Trackside with Erik and Mike, Vol. 41: October 24, 2005

[Anonymous]

#2 all the way. Photo 1 is way overexposed and taken on the wrong side of the tracks.

By the way, if you don't want to know who's photo is who's, don't right click and "save as...". haha...

[Anonymous]

While #2 was a nice shot, photo #1 was by far the more dramatic of the two.

[Anonymous]

Liked the CEFX head on shot, work on the shadows would help, still go with No 1. Al

[Rex Beistle]

While appealing, photo number 2 is really rather plain. Number 1 suffers from all that telephoto lens does to things and is compounded by sunlight on the wrong side of the subject.

Also noted that if the images are saved, one file name is "Erik" and the other is "Mike."
Not that many would care, but it is hardly a 'blind vote.'

[Anonymous]

I went with photo #2 due to the colors.. the train matched the foilage in several instances.

[Anonymous]

Great shots guys. I have to vote for Mikes photo though. The CN train with all the fall colors just does it for me. The only thing that could have made it any better was if a Wisconsin Central unit was in the mix. Both are good shots but Mikes CN train is just a little better this week.

[Anonymous]

#1. I like the light and the composition. Not the conventional wedge!

[brilondon]

I am not an artsy type of person but I really think trhat photo #2 is a much better picture in both composition and in its contents, the fact that you can see it is one reason and another is that it shows autumn's colours very well. You can't go wrong with manifests in this day and age of the unit train.

[Anonymous]

Number 2 all the way, I like the Fall colors and it completed the photo.

[broarthur]

Though I enjoy about anything with a train in it this week's is picture #2, hands down. The composition is right, the color is great, and it is just more pleasant to look at. I found picture #1 interesting because of the way that after seeing the face of the engine so well, you can not see behind it, to see any more of the train because of the shadow. Like I said it's interesting but my vote still went to picture #2.

[Anonymous]

I love seeing all the great pictures of the old and running trains that are always on here. I would like to see someone capture some great shots of the Norfolk Southern line and post them in the voting poll on somewhere on the website, so someone could find some of the greatest train line in the world. I am from one of the largest train hubs in the world. Some know of the place that is named: Roanoke Virginia. They have one of the largest turn tables that were built in the world. I really hope that someone will submit some of these pictures of the Norfolk Southern Line. Thanks alot, Rob<ahawkscry>

[StephenDx]

Photo 1 grabs your attention with the bold front of the loco and the heat haze of the hard working loco. Unfortunately, the shadow makes the pic look very "flat" to me.
Photo 2 appeals more for the greater length of train in view and the fall colours (hey, I'm a Kiwi and speak the Queen's English 8-) make a great backdrop.

BTW Mike and Erik, pick a diff file names in future. Clicking "Save As ...", as mentioned by others, removes the "blind" nature of the voting ;-( Checked after I had made my vote but does not change it. )

[pwoody]

Photo 2 for me. I like the sweeping curve effect rather than the bulk of the head on shot.
Pity it wasn't sunny though.

[Anonymous]

PHOTO #2 IS MORE PLEASING OVERALL; FOLIAGE, SUBDUED LIGHTING, CLASSIC MANIFEST FREIGHT, PARABOLIC SHAPE OF TRAIN FOR MIXED VIEWS, CLASSIC DISUSED TELEPHONE POLES AND EXHAUST HEAT WAVES.....JUST RIGHT!

[Anonymous]

Photo #2...... I could have been voting for #1 if it had been lighter so as to see some detail in the background. That said, it is stillhard to beat the red/black CN with the fall foliage complimenting the color scheme.