Phil and group, I only saw three replies to this thread. Perhaps I missed something or other replies were made privately. In any event, to me, topics like this are very interesting as I count myself as a student of the history of railroad photography as well as why and how people shoot what they do. Having been born and raised in the east I was reasonably happy shooting trains here until I made the first big road trip to the West. My life has never been the same! I now try to make two or three western trips a year to many of the classic areas. It's great to get out in the wide open spaces and recreate the classic shots of the past with today's railroads as well as make creative new work. It has also taught me to seek out more locations in the east where I can use what I've learned shooting the west. Having shot both ends of the continent as well as the big flat spot in the middle, I would concur with verdict, FWIW.. After David B. got us properly dressed and supported with tripods eveyone must have hit the road to shoot trains, the list seems to be slow right now,:-) Well, gotta run; got to get out and make some more "eastern" sunlit 3/4 wedgies of Conrail before it fades away. Regards, Mike Gardner Ashford, CT
PS Got to get out and make some more "eastern" sunlit 3/4 wedgies of Conrail before it fades away. --> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects X-Mozilla-Status: 0011 Content-Length: 1576
