Hi Sachin, at 600mm, minimum shutter needed to handhold and keep it steady is 1/600sec. I had another camera on my tripod so I had to hold this. My lens is sharpest at f9 so I use that aperture. It was giving 1/300sec at ISO200 so I raised it to 400 to get higher shutter. This will avoid shake.

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2007 Jan 12 11:06:03 +0000

ON BEHALF OF ABHIJNAN: Apurva Sir, neither did I want the statements to be amusing nor did I want to become a hero. Infact, I am very particular about personal safety during railfanning. I was a little taken aback by what happened that day during railfanning, because I never expected something like that could happen to me. Moreover, the train was not too close to me.It was about half a kilometer away. And Rohit Sir, incredible as it may sound, the train sure didnot make any sound. - Abhijnan Ray

Posted by Bizzy Mishra on 2007 Jan 12 04:05:18 +0000

Many thanks for the comments. Trailing loco is a Shakthi in the 13xxx series. Its quite grainy as I had to increase ISO to keep camera steady at this focal lenght(600).

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2007 Jan 11 17:58:52 +0000

Its not KZJ but ERS. A really nice photo as the orange compliments the green.

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2007 Jan 11 17:56:07 +0000

Awesome shot man! Was the trailing loco a shakti???

Posted by Siddhartha Ganesh on 2007 Jan 11 13:36:39 +0000

An apt song these two garish diesel beasts can question each other: The Who's "Who are you?"

Posted by Sundar Krishnamurthy on 2007 Jan 10 20:22:20 +0000

Does Agra REALLY have a loco shed?

Posted by Jimmy Jose on 2007 Jan 10 03:06:21 +0000

Shakurbasti seems to have switched to a toned-down livery for its WDS-4s.

Posted by Gautam on 2007 Jan 08 16:30:51 +0000

Interesting indeed! A coach from probably every type of passenger train running on IR, except perhaps for the JS.

Posted by Gautam on 2007 Jan 08 16:16:50 +0000

Nice shot Ashwin! Just a wee bit ahead and the catanary wouldnt have cut the LH.

Posted by Rohit Mohan on 2007 Jan 07 21:12:28 +0000