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night photography
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Highlighted by a westbound UP Z-Train making it's way to Oakland. This train must've been close to 2 miles long as it took nearly 5 minutes to pass! This is the daily ZNPOA.
Camera Settings:
70mm (crop sensor)
f/4.5
ISO 100
30 sec exposure
Remote shutter release
Anyone do any Night Railroad Photography? I wish I could find time to do more but it just never seems to work out. May be when it starts getting darker earlier. I have a blast doing it and you can get some really cool photos.
From this past spring: