Here’s what
the newspaper article by Ben Calwell of the Charleston Newspapers, said:
“The
sun was low in the sky on a June evening in 2009 when Chase Gunnoe stood with
his camera at
the Hawk’s Nest overlook off U.S. 60 in Fayette County. In the distance, he heard the Cardinal, an Amtrak train, as it neared a trestle
spanning the New River.
As the Cardinal began to snake across the bridge, Chase tripped the shutter on
his tripod-mounted Canon 7D digital single lens reflex camera and captured the
scene.”
Chase, 14
at the time, posted his photo on a website dedicated to train photography. In a
few days, Amtrak’s ad agency spotted Chase’s train shot and sought permission
to use it.
After a
contract was worked out, Amtrak chose Chase’s photograph for the cover of the
2010 “National Timetable” publication, which is distributed to train stations
and travel agents across the country. The timetable is also published on a CD
and distributed worldwide. This is the first time West Virginia has been on the
cover of the magazine.
Additionally,
Chase’s photograph appeared inside the magazine, “Amtrak America” 2010-2011. It
has also appeared on the cover of the September 2010 Improvement Plan for
Amtrak’s Cardinal.
Nitro’s
Mayor Casto named Chase Citizen of the Month for March and plans to put his
train photo on the front of the city’s calendar next year. Chase presented a
framed copy of his photo to Casto, which he plans to hang in his office.
Chase was
honored further on Friday March 4, when he was recognized at the WV State
Capitol by the state’s legislature. A copy of the Amtrak photo was given to
Governor Tomlin, the Speaker of the House, and each member of the House of
Delegates.
You can see
more of Chase’s train photos at:
5 comments:
Nice photo peg. Good story about your grandson to. Hope he continues to do well with his picture taking. sam
This is wonderful, peg! Your grandson has real talent. It must run in the family. Julie
How nice. He must be a very good photographer. It's a beautiful picture. Congratulations to him and your family on the honors.
What a delight it is to see Chase's photo. Many times I took the train through southern WV to Virginia and saw some of those beautiful views from the coach windows. I'll treasure the memories of those incredible landscapes forever. And, now, with the wonderful picture that Chase captured, I'm enjoying another wonderful WV train scene.
Thanks to all of you for the nice comments. I know what you mean SVM by remembering the beautiful WV landscapes forever. So will I!
Post a Comment