10 reasons why you should enter Trains Photo Contest

I looked up at the cobalt-blue sky contrasting with the salmon Davis Amtrak Station in Davis, Calif., and I couldn't help but capture the colors and the vintage Southern Pacific signage on March 13, 2015.  Angela Pusztai-Pasternak photo

Inspired by Jim's post earlier this week, I came up with this list of reasons why you should enter Trains 2015 Photo Contest with the theme, "It's all in the details." 

1. There are prizes.
2. Your photo will appear in the magazine.
3. You can make your friends jealous.
4. The prize money could fund your next railfan adventure or new camera equipment.
5. Think about all of the Steak 'n Shake, In-N-Out, or Culver's burgers you could buy! (Portillo's or Waffle House, my personal favorite) 
6. You take railroad photos anyway, and there's still plenty of time to enter.
7. You know you take better photos than everyone else.
8. The theme may be interpreted six ways to Sunday.
9. "Award-winning" would look cool before "photographer" on your business cards.
10. It beats complaining about the winners, once they're published in the October 2015 issue of Trains, and you're not.