It is clear, by the voting percentages to date, that it is a 50/50 split. This tells me that both are great and it was tough to choose. While I thought the snow picture was a prettier picture, the side by side shot was a better train photo.
I too, thought the long shot of the snow train was the better snow photo, but they were both super. Mike, your timing was so fortunate, and would bet that to duplicate that shot at that spot would be almost impossible. One of the better contests in recent memory.
As just about everyone has said, another tough choice. The hard-charging, "gotta get there" mood conveyed with Kent's shot wins here for me, though.
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Two excellent photos again this week. Thank you, gentlemen. I chose the excitement of Kent's winter scene with the blowing snow as my pick of the week. Great light, blowing snow, it all brought back memories of chasing the D&RGW on the Moffat back in the '60s. Ah, but this is about Kent's photo. He framed it well in the landscape, nice composition top to bottom, left to right. I'd hang it on my wall.
Dan
Always hard to decide! I must admit for voting the first few times I went for the newer members to Trackside, so they didn't feel like outsiders.
This was a hard choice though, I ended up choosing Mike's photo. Great photos Mike and Kent!
As mentioned by others this is a very tough choice. Great photos! Mike edged out the vote from me with the UP side by side.
Superb shooting by the both of you! Welcome to trackside Kent! as much as I liked your snowblowing shot as it comes rushing towards you I had to go with the UP shot instead. Had you posted the shot off in the distance it would have been a different story as that shot would have really shown the loneliness that is a part of railroading. Great first effort!
Kofy
Congratulations to you both! For me, this was one of the most difficult choices in quite a while.
I really liked the "in-your-face" feature of the CP photo; the way the train stands out against the snow is really nice. The snow-covered ties next to it add nicely to the shot. I would have liked to see a bit more of the surrounding area, to give the image more perspective. BTW, the 'distant' shot was really cool, also. I can just imagine the 'dusting' Kent received as the train went by.
However, for me, Mike's UP shot had the 3-L's (luck, lighting, location). The composition was great, and the clairity was excellent. There was much to look at, and although this might be unfair, as I am quite tired of winter already, Mike's shot seemed so much 'warmer'.
I truly liked both shots, but I went with Mike's.
Edit: Perhaps because Milwaukee just got 8" of snow and most everything is, for now, very pretty, I am wondering if I made the right choice. Because of this fresh white covering, I feel inspired to go out and try to get a shot as good as Kent's.
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Erik
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