Quorn, a photo from South Australia, West

Photographer's Note

The railway yards at Quorn railway station in the light of the setting sun. Quorn is the home of the historic Pichi Richi Railroad, a tourist railway that runf rom here through the Pichi Richi pass to the coastal city of Port Augusta. This image was tone mapped with Photomatix software.

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testmaniac (13508) 2007-07-03 2:01

Hello family HAMILTON,

This shot have good composition and colors.

just nice photo

TFS

Philip

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-07-03 2:43

Hi Steve/Ioana,
Nice leading lines created by the railway ... it leads the viewer's focus towards the old station. Well composed ... very good color and contrast. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

japiey (10163) 2007-07-03 3:27

Hello S & I.

That's a beautifull image, a fantastic document of the railway yards..
Here in my place, we used to go to the "Kollam railway station" to watch the rails and the yards in our childhood days.

Great to go back in memories with your image.

Have a great time, dear friends.

jean paul

JayP (381) 2007-07-03 5:05

Steve & Ioana
A very well thought out and composed picture. Just came back from near Quorn and missed the Pichi Richi Railway. I will have to go back.
The balance in the colour is excellent.
THanks for sharing.

Regards

John P

chc (1468) 2007-07-03 5:51

Great compo and colours from Australia. I like the desert aspect and the way you bring our eyes to the old station.
christophe

pally3100 (3413) 2007-07-03 22:51

hallo friends
your are also in railway picture (And me to ...)
no many traffic in this peacefull picture.
beware a train maybe en cacher un autre.
good idea and well realised
(I don t know matrix software ) friendly , Henri

Matthew-Watt (5934) 2007-07-04 20:41

Hello Steve and Ioana,

I visited Quorn en route from Port Augusta to Wilpena Pound. Of all the places I visited in outback South Australia, this was the most memorable and ‘classical’. One thing that catches my eye here is the distinctive variety of colour and contrast. The parallel lines of the assorted rail tracks makes for a perfect foreground, running towards the historic station. The silo tower adds the necessary height required to boost the vertical composition of the scene, along with the iconic eucalyptus varieties. The pebbles in the near ground are effective at adding that extra bit of texture that you needed. A good frame draws out the best colourations. This will continue to reinforce my memory of this place. Thank you for that.

Matt