My challenge, should I choose to accept it, is to get some good shots of the Washington Park & Zoo Railway in Portland.
The tricky part? Do it at night, while the train is moving and have the Christmas lights that cover the train cleary show up...
Still photos in the station are easy, see my Zoolights thread. No problem there. It's trying to capture the train under way that is very difficult. I got some decent shots during "Golden Hour" those few minutes of dark blue light at sunset. But when it gets truly dark, things get challenging.
My best effort so far:
That's 1/2 second with a flash to provide some fill. My ISO was only 250, so I guess I can bump that and drop the shutter speed.
The tricky part? Do it at night, while the train is moving and have the Christmas lights that cover the train cleary show up...
Still photos in the station are easy, see my Zoolights thread. No problem there. It's trying to capture the train under way that is very difficult. I got some decent shots during "Golden Hour" those few minutes of dark blue light at sunset. But when it gets truly dark, things get challenging.
My best effort so far:
That's 1/2 second with a flash to provide some fill. My ISO was only 250, so I guess I can bump that and drop the shutter speed.
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