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Mountain Thunder Storms through the location of the former connection with the B&O Railroad at the Northwest end of Cumberland on a beautiful winter day, just after sunrise.

Its been a while since I posted anything so I thought I would share a photo from the railroad photography charter I attended this past weekend at the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. In this shot, we find ol' 734 charging up the hill just past Sunnyside in the late afternoon.

I first attempted this shot back in January 2009. I was headed from Disney's Hollywood Studios to the Magic Kingdom so shoot the fireworks from Main Street but was running late and couldn't set up at Casey's Corner where I planned to shoot that night so I went off looking for other spots and happened to find this location by accident. The shots from that first attempt were less than acceptable. I managed to either badly underexpose the scene or to blow out the fireworks in every shot I took that night.

When I started planning out locations to shoot the fireworks during my recent Pixelmania trip, I decided to try this location again. This time, I had a new tool in my bag, a 4x6 LEE split grad ND filter and a LEE holder that would allow me to darken the sky while not affecting the Liberty Belle Riverboat or the buildings. I'm very happy to report that it worked perfectly.

I found this one hiding in the branches in the aviary on the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail at Disney's Animal Kingdom. Fortunately, he is used to all the people on the trail and wasn't bothered at all as I got close to get the shot.

Another shot from Pete Lerro's Bel Del charter. Susquehana #142 rolls by while a classic car waits at the crossing.