The Train Yard

[Iguanasan]

Here's the train yard in south end Halifax, NS providing train service to the container pier there.

[casil403]

Very nice capture...love all the leading lines and curves.

[Richard]

Hi Iggy,

Love the industrial scene here, I'm curious to why you chose to crop of the tracks on the right of the image? The leading lines and high vantage point all work nicely.

[Iguanasan]

Hi Iggy,

Love the industrial scene here, I'm curious to why you chose to crop of the tracks on the right of the image? The leading lines and high vantage point all work nicely.

Thanks. A couple of reasons for this particular framing. First, though it looks like I only cut off one track on the right there were actually 3 or 4 more and I really couldn't get them all in without doing a pano. Also, I really wanted that little "wall of green" on the left hand side to act as a bit of a frame to the scene. And last, while I'm not a slave to guidelines, putting the bulk of the first train car in and around one of the thirds seemed to make sense to me compositionally.

[Richard]

Thanks. A couple of reasons for this particular framing. First, though it looks like I only cut off one track on the right there were actually 3 or 4 more and I really couldn't get them all in without doing a pano. Also, I really wanted that little "wall of green" on the left hand side to act as a bit of a frame to the scene. And last, while I'm not a slave to guidelines, putting the bulk of the first train car in and around one of the thirds seemed to make sense to me compositionally.

Ah ha, that makes sense, I knew there would be a reason I just couldn't work out what it was...

[edG]

cool capture Iggy, I have actually been thinking how to use a train in this months assignment

[Iguanasan]

Thanks, edG. Could make a very cool motion shot... good luck!