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North and South Lines
North and South Lines
Nelzie


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Challenge: Opposites (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: 3rd Story of Royal Oak Parking Structure
Date: May 9, 2004
Aperture: 10.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 10, 2004

 It was a cloudy day leading up to some thunderstorms later in the afternoon. I was hoping to get a shot that I had seen the week before and cursed myself for not having my camera. Unfortunately, the time of day wasn't quite correct for the shot I wanted.

Having some time, I looked around and this just jumped out at me.

The lighting is natural light diffused through white clouds that filled the sky rather uniformly. I used an automatic setting for taking this shot, the only changes performed to this shot was a B/W conversion and cropping.

Why is it 'opposites'? Well, I haven't ever seen two trains heading opposite directions using the same track at the same time...

Statistics
Place: 182 out of 286
Avg (all users): 4.6923
Avg (commenters): 5.1818
Avg (participants): 4.6098
Avg (non-participants): 4.7500
Views since voting: 917
Votes: 299
Comments: 14
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 09/28/2005 09:41:21 AM
I would like to see the contrast boosted just a bit and it seems tilted just slightly. B/W are my favorite photos and I like the simplicity of this one.
 08/02/2004 09:28:13 AM
You have asked how someone might better convey the concept of "opposites" in this image. I think the answer might be that you couldn't really do so and that the subject is therefore a poor choice for the challenge. I think most of the low scores probably centre on that rather than on the image itself. That said I'll comment on the image next and ignore it's suitability for this particular challenge theme.

Texture: You have captured some lovely textures including the worn wooden sleepers, the gravel and the reflective metal. That contrast of textures is definitely a point of interest.

Contrast/ Tone: The image overall is quite dark. Contrast is reasonably high which works well - I can see the whole range of greys from almost pure white to black shadows.

Composition/ Content: The rails are not horizontal within the frame and the tilt is quite obvious because of the proximity of the lines to the edges of the frame. Rotation would help. The image seems a little too centred horizontally - if there is an expanse of gravel above the top rail I'd include a lot more so that the two rails shown sit in the lower two thirds of the frame. There isn't really an individual focal point or single point of interest - although that's not always necessary, I think it might lift this image and add further interest. For a surreal touch you might place an unexpected object such as a toy rubber duck. For a more traditional feel perhaps a worker's hat and gloves, as though abandoned or maybe a tool?

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 05/19/2004 07:05:48 AM
A few people said that 'the image might show opposites, but there is no way to tell in the image.'

Okay, you can't see opposites in it. So...

How exactly could I have accomplished showing opposites with this shot?

Do you have any pointers?

Thanks for the great comments everyone. Hopefully, with your help, my scores will rise in the coming months.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/18/2004 05:21:26 PM
Great black and white caputre. I love the difference in value of the gravel and the exposure on the rails. I'd like to see it slightly sharper so we can appreciate the textures of the ties.
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 05/16/2004 09:56:02 AM
I really like this photo alot, nice use of b&w. I don't think i'd see an opposite in it though if it weren't for the title... good job overall...
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 05/15/2004 09:39:59 AM
It's a nice composition, but you can't tell by looking which way the trains go, so the idea of North/South doesn't come across at all. .
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 05/14/2004 11:12:11 AM
They very well could be but no way to really tell in this shot. Just two sets of tracks, would work great for a parralle line challenge. Lacks contrast for my personal taste and just not much here to hold my interest overall. A 3
 05/14/2004 04:49:10 AM
Funny and very good and I love it.10
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 05/13/2004 11:01:14 PM
nice try. 3
 05/13/2004 03:11:05 AM
Great idea yet it holds little interest , Good but not great Black and white was a good choice and the title helped ....6 from me Good Luck in the challenge
Cheers
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 05/12/2004 11:37:04 PM
good creative idea. nice composition,.
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 05/12/2004 08:32:12 PM
Good eye for detail!
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 05/12/2004 03:33:47 PM
I like the black and white.
Not sure if they are opposite.
Guess I'll have to take your word for it :-)
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 05/12/2004 03:25:04 AM
lovely texture, great b&w shot. weak connection to challenge, and not exciting to look at...like a visually stunning movie with no plot.
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