Monday night/Tuesday morning, April 17-18, 2006,  at the Amtrak Station in Little Rock trying out my high-sensitivity setting (ISO 3200) with and without flash as the Texas Eagle No. 22 came in.  Using such a high ISO reading means some grain and noise in the photos, especially if you zoom in. However, I enjoy the possibilities of this type of night photography. I'm using a new Sony Cyber-Shot R1 DSLR.

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LEFT-Tracks in front of Union Station looking east about 11:30 p.m. April 17. No flash used here, ISO 3200. RIGHT-Same shot using the flash and ISO 3200. You'll notice some splotches on the photo, but the lens was clean as far as I can tell (it's new). Also, these show up more on other photos and not at all on some. And they're in different places on different photos. I'll have to work on that.


No flash of signals.


LEFT-Union Station Little Rock, about 11:40 p.m. - no flash, ISO 3200.  RIGHT-Same shot with flash.


LEFT-Passengers waiting about midnight April 17, taken from the top of the stairwell. No flash.  RIGHT-No. 22 arriving about 12:15 a.m. April 18.


LEFT-Engine No. 7 with the flash, taken from the top of the stairwell.  RIGHT-The whole train using the flash and ISO 3200.


LEFT-Ground level with flash.  RIGHT-With flash, almost ready to depart at 12:20 a.m. The waiting platform was recently redone with new yellow pads.


LEFT-Leaving with flash. You can see the debris again. I do use a protective lens on front of the regular Carl Zeiss lens. I might try other shots like this wihout that protective lens.  RIGHT-Lounge car.  You can see the TV on in the dome.


LEFT-Super noisy. Not sure why the one of the lounge car didn't have these splotches. RIGHT-Inside the station after the train left, using the flash.


Wihout flash, ISO still at 3200.