Photographer's Note
Playing chicken refers to a game in which two people drive towards each other on a collision course. To avoid a crash one must swerve but the one who swerves will be called a "chicken," meaning a coward. Well, I must confess, I was not playing chicken with a train; it was stationary.
I took this on my way to work as I was driving through West Pittsburg. In the distant right is the now-unused West Pittsburg Station, with a caboose that goes nowhere. That caboose, along with the piece of track, just appeared some time this winter; I am hoping someone is planning to turn the unused station building into a museum.
P.S. This train, from another POV, can be seen in my Flickr photostream.
PPS - Upon Ike's suggestion, I took a similar photo on the way back from work and uploaded it to the workshop.
Tavuk Oyunu
Tavuk oyunu, iki kişinin bir çarpışma rotasında birbirlerine karşı gittiklerini anlatan bir terimdir. Bir kazayı önlemek için bu kişilerden birinin yoldan çekilmesi gerekir ama çekilen, korkak anlamına gelen "tavuk" olarak adlandırılacaktır. İtiraf etmeliyim ki, bir trenle tavuk oynayacak halim yoktu, tren durmuştu.
Ben bunu işe giderken Batı Pittsburgden geçerken çektim. Sağ arka planda artık kullanılmayan Batı Pittsburg İstasyonu ile hiçbir yere gitmeyen bir personel vagonu görülebilir. Bu personel vagonu, üzerinde durduğu demiryolu parçası ile birlikte bu kış birdenbire ortaya çıktı; umuyorum ki birileri bu kullanılmayan istasyon binasını müze haline getirmeyi planlıyor.
P.S. Bu tren, başka bir açıdan, benim Flickr fotoğrafımda görülebilir.
PPS -Ikeın önerisi üzerine, işten dönerken benzer bir fotoğraf çekip atölyeye yükledim.
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ikeharel
(113427) 2013-04-22 8:41
For a moment I was startled, Murat, playing a Russian-Roulette with the locomotive...
Well RR tracks and engins are always an intriguing subject, and the view offered here doe's call for a photo.
Besides the CSX Loco. I really think the old hut once called a station would be preserved. Looksd as a must.
Nice taken, maybe you will go again on sunset - tones may surprise up with the naked forest on background's.
Merely a suggestion.
Ike
eldancer1
(36343) 2013-04-22 10:48
Nice capture of this train head-on. I did capture (see my previous post) a train moving towards me but it reached the end of line before it got to me. I won't risk my life just to take picture either. Good lighting and dof with nice details. Very well done, tfs.
jusninasirun
(17529) 2013-04-22 21:19
Hello MT.
Lovely head shot at this train. Fine natural tone against the fine backdrop and I hope you are not playing chicken with your car to work against this train :-)
Thanks and kind regards.
Jusni
ACL1978
(7511) 2013-04-26 16:55
Glad to hear you didn't risk life or limb for this shot, Murat. A nice image of the train here, from an uncommon POV. Thanks!
Andrew
pajaran
(115989) 2013-05-04 12:01
Pozdrav.
Interesantan tekst o vozovima i mestu sa starom zeleznickom stanicom ...
Dobar trenutak snimka, kontrast, lepe boje.
Dobar kompozicija, lepo pokazan voz ujutru i po podne.
Dobar rad sa lepom fotografijom u radionici.
Sve najbolje za vikend.
Srecno.
Paja.
Greetings.
An interesting article on the train and place of the old railway station ...
A good time recording, contrast, beautiful colors.
Good composition, nicely demonstrated the train in the morning and afternoon.
Good work with a lovely photograph of the workshop.
All the best for the weekend.
Good luck.
Paja.
kato
(11630) 2013-05-08 22:36
Hello Murat,
You're capturing well this scene by a good composition and excellent tone, so it's interesting and impressive to see the local train with yellow color and lovely small station. The train melt into the surrounding nature with trees and hill. And, the shadow projected to the ground an additional good effect.
Kind regards,
mikio
serp2000
(47063) 2014-07-04 1:32
Eye To Eye! ;) Original photo, Murat. It's good contribution to the railway theme, cause there are a few railroad men on the TE. I think they could be glad similar photo.
Best wishes,
Serghei
Photo Information
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Copyright: Murat Tanyel (mcmtanyel)
(68623)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-04-04
- Categories: Transportation
- Camera: Nikon Coolpix AW100
- Exposure: f/4.6, 1/400 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Theme(s): Trains [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2013-04-21 18:48
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