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01-MAY-2007 Mark Fuller

Hotshots

I got lucky with three trains in about 15 minutes, with this shot of the westbound perfectly timed as the eastbound was done passing. These trains were moving pretty fast, especially the UPS intermodal hotshot coming at the camera. I used the High Pass technique in photoshop to sharpen. I only went +1 on the color saturation in ZoomBrowser, the lead engine seemed like it was fresh out of the wash. I probably shouldn't have used any saturation at all. I used my Sigma 30mm F/1.4

This was taken in Lisle IL, between Chicago and Aurora on BNSF (formerly CB&Q).

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
1/320s f/5.6 at 30.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 02-Apr-2008 21:43
I love the bright orange, and the composition is great too. Nice job!
Dale MacKeown02-Apr-2008 18:18
Nice shot. We have to sit down and discuss trains some time.
Martin Schiff02-Apr-2008 13:43
Nice catch.
Guest 02-Apr-2008 03:18
Excellent color. Nicely seen.
Abramoslav Kyrillovych 02-Sep-2007 17:05
Mark - Nice photo. Was this taken on the CB&Q's hot-shot tripple-track racetrack between Chicago and Aurora?
Suzette A Paduano02-May-2007 10:05
I like trains! this is a good shot!
Guest 02-May-2007 10:02
Good composition, Mark!