After years of wanting to do a charter at the C&TSRR, we finally got our chance on September 21-22, 2011. We couldn’t of asked for better weather and our train was able to keep on schedule so we didn’t loose any photo opportunities.

After the Cumbres and Toltec charter, we headed over to Durango, CO for the Durango & Silverton’s annual fall photo train. For the 2nd year in a row, Lerro Productions was asked to put on the night photo sessions in the Durango yard. Here are a few pictures.

To see more pictures from the 2011 Rio Grande Charters, please visit:

Lerro Productions Presents:
The Valley Railroad Photo Charter with New Haven 3025
May 21-22, 2012
Essex, CT

The Valley Railroad runs along the very scenic Connecticut River and features a number of bridges, rock cuts, open fields as well as several old railroad buildings. The charter will feature recently acquired and restored 2-8-2 #3025. The former Knox and Kane Railroad locomotive #58 has been beautifully restored to look like a New Haven Railroad locomotive.

As many of you know, the locomotives at the VRR face north during their passenger operations. This makes it very difficult for good photography on a sunny day. For this charter, we’ll raise the money to turn locomotive #3025 to face south, making this a very rare chance to photograph this line in optimal lighting conditions. We will also raise money in order to bring some of the railroad’s freight cars into operating order. The charter will feature one day will feature a freight consist with caboose and the 2nd day will feature a Pullman green passenger consist.

The Valley Railroad runs along the very scenic Connecticut River and features a number of bridges, rock cuts and several old railroad buildings. As many of you know, the locomotives at the VRR normally face north during their passenger operations. This makes it very difficult for good photography on a sunny day. For our charter, locomotive #3025 will be turned to face south, making this a very rare chance to photograph this line in optimal lighting conditions. Also for our charter, one day will feature a freight consist with caboose and the 2nd day will feature a Pullman passenger consist.

To see pictures, more information and to sign up, please visit:
http://www.lerroproductions.com/photocharters.html

Yosemite Photo Workshop Tour

Yosemite National Park is one of America’s most iconic landscapes and is world renowned through the artwork of the forefather of landscape photography, Ansel Adams and offers some of the most spectacular landscape photography opportunities anywhere in the world.

In Yosemite Valley, one is surrounded by 4,000-foot granite mountain walls that were cut by glaciers tens of thousands of years ago. You can hear the roar of the waterfalls as they fall as far as 2,800 feet. You’ll see the lakes and streams that supply the water to a variety of wildlife including deer and bear. And in the winter, Mother Nature creates a spectacular scene of all these elements topped off with snow that can last for months.

Join Lerro Productions as we explore and photograph this American Treasure. Photographers on this trip will learn how to photograph these scenes under a number of different lighting situations, including sunrise and sunset, back lighting and nighttime photography. Unlike most photo trips, we’ll emphasize not only on the day, but the mostly forgotten night scene of Yosemite. As the sun sets, we’ll be treated to the Milky Way and the countless number of stars in the night sky. In the middle of the night, the moon will rise and create a spectacular mix of astronomic light on the valley floor as well as the star-filled sky.

Each day of our trip will feature world famous locations such as “Half Dome,” “El Capitan,” “Cathedral Rock,” “Yosemite Falls” and many other locations in all different lighting conditions. The photographers will also be treated to the wildlife of Yosemite as well as the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoia Trees.

For more information, please visit: http://www.lerroproductions.com/yosemite2012.html

I am happy to announce that the Virginia & Truckee Charter on February 8th is going to happen. Sign up today and make your travel arrangements.

Our Virginia & Truckee Railroad photo charter in Virginia City, NV will include a full day with steam locomotive #29 and two coaches. Our train will travel along this very scenic railroad, which includes snow covered mountain backdrops, 4% grades, a 19 degree curve on a 4+% grade, and two active tunnels.

This charter falls between the weekends that the Nevada Northern Railway operates their winter photo charters and the Nevada Northern is offering a $50.00 discount on one of their weekend charters if you sign up for our V&T charter. The discount cannot be used for both Nevada Northern weekends, just one of them.

Ticket Prices:

Virginia & Truckee – $300.00 – 19 Tickets left

Nevada Northern Charter Weekend (February 3-5 or February 10-12)
$375.00 (Originally $425.00)

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit:
http://www.lerroproductions.com/photochartersupcoming.html