This view from just behind the guardrail on U.S. Since the 93 is pulling uphill in this shot, it’s working hard and making a lot of smoke. When a locomotive exits the Tunnel, the smoke does amazing things. In that ‘road less traveled’ theme, I climbed the side of the Tunnel to shoot down on the train. The crew reconfigured the train for a different look. We returned to the East Ely Yard for lunch and prepared for the afternoon shoot at the Tunnel and Robinson Canyon. I was by myself, so I was the only one to get this shot.Īfter several runs on the Hy-Line, we headed up to the Tunnel. For this shot, I crossed the tracks and crouched down in a ditch (to stay out of the other photographers shots). Since I’m in a line of photographers, I keep my eyes open for other perspectives. The view from the cupola of the Caboose is amazing. Some participants rode in the Caboose (the yellow car) and the rest rode in the Outfit Car, just ahead of the Caboose. The train crew makes several runs at each location so we can change position for different views. A somewhat unique shot – the black smoke is from the boiler, while the white smoke is from the whistle. Note the height of the camera on the tripod, typical for my railroad photography.Īnd so, on to my images from the day. Photo by Mike Massee while acting as the workshop instructor. This image was made on Friday – no snow on the ground! Nevada Northern Railway Winter Photography Workshop on February 12 through February 14, 2021. Nevada Northern Railway Winter Photography Workshop on February 12 through February 14, 2021. Big thanks to Mike for letting me include these images. Workshop Instructor Mike Massee captured me a couple times during the workshop. In addition, the second camera body provided redundancy in case I had a problem with my primary camera. Sometimes the action is fast and a tripod-mounted camera is not ideal, so I carried my 6D II for those quick handheld shots. I set the tripod to a low height for the vantage point I want, and I have a stable platform for exposure bracketing and focus stacking. When making images of trains, I love having my camera on a tripod. My Canon EOS 6D Mk II hung from my body with a Tamron 28-300 lens. On the tripod, I had my Canon EOS R5 with a Canon RF 24-240mm lens. This section of track leaves the East Ely Yard and heads toward McGill, where the smelter was located.įor the workshop, I carried two camera bodies with different focal length zoom lenses. We boarded the train and headed out to the Hy-Line. It was chilly, but it wasn’t snowing so that was a big plus. After two days of class room and shooting around the East Ely Yard, on Day 3 we climbed aboard the train and headed out for Grand Landscape Day.
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