A little (very little) rail action in Chicago
Jun 18, 2017 07:27:42 #
Jun 18, 2017 07:29:23 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Nice shots, and the B&W was a good choice.
Thanks, Jerry! Glad you enjoyed.
Jun 18, 2017 07:56:08 #
Jun 18, 2017 09:12:52 #
StevenG
Loc: Long Island, NY
cabunit wrote:
Had a couple of hours in Chicago before my train left for the east coast. Was a Sunday afternoon without much train traffic, so I included some other details.
Beautiful series! I like them all, especially the first two.
Steve
Jun 18, 2017 09:22:37 #
Nice photos all--I like the black and whites, and the compositions are first-rate.
Jun 18, 2017 09:58:14 #
Doddy wrote:
Excellent set cabunit.
Thanks so much--railroad subjects aren't everyone's thing, so I'm glad you found something to like.
Jun 18, 2017 09:59:27 #
StevenG wrote:
Beautiful series! I like them all, especially the first two.
Steve
Steve
Thanks very much Steven! Also appreciate knowing your favorites.
Jun 18, 2017 10:02:10 #
jaymatt wrote:
Nice photos all--I like the black and whites, and the compositions are first-rate.
Thank you for your most kind remarks! These were going back to my photographic roots, both in subject matter and the monotone treatment (although, truth is that in my youth that's all I could afford!).
Jun 18, 2017 11:40:54 #
Jun 18, 2017 12:56:54 #
Cabunit I like your set especially the second image. The subject with the city in the background and b & w image all add to an excellent shot. Must of been fun while you waited. Thanks/George
Jun 18, 2017 14:45:39 #
Thoroughly interested and delighted in the shots, all of them, from Union Station to the nightmare of making
up a freight train on that web of tracks. Sometimes grit and spots belong in a photo, even when we could remove
them. This was one of those situations. Sometimes a high ISO is wise or essential, whether because of action or a
need to get sharp in less than bright ambient light if ot on a tripod. Thank you for the treat!!
up a freight train on that web of tracks. Sometimes grit and spots belong in a photo, even when we could remove
them. This was one of those situations. Sometimes a high ISO is wise or essential, whether because of action or a
need to get sharp in less than bright ambient light if ot on a tripod. Thank you for the treat!!
Jun 18, 2017 16:09:28 #
Bushpilot wrote:
A super nice series of railroad themed images.
Thank you, Bushpilot! Happy you found them enjoyable. As a fan of "less is more," I tried to condense things down to the essentials from the several dozen I took.
Jun 18, 2017 16:22:04 #
gsmith051 wrote:
Cabunit I like your set especially the second image. The subject with the city in the background and b & w image all add to an excellent shot. Must of been fun while you waited. Thanks/George
Thanks, George! It's interesting that I took that second shot mostly as an image to set the scene for the others--not a throwaway by any means, but not so much an end in itself, as it's likely a shot that nearly everyone takes--yet it's what everyone's reacting to. The dirty little secret is that the second and third images are shown out of order, but they're the same train, taken maybe 15 seconds apart. And that speaks to the "fun" you mention. On a weekday morning or afternoon during rush, you likely couldn't keep up with all the trains, but that Sunday afternoon I saw only three departures in about 90 minutes, more ho-hum than hoppin'. At least it was a safe and active neighborhood!
Jun 18, 2017 16:25:27 #
Jun 18, 2017 16:27:28 #
jenny wrote:
Thoroughly interested and delighted in the shots, all of them, from Union Station to the nightmare of making
up a freight train on that web of tracks....!
up a freight train on that web of tracks....!
Thank you Jenny (and I've sent you a more extensive PM). I'm good with the dirty sensor and noise comments; were I to hang this on the wall, I'd do some different PP (as in the second version I posted. 800 is actually a pretty clean ISO in my camera. Luckily, by the way, no one has to make up freight trains there--those tracks and switches are all part of the approach to Union Station. Which is not to say that it doesn't get a little crazy sometimes at rush hour--I was there to see that some 30 years ago, and I hope someday to get back there again at a more active time.
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