Royal Canadian Pacific

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Comments


Scott Young

Nicely done Clifford. A classic image indeed.

Clifford Dupuis

Thank you so much Scott

Yves Langlois

Great shot Clifford. Vanishing point is amazing on that beautyful compo. Nicely colour by the autumn sun.

Clifford Dupuis

Thank you so much Yves

Yves Langlois

Great shot Clifford. Vanishing point is amazing on that beautyful compo. Nicely colour by the autumn sun.

Dennis Smith

Yves has pinpointed the strengths of this photo. How did you get your entire scene sharp? You have maximized depth of field with a lens that has a smallest aperture of F6.3. How did you do that! The whisp of cloud helps give the impression of motion.

Clifford Dupuis

I was using a zoom lens with a variable aperture so at 24mm the it is f4 and at 200mm it is f6.3 while the min aperture at 24mm is F22 and at 200mm is f36. In the meta date you can see that it is shot at 24mm at f8. F8 is my to to aperture for this lens. Hope this helps

Dennis Smith

It sure does help. I did not understand variable focal length lenses. The '1/3rd into the scene is something to remember. Thanks Clifford.

Clifford Dupuis

the aperture for this image was F8 and the focus point was the lead locomotive approximate 1/3 into the scene so all should be in focus from foreground to infinity. So glad to hear you like this image, patience was a virtue here as I waited hours for it to finally come past.

Heather Mellon

You found the perfect backdrop for the Excursion Train, Castle Mountain really shines against that gorgeous sky. A beautiful capture in every detail, Clifford.

Clifford Dupuis

So happy to hear you like this one Heather, I had to wait hours for the train to arrive. Patience.......

Debra Plett

Terrific composition Clifford. Wonderful shot.

Clifford Dupuis

Thank you Debra, much appreciated

Description
High in the Canadian Rockies the Royal Canadian Pacific Excursion train heads eastbound to Calgary, Alberta, reminiscent of passenger service of years gone by. The iconic Castle Mountain in Banff National Park stands tall in the background.
Taken By
Clifford Dupuis
Taken On
September 29, 2024
Tagged
canadian_pacific cpkc royal_canadian_pacific train mountain banff_national_park alberta castle_mountain railway transportation vehicle nature outdoors scenery sky plant ecoregion cloud natural_environment tree rolling_stock track
  • Focal: 24
  • Lens Model: NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR
  • Shutter speed: 0.0008 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 8

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