Category Archives: Railroad

Holga, Panoramic, Pinhole Photo – 2 Photos For June 15

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I just got my first Holga plastic camera. It is a pinhole (no lens), panoramic camera using medium format 120 film – for this post I used black and white film which I processed myself and scanned. If you don’t know what Holga cameras are, please Google them, or here is a Wikipedia link:

Holga Camera

The second photograph was lots of fun, it is a multiple exposure, and with film you don’t know what you have until you develop it, living on the edge in the digital age.

Deserted Railroad Engine - Holga Pinhole Study No.2

Deserted Railroad Engine – Holga Pinhole Study No.2

Deserted Railroad Engine - Pinhole Study No. 5 Multiple Exposure

Overhead, Photo for June 4

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I am working on posting from my iPad, it works, but am having problems with images. Please excuse me if images are missing for the next couple of days as I iron out this problem.

This is another Steamtown photo, taken from overhead walkway that leads to the Mall at Steamtown from the National Historic Site. This allows you to photograph lots of things from a raised level, including trains passing underneath, both Steamtown excursions and commercial traffic.

Steamtown Overhead

Steamtown Overhead

New Beginning – Old Project, Photo For June 1

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Over a year ago I started the 365 -366 Project, and then life got a little crazy and I gave it up. Well, life is still crazy, but wanted to start back on this creative path!

Photography is about light, so the first photo is of a railroad, steam, engine headlight. The reflections symbolize what I will strive to achieve, a varied view of what I see and photograph. And one of the reflections is the photographer taking the photo.

Photograph taken with a Nikon D800 with a classic Nikkor 50mm – f1.4 lens (yes, it is manual focus – interesting). Location is Steamtown National Historic Site, two days ago.

For more photos of Steamtown visit: Steamtown, Photography by John Van Horn

Headlight, Steamtown National Historic Site

Headlight, Steamtown National Historic Site

Union Pacific Big Boy, Steamtown – Photo for Dec. 9

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I am a day late for posting a photo for Dec. 9, but had a problem with our internet service. This photograph was taken a couple of years ago with one of my old Nikon film cameras. It was shot in color and converted to black and white. The sky is digital and was taken on Hilton Head Island, SC. Since this picture was taken the engine has been repainted.

Union Pacific Big Boy at Steamtown

Union Pacific Big Boy at Steamtown

East Broad Top, Today No. 1 – Photo for Nov. 22

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As I wrote in the previous post, I have revisited Mount Union to take photos of what is left of the East Broad Top Railroad yard. The last time I was there, it was overcast and I used my infrared digital camera to take a series of photos. Many of the coal cars are still there, many of them in what is now a new growth woods. The buildings however have disappeared except for the engine house.

East Broad Top Railroad, Mount Union, PA, No. 1

East Broad Top Railroad, Mount Union, PA, No. 1