Archive for September 7th, 2023
Nightsburgh beckons
Thursday
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Yessir, I went back to my ‘drink beer and photograph trains’ bar again, and got that swell looking CSX shot above. I’m playing around with crops a bunch for some reason, as in the square one above. The normal proportion I use is literally the size and shape of the camera sensor, but it’s been brought to my attention that social media sites like Instagram ‘like’ 1 to 1 or square formatted images as opposed to the usual rectangular ones.
Before you ask, I’ve been populating several websites with images in the last year. Lots going on at the moment. If you’re an Instagram user, maybe give me a follow? I’m trying to build up a presence there.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
I timed my visit fairly well, with a 7 pm arrival at the bar, and sunset occurring at 8. I got busy, tripod and all that, as the burning thermonuclear eye of god itself began its descent behind Ohio. Afterwards, I walked over to T station for a light rail ride back home.
That’s the less interesting side of the concrete factory along the Monongahela River I’ve mentioned a few times. I’m starting to feel the urge to do some night shooting soon, hence “Nightsburgh.”
– photo by Mitch Waxman
Some sort of hullabaloo up the line had occurred shortly before I arrived at the T light rail station, one which affected the service that I use.
Ended up having to call a Lyft to get back home, but there you go. Price of living in a medium sized city, I guess.
Back tomorrow.
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