Glendale

Mae, I really love the ethereal qualities of this! Fascinating image with lots of interesting lines and tones.

Welcome to NPN and the Photo Art Gallery, but this image might not meet the parameters of our gallery. Photo art gallery is about manipulated images, filters applied, and multiple exposures. I'm going to move this to the POP (people, objects, and places gallery). Just a reminder; the main aspect of this website is depictions of nature.

Marc, my apologies. I'm still figuring it all out. Thank you for moving this image to the correct place.

Hi Mae. This is very mysterious. People coming home in the evening; they all seem to be leaving and the station is empty.

I like the dynamic range; the shaft of light coming through to the empty bench, the strong diagonals of the tracks and how the ties are in the opposite diagonal with the bench arms and the non-slip patterns in the concrete. I like ths strong contrast and dynamic range.

One idea I would offer if you're interested is that it does seem to be tilted over on the right side. Although you didn't specify your EXIF data, I'm thinking maybe you were using a wide angle lens. Anyway, one thing to think about trying might be a perspective crop or a transform to bring the pillars and post on the right more perpendicular. (I tried this just now, and it seems to work without detracting from other elements of your image.)

Anyway, welcome to NPN and I look forward to seeing more of your work! I think it's helpful to save a version with 1200 pixels on the longest side and get it down to 500 K and then put this one in as a "larger version" to give viewers a chance to see things in a bit more detail.

Mae, this is a very interesting image, and it does keep my eye wanting to look longer. However, I must confess that I don't "get it." My biggest issue is that I get the feeling I'm falling off a cliff, with the way the image is tilted to the right. I'm so glad you stated it was from your train window, as that defines a lot of the image. But I still don't understand the top portion at all?? And all the "flare"? Was that from window reflections maybe? Like I say, it's an interesting image, but it's just over my head.

One idea I would offer if you're interested is that it does seem to be tilted over on the right side. Although you didn't specify your EXIF data, I'm thinking maybe you were using a wide angle lens. Anyway, one thing to think about trying might be a perspective crop or a transform to bring the pillars and post on the right more perpendicular. (I tried this just now, and it seems to work without detracting from other elements of your image.)

@John, thank you for your indepth comment! I really appreciate your time, your words and the warm welcome. Hmmmm...I hadn't thought of using the transform tool but I like that idea and now I'm intrigued to play with that option! ::beams at John:: This image is part of a series that I did of scenes from my train window where the wide angle works better for enclosed spaces.

@Michael...Thank you!

This has a surreal quality that I really like. It's aided by the strong lines. Turning it into monochrome helped to emphasize that and remove distractions.


Kent in SD

I like the earthiness of this, a vision that all train riders have witnessed.
Bob

Thank you, Kent!

Bob, yes a scene all train riders share. ::waves back::