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Robert Palmer wrote:

>  I really like the foreign additions. The vertical format of the Italian
> Electric photo really seemed to emphasize the train leaning into the
curve
> and made it a real "in your face" impact shot.
Dan was everywhere that week, wasn't he? :)

> The thing that struck me about Chuck Donaldson's addition was the clarity
> and sharpness of the scan. 
Chuck does good scan work.  I noticed this too.

> Being a GE fan, I liked the MOPAC GE shot. 
Yes, I about pass out every time I see solid blue Mopac anything anymore,
especially units that are just a year or two old in the shot.

> It is probably an unusual one
> since I don't think that those units wore blue paint for very long
(correct
> me if I'm wrong).
1981 to about... ten years on much of that class, but they 'got' the first
one (4800) in 1984.  They are now UP 200s.  I shot every one I saw, but I
don't have the whole class (and I'm not what would be considered a roster
shooter, but I shot a few of those too).  Dan has some great Mopac shots. 
I hope to see a lot more of them in the future. 

> However - to me the most interesting part of this shot
> is the bridge and the ice on the river.  As with others that I have
> commented on in the past, I would liked to have seem much more of the
> bridge and the ice-filled river instead of what is almost a roster shot
of
> the units.
Since that is a short dash down the highway for us here, we probably have a
lot more of those river shots under the ML King bridge from that parking
garage and don't even realize it.  Have to dig for some. :)

I think Dan's shot is great.  The frozen river (and a sunny day) doesn't
happen much here though!

Dave

Dave Cohen
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