Railway in USA

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"To chart a course, one must have a direction. In reality, the eye is no better than the philosophy behind it. The photographer creates, evolves a better, a more selective, more acute seeing eye by looking ever more sharply at what is going on in the world." Berenice Abbott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Railway in USA

Train photography is my passion, in particular what is called "railscape". In "railscape" the train is equally important to the landscape. The spots I choose to take my photos are those which combine the presence of the train in beautiful or otherwise interesting surroundings. Thus  the train is part of the whole picture without dominating it. I try to get a 50-50 balance between the two.

Photos by Nikos Kantiris

Shooting data:

1. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 26mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/640 sec - f/6.3, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

2. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 82mm
Sensitivity: ISO 250
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/400 sec - f/14, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, slightly warmer color temperature  saved as JPEG and resized.

3. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 18mm
Sensitivity: ISO 250
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/640 sec - f/7.1, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added,  saved as JPEG and resized.

4. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 200mm
Sensitivity: ISO 250
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/500 sec - f/9, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, slightly warmer color temperature  saved as JPEG and resized.

5. Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 85mm
Sensitivity: ISO 125
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/125 sec - f/14, Shutter priority mode, -2.33 EV exposure compensation.
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, slightly warmer color temperature  saved as JPEG and resized.

6. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 200mm
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/400 sec - f/8, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, saturation added,  saved as JPEG and resized.

7. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 29mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 5 sec - f/16, Shutter priority mode, +2.3 EV exposure compensation.
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

8. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 200mm
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/200 sec - f/6.3, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized.  

9. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 46mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/640 sec - f/10, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, saturation added, sharpening added,  saved as JPEG and resized.

10.  Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 32mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/200 sec - f/10, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

11. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 62mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1000 sec - f/22, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, saturation added, sharpening added,  saved as JPEG and resized.

12. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 55mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/400 sec - f/9, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

13.  Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 18mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/400 sec - f/9, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

14.  Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6VR G DX @ 32mm
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/800 sec - f/6.3, Shutter priority mode
Flash: No flash
Image: NEF edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, saturation added, sharpening added,  saved as JPEG and resized.

 

 

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