Rail Mail

Uploaded: August 05, 2011

Description

Mail car at the Railway Museum. Leaving early to go chase dragonflies...will catch up with everyone later. Thanks for your kind comments and have a great weekend!

Exif: F Number: 22, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 4/1 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 1600, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 16.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700

Comments

Mary Timman August 05, 2011

What a great shot. I just saw this Rail Mail at our Museum here a few weeks ago.
Fabulous color and effects. #1398630

Stefania Barbier level-classic August 05, 2011

WOW! fantastic pov and capture! #9583121

Michelle Alton August 05, 2011

Beautiful, Courtenay. Love the gleam! Can't wait to see your dragons. #9583124

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe August 05, 2011

Excellent colors, depth and treatment, Courtenay. #9583152

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe August 05, 2011

Fantastic perspective and treatment! #9583241

R. J. Laudenbacher level-classic August 05, 2011

Wonderful shot Courtenay. Love your processing and your POV. Excellent work as always. #9583289

Bojan Bencic level-classic August 05, 2011

WOW! Fantastic perspective, light and colors. Amazing photo, Courtenay. #9583325

Robert R. Goodman August 05, 2011

Hi Courtenay,Awesome effects my friend.Beautiful capture,good luck with the chase!!!!! #9583347

Gina Cormier August 05, 2011

This is fabulous! Love the perspective and detail! #9583400

Heather Loewenhardt level-classic August 05, 2011

The lighting and depth in this image is phenomenal. #9583493

Jeana Clark August 05, 2011


WoW BDB!!!
This is totally awesome!
Love your POV!
The colors are fantastic!!
Haven't ever seen Rail Mail
so this is new to me!
Outstanding!!!
Hope you catch a dragonfly!! ;)

~J~ #9583521

Debra R. Harder August 05, 2011

WOW is right! I can see that you and Linda have been visiting some awesome places. Ohhhh...how I wish you guys were only a stone's throw away. Brilliantly composed with excellent details, colors, POV, DOF and lighting. Love this! jsb #9583676

Karen Celella August 05, 2011

Superb POV and treatment, Courtenay. #9583709

Mike Clime August 05, 2011

Great capture and pov, Courtenay! Like how you can see beyond this car and into the next. #9583874

Monnie Ryan August 05, 2011

Fabulous perspective and colors, Courtenay! Hope you find some dragonflies! #9583984

Kathy Salerni level-classic August 05, 2011

Love the POV and the gorgeous golds in this capture, Courtenay! Wow! #9584052

Anita Hogue August 05, 2011

This is one cool shot! Love the colors and perspective! Hope you get some great dragonfly captures! #9584330

MELODIE C. ROBERTS August 05, 2011

THERE'S my payment to Edison Electric!!

No wonder they shut off my power ;0)

Outstanding Work Court~!!

PS...You're a tease #9584340

Patrick Rouzes level-classic August 05, 2011

WOW,incredible pov, perspective, tones, colors, clarity & image here, Courtenay! WTG, my friend!
Hope you catch lots of dragonflies & have a great weekend also! #9584395

Nikki McDonald level-classic August 05, 2011

Big wow on the color and pov here, Courtenay. Great job. #9584538

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna August 05, 2011

This is FABULOUS, Courtenay! Wonderful leading lines, colors and details! :-)

There was a swarm of 1000's flying around about 30 feet above our yard yesterday afternoon! It was an awesome sight! Of course by the time I grabbed my camera and got back outside they were gone! :-( k #9584708

JO ANN CLEVELAND August 05, 2011

Fannnnnn.....tastic Courtenay!

jo ann c. #9584839

Renee Doyle August 06, 2011

Yep ... another beauty from this locale Courtenay!! Hope you have fun! #9585222

Ken Smith level-classic August 06, 2011

Nice rich colors, Courtenay. Dragonflys are pretty cool; I hope you got some nice shots! #9585607

Ron McEwan August 06, 2011

Great capture of nostalgia Courtenay, excellent detail. #9585817

Susan Weisensel August 06, 2011

Cool find and capture Courtenay. #9586192

Ellen Hodges August 06, 2011

Terrific pov and detail, Courtenay! Great luck with the dragonflies!!! #9586791

Terry Cervi level-deluxe August 06, 2011

What an interesting looking RR car, Courtenay! The color and detail in this shot are wonderful. #9586999

Phyllis H. Burchett August 07, 2011

C O O L shot Courtenay! #9587685

Kay Beausoleil August 07, 2011

Great composition and POV, Courtenay! #9587869

Wm Nosal August 07, 2011

Wonderful Image, Courtenay!
Great Lighting #9588194

Mary Dimitriw level-deluxe August 08, 2011

Wow, wow, wow Courtenay!! Just love everything about this image! #9589559

Darryl Wilkinson August 08, 2011

Beautiful work, Courtenay! #9591024

Mary Beth Aiello level-classic August 09, 2011

Missed this earlier. Wonderful. The details and comp are amazing. Love it. #9592441

Carla Capra Anderson August 10, 2011

Wow, wow...Courtenay, this is just awesome. I love how the green takes you right into this image.
;) CC #9594873

David M. Montero September 06, 2011

Perusing your gallery and came across this beauty. Awesome work Courtenay! #9656068

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