Riding with a Fisheye

[Two23]

I agree with you that the best way to learn how & when to use a lens is to use it exclusively for a few days. Takes guts to do sometimes though. Looks like you learned pretty fast though! Have you ever played with a circular fisheye? I've never got my hands on one. Your inside shots look pretty evenly lit. What technique did you use for that?


Kent in SD

[SDP45]

It was a good thread until all the photos of the B39-8s came out!

I never liked them when they were new, but I sure do miss them now. Hardly any variety left on the Class 1s.

Loved the story, and the fisheye lens. Helped give a better view of the whole scene being presented.

[TomNanos]

Thanks for the kind words guys! And Jon - nice shots of the old girls' sisters in their prime. Just so you guys know, the BN heritage still lives on with the units on the CSO.

http://www.nanosphoto.com/gallery/di....php?pos=-2433

And Kent, the lighting was simply a hotshoe mounted Canon 420EX flash with a Sto-Fen diffuser on it, usually pointed at the ceiling. That's it - nothing fancy at all. And I metered for the brightest part of the frame - by metered, I pretty much guessed using the camera's meter as a rough estimate - no time to break out an actual light meter (well, that and I don't own one... ) As for the circular fisheye - never used one. This is the first and only fisheye I've ever used. Plus with a cropped sensor camera (I'm shooting with a Canon 20D, 1.6x crop), I don't think you'll get the full circle in the frame. Kinda defeats the purpose...I'll just have to save up for a 1D I guess...

Steve - My guess would be that Mickey went through a pack (20) of cigarettes over the course of the day. Not as bad as a couple other engineers I've ridden with - talk about chimneys! Luckily it was a nice day, and we could ride with the windows open - Allan & I are non-smokers. And actually the guys were talking about the radio positioning - they prefer it there because it's easeir getting in and out of the seat without removing the radio belt - they switch off often enough between engineer & conductor over the course of the day.

Martin - whenever you get a chance. No rush at all. I'm a bit backed up here myself, so I know what you mean...

-Tom

[skolapper]

Well duhAnd Im serious about the trailer thing ,haha. Yea I miss riding with ya all to ,but with bronchitis for two months and the summer of weddings, working on the railroad, etc , etc, I have not been on the trails much myself and it sucks to ride alone.I hope to at least hit the gnar star once this summer.

[Bryce]

Originally Posted by TomNanos

Thanks for the kind words guys! A

Steve - My guess would be that Mickey went through a pack (20) of cigarettes over the course of the day. Not as bad as a couple other engineers I've ridden with - talk about chimneys!
-Tom

Anybody caught smoking anywhere at work while on duty or off
would get fired around this neck of the woods.

Here in Ontario seems anybody smoking near anybody else or
with 15 metres of any public building can get slapped with a
pretty hefty fine and confiscation of their smokes.
Basically smoking is banned just about everywhere.

Smoking is what railways call Rule F, on fire!

The fisheye shots are good, borrowed one of those way back when
I had a Nikon F. And, your feet can get photographed all too easily
as you noted.

Bryce

[pmpete]

I really liked the the comps and series in the cab. Great lighting job with the flash also, balances well with the outdoor scenery.
Paul