Thursday October 13, 2011

Posted by Dave Updegraff on October 13, 2011
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Train Crossing Water

I want to continue with my photo shoot adventure of a few weeks ago.  Talk about time flying this was back in the middle of September.    The image above was captured at a park near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.  This train was at least a mile long and I took several images of it crossing the bridge.

Orange Box Cars

I particularly like this image as all of the cars in the image are the same color.  There were several sections of the train where a group of cars were all the same color.  From this high vantage point it was kind of like watching a model rail road.  I remember once taking the kids to see a model rail road display when their convention was in Dubuque.  There was a scene similar to this one.

Rail Road Yard

This image was taken in Fennimore, Wisconsin.  In the middle of their main street they have this miniature train yard complete with depot, box cars, baggage carts, and various rail road signs.

Outlook at Prairie du Chein, Wisconsin

Back track for a moment and the image above is from the Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin area again.  I thought about hiking over to the rock outlook that you can see in the image.  After 30 seconds of thinking I decided against it.  It was further away then it looks.

I have lots more images from that Saturday shoot to share.  I’ll be getting to them over the next few days.  I did some shooting last night but it was really over cast and rainy.  I didn’t like the way my images came out so I’m not sure they will ever see the blog.

Enjoy your day.  Thanks for stopping by and be careful.

One comment on “Thursday October 13, 2011”

  1. One of the big guides for me is the Principles and Elements of Style. I mention that because of the boxcars image. Repetition is an element of style. It’s power is seen everyday in a variety of uses (drapes, handbags, the backdrop for post-game interviews, architecture, etc).
    Not only is there repetition of shape & color but there is rhythmic repetition of the boxcars (a gap after every third car. The number 3 has a long history of iconic use for representation of universal mystery). Another element of style that is a strong component in this composition; you have a ‘lines’ thing going, especially with the primary one being a diagonal.
    A summation statement would be; this photograph is well composed.

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