Peter Dougherty Posted October 19, 2018 Share #1 Posted October 19, 2018 Well here they are, folks! These are the finalists for the 2019 trackbook cover. You can vote for your favourites if you'd like! The runners-up will qualify for the back cover. My sincere thanks to all who submitted entries. I will announce the winner next week. I had wanted to create a poll here for these images, but it appears as though the software doesn't allow that option. Enjoy!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR503 Posted October 19, 2018 Share #2 Posted October 19, 2018 The tunnel one — cover most legible/dramatic that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted October 19, 2018 Share #3 Posted October 19, 2018 I like the second one of the at Essex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHacksJustKhaks Posted October 19, 2018 Share #4 Posted October 19, 2018 I like the photo at Queensboro the most, though if I'd have to pick one for the cover, definitely the second one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brakethrow Posted October 20, 2018 Share #5 Posted October 20, 2018 Definitely the train one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R33WF Posted October 22, 2018 Share #6 Posted October 22, 2018 I vote for the 5th photo of the Williamsburg Bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTO Rider Posted October 25, 2018 Share #7 Posted October 25, 2018 I love the 3rd one with the 4 line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenEleven Posted October 25, 2018 Share #8 Posted October 25, 2018 @Peter Dougherty I've added a poll to the topic, so everyone can vote. Good luck to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Dougherty Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted October 25, 2018 Thanks! I didn't know how to do that. I will hopefully announce a winner next week. I need to get the finalists' best-quality image files first to see how each of them will print on an offset press. So far I'm having real trouble with the train. Looks great on screen but at 1200 dpi....not so much, alas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Dougherty Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted October 29, 2018 OK, enough dilly-dallying! Time to announce the winners! The front cover winner is Kenny Richetti for the Ghost Of The 7. ] And the rear cover winner is Jie wen Li. I really liked the J-train image, but after manipulating it as best I could and consulting my book's printer, there's no way I could make it work in print. Just too dark and too noisy, unfortunately. I also loved the A train motion picture, and if I hadn't received Kenny's winning image, it would have won the day. The two trains on the Manny-B was a good photo, but I used something similar on the back cover a couple of years ago, and the old/new 4 trains just didn't have the pop I was looking for. My sincere thanks to all entrants and feel free to submit your photos for next year's contest, which runs until Oct. 15, 2019 at 11:59pm. I would like to add that for next year and beyond, I'd like to get back to more track/signal-focused pictures if possible, since that's really the focus of my work. Long-lens shots of interlockings, nice underground shots with tunnel lights and signals reflecting off the rails, night, dawn/twilight outdoor shots, and so on. I'm a bit less likely to consider train run-by photos in the future unless the image is really amazing. Thanks once again, and CONGRATS to the winners! I will be in contact with you shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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