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White Rabbit
23rd of May 2009 (Sat), 22:23
how does this work
http://codys-photography.com/train_tracks/IMG_0211.jpg

Lens 50 mm
Shutter speed 1/3 sec.
Appature f/3.2
ISO 1600
Expossure Comp. +2 steps
Time & Date
5-22-09 10:32 P.M.
PhotosGuy
24th of May 2009 (Sun), 09:10
It's OK. Needs an engine? ;)
DisrupTer911
24th of May 2009 (Sun), 16:40
why not ISO 100 and a longer exposure to get rid of the noise?
White Rabbit
24th of May 2009 (Sun), 21:02
You mean something like this.

http://codys-photography.com/train_tracks/IMG_0046.jpg

lens 50 mm
shutter 25 sec.
apature f/7.1
iso 100
White Rabbit
25th of May 2009 (Mon), 02:45
Wow, what a tough place, only two replies
PhotosGuy
25th of May 2009 (Mon), 09:46
Wow, what a tough place, only two replies You "ain't seen nuttin' yet!" Most of these guys want comments, but they can't be bothered to give them.
highv0lt6ge
25th of May 2009 (Mon), 10:35
The image isn't showing up for me??
White Rabbit
25th of May 2009 (Mon), 12:53
The image isn't showing up for me??
hope this one shows for you.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/icicle_03/IMG_0046.jpg
highv0lt6ge
26th of May 2009 (Tue), 09:29
I like it alot. But I would bring down the ISO to maybe 100 to get ride of the noise. The train doesn't appear to be moving, so I wouldn't worry about getting your shutter speed as fast as possibile. When doing train night shots I always try to keep my aperture to around ~9 and go adjust from there.

I primarily shoot trains, so I spend a lot of time taking night photos along train tracks.
Here are some links to examples of my train-night shots.
http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=281790&nseq=7
http://railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=264352&nseq=10
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=215145&nseq=14
http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=247113&nseq=70
White Rabbit
26th of May 2009 (Tue), 10:56
this shot I posted was using these settings

lens 50 mm
shutter 25 sec.
aperture f/7.1
iso 100
highv0lt6ge
27th of May 2009 (Wed), 09:12
Those settings work fairly well I think. Do you have any more examples to share? Where were those shots taken at?
DisrupTer911
29th of May 2009 (Fri), 14:41
the second image is definitely better.

the f/7.1 vs teh f/3.2 is definitely a better choice for sharpness.
noise levels are much better now.