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Samuel Hoffman - The Journal Gazette
Kelly Lynch, left, and Matt Shawver power-wash the Nickel Plate locomotive #765, Wednesday at the Edgerton Road facility of the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society. The engine was being prepared for Thursday's trip to Akron to run excurions through the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and National Park.
Published: September 9, 2010 3:00 a.m.

I Hear the Train A Comin'

Samuel Hoffman and Lara Neel

Camera: NIKON D2Hs

Shutter: 1/320 s

Aperture: f/13

Exposure Setting: Manual (Pattern Metering)

ISO: 200

Strobe Flash: Did Not Fire

Lens Focal Length: 52 mm

White Balance: Manual

Editor's Note: Sam took the opportunity here to create a nice near-silhouette. By underexposing the people and the train, he was able to create a sense of mood and turn the blue sky into pretty much the only color in the photograph. Shooting in manual mode gave him more control over the situation.

-- Lara Neel, visual editor

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