After Hours

Comments?

For some reason, this one really grabs my eye. I like the diagonal lines, formed by the tracks, intersecting the red line of cars.

nice composition!

I like the colors and texture and how you filled up the frame. The little slice of darkness at the top right balanced the image to perfection.

Really like it, although I may have cropped a little more of the foreground [those three white boxes]. No way to get the rear of that seventh train?

Ken, this is a really appealing composition, with the diagonals and the repeating pattern of the trains. I also like the touch of red that the trains add. Fine work!

The bright red, even spacing, and oblique lines make for a great composition. The eye tends to find elements that are not part of the repeating patterns, ie the black triangle, yellow stick, black post, and three white boxes. If I had seen this, I would have hoped to get the cleanest shot possible to direct all attention on the tracks, red cars, and the roof pattern.

Thanks. I prefer your crop

You noticed, I hope, that I took the liberty of cloning out a few things. Getting these shots clean in camera can be quite challenging. If you have ready access to this one, I'd go back when the light is better and use a longer lens. The strong subject would be worth the effort, I think.

I just changed my rating to a 5/5 with this new crop job.

Please change it back.

 

If you rated higher, it's my change, not his, and besides it's just a down and dirty clone job to help visualize a slightly different approach for the next visit. It's not presented as a finished image.

 

If you rated it down, then that could have a damping effect an future critiques, since not everyone will be as relaxed as Ken about the effects of 'improvements'.

 

. . . end of diatribe.

Wish I would have thought of your crop and clone before the upload. I do like it better. To that end it's easy to be relaxed about it. Unfortunately this can't be re-taken. These were retired soon after and the entire fleet sunk and used as artificial reefs in different parts of the Atlantic coast. There is another version which I may post in the near future. Thanks for your very constructive input- Ken

Time to get out the underwater equipment . . . . .:-)

how nice!

Excellent composition and with Carl's Clone Job it's even better. Inspiring picture !

I was kidding about lowering the rating but I was serious about liking the original better than the cropped image. The dark triangle counter-balances the rr tracks, you don't have to be riding the caboose to realize that.

...nevertheless, this is one of my favorite of your images. I still like it as much today as when I first saw it.

Very nice shot.. Is this Jamaica Station?

Corona Yard Norman. Taken from the Fairgrounds entrance

Very good picture. I prefer Carls crop. 6/7

Greetings Otto

Hi Ken, I just came across this picture looking through your magnificent portfolio and I wanted to add my accolades to the already impressive list. What I find most appealing about this shot is that if you look at it a while the trains start to look like toys. That line between reality and fantasy gets blurred. Thanks.

Nice composition, Ken, and great lines. Cheers, Sondra

Very interesting work. Good composition, I like the mix between the diagonals of the lines and the trains. Good work.

I like how the monochrome of the tracks and the roofs is broken by the red of the cars. This division is repeated in the pattern diagonal/horizontal/diagonal. Great composition.

Really eye-catching, even as a thumbnail. Every element of this works. The patterns are tremendous, but what really gives the image its life is the band of red interrupting the near-monochrome. The original transparency must be terrific.