Trackside with Erik and Mike, Vol. 31: May 16, 2005

[Bergie]

This week's installment of Trackside with Erik and Mike is now live within the Railroading section on the Trains.com home page. Please read this week's column and then vote for your favorite photo below. Click here to read Trackside with Erik and Mike Vol. 31.

[Anonymous]

I like Mike's shot best because it shows the whole train, and the tracks and road bed.

[Anonymous]

Erik's picture rocks!

[gemperfilm]

Both shots were great, but I went with the UP head on. Even though it is a wedgie, I think the way it was timed to get some contrast with the background and the cars was neat.

[zwspnby9]

BOTH WERE GOOD HOWEVER,
ERICKS WERE MORE CREATIVE. I DONT GO BY THE RAILROAD LIKE OTHER GUYS, I GO BY THE NEATNESS, EFFORT, and CREATIVITY.

SO I VOTED FOR ERIKS. IF I COULD SPLIT MY VOTE I WOULD LIKE THIS
ERIC-79% MIKE-21% NO NEED TO CHECK MY MATH
100 ERIC AND MIKE NEITHER OF YOU ARE BETTER THAN EACH OTHER. YOU ARE BOTH FANTASTIC IM SURE. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. [:)][:)]
-79
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[Anonymous]

Both pix are great, I think, but I voted for Mike's.

He made excellent use of 800-speed (virtual) film, with the result that a moving freight train seemed to "pose" for him--and in its entirety!

I especially liked the way he achieved a neutral-sky background yet allowed the loco's headlights to be prominent, without dominating.

[:)] al from chgo (rogers park)

[Anonymous]

I am bnsf nut love the golf course keep it up Erik.

[TH&B]

I voted Mike's, I can clearly see the jointed rail double track and also see the entire well mixed train, I like the fact that train scenes can still look like this in the year 2005.

Erik's in this case is very nice but just a little too cute for me, but still very nice.

[southdepot]

Some of your camera settings are a little different from what I normally would choose using the Manual Mode. Are either of these photos shot with "automatic" mode?

[Anonymous]

I really liked the way the diagonals on the nose were reflected in the mown fields.[:)]

[wcfan4ever]

Green BN SD40-2's are common. So are the UP C40-8's! Wow, do I sound like Railpictures or what?! I went with Mikes because it seems more dramatic.

[jimitimi]

Erik Love the mowing patterns as I work weekends at the local golf course and like well grromed grass.

[Anonymous]

well done Mike, you captured what trains are all about.

[zardoz]

While I can appreciate the difficulty of getting a decent photo on the Adams Sub, the uniqueness of the train/golf course and all the shades of green was fantastic.

[Anonymous]

I too went with Eric's photo. His showed the train in better light and in the middle of a golf course. Mike's might have won if the lighting had of been better.