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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A590 IS
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia
Date: Jun 28, 2008
Aperture: f5.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 820 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.1446
Avg (commenters): 5.7143
Avg (participants): 5.1232
Avg (non-participants): 5.2632
Views since voting: 912
Views during voting: 650
Votes: 498
Comments: 45
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:33:08 PM
I feel the frame has a very tight crop, would have liked to see more of the engine
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 03/17/2009 11:01:34 PM
Nice black and white.
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 03/17/2009 09:08:59 PM
Good choice for the B&W. This effect really makes it look old.
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 03/17/2009 05:08:18 PM
This looks so old and authentic. 10 in my book
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 03/17/2009 02:08:42 PM
Interesting shot. I would have liked it better had the person been more of a focal point.
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 03/17/2009 01:08:17 PM
Great b&w image of the old locomotive's boiler being topped up. Nice tones and contrast. 7
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 03/17/2009 11:06:14 AM
I think this would pop even more with more noticeable bokeh.
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 03/16/2009 04:56:17 PM
very good shot...what is he "loading" on the train?...not fuel? Water?, just a touch grainy (but then you might have wanted that, this photo calls for it) really like your tones
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 03/16/2009 04:09:32 AM
nice shot
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 03/15/2009 11:14:59 PM
The steam actually looks a little blown out. (no pun intended,.....not at first, anyway)
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 03/15/2009 10:08:32 PM
nice range of tones
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 03/15/2009 09:02:38 PM
Great train close-up. Nice details.
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 03/15/2009 06:40:31 PM
a bit too noisy.
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 03/15/2009 03:21:09 PM
Nice shot, great textures and good use of B&W,
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 03/15/2009 11:54:44 AM
I think B&W works well here, the steam is a bit blown out but I know that can be hard to get right when everything else is darker.
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 03/15/2009 09:43:40 AM
too bad the person is partially blocked.
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 03/15/2009 06:45:45 AM
too tight and the quality is not so good too , just 3 from me sorry ;)
brano
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 03/15/2009 12:12:58 AM
Good B&W conversion, poor composition
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 03/14/2009 07:40:55 PM
Power! More would be ok. The tight crop leaves more for me to wonder about.
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 03/14/2009 07:35:01 PM
the right side is intersting.. left rather dull
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 03/14/2009 04:57:25 PM
the B&W gives this an old time feel
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 03/14/2009 01:03:55 PM
toning works really well for this subject
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 03/14/2009 01:02:10 PM
Nice in B&W, I would like to see more of the engine
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 03/14/2009 03:25:23 AM
(no score I know the photographer) Good work, hope this gets you one of your better scores.
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 03/14/2009 12:15:48 AM
love the composition.
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 03/13/2009 03:16:32 PM
Very turn-of-the-century! Nicely framed. Is that where the term jerk water comes from? 7
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 03/13/2009 12:13:21 PM
Whole image feels very gray. I'd like to see a different monochrome conversion for this. Composition is okay.
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 03/12/2009 11:57:12 PM
A friend of mine has a steam locomotive. I've ridden with him often and shoveled coal. This is a great memory jogger. Thanks!
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 03/12/2009 11:56:38 PM
I do like old trains. Nice catch of the steam.
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 03/12/2009 10:40:44 PM
I like the subject and choice of black and white but the composition is lacking.
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 03/12/2009 10:13:54 PM
Nice b&w, feels old & gritty in a good way
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 03/12/2009 09:11:29 PM
This is an awesome, well named shot.
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 03/12/2009 12:29:41 PM
Nice capture and story. Very nice in black and white.
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 03/12/2009 12:01:20 PM
Would've liked to seen a bit more of the train or the person more centered. Good pic.
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 03/12/2009 11:16:46 AM
Back,back into the past. Long past? No, your past!
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 03/12/2009 11:02:41 AM
Nice industrial feel....
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 03/12/2009 11:02:02 AM
I'm not sure where the focal point is.
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 03/12/2009 10:26:10 AM
nice b&w processing to give an old feel to this
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 03/12/2009 05:57:28 AM
Great - it will have done well in 100 yrs challenge and hopefull here too
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 03/12/2009 01:19:03 AM
Nice old time shot. I like the steam in the background.
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 03/11/2009 04:57:05 PM
I quite like the gentleman on the right - adds a nice touch of perspective to this.
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 03/11/2009 10:34:41 AM
the crop is too tight in my opinion, i wish i could see more of the train.
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 03/11/2009 04:54:15 AM
looks so old.
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 03/11/2009 04:48:35 AM
reminds me of puffing billy here in aust nice detail in the image
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 03/11/2009 01:42:02 AM
Nice details and tones. Great b/w conversion.
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