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    Train tracks (night shot)

    I know I'm going to have to reshoot this shot again tonight. These tracks are quite busy at all hours.

    Let me know what you think on this one.

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    Re: Train tracks (night shot)

    bump.......

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    Re: Train tracks (night shot)

    Exposure looks good, though I think I'd take one big step forward to eliminate the distracting light being split by the right side border. The sky looks a little noisy. If these are tripod shots, try taking several shorter exposures each metering/balancing for the different types of light present, then merging them in post. (This advice coming from a pro I spoke with recently about controlling noise on long exposure night architectural shots - it works!)

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    Re: Train tracks (night shot)

    I love the whole shot but agree with Jetrim on the light on the right. This could also be corrected with a little cropping if you didn't want to reshoot it. The perspective is awesome and the convergent lines really set this shot off.
    Jetrim makes some nice suggestions about post processing. Since you already plan to reshoot this, try some of them!!!
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    Re: Train tracks (night shot)

    Looks like a good place for a lot of interesting shots. Viewfinder is a great place to share your images, but if you're looking specifically for a critique try posting in that forum for more results.

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    Re: Train tracks (night shot)

    i like it, especially how it was shot so close to the ground. i somewhat agree about the light on the right, but i don't find it too distracting. the only issue i can see is the noise.

    and i love taking night shots too; i'll have to try out the image-blending that jetrim mentioned.

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    Re: Train tracks (night shot)

    I particularly like the way you have the rails converging into the the corners of the frame. I really like every thing about this shot. Steve is right though go to critique forum to get more detailed analyzes of your work.
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    Re: Train tracks (night shot)

    Here is the reshoot of it, and This photo will be double posted, including in the critique section


    and here are the specs.
    lens 18 mm
    shutter 30 sec.
    aperture f/5.6
    iso-100

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