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Eb Mueller
{K:24960} 11/28/2007
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A great combination of creative decisions, Hugo! An admirable result! Strong saturation is great as it adds to the "roar" of the image impact. Composition is also dynamic and supportive of the movement.
Eb
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Jimmy van Rijn
{K:238} 5/14/2007
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Hoi Hugo
Wat een fantastische foto! Echt prachtige kleuren en fantastisch hoe je de bomen nog door de trein heen ziet. Echt mijn complimenten! Gefeliciteerd met je prijs, wel verdient vind ik.
Groetjes Jimmy
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L B.
{K:13965} 12/4/2006
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heey hugo, ik zit toevallig even te kijken op UF omdat ik een tijdje moet wachten. Ik ben al lang niet meer actief, maar dit soort fotos geven toch weer zoveel kriebels. Werkelijk een fenomenaal plaatje, de donkerblauwe lucht is zo mooi. De wazige trein is gewoon fenomenaal, hij gaat naar mijn favorieten. En zeer binnenkort ga ik weer eens wat rolletjes kopen om fotos te gaan maken!
groet, Lex.
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Brenda Guiles
{K:6128} 11/24/2006
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I think this one should have been called the ghost train! Love the movement you captured! Faster then a speeding bullet? :)
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Hugo Anis
{K:662} 11/22/2006
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very good shot :)
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Jimmy Piper
{K:5742} 11/18/2006
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i love this. my kind of shot, hugo. that sb800 looks pretty powerful too...
glad i found this.
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 10/8/2006
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Hey Tom!
What a very pleasant surprise, it's great to hear from you - been quite some time. Hope all is good. Don't be a stranger, and please stay in touch...:) Please send me an email - there are still a few things to straighten, and I really would love to see your DV pictures....:)
Lot's of things have changed - I'm now a full time "pro", I've quit my job, and as of October 1st, I'm fully self employed.
As to this photo - Yes, I did use a fill flash - rear curtain. That's what froze the "2" and lit up the sign. It was a great night, and I'm really into photography, but you've already guessed that...:)
Hope to hear from you soon!
Cheers,
hugo
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tom rumland
{K:14874} 10/5/2006
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ok, it's been so long since i did this that i've lost any critiquing ability i may have had and all i can say is: awesome. like you i was inspired by the very same shot when i first join uf and have been trying to find the right location to get it ever since but to no avail.
the question: did you flash the signs? or is it just headlights? natural light from some other source?
the apology: sorry to have lost contact with you (and with photography) but very happy to see you are still going strong :) although my music habit has taken most of my spare time, i think i hear the camera calling me again. perhaps i'll cook something up for you (and uf, of course)...
take care my friend,
tom
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Romy Fabian Garmaz
{K:17105} 9/26/2006
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Hugo.
wooooooooooooow. Excellent timing. A great Shot. Congrats for award. 7/7.
Romy
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Sheryl Phillips
{K:2728} 9/8/2006
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Great shot! I love the color saturation and the glow of the lights. Funny how the train is in motion, but the reflection of the trees is still so sharp. Wonderful shot Hugo!
~Sheryl
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Avi
{K:70138} 9/5/2006
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The photo has alomst a dvd-like look !!!.. it's superb !! 
all the very best,
Avi
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Marcus Armani
{K:36599} 9/4/2006
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OK so this is what it is supposed to look like, In one of my few ventures away from bird shooting I gave simular try and now I can see by viewing your excellent shot I failed misserably perfect, what i had in mind when i gave it a try.
http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=910633
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João F * Photography
{K:41945} 9/2/2006
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Congratulations dear friend Hugo i love this !!
hug
joão
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Daniel Di Arte
{K:400} 8/31/2006
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Superb capture dear Hugo :)
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cessy karina
{K:14205} 8/29/2006
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I must say, not a very original, nevertheless it's a nice night shot with wonderful colors, the sky at blue hour, strong red and splashing yellow
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Ciprian Ilie
{K:13571} 8/28/2006
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Love the Dooby Brothers, especially that song, and definatelly love this shot.
Looks like everything was in your favour here, lovely blue sky, great colour train, nice red lights and flourescent paint.
I like the composition and how everything else is so sharp, whilst the train is blurred with movement.
Really cool Hugo.
Regards,
Ciprian
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/27/2006
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Hi Antonia,
I sure miss you too - and I do hope to see what you've been up to soon! Please don't wait two years, such a shot takes 30 seconds to set it up and 1.6 seconds to expose... Way too long a wait!
Cheers,
hugo
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Andrea B.
{K:874} 8/26/2006
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great shot! very speedy! :-)
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 8/25/2006
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After leaving my first comment I got caught up in the previous comments left by others and now appreciate even more fully the wonder of this image. Wow re the result from the flash. You get extra credit. :) Antonia
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 8/25/2006
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Awesome Hugo and congrats on the BIP!!! Hey, it seems we've been up to the same thing (well, obvious we usually are with the cameras and all), as I've been shooting trains for a series that isn't ready to put up yet. Mine aren't speeding by, but this gives me an idea -- maybe it won't take two years to fruition as did your inspiration -- but then again, maybe it will!!!!
Hugs and I miss you all (especially you) at UF. Will be back when time permits. Antonia
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Ursula Luschnig
{K:21723} 8/24/2006
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Hi Hugo,this magic train seems to have no end... perfectly captured.Congrats on the well deserved BIP...Ursula
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Massimo Di Maggio
{K:-53658} 8/23/2006
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Hi Hugo,
don’t you start a new series? ;) I’m always attracted by this kind of images, I have to try it in the future. Technically perfect in my opinion, with some distracting elements, the vegetables and the electric box on the left, but I know they were unavoidable, anyway just my personal opinion ;) Bye, Max
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Peter Bolman
{K:232} 8/22/2006
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Wow, Hugo ! What a number of comments....
I've read the comment of Doyle and your response to him with great interest....
I'm new here and still a bit scared to react on such great photographers like you and so many others here..
Thanks for the comment on my last upload !
Gr.Peter
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Dave Arnold
{K:55680} 8/21/2006
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Excellent, Hugo! This is similar to my first upload to UF a couple years ago but I must say, yours makes mine look like child's play. And actually, my entry was one of the first couple of photographs I shot with my new Canon 300D when I returned to SLR (albeit digital). The photo is still in my portfolio: http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=238936
Since at the time, I really had no clue how to accomplish this, I fired the flash at the onset of the photo, allowing the engine of the train to be frozen as opposed to you firing it in mid exposure.
While some found your streaming lights to be distracting, I knew from experience that it was the lights from the engine and hence, knew the direction the train was moving.
When I took this shot, this track running through a town near where I live carried maybe 5 trains all day long. I had one shot at this unless I intended to camp out. Now I live near the busiest track in the States, carrying trains about every 5 minutes. I hope you won't mind that you've inspired me to go try again.
Congratulations on the BIP, a well-deserved award.
Best wishes, happy shooting and all that jazz,
Dave
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 8/20/2006
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i know.. and thanks my friend.. have a good night..
for this one have much words, but when is so perfect and very well composed is impossible write one comment, is only for to see..
take care,
cheers
roby
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Linda Imagefree
{K:72276} 8/20/2006
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Thanks for that great explanation Hugo :) When I first started in photography just a bit over a year ago, I got a book and I might as well have been reading a foreign language, because most of it went right over my head. This is embarrassing to admit, but true, I didn't even know what an aperture was. I had no clue which lens to use for anything, it was all new and all very strange. I had no problem with what I wanted to take or composition, just had to figure out all of the technical stuff. I eventually got annoyed with not understanding anything I was reading and decided to forget the book, and just get out there and take pictures. I read the manuals, played with the settings, and experimented. That's how I learned. Reading your explanation brought back those memories and I'm thankful because I think I'm ready to read that information now and hopefully understand it...thanks for taking the time to explain that to me :).
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Thanks Dhimant!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Your comment on my train photo was most beneficial, thanks fot the help my friend
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Maxime, thanks for your comment anyway...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Dhimant Vyas
{K:2509} 8/20/2006
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Wow!!
Very nice moments captured!
Cheers
Dhimant
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Linda,
Thanks for you extensive feeback, very much appreciated!
A fill flash on the rear curtain means the flash burst takes place just before the exposure stops (with film, the curtain closes again, preventing the film from being exposed) Likewise, a fill flash on the first curtain is one burst immediately after the exposure begins. Oviously, the duration of the exposure is longer than that of the flash burst, so there's no sync taking place at 1/60 or 1/125th, like when using a normal flash. Hope this makes sense,
Cheers,
hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Elisa, Thanks for your feadback. It's great to read what people pick out of my photos, and that helps me a lot to see my photos through someone elses eyes.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Thanks Roby! That means a lot to me!
Take care,
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Thilo, thanks, mate! I always enjoy hearing from you, I actually felt a bit ambiguous to upload this as nightshot, as it was only around dusk...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Thanks Paolo! That's a great compliment!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Sheila,
Thanks for the compliment! I think it's great t hear what everybody picked out of this photo, every picks out a few elements that work for his / her. It helps me greatly to look at my photos through another person's eye.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Thanks, Virgis - I appreciate it!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi WInfried, thanks for your comment - much appreciated!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Renato,
Aloha there! I know we've been very lucky with the weather this summer, and yes, it was a beautiful evening, but Hawaii? I wouldn't go as far as that...:P It's the good ol' Dutch countryside, with its cow, windmills, dykes and only wooden shoes permitted.. Nothing as fierce or frightning as volanoes..:)
Thanks for your feedback, and I hope it's been of some use. Looking forward to what you come up with!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hey John,
Heh... Half a pick up truck, heh? I'd rather expect half a cow in these surroundings...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Thanks, Hanggan, good to hear from you!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Toshi,
Yeah, a sturdy tripod is essential for these kinds of shots. I was even a bit affraid that the tremour resulting from the passing train would already cause enough camera shake to end up in a rather fuzzy photo.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Giulio, thanks for your comment, much appreciated!
Cheers,
hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Mohsen, thanks for your feedback, Much appreciated, and as I said to Joggie, I really enjoy knowing what other people pick out of a photo, it helps me a great deal to see my photos from a different perspective, which helps me to improve...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Joggie,
Thanks for the feedback, always good to hear what you pick out an image - static vs. movement. That's always the valuable information I get out of comments, people see different things in photos, and helps me to see my photos from a different point of view, too...
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hi Robert, thanks for your feedback. I think I already replied to you just before the down time last friday? Something in line with Very difficult to compete with such a brilliant song...:)
Thanks for your personal award too, very creative, and I'm very happy with that!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/20/2006
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Hey John,
Thanks for the feedback. Nether wobble nor grafitti could've been influenced by me..:)
The Rear Curtain, heh? Nope, this isn't near my place...
With a first curtain fill flash, the burst goes off as the exposure starts (the curtain opens, exposing the ccd or film) Thus, with the Rear curtain, the bursts goes off just before the exposure ends and the shutter closes again, ending the exposure. This is a flash - camera setting...
Cheers,
Hugo
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AJ Miller
{K:49168} 8/20/2006
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This is a superb example of a night capture of movement. Personally, I think I would prefer it without the "wobble" in the lights of the loco and without the grafitti, because I think the emphasis of the image is the strong colours and simple shapes that are predominantly rectangular.
John
PS. Where's the "rear curtain"? This isn't shot from your front room is it?!
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 8/20/2006
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Congratulations dear Hugo for the well deserved BIP!!!!!!!
Beautiful colors and motion effect !!!! love it!!!!
Marian
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 8/20/2006
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The effect of the slow shutter is very great here and so the composition of this night capture, well deserve the award.
Sorry being late to add my comment here, I was not feeling good for the last one week.
Wishing you all of the best my friend.
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m ,
{K:15872} 8/20/2006
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It is a perfect image! It does not need read any comment concerning to my flavour. Just to say congratulation for the award.
Best regards: Maxime
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Linda Imagefree
{K:72276} 8/19/2006
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Hi Hugo, Congratulations on the excellent shot and the well deserved BIP. This is definitely an image with the WOW factor. All of the diagonal lines really add a great sense of motion. I love it when night photography includes these kinds of rich colors, the complementary blues and golds make those lines stand out even more, and really add to the dynamics. Wonderful saturation and clarity as well. I confess I haven't done any real photography using flash so when you say "on rear curtain" I'm at a loss. I spend most of my time trying to understand light and exposure, in all the many facets, and haven't really worked with studio or flash shots yet, but definitely have it on my agenda....:)) Anyway this is an awesome train shot with a great title too...well done!! :)
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NN
{K:26787} 8/19/2006
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Hi Hugo! Fabulous motion shot! Love the strong colours - the golden train rushing into the dark blue night is a great combination in itself and the traffic signs & lamps add additional colour to the scene. Perfect composition. Congrats on the award, very well deserved!
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Roberto Arcari Farinetti
{K:209486} 8/19/2006
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eh eh eh not words and immediately in my favs!!
i agree also for the BIP!
all the best
roby
7+
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/19/2006
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Hey Mike,
Pretty good guess! I shot the cows before heading out to the railway track... the truth is more gruesome, though... I've just devoured a part of nr 5400...:)
Thanks for your feedback; it's rare to receive such a compliment from you!
Your feedback on my train was most beneficial, thanks fot the help my friend!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22115} 8/18/2006
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Exceptional shot, even from your normal high level of output. Has a great feel, intense colors, and the half freeze with motion due to a fill flash is a great method to ghost out yet still retain some detail.
I can only assume this is a continuation of the cows, as the cow was on the track and is now somewhere down the line...
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Thilo Bayer
{K:50358} 8/18/2006
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Hi Hugo,
wow, best in project for night photography - something I try for a long time ;-) But hey, this is awesome. the colors are so rich, and the dynamic in this picture with the strong diagonals make this image price worthy. blue hour... sigh.
thumbs up!
Thilo
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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia
{K:96391} 8/18/2006
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great effect. amazing. wonderful composition. cong. for the BIP
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Paolo Corradini
{K:59552} 8/18/2006
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wow without words one of the best blurry and nightimage straight to my favs
PAOLO
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Sheila Carson
{K:5924} 8/18/2006
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A lovely shot Hugo. The frozen two, arrow and background trees really make the viewer stop and think and look a little longer. For an amateur like me, this is an amazing shot! Well done.
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Virgis Dromantas
{K:4212} 8/18/2006
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Good idea and excellent execution. My compliments to your works and congratulations on the well deserved BIP award.
Kind regards,
Virgis
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Paul's Photos
{K:35235} 8/18/2006
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excellent.... always love these types of images.. great work
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Gorilla K
{K:17526} 8/18/2006
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wow...hugo!
congratulation on BIP!
great angle and great scene of motion...wonderful colors and detail!!!
very fine work, hugo!
winfried
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Renato Haber
{K:7328} 8/18/2006
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Aloha Hugo!
We are not hawaians, but that was the first word that came to my mind when I saw your picture. Aloha!
Fantastic picture! I loved everything, the colors, exposure, and above all the movement. The movement!
I have a dream to take good pics of moving lights, machines, people, and so on. Then I just had one good class reading your about. Soooooooooo cool! Thanks!
Congrats for the award!
Best wishes,
Renato
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John Bohner
{K:8368} 8/18/2006
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If this were taken in Los Angeles...there would be half a pick-up truck on this side of the tracks! Very well done sir.
John B
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Hanggan Situmorang
{K:37833} 8/18/2006
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Excellent angle and perspective, Hugo. Beautiful colors and motion effect. Congratulations for the award!
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Toshi
{K:11924} 8/17/2006
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I really like how you've exposed this (w/ the flash) to bring out the colors in the railroad signs - it really makes the photo pop. Always wanted to do this type of long exposure at night but need to invest in a good tripod. Great work Hugo, looking forward to your next.
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Michalis P.S.
{K:10136} 8/17/2006
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Very good night shot!
Well done,
Michalis
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Giulio Rotelli
{K:28441} 8/17/2006
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great shot and more great song!!!
A very good idea well realized, with style and precision for the details!!!
Good work amico mio and congratulations for the award
:)
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/17/2006
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Hi Pankaj, I noticed it too. I think it has to do with the colour space you postprocess your photos in. By default, Photoshop uses Adobe RGB 1998. If you set the colour space to sRGB manually, you won't have that problem, as that's the commonly used colour space on the internet. See also: http://www.gballard.net/psd/srgbforwww.html for more information.
Cheers,
hugo
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Pankaj Arora
{K:3752} 8/17/2006
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Well captured, The transparency and glitzyness that has come about the train's surface makes it an amazing image....
Thanks for the comment on my pic... By the way, i noticed the colors are not as crisp as they appear on my actual pics...any suggestions?
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Mohsen Bayramnejad
{K:21377} 8/17/2006
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Really fantastic work dear Hugo! well seen and taken...
I truly love this composition! you have a really nice point of view...the way you used slow shutter speed and also this kind of warm and cool(!) color tones just made me feel..very emotive! full of life movements!
&...congratulations on very well deserved award!
a 7+ from the heart!
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Joggie van Staden
{K:41700} 8/17/2006
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An excellent image Hugo. The colour is great and so the composition and sense of movement.I also like the reflections of the side of the moving train - static against the blurred train. Great work here and congratulations!
Joggie
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Robert Kocs
{K:89085} 8/17/2006
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That's a very splendid song and excellent photograph
mixture, a very well captured! It should be a gorgeous
cover for the Dooby Brothers vinyl. Absolutely great
timing and well composed image. My friend, this one
is a very impressive work from you as usual. The feeling,
details, colours and visions are EXCELLENT!
Nicely done!!! Bravooo!
Congratulations for the well deserved "BiP" award!
I give you a bonus award "The best cover"! :)
Have a nice day dear Hugo!
Robert
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 8/17/2006
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Gongrats for Best In Project..:)
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/17/2006
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Thanks, Engy!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/17/2006
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Hi Jeanette, I always enjoy a lengthy exposure. This time of dusk is also great as there's just enough light left to catch the colours, too. I've been using interval shots, and other means of capturing these effects in my Mothion Picture project for quite some time now. An ongoing theme I came up with to combine with my triptyches.
I'd love to see what you come up with, though. Just checked your portfolio, but can't find any (recent) long exposure / movement photos...
Cheers,
hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/17/2006
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Hi Lisa, The clear "2" and the visibility of the doors isn't that surprising. It's what I used the fill flash on the rear curtain (max power due to the distance) for...:) It froze that moment for a split second. Thanks for your comment!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/17/2006
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Hi Phil,
Thanks, mate! That's a great compliment! It wasn't a fluke, the settings were derived after careful planning, and lot's of fun and patience in the field. (where's that train when you need it and have anything ready? Yeah - you guessed - delayed)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Paul Lara
{K:88111} 8/17/2006
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YEAH!
Way to go, Hugo...what a cool shot, and what a great use of rear-curtain flash.
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So Cal Photograhper
{K:18529} 8/17/2006
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I'm putting this one in my favorites so that many two years from now I'll try the same thing.
Great exposure time. I'm surprised that the 2 on the train is so clear at this shutter speed.
Great colors and lighting.
Congratulations on the award!
Lisa
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Ian McIntosh
{K:42997} 8/17/2006
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Oh that arrow!
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Salvatore Rossignolo
{K:13559} 8/17/2006
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Nice! The rear curtain flash was THE touch that threw this one over the top. Great shot Hugo.
Sal
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Engy Farahat
{K:11591} 8/16/2006
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Wow!! magnificent capture Hugo. beautiful composition.
great action. and striking colors.
congratulation on BIP award. well deserved.
ng..
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 8/16/2006
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I´m into movements and long exposures my self right now cause the flow is interesting especially cause we CAN´T see this with out eye´s, we need the camera to be able. I like speed and action so this which also is composed in a diagonal really get speedy and has an pleasant direction. Not to forget about the coloursl...
Well deserving the bip!
Jeanette
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 8/16/2006
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Oh, Hugo, I'm not surprised to see this win a BIP!!! CONGRATULATIONS! Very well deserved!
Cheers
Phil
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Alex Wasilewski
{K:888} 8/16/2006
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WOW!! Excellent lighting and a perfect exposure with awesome color and detail!!! Amzing image!!! Kudos!! 7++++
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Phillip Minnis
{K:13131} 8/16/2006
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An absolutely amazing image Hugo!
It is when I see an image like this that I realise how much I have to learn!!!
Really, it is child's play to hold a glass bowl above a bush and take a photo. This is the seriously heavy stuff of photography!!!
I have just read your reply to Doyle's comments. You really know what you are doing!! Teach me, Master!!! :))
Well done! A pleasure to view!
Cheers
Phil
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/16/2006
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Hi Benedetto, thanks for your response.
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/16/2006
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Hi Galal, Thanks for your comment, nice to hear from you again!
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/16/2006
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LOL! Rest assured, your "genius" brillance is secured...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/16/2006
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Good to hear from you again... Thanks!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/16/2006
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Thanks, Riny!
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/16/2006
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Hi Nigel, thanks for the comment... Not too difficult not to overexpose at night, though...:)
Cheers,
Hugo
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Benedetto Riba
{K:15792} 8/16/2006
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Great sense of motion, wondeful colors and details.
Excellent photo.
Regards
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Jos Mecklenfeld
{K:810} 8/16/2006
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Great movement photo...my compliments.
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 8/16/2006
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Great work Hugo , wonderful play with fill flash & shutter speed , Best regards .
Galal
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/16/2006
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Arrrrgghh! Fill Flash . . . Seems so easy once told! And here I had a chance to impress you with my 'genius'!! :) Anyway thanks for explaining it . . . it was a brilliant decision and the effect sure was cool! Kind of makes the train feel like it's encased in light!
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Hugo de Wolf
{K:185110} 8/16/2006
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Hey Doyle, thanks for your elaborate comment, much appreciated!
Elementary, my dear Watson, the train is moving from left to right, and the three yellow, wobbly streaks of light are the clue to this mystery...
And now to the bottom of the case, the mystery of the "frozen 2 and the doors. I used a fill flash on the rear curtain, at full intensity (because of the distance) which froze the details on the train just before the 1.6 seconds had passed.
The train is moving at reasonable speed (I guess about 50mph on this stretch) and I started the exposure when the loc had just passed the thingy with the grafitti on it on the left. That's why the lights seem to appear out of nowhere. At first, the sudden start of the lines and the wobble distracted me too, but the longer I toyed with it, the more I felt it was rather consistent with the rubble in the foreground and the grafitti, adding to the 'down town - not a neighbourhood you want to venture out in at night' atmosphere of the photo.
Cheers,
Hugo
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Ace Star
{K:21040} 8/16/2006
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brilliant work dear Hugo! really never seen this kinda stuff before i mean the way you capture it .... outstanding :)
good luck
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Doyle D. Chastain
{K:101119} 8/16/2006
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Wow Hugo! I love the image! I almost didn't see the cow! (Just kidding)! The slow shutter speed did wonders for the train (and 1.6 second seems to indicate that this train was moving at a fairly good clip) . . . my thought initially was that it was traveling from the right side towards the left side but the three yellow light lines end abruptly (with a bit of a wobble too) on the left and so I have reconsidered and now think the train is moving towards the right and they commenced with the wobble. (You can sense, no doubt, a relation to A. Conan Doyle)!
I think the light really adds some magic to this image. The cooler, blue colors of the sky seem to compliment the warm flashes of red and yellow liberally applied throughout the composition. That, and the cool blue signs with the focal clarity apparent throughtout make the whole composition quite pleasing -- especially since the perspective emphasizes a diagonal series of lines.
What I DON'T understand is how the number 2 can be seen on the ghostly train with such clarity. You can see doors, windows . . . even the trees on the other side of the tracks. It gives a double-exposure feel to it.
Overall it's an incredibly pleasing image and only the wobble in the three yellow lines is a distraction to me. You started with a stopped train perhaps?
:)
Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
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Riny Koopman
{K:102911} 8/16/2006
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Its amazing how you used the slow shutter to get the beautiful effect on the train..:)
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Nigel Watts.
{K:5147} 8/16/2006
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Very nice, great sense of motion. No areas overexposed, just right
Great photograph
Nigel
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