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Goin' My Way?

© Allan L. Whitehead

Goin' My Way?

Uploaded: March 04, 2004

Description

F 5.6 D, 200 mm (ED Af Nikor AD 70-300mm), 1/500, 10: 45 AM - VIA Rail's passenger train travelling from Toronto to Montreal

Comments

Colleen Braun March 04, 2004

great shot Allan, love the motion you have captured... #103321

Evy Johansen level-classic March 04, 2004

Wow... wish it was my shot.... :-) Fabulous image, Allan! #406921

Allan L. Whitehead March 04, 2004

Thanx Colleen I appreciate the comments. I used a "slight" motion blur (you can see the snow already flying beside the train) just to add a little more effect to this moving train - Allan #406922

Allan L. Whitehead March 04, 2004

Thanx Evy I really appreciate your comment. I guess we were passing in the electronic postal station while I was responding to Colleen - Allan #406924

Kathleen Clemons March 04, 2004

Nicely done, Allan! #406948

Theresa McCloskey March 04, 2004

very nice - nice use of motion blur Allan :-) #406958

Allan L. Whitehead March 04, 2004

Thanx Kathleen and Theresa, I appreciate the comments and your support - Allan #406984

Gianna Stadelmyer March 04, 2004

Excellent, Allan! You really feel the speed of the train from this photo! #406985

Allan L. Whitehead March 04, 2004

Thanx Jan, for the nice comment. I felt the speed when I was taking the shot and wanted to convey that. Iappreciate it and your support - Allan #406993

Lonnie Gatlin March 04, 2004

Alan, this is a great photo. Good use of shutter speed to capture how fast the train is moving. #407079

Joy Brown March 04, 2004

Great shot, Allan! #407091

Allan L. Whitehead March 04, 2004

Thanx Lonnie and Joy for your nice comments - A

Thanx everyone and anyone I missed for your comments. I'll be off-line for the rest of today, I'm off to the Zoo to get some new pictures. I'll try to get back to all after I've returned - Allan #407101

Colette M. Metcalf March 04, 2004

Nice shot, Allan!!! #407109

Jeff St.Onge March 04, 2004

Excellent job!! #407125

Kasia Elser March 04, 2004

Nicely done! #407149

Leanne M.E. Boyd March 04, 2004

Excellent Allan - I really like this! #407280

Murry Grigsby March 04, 2004

Nice design and feel of motion Allan! I really think the extra track and three headlights bring this one to life!! #407542

Robin L. Wehrman March 04, 2004

Excellent Allen! great use of motion, great job!!! #407652

Claudia Kuhn level-classic March 04, 2004

Great shot Allan. You're really mastered this motion enhancement. Nice angle on the train too. #407658

Donna J. Taff March 04, 2004

Very nice! #407698

Stephen Zacker March 04, 2004

Neat image.. Striking! #407744

Gary O`Dell March 04, 2004

Very nice Image Allan, the blur effect is nicely done..Gary O #407895

Allan L. Whitehead March 04, 2004

Thank you all so very much for all of your great comments (Colette, Jeff, Kasia ,Leanne , Murry, Robin, Claudia, Donna T., Stephen, Gary, and also to anyone I might have missed) The Zoo trip was awesome and the subjects were inspiring. Even though the weather wasn't great, the results are such that I'm glad I went. Thank you all again - Allan #407915

Donna W. Neal March 04, 2004

Excellent Allan, I love the snow spraying up around the train. #407999

Allan L. Whitehead March 04, 2004

Thanx Donna for the great comment. I got lucky here as we had had about 2" of powder snow the previous night, so the snow flurrying was natural. Thanx again - Allan #408024

Susan T. Evans level-classic March 04, 2004

WONDERFUL ALLAN! #408354

Allan L. Whitehead March 04, 2004

Thanx Susan, I always appreciate your comments and support - Allan #408360

Jean Papo April 12, 2004

Congratulations, Allan, on this terrific finalist!!! Extremely well done!!! #474394

Sharon E. Lowe level-addict April 12, 2004

Congrats again Allan!! #475019

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Thank you so much, Jean and Sharon, for the kind words and comments. Let me also congratulate both of you on your finalist selections for March. Good luck to you both in the next round - Allan #475101

Donna W. Neal April 12, 2004

Congratulations and Good Luck Allan! #475159

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Donna, my very dear friend, thank you for the kind words, and also, congratulations on your finalists selection for March. Good luck in the next round - your good friend, Allan #475204

Wally Orlowsky April 12, 2004

Congratulations again, Allan! #475388

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Thank you again, Wally - Allan #475425

Kelly Abernathy level-classic April 12, 2004

Love this one!! Glad to see it here! Woo-Hoo!! Congrats and good luck - so well deserved -K #476027

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Thanx again Kell and right back at you - Allan #476147

Janice Forrest April 12, 2004

Wonderful! Congrats again Allan. #476497

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Janice, thank you so very much, again - Allan #476643

Leanne M.E. Boyd April 12, 2004

Congratulations Allan! #476933

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Thank you so much, my very dear friend, I really appreciate that coming from you. Stay well - your very good friend, Allan #476948

Claudia Kuhn level-classic April 12, 2004

This is such a great shot Allan, with the snow, the headlight and the curving train on the track. Many congrats!! #477011

Susan T. Parady April 12, 2004

Great shot with terrific PS work! Congrats again, Allan!!! #477075

Lonnie Gatlin April 12, 2004

Congrats! Allan! #478142

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Thank you so much everyone (Claudia, Susan P, and Lonnie) I appreciate that a lot - Allan #478277

Colette M. Metcalf April 12, 2004

Congrats again, Allan!!! #478577

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Thanx Colette - Allan #478600

Stephen Zacker April 12, 2004

Well Done. Congratulations! #478604

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Thanx Stephen - Allan #478735

Murry Grigsby April 12, 2004

Congrats again Allan!! #479048

William C. Raco level-classic April 12, 2004

Nicely done, Allan
Congratulations,


bill #479119

Terry R. Hatfield April 12, 2004

Nice One Allan Congrats!! #479218

Allan L. Whitehead April 12, 2004

Thanx Murry, Bill, and Terry, I really appreciate that, again - your friend, Allan #479369

Dale Ann Cubbage April 12, 2004

Congrats Allan! #479481

Allan L. Whitehead April 13, 2004

Thanx Dale Ann, I apprecdiate that - Allan #479870

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe April 13, 2004

Great work Allan! Congrats for your finalist this month! Jeff #480157

Gary O`Dell April 13, 2004

Congratulations Allen and best of luck on the next level..Gary O #480486

Allan L. Whitehead April 13, 2004

Thanx Gary, I really appreciate that - Allan #481274

Patricia A. Kuniega April 13, 2004

Sure, I'll go your way if you're heading toward the winner's circle! Just follow that train! Great shot Allan! Congrats on your fine image! #481819

Allan L. Whitehead April 14, 2004

Particia, thank you so muchagaon for the wonderful comments and very kind words. It means a lot to me, coming from you - your very good friend, Allan #481964

Karen Engelbreth April 14, 2004

Congratulations Allan! #483142

Allan L. Whitehead April 14, 2004

Thanx Karen, I really appreciate that - Allan #483222

Kathleen R. Struckle April 15, 2004

Congrats.Allan!! #485959

Allan L. Whitehead April 16, 2004

Thanx Kathleen, I really appreciate that - Allan #486160

Anette Linnea Rasmussen July 31, 2004

Wonderful shot, Allan! Great effect - very well done!
Congrats on your finalist!

Best wishes
Linnea #679860

Allan L. Whitehead July 31, 2004

Thank you very much, Linnea, I truly appreciate that - Allan #679879

Bill Houghton June 08, 2005

Awesome shot Allan. Great work here. #1444823

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