Photo of the month: February 2001
Every month we choose for recognition three photos from among those contributed to the report by member newspapers in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. From these we select a Photo of the Month and two honorable mentions.
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Toby Hollis
Morning Sentinel, Waterville, Maine
Honorable Mentions
Jeff Pouland
Journal Tribune, Biddeford, Maine
The Reynolds and Michaud families play football as snow falls on Biddeford, Maine, Feb. 5. Wayne Brown
Bangor (Maine) Daily News
Firefighters can't do much more than watch Feb. 6 as flames fanned by strong winds consume a barn in Littleton, Maine. The fire killed about two dozen sheep and three horses.
How I got the picture
Hollis:
"I was just getting back to the Sentinel office after looking for weather art following a snow storm. When I got out of my car, I heard the train whistle in the distance and thought it might make a neat shot with all of the snow covering the railroad bridge behind our office along the Kennebec River.
"So, I slid down the embankment through a couple of feet of snow and waited at a curve in the tracks just on the other side of the bridge for the train to start crossing. The train wasn't moving very fast so I had plenty of time to grab a few frames before getting out of the way. However, I did get some curious looks from the train engineer as he went past me. "
Journal Tribune, Biddeford, Maine
Bangor (Maine) Daily News
How I got the picture
Hollis:
"I was just getting back to the Sentinel office after looking for weather art following a snow storm. When I got out of my car, I heard the train whistle in the distance and thought it might make a neat shot with all of the snow covering the railroad bridge behind our office along the Kennebec River.
"So, I slid down the embankment through a couple of feet of snow and waited at a curve in the tracks just on the other side of the bridge for the train to start crossing. The train wasn't moving very fast so I had plenty of time to grab a few frames before getting out of the way. However, I did get some curious looks from the train engineer as he went past me. "