At 20:08 3/3/98 -0600, Greg Anderson wrote: >Talk is cheap up equipment and time is not so I think we're beating a >deadhorse with the Powerpoint projection system (too much like work). I >haven't seen that many slide shows to be the ultimate judge but I rather >see that scanning time reserved for SPORR updates. Most of the shows >I've seen could be improved by organizing the slide in a logical order.
Amen. Good point. I know many people who shoot good railroad photos but who've never learned to organize them to tell a story -- even if it's only of where they went and what they did on a particular railfan trip. >I wish I could collect frequent flier milage for all the trips we made >between Wyoming, California, and Kirkwood, etc., etc. (I plead guilty >and throw myself on the mercy of the list). Another advantage is to >take a picture of map or some signiture scenery shot to help put the >slide show in perspective. It doesn't need to be a travel log but they >help break up all the trains/railroad images, and let the audience >refresh their attention spans (Rte 66 shot helped back in February, and >I think the seal pictures compliement my California shots last fall). I always try to include some non-railroad shot in my programs just to set the scene. My favorite title frame for my Powder River Programs is the Wyoming state welcome sign on Interstate 25 driving north from Denver to Douglas: "Wyoming: Like no place on Earth." I've also included shots of the antelope and mule deer from the area in my programs, even when there were no trains in the photos. -- Ernest -- Ernest H. Robl, Durham,NC,USA Stock photography; photojournalism; writing Specializing in transportation and travel subjects for more than 25 years. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone +1 (919) 286-3845 Fax +1 (919) 286-1696 http://www.robl.w1.com "I'd rather be on the train." At =NS milepost H-52. Intermodal Container FAQ: http://www.robl.w1.com/Transport/intermod.htm -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved
