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lyn100


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Challenge: Trains & Railroads II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Ferry Meadows
Date: Apr 13, 2009
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2009

 Thank you so much for your comments. (and your votes of course) I'm amazed, and soooo pleased. I will be grinning stupidly all day!

Seriously folks, thanks for all the congratulations and comments, I'm thrilled, never imagined I'd win any ribbon, let alone a blue. Must say that my husband is the reason I take photo's, he gave me my first camera, I'd never taken a picture before. Now, I love it, obsessed is a word that is bandied around frequently. And Lydiatoo, he kissed me.

Here is one of my out takes

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 168
Avg (all users): 6.9814
Avg (commenters): 7.5833
Avg (participants): 6.6765
Avg (non-participants): 7.1224
Views since voting: 6912
Views during voting: 363
Votes: 215
Comments: 39
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 04/25/2009 10:42:36 AM
Congrats. Looks so realistic! I've always loved the railways. Especially Looking out and feeling the breeze on your face.
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 04/24/2009 10:33:32 PM
This is just excellent, congratulations.
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 04/24/2009 07:39:03 PM
Really gorgeous.How close to the train were you.I dont think you need a ribon the photograph is so strong. Harvey Sherman.
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 04/23/2009 01:14:55 PM
This is SO AMAZING! I love train photos anyway -- but this one has all the glam and drama that definitely make it a blue ribbon winner! Congratulations!
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 04/23/2009 05:32:51 AM
I love this picture. You captured both, emotion and mystery in this photograph in such a wonderful photograph. Congratulations on your first ribbon. You deserve it dear....Be proud of your accomplishment, you did a fantastic job!!!!
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 04/22/2009 08:15:14 PM
Fabulous, moody shot! Congrats your your first ribbon! You deserve the blue, Lyn.
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 04/22/2009 04:49:05 PM
Beautiful shot
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 04/22/2009 03:56:53 PM
Congrats for the first ribbon that too Blue and PB for well deserved shot.
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 04/22/2009 03:49:48 PM
Congrats on the blue, your first ribbon and your new PB!!
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 04/22/2009 12:34:35 PM
Congrats on your well deserved blue, great shot!
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 04/22/2009 10:02:16 AM
Excellent, congrats.
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 04/22/2009 08:56:53 AM
Great shot, congrats :)
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 04/22/2009 08:31:56 AM
Congrats on the nice picture and first ribbon!Also blue!
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 04/22/2009 07:15:24 AM
I am so happy to see a picture like this on top. Big congrats!
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 04/22/2009 06:49:14 AM
Your first ribbon great stuff wondeful shot
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 04/22/2009 06:44:39 AM
Congrats on the blue, your first ribbon and your new PB. Nicely done!
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 04/22/2009 06:22:09 AM
great shot
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 04/22/2009 05:30:33 AM
well done!
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 04/22/2009 05:27:06 AM
congrats on your first ribbon, this got a 10 from me, was my fav in the challenge, nice to see it finish in first place
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 04/22/2009 05:01:13 AM
Excellent, I thought this would win when I see it, really brings home the days of steam.
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 04/22/2009 04:03:18 AM
Congratz on a great shot and your first ribbon - blue too, very nice :)
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 04/22/2009 02:12:32 AM
Congratulations, a beautiful picture and a well-deserved ribbon!
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 04/22/2009 01:34:06 AM
Congrats !! wonderful shot.
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 04/22/2009 01:07:14 AM
Congratulations on the ribbon!
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 04/22/2009 12:53:07 AM
First ribbon and BLUE!! Beautiful picture. Congratulations!!
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 04/22/2009 12:43:05 AM
Wonderful, wonderful image! Huge congrats on your first ribbon and new PB, Lyn.
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 04/22/2009 12:30:06 AM
Congrats on your first Blue!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/21/2009 02:28:42 PM
great environmental portrait!
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 04/21/2009 07:15:21 AM
At last a human!! Great atmosphere would have liked to see a little more of his face perhaps. Still very good image.
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 04/19/2009 07:15:22 PM
The only complaint I have is that the engine is a little less detailed than it could have been, but the overall ethereal effect is excellant and the image has terrific impact. A complete artistic success and a nitpicky technical success. Well done.
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 04/19/2009 04:47:30 PM
love the composition
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 04/18/2009 09:35:30 AM
Nice shot, I'm kind of torn on the engineer's face seeing it or not seeing it!
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 04/18/2009 07:23:12 AM
Back to comment. This is one of the stronger entries. The idea is good, but there is perhaps a bit too much steam - in an ideal world you would have cauht the engine driver where there is a break in the steam, and the photo is just a little too dark for my tastes. That said, it is up there in my top 5 of the challenge.
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 04/18/2009 07:05:27 AM
Can you bring out the face just a little bit more? Great shot, but it keeps me wanting to see his face better.
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 04/18/2009 01:05:32 AM
I like this concept alot but think it could have been carried out better. For one thing, I would like to see the engineer's face better. Also, wish there was more detail in the train and not so much dead space to the left.
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 04/17/2009 12:49:21 PM
I do like this, but the border detracts here - 7, might have given 8 w/o border.
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 04/16/2009 09:33:36 AM
I think a closer crop on the right would be better, the dark void of the train is really fighting for my attention here, especially since his face is so obscured (which I like).
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 04/15/2009 03:56:03 PM
great mood with all this steam around
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 04/15/2009 01:32:07 PM
the best of the lot for me. hope it does well.good luck.
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