Rail way engine Photo

Photographer’s Note

Steam locomotive is a machine that by means of the combustion of an element (coal or fuel oil - oil) in an external boiler, warms water and the resultant steam of the boiling generates pressure and moves pistons that stimulate the wheels by means of a game of connecting-rods (for this reason they are called engines of external combustion). They are in disuse for time.
The new building of the station of Cartagena (1909) Was projected by the engineer Rafael Peyroncely. It is a great building that, in his origins, was very isolated of the urban center, forcing the majority of the travelers to move even there in carriages.
This locomotive of steam is exposed opposite to the station of the Cartagena.

go2stones, Docarmo, robertosalguero, belido, vinicio, finlay, CRATEOS, emjleclercq has marked this note useful

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go2stones (40) 2007-08-14 1:43

The steam engine revolutioned the world. Now it seems archaic to us. This image is excellent in B&W. It makes the machine seem ancient. It's nice with the side lighting that almost makes it a silhouette. The buildings in the back have nice gray shades in contrast to the heavy black machine. Well done.

TFS!
Reid

Zelanda (5692) 2007-08-14 2:25

Hola Pilar,
Buena idea el B/N para esta foto.
Preciosa locomotora y también un bello edificio el de la estación.
Excelente definición.
Un abrazo
Ros

Charo (31651) 2007-08-14 3:46

Hola Pilar,
Veo que has cambiado de escenario.
Estupenda foto y preciosa locomotora y edificio.
Excelente POV y definición.
Cordialmente
Charo

luiscar (3282) 2007-08-14 19:00

Hola Pilar
me gusta esta fotográfía en B&W, has conseguido buena escala de grises y la definición, también es buena, me gusta como has utlizado el primer plano de la maquina y la profundidad posterior con la estación centeneria, yo hubiera sacado un poco el foco, para tener una mayor perspestiva, pero aún así el trabajo es realmente bueno.
bien hecho
saludos.

Docarmo (8814) 2007-08-14 19:38

Hola Pilar,
Excelente composición, buena idea el blanco y negro. ¡Una imagen bien conseguida!
Saludos,
Maria do Carmo

robertosalguero (2759) 2007-08-14 20:00

Bonita foto y buen cuadraje. E blanco y ngro trabaja muy bien para darle mas edad a la imagen. Es algo sencillo pero con mucho carisma. Bonita forma de captar esta maquina. La nitidez es excelente y el contrast entre elementos trabaja muy bien. Gracias Maria del Pilar.

Roberto

belido (16109) 2007-08-15 5:12

Hola Maria,

você tem fotos muito atrativas em sua galeria. Difícil de escolhar uma para criticar. Gostei muito dessa p&b com fortes contrastes em uma excelente ponto de vista. Os detalhes estão bem evidentes e o pano de fundo muito interessante com aquela arquitetura majestosa. Um belo trabalho!
Saludos desde Brasil,
Carlos

vinicio (22262) 2007-08-15 15:54

Hi Maria, you have a good personal gallery with images of various themes, and I like that, this your last is a small pearl for how you have composed and processed the image and also because I find very interesting this old engine, well done, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

manada (6237) 2007-08-16 4:11

Hola Maria del Pilar
Nice tribute to a piece of history!!
Well done the virage in duo tone, adds antiquity in your work.
Wonderful compo with the station in bg

SALUDOS
Freddy

Durakers (543) 2007-08-16 21:36

Hola Pilar,
Bonito trabajo en B&N,bien enfocado y bonito con el segundo plano, lo que si te dice nuestro amigo Luiscar pienso que quedaría mejor. Pero aún asi muy bonito trabajo.
Saludos.

colibriav (1564) 2007-08-20 1:37

Hola Pilar:
Aquellos antiguos y sus locos cacharros. Recuerdo las maquinas de vapor circular por la via que une Avila y Salamanca. Era muy pequeño, pero recuerdo la cantidad de humo negro que salia de la maquina negra de vapor. Esa foto la tengo en el disco duro de mi cabeza y no la puedo poner, es una pena.
Un saludo:
Pablo

finlay (387) 2007-08-20 13:32

Hi Pilar

This shot works well in black and white. It gives a period feel to the image especially as the station building itself is many years old.

Finlay

mpdre (1585) 2007-08-21 13:41

Hola Pilar! It is a very good idea to have used B&W for this photo. It gives an antic impression to the image. I like the strong dark of the locomotive. It is also a good idea to have the building as a background. Nice play between foreground and background. Well done!!!
Andre

CRATEOS (7274) 2007-09-03 6:20

Holla Pilar..perfectum...one great transcription of oldy's machinery who serve us in other times ...un impactante presentation
un saloudo

Nikiforos

emjleclercq (14133) 2007-09-25 22:53

Very interesting old machine, but I am not sure it is a locomotive because there are no apaprent connexions with the lower wheels. It could just be a mobile steam engine, since the large wheels on top of the machine can be used to trnmit power though belts to any other kind of machinery: an agricultural machinery, a saw, for example...
Anyway, the B&W fits well here to undelrines the age of the machine.

All the best,

Emmanuel

Truja (4948) 2008-01-07 11:41

Hola Pilar!

este trabajo esta lleno de detalles, y sdemás, has trabajado estupendamente el color para darle un aire antiguo que me gusta mucho.
enhorabuena.

Un saludo, Jordi