samstevens Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Photo of the Week is a member-run feature.The photo is posted anonymously. If photographers wish, they may identify themselves in a comment.This is not my photo.Comment on and discuss the photo or any aspect of it in whatever way you choose.If you wish to submit a photo, please PM me with either an embedded photo or a link to one. Include a title if you want one to appear. It will go into the pool and eventually be posted as a Photo of the Week. * * * "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 I really do like this photo! Initially, purely visually (colors, contrasts, lines, etc. And then in terms of content. The content intrigues me about the 'story'. At first sight, it looks like a whole jumble of old trains, carriages, and assorted transport vehicles: a 'rail transport graveyard'. The condensed pattern is reminiscent of some of Andreas Gursky's works. Then I noticed the steam train in the foreground and wondered ''would this steam engine really be scrapped?''So other possible stories sprang to mind: a siding? a museum? The steam/smoke adds even more mystery to the photo. So the main reason I like this photo is that well. either as a print or as a digital 'banner'. PP (or the lack of) is very much a personal choice. There's room to adjust the levels (if you wish to brighten up the photo) and a subtle curves adjustment might make more separation between the 'dark tones' and the 'mid-tones Without any PP. it's still a great photo! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellinder Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Upon my first glance, I thought that the trains were scaled-down models. Viewing it for a longer time and reading Mike's comments led me to think otherwise. In the final analysis, I'm just not sure. On another note, aside from the subject, I don't find a whole lot that's noteworthy about the image. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjferron Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) The color and tones are fitting. Personally I like the fact it is not brighter as there is nothing happy about a graveyard. If one ponders the photo for a moment they may find the diagonal lines pull the eye nicely through the photo. Edited January 25, 2022 by mjferron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) I like trains quite a lot so I really want to like this photo- but the crop puts me off terribly. The diagonal lines & color flow are appealing, but cutting out the larger sense of context kinda kills it for me. That said, there's plenty here to get a sense of the place- clicking on the photo to enlarge it (be forewarned, it's a large file photo) exposes a "clue" as to where this is; it's a railroad museum at an old coal mining site in Austria. No doubt a very interesting place to visit and also to photograph! I'd appreciate seeing the uncropped version and seeing more shots from this neat place. edit: I agree with Mike tho, that this would make a great banner for somebody's page or site. Ampflwang Locomotive Park Austrian Railway Museum – ERIH Edited January 25, 2022 by Ricochetrider 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemorrell Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Kudos for your excellent detective work! I like trains quite a lot so I really want to like this photo- but the crop puts me off terribly. The diagonal lines & color flow are appealing, but cutting out the larger sense of context kinda kills it for me. That said, there's plenty here to get a sense of the place- clicking on the photo to enlarge it (be forewarned, it's a large file photo) exposes a "clue" as to where this is; it's a railroad museum at an old coal mining site in Austria. No doubt a very interesting place to visit and also to photograph! I'd appreciate seeing the uncropped version and seeing more shots from this neat place. edit: I agree with Mike tho, that this would make a great banner for somebody's page or site. Ampflwang Locomotive Park Austrian Railway Museum – ERIH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochetrider Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Kudos for your excellent detective work! Aw shucks man... thanks! Just curious, is all. Honestly tho this right away struck me as a railroad museum- as we have at least three such places near enough to my home, Scranton (Pennsylvania) Steamtown National Historical (railroad) Site, Strasburg Railroad Museum- closer by, and the Reading Railroad Museum also. I won't drag this any further down the rabbit hole than I have already; suffice it to say the "pattern" & content presented in the photo are familiar enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Helmke Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 This one is mine and is indeed in Austria, part of a railroad tour in Eastern Europe just before Covid started messing things up. I’m generally fascinated by junkyards and abandoned places, I wonder what went on there. Same thing with old graveyards, what lives did these people lead so long ago? This place is where many WWII and later steam locomotives are restored. The work is superb and there is much to photograph along the way. Rick H. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaellinder Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 This one is mine and is indeed in Austria, part of a railroad tour in Eastern Europe just before Covid started messing things up. I’m generally fascinated by junkyards and abandoned places, I wonder what went on there. Same thing with old graveyards, what lives did these people lead so long ago? This place is where many WWII and later steam locomotives are restored. The work is superb and there is much to photograph along the way. Rick H. Rick, I never thought that the subject is a train graveyard. My opinion of the image has swung 180 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samstevens Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share Posted January 26, 2022 Rick, can you say a bit about the crop of the photo? It’s extreme and I’d appreciate hearing your thoughts about the crop. I notice that the subject matter itself has been so much a focus of response and discussion. I’m not seeing much about the photo itself that matches the interest or enthusiasm I’m hearing for the subject. 1 "You talkin' to me?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Helmke Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 I cropped it pretty hard. There is a lot of useless background at the top thanks to limited access and the proportions of the crop sensor if that makes any sense. I normally don’t crop an image to be so wide and short but couldn’t see any other way to keep what I wanted and get rid of a busy background. I could have cropped differently in camera but the newspaper experience in me and the time I had told me to get what I could and worry about cropping later. I’ve always had a fairly high rate of throwaway images but back in the day I wasn’t paying for the film and probably picked a up a few bad habits. I still have them. Rick H. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 It does no really work on any levels. Need do I say anything? Methinks, you understand.....the why. Suffice to say you can do a lot better. Let your imagination flow....is my thought. Cropping, is not really the answer for a weak photo.. Nothing is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Herbert Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I would add a similar photo for your perusal, however, it is not allowed on this controlled space. Rules and regulations which we must abide to. Hey Ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
httpwww.photo.netbarry Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I think it would fit in as one of series in a documentary book on trains, or whatever other theme. But as a stand alone, I just can't get past the crop on this particular pic. Though it works on many photos, not so much here. :) Sorry Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Michael Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Moderator's Note for Clarity - I would add a similar photo for your perusal, however, it is not allowed on this controlled space. Rules and regulations which we must abide to. Hey Ho. There is no rule which states that members cannot add their own images to these "Photo of the Week" threads, provided the image conforms to Terms of Use and User Guidelines. Specifically these "Photo of the Week" threads are a Member initiative and offer wide discussion parameters. (quoting from the opening post) - "Comment on and discuss the photo or any aspect of it in whatever way you choose." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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