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1928 Passenger Car.... 1948 Snack Car.... 2009 Priceless Museum Car
1928 Passenger Car.... 1948 Snack Car.... 2009 Priceless Museum Car
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Challenge: Trains & Railroads II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Griffith Park, CA
Date: Apr 12, 2009
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Transportation
Date Uploaded: Apr 14, 2009

 This is a 1928 Passenger Car that was converted to a Snack Car in 1948. Made completely of wood, it was deemed unsafe years later and retired.

I really loved the feel of this picture, it reminded me of the movie Titanic when the camera panned through the shipwreck and it came back to life. I can see this coming back to life in the 1920's.

pp: curves, resize, border and save.

Hoping for a personal best.

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 168
Avg (all users): 5.3349
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.1692
Avg (non-participants): 5.4082
Views since voting: 750
Views during voting: 330
Votes: 212
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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Apple iPhone 6
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 04/21/2009 10:22:48 AM
The subject and the shot are both a little bland imho. It seems like a photo of something that is for sale, more functional than aritistic.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 04/18/2009 03:18:11 PM
no very old then, lol , love it, 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 04/18/2009 10:41:47 AM
Nice shot, I like that my focus is being pulled into the center of the photo, but there is nothing there to hold my focus. JMO!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-520
Vivitar MF Zoom 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 for Olympus
 04/17/2009 09:26:49 PM
A very good concept, it fails from being just that side of crisp and sharp. A little more time composing the image and getting the best shot from a focus standpoint would have been a plus. The linear shape of the car and the subtle curves of the ceiling are a plus. A very solid entry into the challenge, it suffers from an indistinct window view and slightly over done whites on the car's floor.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/17/2009 07:06:57 AM
Looks like it was once very elegant in its day.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/16/2009 09:34:09 AM
very nice. without the runner (carpet) goes from a 7 to 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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