I sent in a shot three days ago, how long should it take for the shot to show up (if accepted)[?]
…I have no idea what controls the time it may appear, but I believe mine was posted within a week or 10 days. Perhaps there are more entries available now and it may take longer.
Does anyone know how to look at past “photo of the day” photos?
First of all Bergie and the trains staff has to look at it.They get alot of pics everyday.I know that their is a link to past photos of the day but forget what the link is.
stay safe
Joe
As Tom Hank’s character in “The Money Trap” asked, “Would a bribe help?”
NOOOO!! I DIDN’T MEAN TO SAY THAT!!!
A little contribution to the baby’s college fund.
AAARRRGH-SOMETHING EVIL HAS TAKEN OVER MY FINGERS!!!
Seriously, I submitted several photos before having one selected. (See today) I feel honored as I don’t yet have extensive experience with the new camera. I suspect that having a subject just a little different may have helped. The quality of the shot came with a little luck, as I sure don’t have the experience to come up with a technically good shot with high frequency.
Maybe Bergie will come in with a more definative answer for you, but it may also just come down to what strikes the fancy. Final thought-keep sending your best, and I am sure you will hit one day.
Jay
…If there is a link to past offers, could it be posted please…
…Those Sperry rail cars are interesting vehicles. Nice shot of that one Jay. They must have quite a few of those as I’ve seen them in many parts of our country.
On the left hand side of the main page there is a link for photos, videos, etc. Click that and there is a drop down box for choices… photo of the day is one of the choices. If you leave the category as “select one:” and just click search it will bring up recent photos of the day.
To what address did you send the photo? They should be sent to me at either editor@trains.com or ebergstrom@trains.com.
Please keep in mind that we run Spam filtering software that might catch a legitimate e-mail because of what’s in the subject line. That’s why it’s best to simply put Photo of the Day in the subject line.
Also, I get a fair number of submissions per week and I have quite a backlog. There’s certainly no science to how I choose photos for the Photo of the Day, but your chances of getting up relatively quickly are greatly improved by including a well-written caption that includes your full name. If there’s no name to credit, it typically gets deleted.
If you’d like the full instructions for submitting photos, read this story.
I don’t recall seeing your photo, dougal, so you might want to send it directly to me again.
Take care,
Bergie
I submitted a photo after reading this thread last week, the first one that I have sent in and it was put up today (July 26). Very exciting for me, I realize that there are others here that have had quite a few photos make the cut, but it is still just exciting for my first time. [:D]
GREAT photo corailfan!
I’ve seen them around. We had one visit the P&L severals years ago,
and I had the privilege of getting on it. The operater was “tieing” it down
the day,so didn’t get much of chance to ask a lot of questions,or see all the workings[:(]
Did get to take a lot of pictures outside.
And Jay,that was a good pic,enjoyed it,pinted it out.[:D]
Corailfan-Congrats- Nice shot.
Locomutt, Modelcar Thanks for the comps, glad you enjoyed.
Jay
I sent one about a month ago that was taken in Galesburg Illinois. I haven’t seen it on here yet. It’s a SD40-2 going under a signal bridge, has anyone seen it? Did I miss it?
What does TRAINS pay for the Photo of The Day and other photos?
I’m considering submitting some.
nothing, it’s just your good will.