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Midnight Departure for New Hope
Midnight Departure for New Hope
LaMas


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Challenge: Night Shot IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
Location: New Hope, PA
Date: Apr 10, 2007
Aperture: F10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Apr 9, 2007

 Train Station in New Hope, Pennsylvania. It was a nice feeling when I drove past it. Kristen was a great subject and tells a nice story with her truthful eyes. I must thank her for bearing the cold when we shot this.

Wanted the viewer to feel a wide variety of emotions to whatever they were feeling at the time they viewed it, and to ask the question, "Why is she there". That answer is up to you, which I feel Kristen helped to capture wonderfully.

Added my favorite Sepia tone after grayscaling. I'd like to try and master the sepia mood, so hopefully I'll look at this photo as just the beginning of a series of good things to come.

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 266
Avg (all users): 6.5758
Avg (commenters): 7.9500
Avg (participants): 6.2500
Avg (non-participants): 6.7386
Views since voting: 2015
Views during voting: 475
Votes: 264
Comments: 26
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 04/17/2008 05:14:00 PM
very beautiful picture, love the sepia and love that old time feeling, love it all!
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 06/06/2007 11:43:56 AM
You got your own Sepia thing goin here :) ... a simple moment in time produces a great photo, tells a story, has a wonderful mood, looks like a 1940's period piece...also a great score.
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 04/25/2007 07:35:29 AM
Love the lighting...great shot and story here
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 04/22/2007 04:12:08 AM
A wonderful emotive capture. Great job!
Love your sepia tones.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/17/2007 07:52:23 PM
Beautifully shot, beautifully lit.
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 04/17/2007 06:35:10 PM
Nice picture, very 40s feel 7
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 04/17/2007 05:56:11 PM
interesting and well composed
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 04/17/2007 04:44:02 PM
Very evocative image. Nice use of props - hat boxes, period dress, flower in hair, train in background. Excellent exposure and focus.
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 04/17/2007 02:43:45 PM
good storytelling. 7
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 04/17/2007 05:24:42 AM
nice colors, good composition. Like the story here! good luck!
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 04/16/2007 08:10:42 AM
very classy and noir. I just like it
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 04/15/2007 04:50:26 AM
excellent, love the choice of sepia here. captures the era and noir like feel of it.
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 04/14/2007 04:01:55 PM
Great take on the challenge. Nice coloring. Its has a very vintage feel to it 10
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 04/14/2007 11:22:31 AM
lovely idea
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 04/13/2007 08:53:42 PM
I love the feel of this photo alot! Everything from the old timey hat boxes to the outfit to the train station. It all makes for such beautiful nostalgia. Fabulous job!
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 04/13/2007 10:26:45 AM
Very nice styling and composition.
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 04/13/2007 10:15:50 AM
This is one of those photos that caused me to stop and think. I mean that in a good way. You did a good job of conveying an emotion. Good lighting and framing. It makes me wonder what she is running from... where she is running to. The color tone works great for this pic too. The cases in the lower right do start to wash out a bit, but it does not take away from the overall photo in my opinion. Really nice job. So is she taking "the midnight train goin anywhere..."? Nice work on this one.
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 04/13/2007 07:27:10 AM
Just lovely...I love the feel and it's nice to see something other than a night skyline. 9
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 04/12/2007 08:44:14 PM
Beautiful. I wish she was not looking so far to the left.
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 04/12/2007 10:57:00 AM
Can I give extra points for breaking the norm on this challenge? Probably not as I'm already voting this high. Like how this has a story. Good composition as well. A bit too reddish though for that true vintage feel.
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 04/12/2007 06:39:25 AM
yay! another photography worthy of a top 5, there aren't that many in this challenge, I like the sepia tones.
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 04/11/2007 09:29:16 PM
What a cool shot...I love the nostalgic feel here, the expression with a sense of hope for the future!! very nice!! 9
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 04/11/2007 08:08:25 PM
lovely old world feel...a great image for a railway brochure
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 04/11/2007 10:07:21 AM
Nice to see something unique. She looks like she's ready for an all nighter!
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 04/11/2007 05:07:40 AM
Great picture!
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 04/10/2007 08:51:57 PM
I hope this ribbons - everything works, your use of the rule of thirds is great.... I can feel the emotion your trying to convey. I dont like the border IMO ... regardless -8-
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