By: Chuck Miller
experimental photography

Another version of A CO Railfan’s Dream

There’s something about my mixture of film and digital photography, A CO Railfan’s Dream, that keeps bringing me back to new versions and creations.

A CO Railfan’s Dream. Nikon Df camera (37 images), Pentacon Six TL with Kodak Portra 800 film (3 images), both cameras using Meyer Optik Görlitz Orestegor 300 f/5.6 lens. Photo (c) 2025 Chuck Miller, all rights reserved.

I originally printed one gigantic artwork with a mirrored background … and it turned out nicely. For sure.

But I wanted to improve on the image. I’m one of those people who can’t leave well enough alone.

So I re-sized the artwork to 11×17, and purchased some printer film paper. Ran a few versions through the printer.

Then I purchased some 11×17 plastic sheets. Placed one layer of film on the sheet, then sandwiched another sheet on top, then added the color film print on top of that, then framed it up.

And got this.

I made two of these – one with a black frame, one with a silver frame.

I can use these for ancillary art shows or for other projects.

Yes, I like this image a lot. Yes, it’s going into Competition Season for sure.

I just need to see if the image I’m creating is the image that’s a winner.