You could be a pro in photography; some of the best footage I've seen in some time.
I have to admit to a little trickery here. The shots of the train going by I downloaded from other users on Youtube (I joked with my friends that the toughest part of the shot was running to catch the train as it passed.
For the "cab ride" shots, I downloaded video others out of the back window of West bound EB (i did not have my vid camera) and then reversed it.
Glad you all liked it!!
As for photography, it is tough NOT to take nice shots of that trip.
A few tips I learned from this for future travelogue videgraphers.
1. keep it short (3 min seems good, but i probably should have made it even shorter).
2. Use "pan and scan" judiciously. I used the same left to right pan to convey motion. To emphasize this effect, I kept all internal and station stop shots static.
3. Show something of "life on board." hence the crosswords and empty wine bottles.
4. Keep the shots of pics short (I think mine were a little too long.)
6. Add in some video for interest.
7. Use the music to set the tone. I chose OG Express not just for the train theme, but also because I wanted to convey a high energy feel to the trip.
