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Later on New Year’s Day I figured I could head out and catch the northbound FEC Extra job (train #240) out of Miami as they rolled through the area. \u00a0So after putting the kids to bed, I checked out ATCS Monitor to check on 240’s progress north. \u00a0After a little while, I saw them coming into Pompano. \u00a0I figured that would give me plenty of time to get into position in Boca Raton, set up, and get a few test shots off before the train arrived. \u00a0Boy was I wrong…<\/p>\n
So I left the house as 240 was coming through Pompano just to the south of us here in Deerfield Beach. \u00a0I figured I had plenty of time, so I made my way north on Dixie Highway. \u00a0Just then, I heard the Pompano detector trip as 240 continued north.<\/p>\n
I decided to set up behind the CVS in Boca – had a nice wide open view with some palm trees in the background. \u00a0With the spot set, I started to get my gear together and head trackside. \u00a0As I got there and started to survey the surroundings, the grade crossing behind me activated – oh shit! \u00a0Looking south I saw a trio of headlights fast approaching. \u00a0I literally had seconds to get set up and get a shot off.<\/p>\n
I managed to hoist the Lumedyne head into position, turn it on, and get my camera to my eye just in time to fire off one shot. \u00a0But I didn’t have time to check the camera settings, and\u00a0unfortunately\u00a0I left it at a high ISO and wide open aperture from some earlier experiments. \u00a0So I waaaaaaay overexposed the shot. \u00a0I managed to rescue something of the shot.<\/p>\n[cpg_imagefixthumb:10995]\n
Yeah, not exactly the best in the world, but it’s something. \u00a0(the odd crop is because the grass in the foreground was completely blown out and unrecoverable). \u00a0Oh, well, live & learn…<\/p>\n
Thanks for looking!
\nTom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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