EOS 90D Nighttime train photography tips

[Anonymous]

Hi

I'm planning on shooting a slow moving train going over a 19th century viaduct at night. I want to capture the profile of the viaduct and the train carriage lights. The train will be going slow having just left the station. I've an eos90d and efs 18-135 lens - still haven't got a bigger lens - waiting for Black Friday!  Please advise on camera settings.

Thanks 

Twiddler64

[Anonymous]

Thanks Tom 

I'm learning fast - but it looks like I chose a difficult task early in my photographic education. But I'm loving it!

Twiddler

[Anonymous]

Hi Whiz

Just checked it on line and I think that is the way to go. I've had some unfortunate shots in the last 12 months - mainly because I'm trying to use all the great things the EOS90D can do, instead of setting it at auto.

Thanks again 

Twiddler

[Anonymous]

Hi again John

I've just downloaded a kindle sample and read the first few pages. He's certainly what I'm looking for and I really like his philosophy on using the camera. A long time ago - over 60 years - my dad was a keen semi- professional photographer (weddings - portraits etc) but we had a dark room in our cellar, so I grew up using a light meter and developing my own films. So the knowledge is lying dormant somewhere and I want to a proper photographer.

Twiddler

[Anonymous]

Hi John 

I'm really enjoying this book and I'm learning so much as I go along. Today I got to the section on distance settings and depth of field. My current lens that came with EOS90D efs 18-135 doesn't have a distance marker to set the lens up, as he suggests. Is it  because it's a cheaper lens and I ought to be investing in something better? I'm planning on getting a longer lens before Xmas, so should I be looking for this technology. 

Thanks for your time 

Twiddler

[kvbarkley]

You don't say what subject you are studying, but if it is for something like hyperfocal distance, simply focus on something that is about that distance away from you. You could get one of the golfing rangefinders to get the exact difference.

I think you get the distance info in one of the info screens during review.

[Anonymous]

Hi Guys 

After some failed attempts I took this last night in an attempt to get a blur of the lights. I mistakenly set the shutter to 0.6 instead of 6 seconds. Other info Manual Focus, Raw, M, ISO 4000, f3.5, Zoom 22m. We had a full moon a couple of nights ago and as you can see the sky was clear and light. I intend to go back and take more photos on darker nights and freeze the train and also get a better blur. The problem is that the train isn’t going fast because the station is 500 meters away.

Any more advice welcome - my feedback to myself was ISO too high, and learn how to set the correct setting in the dark.  

Thanks 

Twiddler