Told ya I’d have more:
After taking my family on the first train today, I was granted permission to go “choo-choo hunting” as my kids call it. Its alot easier than dear: you ALWAYS know where they will come by, they keep a pretty good schedule, and the best part is that you really can’t scare them off. Bad part is that its all catch & release… no take homes permitted.
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With the second of four scheduled Employee Appreciation Specials in tow, Nickel Plate 765 charges upgrade out of Altoona towards Horseshoe Curve.
REJECTED: Bad Cropping: Most often this means that the composition of the photo is poor as it relates the cropping of the image. - - Horizon Unlevel: Try leveling the image in your photo editing software. (The train is climbing a 2 percent grade. What am I supposed to do, tilt the earth?)
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After making the second run to the top with the EAS, 765 backs down the mountain on its way back into the station. Due to an inability to spin the engine after going to the top and turning on the “Loop” track, 765 and train instead took head-room west of CP-UN and then got the signal back east with the NS 8102 then leading the train down the mountain. Here she is dropping back into CP-Altoona at the end of the day.
LSC PS: Okay, I admit it. I screwed up the settings on my camera. I just started tinkering with the settings even though I known I haven’t a clue about this thing. Despite that, I kind of like this shot. The blur around the boiler draws my eye to the smokebox and the blurred drivers/rods accentuate a speed that just wasn’t there, lol.
REJECTED: Size (Dimensions): The photo is either too narrow vertically or horizontally. For normal landscape images, our recommended height for a 1024 pixel wide image is 680 to 768 pixels. (You HAVE to be kidding me. Its 646px tall! This just stinks of an excuse.)
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After unloading all the employees & their families at the Altoona Amtrak Station, NKP765 and her train back down Track #2 to Rose Yard. They’ll tie up for the night buried in the yard to keep us railfans from getting near the beauty. Here she backs under the signature walking bridge that connects the Altoona Transportation Center with the Railroaders’ Memorial Museum grounds. Moments from now she’ll let of several blasts from her whistle before creeping quietly into the yard.
REJECTED: Poor Lighting (Dark): The image is too dark. (What? Should I have detonated a nuclear warhead in low earth orbit to light up the entire state? IT WAS OVERCAST!!! I’m not god and I can’t afford the electric bill to turn the windmills into fans to blow the clouds away.) - Size (Dimensions): The photo is either too narrow vertically or horizontally. For normal landscape images, our recommended height for a 1024 pixel wide image is 680 to 768 pixels. (See my above critisism on this reason)
