During annual night operations on Labor Day Weekend 2021 at the Illinois Railway Museum, train crews of the Coach Train attempted some old-fashioned nighttime Railway Post Office drops and pickups that once were common across the United States. For those of us assembled with our multi-flash setups, they issued a challenge to us: catch them in the act act night. I think every one of us missed the Grab, but thanks to not being able to see in the dark and firing just a tad early, I managed to catch the drop bag in mid-throw.
Pictured here is the 3rd of 3 runs, and you can see the bag below the pickup pole. This was the next shot taken after the previous one. Only one or two of my flashes went off (out of 5 total), which were all out of frame to the left. The flash going off in this image belongs to Gilbert Sebenste, who can be seen just left of the flash, next to the rainbow flare. So what I managed to do here is capture the EXACT moment that Gilbert captured his image. He hasn’t posted it yet, but when he does, I’ll update to link to his image. Let’s see it, Gil!
Posted by dscharen on 2021-10-19 13:34:11
Tagged: , IRM , Illinois , Illinois Railway Museum , Trains , Union , Flash , Flash Photography , Night Photography , Multiple Flashes , Multiple Flash Photography , RPO , Railway Post Office , Museum
