At the top of the list of photographs I wanted to get at the California State Railroad Museum’s Trains and Tripods event Saturday was this orange Western Pacific diesel locomotive. It caught my attention on our museum walk-through Friday evening. Saturday morning, I headed directly to it, set up my tripod, and took this shot, the first shot I took and my favorite.
The shot fits the bill perfectly for my Flickr group’s recent “starts with ‘L'” challenge.
Fantastic, dramatic shot!!!
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[…] Trains and Tripods photography event over the weekend. This Santa Fe engine replaced the Western Pacific engine I photographed there in May. I couldn’t resist using my new 10.5mm fisheye lens and was […]