Something a little different this time. This is more akin to something I would have taken with my large format camera. I had some issues with some of the angles and lines in this composition, and I'm still not 100% pleased, but the tonality of the image is something that I'm really enjoying. This is probably as close to film as I've gotten with digital so far.
Oddly enough, I had a film camera with me, but it was loaded with E100VS in anticipation of the fall colors on Boreas Pass. It simply could not have handled this scene with the grace that was required, so the D600 got the call. And I'm quite happy with how it turned out!
Depot - Como, CO by Chris May, on Flickr
As always, comments, critiques and questions more than welcome!
-ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams
The photo is incredibly stupid, but yet it is so mesmerizing! How do you come up with such great photos? Do you drive around for weeks until you see something magical? Run a shuttle 24-hours a day, and show us ONE of the millions of frames?
Cool shot!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K.P.’s absolute “theorem” from early, early childhood that he has seen over and over and over again: Those that CAUSE a problem in the first place will act the most violently if questioned or exposed.
Chris, as always, Well Done!
Johnny
Anybody else hear echoes of boots on the planks?
Chris:
The more I look at the photo, the more I see.
Look at that roof! Diagonal boards?
And, those switch points, or whatever they are called. Switch blunts?
Really, Chris, didn’t you take that photo in your garage? Isn’t it a real life type movie set?
Seriously, that photo is cooler than I had ever imagined!
Best,
K.P.
I was going to say that it is one of those pictures that makes you think, but as I keep looking at it, I don't know what I'm thinking about. Maybe a world many years ago?
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Chris: I didn't understand a word of what you wrote, but I am, also, 100% pleased.
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Thank you all, for the very kind words.
K.P. This was just a matter of being at the depot before the sun was up. I was kind of inspired by the light, the shapes, the subject matter, the landscape. It was a contemplative type of shot for me. Sort of a different look at the newly restored depot building. Thanks for the kind words about it.
K. P. Harrier How do you come up with such great photos? Do you drive around for weeks until you see something magical? Run a shuttle 24-hours a day, and show us ONE of the millions of frames? Cool shot!
How do you come up with such great photos? Do you drive around for weeks until you see something magical? Run a shuttle 24-hours a day, and show us ONE of the millions of frames?
I call it having "the eye", the ability to look at a scene and see a special photograph. Or, the ability to look at a mundane scene and realize that with a little different camera angle, or different light, or a different composition the mundane scene can be a special photograph. I have a brother-in-law who has "the eye" (not to the extent Chris does), and I envy both of them. I can make a decent photo for documentation, but don't have "the eye" to make a stunning photograph.
I saw an article recently on the Como depot restoration, but I didn't know about the track. How muck track have they rebuilt? Do you have more pictures that show the overall scene?
SALfanI call it having "the eye", the ability to look at a scene and see a special photograph.
Part two of that is actually stopping to take a picture or three. There have been times that I kicked myself for not doing so...
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Texture and lines...the rough decks lines going away, the buildings smooth siding, straight up and down with closer lines, then the roof, with several sized lines...all these sharp lines against the jagged mountains....
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The spirit of Edward Weston is pleased.
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