A cold, dreary, rainy morning was not at all what I had in mind when I went to take this. I only took a few quick shots and didn't realize I had anything workable until a few days later.
A few things still annoy about this image - I should have cropped a bit tighter on the right and I lost some foreground detail making this a duotone. I'd like to redo the post processing at some point.
Overall I'm very happy though; I didn't expect to have anything worth entering, let alone finish 5th.
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Congrats on such a high posting as well. I was bummed that, being a big railfan, I missed voting on this challenge. But after seeing that your photo didn't make number one I don't feel so bad - there's a big difference between a great train picture, which yours is, and a great photograph - which I wonder if I could have judged as impartially as I had thought. Train wise, this photo should have been first place.
I'll disagree with you on your crop comment though. If anything, I would have taken more off the top and bottom - leave the sides alone. The bridge & yard are your focus, you didn't need the entire smokestack. And the sharpness of the car front/bottom of the image almost takes away from the mistiness/timeless quality you have in the center. A shorter image of the same width would also emphasize the wideness of both the yard and the bridge. Maybe just bring the bottom up to right before the tank car on the left, so the yard ladder is still in the picture. black border also works well to keep the misty sky from fading into the white dp background...
Most excellent photo. Had it been a sunny day you would have lost a lot. Definitely look forward to seeing more!
Wow - nice - has an old feel to it - great job!! I love pictures that spark an emotion and this really speaks to me - adding to my favorites and bumping up to a 10.
Great shot of a railyard. Captures the essence of what they are - not a pretty sight, but busy, hectic, and dirty. I hope you do well with this. Good luck.
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