Steam Engine Panorama

[mjordan]

This is a picture of the Spokane, Portland, Seattle #700 Steam Engine, owned by the city of Portland, Oregon. It was doing a exibition run today and I managed to catch it while it was in the station for an hour.

This is an 8 series panorama of the train. I was in front of the engine and it produced some interesting barrel distortion because of the swing of my camera down the train.

Taken with a 10D, 24-70 2.8L at ISO 200 f3.2 at 1/50th.

http://www.sitnprettyphoto.com/display/trainpano4118med.jpg

Mike

[thomascanty]

I like it. The distortion makes the engine look very long... ;)

[mjordan]

Even without the distortion, the engine was very long. :D

After I saw the image I started thinking had I know it was going to turn out this way I would have tried to exaggerate it even more and get a wrap around effect. I wasn't sure a panorama of the train would work out since I was shooting away from me down a long object rather than a distant scene like I usually do. I have a bunch of others I took of multiple images and I'll see how those turned out.

Thanks for looking.

Mike

[Scottes]

I like the perspective. It's very interesting, and gives the image a different bit of life.

[Belmondo]

That is a big engine. It is one of the largest steam engines still running in North America, and one of the prettiest (IMHO).

That's an interesting shot. Very well done.

[Ian_H]

What a great looking engine and really like the panorama


Cheers
Ian

[mjordan]

Thanks guys. Here is a little more normal view of it...

http://www.sitnprettyphoto.com/display/train4177small.jpg

and here is one in black and white...

http://www.sitnprettyphoto.com/display/trainpano4115small.jpg

Mike

[marie]

really like it a too
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Happy Christmas Mike

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[JZaun]

NIce,, I don't have any still running near me :(

JZ

[stoneylonesome]

Beautiful shot of a beautiful engine, Just love the steam engines. :)

[gtg]

good shot... looks majestic...

[mjordan]

Thanks guys. This really is a very beautiful restored steam engine. I wish I'd gotten there 10 minutes earlier so I could have gotten up on the over walk bridge and taken pictures as it came into the station. They don't get to bring the 3 steam engines that Portland owns out very often so I like to get pictures when they do.

Thanks for looking! :D

Mike