Trip Back in Time
by blemt

Comment by Hardfire:
weapons don't make me feel nostalgic of anything...

1931
by blemt

Comment by rickhd13:
nice composition, good colors, well within the challenge rules, nicely done

1931
by blemt

Comment by mcrochip:
Difficult to comment, since I know who took the pic... I think you should have been a bit to the right so the left signal light doesn't cut off the H in Harpers Ferry... overall, however, an appropriate shot.

1931
by blemt

Comment by Jeileen:
Seems like there is a slight tilt to the left. Would have also appreciated space preceeding the H in Harper as there is space at the end of the lettering. Otherwise nice pic - one of my top picks.

1931
by blemt

Comment by ChipsDitchman:
Its too bad for those dang railroad lights. Well since ya can't take those things down to easily maybe just try moving a litttle bit over to get that "Harper's Ferry" a bit more centered between the posts and not crowded off as much at the left end, IF possible..

1931
by blemt

Comment by muckpond:
too bad about the modern signal system in the way.

1931
by blemt

Comment by JTHermansen:
Good composition, good use of colors, nice perspective. Unfortunately the picture gives a sense of being off balance because of the white pole on the right. Good job.

Ghost Travelers
by blemt

Comment by cpanaioti:
*Critique Club*

General: Interesting effect with the visible shoes and barely visible legs. Also, good choice to shoot this in the vertical position.

Composition: On the most part the composition is good. The narrow view of the arch suits the vertical position of the image though I do feel it is a bit too tight on top. You may have tried standing back further or shooting from a lower vantage point and pointing the camera up slightly. (I know this would have generated some perspective distortion but you could play with the angle to limit this.)

Exposure: The image is quite dark and therefore doesn't show much detail. Depending on what part of the image you want to emphasize you could spot meter on the back wall or the sides of the arch. You might try spot metering in a couple of places and take and average or bracket to see what the effects of your different choices are. To increase the contrast you need more exposure here.

Impact: Unfortunately due to the lack of contrast there is not much punch to this image.


Keep experimenting.....

Ghost Travelers
by blemt

Comment by karmat:
That's cool how just the shoes are visible. I think I like this more after looking at it again.

Ghost Travelers
by blemt

Comment by dacrazyrn:
Cool idea. Lacks a little pop though.