John West Wrote:
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> The schedule is perfect for photography,
so long
>
as they use the midday to travel up the line,
> and make good use of the late afternoon up until
> sunset. Perhaps the first photostop should be
> westbound at Rock Tunnel and the last some sun-
> set shots at Lava on the way back to Antonito.
> What troubles me is the statement, "Photo runbys
> will take place at strategic locations on the west-
> bound trip to Osier." If true, it suggests most of
> the photo ops will be midday,
and the wonder-
>
ful late afternoon light ignored. As Kevin
> notes,
in October you can get good shots
>
midday, but you can get much better shots
>
later in the day.
>
> I'm not suggesting the trip focus only on photo-
> graphy, because there will probably be a mix of
> riders, some of whom are just along for the ride
> and to see the equipment. But at least a few well
> thought out photostops later in the day might make
> the trip more satisfying to the serious photogs on
> board. And speaking for myself, I would rather
> have a box lunch that can be eaten on the train to
> save time - Osier's wonderful chow is best enjoyed
> by taking a ride on one of the regular trains.
Great(?) Minds do think alike, oh Señor Curmudgeoño del Norte -
IIRC, their original plan was to leave Antonito BEFORE the regular train, but AFTER sunrise?!? A well-known videographer and I both STRONGLY suggested a later trip to take advantage of the afternoon light on the front of the train. I suggested even later, and offered to sacrifice several ancient Press-22b flashbulbs inherited from Tom Gildersleeve for one of those old-fashioned open-the-shutter-and-pop-off-bulbs late-evening photo shoots at Osier. (Which would have required a quick after-dark no-stops trip back to Antonito.)
At least they met us part way, and I have just now (07/01.9:50 PDT) called Gwen and purchased a ticket for the caboose in hopes that Steve & Willie will let me out of jail - at least for a few days - if I promise not to sing or yodel during any of the run-bys
...
- El Greengo Curmudgeoño Viejo y Verde de la Costa del Oro
aka Der DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHaber
p.s. The Goose will be running that week as well, Wednesday-Saturday IIRC, so this is a good time to get the most bang from your travel buck!
Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 07/01/2015 11:10AM by Russo Loco.
