GLRR - Memorial Day Weekened (10 IMG)

Trains Magazine General Discussion
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Hey Gang,

Sorry it’s been awhile since I’ve been in here. My Renaissance Soul has had me pursuing other passions apart from Railroad Photography of late. I still did manage to get up to the Georgetown Loop over Memorial Day Weekend to see #12 running. It was really nice to have steam up there again after such a long hiatus.

The day started in Silver Plume. The Porter diesel has been having some issues with it’s C-B prime mover. It was sitting in the Silver Plume yard waiting for some parts to come in:

I got a little artsy-fartsy with the row of filters on it (while the photo is too busy to be really successful, I still kinda like it):

#12 was sitting in the Engine House when I arrived:

Operationally, it’s easier to shoot in the afternoon on the Loop, so I spent the morning doing some Geocaching and Benchmark hunting. As the day rolled along, though, I found my way back to the Loop. Here’s a shot of #12 crossing Clear Creek on her way to the High Bridge as seen from the I-70 overlook:

Speaking of the High Bridge, here’s a shot that I’m pretty sure I haven’t done since 1991. I love the sense of scale this one gives:

After that, I headed down to Georgetown to grab a few shots down there. Here’s #12 running around her train in preparations for the climb back up to Silver Plume:

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Chris,

What a spledid collection of photographs! You have a wonderful knack of capturing scenes that many photographers would probably miss. The technical aspects (proportions, focus, clarity, and perspective) set a standard for the rest of us to aspire to. Additionally, the emotional content of your images is for me a constant source of inspiration; indeed, I have altered how I photograph certain things due to the examples you have provided us. Well done!

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[:O][wow][bow]

Ditto what Z said…

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Thank you both for the very, very kind words!

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Why say more? Good stuff!

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I’m with Larry–you always post amazing pictures, and these didn’t disappoint.

The only deficiency I can find (and some may not agree with me) is that they weren’t taken somewhere in the Midwest, within, say, hailing distance.

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Hard to add to what Zardoz, Brian, and Larry said! [tup][tup][tup][yeah]

{Chris, The only criticism I would have: you need to get you some really good

camera equipment and quit using those WalMart one use cameras!}

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Larry, Carl and Sam - Thank you very much for the kind words!