Thank you so much for shedding light on that. I greatly appreciate it.
Thanks again,
Erik
Now that I have a little experience under my belt, the next time I visit I’m going to plan for more time and do a little better scouting before I go out there.
Thanks!
Erik
Excellent shot Erik!! 10+!! Too bad you can’t talk Kalmbach into moving to Arizona!! [bow][bow] Ha! Ha! Mike has a good picture as well but that Arizona scenery in Eriks photo shot yours right out of the water!! pathfinder1946
I picked Erik’s photo for what I feel is great composition.
I hope that plywood is at least exterior grade…but would prefer marine grade with all the moisture it will face before it gets replaced.
Walt
WOW!! Tough desicion. I went with Eric’s though. Trains in the desert have always found a nitch with me.
Steven
Both photos are excellent. I voted for Mike his shot showing winter trying to hold on but spring coming fast.[8D] Proof the welded railtrain going west so MOW can get a jump on spring.[:)] Erik photo excelent also but something missing[?] [?]
Arizona scenery? You mean those weeds next to the track? [:D]
Both were very fine shots, this time I voted for Erik’s as I like power shots and with both of the newer units on the pull it was a good shot.
A tough decision because this time the motifs are completely different. And both pics are great in their own way (as usual [8D]).
However, finally I voted for Mike. Overall I like the warm colors of the picture, signalling that Spring is finally coming [tup], but then also the UP/Conrail looks very attractive.
BTW, being a Swiss I didn’t recognise the train as a ribbonrail transporter. Here in Switzerland welded rails are transported on special flat cars - always a spectacular sight when you see such a train sneaking through the turnouts of a yard throat!
Ron
I had to go with Mike’s shot. This is one of the best photos I’ve seen in the competition since it started. Nice lighting, composition, power, etc. You need to visit that spot more often. Erik’s shot chops off the train with the frame. I always like to use the natural scenery to cut off the train such as in Mike’s photo. The elevation in Mike’s shot is also a bonus.
I prefer Mike’s image. Erik’s isn’t bad either. I would suggest not being to descript in discussing the photo. Taking shots of a train making a set out or creeping along don’t excite me…like shooting fish in a barrel. Getting the mainline at speed shot impresses me more.
Hope to see some images around and west of Flagstaff though!
I went with Eric’s photo as it shows the engines working, I also liked the other one as it shows the railroaders working and an unusual consist.
I voted for Erik’s because of the image of Power that it shows.
I voted for Mike because I thought the backround of snow made the pix more special. Where I am we are only see snow on the TV
All right!!! Another neck-to-neck contest. I had to go back and forth numerous times to decide. The colors in Mike’s pix did it for me; but I will admit Eric’s looks powerful; real brute force. But the angle didn’t quite do it for me. Great job, guys.
I think the photo of the MOW crew should have been in the voting. It would have recieved mine for sure, just for the Human elements.
Same as the photo of train # 7. Although to a photographer, the buildings clutter the scene, to a modler, they impart intrest an scale to the composition.
PHOTOGRAPHICALLY SPEAKING, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS TO BE THE PRINCIPAL ASPECT OF ALL COMPARISONS IN THESE “CONTESTS”, MIKE’S CHOICE OF SPEED AND APPERTURE SETTINGS HAVE PRODUCED THE MORE BALANCED PHOTO, WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT.
Mike gets the nod this time, nothing like a work train being pulled by some old workhorses. Erik’s isn’t bad either with the BNSF GEs caught with a old ATSF workhorse between. Great shots and just keep it coming…
Sorry Mike, I had to vote for Erik’s photo this time, although it was a tough choice. The BNSF locos just looked too cool with the diesel smoke bellowing out the stack!!! I did like Mike’s though with the snow, the only thing was the lighting contrast appeared a little off, but it did look like an early morning shot.
Jim
I like Mike’s image due to the background, mostly, but lighting is key, too. In Erik’s shot, the train dominates the shot, and really could have been taken almost anywhere. Mike’s shot gives a sense of “place.” The lighting is gorgeus in Mike’s shot as well.
Chris
Denver, CO