as you know I am working up a portfolio of images at the request of the shop which markets the curios and memoribilia for this engine. The 261 was the last steam engine built for the Milwaukee Road , delivered out of NY to Minneapolis in 1945 right after WWII. She is a beauty.
Do you think my little D100 images are up to the test , the whole set was shot on my D100 before I knew what a crappy camera it was I just went out and made some really amazing images with it
Wow!!!! John It's a good thing you didn't know how lousy the D100 was when you shot this, it certainly would have ruined an otherwise awesome photo!!!
This made me think though, when a "great" photo is made I would think it is the result of 80% vision on the part of the photographer, and 20% equipment. So with that calculation, the D100 really could just be a lousy camera, as long as the photographer is good. But then does that mean those with the puffed up egos from that other forum with the superior cameras are really lousy photographers, they just happen to have gotten lucky by chosing that certain camera they tout so much?
Just the ramblings of an owner of a camera that is only 70% of that supposedy lousy D100.
JimFox wrote:
Wow!!!! John It's a good thing you didn't know how lousy the D100 was when you shot this, it certainly would have ruined an otherwise awesome photo!!!
This made me think though, when a "great" photo is made I would think it is the result of 80% vision on the part of the photographer, and 20% equipment. So with that calculation, the D100 really could just be a lousy camera, as long as the photographer is good. But then does that mean those with the puffed up egos from that other forum with the superior cameras are really lousy photographers, they just happen to have gotten lucky by chosing that certain camera they tout so much?
Just the ramblings of an owner of a camera that is only 70% of that supposedy lousy D100.
thanks man , I am loving going back thru these old images with some new skills up my sleve. These are just stuff from the pile that I thought would be fun to process when I finish the real set it will be fun to post a link here to the work
John, further proof it's the photographer, not just the camera Like I told you before, this series of images are some of the best train photos I've ever seen. Needless to say, the processing on them was exquisite and done with great finesse.
This is also further proof that ignorance is bliss Now that we know the D100 is a crappy camera, look at how much angst we must suffer
I hope you sell a ton of these prints. Having seen the actual prints of a few of these, I can't imagine that any real RR buff will be able to resist.
I am always amazed at just how good my old D100 RAW files are. I have gone back to them for show and competition images many times. Once you learned the quirks of this camera, you could make amazing pictures with it. Your pictures certainly support this. I don't mind having more resolution and a bigger viewfinder and better AF etc, but I keep going back to my D100 images and smiling.
Stripper wrote:
I hope you sell a ton of these prints. Having seen the actual prints of a few of these, I can't imagine that any real RR buff will be able to resist.
I am always amazed at just how good my old D100 RAW files are. I have gone back to them for show and competition images many times. Once you learned the quirks of this camera, you could make amazing pictures with it. Your pictures certainly support this. I don't mind having more resolution and a bigger viewfinder and better AF etc, but I keep going back to my D100 images and smiling.
thanks for all the support too my friend. I too really am amazed at the character of the files. I still believe that as far as sheer flexability in post there might not be a better file in that regard. It certainly is a quirky camera. I am so busy right now too , it seems that when it rains it pours. But I hope to make some headway this weekend for sure with the images
When I saw your thread's title, I knew it was a choo choo. And what a train it is. As far as I am concerned, they quit building trains when they switched to diesel/electrics. Now with $65 a barrel oil, I would love to see a modern steam locomotive powered by crop residue and canola oil. Paint it yellow and green...no wait a minute, that's John Deere colors.
If my harvest schedule allows, I want to get over to Sumpter, OR about two and a half hours away to shoot their train. It is a narrow gauge steam locomotive that supplied the mining district there. I am friends with one of the volunteer engineers and he can get me a ride. He advised avoiding their photographer's weekend, however it does stop and pose for them in several scenic places making little puffs of smoke and steam at just the right times. To me that is like shooting fish in a barrel.
Alan Klages wrote:
When I saw your thread's title, I knew it was a choo choo. And what a train it is. As far as I am concerned, they quit building trains when they switched to diesel/electrics. Now with $65 a barrel oil, I would love to see a modern steam locomotive powered by crop residue and canola oil. Paint it yellow and green...no wait a minute, that's John Deere colors.
If my harvest schedule allows, I want to get over to Sumpter, OR about two and a half hours away to shoot their train. It is a narrow gauge steam locomotive that supplied the mining district there. I am friends with one of the volunteer engineers and he can get me a ride. He advised avoiding their photographer's weekend, however it does stop and pose for them in several scenic places making little puffs of smoke and steam at just the right times. To me that is like shooting fish in a barrel....Show more →
hehe , I just wished they would run this one a few more times a year Alan. And I really wished they would run her in late October , I would chace her and try to get some shots with nice fall colors throughout . As for steam trains again , sheesh the newer boilers are pretty efficient , I would be all for it
I hope you get over to take some pictures and take a ride too
John...awesome work. It was amazing to see the 261 that night when Jill and I went over and were able to climb aboard. Again, great work man. I had to "suffer" through long exposures of the engine with the d100 that night A pity
I thought those were great shots, that is until I read your message and then checked the EXIF data. These were taken using a camera with a measely 6MP sensor, and ipso facto, they now suck. Sorry buddy, it's nothing personal. I don't make the rules.
, the whole set was shot on my D100 before I knew what a crappy camera it was I just went out and made some really amazing images with it 
