Trackside with Erik and Mike, Vol. 26: March 7, 2005

Posted by Bergie

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 5:26 PM

In our online feature, Trackside with Erik and Mike, Trains.com staff members Erik Bergstrom and Mike Yuhas go trackside and share their photo results with you. In each installment, we’ll include let our users vote on who got the best shot. Read this week’s installment.

Please read this week's column, then vote and share your comments.

Erik Bergstrom

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Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 6:16 PM

Alright first post back!!

Had to go with Mike's right out. His "art" shot was just better than Bergie's "art" shot. (see the double meaning[;)][;)])

Better luck next time Bergie.[:)]

Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 8:24 PM

Ugg! & Yuk! Your choice.... Bill WAS

Posted by Noah Hofrichter

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 8:41 PM

I liked Mike's photo a little better, I think the framing shot took a little more "quick thinking" than simply setting up a time exposure with one car behind the lead engine. Now if it had been a New Amtrak engine behind an old F unit or something.......

Noah

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Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 8:49 PM

I do like a fast train.

Posted by trainloco647

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 8:58 PM

This time Erik went overboard... I think!
My vote goes to Mike's pic
Have a great week!

Carl

Posted by timlab@shianet.org

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 9:04 PM

To me, Erik's shot looks the best, It has better saturation and thereby achieves more presence. Mike's shot is "ho-hum". It needs a dose of CS bad, or patience for better light. Another thing that could help, would be a wider angle lens.

labby

Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 9:05 PM

I aint crazy about blury shots, but I love Canadian Pacific, so I will have to chose Mikes.

Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 9:11 PM

Eric Nice concept of speed to the passing train. [tup][tup]
Mike You captured the hydro poles beautifully [tdn]

Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 9:31 PM

Had to go with Erik, that is something out of nothing.[:0] I've bee their done that an all I got was a blur. And for Mike he just snow ball it.[:D][:D]

Posted by jimitimi

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 9:51 PM

Gotta go with Eric, I like the blurred image with the "speed". Although Mike took the best of the poor lighting and managed to get a good photo, too.

Posted by CTGreybeard

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 10:01 PM

Got to go with Mike. Nice to get away from strictly hardware shots. And I wasn't crazy about the blurry Amtrak. I've ridden them and they don't go that fast! j/k

Posted by Anonymous

on Mon, Mar 7 2005 10:34 PM

Mike: Art is not your thing. [:(]
Erik: Fast trains are your thang. [:D]

Posted by Anonymous

on Tue, Mar 8 2005 6:05 AM

Went with Mike. Neither shot I thought was to my liking, I felt the Amtrack was too blurry to see anything.

Posted by wcnut

on Tue, Mar 8 2005 6:33 AM

Erik got my vote this week. Both shots, I think, were the best out of the situation. However, Mike's was just too busy for me. Had the entire background "noise" been gone and it was just the train framed in the sculptures, then maybe I would have gone the other way. In my opinion, I think that under those conditions, timed exposures make AMTRAK look best! I can't tell you how many of those shots I have of the Illini!!! Interesting concept for this weeks voting.

Greg
wcnut