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the train
Uploaded on: September 3, 2008
Lens 18-55mm Taken as a RAW file.
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photoprof has offered this critique,
Beautiful. This is a perfect position from which to shoot this image and the composition is strong. The train fully fills the frame and creates a nice diagonal line through the scene. All objects seem to be in acceptably sharp focus. What would make this a perfect image would be a darker and bluer sky. I do see some faint blue sky in the upper right corner and can’t be sure if the sky is very overexposed or just cloudy. I don’t think you would loose much in the shadows with a 1/2 to 1 stop reduction in overall exposure. Also, the tree line at the left edge creates a bit of distraction but I don’t think there is much you could have done about that. Very nicely composed and executed.
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shrinkpictures has offered this critique,
Agree – by getting down low, using a fairly wide angle lens and getting in close you make the train even more imposing – and that is exactly what a train is!
The bright reflections on the side leave me looking a little to try and see the detail and is another hint that in the light when you took the shot that you were slightly over-exposed.
As you shot raw, for your own benefit try adjusting the exposure by -0.5 or so, then bumping up the contrast a little to expand the histogram. Then, process a jpg and compare the 2 images side by side.
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Lover1969 says,
My Dad is a huge fan of trains. He would love this photo! You did a great job with your focus and exposure. What a great shot!