Train set
THESE pictures started as a project to document a typical day, but halfway through I got distracted.
“Late again?” To the commuter? Or, about the running of the train? Both, I would say. These tracks go all the way to Gatwick Airport.
A lot of people, including myself, catch up on sleep during their morning commute. Once on a train from London Waterloo, I had a nightmare and startled some passengers by waking up with a grunt.
Taken at my favourite time of the day: go-home time. This picture was shot from the bridge connecting the ten platforms to the concourse at Reading Station.
Eddy.
Shooting the moon
WHEN shooting the moon in the night sky, it is tempting to expose for maximum light capture, with a large aperture, slow shutter, and high ISO. But that is the absolute wrong way to go about it, as that will result in a big round shiny blob on a black background.
The correct settings — typically f/11, 1/500, and ISO 100 — can be disconcerting at first sight. These are also typical for shooting in bright sunlight, so why do they work for shooting the moon in the darkness of the night?
My personal theory is that they work because the moon is in a similar lighting condition as a subject lit by a midday sun. After all, the moon glows because it reflects sunlight. Lots of sunlight.
This shot was taken with a Tokina 80-200mm f/4 on the D40 in manual metering and manual focus mode. I felt nostalgic for the simplicity of the D40 after spending so much time with the D200 and just had to fire it up.
Eddy.
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