Ernest H. Robl wrote: > The use of long lenses isn't always very obvious. One of my own favorite > shots from recent years -- if you permit me to bring an image not on the > SPORRS site into the discussion -- is on my site at > > http://www.robl.w1.com/I-951268.htm > > That shot was made with my 300mm 2.8. It is also cropped very slightly > to fit my site's standard format. I have photos of both one train alone > and with trains on both tracks -- with another inbound empty passing > the depicted train (which was sitting still for a while very close to where > it is depicted -- but like the single train picture better.
Without seeing the other dual-train shot, I like the single train photo better as well. I've found frequently that you just don't mess with the simplicity and purity of the prairie - that single element slicing through a sea of grass and gently rolling hills is the power of the image. Lovely shot. Patrick Lenahan Dallas, Texas -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved
