Another Morning Trip to Bluff (Video)

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Last Tuesday I made a short(ish) morning trip out to Bluff to catch the (rather late) morning action. Video is below, enjoy! By the way, I did have more schoolwork to do in the afternoon, and the only reason I go out in the morning is because that’s when all the trains come through around here (for those of you wondering if I’m educated…)

Anyway, enjoy the video and let me know if you have any comments/questions.

https://youtu.be/eH3SDbR1W5c

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Great! More good stuff from The Frozen North! Thanks Harrison!

Oh, and don’t worry, we know you’re just as edumacated as the rest of us! [;)]

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Nice video!

A couple of thoughts:

  • Be sure to tell where you are (unless it’s a super-secret location). Think in terms of what you’d want to tell someone who has never seen one of your videos and has no idea where you are. Sometimes you include the state, sometimes you don’t - do it all the time. Additional info like “X miles north of Albany” can also help put your subject matter in context, without detracting from the subject.

If you’re not, become familiar with photography’s “rule of thirds.” In the context of this video, one definite example is your parting shot. Consider placing the rail on the bottom “third” line. Yes, you’d be including some ground, but that’s not much different than filling 3/4 of the field of view with sky.

There’s a vertical element of the “rule of thirds” as well - and things like crossbucks belong on one of the two “third” lines.

That’s not hard and fast, of course, sometimes you can’t cover the desired subject well if you hold rigidly to the “rule of thirds.”

Said rule is also how you can turn a still “snapshot” into a “portrait.”

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Nice work.

The first train must be crossing a rail joint. Pretty much every car makes the same noise.

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Pretty bad flat spots on 2229.

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Thanks for the comments and compliments, and thanks for the advice Larry.

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If I get heavy handed, just say so… [swg]

Part of my thought with giving locations is that a visiting railfan may want to explore that location. Forgot to include that.