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Challenge: Trains & Railroads (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Moonee Ponds Railway Station, Melbourne Australia
Date: Oct 22, 2006
Aperture: F8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Black and White, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Oct 22, 2006

 Moonee Ponds Railway Station near my home. I thought there might be a gazillion trains in this challenge, so I shot something a little different. Deep blue sky worked well here and I went to greyscale and duotone.

Convert to grayscale, duotone, some USM, dodge and burn, sharpen and blur tools. Slight Noise reduction, Resize, border and some minor touch ups with dodge and burn.

Hoping for a 6.2 perhaps???

POST CHALLENGE: Well hoped for a 6.2 and ended up with a 6.57XX and 11th place. I really thank everyone for all of the comments. It's funny how the images you think will do well, don't and the ones you think will do averave, do better than you thought.

As for the border, it seems it's a love it or hate it thing. It seemed to polarize commenters. I like it. I think it adds to the image. But that's just my opinion.

Thanks everyone for the votes and comments...

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 196
Avg (all users): 6.5721
Avg (commenters): 8.0833
Avg (participants): 6.5370
Avg (non-participants): 6.6053
Views since voting: 1312
Views during voting: 359
Votes: 222
Comments: 36
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 11/03/2006 10:11:34 PM
Great shot. The POV, tones, and framing make for a very nice image. Well done.
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 10/30/2006 03:09:40 PM
Very good shot. Congrats on your top 20 finish!
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 10/30/2006 09:39:23 AM
Way to go Enzo! Your creativity and ability to execute never ceases to amaze me!

What an awesome photo!

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 10/30/2006 06:57:29 AM
Great perspective Enzo! Congratulations on your 11th place
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 10/30/2006 06:54:44 AM
Well done Enzo. Great take on the challenge and a cool perspective. The B&W works great. Well done.
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 10/30/2006 05:50:02 AM
Congrats on your high finish, good shot with a difference!
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 10/30/2006 01:11:52 AM
nice one! great result for out the box. extra points for risk :)
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 10/30/2006 12:57:39 AM
Congrats! Great angle and processing.
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 10/30/2006 12:36:54 AM
Congrats on a great finish... One of my favs... :)
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 10/30/2006 12:24:25 AM
What a creative take on this challenge! Love it and what an angle of view. Congratulations on your 11th place.
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 10/30/2006 12:12:53 AM
I had a feeling this was your shot. ;-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/29/2006 04:38:57 PM
like the soft browns, grays,and ivory tones... not quite sure I like the framing but I do like the perspective -- one of my favorites this challenge
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 10/29/2006 11:59:58 AM
I like everything except the wide top borders.
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 10/29/2006 11:01:28 AM
What a great shot - I love your perspective here - wonderful tones!! I even like your border - Very nicely done!
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 10/28/2006 10:47:17 AM
Great angle! Very creative abstract. The duotone is nice here as well. Maybe a little too much border, but not a major concern.
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 10/27/2006 11:19:09 AM
beautiful composition. OK Im back, Im bumpin this one up a couple notches. It amazes me how well you composed something so simple. Not to mention, I cant even imagine how you got the depth focus so clear. I'm betting, a really expensive lens. LOL. GL.
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 10/25/2006 07:57:08 PM
Very good contrast, nice angle!
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 10/25/2006 05:07:35 PM
Great perspective!
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 10/25/2006 11:49:21 AM
I really think you captured the essence of railroading with this image. You took the mundane and sent it on to the next level. In my opinion, and there are many good ones, this is the 'cream of the crop' in this Challenge. I hope you do well. I'll do my part with a "10"
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 10/25/2006 10:42:24 AM
Very creative angle and focus.
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 10/25/2006 09:22:15 AM
Such a thick border on top/bottom actually distracts from the image.
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 10/24/2006 06:57:56 AM
nice clean shot
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 10/24/2006 05:39:03 AM
loveth the tones
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 10/24/2006 03:23:26 AM
Nice exposure but the focus goes a little soft in the corners.
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 10/23/2006 08:57:28 PM
Whoa this is trippy looking
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 10/23/2006 05:01:20 PM
i love the perspective on this shot, and how you've kept the entire gate practically in focus. well executed. 9
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 10/23/2006 04:11:21 PM
Nice tonl range and POV. Thing this is excellent. Great job!
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 10/23/2006 01:35:31 PM
Very strong. Nice going!
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 10/23/2006 12:05:55 PM
awesome image. great composition, focus and point of view. i don't like the border being wider on top and bottom of the image. also on the part of the sign that reads "rail" it looks like the sharpening is a little too strong. i also like the slight blur in the corner. at first glance i thought the corners were out of focus. looking at the image a bit closer i think you added them later. it might actually look a little better if the effect was just a little weaker and shaped a little different in the top left corner. anyway - definately a great image!
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 10/23/2006 11:49:15 AM
Great perspective.
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 10/23/2006 10:55:33 AM
nice perspective
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 10/23/2006 07:50:01 AM
Very dramatic....very modern.... A stromg grahpic image that speeks volumns to the viewer.....
I really hope you do well with this one, and it definately gets top votes from me.....
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 10/23/2006 05:38:12 AM
like the original perspective here, good job
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 10/23/2006 05:14:04 AM
I like this bold composition. Well done!
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 10/23/2006 03:27:33 AM
Very effective perspective, and framing
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 10/23/2006 02:29:02 AM
Interesting perspective!!
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