Catching The Big Cows

© Marty Straub

Catching The Big Cows

Uploaded: November 26, 2010

Description

Steamtown National Historic Site, PA
Isn't it funny how I see this great old vintage piece and right away think sepia in an attempt to make the photo appear old? Duh-me! If an old sepia photo of this is in existance, the train would be all spiffed up and not rotted away. Original in comments.


f/13, 1/30, 24-105mm at 24mm, ISO 100, handheld

Exif: F Number: 13, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/30 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 24.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Comments

Marty Straub November 26, 2010

Original #1330562

Jack Ryan November 26, 2010

Great find...very well composed...and the sepia certainly works well. Great work, Marty...love it! #9064212

Monnie Ryan November 26, 2010

You're right, that could catch a cow the size of Chicago, Marty! Love the sepia -- perfect! #9064213

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe November 26, 2010

Fabulous choice of color for this well composed capture, Marty. #9064219

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe November 26, 2010

Sepia is perfect for this one Marty - I try to think of the end results too before pushing the button! Great job for the MT! Jeff #9064446

Ron McEwan November 26, 2010

Super work Marty any way you look at it. Don't worry about the difference in sepia or not. I have seen portraits of Civil War folks that looks darn real until the wrist watch shows up. #9064458

Carol L. Fowler November 26, 2010

Hey- if you don't point out stuff like that, we dummies will just go along with the effectiveness of the sepia! I like it better than the colored version #9064855

Ellen Hodges November 26, 2010

Like them both, Marty, but the sepia sets this image to absolute perfection!!! Looks very vintage and awesome!!! Great find! #9065146

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna November 26, 2010

Great POV and effects, Marty! :-) k #9065252

Julianne Bradford November 26, 2010

Love the swepia for this wonderful mt entry Marty! I always wondered what these looked like :-) #9065263

frank w. degenhardt November 27, 2010

From all the comments my friend it seems that the sepia was a good choice. I do old buildings both in color and sepia, same difference. If you asked me which one I love the best I would have to say the sepia. The tones just compliment and work better with the image. A fantastic find, it sure will clear so tracks. Great compostion, beautiful look and work on it. #9065577

Maria A. Gonzalez November 28, 2010

You are right,Marty..Sepia is the way we see images from the past.It gives a semse of being old and the way pictures were shown then beside B&W..A great find with nice perspective and shadows. #9067683

Marty Straub November 29, 2010

Well, I agree. We sometimes use sepia BECAUSE it's a photo of something old in order to give it that vintage feeling. Also, don't mean to be misleading with the title. I'm not really sure WHAT that thing in the front was used for. Plowing snow, maybe. There IS a coupler attached... Thanks for all of your wonderful comments. #9069410

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