As a displaced Wisconsinite Steve Brown's shot of 261 crossing the
bridge at Oshkosh caught my attention. It reminded me of couple of
points I'd like to write to. First off I got luck this summer and
caught #261 running north on the BNSF at Alma and Nelson Wisconsin
(7/2/98) and found that engine extremely tough to meter with it's glossy
black paint. It seems that Steve had the same problem at Oshkosh. I'm
not running down his shot but I would like some suggestions on how best
to handle such a dark yet reflective subject. What film type and speed
seems to work best for this type of subject (slide and b/w)? Would you
consider the greenish tint (not in Steve's shot, but common in the
summer) from the surrounding follage to be an asset in your composition
or would you try and neutralize the color tint.
I never really liked my Milw. Raod's #261 shots with the greenish
reflections, but that same greeenish tint "helped" my UP 844 shots in
Iowa in August of 1996.
When it comes right down to it I think all steam looks better in
B/W, except for the SP's Daylight and Thomas the Train.
Greg
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