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On a Downtown Train
On a Downtown Train
This photo is dedicated to Mary Beth.
It's not the "this may have been my last shot ever cause the train is coming" photo... That one wasn't very good, and was deleted.
This one was taken a moment later.
Side note: Cameras with wide angle lenses ought to have a warning sticker... "Trains visible in the viewfinder may be closer than they appear" ;)

Due to an upload problem, I had to post this again.
Thanks for all the great comments.

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Tammy M. Anderson
member since: 8/13/2007 Fantastic pov and capture, Bill. Mary Beth will love it. LOL @ your warning sticker. But true.

9/8/2010 3:23:43 AM

Gord MacEachern

LOL at the warning Bill. Outstanding capture, love it!!

9/8/2010 3:25:30 AM

Jeff W. Robinson

Great effort, perspective and capture Bill!! Stay Safe out there!! Jeff

9/8/2010 3:27:06 AM

Diane Pignet

Great capture Bill, I love the movement of the train. The two stong images in the shot are quite interesting and appealing. Well done.
Diane

9/8/2010 3:39:08 AM

Agnes Fegan

A nice look at the train with the city buildings in the bg. Did you have a close call!

9/8/2010 3:44:23 AM

Alan L. Borror

Wonderful train image, Bill! Great sense of movement and excellent perspective!

9/8/2010 3:45:27 AM

Aimee McMaster

...you brave photographer you....excellent capture Bill...perfect pov & comp...(that wasn't my win at the fair, just taking pics...but thanks!)

9/8/2010 4:02:07 AM

Douglas Pignet

Colors, comp & pov here Bill...Well seen and captured

9/8/2010 4:02:24 AM

Nikki McDonald

Terrific background for this beautiful engine, Bill -- but your description made me cringe.

9/8/2010 4:13:38 AM

Anita N. Hogue

Well, you should get a badge for getting this gorgeous capture! I also got a little nervous reading your description!

9/8/2010 4:15:41 AM

Joy Rector

beautiful shot

9/8/2010 5:10:39 AM

Linda D. Lester

LOL! I did that once....I scared myself of how close I was. Excellent shot!

9/8/2010 5:17:33 AM

David Phalen

You were waaaay closer than this old bot was ever going to get to a moving train!! Really like the strong colors and clarity of the train against the softness of the background colors. Very well done!!

Like the new mini pic. That's the Bill Raco I know.:)

9/8/2010 8:42:16 AM

Mary Beth Aiello

Trains (and other rapidly moving objects) look closer, particularly if you're on the same tracks.

So glad you're nimble, Bill.

Seriously, this is one beautiful shot. I don't often think of trains when I think of Pittsburgh, but you captured this beautifully. Love it.

Hey, it could have been worse. You could have been hanging out of the incline car as it was going down the hill.

Now, there's a thought!!!!!!


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September 08, 2010

 

Ron McEwan
  You survived it Bill and to me it is a great shot.


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September 08, 2010

 
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  This is a brilliant shot Bill.


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September 08, 2010

 

Valentin M. Armianu
 

Fabulous comp, and capture!


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September 08, 2010

 

Renee Doyle
  Well I can imagine what the other one was and why it might of been a little blurry - lol!!!!! Fantastic pov, timing and treatment Bill!! Awesome!


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September 08, 2010

 

Karen Engelbreth
  Wonderful capture Bill....
Cool POV and timing...


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September 08, 2010

 
- Usman M. Bajwa

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  Cool capture and dedication, Bill. To see this is to know you survived....lol!

UB.


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September 08, 2010

 

Brett Dolsen
  Wonderfull composition and treatment Bill!!Glad to know you didnt require treatment also!


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September 09, 2010

 

Michelle Alton
  This is beautifully done, Bill, with wonderful color coordination with the buildings! Just a side note: I was standing on the station platform yesterday morning when a huge freight train ROARED by and shook me from stem to stern. Made me shudder to think that people like to have their pictures taken sitting on the tracks!


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September 09, 2010

 
- Mitch Spence

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  This is a really neat shot, Bill. Great angle and background for the train. I understand very well about the warning need. I got caught on the other side of the tracks and was pretty startled at how close I was to the train there (and, I might add, by the yucky background anything I shot has from that side).


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September 12, 2010

 
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  This is wonderful, Bill!!!
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September 19, 2010

 
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