The Pick Axe

[Greg McCary]

A co-worker told me the other day that I was "Pleasantly eccentric, in a good kind of way."
I guess that is why I carry a warning sign in the back of my truck. I bet people thought I was a little crazy setting this one up.LOL Any way, what do you think?

[Lava Lamp]

Be careful out there on the tracks.

I like it. Maybe a little boost in the colors and maybe a lower point of view.

It seems like some sort of stock photo, but I'm not sure for what...

[armando_m]

I like it, you carried a bunch of stuff to the tracks ,
I'm guessing the camera is on a tripod ?

as Lava mentioned, a bit more color on the sky would be nice

I wonder why I'm always fascinated by the railroad tracks

[Shebang]

It brought a smile - sure sets off the imagination!

[draymorton]

I love it and agree with the stock photo comment. One wonders what happened to the owner of the boots and and Axe...

[hminx]

Not crazy, more like calculating, this is nice Greg but it looks like you lost a bit of sky detail getting the foreground right

[Greg McCary]

Thanks all. I almost desaturated the sky but I didn't. Really what you see is what you get in that area. I will try and add a layer in the morning a bring the sky up a little.

[Greg McCary]

I tried to saturate the sky. Is it any better, worse???

[Shebang]

I like the sky in the original better -- but really there's not that much difference on my monitor. Saturating it causes it to pull from the foreground, imo.

[Greg McCary]

Maybe I over cooked the saturation in the second one. I am on a different monitor and for here it looks like to much in the second one. Hmmm, As I wrote before I almost desaturated the first to make the sign pop some more. I guess I will work with it some more. Thanks Paula.

[gahspidy]

I like it, Greg. I'm not sure why that stuff would be on the tracks remaining there, but it leaves us wondering no less.
I think everything is fine in the original, but might suggest warming it up a bit. Everything looks very cool and with some blue/gray tones on my screen.
Nice set up, yep we sure get the crazy looks no doubt you got it with this one

[daq7]

Damn I love the color and the texture on the rails. And the tone in general too.

[Greg McCary]

Thanks all, I will try and warm it up some Gary. I have an idea for the next shot it is just a matter of finding the place.LOL

[GB1]

I like your creativity here, adding another element to a somewhat common, though worthy, subject. The image looks a little jagged to me, pixelated maybe - too much compression? Maybe the foreground is too artificially lightened (it takes a person whose done that to know!). I wonder what would have happened if a train came by right then ?

G

[CaraRose]

I find this shot pleasantly eccentric, in a good kind of way

I'm not sure if warming it is a good idea or not. I think the cool tones add to the feel of it a bit.

[Canyon Hiker]

Great shot and creativity Greg. the only thing I would change is to turn down the blue a bit in the RGB adjustments. On my monitor the rocks have a slight blue cast. I love old RR tracks, great job on capturing it.

Darin

[Greg McCary]

Thanks G, I could have over sharpened the resize for the web. I am trying to get use to the 12-60mm and I also have CS4 now. I'll get there.
Thanks Cara, Thanks Darin, I do see a slight blue cast in the clouds and gravel.