Sunset Express II

rwells

Acording to the time stamp, 5 minutes after I shot this image, along came another train. As you can see, the sky made a major change in this 5 minute period.

Might as well give you a series of shots, hey, doesn't cost you more

AndMan

Great shots Randy especially #3.
Mind you I'm a sucker for a good sunset.
I can never get over how close to (as in on) the train tracks you guys can get. Over here if you could get that close you'd have the cops on you and a £2,000 fine (I'd rather save the money to buy gear).

RonA18

Really nice. I love the last image. Normally, I would be one of those you mentioned that did not like lens flares, but this one is subtle and appeals to the image. Great job.

Ron

Richard

I agree with your choice, Randy. Very nice.

Jack'll do

Yup, #3 it is Randy. What a difference a few minutes can make.

Eia

I like #3 the best too! Lovely colors and great idea; it is different!!!

rwells

AndMan wrote:

Great shots Randy especially #3.
Mind you I'm a sucker for a good sunset.
I can never get over how close to (as in on) the train tracks you guys can get. Over here if you could get that close you'd have the cops on you and a £2,000 fine (I'd rather save the money to buy gear).

Hey AndMan,

Thanks for the kind words.

And about being on the tracks. I'll state here that it's not a very good idea. It's what we call "A self-correcting problem"

rwells

RonA18 wrote:

Really nice. I love the last image. Normally, I would be one of those you mentioned that did not like lens flares, but this one is subtle and appeals to the image. Great job.

Ron

Hey Ron,

Yeah, I agree, the last image's subtle flare is not that offensive, and adds to this image. That's why I posted it also. Thanks for the comments!

rwells

Richard wrote:

I agree with your choice, Randy. Very nice.

Thanks Richard

rwells

Jack'll do wrote:

Yup, #3 it is Randy. What a difference a few minutes can make.

Thanks Jack,

Yep, as we all know, light really changes fast this time of evening, but somehow it always entertains me.

rwells

Eia wrote:

I like #3 the best too! Lovely colors and great idea; it is different!!!

Thanks Eia,

I think what really stands out for me is how the light is casting shadows on the clouds from the lower clouds hanging down. That's just a lighting/shadow angle that is fairly rare, for me anyway.

Thanks for the nice comments.

adbsgicom

Sweet series. Gorgeous skies.

wendell

These are nice Randy, the sky is pretty. I very much still prefer the shot in your original post. It has the mystery, and much more impact in my opinion.
It is the ghost train. Reminds me of the country song --- Long Black Train --- I think it was called.
wl

RBrogen

Randy I'm with you #3 is my pick...and yeah the sky does change so quickly and runs such a broad spectrum of colors....I love the colors in this. Careful on those tracks bud.

rwells

adbsgicom wrote:

Sweet series. Gorgeous skies.

Thanks for looking Andrew.

rwells

wendell wrote:

These are nice Randy, the sky is pretty. I very much still prefer the shot in your original post. It has the mystery, and much more impact in my opinion.
It is the ghost train. Reminds me of the country song --- Long Black Train --- I think it was called.
wl

Hey Wendell,

The strange lighting/shadows on the sky is what I really like about these. There just different than the other, that's why I shot them differently.

Appreciate your detailed input

rwells

RBrogen wrote:

Randy I'm with you #3 is my pick...and yeah the sky does change so quickly and runs such a broad spectrum of colors....I love the colors in this. Careful on those tracks bud.

Thanks Randy,

And yeah, I hear you about the tracks!

Dogdots

I like the 1st one the best Its the quiet before the train.

rwells

Dogdots wrote:

I like the 1st one the best Its the quiet before the train.

I like the pink/blue/purple colors reflecting off the rails & this perspective. Glad you liked the shot and thanks for your comments.