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Relax, this isn't about film, processing, Dave Cohen vs. the free world, Canon vs. Nikon. This something that hopefully, is a lot closer to the true "ideals" upon which SPORRS was founded... We've all probably been to Cajon, Tehachapi, Marias, Beaumont, Donner, and all the well-known rail photo meccas across the continent. Well-traveled as we may be, I've noted that the vast majority of us also have personal "spots" we keep returning to...place that are virtually unknown to outsiders but where we have continually made some great photographs over the years. Sometimes they are in our own back yards. What's your otherwise unknown "spot?" I'll start the discussion with three of mine: 1. Union Pacific (ex-MoPac) Sedalia Subdivision, Webster Groves, Mo., just west of the CTC crossovers. OK, I grew up a block from here, but this is a 1/2 mile stretch where the e-w railroad actually runs n-s, you can use any lens in the bag and recently the pole lines were removed, making afternoon shooting here even better. 2. BNSF San Bernardino Subdivision, Fullerton, Calif., the signal bridge just west of the Fullerton depot. Great action location, plenty of passenger and freight trains, particularly nice in winter light. 3. BNSF Needles Subdivision, Ludlow, Calif., the hills just west of town. Any light, any direction, any lens in the bag can work here. --David R. Busse Diamond Bar, California ======================================================= -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved =======================================================
