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Eastern Railroad Discussion > NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe CurveDate: 01/29/15 16:39 NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: Gumcoach NS just posted a photo to Facebook that corporate photographer Casey Thomason took of the Conrail-Penn Central combination at Horseshoe Curve that is truly one of the best railroad pictures I've ever seen.
Posted from Android Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/29/15 16:42 by Gumcoach. Date: 01/29/15 16:58 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: cinder OK.....I'll bite.....Give us a click-on or at least a cut and paste address!
Date: 01/29/15 17:06 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: MDH cinder Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > OK.....I'll bite.....Give us a click-on or at > least a cut and paste address! Last I checked TO won't allow original posts to be links to other sites but I think you're allowed to post links in replies so here you go: https://www.flickr.com/photos/norfolksouthern/15778126053 And yes - it's an awesome shot! Date: 01/29/15 17:08 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: toledopatch The Lewistown shot that Gumcoach linked to is pretty cool, too -- and of course Casey has his company ID with him to shoot from both locations.
Date: 01/29/15 17:09 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: rwa14 To be honest as awesome as the one at Horseshoe, I actually like the one at Lewistown better. But that's just personal preference.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/29/15 17:16 by rwa14. Date: 01/29/15 17:30 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: RuleG rwa14 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > To be honest as awesome as the one at Horseshoe, I > actually like the one at Lewistown better. But > that's just personal preference. I agree. The station and signal heads add extra interest. Date: 01/29/15 17:31 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: toledopatch rwa14 Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > To be honest as awesome as the one at Horseshoe, I > actually like the one at Lewistown better. But > that's just personal preference. I agree. Lewistown is a more compact scene, allowing the lights to be used to better effect. Date: 01/29/15 17:58 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: IRP I think it's the best shot I've ever seen!
Nolan Majcher Broadview Heights, OH Nolan Majcher Photography Date: 01/29/15 19:17 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: Lakota-rail How would you like a job like Casey's. Your hobby and a property pass to do as you wish. Nice photo!!
Date: 01/29/15 19:18 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: cinder Thanks for the click-on. All the pictures are professional-grade. Oh wait, Casey is a professional photographer......GOOD STUFF.
Date: 01/29/15 20:18 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: hartrick24 toledopatch Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > The Lewistown shot that Gumcoach linked to is > pretty cool, too -- and of course Casey has his > company ID with him to shoot from both locations. I wonder if Casey gets doors opened on him when he takes pictures… Steve Date: 01/30/15 03:51 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: ns1000 Both pics that are talked about are AWESOME.....!! There is one of the GoRail that is nice too.....
Date: 01/30/15 05:10 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: RAILWATCH I'd say they're OK. I've seen much better. Just my personal opinion. Still love a lot of the NS shots, I wouldn't say these rank though.
Date: 01/30/15 06:12 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: kpcmcpkva I also like the Horseshoe pic, but if he is not using flash, what is causing the glints off the rail on the far side of the curve??
It almost looks like the lead units are pulling a string of lights around the curve. Reflected light from his floods?? Date: 01/30/15 06:41 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: hoydie17 kpcmcpkva Wrote:
------------------------------------------------------- > I also like the Horseshoe pic, but if he is not > using flash, what is causing the glints off the > rail on the far side of the curve?? > It almost looks like the lead units are pulling a > string of lights around the curve. Reflected > light from his floods?? That's a combination "long exposure" with flash backup. Clearly he's using one or more of his Alien Bees to light up the opposite side of the curve. (Although "light up" is a bit of a reach in my opinion.) The "string of lights" is the scotchlight reflective patches on the frame of the autoracks. They'll reflect even the smallest amount of light very easily. The long exposure is evident from the headlights being blown out on the engine. Obviously, they had the numberboards switched off for the photo. If it's not obvious, he had the train stopped at least for a couple minutes in order to pull this off. From my point of view, the HSC shot isn't really that impressive. That's one of those locales that really lends itself to daytime shooting. The Lewistown shot is also a fairly easy shot, I've done it numerous times at night from that same spot. Date: 01/30/15 11:59 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: SlipperyWhenWet All BS aside it's still a nice photo, not the best one ever but still nice even if he does get certain privileges from the NS for convenience
Posted from Android Date: 01/30/15 15:40 Re: NS Company Shot of 8098 and 1073 at Horseshoe Curve Author: kpcmcpkva thank-you for the reflective explanation for my string of lights. I completely forgot the scotch tape reflective patches.
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