Wide Angle at Night
I was just going out to photograph some stars, but the aurora borealis decided to put on a great show. It was a great first night shooting with a new-to-me wide angle lens.
Railfan Stories
Stories about railfanning – trip reports and so forth. Any time I’m trackside and writing about it, it’ll be here.
A New-To-Me Lens
I bought a new (to me) lens! It’s been a long time since I purchased a lens for my camera. I’ve been using my Canon 17-55mm and 70-200mm lenses for several years, first with my Canon T1i and now with my Canon 77D camera. I’ve been doing a lot of night photography. While photographing the … Read more
Night Elevators
After seeing STEVE – and the rest of the aurora borealis – and the Milky Way – I still felt great, even at 1:30 AM. I decided to fulfill a long-held wish – photograph the Oberon grain elevator at night.
Steve, Meet STEVE
I feel like I am refocusing. Not literally, of course. I used to enjoy making photos during the day. Apparently I don’t care very much for that any more. I’m not against it. I just don’t feel like doing it very often. I do like making photos at night! I love the big night sky. … Read more
Moonshadow
Another starry night and another photography session. It seems that going out at night to shoot with the stars is one of the few ways I like to photograph trains these days. So be it. I am doing what feels right.
Dark Deeds
Over the past six months or so, with the help of my counselor, I’ve spent a lot more time doing things that I enjoy doing and a lot less time doing things that I think I should do. This includes railfanning, on both sides of the scale.
Ian and Bill Visit the West, Part 4
This is the fourth and last in the series. The intrepid duo were heading back to Saskatchewan (again) and caught some interesting trains along the way.
Ian and Bill Visit the West, Part 3
Continuing our story, Ian and Bill crossed into Manitoba and made their way to Winnipeg. The lead photo is CN’s impressive Uno trestle, unfortunately sans trains.
Ian and Bill Visit the West, Part 2
Ian and Bill visited the CN Wainwright subdivision. They stopped at CN’s Battle River Trestle, an impressive structure to be sure. It’s 2,775 feet long and the deck is 195 feet above the river. It was completed at the end of 1908.
Ian and Bill Visit the West, Part 1
Long-time reader Ian Walker and his railfan partner Bill Hall visited the Prairie provinces early this summer, and sent along some photos. I’m sharing them here in a series with Ian’s notes.