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I have looked at the image in question, too. It appears to me to be a reflection from the red signal. Remember, those signals are fairly "focused" light. They are also "aimed". That is the focus of the signal is aimed at where an engineer would be sitting to properly see it. Since the train is on a curve, the signal would be aimed much more to the "left" with respect to the camera than it would be if the track were straight. That looks very much like it could cause the light to reflect off the side of a fairly clean unit. The fact that the time of day is early or late means that there is less "daylight" to swamp out the reflection. Sort of like why the moon looks brighter at night. Had this been a "high noon" sort of shot, the faster exposure, smaller aperture, would have all but eliminated the red reflected light. (You asked for an opinion, and you got it.) Mark Bailey Rockford, IL ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
