Passing Lines
With the fresh remains of a good old fashioned country burn out still fresh on the pavement, an eastbound Union Pacific intermodal train streaks under the new signals protecting the west end of Global III in Rochelle, IL. And as always, join me on Facebook : Twitter : Flickr
Getting Lucky With the Lighting
Sometimes you really plan out the lighting in a photo, getting your lights set up just so, adjusting and adjusting, and still everything fails (haha). And sometimes, you don’t set up any lights, spend no time at all adjusting anything, and everything just works. Such it was on Labor Day evening, as I was setting [...]
Full Moon at Verona
Obviously, full moon nights are great for night shooting, especially when you get out away from the bright, artificial city lights and into the dark country, where the bright light from the moon is illuminating everything. Last week, with not a cloud in the sky, we headed out to Verona, IL, west of Joliet, to [...]
Gone In A Flash
I think at least part of the reason I like doing night photography is that it is easier to capture a sense of motion. In a long exposure of something moving, you get a blur or streak that gives that sense of speed. Yes, video can capture motion, sure, and I like videos, but I [...]
Out of the Mouth of the Beast
For some reason, this photo looks very menacing to me. I think it’s the icicles hanging from the rock cut on the right that appear to be the teeth of some giant monster. In reality, it’s nothing more than Norfolk Southern train X4T struggling upgrade through one of the giant cuts on the “Rathole” near [...]
Home for the Holiday (by Transit)
Last night I took a little walk around my neighborhood here in Chicago. I had a certain place in mind to get a shot, where Chicago Avenue goes under the Union Pacific North and Northwest Metra lines, just west of Halsted Avenue. I also thought, hey, wouldn’t it be cool if I could get a [...]
Streaky
Arrgh, I missed a day of photo-bloggin’ yesterday as I was busy working on a project that I’ve got to put up on the website shortly. More on that later this week as it’s slowly getting closer to completion. Anyway, today, I’ve got another night shot, this time, it’s from earlier this summer, in May [...]
Fast Moving Trains at Night
As we ventured out to the far western suburbs on Friday night, and the moon began to rise in the east, the Harley Road overpass near LaFox seemed to be an interesting option for shooting a few night shots. As an added bonus, the Union Pacific’s mainline seemed to be getting very busy, with many [...]
