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Tips for taking photos from a train

By Chris Erskine, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
06:23 PM PDT, July 15, 2008

When you shoot photos on the train, the most important step is to turn off your flash, or somehow cover it. Otherwise, the reflection from the train window will frost every shot.

The best photo perches are the vestibules, or open spaces, between cars, or the outside platforms in first class. Take a jacket and stake out a place early. The dome cars also provide great vantage points.

The Alaska Railroad trains do not move at a bullet's pace, but if your shots blur -- sometimes called "motion haze" -- try boosting the shutter speed or shoot off a platform or off to the back. Objects in the distance will be less susceptible to the train's movement.

If you strike photographic gold, enter the Alaska Railroad photo contest ( www.alaskarailroad.com).

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