"The very young railfan examines Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's 1916 Baldwin 2-8-0 locomotive"

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-- William Eric McFadden (wd8rif@qsl.net), September 01, 1999

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How embarrassing...

It appears that my host doesn't allow "remote" link to an image file. Grrr...

Let me move it someplace else...

"The very young railfan examines Western Maryland Scenic Railroad's 1916 Baldwin 2-8-0 locomotive"

The inline image is displayed in reduced size; click on the image to view it in full size (1053x737, 69kb) Photo taken with Pentax ZX-M, Pentax 50mm f/2 lens, Kodak T400CN film; exposure unrecorded.

-- William Eric McFadden (wd8rif@qsl.net), September 01, 1999.

Hi there

The HTML is a bit dodgy in your original post. There should be http:// ... in the first URL (nothing to do with your ISP). Your second post uses the correct format, but the use of height and width tags to resize inline images is not good (see photo.net for explanation).

I like steam engines and this is a nice attempt, but it doesn't quite work for me. A wider angle, or more depth of field might help.

-- Gordon Richardson (gordonr@iafrica.com), September 02, 1999.

In general a nice shot. I would prefer to see the boys face as opposed to the back of his head. Looks just a tad overexposed.

-- rob dalrymple (robd13@erols.com), September 02, 1999.

I don't mind seeing the back of the head, but I would have liked to try going portrait so as to get the top of the cab. It would help to turn the big black object into something more identifiable.

-- John Thurston (John_Thurston@my-deja.com), September 02, 1999.

What's that thing coming out of the boy's head? He's looking beyond the most obvious feature of the locomotive - the numbers - to something almost off camera. Not seeing a face or an obvious point of interest, what is the 'story' of this photo? Am I supposed to read the caption to understand what the photo is supposed to be? What is compelling enough to cause me to spend any time looking at this photo? I'm not trying to flame you - that's a serious question you should ask yourself. Where is this photograph's weight, it's center of meaning? The composition falls victim to one of the most basic compositional rules (don't impale your subject on the background) and depends on the title to clarify it's meaning.

-- August Depner (apdepner@uswest.net), September 03, 1999.

I think it might have been more dramatic if the engine would have been the focus of the shot with a small boy examining the wheels, cab, etc. The difference in scale would provide the interest in the photo.

-- Hank Strang (stranghk@yahoo.com), September 03, 1999.