Monday, August 10, 2009

Rail


The old railroad trestle heading into St. Paul across the Mississippi River. Old wood beams, planks, and rusty steel are captivating.


20 comments:

  1. belle texture avec ce b&w.
    nice texture with it b&w

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  2. Love the feel of this photo. Really very nice composition. Great work.

    http://spacialpeepol.blogspot.com/

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  3. Captivating indeed - marvellous!

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  4. Ooh this is so touchable. I do feel like I can feel those textures.

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  5. Dang, you have an eye for this stuff. You really grabbed the texture too.

    Very cool

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  6. You just can't beat railroad ties for texture and contrast!

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  7. Again, great textures and tones, the lines give it some drama as well.

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  8. The black and white really highlights the different textures. I can almost feel them!

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  9. You've certainly mastered the conversion, bringing out those textures in the wood beautifully.

    I can see there's all sorts available in the scene - pattern and repetition, texture, converging lines, a veritable cornucopia!

    Here's an honest critique that I wouldn't normally do but I think your work is way good enough to stand it ;) And what I say is all well intentioned :)

    I'm not sure you've made the best of it. The various subjects don't connect in the composition and I wonder whether the scene needs breaking down into three or four separate but distinct shots?

    Or maybe a change of viewpoint (incl. height) could have brought them together into a more coherent composition?

    And finally, a quirky tilt can often improve a shot but you've not really gone far enough to make it quirky so I think it's ended up looking half-hearted.

    Ending on a plus - great exposure and, as I said at the start, it's a superb conversion ...and your treatment of the light is way good - just look at the textures in the wood!

    All imho, and confusion with reality unlikely!

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  10. Damn that's nice. I've been down there looking at some of your past photos that I missed while hitchhiking home. You just get better and better DL!
    V
    PS I LURV my photo. Merci again.

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  11. Hiya Rob,
    I have to agree with Highton on this one.
    I think that you should go back and take another image this time with more of the smooth rail line in it to contrast with the texture in the wood.

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  12. I think it's romantic.

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  13. This is a good one. The crop leaves me wanting more. Really nice!

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  14. Truly stunning!!
    And amazing textures.

    I will be back! :)
    Anna

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