Coal Train

Posted by
jeff (aka dogilicious) (Millerstown, PA, United States) on 6 July 2009 in Transportation.

I shot this from a small bridge as the train was parked. It was extremely long and I couldn't see either end from the bridge.

Side note: I was coming home from church when I decided to stop for this shot. Tore my good pants climbing over the guard rail and got a nice gash in my knee!

OLYMPUS E-500 1/125 second F/3.9 ISO 250 65 mm

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Comments (17)

Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States

Not good that there was damage to cloth and flesh - but at least you got a really solid capture. Good image, Jeff.

6 Jul 2009 7:17am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Great shot.. worth the effort!

6 Jul 2009 7:57am

Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom

Wel I reckon it was worth it, no pain no gain as they say. I think it's a great shot and good tonality and contrast. We do not see goods trains like this so much here anymore.

6 Jul 2009 8:25am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

You did well, lovely play of light and shadows on this...

6 Jul 2009 11:07am

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Excellent monochrome. Love the curve.

6 Jul 2009 2:23pm

MARIANA from waterloo, Canada

Brilliant monochrome in this cool composition!

6 Jul 2009 3:07pm

Denise from Duncannon, United States

Now you have a pair of pants for fixing things! Was well worth it, as the photo is really nice. Hope you are healing...

6 Jul 2009 3:11pm

Eugene Nikiforov from Northport, United States

great composition

also very much like processing

6 Jul 2009 3:37pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A very nice composition. The contrast is super.

6 Jul 2009 5:00pm

Andy from Hanover, United States

Good subject for black and white.

6 Jul 2009 5:08pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Always a certain honesty about railroads . . I like the reportage style to this and the gritty feel.

6 Jul 2009 5:11pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Great shot here. I love how the cars curve through the frame.

6 Jul 2009 5:46pm

grant from kansas city, United States

great detail and contrast.

6 Jul 2009 8:44pm

Tammy-Cricket from somewhere out there, United States

Oh....this is fantastic.

6 Jul 2009 10:34pm

ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States

Taking one for the team! I watched a program on Trains about the coal route in PA.

7 Jul 2009 3:39am

Anthony Morgan Lambert from Bielefeld(old Pembroke dock boy,Wales), Germany

All the trouble was worth it though,this is a great shot !!

7 Jul 2009 8:57am

Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States

Awesome shot......but your poor knee....sorry bout that!

8 Jul 2009 3:20am

next day →

OLYMPUS E-500
1/125 second
F/3.9
ISO 250
65 mm

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