The waiting time is over Photo

Photographer’s Note

The waiting time is almost over.
This picture is taken at Nelaug train station just north of Arendal, Norway.
I was still in my military service, so this was still just another long way back to the base.
I had just been at a good friends "batchlor" party, he was getting married a month later, and I had been waiting for the train for some 4 hours so the sight of the train rounding a big rocky feature and arriving at the station was a really releaving one.

I had to do a little fixing in photoshop with this one, brightness and contrast has been slightly increased.
The photo may seem a little grainy, the reason for this I'm not sure of, but it may have something to to with the developing. I had 4 films developed at a local Kodak store in Oslo, and they all turned out this grainy.

Odd Jarle

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kittyhawk (1687) 2006-04-07 6:43

Hei O.J.

Nice composition and very nice light and colors. The photo is not to grainy, so this is nothing to worry about.

Thanks for sharing.

- Halgeir

Modacolor51 (1309) 2006-04-07 6:57

Very beautiful picture, so well composed with great quality.
Thanks for sharing.
yılmaz..

Rinie_Hoff (9332) 2006-04-07 17:38

Hi Odd, I can imagine that you were glad that the train came ;-)
I love trainrides (if you look at my travelogues, you will find one in 2004, 11000 kilometers by train, I loved it)
Nice light on the train and including that little bit of rails in the foreground was a good choice.
I think the grain is not that bad, considering that you also had to scan the image.

pablominto (39884) 2006-04-08 9:22

Hei Odd Jarle,
The lighting on the train is an attention magnet here!
A nicely composed image with good foreground interest, good lines and pleasant colours telling about autumn...
For some reason I don't feel quite comfortable with the upper part of the image... I think it is a combination of the cables and the blown-out sky, why not try to crop both?
Regards,
Pablo -

lestans (15398) 2006-04-08 13:06

You captured this view in a beautiful low light, I think nearly parallel to the train: this is the reason why the pic is so attractive. A pity for the quality of grain!
Livia

peco85 (919) 2006-04-11 15:34

Really good pic OJ. Could almost have been a comercial:)

Fis2 (45166) 2006-04-11 16:35

Witaj Odd !
I like the your composition. Good colours and light. Very nice image. Good job.
Regards
Krzystzof

gaspojo (27) 2006-06-19 13:35

This made me nostalgic. I miss Oslo, Norway and those trains so much. I love your country. Keep on.