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04/09/2009 12:09:38 AM · #26 |
| Can we just do a challenge called "rain and no roads"? I was stumped in the postcard challenge because of severe flooding here, and now this challenge has come up - we have 2 incredible railway graveyards here, but the roads to them have been washed away........ :-( |
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04/09/2009 12:15:30 AM · #27 |
Darn, bad timing for me I'm going to have to miss this one. One of my favorite subjects too.
  
  
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04/09/2009 12:20:13 AM · #28 |
Those are nice Maverick!, bad timing on this, went to where my friend  Dano6 works found this big ol rusty one. 
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04/09/2009 12:27:27 AM · #29 |
| next to my kids being in college and no longer filling my house with noise (they are one year apart each and there are three of them so it was a fast blow) there is nothing I miss more as far as sounds go than the trains that used to run through our small WA state town in the 90's when we lived there..........sigh.......... |
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04/09/2009 01:39:40 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by albc28:
Really? Come on Langdon...really? Any one want to take a guess on what the background for my shoot on Sunday was....yep..you guessed it on the train tracks!!!! I have a freaking AMAZING shot of a guy crouching down on a small platfrom next to the tracks as the train is whizzing by. The shot caught just as there was an opening letting the light hit his face in a FREAKING dramatic way. THAT was my winning shot dang it!!! The shot can't be repeated. It typified the urban shot i was looking for. Can we back date this challenge a couple of days? |
put in free study?
or share with us anyway? |
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04/09/2009 01:40:47 AM · #31 |
| Basic editing eh? There goes my HDR plans! |
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04/09/2009 01:45:04 AM · #32 |
Originally posted by Marc923:
I was a week early. Now would this picture score better in this train challenge?
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I'm sure this would do okay, but in my opinion, it needs a bit tighter crop. Again, just my opinion, but the signal doesn't add much and the rest of the train ends up a bit distracting. From this angle, perhaps a crop about halfway down the B-unit, so as to avoid the trees? BTW, the clouds are perfect, IMO, and the B/W lends a nice feel to this F9. |
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04/09/2009 08:06:43 AM · #33 |
   
This train runs right near my neighborhood but of course it doesn't start running until May! |
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04/09/2009 10:11:10 AM · #34 |
Just has a total result.
There is a rail museum only an hour away from me and they are having a steam day tomorrow so guess
where I'll be going. Fingers crossed for the weather now. |
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04/09/2009 03:20:14 PM · #35 |
Looks like trains are not nearly as popular as pencils and crayons. Only 4 entries for trains so far, including mine. 3x as many for colored pencils. I was figuring on a few side trips this week to various railroad locations, but I found a shot I really liked on my first outing.
My last train entry in the Feb Freestudy was a yawner, coming in only slightly on the positive side of mediocre. I wonder if it would have done better in this themed challenge?
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04/09/2009 03:33:59 PM · #36 |
| This should be an easy challenge for me. I work at a factory that builds locomotives. I have taken a hundred pictures today without success. I guess I will try again tomorrow. |
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04/10/2009 04:13:51 PM · #37 |
Just got back from a day out at a Railway museum.
Good news it was steam day, bad news it rained all day grrrr
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04/10/2009 04:24:55 PM · #38 |
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
Just got back from a day out at a Railway museum.
Good news it was steam day, bad news it rained all day grrrr |
I'll make certain to leave some comments on any shots entered that appear to be taken in rain. I will be sure to mention that it would have been better if shot on a sunny day. |
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04/10/2009 04:31:10 PM · #39 |
 thought I would throw this in here since it's one of my favorite train shots, Jeb nailed it! |
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04/10/2009 05:02:05 PM · #40 |
Originally posted by trevytrev:
thought I would throw this in here since it's one of my favorite train shots, Jeb nailed it! |
Its a cool shot but a lot of editing went into it. Now its basic editing. Not only that but to me if you have seen a shot like this before then you have seen it before. I am not sure it would have the same kind of impact it did the first time especially if you cant use the same editing. Not sure but just my thoughts. |
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04/10/2009 05:53:13 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by Lutchenko:
Just got back from a day out at a Railway museum.
Good news it was steam day, bad news it rained all day grrrr |
I'll make certain to leave some comments on any shots entered that appear to be taken in rain. I will be sure to mention that it would have been better if shot on a sunny day. |
Lol... I look forward to it |
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04/10/2009 07:42:12 PM · #42 |
Well....I may not be posting in this challenge...unless somehow there is a break in the rain tomorrow where I'm near the old train station. But, please enjoy my unofficial contribution:
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04/10/2009 07:59:05 PM · #43 |
I think challenge should be held off till summer or fall, I live in WI and well the Snirt (a.k.a dirty snow) is finally gone but now there is just dead nothing. 6 weeks out it will be nice but for now the train tracks that run 2 houses away from mine just look blah. But I went and took some shots in another town today and going to take more Sunday in a different town, hopefully I will come back with something of interest enough to post.
Happy Easter everyone and God Bless,
~D~ |
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04/10/2009 08:02:09 PM · #44 |
Originally posted by Damzel:
I think challenge should be held off till summer or fall, I live in WI and well the Snirt (a.k.a dirty snow) is finally gone but now there is just dead nothing. 6 weeks out it will be nice but for now the train tracks that run 2 houses away from mine just look blah. But I went and took some shots in another town today and going to take more Sunday in a different town, hopefully I will come back with something of interest enough to post.
Happy Easter everyone and God Bless,
~D~ |
Gotta' agree with you here... even a bit further south here in Iowa, the landscape is just dreary. Tried to get something for the recent Postcard challenge, but no such luck. Now I'm a huge train fan, so I've got my work cut out for me this weekend.
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04/10/2009 08:37:34 PM · #45 |
Seems like a good topic for any time of the year.
Message edited by author 2009-04-10 21:25:41. |
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04/12/2009 08:49:07 PM · #46 |
| I can't believe this. I live near Chicago which is one of the largest rail centers in the world, am a member of the Inllios Railway Museum, trains are one of my favorite subjects and I got nothing for this challenge. POO!!!! |
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04/12/2009 09:12:03 PM · #47 |
| Everyone has some very good captures of trains. I have high hopes for my entry but the quality of shot's in this thread alone makes me question my placement in this challenge. |
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04/12/2009 09:14:38 PM · #48 |
Choo, choo...I had fun with trains and girls this week...hehehehehe!
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04/12/2009 09:26:45 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by Judi:
Choo, choo...I had fun with trains and girls this week...hehehehehe! |
So, Looking, Forward, To, This, ........ |
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04/12/2009 09:27:55 PM · #50 |
Originally posted by Judi:
Choo, choo...I had fun with trains and girls this week...hehehehehe! |
Can we expect to see a couple of cabooses? :P |
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