I just liked Mike’s better this week, you know, I love corn in fields (and on the cob, cream, whole kernel, grits, homony, LOL) and lashed consists and BNSF and NS and going away and stuff, but those back to back multi mark CP’s got me, good shot, both of you!
Erik’s got this one. The going away perspective detracts only slightly from the uncommon artistry of the shot. Mike’s is good, but in a world of a gazillion cold, hard telephoto shots of trains coming head-on around curves, I prefer the artistic approach.
I like Eric’s photo of the BNSF consist with the NS unit in the middle. Once in a blue moon we will see a consist like this heading north here in Orange County California. On occasion we also see a CSX unit in a BNSF consist. Mike’s photo was good too, but I liked Eric’s better.
Sorry bergie, but I’m a CP man through and through.
I also prefer pictures of trains coming towards you, and dead on shots are always neat.
It’s not that your pic isn’t the subject of my dreams, but Mike’s goes straight to the heart. (Mine anyways)
Matthew
I am partial to BNSF so Bergie got my vote this time. It is not as good as Mike’s but what the hey.
I really liked both pictures, although Mike’s had the disadvantage of me having seen it earlier in the week, and I liked it then! Erik’s was more of a surprise to me, and I really liked the H1 in the lead, the black to break up the orange, and the corn! But I’m kinda surprised that Erik’s is as far behind as it is… But Mike’s shot is really, really nice!
Though I liked both shots, i went with Erik’s. Some thing about trains and corn fields just made me feel good.
Good shot Mike! Love the schrunchy effect of the long lens. I’m also tempted to look around the corner to see if anything is coming. Love the shot.
Russ in Pittsburgh
Mike’s is a really great shot. It’s a pity we didn’t have two vertical shots to compare. It might have been a closer contest.
Erik:
You have my vote this week. Love the BNSF Sandwich of NS in between the pumpkins.
Eric did a terrific job of capturing a view which can be seen beside many a highway
and country road in the Corn Belt. It brings back many pleasant memories of
train watching for me.[:)]
I went with Mike’s approach shot. I have always prefers to seeing some cars in a photo it it can be done without taking a way from the engine. I also like that you can see the engineer in the shot… Eriks shot for me is not a bad pic, it’s just that I don’t care for the departing look. Overall The corn shot doesn’t show the depth that is visible in Mike’s shot.
Erik, your shot was nice and it seems like it was taken with you squating down in order to shoot up at the engines. However, I have never been a big fan of roster shots. I prefer a picture that shows at least part of the train’s consist. Mike’s shot provided that. I particularly like the slinky look of the string of covered hoppers behind the locomotives. So Mike got my vote this time.
Have to go with mike this time , to me there doesn’t seem to be a completion of Eriks shot, you know what I mean, like he shot to soon for the picture he really wanted. Thanks for the fun of picking and voting,upbob771
I went with Eric’s. Just because it is not the normal head on type photo.
Bill
Had to go with Mike this week. The freight curving out of the woods is a bit more interesting than the locos riding on the cornstalks.
From the thumnails Erik’s was best as color and composition, the brooding sky and wind whipping the trees, a storm was a brewing. Mike’s was just another boring roster. But expand them and really look at the photos, Erik’s had not one thing in focus, a cut off engine and we had to trust him that it was intermodal. Mike’s was sharp as a razor, stunning detail and textures. It really was the best photo.
usually one of the photos grabs me right away, this time had to study both, went with eric cause I like wide open spaces and much prefer bnsf to the foreign road. both shots are good tho. Larry in Las Vegas.
First, let’s go back to blind voting. I don’t want to know who the photographer is until after voting is closed. Don’t know if it is just my eyes or not but both shots don’t seem to be as bright as I would like. Erik’s photo is unusual being taken from a lower angle
but Mike get my vote this time. Again, PLEASE go back to BLIND voting.
I like Erik’s. It just looks sweet!!