Trackside with Trains.com vol. 160 features images from nine photographers, including one Trains magazine reader. This round's theme: Trees.
View the selection and vote for your favorite.
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I cast the 3rd vote in this weeks selection....and the selectons actually leaves us all with a good selection so I expect there to be a very close vote all the way to the end. I chose Matt's pic of the tourist line only because I am enamored with the narrow guage operations of Maine like Sandy River and the WW&F whose early existance was based on moving timber from the woods to the millls to the mainlines. These operations, whether in Portland, Maine or Portland, Oregon tell great stories of history, timbering, and railroading (no matter what the guage) and should get as much publicity as possible!
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......I like Bob Harbison's rendition for this week's theme: Trees...
The trees seem to take over the photo, but still we have a railroad activity. Unusual rail cars as well. Pretty deep green colors.
There were several photos I really liked. But using the "theme" as my guide because they were all good photos, I could select just one.
Quentin
Bob's shot was good, but I took a fancy to Tom Nano's rendition.
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Yes....Tom Nano's shot would have been my selection too, if the theme would not have been "trees"....
All of the selections showed plenty of trees, so it was a matter of how you liked your trees used (as a frame, backdrop, vantage point, whatever) and how you liked your trains (mainline, local, tourist, blue, orange, funiculi, funicula).
I gave my vote this time to Alex--the line involved is a sentimental favorite of mine. We're going to be in that area next month (Russell, Charleston, Clifton Forge, and Staunton), but we don't expect the scenery to be quite this green yet.
Carl
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Lots of trees as per theme. I voted for Tom Nanos. Well composed and nice colour. Most of the others seemed washed out and not vivid. A 10 second touch up in Photoshop can do wonders while not destroying the integrity of the photograph IMHO.
What's the next round?
I liked the Mike Roque palm tree on the Muni line.
Just reviewed a pair of Charles Smiley Key System shows. That pic captures the Vibe !
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where is the link to comment on the current trackside,,,pushers? Guess they don't like our comments?
I voted for Alex's photo..awesome shot!
Yeah...somthin's messed up here...couldn't log in last night and this morn can only access last set of pics (trees) and not the current set. Did not receive notice of 161 but ran across it having had to log onto Trains.com yesterday afternoon. So here we are...
...I did get a peek at the pics and voted for Tom...As I figured this would be a sparsely pictured catagory as diesels usually don't show if pushing or pulling...witness the headlights lit on these pics but no red markers. So Tom's pic grabs the grunting and growling and fuming needed to get up and over better than any of the others if only becuse of the tower of soot and grime being shot straight up in the air. If it were seen from the rear, depending upon headlight or marker light, it might not have gotten a vote.
Right on ,, Tom! No Links! lets have some links folks so we can navigate here,,takes forever to load the pages sometimes! it's hit and miss...I almost get the feeling they don't want comments!! come on Pony up!!
Re: Pushing hard vol. 161. Went with Tom as only picture that actually seemed like pushing.
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