.....I must vote for Aaron's great photo. The contrast in the bright colors on the passenger cars to the dark tones on the engine and bright sky and in addition to that, the sharpness of the multitude of branches on the trees....and then the smoke trailing back over the 2 - 8 - 2.....In my eyes it all adds up to be a great composition. I also like the angle the photo was made from.
Have not read the other comments yet, so now must see what others are saying.
Quentin
Keeping in mind that I don't vote on anything other than instinctive feelings, I hope nobody will be offended when I say I didn't like either shot. Got too close to a rail-grinder once and know all too well what's in that dark cloud. And the steam train just doesn't look real with those brightly-colored, mismatched cars behind her.
So, having gotten that off my chest, I'll give the vote to Aaron, on the basis of composition.
Carl
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Hello!
This week,Trackside with Trains.com Volume 82 Mike Yuhas is joined by Aaron Jors. Aaron works with Mike in our Ad Sales department here at Kalmbach Publishing Co. While Aaron is relatively new to railroad photography, his background stems from nature photography, so he's got a firm grasp on the entire photography game. This should be interesting!
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Thanks! Bergie
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