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Tracks (End of an Era)

A composite shot of the train tracks on a frosty morning after the rails had been removed.

This was shot near dawn, with frost on the ground, at mu...
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A composite shot of the train tracks on a frosty morning after the rails had been removed.

This was shot near dawn, with frost on the ground, at multiple exposure compensations, on a tripod, and with a small aperture for max depth. I may of also had to use some of my ND filters as this was towards the sun, but that detail eludes me now.

The resulting images were processed into HDR, then converted to high contrast B&W. The color image is also impressive with a vibrant sunrise and contrasting colors. There was some digital manipulation to edit out a contrail also.
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Canon EOS 60D

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Aperture f/20 ISO 100 Shutter 8/1 Focal Length 18/1

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Jul, 2015

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Thanks everyone. I will admit this is one of my favorite photos I have managed to capture, even if I look at it now and keep thinking "I should have done this, or that".

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Behind The Lens

Location

I took this photo in Petawawa, Ontario on the old rail line just after they had torn the rails up and were preparing to remove the ties.

Time

I crawled out of bed at 0 dark stupid to try and make sure I was on site for the sunrise with a coffee. I also wanted to ensure I caught the morning frost which had made this scene catch my eye on my way to work one morning.

Lighting

It has been a while, but I believe the Sunrise was intense and thus I had a bit of a struggle as I was shooting somewhat towards it.

Equipment

Due to the sunrise, I believe I had to use a ND Grad Filter. I also was on a tripod using a remote trigger with my Canon 60D, and my kit lens (Canon 18-135 f3.5/f5.6 IS) @ 18mm.

Inspiration

I saw this view on the drive into work one day and at first was sad to see the tracks being torn up from the railroad, then I noticed the frost on the ties and trees and how the scene looked really caught my eye.

Editing

I took 3 images using exposure compensation/AEB -2,0,2. I shot with low ISO (100) and A small aperture (f20) to give me great Depth of Field. I then, after importing them into lightroom and the usual tweaks, used Photoshop to merge them into an HDR image. I then took that result and after working out a rogue contrail that was distracting, I converted it to High contrast B&W.

In my camera bag

60D, Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 (my usual go to lens for landscapes), Canon 70-200mm f4 L series (my favorite lens, used for a ton of shots), my 1.4x II extender (underused but sometimes you need an bit extra reach in good light), a Canon 40mm f2.8 (again underused), Sigma 105mm 2.8 Macro lens (because macro excites me, it is a new world and different from landscapes when the landscapes do not excite me I put the macro on and keep walking). The Kit lens usually now just keeps the camera fitting nice in my backpack. I also carry a Vanguard Tripod with a Ball head near everywhere, my remote trigger with intervalometer a ton of filters and adapters, occasionally a flash and remote. I also have weird things like welding lenses in case of a sudden unexpected eclipse, rain covers, some tools, tons of memory cards, extra batteries for everything, an IR filter and circular polarizers of all types. I also have sun surveyor and TPE on my phone. Oh and if I have room my cleaning kit for fieldwork.

Feedback

Patience, watch the light and get on location early. It is freaky when you get on a site for sunrise how short that time actually lasts. Nothing is worse than finding the perfect shot in the viewfinder to then realize you missed the best light by 10 min cause you were cozy in bed. I have been known to be on the road at 3am and hitting trails in the morning dark to get on site before sunrise. This one thankfully was close and easy to get to but some other shots have involved a few hours of hiking on trails to get at.

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Tracks (End of an Era)

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