How to Take Better Train Travel Photos

For an Internet Rail Travelogue, and for Personal Use.

By Carl Morrison at MoKnowsPhotos.com - Carl@TrainWeb.com - TrainWeb.org/Carl

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3.  Use a size indicator

 (something with which your viewer is familiar) such as a person, or a coin if it is a detail shot, or your hand.




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How big is this locomotive?  Does it help to have a 6 ft. size indicator stand beside the drive wheels (right)?
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I was impressed with this diesel cylinder so used my 10" handspand to show that it was about 12 " across!
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I read in a National Geographic many moons ago, that the best color for a human size indictor to wear is red.

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Boulder City, NV



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