{"id":2049,"date":"2012-06-08T19:49:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-08T23:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=2049"},"modified":"2017-07-20T17:53:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T21:53:08","slug":"the-great-ontario-to-quebec-via-rail-2012-biking-adventure-day-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/the-great-ontario-to-quebec-via-rail-2012-biking-adventure-day-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"The great Ontario to Quebec VIA Rail 2012 biking adventure \u2013 Day Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"

[If you missed any of the previous or subsequent articles in this series, there\u2019s a list of all the articles with hyperlinks here at the end of Day Ten<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n

After a quick, one-night stay in Jonquiere, I\u2019m back on the morning train for Montreal. Sun is shining and the plan is to get some great scenic shots of the central Quebec landscape.<\/p>\n

Shooting from the train<\/strong><\/p>\n

After yesterday\u2019s post, I got a couple readers who questioned the ability to actually get usable shots from a train rolling along at 40-50 mph. The answer is \u2013 it\u2019s all about speed, both the speed of the camera and the speed of the photographer.<\/p>\n

Watching as far ahead as possible, the photographer needs to have a sense of when something worthwhile is about to whiz by the window. At these speeds, if you look perpendicular to the tracks unless the scene is far off in the distance, chances are you\u2019ll pass it before you ever raise your camera.<\/p>\n

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Whitewater rivers parallel the tracks for quite some time.<\/p><\/div>\n

The next trick is to set your shutter speed as high as possible. In my case, my shutter speed was usually 1\/1500th<\/sup> of a second or faster. At that speed, the vibration of the train tracks will be basically counteracted and with just a slight panning of the camera, you should be able to get a nice sharp photo of anything 100 ft. away or more.<\/p>\n

Couple more tricks\u2026take off your lens shade and press your lens up tight to the glass. This prevents reflections from the glass showing up in your photos. Set your shooting frame speed as high as possible and don\u2019t be afraid to rip off a dozen shots in a row if the scene is spectacular. You can delete the duds later, but you can\u2019t go back and reshoot unless you come again.<\/p>\n