Canadian Railroads > Miserable Alberta Monday's-Got the train & location-had the sun.

All you photographers out there know what this is called. You've got the location, train is coming, sky is mostly clear and then you get screwed. Our Calgary railfan crew was out roaming around looking for action on Saturday February 9th, 1974. Train #992-Alyth to Lethbridge was running late giving us the opportunity for this location at Dewinton. SD40-2's 5604-5810 & 5811 were in charge that day. Then it literally all went south. Richard Yaremko

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Nice scenic look back.  Thanks for the photo post.
ALLEN

Quite a view from that hill. Nice scene.

Been there, done that, you know the rest. But I have to tell you, despite the cloud screw that's a great photo, good job on the scan, thanks for posting it.

Roger Durfee
Akron, OH

Interesting location. What lens is being used, normal, tele,...? Looks like the snow covered mountains could use some telephoto help.

Yep, cloud screw is an appropriate description. t4p.
 

In early 1974 I don't think I had my 85mm yet. So this would have been taken with my Pentax Spotmatic and its standard 55mm lens. I've cropped some foreground to pull the scene in a little more.

TCnR Wrote:
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> Interesting location. What lens is being used,
> normal, tele,...? Looks like the snow covered
> mountains could use some telephoto help.
>
> Yep, cloud screw is an appropriate description.
> t4p.
>  

Gotta love the antique dome tankcars mixed in!

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Oh I got a better cloud f’ing to post, it’ll come later tonight!

Trevor

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arwye Wrote:
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> In early 1974 I don't think I had my 85mm yet. So
> this would have been taken with my Pentax
> Spotmatic and its standard 55mm lens. I've cropped
> some foreground to pull the scene in a little
> more.
>
> TCnR Wrote:
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> > Interesting location. What lens is being used,
> > normal, tele,...? Looks like the snow covered
> > mountains could use some telephoto help.
> >
> > Yep, cloud screw is an appropriate description.
> > t4p.
> >  

A Spotmatic with 55mm lens - ah, the good old days.
Fred

Nice pic!!