Picture 2!

The train on the tracks. Now, the whole reason I went up on that bridge was to take stuff like this.



I was looking for something based on the tracks going off into the distance. Figuring I could frame it nicely, when the train came into shot. I realised that this actually improved the shot somwhat, as it gave a focus, and linked it more closely to 'Transport & Technology' than just a set of train trakcs on their own. I feel the unedited picture sets a fairly standard urban scene.

In editing this pic, my intention was still to frame the tracks, as originally intended. So, again, rotate the pic, and crop it into it. Without the train on it at all looked fairly good, but there was just something about the train that made me want to include it. Again, the pic was sharpened, and I played with the levels to maximise the brightness. A small crop made a pretty large difference, as the tracks really do grab the eye on the edited pic.



Standard stuff, I guess, but I happen to like it. Again, I think I did a pretty good job on the composition of the picture in the first instance, which meant not doing an awful lot to it before uploading.