Walking around a train yard...

Hi everyone:

I've been cooped up indoors for a while now and have been positively itching to get out and take some pictures! My buddy let me borrow a lense a while ago (which I still have), so I got in my car and started driving until something caught my eye. That something was a local train yard. I know train pics are sometimes a bit cliche', but I've never taken any!

I'd love any input on these. I posted these over in the 450D thread, but please excuse the slight cross post... if it's a problem, I'll definitely delete this post.

Thanks!

Some good pics. Watch your skies there blown out.

What is #3?

Thanks silvr.. yep, there are some blown out skies for sure. I'm working on that while shooting and wathcing the histogram, but I definitely don't have it down. Maybe it's time to play with some of those other types of metering.

As far as I kow, #3 is just a flat-bed type transport car. The top was just a bunch of ratty boards attached to a frame. I just dug how weathered it was.

I personally wonder what the heck #4 is!

jrm27 wrote in post #7631086
As far as I kow, #3 is just a flat-bed type transport car. The top was just a bunch of ratty boards attached to a frame. I just dug how weathered it was.

I personally wonder what the heck #4 is!

Ooops! Sorry I cant count. I was wondering about #4 also.

nice images, but I really like the 2nd shot

Good ones.

Unless you have a blue sky, you're probably going to have to blend exposures.

how do you just get out and walk around with a camera? isn't there secrurity to worry about?

I do like the composition on the loco portrait.

Thanks! Yeah, this engine car caught my eye with so many other dark colors around. I like how retro it feels (to me!)

the sky was definitely gray.. a storm system was beginning to move through. I'll try blending exposures on the next similar situation. Thanks for the idea.

i didn't see any security anywhere... just parked my car on the side of the road and walked on in. Guess I should've have expected someone to show up? Gotta love small towns.

Thank you Belmondo.

#4 looks to be an older AEI color barcode. Starting in the late 60s, they were applied to railcars in order to track them. The technology is much better now and is a small rectangular box attached to the side of the car. The one you shot is no longer used. I've never seen a detail shot of one before and it is quite interesting. Thanks for sharing!

tubawxman wrote in post #7634933
#4 looks to be an older AEI color barcode. Starting in the late 60s, they were applied to railcars in order to track them. The technology is much better now and is a small rectangular box attached to the side of the car. The one you shot is no longer used. I've never seen a detail shot of one before and it is quite interesting. Thanks for sharing!

Awesome! Thanks for the info! Glad I could share.

RadAL wrote in post #7632517
how do you just get out and walk around with a camera? isn't there secrurity to worry about?

You gotta be careful now days they dont let anybody wander, most are charged with trespassing.