountain behind.
The tricky bit in composing the shot was trying to ensure that the mount was visible above the train as it passed by and to this end, I just about got that right. The other issue that I encountered although I did get away with it, is the fierce draft created as the train flies by.
On a long exposure shutter speed, this can unsettle the camera and cause camera shake although due to the highish speed of the train, only a shutter speed of 1.3 seconds was needed to capture the scene. P.s. A decent carbon fibre tripod dug securely into the snow helps tremendously. I used a Benro TMA48CXL.
Canon EOS R
Canon 16-35mm f4 @ 21mm
f14
1.3"
ISO50
Kase 6 Stop ND Filter
.
.
***Feel free to SIGN UP to my regular NEWSLETTER below***
www.melvinnicholsonphotography.co.uk/newsletter
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Benro TMA48CXL Mach 3 Tripod
Arca Swiss D4 Geared Head
3 Legged Thing QR11-LC L Bracket
Mindshift Backlight 26L Bag
Website: www.melvinnicholson.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/melvinnicholsonphotography
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