Mission accomplished Photo

Photographer’s Note

After more than 150 pictures from Switzerland, here's finally one that has both cows and a train.

Regional train of Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn from Andermatt to Disentis climbing towards Oberalppass (2044 m).

asajernigan, Floydian, luisafonso, hispic, lrw1966, zeca, jvachon has marked this note useful

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bakes888 (18055) 2008-09-26 2:19

Hi Kari. Nice capture. Nice pastoral scene with a slash of colour to catch the eye. Well composed with good depth and POV. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

alive (924) 2008-09-26 2:52

Olá!
Uma bela foto. Com cores muito naturais.
Esta foto faz me lembra antigas publicidades da Nestle :)
luis (portugal)

ribeiroantonio (21753) 2008-09-26 3:40

It must be cows everywhere in Switzerland! Even at Zurich airport they the the sound of a cow during the train trip to change terminals!!!
I like the parallel roads (train and cars) and I am just wondering if the tilt is natural. Otherwise, it is a nice photo with good colours and an excellent POV. Well done.
Antonio

asajernigan (13929) 2008-09-26 3:41

Kari,
This is a very nice alpine shot with both cows and a red train. Your composition is fine using the rocky creek to lead the eye into the shot. The off center placement of the train works well giving the shot a sense of direction. The lighting and colors are great with excellent sharpness and detail.
TFS,
Asa

omerozden (1241) 2008-09-26 3:52

hello kari,
ı lıke colourful trains. thıs one travelling on alpines look very nice. the environment with grass and cows and the contrast of the colour of traın to the environment makes this ımage eyecatching.
tfs,
regards

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Floydian (30970) 2008-09-26 3:54

Hi Kari,
Haha, you and your trains ;-)
But there is more that is good here. Those cows, the lines of the railway and the mountain going upward on the far left...i like that, gives really the essence of Switzerland...very nice.
Regards, Henk

Kielia (8201) 2008-09-26 11:57

Hi Kari,
the title is really amusing! And the place is very idyllic. Your composition looks like an advertisement for the Matterhorn Gotthard bahn! TFS!
Warm regards
Harriet

luisafonso (858) 2008-09-26 13:44

That little blue triangle of sky in the corner kind of spoils the picture. I would prefer a version with only green and the red of the train. Perhaps pulling the compo a bit to the bottom would benefit the entire composition.The image is just as I like them: a trainscape. Really nice.

fanni (8717) 2008-09-28 15:12

Hello Kari,
very nice shot :)) Indeed, it seems that cows are everywhere in Switzerland!:) I like the red train among the greenery and a bit of the blue sky as well ;)
greetings from Moscow,
Elena

hispic (7399) 2008-09-29 2:10

Terve Kari,
The red train looks attractive in the green fields indeed, but the Swiss cows seems not to be interested in red unlike Spain. The cows are very important but a car in the left seems to be not necessary. I like this rendering of green a lot.
Have a nice day, Hisashi

lrw1966 (1630) 2008-10-01 7:23

Kari Hi:
Marvelous PoV, wonderfully beautiful colors of Nature and Transportation.
Thanks for the note, as well
Congratulations, very nicely done
Larry
USA-tfs

zeca (20026) 2008-10-01 17:56

Hello Kari!
There is nothing better than a red train to compose in this beautiful green mountain. Very nice capture!
Regards,
Zeca

Merou (3090) 2008-10-04 13:29

Beautiful postcard from switzerland
TFS
regards

jean-marie (3088) 2008-10-13 11:56

Hello Kari,
Une belle tranche de nature suisse. J'aime beaucoup le cadrage avec les vaches et le petit torrent au premier plan.
Amicalement
JM

jvachon (542) 2008-10-15 16:28

hello Kari,
And a nice fresh capture it is too!
Lovely green pastoral scene.
The red train adds so much contrast.
The diagonal of the slope really adds to the depth and compo.
Great job!
thank U for your comments on the balloons.