Comments on: Lots of photos from Danbury Railway Day

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:53:00 +0000

In reply to Steve. Enjoy the DRM! I don't use a fish-eye, the distorted effect is just from stitching multiple photographs together in photoshop.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 15:13:00 +0000

Hi, great pictures! Do you use a fish eye lens? Sone of the wide pans are fantastic.

I’m a Hitchcock fan and film buff, plus my kids love Thomas, so we’re headed to DRM today. Looking forward.

Great blog!

Steve

By: Emily

Emily — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:39:40 +0000

In reply to Al Cyone.

Lol, yeah, processing photos was what I hated about film photography… I kept thinking of some price in my head, each picture I take costs x amount, from the roll of film, and for paying for the developing. I never wanted to take too many shots, since it felt like wasting, and I was poor. Now with digital though, I go out and shoot a million versions of the same thing, from different angles and such. I get better pictures, I don’t feel like I’m really wasting anything, but it does take a lot longer to get through everything.

But yes, add the museum to your to do list! It is a great place.

By: Al Cyone

Al Cyone — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:41:14 +0000

Great pictures (as usual) though it was strange to see the phrase “processing photos” in this digital age (though of course I know what you mean). It’s hard to believe that, not too long ago, you had to worry about wasting film and had to wait for the pictures to come back from the drugstore.

I’ve added the Danbury museum to my “to do” list. Years ago there were plans to build “Steamtown” near here (where I live). I think it ended up near Scranton.

By: Old Geezer

Old Geezer — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:33:33 +0000

The Danbury railroad station — the lovely old one, now a museum, not the new one, a characterless commuter stop — was a featured location in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train”. Both the movie and the museum are worth a look.