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Leaving Platform Nine and Three Quarters
Leaving Platform Nine and Three Quarters
GuGi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Trains & Railroads (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f2.8-4.0D
Location: Vesterport, Copenhagen
Date: Oct 21, 2006
Aperture: f13
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1.3sec
Galleries: Transportation
Date Uploaded: Oct 22, 2006

Taken in Raw and adjusted a little bit in Nikon Capture Editor; sharpening, tone comp, colour mode and Saturation.
In Photoshop, levels, curves, brightness and contrast. Toned the green down with selective colour layer, USM and save for web.
I tried several different train stations as there were always so many things in the way. And then it was not all that easy to hit the button at exactly the right time, but in the end I did. Or at least I think so :)
I was a bit nervous as it was getting late. I took this almost exactly at sunset that afternoon.

Statistics
Place: 112 out of 196
Avg (all users): 5.4566
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.4314
Avg (non-participants): 5.4786
Views since voting: 646
Views during voting: 359
Votes: 219
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
11/03/2006 07:31:12 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club: I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:

Personal Reaction: I liked the photo right away. But it didn’t hold my attention for very long. Although I didn’t vote this challenge, I probably would have given it a 5, possibly a 6. But I am a critical voter.

Composition: Good composition. I like that I can see the top of the hedge. I like the placement of the red streak. I like that the red streak is more heavily weighted to the left adding a real sense of motion. And I like that I can see the graffiti through the blur. So, great job on the composition.

Technicals: Good focus & DoF. Very good color. Possibly a bit over sharpened. Your timing was flawless!

Conclusions: So why the middle-of-the-pack score? I think what grabbed my attention first was the bright vibrant color. But the subject didn’t live up to the expectation the color set. It wasn’t that strong or that intrinsically interesting of a subject. The other issue some voters may have had was that it was a clichéd image. As a blurred motion shot, you did a splendid job. But many voters have done it themselves and once they got it right, they lost interest in the technique.

As always, this is my personal opinion. Feel free to PM me if you’d like further dialog.
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10/30/2006 12:30:46 PM
You got robbed. I really liked this shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/29/2006 01:47:14 PM
I got a $50 ticket trying to get a similar shot! Good color in the background and I like the grafitti from the train. It looks like there's a blue tint in the rocks.
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10/29/2006 12:03:43 PM
Nice.
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10/27/2006 12:00:03 PM
There's a couple of pics over at //www.sightphoto.com/sightphoto/timeandplace/timeandplace05.html that is very similar. A wonderful photo site, I love to browse through it.
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10/27/2006 11:02:11 AM
This effect was done elsewhere in the challenge, but nowhere integrated so beautifully as this. Colorful, exciting, transformational. 10
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10/27/2006 10:15:42 AM
Love the title with the ghostly train :-) A bit cluttered as an image.
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10/27/2006 06:52:13 AM
Absolutely stunning colors... love the grafity :o)
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10/25/2006 08:32:26 PM
Very interesting effect!
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10/25/2006 05:26:29 PM
Great motion and colors
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10/24/2006 05:46:43 AM
nice title (though I'm not a HP fan)
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10/23/2006 11:07:12 PM
I like the speed and movement but most of all I like the backdrop with the intense colors, well done!
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10/23/2006 09:09:05 PM
this is kinda weird
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10/23/2006 04:51:28 PM
good use of long exposure, and good title.
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10/23/2006 01:25:03 PM
Ghostly, I like it.
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