Too Close For Comfort…

© Allan L. Whitehead

Too Close For Comfort…

Uploaded: March 16, 2004

Description

F 3.5 G (VR), 100 mm (ED Af-S Nikor AD 24-120 mm G), 1/500, ISO 400, 11: 25 AM - A morning "GO" commuter train heads west into Toronto at 50 kms per hour

Comments

Theresa McCloskey March 16, 2004

nice Allan - wonderful capture - :-) #107480

Kristen McKain March 16, 2004

great image, allan! #426256

Colleen Braun March 16, 2004

makes me nervous,great shot, love the colors of the frame matching the train... #426264

Sharon E. Lowe level-addict March 16, 2004

Allan - great shot!! #426268

Donna W. Neal March 16, 2004

Love the blur on the trail of the train and how in focus the front of the train is. Nice work Allan #426271

Allan L. Whitehead March 16, 2004

Thanx everyone (Theresa, Kristen, Colleen, Sharon, and Donna) for all of your great comments. They are truly appreciated - Allan #426276

Carolyn M. Fletcher level-classic March 16, 2004

Really nice one, Allan! #426279

Allan L. Whitehead March 16, 2004

Thanx Carloyn, I really appreciate your comments and support, my friend - Allan #426284

Kathleen Clemons March 16, 2004

Jump, Allan, jump!!! lol This is a great shot! #426292

Colette M. Metcalf March 16, 2004

Great shot, Allan!! #426321

Stephen Zacker March 16, 2004

Super image Allan! #426356

Shirley L. Carpenter March 16, 2004

This is really great Allan!!!! #426384

Judith G. Secco March 16, 2004

Terrific motion shot, Allan. It pays to be daring!
Judy #426430

Donna R. Moratelli March 16, 2004

Now how close were you to this train? You must have been shaking in your snow boots!

I am afraid when I use a telephoto lens with images like this because I can't judge how close I really am to the subject.OMG. PLEASE... be careful!!

This is an excellent image; Allan

The composition and motion blur are very well captured!! Great job with this one! Donnarae~ #426431

Allan L. Whitehead March 16, 2004

Thanx for all the absolutely GREAT comments from everyone (Kathleen, Colette,Stephen, Shirley, Judy, and Donnarae) and anyone else I might've missed. I was about 7-8 feet away from him as he went bye (leaaning on the barrier). He blew his air horn at me and almost gave me a heart attack. He was doing about 50 kms an hour and the wind blast was just incredible. Donnarae, I took about 5-6 shots as he got closer and closer and then another 4-5 after he went bye. It was such an incredible rush. Thanx again everyone - Allan #426481

Donna R. Moratelli March 16, 2004

Yes; I bet it was a SUPER RUSH! I would have been afraid that it would have kicked up stones in my face and equipment,or blew my tripod down. WOW, you'r a brave man! #426564

Charlene Bayerle March 16, 2004

Great capture Allan, but are you crazy!!!! #426597

Lori Ditlefsen March 16, 2004

Nice shot Allan! Love the way you captured the front head on and the rest trailing behind in movement. Nice work! #426674

Beverley Lu Steeves March 16, 2004

This is excellent!! Well done! #426867

Karen Bacon March 16, 2004

Fantastic capture Allan!Looks and sounds dangerous to me! #426952

Robin L. Wehrman March 16, 2004

WOW this is an excellent capture, very well done Allan!!!!!! #426998

Allan L. Whitehead March 16, 2004

Thanx to you all for the great comments that are greatly appreciated (DonnaRae, Charlene, Lori, Beverley, Karen, and Robin). Char I've been called a lot of things and crazy is definitely one of them, on occasion, DonnaRae - great rush, but no tripod, hand held. Karen not dangerous when you hang on for dear life to a barrier. Thanx again everyone - Allan #427051

Susie Peek-Swint March 16, 2004

Wonderful capture Allan -- nothing like being up close and personal! I once tried this with a hovercraft and was nearly blown away .. LOL! #427326

Allan L. Whitehead March 16, 2004

Thanx Susan for the nice comments. I know of that of which you speak. Keep well and keep on shootin' - Allan #427342

Ellen L. Zaslaw March 16, 2004

Great one Allan ! #427391

Allan L. Whitehead March 16, 2004

Thanx Ellen, I appreciate the comment and your support - Allan #427396

Anne D. Eigen March 16, 2004

Great capture, Allan, You are so brave and quick! #427418

Allan L. Whitehead March 16, 2004

Anne, I appreciate the great comments and thank you so very much - Allan #427465

Leanne M.E. Boyd March 16, 2004

Wonderful shot Allan. Excellent work! #427513

Allan L. Whitehead March 16, 2004

Thanx Leanna, I always appreciate your comments and support. Looks like the strike is almost over, and could be by Friday. Thanx again - Allan #427526

Donna R. Moratelli March 16, 2004

Oh, I see Allan; 400 asa. I never go any higher than 100 with my D60 and never even tried. When I shot slide film, I used 50 asa. This is very amazing quality for 400. I didn't notice any grain. A winning image!. Great job and a great discussion too! #427670

Donna R. Moratelli March 16, 2004

Sorry to bother you again Allan but, I had to enlarge this again and NOW I see the grain. When I first looked at it,I thought it was blowing snow. I am so unaccustomed to grain that I thought it was something else. Was it snowing during the shoot? Donnarae~ #427675

Bonnie C. Lackey level-classic March 16, 2004

I used to live next door to a train brakeman and he would tell about how slow oppossums were on the tracks - don't be an oppossum, ok? #427720

Carol Brill March 17, 2004

What a wonderful perspective you have in this shot, Allan, I like how the train curves so you can see all along the length of it--great job on the depth and detail--and in not getting blown away by the wind or the horn blast, thank goodness!! #427919

Allan L. Whitehead March 17, 2004

Thanx for all of the great comments (Donna Rae, Bonnie and, Carol) I really appreciate them. Donna it had snowed the night before and there was some snow flying. I usually don't get any grainy features in my shots. It could be in this case that because of using the motion blur and reducing of quality down from 300 dpi to 100 dpi to upload it, I probably used too much "sharpen" in PS CS. Thanx again everyone - Allan #427988

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