RailPictures.Net Photo: DRGW 488 Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad Steam 2-8-2 at Chama, New Mexico by John West

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» Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (more..)
» Steam 2-8-2 (more..)

» Lava, on the C&TS ex DRGW
» Chama, New Mexico, USA (more..)
» October 21, 2012

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» DRGW 488 (more..)
» Unknown

» John West (more..)
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This image is a bit of an experiment. This is just a very small portion of the full frame (thus some noise), and not the image I was trying to get. But the distant mountains looked nice, as did the low light on the sage with the rails wrapping around, so I came up with this crop of the much larger frame. The train has become a very subordinate part of the picture, the real subject being the rails, the sage, and the distant mountains. I like the result, but maybe I am becoming too artsy fartsy in my old age. I'm curious as to what others think.

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