Reflective Trainline

[Harksie Photos]

This picture was taken along the Alaskan railway around Cantwell, Alaska. I love this picture because the sky is being reflected in the train tracks. It really jumps out to me because I love reflection pictures and this one was a surprise. I'm curious what others, especially those that are not so found of reflections, think of this capture. I think there is a lot going on which really adds to it for me. However, I don't know if it's almost overwhelming. I'm also curious if the angle of the shot to the train tracks is out of balance for others. Thanks for looking.

Canon 50d
f/8
1/1000 sec.
ISO 400
24mm focal length

[san_at_cliff]

Nice composition, but colors too bright for me, little over the top. Any post processing ?

[Harksie Photos]

There was some post processing done but mostly because I must edit all of my photos because I only shoot RAW images. The original obviously is washed out because of this. But I may have gone overboard. I can always tone down the processing. Thanks for looking and for the helpful coment.

[gdowden70]

I find the angle a bit distracting. Maybe you could try it with a straighter horizon line. It makes me feel like I'm falling to the right as I look at it. I like the concept a lot. I never considered a rail track for a reflective shot. Very nice idea!

[dudley206098]

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nice job
i wish i took that

[Harksie Photos]

Thanks for the nice comments. Yeah the angle is a little disturbing but it was difficult for a straight shot because I was shooting only one not both tracks. But I will definately straighten it out next time. Thanks for looking!

[B..]

I would suggest, rotate the image so the horizon is level. Then when you crop it to get the edges rectangular, also crop out a good bit of the sky. I think it's the clouds on the horizon that are getting reflected, so the greater expanse of sky really doesn't look like part of the image.

[Harksie Photos]

Her is a second take at a previously fun shot. The angle is a little bit better and the season/location has changed.



Let me know of any additional comments to this new image or the pair.