All Aboard the Holiday Train
Dec 17, 2014 11:15:49 #
My wife and I live in a small rural town and our niece asked us to go with her and her 2 little children to see the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train. The train was scheduled to stop in town on the railroad crossing for an hour. All the boxcars were lit up with Christmas lights and one of the cars had a fold down stage door built into it. They had a band and very good singers doing Christmas carols. The only problem for getting good pictures was there were so many people in a town of 2,200 people that I would have needed a lift or bucket truck to get above them, I did the best I could and then we moved out of town to another railroad crossing where the train went by at about 50 MPH in the fog. Hope you enjoy as much as we did the festive night.
Picture #1 of boxcar
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Picture #2 of same boxcar
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Picture #3 of same boxcar
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singer on stage folded down from boxcar
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Train rolling down to the next town through the fog!
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Shot of train rolling at about 50 MPH headed to next town.
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Dec 17, 2014 11:52:14 #
rolf
Loc: Kenora Ont.Canada
Was in Kenora Dec 3rd got a few shots but same problem you had with a good turnout of people could not get close to the stage. BTW nice shots.
Dec 17, 2014 11:54:24 #
Dec 17, 2014 12:57:29 #
Thank you Rolf, it was very nicely set up by the Canadian Pacific RR. A job well done by them and the crew, band and singers. I hope to get a closer seat next year.
Dec 17, 2014 12:58:30 #
Thank you Phil, a very enjoyable evening.
philsfotos2 wrote:
thats so kool!!!..nice night time shots!!! well done
Dec 17, 2014 22:30:21 #
GregoryD wrote:
Your pictures are very good. My wife and I live in a small rural town and our n... (show quote)
Over the years, I have learned to view the crowd as part of the show, so I've stopped worrying about having actual people in a photograph of something intended to attract people - it's like having ducks in a picture of a duck decoy.
Dec 17, 2014 23:01:47 #
Thank you for the explanation it does make more sense when I think of it that way.
rehess wrote:
Your pictures are very good.
Over the years, I have learned to view the crowd as part of the show, so I've stopped worrying about having actual people in a photograph of something intended to attract people - it's like having ducks in a picture of a duck decoy.
Over the years, I have learned to view the crowd as part of the show, so I've stopped worrying about having actual people in a photograph of something intended to attract people - it's like having ducks in a picture of a duck decoy.
Dec 18, 2014 02:15:16 #
Great shots Gregory. The same train comes through near here, but it was windy and cold that night so I chickened out...saw it last year for the first time and it was fun
Dec 18, 2014 09:41:54 #
Thank you Plessner, it is a fun event to partake in. The music was great also and the lights were terrific. We did see MRS. Claus in the distance but never were close enough to get pictures of them.
plessner wrote:
Great shots Gregory. The same train comes through near here, but it was windy and cold that night so I chickened out...saw it last year for the first time and it was fun
Dec 18, 2014 09:49:25 #
Dec 18, 2014 09:53:46 #
Thank you waynpete.
waynpete wrote:
Fantastic :!: :!: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Dec 18, 2014 20:26:59 #
What a wonderful idea, and how much fun that must have been. I think you did very well on the night-time shots.
Dec 18, 2014 21:15:02 #
Thank you AuntieM, it was fun and the weather was warm so even us older kids stayed warm.
AuntieM wrote:
What a wonderful idea, and how much fun that must have been. I think you did very well on the night-time shots.
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