Another reject, missed some of the bottom:(

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An oversight on my part... I was rotating the zoom lens extender...ring thing, whilst rattling the shots off...:



Slow shutter speed = zoomburst effect.
Slow shutter speed = camera shake

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Top Totty, i like the idea behind this shot , you should try and get it all in the frame it will probably be great.

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Allenh:

Took the kids to blackpool to see the lights last night, thought I may get some good photos, not a chance. ripod never left the boot...dad can we go on this, dad can we go on that...the joy of parenthood

Oh I know the joys...never the chance to set up and concentrate, focus (if you don't mind the pun) on getting the shot, play with the settings/angle/exposure....yup....I fully understand. But they do have their advantages .

I took my shots between 11:00 and 01:00 last night...about the only time I was finally left alone to concentrate. Payed for it this morning when we went to the kiddies playground - just glad I didn't have a hang over as well .

H.

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Allenh & Hevans - know just what you mean! My kids are grown now ( just about) but my competition entry is about the first time I have got either of them to pose for a shot.

Most of my shots were too awful to even put in this posting! - but how about this one!

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Yup, a "missed" shot. A tripod would have helped to minimise camera shake, getting a sharp background and blurred rider. Orgie did a very good take on this ... and had the audacity to enter it for the competition.

Still, it's one to put in the family photo album. Could even use it on crimewatch, "Have you seen this cyclist?"

I took >50 shots last night, just trying to get a handle on the method.

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Hey BD,

For the rest of us that are closet train appreciators, perhaps you could post some hints for getting a good shot. In particular, I'm interested in getting an effective shot with the steam and it's effect on atmosphere (no pun intended...honest).

H.

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really loved this pic but the girls face isnt clearly visible, a mixture of slow shutter speed and zoom.cheers martyn

hevans:

Hey BD,

For the rest of us that are closet train appreciators, perhaps you could post some hints for getting a good shot. In particular, I'm interested in getting an effective shot with the steam and it's effect on atmosphere (no pun intended...honest).

H.

Hints? Urgh... er, ok. Having a grasp of how a station works tends to help. Watching other "anorak" photographers also can help. You'll notice they'll congregate in various areas and respond to various sounds. You're thinking of doing similar? Then go for it. The only common factor seems to be that head-on photos aren't as good as photos taken with you at an angle to the engine.

Atmosphere, well... cold weather helps keep the steam visible (warm weather tends to vaporise the steam faster). Rain keeps the steam from heading skywards. Wind keeps the steam swirling round. Iow, get out in bad weather... you betcha.

Bad weather? Your camera can handle a rain shower, provided you dry it off as fully as possible ASAP! Keep sachets of silica gel in the camerabag. You can never have too many sachets of silica gel.

The final factor is your equipment. Get to know the cameras menu system, along with what the camera can and can't do. Steam-based railway photos happen once only, you'll never get the same photo twice... there's too many variables. Your equipment *can* handle it, there's no need for high-end Leicas etc... you just need to know how your camera behaves. I've had good steam photos from a 1.2MP Fujifilm 1400zoom (cost £200 circa 1995-ish?).

Also, don't be disheartened by seeing other steam-based photos. I overheard that some photos are staged, provided you know the relevant people... etc. And in case you're wondering, mine aren't staged.

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Boltondave:

The only common factor seems to be that head-on photos aren't as good as photos taken with you at an angle to the engine.

Might have something to do with blood and gore, messy if you get the timing wrong, not to mention being screamed at for climbing down to the track

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Ian, I like the train shot, took me a minute to see it was a passing train.

 

Allen

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Hi Top Totty...very colorful one, but I cannot figure out what is this?

Very cool shots, just like I said before, I have a chance to see your whereabouts thru your shots...

Lurkalot...challenging theme...

Hevans...thanks...speedometer and speed of neonlights were taken a week ago.

Thank you everyone...this is really fun!!! 

 

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Hi rekitrallying,

Composites are allowed. For the Exif data, you could provide the original shots with their Exif data, just to show that the photos were taken over the weekend.

There are no rules about composites, or excessive image manipulation (avoiding the word "photoshop" as BoltonDave seems to take exception to the term), unless the instructions for that specific weekend competition exclude it.

That said, I prefer the one you submitted to the competition.

H.

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