Good morning,
Trackside with Trains Vol. 239: "Ice cold" is now open for viewing and voting.
Eight photographers submitted photos this week, viewable here: http://trn.trains.com/Trackside/2014/07/Vol%20239%20Ice%20cold%20train%20photos.aspx
The winning photo may be published in a future issue of Trains magazine. Good luck!
Thanks,
Drew
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I went with John Crisanti's shot. The cloud rising from the power plant stack helps convey the image of "very cold".
I should have waited for a hot day to look at these photos. Each one conveyed a sense of cold.
The difficulty for me this time was deciding between the shots that conveyed "cold" but did not inspire me to thinking that I would like to have been there, or the shots that were most excellent and dramatic, but did not inundate me with the chills.
While I thought all of the entries were good, three of them made it to my final decision:*John Crisanti and his shot in Colorado of the lake and power plant.*John Cullinan with his capture of the icicles and the tunnel.*Eric Williams' dramatic shot of the helper locomotives way down in the valley.
Crisanti's shot was nice and cold, and was almost my choice, but it lacked the 'artistic' flair the the other two had.
Cullinan created a beautiful shot. Those icicles and the way they were lit was real spiffy, and caused me many moments during my decision process. What caused me to keep looking was the lack of real 'cold'. Yes, I know the icicles need freezing temperatures, but somehow the feeling of cold was not conveyed to me.
Eric's early morning image of the helper locomotives impressed me greatly. It made feel quite cold, probably because I can remember going out many mornings to take photos. The positioning of the locomotives amongst the trees,bushes, and the lone building is most excellent, as is the view of the distant scenery juxtapositioned with the ice-coated bushes in the foreground.
Voted for Eric.
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