Steam & Excursion > More of 4014's last lap home yesterday

Yesterday's cold last leg of 4014's amazing journey, going back to Cheyenne northbound on the DP Greeley Subdivision. Photo 1 - Moving right along in a swirl of fresh snow just north of Brighton, CO. Photo 2 - Crossing the South Platte River Between LaSalle and Evans, CO. Photo 3 - Rounding the curve approaching Speer Junction, WY.
One mooore...

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Photo 4 - Triumphantly returning home beneath the landmark C&S Bridge at West Cheyenne, heading for the Steam Shop. Happy Thanksgiving to all, and perhaps especially to the Steam Crew and Union Pacific who gave the viewing public and railfans so much to be thankful for in this last year, UP's Golden Spike 150th Anniversary. === === = === JLH 

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That shot #3 is damn excellent, thanks for braving the elements!

Out



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/27/19 19:36 by callum_out.

I like all 4 images, but your editing in #3 is off the chart! Flawless...

Lance/199

Personally, I admire image # 1 . It's great !  --Kelly

Great looking photos, nice work.

thanks for sharing JLH ...
Beautiful images ... well done!

Odyssey
Evergreen, CO

Pure Fantasy, Not Real, Fake, Somebody Pinch Me,I Must Be Dreaming :-)

Jim Baker
Riverside, CA



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/19 13:36 by RailRat.

"A+" images.
Bob

Great pics!!

All shots are good.

A pleasure to view you photos. 
John

Great photos!  Were you using a tripod or hand held?

Thanks.

Randy Lundgren
Elgin, TX

Hand-held only. I have an industrial-grade Bogen tripod, and Bogen monopod from film days, but I like to stay mobile and those just slow you down. One must try to be first out at a crowded photo location, especially with lots of daisypickers or less seasoned railfans who are not in a hurry to set up at the next spot. It is said in manuals that for the camera Image Stabilization system to work properly, the camera should not be mounted on a tripod anyway. I personally like monopods, but I broke a strap and wrecked a camera because of catching one on a protrusion, and tore a seat with one, and tore the bottom tripod mount off another camera, yes in all cases trying to hurry. I reserve the tripod for video when I shoot that too, but doing both really slows you down! I was a rider in somebody else's car on this occasion so I traveled light anyway. === === = === JLH



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/19 07:39 by highgreengraphics.

highgreengraphics Wrote:
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> Hand-held only. I have an industrial-grade Bogen
> tripod, and Bogen monopod from film days, but I
> like to stay mobile and those just slow you down.
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Good to hear an accomplished photog say that.  I quit using a tripod years ago and it seems to work, given the higher ASA/ISO that digital facilitiates.  Tripods not only slow you down, but they take up valuable room on a crowded photo line.  But I always have one in the car just in case.  Every rule has its exceptions.  The pix are wonderful, steam in the snow has a special attraction.

JBWX



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/19 16:37 by jbwest.

All 4 photos are Great but #3 is truly Fantastic. I hope UP has a Plan to send this Great Locomotive to Eastern Pennsylvania sometime in 2020.
Tim McRea
Media, Pa.

Beauty, eh!