Folks —
Trackside with Trains.com Vol. 117: GEVOs, is now live. Click here to read the installment, and here to vote on your favorite shot. Post any comments on the selections here.
Thanks!
All four actually are really great this week in my opinion. But the most difficult shot to get to “work” is a going away shot and Andy nailed it!
Several perfect shots of GEVOs in nice scenery in the sunlight…or an outstanding and unique going away shot - which as a railroad photographer, I know is really hard to get right! I’ll agree with Henry; Andy nailed it! [tup]
Not only was it a neat going-away shot, but he got three GEVOs, all IAIS, in one shot! Wins my vote…
I, too, voted for Andy’s shot–or maybe not the shot itself, but what I was hearing in my mind as those units opened up to take on the grade. GEVOs themselves are pretty ugly; you need the sound of a consist starting to pull to get their full effect. I wish I could have been there!
Tom’s image is the one that is clearly the most appealing to me.
Andy’s shot was pretty sweet. Seeing the heat blooms from the radiators & exhaust, the ‘meaty’ profile of the engines straining against the train, soft & warm afternoon sunlight through the trees…perfect.
Man, I’m in the minority here voting for Drew! I liked the way the colors pop and, while it may be “just a head shot on a curve” it is a very well done composition. For me, Alex’s composition is off, Tom’s is a little too long a shot for the theme, and that dappled lighting in Andy’s makes for too much contrast. To each his/her own!
Funny, Andy’s picture has the crossing with no lights on. He probably took the picture at the right moment, of when the signals were changing back and forth and just got the moment of no lights. That’s cool.
Minority’s are the keyword nowadays… I voted for Alex’ shot… at least with his I got an idea what a GEVO looks like frontwards and sidewards – pretty scenic / lighting / effects be d…d. As one of you sages stated…“it’s hard to get excited about a GEVO since they look pretty much like any other wide-nosed GE locomotive” - how about adding “almost any other DIESEL”.
By the bye… I suppose that since you affeciandos know what GEVO means, you assume others do too…and I also assume you know what assume means??
DadH
I went with Tom’s BNSF on the bridge. Great scenery to support the train.
To DadH…I believe it has something to do with You & Me ??
Larry in Wauwatosa
I didn’t feel that any of the shots did a particularly good job of showcasing the features of the GEVO units, but rather than abstain, I went for what I thought was the best composed and best appearing of the group.
After reviewing the voting, something tells me that others may have done the same thing.
Anyhow, Tom Danneman got my vote this time…and now I’ll go see what the rest of you had to say.
TJB - Nashville, TN
I was torn between Alex’s photo and Tom’s.I voted for Alex’s before I changed my mind again,as I had several times before I voted.
I liked Alex’s view the best. Although not quite part of the contest–the older coal hoppers behind the new locomotive attracted me to that shot.
Lance
Gotta go with Tom’s great panorama shot. Loved the fact that there was an old plain Santa Fe in the middle. It was just a great calendar shot and hit the mark for me.
GE is running some hilarious commercials on the air and on the web from their locomotive division. Hopefully some of you have seen them. Bunch of big guys singing “love songs” to the loco. Brings a tear to the eye . . . well, not really. Just very funny.
Good shots again this vol. Voted for Tom’s shot, outstanding!
Larry in Wauwatosa
Tom’s photo is certainly eyecatching, maybe even calendar-worthy, but since the theme is GEVOs, and only 1/3 of the locomotives in his shot qualify, I voted for Andy’s Iowa photo instead. Although the telephoto effect foreshortened the units, the lighting and the view down the tracks through the tunnel of trees made Andy my winner this week.
I may be in the minority but I liked Drew’s photo straight up. It was close and showing clearly what the theme is about this time. The others were good photos too but not as close or as clear. Too many other details. Good one Drew! [tup]
I know when you vote here you can see the results with a click. So how can you follow the results later in the vote?