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blahbig [2004-08-11 12:27:17 +0000 UTC]
A beautiful shot, I love the colours youβve captured, that orange warmth of the lights versus the cold blue of the steel makes for a great photo. That gleam of the tracks is irresistible.
My only criticisms would be with the sky which seems a bit blurry to me, if you were nifty with an airbrush you could afford to clean that up a bit. And also with the light on the far left there which is bleeding into the picture and is somewhat distracting from the true centre of interest, the end of the line. You could maybe consider airbrushing that out too or cropping it which may be a better idea because compositionally it would tighten the shot up a bit too.
Also in terms of composition notice how the blue sky and dark tracks take up roughly the same area within the piece, you could make this shot more interesting if you varied these area, it would create extra contrast. Experiment with cropping off around a third of the sky maybe.
Also you could probably stand to increase the contrast and maybe sharpen it up just a bit, just to give it even more power then it already has.
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tobyf [2004-08-03 17:22:20 +0000 UTC]
the lighting here is simply grogeruous, especially the reflections on the railroad tracks, they look wonderful - almost glass like at some places, and the overall atmosphere conveyed by this photography is a very calming and peaceful one, seeing the empty hallway with no appearant life anywhere near (as if all were at home already with their family and such ). Rain has a good effect on many photos involving light, so it was definitely a good idea taking it after the rain - the tracks, the stones, and even the wood reflect the light much better when being still a bit wet from the rain. An interesting change would be trying to take the photo from right in between the tracks, so they're centred, and the camera a bit more to the floor, pointing to about the same skyline - I'm not sure how this would look, but I guess it would be worth a try, right now, at the bottom it just seems a bit randomly placed (even though I'm sure you had good reasons to take it from this perspective, and I'm no photographer after all )
anyhow, it's very nicely looking and makes a good print, especially because of the many colours (also due to the lighting, of course) which are in photo - well done
(plus I like the glass-like writeup at the bottom - pretty, indeed)
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caltha [2004-07-07 20:25:48 +0000 UTC]
I love this night shot, it has such a strong feeling to it, the light gleaming on the wet rails... Perhaps the composition would be more perfect if the rail started in the down right corner instead of somewhere in the middle, but that's no biggie..
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Cherry-Ccs [2004-05-29 23:40:33 +0000 UTC]
Lovely picture. And I like the comment you post too. Really good work.
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spork666 [2004-04-27 14:03:40 +0000 UTC]
did u not get like electrcuted? soz cont spell
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multimediac [2004-04-19 11:45:23 +0000 UTC]
wow... look how similar it is...
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thats really strange, isnΒ΄t it... i mean i am not talkin about plagiarism... any of you both had a point in his/her life where you stand at this track switch... hmm... i guess not only you both... i... i am not sure what i am tryinΒ΄to say...
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aislyn26 [2004-03-26 08:46:30 +0000 UTC]
Great shot sweetie. The analogy with the tracks and life...so true: only difference is you don't know what way your going in life. Love it.
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jhesusjhamez [2004-03-08 07:53:59 +0000 UTC]
What is it about train tracks that make such wonderful pictures. Thanks for sharing it. Another for my collection, which surprisingly, does not have one at night..?
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Stylish-Riot [2004-01-24 17:11:05 +0000 UTC]
Oh, man, brilliant capture! Though it's almost as if there should be people there and yet there aren't... and there's like the golden lights of the future along the line... It really remidns me of a place I stayed for about 6months in London, and we used to hang around by the tracks sometimes. The sky looks perfect, here, though, and where we were it was always either raining or cloudy so...
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Mr-Alex [2004-01-19 02:53:35 +0000 UTC]
Freaking cool shot... I'd buy the print but I dont have the money for it... sorry..
It still good.
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earlbecke [2004-01-18 19:50:13 +0000 UTC]
Wow! This is beautiful. I love the lighting and the colors on the metal.
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chapel4533 [2004-01-11 01:13:28 +0000 UTC]
awesome picture...
definately will think about getting this one. I love the colors and the lighting...(obsessed with dusk/night shots)
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digitalmarley [2004-01-09 14:55:02 +0000 UTC]
the blue is so lush. Love the faint glow around the lights in the background. I love it when having a camera handy can capture how Im feeling at that exact moment. From reading how you were taking a walk along the tracks, clearing your head and thinking about where your life is going, nothing could probably capture that mental crossroad moment better than the fork in the long and winding traintrack of life.
Bella!
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feloniousmonk [2004-01-09 06:45:18 +0000 UTC]
What a great shot. I like how clean the rails look from the rain, but the metaphor is even better. Nice work!
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agentgolden170 [2004-01-08 14:33:57 +0000 UTC]
this is great. the lighting is perfect and the reflections in the tracks couldn't of come out better.
-paul
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TheOtherXiao [2004-01-07 23:38:08 +0000 UTC]
Dangerous life you lead, munkee! Love the pic though- love the contrasting cool & warm colours... it feels like i'm standing outside somewhere looking in... cant really explain it. Very nice, keep up the good work x
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TheOtherXiao In reply to HeatherRivera [2004-01-08 17:39:03 +0000 UTC]
Yeah, i'd take my camera everywhere too if it wasn't so damn big and heavy!
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danlev [2004-01-07 19:57:42 +0000 UTC]
wow! the reflecame out awesome on the railroad track! awesome pic! Love the lights.
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loathinglegato [2004-01-07 17:55:32 +0000 UTC]
Wowza!! Nice shot here. It's really great, the tracks look like they go one forever maybe, and the lighting at this point in the day is fantastic. Nice work!
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E-ther [2004-01-06 21:51:40 +0000 UTC]
I like the rails glittering... The angle is perfect ! Great shot !
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urban-khaos [2004-01-06 19:20:15 +0000 UTC]
*drool ...train, track ....mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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