A Road Less Travelled [Contest Finalists January 2005]
Uploaded: January 27, 2005 02:32:37
F4.5-5.6 D Nikkor (24-120 mm) VR, 100 mm, 1/250, ISO 200, 'RAW', 10:25 AM: A 'GO' commuter train heads out to Ottawa, from Toronto, the day after a 6" snowfall, as more snow heads into the area. This was post processed with PS CS layers and motion blur. The snow as an added bonus from "Alien Skin Eye Candy" filters…
Marsha S. Smith January 27, 2005
Beautiful image. I love all the train images in your gallery. The effects on this are great. #209371Carolyn M. Fletcher January 27, 2005
Looks like your train is on track this morning! Nice one! #1066002S J January 27, 2005
Excellent capture and outstanding effects, Alan!!! Great work on this!!! I expect to see this again next month!!! Very well done, my dear friend!!! Wish I had your imagination and creativity.... #1066013Donald K. Cherry January 27, 2005
Excellent image, Allan! Nicely done! #1066017Cathy Gregor January 27, 2005
Great perspective, Allan! Very nicely done.Paul Michko January 27, 2005
Very cool shot, Allan. Great work. #1066099Theresa McCloskey January 27, 2005
very nice Allan :-) #1066117Janet L. Skinner January 27, 2005
This is my new favorite of your train shots, Allan!!! How is the site work coming? Want to do mine! LOL #1066132Kathryn (Love) Scheet January 27, 2005
great shot Allan! the angle really makes this one unique!Jordi Delgado January 27, 2005
WOW, strong image, Allan!!!:-)) #1066148
Claudia Kuhn January 27, 2005
Very cool Allan, nice work! Looks great! #1066227Wally Orlowsky January 27, 2005
Love these snow train shots, Allan. #1066275Cindy Paquette January 27, 2005
Wow and Wow..ok one more...WOW! This train looks like it will move right out of the frame through the computer!!! You captured the action of this train superbly Allan! It's an exceptional image in my book! #1066278Darren K. Fisher January 27, 2005
Great perspective and use of effects here Allan. #1066419Bonnie C. Lackey January 27, 2005
I do love your trains, Allan! #1066448Donna W. Neal January 27, 2005
Very cool effects on this one Allan.Kara L. Hendricks January 27, 2005
Great image Allan!! Love the effects on this. #1066500Arya Bandyopadhyay January 27, 2005
Dear Allan, you are brilliant in the digital darkroom!!! My latest favourite in this series... #1066505Casey A. Hanson January 27, 2005
Wonderful job with effects, Allan! Looks awesome! :0) #1066565Murry Grigsby January 27, 2005
Super vertical design Allan! The perspective and effects really add a powerful motion feel. Well done!! #1066583Karen Engelbreth January 27, 2005
Really a Beautiful image, Allan - great work! #1066719Donna J. Taff January 27, 2005
Beautiful image, Allan!!! I live close to some train track's and just as I was looking at your picture the train whistle blew. Made me laugh! #1066826Jeff Robinson January 27, 2005
Very well done Allan! You have created a very cold winter day mood! Jeff #1066935Dan Holm January 27, 2005
Fantastic image, Allan!! Excellent effects on this! #1067207Robin L. Wehrman January 27, 2005
WOW Allan!!!!! Magnificent shot and capture and super effects. Great work!!!!!! #1067380Diane Addonizio January 27, 2005
Extremely well done, Allan!! #1067429Jane Summa January 27, 2005
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Deborah Lewinson January 27, 2005
MARVELOUS1111-Debby #1067778
Allan L. Whitehead January 27, 2005
I want to thank you all (Marsha, Carolyn, Sanjay, Donald, Catny G, Paul, Theresa, Janet, Kathryn, Jordi, Claudia, Wally, Cindy, Darren, Bonnie, Donna N, Kara, Arya, Casey, Murry, Karen, Donna T, Jeff, Dan, Robin, DIANE, Jane, and Debby) very much, for your terrific comments and very kind words, my very dear friends. They are very truly appreciated - your good friend, Allan #1068018Patricia Marroquin January 28, 2005
Wonderful composition and effects, Allan! Love it! :-) #1068229Allan L. Whitehead January 28, 2005
Thank you veru much, Pauricia, I really do appreciate that an awful lot, my very dear friend - your dear friend, Allan #1068243Rob T. Henry January 28, 2005
Great image, Allan!! Love the effects! Well done!! #1070152Allan L. Whitehead January 28, 2005
Thanx Rob, I appreciate that - Allan #1070164Kathy Shogren January 30, 2005
Extraordinary image, Allen! A pleasure to view. #1073057Allan L. Whitehead January 30, 2005
Thank you very much, Kathy, I really appreciate that - Allan #1073146Michelle R. Kovach February 18, 2005
Congrats Allan! Good Luck! #1112418Wally Orlowsky February 18, 2005
Congratulations on this superb finalist, Allan! #1112434Kara L. Hendricks February 18, 2005
Congratulations Allan!! #1112441Claudia Kuhn February 18, 2005
Great perspective Allan, congratulations !! #1112511Lucia De Giovanni February 18, 2005
Congratulations on your Finalist Allan! #1112513Wendy Stevenson February 18, 2005
Excellent finalist Allen. Congratulations!! #1112537Cathy Stancil February 18, 2005
Congratulations Allan ! #1112840Cathy Gregor February 18, 2005
Congrats on your finalist, Allan!Deborah Lewinson February 18, 2005
Congrats on another great finalist, Allan! #1113130Terry R. Hatfield February 18, 2005
Congratulations To You My Friend:-) #1113156Ellen Peach February 18, 2005
Congratulations, Allan...great job on this! #1113172Kelly Abernathy February 18, 2005
Congratulations on a wonderful finalist! -K #1113812Jim Kinnunen February 18, 2005
Congrats on a very very nice image Allan!!! #1114102Donna W. Neal February 18, 2005
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist Allan. LOVE IT #1114119Donna Roberts February 18, 2005
Well done "Batman" - good luck in the next round.Sharon Day February 18, 2005
Congratulations on this terrific finalist, Allan!!! Good luck next round! #1114549Casey A. Hanson February 18, 2005
Congratulations Allan! Wonderful image! #1115223Patricia A. Kuniega February 19, 2005
Congratulations on your superbly executed finalist, Allan! #1115629Blair Boudreau February 19, 2005
Congratulations Indeed! Your photo is superb! Wonderful work. #1115639Colleen Braun February 19, 2005
Way to go... Congratulations... #1115683Allan L. Whitehead February 19, 2005
I want to thank you all, very much, for the congratulatory comments and extremely kind words, my very dear friends. They are all truly appreciated. I feel that it is truly great honour to be recognized by one's very talented 'peers' - your very good friend, AllanDanilo Piccioni February 19, 2005
Congratulations on your finalists! Allan!Dado #1115726
Cindy Paquette February 19, 2005
WAY TO GO ALLAN!!! LOVE THIS SHOT...CONGRATULATIONS!! #1115989Marsha S. Smith February 19, 2005
Congratulations, Allan on your finalists. Best of luck in the next round. #1116089Murry Grigsby February 19, 2005
Congrats Allan! #1116099Tammy Nuxoll February 19, 2005
Congrats to you Allan on all your Finalists!!! Good luck next round!!! #1116693Donna J. Taff February 19, 2005
Congrat's, Allan!!! #1116743Stephen Zacker February 19, 2005
Super perspective and capture. Congratulations #1117039Robin L. Wehrman February 19, 2005
Congratulations on your finalist, Allan!!!!! #1117110Debra Booth February 19, 2005
Congratulations, Allan! Awesome image! #1117242Jeff Robinson February 19, 2005
So well done Allan! Congrats on this great image! Jeff #1117389Susie Peek-Swint February 19, 2005
Great image and ps work Allan ~ many congrats! #1117523Karen Engelbreth February 19, 2005
Big congrats, Allan! #1117637Stanley J. Contrades February 19, 2005
Good luck with your Finalists in the next round, my friend! CONGRATULATIONS, Alan!!Donna R. Moratelli February 19, 2005
Hi Allan;Eye candy it is, whatever you did. God I wish that I knew how to do a tad of what you know how to do. YOu are the absolute king of the road when it comes to train imagery!!Gary H. Minish February 19, 2005
WOW! What an image! An excellent photo and superb artwork. It movement and power as well as atmosphere! A sure winner, at least in my book. Congratulations for now and I'm sure I'll be back to offer another shortly :-) #1118892Nobu Nagase February 19, 2005
Congratulations, Allan, on the finalist on this terric image.Gail Vitikacs February 20, 2005
Way to go Allan!!!! BIG congratulations on this wonderful image! #1120331Patricia Marroquin February 20, 2005
Wow, this is awesome, Allan! Congratulations! #1121285Richard Killey February 20, 2005
Allan. Photo is really neat. Congratulations on being a finalist.(p.s. As a frequent 'GO' rider, I would comment that I've never heard of a GO train going to Ottawa.) #1121286
Sharon Day February 21, 2005
Absolutely outstanding image, Allan!!! Well done and congratulations! Good luck! #1122583Kathleen R. Struckle February 21, 2005
Congrats. on your win Allan!! Outstanding image!! #1124668Allan L. Whitehead February 22, 2005
Thank you all so very much, this is ruly appreciated - Allan #1124887Allan L. Whitehead August 14, 2005
I appreciate this very much, Her, thank you very much - Allan #1714851Stephanie Laird August 17, 2005
Wow Allan this is a fantastic image! I looked through your gallery and it is filled with incredible images! #1728348Allan L. Whitehead August 17, 2005
Stephanie, thank you very much, I truly do appreciate your comments - Allan #1729533Janet E. Backhaus September 07, 2005
Allan,This is fantastic. I love it. I really like trains and this is a great view.
Nice photos in your gallery. #1809560
Allan L. Whitehead September 07, 2005
Thanks Janet, I appreciate that. I'm glad you enjoyed my Gallery. There are more of my photos at my Deluxe site at "http://www.arrowheadfotos.com/" that you might also enjoy - Allan #1809696Inge S. Lasmana March 15, 2006
Fantastic and excellent image!! Congrats! #2534355Allan L. Whitehead March 15, 2006
Inge, thanks a lot, again. I really do appreciate this - Allan #2534386RC Fritz August 31, 2006
Great image, Allan. Your train series is beautiful work! #3251708RC Fritz August 31, 2006
Great image, Allan. Your train series is beautiful work! #3251710Allan L. Whitehead August 31, 2006
Thanks RC, I appreciate this - Allan #3252165Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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