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Union Station - Go by Train
Union Station - Go by Train
DrAchoo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Trains & Railroads (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
Location: Portland, OR
Date: Oct 21, 2006
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Architecture, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Oct 21, 2006

 Union Station in Portland. There is a mild bit of trickery here. I like the crop the way it is, but it included part of the railing of the bridge I was on in the lower left corner. Instead of wrecking the composition, I did some creative cloning and the railing now looks like part of the engine (the diagonal stripe).

PP includes shadow/highlights, duplicate layer on multiply to darken the sky, two channel mixing layers blending with a gradient (red on top to make the sky dark, blue on the bottom to bring the shadow detail out), brightness/contrast, level layer to bring even more of the shadow detail out (masked off for the rest of the pic), USM, cloning, border.

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 196
Avg (all users): 5.9953
Avg (commenters): 6.9000
Avg (participants): 5.8265
Avg (non-participants): 6.1404
Views since voting: 1376
Views during voting: 353
Votes: 212
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 10/29/2006 11:05:46 AM
b&w is good, nice crisp shot, just a little busy though.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/29/2006 05:19:18 AM
Stunning tones and lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 10/28/2006 08:08:13 PM
I really like the B & W. I think the bridge shadow is an unfortunate distraction.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/28/2006 09:23:31 AM
Nice silver tones. Evokes a time when going by train was the fastest option
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-P100
 10/25/2006 10:39:25 AM
This is quite nice b&w.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/24/2006 09:37:15 PM
Is that Portland? :) Love that you captured the whole building and your tones are perfect.

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  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/24/2006 06:40:27 AM
beautifull b and w sharp shooting 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
 10/24/2006 05:53:50 AM
A little busy for my taste but I like the tonal range and the black and white treatment.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 10/24/2006 03:36:17 AM
good composition, but the shadow of the bridge is very distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/23/2006 04:22:43 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Creativity - 2
Technical Stuff - 2
Overall Appeal - 2
Biased Wow - 0
Total = 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F707
 10/23/2006 12:14:09 AM
I can see this hanging in an art gallery in New York or Europe. VERY nice photo. The composition is wonderful. The contrast that the use of b/w gives this photo is AWESOME !
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