01-17-2011, 11:20 PM
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Early morning shot deemed to dark
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01-17-2011, 11:25 PM
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Dark? Personally I don't think so. Blurry ? I see that more than dark.
Ben
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01-18-2011, 12:09 AM
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Not seeing darkness, but a lack of sharpness.
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01-18-2011, 12:16 AM
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It doesn't seem dark, BUT it almost looks like you moved the camera with the train, adding some motion blur.
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01-18-2011, 12:24 AM
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Well, this is a 60+ MPH zone for passenger trains... guess I'll have to try again with a higher sun and a speed a little quicker than 1/250. Oh well.
Thanks for the input you guys!
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01-18-2011, 12:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by magicman_841
Well, this is a 60+ MPH zone for passenger trains... guess I'll have to try again with a higher sun and a speed a little quicker than 1/250.
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You could always try doing a pan shot, too! 
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01-18-2011, 01:07 AM
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Do like Legos Brandon?
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01-18-2011, 01:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by barnstormer
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HAHA! I used to love them when I was a youngin!' I found a box full of them the other day and took a picture of one of the little people! My homemade macro lens really made him look big, didn't it?   
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01-18-2011, 02:50 AM
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Shooting on 1/250th at 60+ MPH Train is like Bear Hunting with a BB gun... i would use at at least 1/400 or 1/500 next time to freeze the action
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01-18-2011, 03:16 AM
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Love the analogy.
Learned something today. That's the most important thing, I guess. 
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01-18-2011, 03:18 AM
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Guys, minimum shutter speed for anything moving is 1/500, isnt that like "shooting moving objects 101"??
I aim for 1/640 minimum if possible
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01-18-2011, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by troy12n
I aim for 1/640 minimum if possible
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I always use 1/500 for my shutter speed, and I never have blurry problems.
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01-18-2011, 03:46 AM
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I bounce around between 1/250th and 1/640th. Shooting a train doing a whopping 12 mph isn't that hard to stop.
Loyd L.
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01-18-2011, 05:18 AM
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I just looked at the exif on my last page of shots, and almost every single one's at 1/250...I shoot slow trains, so that should say something!
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01-18-2011, 06:03 AM
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If it's not on the Northeast Corridor, 1/250 is my starting point. That will stop almost anything, unless you shoot wide with the engine filling the frame.
- Chris
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01-18-2011, 06:52 AM
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Most of mine are either at 1/250-1/500.
Maybe the screener hit the wrong button on this one, I've got much darker in the database.
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01-18-2011, 05:18 PM
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Agreed 1/250 starting point.
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