This photo was taken along the Riverfront in Wilmington, DE. What was once a bustling industrial park for unloading wares and goods, turned into a dilapidated warehouse district until a few years ago. What you see is a reminant of the off-loading cranes and an old deisel engine that are now frozen relics of industry. Surrounded by brick walkways, lush green grass, condos, resturants, and retail shops, these rusted machines will never again be used for thier intended purpose.
I "lost" my photo editing software. So, basicly what I saw it what you get. I did crop the sky and reduce the saturation. But other than that... wadayathink?
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On my screen at work this is so dark as to be unviewable, with a strange fuzziness around the crane; on my home monitor there is some detail, but it is not a strong monotone conversion. The composition seems a bit one-sided, with little of interest in the left hand side of the frame.
A great concept and a near perfect capture. The lighting could have been a little softer, but as it is, it works well. Both a technical and artistic success, this should place high for it's technical merit and artistic impact. The image is a little small to provide a good look at theinteresting details. This would have been a better image in grayscale or black and white. A good solid entry into the challenge.
A little dark is the first thing I notice. The composition is awkward - it's like the train wants to run over the raised car. It's also a little strange that the tracks don't continue even though from the cropping it looks like the train continues. IMHO it feels awkward.
If the silhouetted engine is the subject, then there isn't enough shape to be interesting enough for a subject. If the crane is the subject, then it shouldn't be in the center of the photograph. Just my humble opinion...I've never scored higher than a 5.4 ;)
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