S'No Train Comin'

[Brenton C]

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. . . And no grain either. Even at 400ASA. ;-)

 

Passing through Kevin, pronounced "Keevin", MT, I couldn't resist this dilapidated monument to better times gone by.

 

The track leading up to the elevator has quite literally been "derailed."

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Edited November 29, 2014 by Brenton C

[Brenton C]

Here's another take. I'm not sure which I like better.

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[jaapv]

The second is more balanced. but if you want my honest opinion, I see what you try to do. You want the tracks to lead up to the weird building. And they do. But they lead up to the left, and the eye wanders to the right to the building - and stops.

That means that the righthand half of the image has no compositional content. I think the image would be much stronger if you pointed the camera more to the left to create space to the left and lose the emptiness on the right. And maybe get down to an even lower point of view.

Edited November 29, 2014 by jaapv

[Brenton C]

Thanks for your compositional thoughts Jaap. You're right about the emptiness on the right. This helps me.

[Northwest Wanderer]

I'd select the second image. I like it.

I'd take the image with a lower view to show the vast emptiness of the area.

[Brenton C]

Thanks Bill.

 

Wish I'd taken some more time to capture a few more, getting down on my hands an knees! I can see how that'd really add something.

 

I've got my work cut out for me. Gotta work harder at this!

[Northwest Wanderer]

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Thanks Bill.

 

Wish I'd taken some more time to capture a few more, getting down on my hands an knees! I can see how that'd really add something.

 

I've got my work cut out for me. Gotta work harder at this!

 

 

Brenton,

Going back to an area to reshoot is always fun. Just thinking of what one would do differently shows an open and creative mind. I have a few locations I've photographed more that a few times to get the image I'm after. To me it's part of the fun of photography.

[wilfredo]

Number #2 for me.  This would make a great photo with stormy clouds around it, if you ever go back.

 

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[Bill W]

#2 for me. Better get back there before the roof caves in on the old elevator.

[stuny]

Both are lovely.  I agree with Jaap.

[Iduna]

Brenton,

 

for me it is no 2 also. I agree with Jaap recognizing your intention. DOF and  those washy paleand matching colors are quite nice

[Suede]

The composition/framing aspect aside, I always struggle with deciding where the focus (plane) should lie in a situation like the one in this photograph. Would anyone please enlighten?