I sought help from a photographer very familiar with the BNSF FRS but have not gotten any response to the questions below. These views are between Longmont and Berthoud. Is there anyone out there who is familiar enough with the views along the FRS to answer these questions?
I'm a fan of your train photos and videos. I've built the BNSF FRS in Trainz from the BNSF Denver yard to a few miles NW of the Warren AFB at Cheyenne. I'm now attempting to "set" some backdrops of the FRS as they might appear along the line from north of Denver (Westminister/Broomfield area) to Ft Collins. Having used Google Earth and what photos I could find, I need some feedback from someone very familiar with the area. I've never actually been to this part of Colorado. I'm having "perspective" problems with how the FRS appears in photos (yours and others) vs the street views of Google Earth. What would the FRS actually look like were I standing at this site looking westward? Is the Google Earth photos closer to what I'd see than the photos? That sort of thing.
Photo list:
Photo1 FRS from Broomfield CO at Burns Jct (Photo).
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/torino72/media/Photo1%20CO-Broomfield-BNSF%204036%20C44-9W-Burns%20Jct%20SB-Nov13.jpg.html?sort=3&o=15
Photo2 FRS from Highland CO (Photo)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/torino72/media/Photo2%20CO-Highland-BNSF%204218%20SD70M%20amp%20SP%20182%20AC4400CW-NB%20DENTAC%20at%20Highland%20Siding%20with%2014259ft%20Longs%20Peak%20in%20Background-Dec13.jpg.html?sort=3&o=14
Photo3 FRS from Vermillion Rd Xing (Mtns slightly visible between tree just left of utility pole to right side of road)(Google Earth)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to...Vermillion RR Xing Google.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
Photo4 FRS from Half Mile West of Vermillion Rd Xing (Google Earth)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to...n Rd Half Mi W of RR Xing.jpg.html?sort=3&o=5
Photo5 FRS from Vermillion Rd Xing in Trainz
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/torino72/media/Photo5 FRS from Vermillion Rd.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4
Photo6 FRS from Longs Peak Siding Xing (Google Earth)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to...N Cty Line Rd Xing Google.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
Photo7 FRS from Longs Peak Siding Xing in Trainz
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to...RS from Longs Peak Siding.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
Photo8 FRS from Ft Collins CO North Yard (Photo)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to... Collins-NB at North Yard.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
I'm a fan of your train photos and videos. I've built the BNSF FRS in Trainz from the BNSF Denver yard to a few miles NW of the Warren AFB at Cheyenne. I'm now attempting to "set" some backdrops of the FRS as they might appear along the line from north of Denver (Westminister/Broomfield area) to Ft Collins. Having used Google Earth and what photos I could find, I need some feedback from someone very familiar with the area. I've never actually been to this part of Colorado. I'm having "perspective" problems with how the FRS appears in photos (yours and others) vs the street views of Google Earth. What would the FRS actually look like were I standing at this site looking westward? Is the Google Earth photos closer to what I'd see than the photos? That sort of thing.
Photo list:
Photo1 FRS from Broomfield CO at Burns Jct (Photo).
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/torino72/media/Photo1%20CO-Broomfield-BNSF%204036%20C44-9W-Burns%20Jct%20SB-Nov13.jpg.html?sort=3&o=15
Photo2 FRS from Highland CO (Photo)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/torino72/media/Photo2%20CO-Highland-BNSF%204218%20SD70M%20amp%20SP%20182%20AC4400CW-NB%20DENTAC%20at%20Highland%20Siding%20with%2014259ft%20Longs%20Peak%20in%20Background-Dec13.jpg.html?sort=3&o=14
Photo3 FRS from Vermillion Rd Xing (Mtns slightly visible between tree just left of utility pole to right side of road)(Google Earth)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to...Vermillion RR Xing Google.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
Photo4 FRS from Half Mile West of Vermillion Rd Xing (Google Earth)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to...n Rd Half Mi W of RR Xing.jpg.html?sort=3&o=5
Photo5 FRS from Vermillion Rd Xing in Trainz
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/torino72/media/Photo5 FRS from Vermillion Rd.jpg.html?sort=3&o=4
Photo6 FRS from Longs Peak Siding Xing (Google Earth)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to...N Cty Line Rd Xing Google.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0
Photo7 FRS from Longs Peak Siding Xing in Trainz
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to...RS from Longs Peak Siding.jpg.html?sort=3&o=2
Photo8 FRS from Ft Collins CO North Yard (Photo)
http://s964.photobucket.com/user/to... Collins-NB at North Yard.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1
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