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Challenge: Powerlines (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Dec 6, 2009
Aperture: f/ 10
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/125 sec.
Galleries: Black and White, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Dec 6, 2009

 This was a major crop....MAJOR, all perpetrated by a tree smack in the middle of the image. It was cold, I had a busy SUNDAY, church, home to get more music to sing at a Salvation Army luncheon, got a ride from there to get this shot of the SEPTA commuter train tracks leading to and from 30th Street Station and then walked to the Academy of Natural Sciences to shoot for Tuesday Challenge. Sunday's should not be that busy. At least I wasn't working...or was I. It was somewhat fun as I had barely shot all week.

Post: Doubt we'll need it but it is written down just in case the world ends! LOL!

Later.

Note: I did not see the tree as I saw a train coming and then another and well....I just did not have time to shoot around it. The shots without the train did not work for me.

Later, again.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 88
Avg (all users): 6.2819
Avg (commenters): 7.8182
Avg (participants): 5.8750
Avg (non-participants): 6.4312
Views since voting: 1392
Views during voting: 249
Votes: 149
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 12/14/2009 04:36:08 AM
Big congrats Robert!!!!! very well deserved.
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 12/14/2009 04:36:07 AM
Big congrats Robert!!!!! very well deserved.
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 12/14/2009 12:25:26 AM
Wonderful shot despite your heavy crop. The film-i-ness is fine. The exposure and BW and PP is really great. Not every photo should be as smooth as a baby's bottom. WD on your unique photo, (not another pylon), hard work and effort and top10.

PS: Not to be picky (or PC) but (there's the but) it's not a train, it's a "passenger" locomotive. A train is a locomotive coupled with many waggons/passenger cars behind it and then it's called a passenger train. I'm just a train nut is all. Sorry!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/13/2009 09:03:59 PM
Excellent shot, I like the B&W!
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 12/12/2009 12:01:11 PM
I think this is a nice find. The power lines fit really well in this context of the entire image. I like your choice to go B&W. Well done.
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 12/12/2009 09:43:26 AM
Filthadelphia? 9
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 12/11/2009 01:10:26 PM
Outstanding shot. The B&W really makes this image. 10
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 12/11/2009 12:07:54 PM
so gritty good!
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 12/10/2009 01:58:33 PM
Good B&W. very crisp and clear...overall good shot
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 12/07/2009 10:14:58 PM
cool but the business is almost overwhelming visually
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 12/07/2009 10:03:35 PM
Great gritty, urban shot. I just feel that there are so many lines in this shot that the power lines are a bit lost.
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 12/07/2009 07:40:01 PM
Perfect in B&W this jumble made a very interesting shot.
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 12/07/2009 06:02:34 PM
Nice take on the theme. Different then most of the rest. I like the gritty look you achieved with your processing.
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 12/07/2009 05:23:50 PM
Very cool. Lots of lines here!! I like the B/W colours
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