Trains in an airplane place? I love this country!

Taken in a place with no name (See more photos or videos here)

This is the final shot from my trip to and back from Nashville for my job interview. I took it standing next to my car on the fifth level of the parking garage at midway.

Looking out over the train-yard I thought there wasn't anything really interesting to shoot. Everything looked so static. But I took a shot anyhow and decided to tilt the camera slightly and framed the trains just inside the frame's border.

After, in post-processing, I decided the color version did, indeed, look a little flat. So I went with black and white, bumped up the contrast considerably, burned a few areas to emphasize the grittiness and grime on the trains , and in the end, I really liked what i saw.

Hope you enjoy it, too.

(2007-09-10-nville-going-home-midway-4917-new)

Comments

flevia says:

I love geometry in this one.

Black & White Art Award
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Micropus_apus says:

Black & White Art Award

i do enjoy it! nice work
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

blogrodent says:

Thanks, flevia and Micropus_apus, for stopping by and granting awards! I also enjoy the geometry of it. The more I look at this photo, the more it grows on me.

And the emptiness of the trains make them seem somehow more poignant.

Thanks!

Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

John Barone says:

Black & White Art Award
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

Don Briggs says:

Love the lines of the tracks and cars, the contrast of the tones and the contrast of the street light sticking forward against the grain.
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

one42chrisp says:

I like it a lot!

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Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

blogrodent says:

Thanks, John Barone, for the award! I agree, Don, it's all good. It's great when serendipity converges into a great shot. Thanks, one42chrisp, for your kudos!

Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

pompey shoes says:

Good work! Lovelt end result.

I saw this in Challenge #4: Black and white in Saturday Shutterbugs!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

medieval panda says:

I really like this alot. The contrast and shooting angle makes this jump off the page. IMO. :)

I saw this in Challenge #4: Black and white in Saturday Shutterbugs!
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )