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Greg & Denise Anderson wrote: > > ======================================================= > -> This is The 'SPORRS' Mailing List > -> Info File: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/infosporrs.htm > -> Note: Remember to include your name in each list post or reply. > -> Please delete all unnecessary quoted text from the original message! > ======================================================= > > > > > D Crammer wrote: > > > As for me I've just spend the evening loading 4X5 sheets of E100S into > > holders for shooting > > around Victorville tomorrow. If the weather is nice I should come > > back with > > some interesting shots and if they don't run any trains I'll be taking > > some > > books with me to pass the time. > > > > Greg wrote: > > I'm curious about the Victorville area and think it's got some > really neat rock formations. The picture in TRAINS 1997 calendar of > this area really impressed me and I had wanted to try and duplicate it > (more or less) but was more than a little confused about were to access > the track set up for the shot. It seemed that the only place I saw a > similar rock formation was near a narrow road with three thousand power > lines cluttering the shot. I also found a spot towards the east side of > town that had a bridge or to near the track (green bridge?) but was > unsure of the security of the area. What are the areas to watch out for > (crime) between San Berno and Barstow? Blue Cut seemed like a teenager > hangout for the local teen railfan. > Where do the LA and/or Southern California railfan go to shoot > picture in Cajon when they shot the standard locations to death (still > great spots for us in flyover territory and the vacationing European > railfan)? > > Greg Anderson > St. Louis The TRAINS calendar shot was taken at the Upper Narrows a few hundred yards north (railroad east) of the private grade crossing at the Frost crossovers on the Cajon Pass side of Victorville. You get there by driving the access road, or walking, from the natural flyovers at Frost. See my article "The Other Side of Cajon" in PRN a zillion years ago for more info. Tracks run n/s here and the Mojave river flows north, so what is called the "Upper Narrows" would seem to be the lower narrows. The Trains calendar shot was a 300mm shot in the dead of winter, midday. My favorite "unknown" shots in Cajon include the springtime afternoon shot of eastbounds at Devore, the Alray Tunnel shots (winter-spring am), am shots of eastbounds on the South Track, dead-of-summer pm long-lens shots of westbounds from the hills above Lugo. There are also a ton of different angles around Summit and Blue Cut if you are willing to explore, walk or 4wd. Hint: there are some great shots to be had by walking, climbing and driving AWAY from the tracks. --DRB ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
