Re: How can chasers be of more benefit to the railroad?
| September 06, 2018 09:16AM |
Hi Kevin,
Sadly, the 305 curve is now off my list of runby locations for that very reason. I'm now spending more time scouting out locations that don't have any roads either in the foreground or background.
Maybe Sam Seiber, who often uses his 4WD to get to photo locations, can talk with some of the other riders and get them to realize how badly the dust from high speed driving and/or careless parking will mess up our shots. I don't have a problem with responsible 4 wheelers. It's the thoughtless ones that are the problem.
The dirt road just out of Antonito is too easy to drive on, so shots at MP 384 are probably hopeless. This shot only captures the tail end of the chase pack, since it took me a few minutes to make it back to the back platform to get the shot. I feel sorry for the poor guy standing about 5 or 6 cars back. His shot was probably ruined and now he and his camera are covered with dust!
Michael Allen
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2018 09:38AM by trainrider47.
Sadly, the 305 curve is now off my list of runby locations for that very reason. I'm now spending more time scouting out locations that don't have any roads either in the foreground or background.
Maybe Sam Seiber, who often uses his 4WD to get to photo locations, can talk with some of the other riders and get them to realize how badly the dust from high speed driving and/or careless parking will mess up our shots. I don't have a problem with responsible 4 wheelers. It's the thoughtless ones that are the problem.
The dirt road just out of Antonito is too easy to drive on, so shots at MP 384 are probably hopeless. This shot only captures the tail end of the chase pack, since it took me a few minutes to make it back to the back platform to get the shot. I feel sorry for the poor guy standing about 5 or 6 cars back. His shot was probably ruined and now he and his camera are covered with dust!
Michael Allen
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 09/06/2018 09:38AM by trainrider47.
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