USSHelm
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Grumpy's World is a railfan blog covering parts of Kansas since 1999. The pictures (beginning in Dec 2002) aren't always dramatic but they're very consistent in their form and quality. Grumpy is a very good railroad photographer. He laid out a guide a few years back and it was instrumental in helping me improve my photography, especially railroad. Previously I had just taken my camera out, shot and then figured out what worked best. Grumpy's guide introduced me to the Sunny-16 rule and the use of histograms, among other things. It also helped to inspire me to work on action shots emphasizing the landscape the train is moving through rather than the train itself.
Action Shots
Artsies
Broadsides
Exposure
Focus
Post Processing
Roster Shots
Sevin Sins
Sharpness
Teles
Wedgies
Experienced photographers may not find this as useful as novices may, but it explains railroad photography better than anything else I've found on the web. The "action shots" page is the one I found to be most useful. Should you choose to read the blog itself note that it is slightly NSFW due to strong language. There is a reason he's called Grumpy.
Action Shots
Artsies
Broadsides
Exposure
Focus
Post Processing
Roster Shots
Sevin Sins
Sharpness
Teles
Wedgies
Experienced photographers may not find this as useful as novices may, but it explains railroad photography better than anything else I've found on the web. The "action shots" page is the one I found to be most useful. Should you choose to read the blog itself note that it is slightly NSFW due to strong language. There is a reason he's called Grumpy.