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Day 21 - Trains
Day 21 - Trains
Ken


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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
Location: Schererville, IN
Date: Feb 21, 2008
Aperture: F/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Transportation
Date Uploaded: Feb 22, 2008

Viewed: 279
Comments: 10
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 We have trains everywhere in "The Region". I heard that Hammond was built to have a place to bring all the trains in so stuff can get shipped to Chicago. I grew up in Hammond and trains were a daily event. I still work there and get plenty, but we rarely get them where I live now and I am very thankful.

I took a few quick snapshots out the car window. The car was stopped. I was zoomed way out and thought I would get something at night so didn't worry about it. I didn't get much tonight so I had to really crop this. It didn't look so hot so I applied some filters, including the impressionism water color filter.



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 03/01/2008 04:43:03 PM
I guess this is a great reason for the filters since you didn't like the lack of hotness in the shot. It is wonderful with the oranges, reds and yellows.
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 02/24/2008 10:52:00 PM
The processing and time spent really paid off with this one. I like the varied colors of train cars and the textures the processing brought out. Good decision with the tighter crop.
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 02/24/2008 10:16:26 AM
I love how the colors turned out on this - very painterly overall.

My dad was a locomotive engineer before he became an opera singer (I'm serious) and when we still lived in the US, he'd take me up in the locomotive sometimes. Somehow, in my subconscious mind, those must have been the best times of my childhood. Consequently I'm crazy about trains and I get excited when I hear one, or when I see a photo like this. You saying you have trains everywhere made me salivate - I would love that.
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 02/24/2008 04:22:55 AM
Love how the colours have really be emphasised with the processing. Really stands out against the grey sky. This filter works well on this.
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 02/23/2008 09:24:32 PM
Nice processing, gives it a kind of miniature look. Just a train to play with.
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 02/23/2008 07:27:44 PM
i like how the filter really pulled out a nostalgic feeling from the colors and the textures you captured. nice too the wispy branches in the shrubbery on the right
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 02/23/2008 01:08:49 PM
Definitely has a painterly, old world feel to it. The train colors blend nicely into the landscape, and I like this perspective.
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 02/23/2008 01:22:31 AM
The filters enhancing the color of the cars pop against the bleak terrain..

Nice effect!!
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 02/22/2008 12:17:15 PM
I like the dof and colors- the filters really enhance it !
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 02/22/2008 04:27:22 AM
wow ken .. how wonderful is this photograph .. i wonder if you'd get negative comments about the blown out sky if this was entered in a challenge .. if you did it would only be out'v ignorance .. this is superb ... i love the photograph and i love your processing ... perfect . :)
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