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by Konador

Comment by Nald:
I'm going with a ribbon here. Beautiful shot, one of my favs of this challenge. Good Luck! 10

Railway Essentials
by Konador

Comment by LeeD:
photo is very grainy... wood doesn't seem to be the main focus

Railway Essentials
by Konador

Comment by Strikeslip:
I like the dirty, grainy feeling to this shot, it fits well. Nicely composed too, good job.

Railway Essentials
by Konador

Comment by justin_hewlett:
Great DOF and use of leading lines. The grain, to me, looks fine, but I bet you'll get hammered even though it's probably intentional. Good luck.

The Depths
by Konador

Comment by LadeeM:
Wow ... is that a mermaid I see? :)

Railway Essentials
by Konador

Comment by Rasai:
This picture intrigued me to the point that I asked a friend about it... This is what he sent back to me...
"The wood between the rails is to make some sort of level crossing for road vehicles or people. You can see that there are some cross beam on the outside of the rail on the right side of the picture. There are many of those level crossing in a switch yard to allow for passage of service vehicles such as pickup trucks.

I would guess that this line is in Germany. It is certainly a museum line because there is a steam engine (we see only the light grey back of it).

The German railway system of the 1930s( the Deutsche Reichbahn) had a large number of switchyard steam engine of the 0-6-0 variety in light grey color lined with black lines.

Railway Essentials
by Konador

Comment by Pixelstate:
I like. the grain adds interest, but is not to everyones taste!

Railway Essentials
by Konador

Comment by Jutilda:
Nice use of leading lines. Good detailing. I like the subdued colors.

Railway Essentials
by Konador

Comment by whiteroom:
very nice

Railway Essentials
by Konador

Comment by Joey Lawrence:
Perfect, I love the old time effect on this. You might get a few comments about the processing, but I wouldn't change a thing. 10