Tracks before the Storm

[Focus]

This was taken right before a big downpoor. You know how part of the sky will get real dark. I was driving down the street and noticed the scene, jumped out (which I often do) and took the picture. I love the pictures you can get right before and after a storm.

The picture is pretty close to the original. The only thing I changed was hue/sat, levels.

To me it came out looking more like a painting than picture. Just the right combination of light and focus (or out of focus).

http://www.pbase.com/image/1651008

 

[Gargoile]

Did you do anything to this photo as in post editing ?
After a few feet it kinda looks like and oil painting.

Gargoile

This was taken right before a big downpoor. You know how part of
the sky will get real dark. I was driving down the street and
noticed the scene, jumped out (which I often do) and took the
picture. I love the pictures you can get right before and after a
storm.

The picture is pretty close to the original. The only thing I
changed was hue/sat, levels.

To me it came out looking more like a painting than picture. Just
the right combination of light and focus (or out of focus).

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[Focus]

No. The only thing I did post production wise was hue/sat, levels, and unsharpen mask. Other than that it is the original. I think the same thing and everyone I show it asks the same thing.

Gargoile

This was taken right before a big downpoor. You know how part of
the sky will get real dark. I was driving down the street and
noticed the scene, jumped out (which I often do) and took the
picture. I love the pictures you can get right before and after a
storm.

The picture is pretty close to the original. The only thing I
changed was hue/sat, levels.

To me it came out looking more like a painting than picture. Just
the right combination of light and focus (or out of focus).

--
'Life is a bowl or cereal, if your not a fruit or nut then your a
flake'
Its better to have and not need it, than to need it and not have it.
http://www.pbase.com/gargoile
Oly C2100UZ + C-180 + B-300
Casio Wrist Camera

 

[Daniella68313]

great shot..almost look surrealistic. Are those tracks still in use? they look awfully shaky...

This was taken right before a big downpoor. You know how part of
the sky will get real dark. I was driving down the street and
noticed the scene, jumped out (which I often do) and took the
picture. I love the pictures you can get right before and after a
storm.

The picture is pretty close to the original. The only thing I
changed was hue/sat, levels.

To me it came out looking more like a painting than picture. Just
the right combination of light and focus (or out of focus).

http://www.pbase.com/image/1651008

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[Lucy]

Very interesting shot.......kinda spooky looking scene......I like it!
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[Heidi Foster]

It's beautiful! There's just something really compelling about it and you're right, it does look more like a painting than a photograph.
---Heidi http://www.FactOrFantasy.com/Happiness is a barrel of pickles.

 

[brianj]

I really like that. I have been looking for a similair scene for a while. It's the way the tracks are so delapitated and your heading into the storm that gives it a story to tell. Nice lighting and colour as well.

Brian

 

[laLady]

Ohhhhhh, very nice! And it does look like a painting.

Well done!

 

[Focus]

Brian,

Thanks. It was a lucky shot. I had been wanting to get a railroad track picture as soon as I got a Digital but could never find one that looked right. They remind me of old time travel. The only thing that could have made this better was if a Hobo was on the side by a campfire. This one fell into my lap. RPRT (Right Place Right Time).

I really like that. I have been looking for a similair scene for a
while. It's the way the tracks are so delapitated and your heading
into the storm that gives it a story to tell. Nice lighting and
colour as well.

Brian

 

[Dee Dee]

That's eerie!!

This was taken right before a big downpoor. You know how part of
the sky will get real dark. I was driving down the street and
noticed the scene, jumped out (which I often do) and took the
picture. I love the pictures you can get right before and after a
storm.

The picture is pretty close to the original. The only thing I
changed was hue/sat, levels.

To me it came out looking more like a painting than picture. Just
the right combination of light and focus (or out of focus).

http://www.pbase.com/image/1651008

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[William Finnell]

I don't know if anyone else had the same problem, but the picture seemed to be saved in too large a size with too much JPEG compression. I like storm pics also, but I couldn't get the full effect because if it's size.

 

[laLady]

Bill,

If you scroll down to the bottom of the picture you'll find options to change your viewing size. Maybe this will help?