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27-APR-2015

IMG_3885 Picture from a high speed train.jpg

I learned about 30 years ago, that taking a picture from a high speed train
(or any train for that matter), is tricky business.

First, most train windows are tinted, and second, utility posts fly by about every 2 seconds,
and the photographer has to time his shots accordingly.
For every usable shot, there are a half-dozen shots incorporating a utilty pole,
so best to just keep clicking as long as the subject of interest is visible, and hope for the best,

And most of all, crank up the shutter speed to top notch to accommodate the high speed of trains
and bump up the ISO to accommodate the tinted windows on trains like the Frecciarossa between Rome and Florence.

Italian trains fly by dozens of small villages in the distance, and frequently (as in this picture) some old deserted buildings.
I loved the vertical lines of the nearby trees contrasted with the horizontals of the landscape.
And in the distance, an example of Leonardo's "atmospheric perspective ".

Yes, I know I should have obeyed the rule about moving trains and shutter speed, but hey, I got a recognizable picture !

Canon EOS Rebel SL1
1/400s f/11.0 at 112.0mm iso1600 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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