Western Railroad Discussion > Shadows at Ludlow & PhotoBob's celebration tree.

Well folks, old PhotoBob has hit a milestone. The old boy (ancient) is one of the oldest photographers to post train stuff on TO. If ya look closely at the photo, there is a tree just sticking out in front of the engine on the fireman's side.This  tree resembles the old goat in that it's well beyond it's prime by being bent over, dried up, falling down, and has no hair (leaves). Oh well, at least he still posts some great photos and that's worth a celebration.:>)
Waiting for his answer............

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads

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Words fail me.

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Well, that IS a switch!!!

Grin!

Dave

Oh Don you say the nicest things and I thought you just didn't like me. Now if I could just work a petrified tree into a train photo I could make a few comments about your resemblance to a tree.

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography

callum_out Wrote:
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> Words fail me.
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Hey Callum, you've  never failed for words. I depended on you.

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads

photobob Wrote:
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> Oh Don you say the nicest things and I thought you
> just didn't like me. Now if I could just work a
> petrified tree into a train photo I could make a
> few comments about your resemblance to a tree.

Oh-oh, I don 't even have an answer for that bbbbbbut I'm working on it.

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads

Wow! A smart-a$$ like me can't stay out of this conversation for ever! I'll jump in as soon as I can th-th-th-th-think of something...

low-light #2

cue the picture of the Devil's Postpile!

I am a bit bewildered, there isn't a cloud in the sky but some how you have the nose of the train in shade,
verrrrry interesting!

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Tall building behind photographer is blocking the solar orb near sunrise or sunset.

The tallest building in the whole area is the outhouse behind Don's motel and that's nowhere near the picture.

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callum_out Wrote:
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> I am a bit bewildered, there isn't a cloud in the
> sky but some how you have the nose of the train in
> shade,
> verrrrry interesting!
>
> Out 
That late afternoon shadow is from the Ludlow mountain just behind me. The sun has just started to drop behind it. That's the mountain with the big L on it on the south side of the tracks
 

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/20 19:31 by DonWinslow.

Sure is a lot of aluminum in the signal bridges just to support four signal heads.

My bad Don, I keep forgetting that these were shot earlier in the year, this time of year the Sun sets more West.

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/04/20 09:49 by callum_out.

That is just a great photo of a tree, with some stuff in the way.  Really nice Don.  B

So how OLD is Mr. Morris, Don?

You guys keep up this fun and you just might start and act and go on the road !

OK, I'll try; I'm a bit confused as to the location of the tree. Since there haven't been Firemen on the railroads for more than 40 years, just what is the "fireman's side" of a modern diesel?

I saw one yesterday, don't have a clue why but he was holding a fire extinguisher, UP guy though. 

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HotWater Wrote:
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> OK, I'll try; I'm a bit confused as to the
> location of the tree. Since there haven't been
> Firemen on the railroads for more than 40 years,
> just what is the "fireman's side" of a modern
> diesel?

Wow Jack, I thought the fireman always sat oposite the engineer just like you do on any engine you happen to be in. I was gonna have PhotoBob explain to you where the tree was but he can't see that well with his advanced age. Her's lucky to see the end of his nose.

Don Winslow
Glendora, CA
http://www.donwinslow.net/Railroads