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Sam offers no commentary, except for this:
Allright, here's my 2 ¢... flame away!!
Sam
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Wes Carr:
Steve Crise:
Sam,
Nice shot! It tells a little story about what's going on. When I first saw
the photo I thought it was a period photo. I like the people in the shoot
too! The people are all focused at the steam engine too which makes ones eye
go to there as well.
Mike Johannessen:
So that's where Sam was lurking. Heh heh. I think that's me crouching down
in front of the steam engine. Anyway... the photo. He succeeded very well
in showing the museum equipment in its natural context. Yes, I do mean that
crap we've been talking about for a while on SnobsCar. I like it. Not many
other people had shots that included the foamers, so this shot is kind of
unique. I think he also succeeded not only in showing the engine in its real
surroundings, but in recreating what a photo runby might have looked like 45
years ago. That said, I can't really tell what the main point of the image
is. Is it the steam engine? Is it the big white building? Is it the
F-unit? I think this image might have worked better in color -- more clues
to guide the eye. Overall, it's a less standard view, and I think he
deserves points for that.
Paul Birkholz:
Flame away, huh? :-) Can't see any reason to do so. I like the people in
this shot because it places it as a "railfan" event more than a period shot
or whatever. The smoke from the steam engine following the curve of the
diesel unit is also nice. Although if it went out of the frame to the
opposite side that might be nice too. The vertical format also works well.
Frank Caron:
I like this image, a combination of old vs. new on the SP with people as
the added element looking on. The dynamic nature of this photo is the
F-units are what killed steam on the SP and Sam has captured this very
well in B&W. There's nothing I would change if I were shooting this
scene.
I like the juxtaposition between old (cab unit) and older (steam)... and
that cloud of steam looks beautiful-- like fluffy, white cotton. I try
to imagine this shot in color, and -- while I think it would have looked
almost as good -- black and white was clearly the better choice here.
I'd like to be able to see more detail in the bottom 1/3 of the shot...
and I found the shadow on the bottom of the cab unit to be a bit
distracting....I'm wondering, could you have used a flash to eliminate
some of the shadow on that nose?
In all, though, a beautiful black and white shot. I'd love to see the
original print. Is that F-unit one of the ones that recently arrived
from the Louisiana # Northwestern?
WSC
Steve Crise
Los Angeles
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