Trackside with Erik and Mike, Vol. 40: October 10, 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. 40.

[Anonymous]

NUMBER 2 loved the view witht he corn, and I enjoy trailing shots.. NICE WORK

[Noah Hofrichter]

Went with Mike's. I've never cared for going away shots, although I do like the BNSF, and I've always liked shots of trains rounding a curve. So Mike's it is. I just need to get a better lens so I can do such a thing myself......

Noah

[CopCarSS]

Bergie,

Sorry man...had to go with Mike. To date, there's only one rail photographer I've ever seen shots from that could pull off a going away shot, and that was the late Gary Benson. Even the great O. Winston Link couldn't work a going away shot like Benson. I can't tell you what's different in his shots, but he's the only one I really like.

Mike, great shot. I would have liked to have seen the lead loco from a little more of the side, since the shadow is just a little too much for me on the nose of the loco. That's getting nit-picky, though. Definately a well composed shot that leads the viewer into the frame, and captures his attention. Well done.

[Chris Owens]

I liked Mikes photo this time, just because of the clarity. The B"NS"F was cool NS in the middle. I liked that, MAYBE BNSF WILL BUY OUT Norfolk SOUTHERN, and want have to change their name at all. we can only HOPE! BNSF can stick them(NS) in the middle that way they can see their name BNSF....... LOL

[espeefoamer]

Mike's photo is this week's winner for me[:)]. I like shots of trains going around a curve.Also the manifest train coming through the foliage adds something to the photo.I also noticed the first unit was in CPs Pacman scheme[:)].

[Anonymous]

Like fall being just around the bend, so is the remainder of this train.. well poised shot. Each element of the shot leads you to look at something else in it...

[Anonymous]

Very nice photo Mike, the detail was sharp and had good lighting on along the track, leaves were sharp in most of the tress along the right of way. It is a keeper in my book. I always like head on photos that show great detail including crews in the cab if possible, This photo had every thing that I would like for if I was buying the photo.

[PennsyHoosier]

Erik's framing the train with the corn is really quite amazing.

[tmcc man]

I went with mikes, because i do like shots coming around a curve, and i do have to admit that i like the NS loco in the middle of the BNSF dash 9s, even though i am not a fan of any of the western roads.

[Anonymous]

I went with Mikes photo this time, Eriks photo looks blury to me.

[Anonymous]

Erik, I really wish you had waited an installment for your picture. I wanted to vote for it so bad, but Mike's was just too perfect. Loved 'em both, really looking forward to installment 41!

[Anonymous]

The western Mustangs seem to mingle everywhere with the Thoroughbreds, it happens a lot in the old Central of Georgia corral here in Columbus, GA. We even get BN green and CR blue, quite a rainbow. Mebbe they RE tryin' to merge! Sorry, Erik, you got left in the dust 'cause Mike has captured a winner.

[fish1467]

I had trouble voting, because I thought both photos were great. I decided to go with Erik's, because it was an unusual perspective. Both photos are winners.

[Rex Beistle]

The corn has lost its relationship to everything as have the locomotives. The locomotives are floating along on a green field without a means of relating to anything.

Rex in Colorado