Summer Afternoon on the Susquehanna
The broad Susquehanna River at Havre de Grace, near the
headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay in northeastern Maryland...
A perfect, low humidity afternoon in early summer, and a good
spot indeed for summer pastimes, whether fishing or train watching.
In 2016, as Amtrak's AEM-7 electric locomotives were nearing the end of their careers pulling
high-speed trains along the Northeast Corridor, awaiting retirement and replacement by the
new ACS-64 "Sprinter" locomotives (*), I sought to capture these machines. while it was still
possible, in some favorite settings along which they had pulled their trains.
Here, a pair of AEM-7s power an Amtrak Northeast Regional train in the direction of Baltimore and Washington.
©2018 Steve Ember
(*)
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Steve Ember
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| Sections | Subjects: Documentary & Journalism Subjects: Railway Subjects: Industry & landscape |
| Folders | Trains-North America |
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| Camera | Canon EOS 40D |
| Lens | --- |
| Aperture | 10 |
| Exposure time | 1/200 |
| Focus length | 17.0 mm |
| ISO | 500 |
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archiek 23/08/2018 4:34
The color of the umbrella takes my eye off the train. A different crop might remove the bright colors and get the viewers eyes to the train.Regards, Archie
Thomas Reitzel 22/08/2018 16:07
Hi Steve - looks like a snapshot, right?Otherwise your composition would have shown another perspective, I guess.
BG, Tom
Adele D. Oliver 22/08/2018 1:04
this looks like a perfect spot where you can picnic, fish, swim, getsome sun .... and watch the trains on the bridge - well shown, Steve !!!
warm regards,
Adele