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John Reay wrote: >While I didn't vote for either image in the SOTM contest, I very much >liked two sunset/late light shots. The photo with the mountain >backdrop in shadow was excellent, and could only be improved, in my >opinion, by being a shade tighter on the train...a smidgen more >telephoto. Intersting comment, but not one that I share. I prefer to see more of the scene in which the train is operating and feel that the train should be part of the picture, not the entire picture. For this reason, I have always been luke-warm on some of Dave C's images. When I look at them I feel frustrated because I keep wanting to see the mountains behind the train, or more of the bridge that the train is crossing. An example is the much-discussed BN 9274 air compressor shot. I like what the long lens does to the bridge, but the train is just too close. I would have preferred a train-to-bridge ratio similar to the UP E-Unit shot on Dave's personal web site. >The colors in the sunset double-stack train shot are >incredible...but I wanted to see more sky and less of the ground. I have always admired Chuck's images. The sharpness of his scans is incredible. I would'nt mind hearing more technical stuff on how he does it. >Don Bowen's Williams Loop shot looks a bit soft to me, but I'm >wondering if that was caused by haze. I found the framing of the shot very distracting. With components of the train hugging the left and right frames my eyes seemed to bounce between the two like I was watching a tennis match from mid-court. One of my favorites among the recent postings is the SR 4610 shot. The signal masts do a perfect job of framing the photo. The train waiting in the siding with the conductor on the ground fill in the left side of the shot nicely without distracting from the main subject. The green unit is nice too, but I would still like the shot just as much if it were a standard NS black unit. I also like John Reay's CN Misty2 shot. The glint of the sun on the train seems much more natural than some of the other shots on the page where filters appear to have been used. Robert Palmer Pottstown, PA ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
