Some railroad pics; worth a re-shoot?

[Moodyville-ain]

First off it has been raining for 3 weeks straight, and today was the first day it stopped raining. The forecast called for mixed sun and cloud, so I planned on doing some shooting the night before. Unfortunately, I think I saw a ray or 2 poke out somewhere..... but I figured I would just scope out some opportunities for a later re-shoot, clinging to the hope that the day wasn't a total write off. So most of the pics are the best I could do, with poor lighting conditions.

Mainly I'm just wondering if these are worth re-shooting once the weather does turn good. Subject wise, angles, dof etc. I know the skies really blow chunks. Honest opinions please.

I walked along the rails for 10 mins to get this. The bridge is on a private road with a security gate, I believe this goes to an Esso refinery. I couldn't get a good shot from the other side.

The same bridge different vantage point. Tighter crop.

Different location, a bunch of gondalas. There is a sulpher plant near here, so they probably will contain/do contain sulpher.

While I was shooting the cars above this train came along. It was moving faster then I thought, so I didn't have much time to change my settings. I would have liked to go a faster shutter speed, but I was allready going with the lowest aperture, to get the highest shutter speed. In hindsight I should have turned up the ISO, oh well. Better luck next time.

A dirty run down chemical plant, with a dirty run down hopper car.

Another angle.

 

[Provo]

re-shoot when weather is better

 

[ocular]

re-shoot when weather is better

Meh.. Convert to bw

 

[poof]

I love the composition of the first one. I'd be cool with the lighting if it were more in focus.

 

[Ron Evers]

#2 is leaning to the right.

 

[GeneralBenson]

The blown out section of the left rail in the first one kills it.

 

[Moodyville-ain]

So I just learned today, how to use the high pass filter. So I did a little tweaking. These are much sharper now.

I sharpened it and darkened the sky. At least the sky doesn't hurt your eyes now I think it is mor elevel now.

Also I tweaked the railcars one a bit too. Don't know why, I just like it.

I also just love the run down dirtiness of this.

I didn't bother with the other ones. But I do think these are much better, then before.

I'm still gonna re-shoot but, might as well work on my PP skills.

 

[PHILLIP MAC]

I feel that hard subjects can benifit from hard light , try to reshoot using the shadows as part of the image when the sun decides to get out of Bed.