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Train Depot

© Cédric Raket

Train Depot

Uploaded: June 01, 2006

Description

Just a train depot that was nearby...
ISO 200, 1/1000s, f/8.0, 18-70@18mm

Comments

Jagadeesh Andrew Owens June 01, 2006

This would have been outstanding if the tracks weren't so dark!! And mind you, I LOVE dark shots. I might have used a graduated filter on the lens to darken the sky while properly exposing for the tracks. Just my humble opinion. #456526

Rachel E. Slepekis June 01, 2006

I like it dark, very dramatic.
But to each his own. #2841734

Cédric Raket June 01, 2006

Actually, knowing that it's a digital picture... you can adjust quite a bit, whatever happens. But my goal was to have this very heavy contrast between the sky and the railway.
So in the end, I just kept the B&W conversion "as is" because you can actually see the tracks thanks to some reflection.
The goal was to have a dark picture, very dark picture... I guess it worked fine!

You can see the original picture here. Notice that with colour you can see way more than on the B&W version. But like Rachel said "each his own". Both are fine I think, just depends what you wanna tell people around you :)
(BTW. There's an annoying flare you can see on the original pic! Kind of fixed with the B&W) #2842866

Jagadeesh Andrew Owens June 02, 2006

Both are beautiful, Cedric! #2844694

Chris Budny level-deluxe June 26, 2006

Very interesting conversion... dark enough at the rails to be a night shot, but with that telltale sunburst in the clouds... Very nice composition, too! #2954157

Katrina McMeans August 10, 2006

Beautiful in B&W, with a very strong mood. #3148186

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