Getting Up Steam
by SteveJ

Comment by robm001:
I love the congregation of old dudes at top right.

Getting Up Steam
by SteveJ

Comment by bmartuch:
This looks good in B&W. I like all the people on top taking pictures.

Getting Up Steam
by SteveJ

Comment by Melethia:
Good use of a square crop, and I like being able to see the folks leaning out the windows! Nice sense of nostalgia to this.

Getting Up Steam
by SteveJ

Comment by CNovack:
I like the composition of this train with the orientation that the train seems to be coming at you as one stands just off to the far side of the tracks. Details are great as is the lighting. The thing that is holding back this shot from moving up into the above average category is that the contrasts are a bit flat and could be more dynamic. There is a lot of mid-grey tones here that could use a boost in the contrast such that there is more of a dynamic range of whites, greys and blacks. Sometimes just a straight greyscale or a colorize set at 0,0 is not enough and you have to play around with the brightness/contrast levels or shadow/midtone/highlights to get a greater dynamic range of tones.

Getting Up Steam
by SteveJ

Comment by KarenNfld:
I like the smoke, good detail. Seems tilted a bit and also a bit flat. Is this HDR? Might need more contrast.

Getting Up Steam
by SteveJ

Comment by Ter:
nice is this puffing billy?

Snowy The Horse
by SteveJ

Comment by vawendy:
I love the snow on the whiskers. My mother-in-law in Minnesota has horses, and I've always wanted to capture a shot like this when they're all iced or snowed up! Fun shot!

Snowy The Horse
by SteveJ

Comment by colorcarnival:
This is a very beautiful portrait. I love the snow dust all over the nose and mouth.

Snowy The Horse
by SteveJ

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Dude, that flower looked a lot like a horse to most of us commenters. :P You had us all fooled and all over the map.

Snowy The Horse
by SteveJ

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Looks like the spirally horn fell off her forehead and that makes me sad. ;-)
Beautiful shot of a gorgeous animal! My guess would be Ristyz?