| Posted by on February 27, 2011 | |
Excellent placement and realism.
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Now that is one AWESOME shot! My first thought was; "How on earth did THAT get up there?!?!" Thanks Pat.
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| Posted by Jake B. on February 27, 2011 | |
I've always wanted to get this shot, but I see you have beaten me to it. I guess I will have to find some different angles now.
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Pat this is one immediately caught my attention, I thought the engine was on the pier end of a collapsed bridge. But since it is not can anyone tell me what this is all about? Excellent work BTW.
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| Posted by Dwayne on February 27, 2011 | |
Confusing, delirious, or some may say its just out of place. No mater who comments, its a breathtaking and moment stopping photo. I am not sure how you managed it, but PCA for me, just for demanding my attention. Great shot.
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Here's the explanation....... the elevated deck of the bridge approach is just beyond the brick building. A bit of a telephoto shot gives the illusion the train is on the roof, if it is lined up just right. I tried this shot a couple times several years ago. This was the best. It helped the train was on the near track, too, as most of the time a westbound would be on the north track of the bridge, and more of the wheels and trucks would be cut off.
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Very nicely done. You're first impression is how did that get up there.
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Extremely creative and nicely exectured. This one is deserving of the praise and popularity that are sure to follow.
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Boy, I had to look at this one for a while to believe it, nice shot. It really fools the eye!
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I swear to god I thought that was on the roof, like legitimately, until I...well...I'll let newcomers figure it out. ;) WELL played and nice shot, Pat!
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| Posted by on February 28, 2011 | |
I remember this from the first time you added it.
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Ripper, why'd you put the SD90 on the roof!? Great shot, you've got my PCA.
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I think he lifted the baby Mac up there with the 0-5-0 digital crane. Absolutely delightful!
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Honestly, I had to study it a while to figure it out. Without the large photo, I would have written it off to "Photo Shop" magic of some sort. Very well done! How close is it really to that building Pat?
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The building is right next to the tracks. You can see it dead center in this link, if the link works: http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=38.6181069&lon=-90.19409&z=18&l=0&m=b I stood a block away on the street to the west of the building.
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| Posted by on March 2, 2011 | |
Every time I look at this photo on the home page, it catches me eye and makes me go " how the hell did he do that?!". Excellent Job Pat, deserving of a PCA.
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| Posted by WGrow on March 3, 2011 | |
Seems, I have seen this shot done before, or a similar shot akin to it, it has been a few years, and I don't remember who did it or exactly when.. but it was cool then and it's cool now.
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Well done!
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It worked fine thanks. Now I see how much trouble you went through to get it.
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i still dont understand how you got but awesome picture
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| Posted by FSWood on March 24, 2011 | |
Gotta send link to this page to some model RR and railfan friends, including a young large scaler at Washington University Department of Engineering in St. Louis.
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On the approach to the McArthur bridge right at 1st street. Probably took the photo from the closed highway on the same bridge. Excellent shot.
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| Posted by knine on January 8, 2014 | |
Pictures dont lie. It's on the roof.
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| Posted by on March 18, 2015 | |
Optical Illusions done right! Great work!
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Amazing shot!
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| Posted by Carl on November 25, 2015 | |
As UP's motto goes, "We can handle it"
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