Re: #425 posing as #315 at the S-Curve below The Whiplash a few years ago . . .

laxriter Wrote:
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> Here are a few pics from the 168/425 A-O-A Turn,
> yesterday 08/24 . . . .  My inability to adjust to less
> than ideal lighting conditions is still an issue, as is
> getting the right spot in the photo line.
>
> 1) I think this is around Whiplash


That's a nice collection of photos from various angles, Randy - Thank You for Sharing!!

IMHO, there's nothing wrong with either the lighting or your choice of spots in the line.  The only change I would suggest is to add a blank line between the attachments on your post so that the photos are separated from one another.

It looks to me like that first shot is a long telephoto of the shallow s-curve around m.p. 295.5, as seen here from the ridge above a photo line along the top level of The Whiplash about a dozen years ago when D&RG #425 was posing as D&RGW #315:


Note the tall tree on the north side of the track in both our photos.  The compression effect of telephoto makes the curves look a lot sharper than they really are — Ernie's map shows the middle leg is only about 45° off from the direction of the track before and after.

- El Abuelo Histœrico, Greengo y Curmudgeoño de los Locomoturas Viejos y Verdes,
aka Der Grossväterlich DünkelOlivGrünDampfKesselMantelLiebHabender



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/27/2021 01:35PM by Russo Loco.