When you look at this photo there’s a few interesting and new things about it! First notice the engine number is CSXT 512 and it’s leading M512-12 as it heads north at Mortons Gap, Ky on October 12th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision! Now, what’s the odds you’d have all the 12s? The other new thing is the camera I used to shoot this picture. I’ve upgraded my Nikon D800 to the Nikon D810! There’s not a big difference between the two cameras, but the D800 had some issues and was starting to show its age. I bought it new back in 2012 when they first came out and have made 240,000 exposures on it since then, so I think I got my money’s worth out of it! I really loved the camera, and it served me well, but it was time for an upgrade. I did purchase the D810 used, but it’s in like new condition and only has just over 6,000 exposures on it. It’s a much faster camera, but the sensor and everything is pretty much the same as the D800 so there is no real learning curve here. I’m leaving tomorrow for a weeklong trip on two steam photo charters, the first at the Durango & Silverton in Colorado and the second at Chama, NM and this new D810 will be put to work capturing steam!! If you happen to be attending either of these charters, look me up! I’d love to meet you in person! Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 300mm, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 220. #trainphotography #railroadphotography #trains #railways #trainphotographer #railroadphotographer #jimpearsonphotography #NikonD810 #KentuckyTrains #CSX

When you look at this photo there’s a few interesting and new things about it!

When you look at this photo there’s a few interesting and new things about it! First notice the engine number is CSXT 512 and it’s leading M512-12 as it heads north at Mortons Gap, Ky on October 12th, 2023, on the Henderson Subdivision! Now, what is the odds you’d have all the 12s?

The other new thing is the camera I used to shoot this picture. I have upgraded my Nikon D800 to the Nikon D810! There is not a big difference between the two cameras, but the D800 had some issues and was starting to show its age. I bought it new back in 2012 when they first came out and have made 240,000 exposures on it since then, so I think I got my moneys worth out of it! I really loved the camera, and it served me well, but it was time for an upgrade. I did purchase the D810 used, but it is in like new condition and only has just over 6,000 exposures on it. It is a much faster camera, but the sensor and everything is pretty much the same as the D800 so there is no real learning curve here.

I’m leaving tomorrow for a weeklong trip on two steam photo charters, the first at the Durango & Silverton in Colorado and the second at Chama, NM and this new D810 will be put to work capturing steam!! If you happen to be attending either of these charters, look me up! I’d love to meet you in person!

Tech Info: Nikon D810, RAW, Sigma 150-600 @ 300mm, f/6.3, 1/1000, ISO 220.