Having read some of the recent, cynical SPORRS posts, I wonder why we don't all hang up our cameras and tune in the next episode of "Tracks Ahead." As for this comment by Jim Gilley:
To begin, I believe that shots taken today are essentially worthless. Note my wording, worthless, meaning of no monetary value, as opposed to useless. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of people out there taking train pictures these days. The efforts of any single individual are irrelevant -- if you don't get a shot of this train, somebody else will. I could not disagree with this comment more. Sure, there are some foamer cathedrals where the amount of film exposed in a month would probably stretch to the stars if it were connected into a single roll. Cajon and Tehachapi come to mind most quickly. On the other hand, there is a tremendous amount of railroading in the world that is ignored by the Trains/Rail News inspired hordes. My guess is that this is probably because such locales/operations require some effort to get to and don't have a large perceived following, so information about them rarely (if ever) sees print. So, if these areas get any photographic coverage, it's because some dedicated foamer made a real effort to get some shots. What I really find offensive in this comment is the implied "Don't bother" attitude. A great photograph will always be of value, even if only to the photographer that produced it. - greg - --> SPORRS: Serious Photographers of Railroad Related Subjects X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Content-Length: 908
