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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 120- Dilapidated >> Eligible > 10th
Railroad Ties
by Mary Anne
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November 12, 2006 Mary Anne

10th
Railroad Ties
by Mary Anne

Holyoke, Massachusetts USA


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ctfchallenge20-Nov-2006 17:59
Oh i like the other version you took much better Mary Anne. The extra part below that first tie is what is needed. I think now a crop off the top... ? jano
ctfchallenge20-Nov-2006 17:43
I took your advice, Jano, and posted the vertical version...with some cropping off the top. Thanks for the suggestions. Here's a link to the original: http://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/70514409
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge20-Nov-2006 16:40
Oh i like the other version you took much better Mary Anne. The extra part below that first tie is what is needed. I think now a crop off the top... ? jano
ctfchallenge20-Nov-2006 14:54
Forgot to include the settings...ISO 400, 1/200 at f5.0. It was a very overcast day.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge20-Nov-2006 14:49
Thanks for your comments/suggestions, Rod and Jano. I was using a borrowed 50 mm lens and was playing around with the shallow DOF it offered, so I don't have anything with any other of the rusty pieces in focus. However, here's a shot from a slightly different perspective, where I've applied some gaussian blur to the BG to try to keep the eye on the front thingy. Any better?
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge20-Nov-2006 11:59
My eye leads me to the second middle tie which is oof compared to the first. If this is a cropped verion, I would add more visual to the bottom and less to the top. Otherwise, just take some off the top Mary Anne and this will be fine I think. Great detail and I like the rusty color to match the leaves. jano
Rod 20-Nov-2006 08:57
Nicely done Mary Anne you've made a great shot out of this. What Fstop did you use? As I think a bit more DOF would have suited this shot.