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Challenge: Trains & Railroads (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: Staples, Minnesota
Date: Oct 18, 2006
Aperture: f 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500 sec
Galleries: Urban, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 21, 2006

This is near my home town, the day was grey and flat. The trains now haul mostly coal and frieght...no passengers on this day.

Intial adjustments were made in the RAW format. I tried to bump the edgeness up by increasing the contrast quite a bit. In ps I cropped,dodged, burnt, and stamped out a small distraction in the image. My understanding is that this is allowed under the advanced editing rules.

Statistics
Place: 97 out of 196
Avg (all users): 5.5907
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 5.5049
Avg (non-participants): 5.6696
Views since voting: 1053
Views during voting: 340
Votes: 215
Comments: 20
Favorites: 4 (view)


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11/21/2006 12:05:58 PM
Interesting shot keeps drawing me back for another look.
11/10/2006 12:25:28 PM
Congratulations!
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11/09/2006 10:07:39 PM
Congratulations on your OOBIE Award!
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11/03/2006 12:41:01 PM
The Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro works well in creative photos like this, doesn't it. Still one of my favourites form the challenge. Regardless of the competition, it is an enduring image.
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10/30/2006 03:08:19 AM
97th? Cannot believe that, way underrated!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/29/2006 09:00:07 PM
Two words - awe and some. (Witty, aren't I?) I'd love to explain why I really like this, but I'm not entirely sure. What I like - I like the way the RR crossing signals form three distinct black dots. They go well with the three pine trees, which interestingly enough match up nicely with the three seats available should any passengers pass by. Top it all off with great detail in the foreground and a fade-into-a-blown sky and you've got something I'd definitely hang on my wall. Be fully aware, however, that my tastes are odd at best.
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10/29/2006 04:29:10 PM
quirky and a stand-out... has a muted/old feel as the tonal range isn't as wide as some of the other b&w (not a bad thing) -- one of my favorites this challenge
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10/29/2006 03:47:33 PM
Classic, back for bump.
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10/27/2006 04:03:09 PM
Good story being told here. The shallow dof adds greatly to the sense of "no one's home". It keeps the picture about people.
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10/27/2006 01:06:03 PM
Love it - 10 and into my favs - great choice for black and white, nice unique take on the challenge
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10/26/2006 10:05:41 AM
Nice DOF!
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10/25/2006 09:22:46 AM
The railroad (tracks) seem like an afterthought in this photo. It is a nice photo of the chair on a beaten pathway, but it doesn't scream "train" to the viewer.
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10/23/2006 09:06:10 PM
Nice and simple good work
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10/23/2006 05:28:09 PM
Lots of sensor dust here, but it kind of adds to the photograph
Good luck

Kev
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10/23/2006 04:33:05 PM
Oh! very nice! i wonder if this could have been taken with the subject not so much in the middle, yet.. Very nice!
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10/23/2006 10:28:54 AM
Sparce, simple, but eloquent. Not much really to say but that I like the effect a lot. 9.
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10/23/2006 09:42:24 AM
Very cool shot! I love the atmosphere and the clean, simple composition. Great work!
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10/23/2006 06:58:21 AM
quite arty...what an interesting setting...
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10/23/2006 05:45:21 AM
well seen and composed, nice tones, this definitely should ribbon (but I'm afraid, the trolls will prevent it). thin border would look better in black IMO - 9
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10/23/2006 12:36:41 AM
This is a really nice and quiet shot. Good use of DOF.
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