Re: NNG:The Big Boy Tour (photos)

Usual variety of imagery well executed.

Number 7--Have met them all at least once. We know the guy on the right (Micheal) from this discussion board. The middle guy Tom, I met in 1980 while shooting 765 on freights in Illinois.

Number 11-My favorite since I much prefer good action shots. What makes this is the cold weather, producing the steam plume. Downside is the train is westbound in the morning (no front sun). But the best you can probably get with this engine, as it is known for whooshing along with a clean stack and kinda quiet. When some folks would tell me an engine wasn't working hard in one of my videos, my comment was "I don't run em, I just do video".

When I go out for a steam event my goal is to get several great action shots, then the other stuff is just extras. Nowadays I do so little still photography so it doesn't matter. Its good some folks are out there like you capturing some usually interesting subject matter. One of my all-time favorite NG pics is a Phil Hastings shot taken through the inside window at Kelly's cafe in Chama and you see the Chama yard with an engine in the background. Artsy can be quite interesting if the opportunities present themselves and you think outside the box. Am looking out at nice fall colors in Ohio and keep thinking of framing a train scene with the colored tree limbs.

Greg Scholl