Classic Canadian Pacific Steam Reborn

How do I say this and have the grin and wink come through ...? ... If this is an example of your early work, then I'd really rather you didn't post any of your "later", "better" stuff, 'cause the rest of us will be too embarrassed to show ours (I will anyway ... ) Awwwww shucks ... too late ... I just saw your "Threatening Storm" post ...

When you print this (the train) I'd like to buy a print please.

cheers eh?

Thanks John... I just happened to have a great day that day (chasing the train from spot to spot - setting up, knocking down). Action 4x5 shooting is HARD work! It's a good thing I had my reliable old "manual" Calumet that day. The AE-1 Program I was shooting in parallel packed it in (a fitting broke inside unbeknownst to me) and I lost the works.

As for the print, you're on. I'll let you know when it turns out later in the winter.

As for your kind feedback about my beginner's luck, let me just say I have since managed to do most of the usual view camera mess-ups (pulling film holder away before returning the dark slide, pulling out the darkslide that is against the ground glass, and my favourite, taking the shot with the darkslide in place! - doh!)

Oh well, those misadventures are all part of the fun and the joy of getting a good 'un once in a while!

Technically and aesthetically a great print.

pentaxuser

Wow. Certainly worth the work. I love it.

Shades of Morand here
Congrat !

Marc

I can almost hear it chugging along....nice!

Kathy

Yeah, I'm a sucker for old trains as well! Beautiful backdrop just makes this great.
Tony

One to be very proud of! FABULOUS!

Regards.

Alan.

Ahhh someone else knows of Nick Morand.
Yeah this is a great image MP
I've been photographing up in Jasper the last several spring/summers - our Canadian Rockies are wonderful eh?

Really nice shot. How about listing some GPS co-ordinates for us for future visits to Banff sometime

Mark