Western Railroad Discussion > Davenport Night / Sunrise and a classic little slipup

Canadian Pacific line from Savanna, Il/ Clinton/IL to Quad Cities and then KC.

1) A northbund, CP train 472 I believe.   The pedestrian overpass in the background is the remnant of access to a casino along the riverfront, I assume was eliminated after floods.
    Funny I did not notice at first  but in the very front I see I set down my camera bag, barely visible and easily deleted in PS.  A funny little slipiup,  Of course the big mess would have been forgetting the bag
    but leaving in front of my path back made that less likely. 1/3/2122.
2) returning from Muscatine(spent the night, LOL) down the River I stopped in back at Davenport and caught a sunrise SB train. 1/4/2122.

Bob Jordan

 



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Great night shots. Cold and desolate.

Great pair!

Perfect exposures on both, nice work.
—Mac

Found this regarding the riverboat casino-What was once a  Isle of Capri Riverboat casino riverboat is now a piece of royalty on the Mississippi River.
The American Duchess is the newest vessel of the American Queen Steamboat Company.

On Friday, September 8th (2017), (Davenport, Iowa) city officials got to take a look inside. The riverboat casino left Bettendorf a year ago (2016) to make way for a land based casino. The American Queen Company saw a lot of potential in it, turning the boat into a floating hotel, offering three-week cruises on the Mississippi.

"They took away the old 1800`s style and they modernized it now it`s 2017," said Joe McKey, Captain of the American Duchess.

Turning the space filled with slot machines to elegant parlors with chandeliers."It`s fun to come and see how the spaces have been redone, there`s certainly great memories in those spaces," said Ballenger.

There's also a library, dining rooms and so much more. The boat can fit up to 192 people.  "We have three bars on board.  We have a restaurant in back of one of the bars," said Captain McKey.



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Great spots and shots! That bridge in the first shot is fantastic. I'm just realizing that snow is excellent for night shots. Don't have any of that here so have never got to shoot in it. 

Yes snow is a big help as are very low cloud cover.

Bob

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Bob, could I ask what camera and what settings (ISO, shutter speed, aperture)?  The photos have a surreal quality - the bright headlights are perfectly exposed, the lesser lights are perfect and the image is crystal sharp.  That is a tough combination - well done!

Especially a challenge with moving trains.  Superb photos!  - Eric Blasko



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Great shots!!

Fantastic photography. I really like #2. Great work.