Recent content by Mike McCormac

Hi I'm off to India on a business trip in a few weeks and may be able to grab some time for some railway photography. Has anybody any experiences in India (and especially around Delhi) that might be helpful? Thank you Mike

Brilliant, totally brilliant. Its great to see some really original thinking!

Nikon D700 with 17-35mm, 28-70mm and 70-210mm. As heavy as the Bismarck and as reliable as a Swiss watch! And then the Blackberry is always in my pocket!

Hi Can anyody remember what the proper name was for a week long rail rover ticket you could buy in 1983 that covered the Midlands area? From memory, an area roughly bounded by Banbury, Wellingborough, Nottingham, Crewe and Chester? Thanks for your help!

Nice set of pics!

Hi Just scanned up another batch of old slides - this time taken at Amsterdam Central one afternoon in November 1982. Appreciate as they're not British (and this is RailUK Forum) they may not be to everybody's taste, but hey, here they are anyway...

Hi All Been scanning up more old slides - this time including pictures of Classes 73, 405, 415, 416, 420, 421, 423, 427 and 508 at Horsham, Brighton, Balcombe, Haywards Heath (Copyhold Junction and the Ouse Valley Viaduct), Hassocks, Ockley, Dorking, Gatwick Airport, Horley and Merstham all...

Or get yourself some graduated filters! Check out this post on my Blog describing how to choose and use them. http://www.mikemccormac.co.uk/wordpress/2008/11/hard-or-soft-graduated-filters/

All this raises an interesing point. I've been photting railways since 1968 - on a variety of films and now digital. Looking back through some of my older slides, I've been horrified by how much some of the emulsions have deteriorated. K64 is not one of those - its still true today - even...

I too am a big fan of a nice crisp mono picture. Especially one with a grainy, gritty quality to it. Many people ask how to do it, so a while back I posted an entry on my blog describing my approach. Its a few months old now, but still works a treat. Check this out...

Agree with all the above. One idea you could try is to turn the pictures into black & whites. It can be a great way of rescuing a dull day. Check out my blogpost on the subject 'How to create beautiful black and white pictures with your digital camera'. Enjoy...

I use a Nikon D700 (full frame) body, with a 17-35 f2.8, 28-70 f2.8 and a 70-200 f2.8 (all Nikon). They weigh a ton but deliver up wonderfully sharp pictures!

The whole what's OK and what's not debate has raged on for ages. Check out his post on my website: http://www.mikemccormac.co.uk/wordpress/2008/04/30777-sir-lamiel-charter-on-the-great-central-railway/ Best

If you want diversity, set yourself a little challenge. Go to a place you like to take pictures. Ideally one you've been to may times and know well. Then start the challenge. The rules are: Don't take a picture similar to any other you've ever taken there Limit yourself to walking...

The advice above about shooting in RAW is very good advice. The problem in doing so with a Nikon is that they're a pretty mean organisation in that to get the full benefit of a Nikon .nef file (the RAW file) you need to go and buy Nikon Capture NX. And I say that as a confirmed and loyal...