NYSW PICS IN HOMER

http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/archiv ... x?id=14480 look at my cool pictures!

QUALITY, always better, than quantity...................

Ditto that.

Lighten up, fellas. Looking at the profile of the original poster, it is apparent that what we have here is an enthusiastic young railfan. And rather than encourage his/her development with constructive advice you dismiss their effort. Both of you are solid and knowledgeable contributors here. I especially enjoy Golden-Arm's posts, so this is not an attack or flame.

I just think that senior participants in this hobby could be of more benefit to railfanning if they would stop to remember that they too were once newbies.

End of rant.

I fail to see what about these pictures merits the remark about quality. There are all pretty good, at least in my eyes.

How about a shot titled "NYSW 142". I see a station, a right of way, fading off into a dark distance, and at the extreme end of the focal point, a light. Could be a headlight, could be a streetlight. Is it the 142 ? Who knows???? I could take a picture of an aircraft, flying overhead, at 30,00 feet. Would seem kind of silly, though, to label the shot "SouthWest Air L-1011 N654", wouldn't it? I'm all for the new guys, sharing their stuff, but you GOTTA have something to share, Dark and grainy, with hardly a train in sight, don't cut it, as RR shots. Back in the day, I took photography classes, in Governor Livingston Regional High. As I already spent every waking moment wandering around someones yard, enginehouse or mainline, my assignments were always based on RR themes. I learned the hard way, that QUALITY is better than QUANTITY. Mr. Nagel was a "tough customer". I received many a near failing grade, and I didn't understand it then, but I thought my 6 rolls of film I shot that day, were all worthy of publication. Going back through those rolls now, I might have 3 or 4 decent shots, out of that roll. I'm not "flaming" our guy, here, but just "nudging" him into considering some editing. A picture that's so dark, you can't tell if it's a railroad, or a road, isn't adding to the knowledge, here. While it's fun waiting for the train, and the anticipation is building, a series of shots, of a headlight a mile away, hardly qualifies as a shot of a loco. I want to see EVERYONES pictures, but I don't want to feel, Ive wasted my time, looking through a bunch of stuff, better left out of your posted album. Just a thought......

which of my shots do you consider good? i just want to know for my own reference. those were pictures i have taken so far

Hey guys,
I need to chime in here.
I post many RR photos on other sites.
And I must admit, these photos look like the ones I used to take when I was a teenager.
But please, Lighten up, he'll come into his own one day, as I have.

mainetrain wrote:Hey guys,
I need to chime in here.
I post many RR photos on other sites.
And I must admit, these photos look like the ones I used to take when I was a teenager.
But please, Lighten up, he'll come into his own one day, as I have.

Here's a perfect example of what mainetrain said:
1997(I was 12 years old):
http://njt5140.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... x?id=45215

2006:
http://njt5140.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... ?id=407862
http://njt5140.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... ?id=407791
http://njt5140.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... ?id=335269

Amoreho, I am not "picking", as some might think. It's just that when you are out shooting pix, every shot is not a "winner", once you get them developed. If it's dark and cloudy, consider shooting another day. Same goes for any low light situations, unless you have the film, camera and the skills, to shoot in those situations. If you can see the sun, while aiming at your subject, also not a great idea. It should be, at the very least, overhead, but prefferably behind you. Is the subject so far away, you can't identify it? That headlite shot, while interesting to you, probably means nothing, to the rest of us. Spend some time, in the "photography" forum, here at RR.net, and read some of the posts, about what works and what doesn't. Like I said, we have all been there, and I have hundreds of dark, blurry, grainy, backlit, off-centered photos, around here somewhere.
Shots with people in them, poles sticking up out of loco roofs, telephone pole blocking the shot, etc., all need reconsideration. While an overview of an entire scene can be interesting, trying to capture a rare loco, and getting everyone around, and all the cars, buildings, etc., all detract from your subject, which according to the title of the picture, is a certain locomotive. It all comes with practice, and you have to really sit back, and decide, if a loco that is so dark, you can't read the name, or number from, is really needed in an album, you want people to view. I even recall, some time ago, a book in print, specifically aimed at railroad photography. You might try to snag a copy, and check it out........
Keep on trying, and don't let this little bit of critique get you down. We ALL came up, from the bottom...........

Since we are showing off soime images, here some of my most recent ones for viewing and commenting, both good and constructive.....


Starting off, here is WS-7, returning from its night trip to Sparta,
seen as it approaches Diamond Bridge Avenueon the morning of August 1st:

http://rcbsd45.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... ?id=454155

Next, two shots taken as the crew approaches "the finish line", yard
limits, by crossing the Hackensack River:

http://rcbsd45.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... ?id=454156

http://rcbsd45.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... ?id=454157

Nothing like a little back to back yellow and black to start the day!

And finally, here are a couple of images of Monday night's(July 31st)
SU-99:

First off, pulling across the drawbridge at Little Ferry:

http://rcbsd45.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... ?id=454152


Next, crossing Mt Vernon Street in Ridgefield Park:

http://rcbsd45.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... ?id=454153


And finally, in Hackensack, just clear of the yard, and opening up
the throttle:

http://rcbsd45.rrpicturearchives.net/sh ... ?id=454154


That's it for now. Railfan Safely.

Very nice Ralph
I especially like the first one of the "snoot" SU99 leaving

Hey, RCB, nice stuff. ("Born to move freight") Gotta give it up, to the "original" CP-5 GURU!!! How about a picture, of Raul, runnin' an Alco............