Monotone Railroad

Still playing with toning options in PS. The day was cold and

blustery. Does the tone work here? Should the left side and bottom be

cropped more? Suggestions?

I mostly like this. Might be better if you increased the contrast a bit--seems a little washed out. The composition is a little out of balance somehow--maybe if the tracks made more of an angle acros the photo instead of just up one side. I don't thnk cropping is needed.

Tones are just fine, and contrast to me needs no adjustment, as the monotone(ous) railroad picture should keep this cold and timeless feel to it.

I also think u made a good choice in a nearly symetrical composition; the right gravel/grass line counter-balance perfectly the right rail, so does the far right fence with the left rail.

 

Very nice job!

Cheers, Alex

Its a great shot, has a nice wintery melancholy feel to it. I wouldn't crop it at all, however I might consider tweaking the contrast just a bit.

It's really hard to do a railroad-tracks-disappearing-into-the-horizon picture without creating a "ho-hum" reaction. But this manages to pull it off. The sepia tone helps a lot, but the winter trees and the just-a-touch of field really make it work.

I like the sepia toning of this shot and the composition is very nice. There are lots of interesting elements to look at. I usually like high contrast BW myself, but for some moody images like this one, I think the mood comes first and the contrast should covey the mood instead of destroying the mood. Contrast is as subjective in BW images as color saturation in color images. There is no right or wrong, better or worse, but just personal preference in most cases. I think this is another good example that coverting a (otherwise boring) color image into BW and MAKE the image works.

Yes, it works.

Now try it in blue.

Seriously, if your version of Photoshop includes duotone mode (not a "wash"), select a cold blue for the second color.

Thank you all for the great comments. I really appreciate them. Peter are you suggesting something like this?

Wayne: This is a very nice image with a lot going for it. Composition, values, and the sepia hues are perfect for it. Well done!

Wayne,

I may be overly involved in this one, but I really do like the blue better.

Not that there's anything wrong with the sepia....

Cool, Wayne. I really like how you captured this shot, especially the way you can see the tracks as they begin to turn...I don't like looking at just long, straight track. The mood of this picture is great. It has a very rustic, historic feel to it. Good shot.

 

PS I like the blue version, too, but I am partial to this one 8*)

I love the old timey look of this one. Could have been taken 50yrs ago!

The horizon sees ever so slightly off to me,,, otherwise... a keeper!