Coming Around the Bend

All comments are welcome. Cheers, Sondra

Great shot.

Sondra, I think you will be as good at photography as you want to be. Nice work!

Very good!!

An image with a great dynamism and good definition. Regards Sondra.

Sondra - Now you've hit a real soft spot of mine... steam engines! This one is very nicely presented. Where is this train located?

 

Think I'd have a tendency to crop the bottom some on this one... ridding it of the slightly out of depth of field tracks in the immediate foreground, and creating more of a square image of this one.

 

I have a few steam engines in my Gallery here, and more on my family's photography site: www.SceneChasers.com in the Americana Gallery.

Ohh, Sondra, What a truely great piece of nostalgia. One of the finest steam engine photos I've ever come across.....Jim

nostalgia!

It's a wonderfull shot, moody, beautifull, well balanced.

Secondary:
artefact = an item crafted by a human
arteform = a shape created by a human
art = something expressive or interfering created by a human (the artist)

Here the scenery is made by mother nature, the train is designed by a brainy designer and the photo is a beautifull document of those. Therefore this should definitely fall into the category "cars and vehicles". I don't think the value of a photo is diminished by putting it into the correct category.
... Or if it does, the viewer should ask himself some questions.

Sondra, that must be a museum piece....where did you find it? very nicely presented . Pnina

A fine shot, the medium telephoto gives it a nice 'presence' and the tracks lead into the shot well.

This steam engine is from the Strasburg RR, southeast of Lancaster, PA. We followed it through the countryside until we found a good crossing for the photo.

"I see the train a comin', it's rollin' round the bend, and I ain't seen the sunshine since I don't know when......". This image seems to fit that ol' ballad by Johnny Cash so well. Just to see how it would look I cropped the bottom (out of focus part) of the tracks out and it made it look like the photographer must of been standing on the tracks and in great peril. Nice "choo choo" picture.

Nice shot! Nice composition. I like all the tracks in front. It sounds like you spent some time getting just the right shot. Well done!

What everyone above has said, I agree! 8-)# You did good!

Nice image,Bravo!

Sondra making this picture you touched my secret hobby haha - trains.

This is really great shot and great loco.

If you like that kind old machines you should go to Wolsztyn City in Poland (near Poznan)where is world famous museum of that vehicles.Thanks for sharing.Krzysztof

Having enjoyed your recent 'bridge' shot, I thought it time to look at your work... this is excellent - I've seen a million steam photos and this is good. I agree with the comment to crop from the bottom, loosing two fishplate in both rails perhaps. This begs the question: why not more sky - where is the snoke going? (etc)

Hi Sondra, I really like this image of the Strasburg RR. Carol and I were on it in the summer of 2004. I really like the way you did the shot, the curve in the track is especially appealing, something else that looks good is an "S" curve whether it be a Rail line, road or path, it's just eye catching. Well Done ! Carol and I are planning to be in PA again in the Fall of 2006 with a week long trip to Vermont added in, can't wait. Keep shooting, you're doing great.

i spend alot of time on the tracks, sometimes looking and waiting for trains.

 

never captured one as good as this.

 

if i could, id give you the biggest high five right now.

 

im in love with this, thanks soooo much for getting this shot. its perfect