Freight car

[gahspidy]

What do you think?
thanks

[MonkeyWrench]

I grew up loving trains so for me there is no such thing as a bad train photo, just some are better than others. I really like the sharpness and visible texture from the bottom of the car down (raised lettering etc.) On my monitor the texture gradually starts to fade out from there up. I do not have a calibrated monitor so that could be it. I like the framing and the sepia tone effect. Great find and nice picture

[freygr]

I can't say anything bad, because I like the shot. The detail and the look of it being abandoned.

[PrevailingConditions]

Gary,

I really like this shot. The framing is very nice. I'm not sure I see the fading that MonkeyWrench mentions, but I do like the textures, sharpness, and the color treatment works really well.

[starriderrick]

I grew up loving trains so for me there is no such thing as a bad train photo, just some are better than others. I really like the sharpness and visible texture from the bottom of the car down (raised lettering etc.) On my monitor the texture gradually starts to fade out from there up. I do not have a calibrated monitor so that could be it. I like the framing and the sepia tone effect. Great find and nice picture

I'll echo those comments...I can really feel that wonderful weathered texture.
Very nice.

[Overbeyond]

This is very nice but,Gary to be honest, I cannot say that the colour treatment works well on this and I suspect that the old look, which I assume you are after, would still be there but with an even more interesting and variable array of colours without this treatment.
I am seeing damaged paintwork, rust, nuts and bolts, the wonderful wheels and springs and not to mention the colours; the individual character of all these parts have melted into one if you like.
But it's all to personal tastes and I do appreciate what you were after here.
Excellent composition btw.
Do you think you could post a version without the tone effect.

[Greg McCary]

Well done Gary. You should give yourself a sticky. This is really good.....

[gahspidy]

Monkeywrench, GRF, PC, Rick, Tom, Greg. . . .thanks for the time to comment.
I was wondering if anyone had thought it was cropped too tightly, especially near the bottom. there was a concrete slab right below the wheel and I wanted to avoid it in the picture, although it is still slightly visible. I felt ok with the crop.
Tom, I appreciate your view about the post process treatment here. The colors of the train were shades of rust/orange and looked fine, but I felt I wanted a more"aged" look and at the same time reducing the colors brought out more details
Here is the original with slight basic adjustments.

[Overbeyond]

Hello again Gary
Have to admit that the colours are not as I had hoped for. Not very attractive really and without the potential I had visualised. I think the tight crop is spot on.

[MJS]

Nice shot Gary. I might have repositiioned the camera to the right with the same framing so we had more of a driect on shot of the ladder and truck. I can't comment on the colors, since I can't see anything but B/W. I really like the texture and detail.

[gahspidy]

Tom, I thought you would feel that way. Glad you like the crop.

Mike, thanks for commenting. Actually, I had spent quite a bit of time manuevering around to set up this frame and had thought about your suggestion. I had tried standing over a bit more to my right, directly in front of the truck, while framing it up as seen here. It took on a sort of skewed effect from the angling of the camera. Also, I think being directly in front of the truck and ladder lost some of it's dimension. Like shooting a house straight on and losing the three dimensional aspect of seeing a bit of the side of the house.
But then again, shooting it directly on might have added to the composition in other more subtle ways. I should have taken shots from the various different approaches and to compare later. A lesson learned ...
thanks for the time

[freygr]

The color version, it doesn't make the grade. I feel that I see less detail of the subject as the colors hides the detail. Some times color does get in the way, I feel this is one of those times.

[swmdrayfan]

Gary, all things considered, I'm kind of torn between both images. Either way, it's a great capture. I have nothing to add.
John

[gahspidy]

GRF, I feel the same. sometimes color gets in the way. thanks for sharing the thoughts

John, thanks as always for your comment.

[readingr]

Gary,

Looked at this for quite some time and think it could be cropped to eliminate the concrete all together and it would still be fine. The concrete bugs me.

Definately the original because the detail comes through.

Nicely done.

Roger

[gahspidy]

Gary,

Looked at this for quite some time and think it could be cropped to eliminate the concrete all together and it would still be fine. The concrete bugs me.

Definately the original because the detail comes through.

Nicely done.

Roger

Roger,
I went on and edited out the concrete. cloned it out as opposed to cropping any further. I think it was an improvement.
So your for the original over the edited version.
thanks Roger

[readingr]

Roger,
I went on and edited out the concrete. cloned it out as opposed to cropping any further. I think it was an improvement.
So your for the original over the edited version.
thanks Roger

Sorry, Gary - I caused some confusion - I meant the original posting (desaturated) not the one out of the camera.

Hope that clears it up - sorry for the confusion.

Roger

[gahspidy]

Thanks for clarifying, Roger. I thought you meant that.