GP-9 on display at Horshoe Curve in Altoona. I had hoped to get a picture of the K4 Pacific-type steam engine, but found out that it hasn't been there since 1985. The engine in the shot is from the 1940s/1950s era of the Pennsylvania Railroad
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Thanks for all the comments. I wasn't sure my transition would get across...Manic, you got it. As for the picture itself, I don't think it is underexposed. The actual engine is black, and it was raining when I took this (hence the bright sky and the fading hills).
This looks under-exposed. The sky is flat white anyway, but it looks like your camera was treating it as important. I like the detail, and the way the hills mist out.
I'm failing to recognize your transition. The title says past to present, but the image shows nothing of either past or pressent. I see a train and some branches.
Back to the Future 3 had a train in it. Is that what you're getting at ? :)
jmsetzler loves black and whites :) Your composition here is very nice and the darkness of this photo adds to the antique value of the train. this would also look good in a sepia tone.... nice shot!
not sure I really get the transition here - I can see the old, where's the new ? Just the fact that the railings are around it ? The sky detracts from this - nothing in it - too white/grey.
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