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>Chuck Donaldson wrote: > >>(1) Between White Salmon WA (across the Columbia River from Hood >>River, OR) and Wishram WA, the BNSF (former SP&S) main between >>Vancouver WA and Pasco WA runs side by side with Washington highway >>14. Both the tracks and the highway are frequently only a few feet >>from the river. The photo possibilities are endless...... >>...... The traffic is frequent. > >I found the Columbia River Gorge to be one of the most scenic areas I've >ever visited, but I also found it frustrating at times. The BNSF is on one >side of the river and the UP on the other. Both lines have their share of >really scenic spots, but the places where you can cross the river are very >few. I always found it difficult to predict which line would be slow and >which one would be active. I would wait along the BNSF for several hours >and see nothing, all the while watching 10 UP trains go by across the >river. Finally, I would drive over to the UP in frustration. You can all >guess what happened next... It's an old axiom, "The action is always better on the other side of (fill in the blank)" I've had the same problem shooting north track vs south track on Cajon, etc. If you want real frustration try shooting in the urban environment of Kansas City. Almost wherever you are there is something more interesting with better light behind you, or across the road. But seriously, folks; You can't get them all anyway, so better a few good ones than shots of everything that goes by. >If I ever go back there (which I hope to do)... I'll be sure to pay Chuck a >visit and maybe he can help me with logistics. > >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 >======================================================= > > ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ-> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
