With all the snow being predicted for Chicago tomorrow, I figured it was time to revisit a favorite winter time shot of mine. This is looking down Canal St. during the evening rush during one of the worst snow storms I can remember recently around here, December 2008. One of the particularly bad things about that storm was its timing, hitting right during the rush hour, bringing everything to a halt. You can see this in the photo below, as cabs, snowplows and pedestrians are struggling to get home, while a Metra train glides across Canal St. unhindered by the winter weather. Read the rest of this entry »
Slipping out of Union Station, one of the last runs for the night on the Metra Southwest Service is bound for Manhattan (the one in Illinois). Heading under a multitude of overhead signals guiding its path out of town, the train picks up speed and the conductor begins to collect tickets, his unmistakable figure (complete with hat) silhouetted in the rear window of the train car. Read the rest of this entry »
While messing around trying to kill some time in Homewood, IL on Friday night, I was trying some pan shots passing Metra Electric trains shortly after sunset. In this shot, an inbound train for Chicago is slowing for a stop on the Homewood platform, and as you’ll notice, the brake shoes on the lead truck are really heating up the wheel, causing the metal to glow and produce a shower of sparks. Read the rest of this entry »
The “red barn” just west of Geneva, IL has been a favorite photo location for a long time now, since it’s an almost perfect looking old wooden barn in classic red paint, and always kept in pristine shape. However, I don’t think I’ve really ever gotten a shot from here that I like. With the new overpass in place here, triple track to come to the railroad below, and a really neat sunset going on, I figured there was no time like last Thursday night to try to get an HDR photo of the whole scene, as a Metra commuter train headed back towards Chicago.
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Whatever you are making a photo of, be it a train, a person, or a nice cityscape, it’s always about the light, and using the light to your advantage. Here, yet another ‘boring’ Metra cab car pulls into the Cicero stop to pick up one passenger on his way into Chicago for the evening.
And speaking of light, I’ve got a few new items on the way to help me set up a small portable studio. Stay tuned…and if you want any kind of portrait photography, let me know, there could be a few good deals to be had soon.
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