I did something fun this past weekend. I saw a steam steam locomotive as it passed through Ft. Worth, Texas. The Union Pacific 844 was on it's way to Houston and then on to South Texas.
See the UP web site for details.
http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2010/0405_onboard-844.shtml
The shots from the air are from my airplane. Note the best shots with the sun to my back were taken head-to-head with a closure rate of more than 150 MPH! Used very fast shutter speed and telephoto lens. The only time I could get really low was when the train was passing the south end of Joe Pool lake and got down to about 250 ft above the farm field being plowed. You can tell we were low at that point since the assistant behind the left hand fireman (not engineer who sits on the right of the engine) is looking and waving at the plane as we passed by.
This is my first attempt to post pics on the new website, so hope it works... I read the FAQ's... If there is a more appropriate way to post, please reply with instructions.
See the UP web site for details.
http://www.uprr.com/newsinfo/releases/heritage_and_steam/2010/0405_onboard-844.shtml
The shots from the air are from my airplane. Note the best shots with the sun to my back were taken head-to-head with a closure rate of more than 150 MPH! Used very fast shutter speed and telephoto lens. The only time I could get really low was when the train was passing the south end of Joe Pool lake and got down to about 250 ft above the farm field being plowed. You can tell we were low at that point since the assistant behind the left hand fireman (not engineer who sits on the right of the engine) is looking and waving at the plane as we passed by.
This is my first attempt to post pics on the new website, so hope it works... I read the FAQ's... If there is a more appropriate way to post, please reply with instructions.
