Roll-by inspection of CSX Q025-18 at Slaughters, Ky One of two (the other stood out of frame) crew members from CSX X584 watch on the ground from the siding as hot intermodal CSX Q025-18 zips past their train at the north end of the siding at Slaughters, Kentucky as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on March 18th, 2021. Not sure why X584 was on the Henderson Subdivision as it normally runs between Wauhatchi, TN – Wild Creek, AL and neither is anywhere near here. I'm assuming it was due to flooding somewhere. I'm working on combining a new technique here that I've been learning that is called Long Exposure photography, which is where using a neutral density filter and with the camera on a tripod. I used a long exposure to achieve the effect of the world moving along at a fast pace, but also keeping some things rooted in place! I did a series of about six exposures as the train passed and fortunately the crew member stood still during the 30 seconds it took to make this shot. Tech details below. Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @52mm f/32, 30 seconds, ISO 50, exposure delay mode, rear eyepiece closed during exposure, camera on a Manfroto tripod, 16 stop ND Filter.

Roll-by inspection of CSX Q025-18 at Slaughters, Ky

One of two (the other stood out of frame) crew members from CSX X584 watch on the ground from the siding as hot intermodal CSX Q025-18 zips past their train at the north end of the siding at Slaughters, Kentucky as it heads south on the Henderson Subdivision on March 18th, 2021.

Not sure why X584 was on the Henderson Subdivision as it normally runs between Wauhatchi, TN – Wild Creek, AL and neither is anywhere near here. I’m assuming it was due to flooding somewhere.

I’m working on combining a new technique here that I’ve been learning that is called Long Exposure photography, which is where using a neutral density filter and with the camera on a tripod.

I used a long exposure to achieve the effect of the world moving along at a fast pace, but also keeping some things rooted in place! I did a series of about six exposures as the train passed and fortunately the crew member stood still during the 30 seconds it took to make this shot. Tech details below.

Tech Info: Nikon D800, RAW, Sigma 24-70 @52mm f/32, 30 seconds, ISO 50, exposure delay mode, rear eyepiece closed during exposure, camera on a Manfroto tripod, 16 stop ND Filter.

July 25, 2019 - Another long exposure photograph from uptown Charlotte, North Carolina of a steel sculpture called "Spiral Odyssey" against the city skyline. According to the Qcitymetro website: The Sculpture is a stunning tribute to native son Romare Bearden by Richard Hunt. The name “Spiral Odyssey” is a triple tribute. It honors Bearden, the master collage maker who co-founded the New York group Spiral in 1963 to encourage African-American artists. It refers to Homer’s “Odyssey,” which Bearden explored multiple times in his work. And it hints at the two-decade friendship between Bearden and Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt. The piece can be called abstract, but your mind shapes bits of it into figures: the ship’s body, its billowing sail (or is that a wave?), perhaps a leaping dolphin. Hunt crafted slender arcs of steel so that light falling on them appears to ripple, like a current passing across water.

Another long exposure photograph from uptown Charlotte, North Carolina

July 25, 2019 – Another long exposure photograph from uptown Charlotte, North Carolina of a steel sculpture called “Spiral Odyssey” against the city skyline.

According to the Qcitymetro website: The Sculpture is a stunning tribute to native son Romare Bearden by Richard Hunt.

The name “Spiral Odyssey” is a triple tribute. It honors Bearden, the master collage maker who co-founded the New York group Spiral in 1963 to encourage African-American artists. It refers to Homer’s “Odyssey,” which Bearden explored multiple times in his work. And it hints at the two-decade friendship between Bearden and Chicago sculptor Richard Hunt.

The piece can be called abstract, but your mind shapes bits of it into figures: the ship’s body, its billowing sail (or is that a wave?), perhaps a leaping dolphin. Hunt crafted slender arcs of steel so that light falling on them appears to ripple, like a current passing across water.

WEB-07.25.19 The Firebird 1, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Charlotte, NC

Devotees call her “Firebird,” “Disco Chicken,” even “Big Bird”

July 25, 2019 – Devotees call her “Firebird,” “Disco Chicken,” even “Big Bird” but her proper name is “Le Grand Oiseau de Feu Sur l’Arche,” or “The Large Bird of Fire on the Arch.” I captured this Long Exposure view of her late last night outside the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.

WEB-03.24.19 Windpoint Lighthouse 1, Racine, WI

Wind Point Lighthouse, WI

March 24, 2019 – Well, my attempt at photographing the northern lights was a bust on my Chicago trip last weekend, but it did result in a few nice photographs of the Wind Point Lighthouse which I post here for your enjoyment!

According to Wikipedia, Wind Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the north end of Racine Harbor in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is in the village of Wind Point, Wisconsin, on Lighthouse Road. The lighthouse stands 108 feet tall.

The Wind Point Lighthouse is one of the oldest and tallest still operating on Lake Michigan.

The Lighthouse was built in 1880 and was designed by Orlando Metcalfe Poe who had served in the Civil War as a Brigadier General. After the war, he served as engineer secretary of the Lighthouse Board and was in charge of lighthouse construction. It was lit for the first time on November 15, 1880.

December 28, 2018 - A blur of CSX Q028 makes it's way through Mortons Junction as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Ky. - Tech: Nikon D800, F/32, 5 sec, ISO 100 with a 10 stop ND Filter. #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

December 28, 2018 – A blur of CSX Q028 makes it’s way…

December 28, 2018 – A blur of CSX Q028 makes it’s way through Mortons Junction as it heads north on the Henderson Subdivision at Mortons Gap, Ky. – Tech: Nikon D800, F/32, 5 sec, ISO 100 with a 10 stop ND Filter. #jimstrainphotos #kentuckyrailroads #trains #nikond800 #railroad #railroads #train #railways #railway #csx #csxrailroad

JW Marriott Building 2, Nashville, TN

Long Exposure Photography – JW Marriott Building

I’m beginning to delve into the world of Long Exposure Photography! I’ve been intrigued by pictures I’ve seen using this technique and have decided to learn the ins and outs of doing it and see if I can apply it to my train photography! These first two are of the new JW Marriott hotel in downtown Nashville, Tennessee.

JW Marriott Building 1, Nashville, TN – Sigma 24-70 at 31mm, f/5.6, ISO 100 for 237 seconds