Earlier this week, I boarded a train bound for Toronto. It was a rare adventure taken on my own, with Kathleen remaining at home. The reason for the trip was to pay my younger sister a visit and because I am supposed to be undergoing surgery later this year¹, we’ve been sparing travel expenses and vacation days used.

Since it was just me travelling, Kathleen and I wouldn’t just be talking the whole way, so I made sure to keep my camera out while on the five hour train ride. In many ways, it was quite fortunate that I was paired with a sedentary and snoozy seat mate, so I had the opportunity to make photos of the passing scenery from a train in motion without making anyone upset.

For my efforts, I was treated to plenty of motion blur and camera shake. Apparently, making photos from a moving train on a sometimes-less-than-smooth track with a portrait lens on a medium-speed film might not be a recipe for the sharpest of photos.

You learn something new every day. 😶

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1. It will be on June 1, so it’s coming soon! ↩︎