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i didn't know railway lines in the UK used a third rail. this one clearly doesn't and the railway line i was taking pictures of earlier doesn't either. the electricity goes through the two rails, you can hear it buzzing when a train comes close :)

Wow. There must be a different way of doing it across the country. All around the south, we have a 3rd rail which provides the power. I've never heard of it being put through both running rails.
 
Only the old Southern Railway uses the 3rd rail electrification system and as Martyn lives in Stafford - does not apply. Actually this looks like a branch line that is un-electrified, in his area it would be overhead wires if it were.


EDIT/ Great pic BTW - depth of focus. ... Ummmm.

Ah but, that was taken in Woodbridge in Suffolk! :lol:
 
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Carrying on the new year theme..

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^ You captured that beautifully. Any good pics from inside?
 
Another one from new years, still handheld 3 sec exposure
https://pic.armedcats.net/2008/01/02/nytr2.jpg
 
I've been playing with the Manual Focus setting, any criticism would be welcome:

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EDIT: Sorry about the multiple pic thing...
 
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^ That is a nice shot. Was the lighing in there like that or was that just a bit of the Post-Processing? It looks so... dramatic.

(And am I right in thinking that's the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC?)
 
^ How do you achieve that effect?

You take a picture of the front element of a 50mm f/1.8 (or similar, that's just what was used for that shot). If you hold a a minimum distance from your eye, you will see an inverted image through the lens with infinite DOF. The subject is behind the lens, and the camera focuses on the image of the subject in the lens. The image is inverted in post to give proper perspective of the subject. It's an old trick, one that's been done with macro lenses to give interesting perspectives.
 
You take a picture of the front element of a 50mm f/1.8 (or similar, that's just what was used for that shot). If you hold a a minimum distance from your eye, you will see an inverted image through the lens with infinite DOF. The subject is behind the lens, and the camera focuses on the image of the subject in the lens. The image is inverted in post to give proper perspective of the subject. It's an old trick, one that's been done with macro lenses to give interesting perspectives.

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:lol:

Enlighten me on the macro lens perspectives pretty please?


Edit: Crap. I can't +rep you :(
 
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I'm loving the DOF, Bokeh and Low Light abilities of my 50mm f/1.4 Lens... got some good shots today so will be able to put some up over the next few days :)

thats a pretty powerful phone.... !
 
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