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The lens I use the most for railway photography is the Canon 24-105mm. Using any zoom lens will give more flexibility to your photograph. Using a tripod is entirely up to you, I never use mine for railway photography as I find it easier to move around without it at my chosen location.

Steps to capturing steam: Keep your shutter at a minimum of 1/200 to capture the movement of the steam without being too blurred. The faster your shutter the more detailed the steam will be. Set up the shot exactly how you want it before placing the hot liquid in the mug/bowl/etc.

A shutter speed of around 6-15 seconds is recommended. Setting the camera to Shutter Priority (Tv) mode and dialling in a shutter speed of 10 seconds with the ISO set to 800 is a good place to start.

To freeze the motion of steam locomotives my camera settings are generally set to Shutter Priority, high sequential shutter, a shutter speed of 1/800th of a second or faster, and Auto ISO.

To freeze the motion of the passing train, choose mode S (shutter-priority auto). The shutter speed will vary with the speed of the train and your choice of lens, but it should be in the ballpark of 1/1500 s or slower at an aperture of at least f/8.

Set your camera to manual exposure and with an ISO as low as possible, ideally 100. If you use auto, aperture or shutter priority modes, you may find that if the train is far away it becomes a dark object in a well-exposed landscape or a bright object in an over-exposed background.

Tips for Taking Photos from Moving Trains #1: Get Rid of the Glare. ... #2: Use a Faster Shutter Speed than Usual. ... #3: Use the Movement to your Advantage. ... #4: Focus on the Details. ... #5: Don't Forget the Inside of the Train. ... #6: Stabilize! ... #7: Get Out of the Train Whenever Possible. ... #8: Don't Forget the People.