Yes, I think this might be the most poorly-composed shot I’ve made in the past five years. Sure, it’s in focus. This was the attempt to get a shot at a new location instead of an old standby. I got down here and only had about 10 seconds to compose this shot. I knew the tracks came down a steep grade around the curve and figured it would be a nice shot as the power came around the corner. I also figured that the lighting would be such that the nose would have some light, with the sides nicely lit.
I stopped my truck, hopped out, looked around, and unfortunately this was the best I could come up with:
Nose lighting? Hah! No lighting for you! And hey, if you’re a fan of poles and lines, I’ve got plenty, starting with that big thick one right up the middle of the second locomotive and through the swoosh. The lovely pole-ness of it is almost trumped by the second pole, the one growing out of the top of the cab of the lead unit. The wire running from that pole down to the corner of the nose is an added bonus. And did you hear about the BNSF’s new extended-range antennas? That’s one of them sticking out of the top of the back of the ES44DC. Given how bad this is, I won’t even mention the assorted foreground clutter. Sigh.
So there, have a good end-of-week chuckle at my expense. I can’t believe I pressed the shutter.
