Nostalgia & History > SP 6329 east at Colfax 1959

This was my first time taking a photo of grabbing orders. My Dad took me up to Colfax with my new Argus C-Twenty. The fastest shutter speed was 1/200. The only light meter I had was the inside of the Kodachrome 10 box giving you a graph showing Bright Sun, Cloudy Sun, Overcast or forget it. I think this was somewhere in the forget it region for exposure. Anyway I can't go back to Colfax and repeat this scene with a camera that uses no film and goes up to ISO 32,000. I wonder if todays pixels will last 60 years like this 60 year old Kodachrome?

Robert Morris
Dunsmuir, CA
Robert Morris Photography



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/22/20 11:49 by photobob.

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Boy, Colfax sure doesn't look like that today.  I feel all discomBOBulated.  I'm trying to figure out where you were standing.  Nice shot of a better era BTW.  Thanks for sharing.

Kent in CArmel Valley

Considering your camera and film, this is a first-rate image.
Bob

Very NICE shot! Colfax was interesting in those days with all the good looking trains.

Larry

Colfax depot to the left of the frame and train is eastbound.  The warehouse still exists but the cooling tower above the packing sheds is gone.