Eight of our 14 photographers participated in this round of Trackside, theme: Coal.
View the photos and vote for your favorite.
Enjoy!
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I voted for Jim Wrinn's photo but rather reluctantly. Reluctant in that I really don't find any of the pics as "now" as the word "now" indicates and thus wasn't going to vote at all. Kathi's was interesting in comparing a steam locomotive to a diesel. Jim's beat it out only because it showed the gray NS Gon's which are contemporary marketing. As trite as it might seem the best concept of "coal now" would have been a four abreast shot in the Powder River basin. The sillouotte shots showed nothing new, and the others were just pictures. Not really a good demonstrive showing over all this week guys.
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Several good photos referencing "coal" this week, relating to the coal theme. Kathi's rendition got right to the subject.
I'm looking for the beauty in this week's photograph and how the photo displays it, and a sharp reference to coal.
I believe Alex's photo meets that criteria very well this week. Knowing this line {and he said so}, is former B&O territory and of course now CSX and is deeply involved in hauling coal out of, and thru that area.
The beauty of the extensive black and white along with the not so clean hard working power and coal cars puts the photo qualifying for my vote.
Quentin
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I went with Jim Wrinn's photo in part because it DOES NOT show a unit train and in part because I grew up near Rail To Water Transfer in Chicago. A reload facility is fascinating in its own right and I enjoy seeing cars pushed through the unloaders to fill a lake boat.
I voted for Elrond's photo cause I like his name for one thing. but really, for me, it was the extreme heat waves boiling out of the pushers, you can tell they was workin hard, plus I like the desert terrain and overall composition, there is a lot to look at.
Jim Wrinn nailed it (for me) this week...and I didn't have to spend much time deciding.
TJB / Nashville, TN
Here's my thoughts, top to bottom:
Drew, Steve, David, Andy - beautiful shots, no coal visible.
Jim - plenty of coal, just didn't like the lighting very much.
Alex - great snow shot, just felt like it was too loco-oriented.
Kathi - wonderful twist on the theme :-)
Elrond - that's what I was looking for! Lots of black gold being shoved through the countryside by hard working DPUs.
I agree that a Powder River meet would have taken the cake for me, however.
My major criteria for judging the pictures each edition is whether they speak to the theme without explanation or interpretation.
Kathi's entry does have a unique perspective on the theme.
Alex, as noted, didn't really have a lot of coal but was otherwise a noble entry.
Elrond showed plenty of coal - which speaks to the theme for me and got my vote.
Jim's shot deserves honorable mention, but even then, you kind of have to understand what's going on to appreciate the connection to the theme.
The rest were just pictures of railroad cars...
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tree68 My major criteria for judging the pictures each edition is whether they speak to the theme without explanation or interpretation. Kathi's entry does have a unique perspective on the theme. Alex, as noted, didn't really have a lot of coal but was otherwise a noble entry. Elrond showed plenty of coal - which speaks to the theme for me and got my vote. Jim's shot deserves honorable mention, but even then, you kind of have to understand what's going on to appreciate the connection to the theme. The rest were just pictures of railroad cars...
Dan
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