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Challenge: Branch (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Train Yard
Date: Sep 3, 2005
Aperture: f/2.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4000
Galleries: Landscape, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Sep 5, 2005

 Experimenting with my new 55mm f-1.8 lens.
Rendered levels on each of red, green, blue and grouped with hue/sat change on each as well.
Applied border, resized, sharpened (75%, .75, 1), saved for web.

New renovations at an old train-yard building now allow people to get close to the tracks without getting too close to the homeless. If you work for the rail-company, I was not on the tracks--it's all done with the lens.

I feel this is a competent photo. I like the lines and colors. I like that the switch flag just happened to be set for the branch line. I'll predict a 5.6 for DPC--but I bet I could sell it to the bar/restaurant that just opened....hmmmm.

Statistics
Place: 131 out of 432
Avg (all users): 5.3276
Avg (commenters): 5.7778
Avg (participants): 5.2013
Avg (non-participants): 5.4610
Views since voting: 785
Views during voting: 377
Votes: 290
Comments: 24
Favorites: 0

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 10/11/2005 04:27:01 PM
Having been chased by my Grandmother with a switch - a small branch from a bush or tree - I do know where you were going with this and why you titled it sw!tch. And the green ones hurt the most, being flexible and whip like. As a matter of fact she chased me near the train tracks, often. How did you know? ; )

Message edited by author 2005-10-11 16:28:13.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/13/2005 11:57:25 PM
A nice picture, though the little green switch kind of draws attention from the train tracks which I would've liked to be more focused on. The lighting and focus is good though.
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 09/13/2005 09:22:44 PM
i dont get what this has to do with the compotition
 09/13/2005 08:13:19 PM
i dont quite see what this has to do with branch....a train being a branch of public transportation
 09/13/2005 12:20:00 PM
more train tracks...
 09/13/2005 01:26:39 AM
nice shot alittle more cropping is the only thing i would've liked to see
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 09/12/2005 07:52:30 PM
hahahhahahahaha
cool
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 09/10/2005 09:08:22 AM
An inventive and interesting take on the theme. Nice composition of elements: line in the tracks and shape of the bridge and the form in the switch apparatus. The focus on the switch seems slightly off though. Take the writing on the box beside it as an indication. 7
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 09/10/2005 01:36:27 AM
???????
 09/09/2005 07:56:42 PM
Inventive but meets challenge well, needs some color, maybe a train? 8
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 09/08/2005 07:55:28 PM
I like how you wrote your title. Good focus and placement.
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 09/08/2005 06:51:51 PM
DOF doesn't work for me on this one. I get dizzy.
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 09/08/2005 05:26:37 PM
Nice Job. Love the dof. - 6 -
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 09/08/2005 01:46:42 PM
Nice use of depth of field. This is a nice take on "branch". I am not crazy about the slight blurring around the border.
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 09/07/2005 09:24:52 PM
Aparently that green thing is a switch and it is the subject of your photo. I don't know enough about railroading to determine if that green thing is the subject. INHO, I would have focused in on the tracks because they "branch", and switches, well "switch".
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 09/07/2005 08:04:46 PM
This picture is different fromt he others which is why I like it so much. It also is in focus and I like how the closer things are in focus and the things in the back arent
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 09/07/2005 08:04:32 PM
Good job
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 09/07/2005 07:56:31 PM
I think a little more DOF would have helped here. You could have switched your camera to Aperature Priority and increased your DOF by stopping down the aperature to a smaller size (larger number). It just fades to a blur too fast for me. But it's a good effort, and I'll go with 6. (If you already know all this, please forgive my pedantry.)
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 09/07/2005 03:47:28 PM
I feel that the main subject here is the switch - being located in the framing where it is, and being green. I would not have been bored with the branches of the train tracks - that seems more appropriate.
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 09/07/2005 03:46:52 PM
Not sure how the switch is related to branch. The RR tracks are so I will give you that. Really think a larger DOF would work well for this image.
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 09/07/2005 03:28:17 PM
like the dof, and nice take on the challenge.
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 09/07/2005 09:55:35 AM
the idea is very nice but if you could crop your frame I think it becomes better...6
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 09/07/2005 12:47:52 AM
Pic is more about the switch than the branch ... which is oof
 09/07/2005 12:39:12 AM
I almost took a very similar shot - but mine wouldn't have been half this good. Great focus, DOF, and tones.
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