I just posted the latest installment of Trackside with Erik and Mike in our new section within the Railroad Reference area of TrainsMag.com.
Read Trackside with Erik and Mike Volume 57
Voting for Trackside with Erik and Mike now occures at the top of the Trackside with Erik and Mike section. Click here to vote.
Please feel free to add your comments regarding this week's photos here.
Thanks, Erik
Mike has the dramatic curves of the double track and heat distortion from the locomotive's exhaust, but Erik has a sunny day and a very quaint depot - even with the distraction of the overhead wires this noses out Mike's shot by a slim margin.
Of course, that's only my opinion. Your mileage may vary.
-Don (Random stuff, mostly about trains - what else? http://blerfblog.blogspot.com/)
I lilke Erik's shot because of the use of the old depot, and I know how difficult it is to get a good shot in that area. Too bad about them wires.
I liked Mike's because of the good use of the less-than-idea conditions, plus the exhaust looks cool, and I like the lines of the tracks and the nice clean ballast. Too bad about that microwave tower.
Mike's by a nanometer.
I can't even put my finger on the reason(s), but Mike's spoke to me more loudly.
I remember autumns in Wisconsin--the beautiful colors I'd been promised turned out to all be varying shades of yellow. That may have had an adverse effect on Erik's photo, as far as I was concerned.
At least I didn't allow a prejudice for one railroad over another to affect my vote (were I a couple of generations younger, I might say they both sucked!).
Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
2cdtrains wrote:Why do you need a remote to take pictures?
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mikeyuhas wrote: 2cdtrains wrote:Why do you need a remote to take pictures? Only for lengthy time exposures. The Canon digital cameras we use offer exposure times up to 30 seconds; anything greater than that, you need a remote device (there are a couple different types) to hold the shutter open.
....This time...similar shots...Long lens, approaching trains but a difference in the weather....
Must vote for Erik's photo. Like sunshine, hence brightness and the brightly lit depot and engine.
Mike's photo depicks dreariness....Both photos are done in an equal quality manner, I simply choose Erik's for a brighter presentation of a scene.
Sorry you didn't have sunshine Mike.
Quentin
Talk about a tough call. I wish there was an option to vote for a tie. I'd have used it this time.
I wound up voting for Mikes shot, but I'll be darned if I can give you any substantive reasons.
Both are good photos again this time, kudos to both photographers. But, there is something about cloudy photographs, especially if they just don't seem that bright, that I never cared for. I had to vote for Erik's shot this time, as I just felt it was a little better; it has a depot, a train pulling hard on the curve, sun, and a little bit of Yellow to the trees, showing that fall is approaching in Wisconsin. Very, very nice. Mike's is pretty nice too, but I just can't get as excited about cloudy day shots.
Noah
Aha!, most of the comments for Erik's photo mentioned they liked the happy sunshine, rather than the sad clouds of Mike's picture, my feelings exactly and always (you really miss the sun here in the Pacific Northwest during the Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer). My first reaction to Erik's photo was, cute. It's just nice. Love the old wavy rails in the left foreground, and that drop off must be fun to negotiate with a six axle loco. Is that a crossing light or something weird hanging off one of the cars in the left background? Even tho I much more prefer BNSF, had to go with CP because of the composition and lighting. Larry (formerly of Las Vegas, now back in Blaine).
Both photos pretty much the same. Like certain things each, I didn't notice the wires until someone mentioned them. Voted for Erik's this time, maybe the blue sky over the white??
Larry in Wauwatosa
This one was a tough one to vote for. I noticed that others are having the same problem as both shots are very good
Sr
Wow, this was a tough one. Both photos are GREAT! The depot in Erik's made the choice for me, although Mike's was a very very close second. Mike's photo content looked a lot cleaner (i.e. less stuff in it). Keep up the great work.
Stay Safe,
Jim
gemotor wrote: Erik, what was that object seeming to hang off the side of the second car? Looks like someone waving their hat.
It is the crossing light for the road that ends on the crossing in the image. The road parallels the tracks.
Sorry Erik, my vote went to Mike only because it was taken at Buda,Il near Princeton, Il, where I watched many trains while visting relatives. Both pictures are good, and the depot would have probaly changed my vote to Erik. Rail Man
I feel that both photo's were very good, however I liked Erik's pic better because of the depot and more of the train was visible coming around the curve. Please keep up the GREAT work guys.
Robertdale
I went with Erik's this week. I like the broad curve in both shots, I just think Mike was robbed a little from the Illinois landscape. Don't get me wrong, a love a good rural blanket, but in this case I think the depot adds a lot to Erik's shot. Now if that cell tower, or whatever it is, was a barn, grain elevator, or some such structure, I would have to look closer at the shots.
One negative about Erik's is that I don't like that you can see one of the flashers from the crossing signals, on first glance I thought a load had shifted.
Greg"wcnut"
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