Train to Nowhere

[doomster]

The last version is the best.

 

[invisible]

I hope you don't mind, but just this one time I took the liberty of doing a crop since you gave permission to Rotanimod. Of course I won't do a crop again, but this one time I wanted to show you what I see (it's much easier for me to say it with the photo than by text):

That's actually a beautiful crop. Thanks for taking the time and for posting it!

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Changed my mind invis. I don't really like the power lines but it isn't hurting the image that bad.

Cheers

 

[invisible]

Changed my mind invis. I don't really like the power lines but it isn't hurting the image that bad.

Cheers

Haha, no problem

[rant not directed at anybody in particular]I don't really understand this business with the powerlines. If they are obstructing one's view of the subject, or have nothing to do with the subject, or if they are invading the frame, or if the lines they create are conspiring against the flow of the image, then by all means let's all scream at them in unison. But when they are part of the landscape, and their direction is considered by the photographer when composing the photo, and might even be adding something to the scene, then I really don't understand the comments against them.[/rant]

[but I might start a thread to discuss this one day ]

 

[Majeed Badizadegan]

Just a very raw opinion on the power line debacle that might shed some light on why so many cringe when they show up in photos:

Power lines often create tension in photos. In landscapes it can create tension between nature and civilization. In urban shots and portraiture, it can become a distracting element in an image very easily.

Power lines are so common, and this works against their appeal too. Where isn't there a power line? Even the remotest regions you will find them, so avoiding them in photographs is usually good measure.

Now if you're using them specifically as a compositional element, that's another thing entirely. Far too often they end up in photos unintentionally, or unnecessarily and are a detriment to the overall quality of the photograph.

Let's talk about how this applies to your photo. In your photo, the power lines are an element of compositional consideration. A point to discuss at the very least. They are distant, and not overly distracting.

What if they weren't there? When I did my edit, it gave me an entirely different feel to the image, almost as though the train was a surreal component of an abstract painting. When the power lines are removed from the image, all the focus is brought to the train and it gives the image a more surreal feel. I feel the power lines serve this image in two important ways: It gives the image depth and they serve as a grounding compositional element. Without them, the image begins to border on the surreal. Nothing wrong with that, either, all a matter of taste. But I didn't think it was worth posting, your image is great as is.

Just my thoughts.

 

[invisible]

Just a very raw opinion on the power line debacle that might shed some light on why so many cringe when they show up in photos:

Power lines often create tension in photos. In landscapes it can create tension between nature and civilization. In urban shots and portraiture, it can become a distracting element in an image very easily.

Power lines are so common, and this works against their appeal too. Where isn't there a power line? Even the remotest regions you will find them, so avoiding them in photographs is usually good measure.

Now if you're using them specifically as a compositional element, that's another thing entirely. Far too often they end up in photos unintentionally, or unnecessarily and are a detriment to the overall quality of the photograph.

I couldn't agree more with everything you wrote.

I once posted a photo of a generation station (a dam, water, hydroelectric towers... and yes, powerlines), and someone suggested that I cloned out the lines (and, while I was at it, maybe the towers too). Seriously. I don't remember what forum it was, but I'm sure I'm not posting there anymore.

 

[BlackSheep]

Thank you! I am very pleased that you like it.

Now that you've seen it, would you prefer that I take it off my photobucket? Don't hesitate to let me know if you do.

 

[invisible]

Now that you've seen it, would you prefer that I take it off my photobucket?

Absolutely not! If you did, others wouldn't be able to see it here

 

[BlackSheep]

haha OK I'll leave it there.

Rotanimod, that was an excellent post, very well put.

 

[jake337]

That's cool - I like it!

It would be cooler if it were the front of the train...

But then it wouldn't a be a train to nowhere!

It would be a train coming from somewhere?

 

[stephen.shelley]

I know it was not the main topic of the post but I really like the photo of the color train contrasting against the white snow. I also liked the revised crop of the original photo.

 

[mishele]

Nominated February!!!

 

[invisible]

Nominated February!!!

What can I say... Your taste is unimpeachable, LOL!

Thank you!!

 

[jipi_chili]

Nice shot!

 

[Frequency]

Hey Invis, had not you posedt it before????... i am almost sure that i had appreciated it before... or did somebody else post some identical stuff....

Not taking risk...so congratulation A+++