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09-FEB-2007

Train to Nowhere
by Jerry Curtis

The passenger train service was discontinued in Newfoundland
(the island portion) in 1969, because the narrow gauge
railroad was too slow and it was too expensive a job to
upgrade it. A trans-island bus service took over passengers.

The freight service lasted almost another 20 years before
the train service was scrapped altogether. Now, freight
comes in either by ship or transport trucks.

This engine and a few cars were brought to a local park in
hopes of being a tourist attraction. I don't think it worked...

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1/250s f/4.0 at 8.2mm iso80 full exif

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Guest 24-Feb-2007 21:23
I'm relying on memory here, but I think this version is much better. More dramatic and much clearer focus (i.e. attention) on the subject. Pretty good.

Now if you wanted one more suggestion (lol) - you could try cloning out the pole/wires (or at least the top section) on the left. But this is relatively minor - I think you've already taken care of the major work.
Bob
Jerry Curtis24-Feb-2007 17:43
Thanks, Bob. I used both of your suggestions. I wanted to end up with a standard-size format - in this case, 8X10, so couldn't crop any closer on the sides without cropping too close on top and bottom. What do you think - an improvement or not?
Guest 21-Feb-2007 17:11
Nice photo.
Shooting from the low vantage point is very effective and adds to the 'looming' look of the train.
If this were mine, I'd be tempted to boost the saturation a bit - but that's largely a matter of personal preference.
I do think I'd crop in from the right though - almost to the last car. There's really nothing interesting in that rightmost 20% and it sort of saps the energy created by the wonderful receding perspective of the train.
Bob