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Challenge: Trains & Railroads (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challenges 2006
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: San Antonio, TX
Date: Oct 21, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/20
Date Uploaded: Oct 22, 2006

 The "control room" in an old steam engine on display at the somewhat lackluster and uninteresting Sunset Station in San Antonio.

I liked the red amidst the blacks and grays, and the way the dials are scattered about, different sizes, and facing different ways.

Post processing - crop quite a bit - hard to get just the controls since the doorways are mostly blocked to keep folks from climbing in there. Levels, a bit of sat to deepend the red, some contrast, sharpening, etc. Cloned just a bit of stuff out near the very top to keep that park mostly dark.

Hoping this will get all the way up to a 5.3, but not holding my breath!

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 196
Avg (all users): 5.6830
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6040
Avg (non-participants): 5.7480
Views since voting: 846
Views during voting: 342
Votes: 224
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 11/02/2006 09:20:18 PM
I voted this up as a 6 in the challenge, quite liked the feel of it. The detail is great, and the red colours add a bit of punch to it. So why did it not score higher? If I had to guess, I'd say it's probably because you can't immediately see a train or railroad in the photo that some folk have looked at it and gone "Duh? does not compute" and voted it their mandatory 3/4 because they don't understand. I mean, for me, this is obviously a train. It's in a train challenge, and is full of dials and whizzamys. Clearly it's a train cab. Even if it's not, surely you'd give it the benefit of the doubt and vote as if it is? It's not really a large logical leap of faith is it? sigh.

Otherwise, who can say?
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 11/02/2006 12:23:44 PM
Not a bad score... it's great how the reds stand out. The oldness is also quite evident! But, I definitely would not know that it is a train if it wasn't in the train challenge.
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 10/31/2006 10:06:38 AM
This is a lovely photo, nicely composed. I'm afraid I let it get lost in a sea of good pictures for this competition. I also let it get diluted by other, less successful but similar shots. So, a 6 and no comments. That's what we get for not cheating! ;)
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 10/31/2006 05:22:44 AM
Hey Melethia...congrat's on getting over your 5.3! I enjoyed the shot and the details. Thanks for your compliment too...
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 10/30/2006 05:12:57 PM
I really like the composition, especially the way the red handles break up the image and lead the eye up through the frame. Clarity is good, light is great, I'm not sure why this didn't do better.
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 10/29/2006 07:59:16 PM
oop's and I was one of the 24 4's, Soooooorrrrrrrryyyyyyyy, with a smile. But then I got DQ'd

Message edited by author 2006-10-30 01:00:31.
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 10/29/2006 07:22:18 PM
Well, you certainly beat your expectation! :)

I'd call this a "good seeing it" shot. It's a nice arrangement of colors and contrasts, as you mentioned in your notes.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/29/2006 06:46:44 PM
This is excellent!
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 10/29/2006 06:09:59 PM
I love the color contrasts.
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 10/29/2006 05:49:12 PM
Not your average train shot. I like the rough feel as well as the stark contrast from the grey metal and the red valve handles. Nice job.
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 10/26/2006 04:24:05 PM
A good picture of some complicated machinery, but unless you know what you're looking at, it's hard to identify as having anything to do with trains or railroads.
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 10/24/2006 06:58:24 AM
The isolated colour works well in this one. Well done.
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 10/24/2006 02:45:34 AM
gadgets everywhere, nice shot
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 10/23/2006 06:25:04 PM
Nice composition.
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 10/23/2006 04:16:41 PM
Love the red whachamacall them. Looks like flowers springing from the metal.
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 10/23/2006 09:22:29 AM
Interesting. Keep me moving my eyes all around the photo--nice rhythm.
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 10/22/2006 08:39:42 PM
beautiful image...love the red handles...great detail, good luck with this
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