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Hi everyone,
Today I wrap up the double stack cars with this shot of all five units of Maxi I #237791, and proceed to what most of you will find a bit more interesting - some action, and a good look at what two fine digital cameras are capable of, with a little help from one of my best friends, also a past contributor, Aaron Remkus. While he may not be well known for this shot of BN SD40-2 #6704 (to my knowledge his first and only railroad photo until last week), many of you may recognize the name from my 2003 Party, where he provided my mugshot, and I provided a little plug for his www.11000rpm.com motocross website, which I have provided many a photo for. Anyway, Aaron recently picked up a Canon Digital Rebel. Like most people, he is more after quality than quantity, so he spent more on his glass than his camera body, with his first lens of choice being a nice Canon 300mm IS L series, which on the Digital Rebel is effectively a 480mm lens in classic 35mm terms. Aaron has been practicing a little with his new equipment, and to my knowledge his photo of SD70MAC #8887 would be his third railroad photo, maybe seventh if you count the other four frames he took as this train approached. I'd say he is off to a very promising start. I rarely take such photos since I have yet to equip myself with a Nikon 300mm (I do have one for the old Minolta) and I tend to favor less dramatic angles so I can bag roster shots like this one of SD70MAC #8887. You should know by now that this site is all about the roster shots, and action is more of a diversion. Not to mention, good action is a lot more of a challenge than good rosters. If Aaron keeps tagging along with me to learn more about photography, action like this might just be a much more regular feature. To reward those of you who actually read these messages, I consider this a special enough occasion to bust out with the first full size six megapixel shots, so you can get a good idea of what the Canon Digital Rebel's 3072x2048 sensor can produce as well as my Kodak DCS 760's 3032x2008 sensor's results for comparison. I have done no editing on the Canon image, and have only perfomed Kodak Photo Desk's advanced noise reduction filter on the Kodak image. Aarons's image is predictably sharper for two reasons. He was using a tripod, which is very highly recommended for a 300mm lens, and he is also using a prime lens, whereas my shot is with a 35-70 zoom. Enjoy! |
