[Toad]

Detail...




New Tracks and Old...

[shuttertalk]

Splendid! Really lovely...

#1 - the symmertry and lines stand out and grab attention

#2 I love the curved yet parallet tracks...

[Irma]

Beautifuly represented how to work with lines. I like it very much

[Polly]

Great stuff!

It's fascinating to see the side-by-side comparison between the old and the new, the straight and the curved.

Polly

[jericho]

#1 is fantastic Rob! I love how the lines curve ever so slightly from bottom to top.

[Petographer]

I like #2. The freight tracks and the sky train tracks side by each.

[Toad]

Thanks folks - these were 2 quick shots that I snapped on the way to work yesterday. I had to crop #2 quite a bit to make the lines stand out - but I knew I liked #1 even in the viewfinder.

Jerry: yes - the slight curve is what makes the composition of this one IMO. Thanks for noticing.

[byrt_001]

Hi

Just wanted to comment on composition as could be improved the shot to this one:




The first one needs something else? it just lucks something?

Regards

Christian

[Toad]

I see what you mean about #2 - the next time I work on this photo I will crop it tighter.

As for #1 - The minimalist treatment is meant to highlight the lines and textures of the tracks - the 2 dimensional capture angle is intended to further abstract the subject and reduce it to forms and lines.

I think less is more in this type of shot. My other attempts at this one involved even further simplification - essentially reducing the photo to only lines and shapes. I also tried color changes such as sepia and high contrast B&W. In the end, I settled on this naturalistic yet abstract treatment.

I realize that this sort of photo does not appeal to everyone's tastes, however. Thanks for looking.