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23-JUL-2005 CameraShy09

Strong City Railroad Station

Kansas, USA

Taken on a trip through the Flint Hills of Kansas. This is the railway station in a small town called Strong City.

Canon EOS 20D ,Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD IF
1/320s f/10.0 at 84.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time23-Jul-2005 17:23:09
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length84 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/10
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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elips19-Feb-2006 05:10
My husband volunteers at a local scenic railroad and is very aware of the deteriorating state of this country's old train stations. Too few of them are restored and many that are restored are used for silly things like gift shops. It really is too bad that we can't get more money for passenger train service in this country. ~Sharon
Canon DSLR Challenge14-Feb-2006 13:38
Thanks for the comments Olaf. You always give very helpful technical advice. One of the things I most appreciate about the challenges. You have a very good eye.
Sharon, the building is no longer in use, but it's a beautiful old thing. I've travelled across country by rail (an unusual choice of transportation in the USA), and there are hundreds of these old stations built in the 20s and 30s falling apart because of declining passenger service. It's a shame. Thanks for your comment. - CameraShy09
Guest 12-Feb-2006 06:24
Because you tilted the camera slightly upwards, there is a bit of perspective in the verticals. To make this look more natural, do not align an edge of the photograph with the verticals closest to that edge. Instead, make sure the verticals towards the middle of the shot are vertical in the shot. I'd say it needs to be rotated about 0.79 degrees clockwise. You could also get rid of the converging verticals with the perspective tool, but imo that is not necessary.
elips12-Feb-2006 04:05
This is an appealing portrait of an old building. Is it in use now? Hopefully someone will take it in hand and get it renovated before some of the deterioration we can see here gets any worse. ~Sharon