Firstly, the weather wasn't great. In fact it was pretty miserable and the sky was a pale shade of grey as a result.
Secondly, I was limited in space for moving around as I was restricted to shooting from the platform which was about 6m deep.
Thirdly, the platform area was undercover which proved to actually be a curse as they had not turned on the lights which meant that the photos either turned out to be over exposed or under exposed. There seemed to be no happy middle ground as the camera's light meter was constantly thrown off.
With all the excuses being said, it was still satisfying to find a couple of gems amongst the many bad photos I took. I would estimate that about 80% of the photos I took were deleted but that's also because I would take multiple shots of a scene "just in case".
As for the event itself, RailCorp was unveiling an XPT that had been decorated to celebrate NAIDOC week. It was a decal of the Rainbow Serpent winding it's way across Australia. One of the GMs presenting commented on how apt it was as the train also made numerous journeys across Australia. There was also a couple of traditional Aboriginal dances, the ribbon cutting and then finally group shots.
For this shoot, the Tokina 11-16mm was quite a godsend as it allowed me to get all the elements into one frame without moving too far back.
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