The Railroad Tracks

When shotting this picture, i forgot that railroad tracks are covered in grease, and my whole shirt was ruined!!! Oh well. C&C would be very helpful as i am still very much a noob and dying to learn as much as possible,

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hummmm...I think this would work better in a B/W.
The front of the tracks is blowen out so I would do an underexposure to bring the detail of the track out...or do it on a cloudy day so the sun isnt shining on the tracks..and you can control it abit more. Focus just a bit farther down the track maybe as well.

oh and use a towel to cover the track....thats to save the shirt...

Interesting perspective. Although it is almost transportation, but perhaps not.

WMS

Yeah, good location but just too close to the white hot rail for me. But this is art, what do I know...

Nice attemp ... just watch your horizones.

Pretty cool photo, but I sorta wish you had a larger depth of focus, like so I could be able to see further. If you can try that next time, it would make this photo a ton better!

I like the angle alot too, very low!

Thanks for the comments everyone! As soon as the weather here stops raining(Seattle) i will definately be out tryin some more shots like this.

It might be worth noting that a train coasting downgrade can be almost on top of you before you hear it. That signal isn't green for looks...

ipschoser1 wrote in post #3354807
It might be worth noting that a train coasting downgrade can be almost on top of you before you hear it. That signal isn't green for looks...

The train had just gone by, and ther was about a mile of view to see if another train was coming. Thankyou for the concern though.

hummmm...I think this would work better in a B/W.

I don't. There's some nice colour in this shot and I cannot see how B/W would add to it.
I agree with you on the exposure however.

Good idea on the shot. Pull up the view a bit and give me more of the trees. Straighten out the horizon.

I really like the photo. I love trains/tracks... and Shout should work on your shirt... that, or Lestoil

I like the perspective....I'm a "noob" also and have been shooting some similar shots. One suggestion would be to capture the engine coming at you in the same type of shot - also just out of focus.