Nathan and I left the Clarion Hotel at 8:40 PM and were bussed out to the new Iowa Interstate shop building still under construction out in Homestead. Steve Barry came aboard and gave us his do's and do not's about this event and then told us what we were planning on doing. He stressed safety and then we followed him out to Iowa Interstate QJ 6988 and set up using the natural light first as it was still getting dark.
The steam engine in the blue hour.
The smoke deflectors on QJ 6988.
Two more natural light pictures.
Portable yard lights were then used.
The photo line which rotated so everyone could get good pictures. I would take other pictures and after it became dark, really enjoyed the star gazing on this beautiful Iowa night.
A look west down the Iowa Interstate Railroad.
Looking northwest. Now it was my turn using the flash lighting being applied.
Looking west.
The front of 6988.
These were my best efforts of the night.
My first posed pictures.
Iowa Interstate QJ 2-10-2 6988 from two angles.
The posed pictures by the engine drivers.
The cab of 6988.
A grab shot on the way back to the bus. We returned to the Clarion Hotel just after midnight and Nathan and I then returned to Motel 6. Special thanks to Steve Barry and all the photographers who made the this event a great success.
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