Re: Sumpter Valley, Virginia & Truckee, Mount Emily (photos)

What I see is a non-foamer perspective, that while featuring the RR as part of the focus, steps back just enough to be more "real time". As an example. the distant shot of V&T across all the sage ... the foamer would be down there ON the tracks getting the 3/4 frontal. On others, the close quarters shots don't catch a lot of detail of the specific RR equipment, but one can almost smell the frozen air, the steam, the oil. Kapische ?

This is what separates art from average, artists from schlurps, cool railfans from dipweed foamers.

It is the difference I feel when I drive my old cars. Most people do them and hang around all weekend in sweltering parking lots as part of the car show "scene". You'll see mine going down the road, at the grocery store, but NEVER at a car show. (insert puking icon here)