Posted by Laurie (New Jersey, United States) on 3 December 2007 in Transportation and Portfolio.
Some of my favorite subjects are trains. I particularly love the old Steam Engines like this one. I just love the nostalgia, the sound of them, and the power they evoke.
I told Mark that I want to drive it. Probably never going to happen since you need a boiler operator's license to run it. Well maybe I can get a ride in the cab some day.
This was shot on Saturday in New Hope PA. It was a very cccccold day which helps to really accentuate the steam from the train.
We had our first snowfall on Sunday, not much, but enough to make it feel like winter has come. It's supposed to change to rain and all wash away by Monday morning. I posted a photo of the snow here if you'd like to have a peek.
Don't forget to visit "Tis' The Season" Justin Gaynor's fun Holiday Photoblog. It's a collaborative photoblog featuring seasonal Holiday photos from Thanksgiving through New Years from some very fine photographers many of whom you know and if you don't you will. I promise it will be worth the visit. So please go check it out.
Please visit my other photoblog Capturethisphotography.com
This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.
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As of July 2008 I have decided to post the same photos here as on Capturethisphotography.com but check the archives for photos not posted here.
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WoW! Super shot Laurie! Well captured and the B&W is fantastic!
3 Dec 2007 12:18am
@Stunner: Thanks.
Oh WOW as soon as I saw this I thought of the movie Polar Express that I watched today! This is sooo magical thank-you for making that special memory for me!
3 Dec 2007 12:49am
@Lost Valley ( Weekend Warrior): Thanks. Last year there was a family taking photos of their little boy in a bathrobe by this train one evening like the boy in the movie. It was so sweet and such a clever idea. If only my boys were still little!
WOWZA !! super shot , great subject !
3 Dec 2007 1:01am
@Me 2: Thanks.
A nice, gritty, sooty look to this image. I love old steam locomotives, too. Perhaps a visit to Strasburg Railroad and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is in order.
3 Dec 2007 1:04am
@Russ: Thanks. I've been there before many years ago and passed by last Spring without enough time to stop. I hoped to get out there this December but I'm not sure if I will find the time.
Super duper shot Laurie! The b&w is fabulous.
3 Dec 2007 2:30am
@ManuelaR: Thanks.
Excellent shot Laurie!!!5/5!Beautifully done!
3 Dec 2007 3:35am
@shahab: Thanks.
Just superb I like it a lot.
3 Dec 2007 3:51am
@badala: Thanks.
Outstanding!
3 Dec 2007 4:36am
@Craiger: Thanks.
FANTASTIC!!! Absolutely awesome!
3 Dec 2007 5:47am
@Tim: Thanks.
B&W looks great here - really brings out the texture in the smoke and that dark locomotive. New Hope is a nice town!
3 Dec 2007 7:57am
@Jason Kravitz: Thanks. The color looked pretty good but the black and white was a must because it really did make the smoke and steam more dramatic.
i lik ethis b&w shot! great tones!
3 Dec 2007 8:30am
@kairospix: Thanks.
Great nostalgic feel to this...lovely
3 Dec 2007 10:56am
@Jen: Thanks.
Gorgeous shot. Wonderful tonality.
3 Dec 2007 11:15am
@Craig Persel: Thanks.
Another Great one Laurie! Awesome image!!!
3 Dec 2007 11:56am
@Kerri: Thanks.
Excellent in B&W. Really has a feel with the bellowing smoke. I visited New Hope a year and half ago. I love the place. Great shot.
3 Dec 2007 1:56pm
@Barbara: Thanks.
Love this Laurie, the b&w works wonderfully with the trains, really adds to the nostalgia feel. The steam from the train is amazing!
3 Dec 2007 3:02pm
@MaryB: Thanks. The black and white made the smoke and steam really stand out.
Great shot - looks like a capture from an old movie!
3 Dec 2007 4:04pm
@Rabbit: Thanks.
Super cool shot!
@HorseRotorVator: Thanks.
Oh, my! The smoke & steam are wonderful, and your range of tones and DoF give this the look and feel of something straight from a movie. I love it.
3 Dec 2007 6:07pm
@marci: Thanks.
...great oportunity to shot that contrast between the old and new train.
3 Dec 2007 7:19pm
@«miguel.peixeiro»: Thanks.
I love trains, I have all my life. Wherever I go, if there is a transport museum, I'm there. Seeing a working steam engine just gives me a thrill.
Nice image.
4 Dec 2007 8:17am
@John Wilson aka MontereyJohn: Thanks. My dad was a big train buff and it definitely rubbed off on me.
Lovely lovely image here
5 Dec 2007 9:06am
@Suby & Sinem: Thanks. Good to see you around.
I'm a total sucker for trains! Super image, indeed!
5 Dec 2007 11:16am
@Brian: Thanks.
oh, terrific shot; it works so well like this.
6 Dec 2007 3:28am
@david: Thanks.
very good photo ... I love Old train ... When do you it (the take) ?
6 Dec 2007 1:55pm
@mahdi: Thanks. I shot this Saturday Dec. 1, 2007.
Laurie, this is a terrific black and white shot. i love the composition and the billowing steam really give the picture an old timey feel.
6 Dec 2007 2:48pm
@photowannabe: Thanks.
This is fantastic!
7 Dec 2007 7:08am
@Alfredo J. Martiz J.: Thanks.
This is awesome! I gotta get back to New Hope. I haven't been there for a couple of years.
7 Dec 2007 8:22pm
@Angry Buddha: Thanks. Maybe I'll run into you there!
that is very nice.
7 Dec 2007 11:21pm
@Daniel: Thanks.
It's a beauty...haven't been on a steam train for a long time..
8 Dec 2007 2:06pm
@Jasp: Thanks.
WOW! the steam on this train is spectacular! Im loving your work!! What camera are you running, what lens?
11 Dec 2007 9:57pm
@Jeremy: Thanks. I've been shooting with a Nikon D200 for about 1 1/2 years. I have 6 lenses. The one I used here was my Nikon 28-70mm f2.8. It seems like I've been using this one most of the time since I got it a few months ago. The other one I always have with me is my 80-200mm f2.8. Those are the two lenses I must have with me at all times...lol.
awesome tonal range, very nice overall effect...
15 Jan 2008 4:33pm
@ankush vimawala: Thanks.
Well after all this comments I guess there's not too much I can add, so I will just say that I love it ! As you said steam engines are powerful but from my point of view the real power in here it the comes from the photographer !! Excellent exposure and B&W !! Great job Laurie !
30 Aug 2008 8:41am
@ruben latre: Wow...Thanks so much.
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