http://www.dogcaught.com/2008/12/31/detours-deserts-and-snow/ Illustrations of Pacific Northwest Railroading Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dogcaught.com/2008/12/31/detours-deserts-and-snow/comment-page-1/#comment-64442 Steve Eshom Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:55:07 +0000 http://www.dogcaught.com/?p=1383#comment-64442 You can get fairly close to the trains if you know where to go. I do have a telephoto lens, but that's not the entire solution. I've found there are plenty of photo opportunities from public or publicly accessible spots by scouting around. I've lived in the Northwest all of my life (save for a brief foray into Michigan) so I've learned where to go by trial and error. Have the railroad police or employees talked to me? Yep, they have but I'd say I've only been asked to leave from a small number of locations. Most of the time they've approached me at publicly accessible locations and were just verifying what I was doing. Railroaders and railroad police are familiar with railfans and tend to tolerate seeing them in the typical locations. If you stand on the tracks or in a railroad yard you are just asking to be talked to. Taking photographs of most everything comes down to respect. If you do your best to respect the privacy and private property of the subject and stay out of the way you'll be respected in return. You can get fairly close to the trains if you know where to go. I do have a telephoto lens, but that’s not the entire solution. I’ve found there are plenty of photo opportunities from public or publicly accessible spots by scouting around. I’ve lived in the Northwest all of my life (save for a brief foray into Michigan) so I’ve learned where to go by trial and error. Have the railroad police or employees talked to me? Yep, they have but I’d say I’ve only been asked to leave from a small number of locations. Most of the time they’ve approached me at publicly accessible locations and were just verifying what I was doing. Railroaders and railroad police are familiar with railfans and tend to tolerate seeing them in the typical locations. If you stand on the tracks or in a railroad yard you are just asking to be talked to. Taking photographs of most everything comes down to respect. If you do your best to respect the privacy and private property of the subject and stay out of the way you’ll be respected in return.

]]> http://www.dogcaught.com/2008/12/31/detours-deserts-and-snow/comment-page-1/#comment-64439 Darryl Darwent Sat, 17 Jan 2009 04:29:24 +0000 http://www.dogcaught.com/?p=1383#comment-64439 As I am kind of new to railfanning, but not necessarily being a fan a trains, I am looking for tips on how to do it right. I have been following your blog for about 3/4 year now, and am impressed. How do you get close to trains without trespassing? Telephoto lens? You need to go to where the tains are. Do the railway police ever tell you to leave, etc? As I am kind of new to railfanning, but not necessarily being a fan a trains, I am looking for tips on how to do it right. I have been following your blog for about 3/4 year now, and am impressed. How do you get close to trains without trespassing? Telephoto lens? You need to go to where the tains are. Do the railway police ever tell you to leave, etc?

]]> http://www.dogcaught.com/2008/12/31/detours-deserts-and-snow/comment-page-1/#comment-63306 kd7 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:32:18 +0000 http://www.dogcaught.com/?p=1383#comment-63306 nicely done Steve 73' kd7 mark c. nicely done Steve
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