Trackside with Erik and Mike, Vol. 40: October 10, 2005

Posted by jimmac230

on Tue, Oct 11 2005 5:54 PM

Chose Erik's BNSF shot. See a occasional CP locomotive on the UP tracks out of Claremore and just prefer a mix-em-up of different locomotives that come through. You two are doing great and keep them coming.

Posted by wcnut

on Tue, Oct 11 2005 7:03 PM

Mike's photo is a good photo, although I would have liked to have seen more light on the nose. But Erik's photo is very interesting, I think it even goes agains the grain. Grain, corn, haha, bad pun! Anyway, it looked like the sharp focus was on the nose of the NS, but again, very interesting composition. It was hard to vote.

Greg
"wcnut"

Posted by walthuston

on Wed, Oct 12 2005 9:40 AM

I Like Mike. His photo has character and is far more interesting to me. Erik has too much corn and too little train.

Walt Huston President Aberdeen, Tacoma & Spanaway Forrest Railroad

Posted by Anonymous

on Wed, Oct 12 2005 10:47 AM

Erik's shot helped the train look muscular in action, but my eyes kept being drawn to the in-focus leaves of the corn, instead of the train.
Also, I'm just a sucker for a train that's partially obscured as it moves through a bend.

Posted by AC6000CW

on Wed, Oct 12 2005 11:13 AM

i went with mike,s shot. it was a good picture.

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Posted by Anonymous

on Wed, Oct 12 2005 11:34 AM

Mike's photo did it for me. It's a much more exciting picture, with the train barreling around the curve!

Posted by Sterling1

on Wed, Oct 12 2005 11:40 AM

I think I blew my mind on this one, Mike's photo this time . . .

"There is nothing in life that compares with running a locomotive at 80-plus mph with the windows open, the traction motors screaming, the air horns fighting the rush of incoming air to make any sound at all, automobiles on adjacent highways trying and failing to catch up with you, and the unmistakable presence of raw power. You ride with fear in the pit of your stomach knowing you do not really have control of this beast." - D.C. Battle [Trains 10/2002 issue, p74.]

Posted by wctransfer

on Wed, Oct 12 2005 5:50 PM

IM goin with Mike. Very nice shot. Erik, i just dont care for those Dash 9's. Nice perspective, but Mikes im gonna have to say, has a lot better power, and i like where he is shootin from.

Alec

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Posted by Anonymous

on Thu, Oct 13 2005 9:07 AM

Mikes. Because of the SD40-2's.
Allan.

Posted by Anonymous

on Thu, Oct 13 2005 12:09 PM

Kudos to both Mike & Eric for this installments photos. [:)]
Both shots are nicely done and choosing was difficult, but I had to vote for Eric's picture. Mike's photo is well done and has good composition, but it is a "typical" railroad shot, one that we've seen many times over.
Eric's photo is more imaginative.[^] His composition is the more difficult of the two. It is difficult to work from the "going away" perspective, but I feel that he pulled it off. Also the use of the corn in the foreground adds a "magical" feel to the shot... It is as if the locomotives are afloat on a sea of green rather than riding steel rails. Combine the clever use of the foreground with the perspective used and you can see that Eric put more thought into his photo resulting in an distinctive piece of work. Nice job Eric! [:D]

Posted by Anonymous

on Thu, Oct 13 2005 5:56 PM

The NS unit made me go with Erik.

Posted by Anonymous

on Fri, Oct 14 2005 2:17 AM

Hats off to Mike on this shot! Excellent capture!

Posted by emmar

on Fri, Oct 14 2005 1:01 PM

Darn, it won't let me vote for both. They are both great photos, but I guess that I will have to go with Eriks photo because I think it takes more skill to put together a great going away shot like that than an overhead coming on shot like Mikes. that and getting the corn and the locomotives to look good in the same photo is great. I guess I just like the weirdness of haveing a field of corn in the shot.Good job both of you this week.

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Posted by Anonymous

on Sat, Oct 15 2005 10:07 AM

It was a tough choice, but seeing the engineer in his bib overalls added so much of a human element that that clinched it for me. I really liked the unique perspective of the corn in the foreground, and I never really liked 'portrait' compositions (except with people), but the visible engineer was enough to sway me.

Posted by Anonymous

on Sun, Oct 16 2005 2:45 PM

I think Mike's photo is much more realistic than Eric's.