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20-MAY-2012 Karen Stuebing

Coal Train

West Virginia

Submitted for the Weekly Challenge, "Symmetry and Patterns."

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Pentax K10D
1/350s f/6.7 at 93.0mm iso100 full exif

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Timothy Guenther24-May-2012 11:57
Good shot!
Norbert Fortelny23-May-2012 12:56
Nicely done, love the colors.
Jeff Lobaugh22-May-2012 18:27
Lots of lines to look at here. The telephone poles look like toothpicks.
bill friedlander22-May-2012 15:56
A great perspective with rails and poles leading the eye to the distant hills. V
J S Quesada22-May-2012 13:03
Nice composition. Love that warm light and mood. V
LynnH22-May-2012 01:00
Oh this is a nice strong image, Karen. I love those telephone poles leading and meandering front to back. :) V+ for composition today.
Brenda21-May-2012 23:37
Great composition.
Barbara Heide21-May-2012 22:05
a nice view...
Janice Dunn21-May-2012 20:46
Well composed Karen. Your POV is good - I like seeing the power lines there too
Stephanie21-May-2012 19:10
Keep on mining that coal WV!!!! It's black gold for the US! :)
sven21-May-2012 18:58
Beautiful and yes RR always have symmetric curves and lines.
Patricia Kay21-May-2012 18:19
Beautiful colors and light Karen...BV
J. Scott Coile21-May-2012 17:51
I walk the line...
BleuEvanescence21-May-2012 16:57
I too love the colours of this one.
Tom LeRoy21-May-2012 15:53
Coal trains and West Virgina go together. Great shot, tones are really on the spot. V
Jola Dziubinska21-May-2012 15:25
I like the colors and composition here, well done.
Colin Storey21-May-2012 10:35
Very well composed and colourful image, perfect for the challenge subject. v
Guest 21-May-2012 10:13
great shot of a working place. V
borisalex21-May-2012 07:58
This is a wonderful compostion and with beautiful lines and clarity! V.
Antonis Sarantos21-May-2012 07:26
Very beautiful! Love the soft tones.
Laryl21-May-2012 06:53
fun site!
marko gregoric21-May-2012 06:35
Great shot. V
Bryan Murahashi21-May-2012 03:57
A very nice capture of this train and line of phone poles. V
Yiannis Pavlis21-May-2012 03:23
Superbly seen and creatively captured.V
Jean D21-May-2012 02:46
Great visual capture moving along. A splendid scene with the rolling hills, Karen. ~V
Sheila21-May-2012 02:11
Quite a few patterns and examples of symmetry here. I love the line of telegraph poles.
Marcia Colelli21-May-2012 01:49
Very nice composition V
Ali Majdfar21-May-2012 01:38
Fantastic composition! ~V
Frank Brault21-May-2012 01:32
Something new for me. I have never seen a coal train. Beautifully composed with gorgeous colors. V
Janet Donnelly21-May-2012 01:23
Love it!!!! A rural scene I'd never get to see where I live.
Guest 21-May-2012 00:54
Great pov and interesting train shot... works well in color.
Cindi Smith21-May-2012 00:53
I love the tones in this...perfect! WEll, well done! V
nightwings21-May-2012 00:49
Good shot of this, nice subdued colors
Walter Otto Koenig21-May-2012 00:43
A well chosen vantage point and focal length for this image. I like the colors and atmosphere. "V"
John King21-May-2012 00:09
Super composition and warm tones. This really conveys a sense of place. V+
janescottcumming20-May-2012 23:44
Great perspective in this shot. Terrific how the vanishing line is lined up with the dip in the mountain. V
Tom Munson20-May-2012 23:34
Nicely framed, Karen!
Guest 20-May-2012 23:28
Very beautiful photo, wonderfully composed and with lovely colors Karen! V
Coleen Perilloux Landry20-May-2012 23:22
The colors in this are fabulous. Great tones.
Photo.Keely20-May-2012 22:21
Nice work! V.
Mike H.20-May-2012 21:51
A nice, tight image -- like looking out my window!
That's quite a lineup of telephone poles -- a frost
heave picked on #2 aft I'll bet! Super.
globalgadabout20-May-2012 21:50
the wealth of the hills en route to market..sympathetic image...a place, a moment, a reality..
laine20-May-2012 21:39
a great POV and the tones say it's a hot sunny day down by the tracks
Guest 20-May-2012 21:35
Very beautiful and sweet tones. V.