Re: My Favorite from Phantom
| July 17, 2019 08:02PM |
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KevinM Wrote:
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> That trip was a home run.
> I got a ton of good shots over 3 days.
I'll second that motion, Kevin -
But wish I'd had a better camera. Your shot at Phantom Curve is a lot sharper than mine:
This guy – who calls himself 'El Curmudgeoño del Norte' – copied our idea, and probably got a good one too:
I caught an interesting shot later that afternoon:
. . . but my favorite of the whole trip was late on the previous day:
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2019 10:56AM by Russo Loco.
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> That trip was a home run.
> I got a ton of good shots over 3 days.
I'll second that motion, Kevin -
But wish I'd had a better camera. Your shot at Phantom Curve is a lot sharper than mine:
This guy – who calls himself 'El Curmudgeoño del Norte' – copied our idea, and probably got a good one too:
I caught an interesting shot later that afternoon:
. . . but my favorite of the whole trip was late on the previous day:
- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/18/2019 10:56AM by Russo Loco.
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