The Old 1030 [190967 Catch All ]
Uploaded: May 18, 2007 09:49:09
1/200 at f/11; Lens 16-35 f/2.8L; Focal Length 16; ISO 200; Hand Held; Natural Light
While driving my wife to a seminar in Elgin, Illinois, we passed the Fox River Trolley Museum which is, basically, a piece of land that has old, out of commission train and trolley cars sitting at the side of the road. Even though the museum was closed, these train cars were easily accessible, so I pulled off the road, grabbed my camera, and started photographing. I knew there would be myriad photo opportunities, and I wasn't mistaken. The textures, colors, lines and angles were a delight to photograph. For this photograph I used my wide angle lens to capture the sweep of the rail car as well as a portion of the amazing sky that greeted me.
Roxanne M. Bubar May 18, 2007
John, fantastic capture. Love the beautiful reflections of the gorgeous sky and clouds. #657674Dr Silly May 18, 2007
A winner, looking for the gold. :O)Michelle R. Kovach May 18, 2007
Love the POV & the reflection of the sky in the windows!I agree with Doc, looks like a winner to me! :) #4297503
Melissa G. Meiselman May 18, 2007
John, this is a fantastic capture!! In addition to the textures and colors I like the reflection of the clouds in the windows making for a continuation of the sky!! #4297530Shirley L. Carpenter May 18, 2007
Excellent capture and composition John!!! #4297598John Caruso May 18, 2007
Thank you all very, very much! You make me blush! #4297654Brinn MacDougall May 18, 2007
Terrific image, can't wait to see more of them, what a great photo op! Way to go, John! #4297698John Caruso May 18, 2007
Thanks Brinn! I really appreciate you taking a look! #4297766Sarah E. Herbert May 18, 2007
The colors are wonderful! Great composition! #4297769Les Rhoades May 18, 2007
I really like this perspective captured here. For me, the sky reflections in the windows sell this image. The number 1030 makes me want to know more. Everything in this keeps my attention and offers the viewer something to ponder. And John, the colors are fantastic. Skills! Lets hope we see this again => featured next month. #4297828Kimi A. Phillips May 18, 2007
Fantastic find and a perfect job executing it! The reflections are out of this world! #4297840John Caruso May 18, 2007
Thanks Sarah, Les, and Kimi! #4297895Joy Rector May 18, 2007
super shot #4298037Pat Gamwell May 18, 2007
MAGNIFICENT shot, John! The cloud/sky reflections are incredible! Superb job! #4298110John Caruso May 18, 2007
I tip my hat in thanks to you Joy and Pat! #4298161Bob Cournoyer May 18, 2007
Amazing! Looks flat...like just the wall of the car...the way the sky is reflected it looks like you're looking thru the window, not at a reflection.....Esther Smith May 20, 2007
Love this John!! A winner!! #4306381John Caruso May 21, 2007
Thanks oodles, Bob and Esther! I appreciate it! #4308441Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas May 21, 2007
Wonderful composition, details, colors and sky John!,John Caruso May 22, 2007
Thank you for taking a look, Amalia! #4311843Les Rhoades May 22, 2007
Yes, I was surfing Editior's Pick's and saw your photo. Don't tell anyone I was in there. LOL #4312674Datha Y. Thompson May 22, 2007
WOW!!!! John this is EXCELLENT!! I agree this has to be a WINNER.. LOVE the reflections and POV :0) WOW Again :0)Les.... oops.... lol :0) #4312735
John Caruso May 22, 2007
Thank you both very much, Les & Datha!Les, your secret's safe with me. If anyone asks, you were down at the pub with me the whole time.
And Datha, I truly appreicate your enthusiasm! #4312819
Nikki McDonald May 22, 2007
Now I was going to tell you this was in EFP and I see Les has beat me to it. What's to be embarrassed about in checking out the selections in there? I like going there--just as I like going to the "Friendly Praise" section of the forum--and browsing through. I have come across so many interesting photos I would have missed otherwise. I'm sure there are hundreds of others yet, but who has time to check all entries? Anyway, back to your photo, John. I love the pov here and I love love love the clouds in the sky and the mirror . . . uhhh windows. You have a very patient wife. Give her our regards. #4313649John Caruso May 23, 2007
Thanks so much, Nikki! I know what you mean: there are just so many wonderful photos to see and not nearly enough time to see them all.I always appreciate your comments and I'm glad you liked the ol' train. My wife is indeed a wonderful person and I'm sure she'll love hearing from you! #4315819
David Pratt May 23, 2007
I love the reflections in the windows John! Fantastic capture. Wonderful POV and composition. Glad to see that your wife is a patient as mine. I do the same thing. #4317221John Caruso May 23, 2007
Thanks so much, David! #4317235Chris Budny May 31, 2007
I love the reflections too...but also that long diagonal receding line. Between this one and the car window you shot earlier, you can easily start a series... #4351152John Caruso May 31, 2007
Thanks Chris! It seems like I have so many series started but never finished! LOL #4351239Susie Peek-Swint June 14, 2007
Brilliant John ~ a great favourite to start of the C&Cs :) #4396663Susana Ms Heide June 14, 2007
Well John, I think you chose an amazing photo for this month! ABSOLUTELY love it!!! The angle gives this image a sense of dimension and flow, the colors are a treat! The textures and reflection add so much interest and beauty!! I wouldn't be at ALL surprised to see this one not only with silver but also with gold!!! GOOD LUCK to you! #4396728John Caruso June 14, 2007
Thank you so much Susie and Susana! I truly appreciate your very encouraging words! #4396796Jayne Martin June 14, 2007
Hi John, this is absolutely beautiful!! I love it...I agree, it's a winner! Now, I'm off to C & Cto try and upload a photo, wish me luck!!! #4398055John Caruso June 15, 2007
Thanks so much for your kind words, Jayne! I hope things get sorted out over at the C&C thread very soon. #4399639Colleen Farrell June 16, 2007
Fantastic, John!! Just saw this at the top of the C&C thread, and before reading the rest, came by to comment. This surely deserves a gold, imo--the lines, colors and texture as well as the POV and composition are all superb. I love it! Good luck, and see you back at C&C! #4402906John Caruso June 16, 2007
You are so kind, Colleen! I really do appreciate you taking a moment to look and comment. #4402929Carol Teal June 17, 2007
Great POV and the colors are so rich! I love all the rust and the reflections in the windows! It makes you wonder where all old #1030 traveled! This is so wonderful John, and I really believe we will see this one again!! #4406980John Caruso June 18, 2007
Thank you very much, Carol! #4408038Bob Cammarata June 18, 2007
Terrific!Bob #4410461
John Caruso June 19, 2007
I appreciate you taking a look, Bob! #4412074Robert Baer June 22, 2007
johnJohn Caruso June 23, 2007
Thanks so much, Justin! #4427367Teresa Norris June 24, 2007
John, everything about this is a delight for the eyes. So beautiful, and it really tells a story in the viewer's imagination, and takes me right in. Love it...a winner in my book! #4431430John Caruso June 24, 2007
Wow, thank you so much, Teresa! I greatly appreciate your enthusiasm! #4432679Michelle R. Kovach June 26, 2007
HURRAY for John!!!!!Nikki McDonald June 26, 2007
Well hoorah for the good guys, John. Congratulations on your finalist--we couldn't be happier for you. #4440364John Caruso June 26, 2007
I humbly thank you Michelle and Nikki! #4440400Dr Silly June 26, 2007
Congratulations John on your finalist for this wonderful shot. :O)John Caruso June 26, 2007
Thank you so much, Doc! #4440432Susie Peek-Swint June 26, 2007
Terrific finalist John ~ many congrats! #4440698Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 26, 2007
Congratulation's on your finalist John #4441028Colleen Farrell June 26, 2007
So happy to see the silver on this, John--big congratulations!! #4441247Chris Budny June 26, 2007
The old 1030 rides high again... congraulations, John! Great image to open the C&C thread with, too ;) #4441661Les Rhoades June 26, 2007
Congratulations John! I told you this would make the finals. You better start listening to me. LOL #4441670Megan p June 26, 2007
This is so striking!!! Congratulations!! #4442176Sylvia Rossler June 26, 2007
Big congrats on your finalist John :o) I'm pretty sure we will see this one again :O) #4442830Teresa Norris June 26, 2007
Yay!!! Congrats to you!!! #4442993David Pratt June 26, 2007
Congratulations John! Well deserved! #4443030John Caruso June 26, 2007
I sincerely appreciate all of your well wishes! Thanks so much! #4444206Katarina Mansson June 27, 2007
This is such a beautiful capture John - congratulations on the finalist! #4446111John Caruso June 27, 2007
I thank you very much, Katarina! #4446551Susan Fox June 27, 2007
Congratulations John! This was a well deserved finalist. Love the POV, the wonderful reflectionds and how it's composed. #4450578Datha Y. Thompson June 27, 2007
CONGRATULATIONS again John!!! This is an absolute FAVORITE of mine!!!! Ecxellent work IMO LOVE it :0) #4451489John Caruso June 28, 2007
Thanks so much Susan and Datha! Your opinions mean a lot to me. #4452942Kathryn (Love) Scheet June 28, 2007
congrats on this finalist John! wonderful presentation! #4452955John Caruso June 28, 2007
I really appreciate your comments, Kathryn! #4453028Carol Teal June 28, 2007
I knew this one would make it John! I love the lines, reflections and colors of this! Congrats John! I will have to show this to my husband and see if he knows where this is; he used to live in or near Elgin! #4453459John Caruso June 28, 2007
Thanks so much, Carol! I'm happy to hear your comments. If he does know where it is, let me know...I've got several other trains from this particular photo shoot. #4453498Robert Baer July 01, 2007
congratulations john. I love this from the moment you posted it!!! #4461847John Caruso July 02, 2007
Thank you very, very much, Justin! #4464976Jayne Martin July 03, 2007
Congratulations, John, sorry so late!! #4471331John Caruso July 04, 2007
No apologies necessary, Jayne. Thanks for your well wishes! #4472164Michael S. Baker September 01, 2007
Nice shot, John. I've been to this museum a few times- lots of old trains there.Nice capture!
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John Caruso September 01, 2007
Thanks so much, Michael. That place is a treasure trove! #4733543Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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