I went camping this past weekend and was taking some shots on the tracks. I thought this was a pretty neat area, and got some great shots this weekend. I thought about using this for the Ground Up challenge. I felt that it had more of a distance feel to it. Plus my focal point was at the vanishing point and the bridge just added to it. It really didn't give me a feel of looking up. So I changed it. This was actually pretty crazy because when I was taking shots from the ground, I heard and felt a rumble. I looked back and saw the train coming. I jumped up and got off the tracks. He was about 30 seconds behind me, so I had time. I waved and he blew the horn. Good times on the train track.
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First of all, congratulations on finishing in the top 15. This is a great image that is well-suited to this particular challenge.
Throughout the image, the colours are excellent. Great contrast between the reds and greens and the yellows and blues. I happen to like the focus on the rocks in front of you; alternatively, you could have focused on the bridge and cropped out some of the tracks. The contrast in the sky is good, although an additional global increase in contrast wouldn't have hurt. The tracks do a good job of pulling the eye into the frame, and the "tunnel" under the bridge does a good job of keeping the eye there.
Overall, it's an interesting image with good composition, nice lines, and great colours. I can't think of much that would improve the image as it exists: perhaps a tighter crop with a person leaning on one of the vertical bridge supports, or even up on top of the bridge. It looks like the kind of place where senior portraits would be taken.
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