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Train Yard East of the City
Train Yard East of the City
scarbrd


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Trains & Railroads (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Houston, TX
Date: Oct 21, 2006
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Cityscape, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Oct 21, 2006

 The big train yard near downtown Houston Texas. This was shot late in the evening, I also have some from the morning but the sky was real cloudy.

I don't expect this to do well here at DPC, but I think the image reflects the grittiness of an old train yard.

Open in RAW
Adjustment layers for levels, hue/saturation to try to balance the light skyline to the dark train area.
size for DPC
dodge and burn
flaten
more levels and saturation layers
dodge and burn
clone out the front ends of some cars in the lower left.
USM
Neat Image
add border
save for web

Statistics
Place: 50 out of 196
Avg (all users): 5.9683
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8286
Avg (non-participants): 6.0948
Views since voting: 1106
Views during voting: 364
Votes: 221
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/29/2006 09:00:28 PM
Nice. I like the monochromatic nature of this with the city shrouded in mist/smog. Lines of the tracks have just the right light on them, too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/29/2006 11:58:47 AM
Beautiful exposure. I captures the mood perfectly.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/24/2006 10:14:28 AM
Nice...like the layered feel of the city in the background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/24/2006 01:00:09 AM
Hmmm. There are elements here that I like. Nice tones. The curved tracks. Placement of the train in the composition. The misty haze of the city in the background. But it just kind of seems to me overall, a bit too much to take all in. A tad busy, and I find my eye quickly wanders off the train, and just continues to wander and I find myself losing grasp of the shot as a whole. Definitely not a bad shot, but I just feel held back from really getting into it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/23/2006 08:09:45 PM
Crisp and full of feeling.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/23/2006 07:11:48 PM
I like the strong composition with the horizontal and vertical elements. I like the colors as well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/23/2006 06:04:47 PM
This is fantastic. I love the city in the background. Great tones to this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/23/2006 04:25:41 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Creativity - 2
Technical Stuff - 2
Overall Appeal - 1
Biased Wow - 0
Total = 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/23/2006 12:49:54 AM
I like the perspective and the metro mood this conveys
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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