Running From Camera

Running From Camera

This is my submission for the Running From Camera Photo Challenge. Please leave a comment and let me know what you think. Compare with and comment on Kevin's submission as well. I had a lot of fun making this shot. A recap of the rules for this shot were to set the timer on the camera for 2 seconds and run away from the lens as fast as you can. I like the way this turned out and the lines of the tracks as they lead the eyes from bottom to the subject of the image (me.)

I was going to change this to black and white, but then I noticed the oil on the tiles that was left from the trains. I thought it helped tell the story of this location a bit more. Yes this was an active train track.

Dear Tracks

Dear Tracks

Working with Raw file formats sure takes up a lot of space. I understand that every time you move a jpg file around it loses some quality. I don't know if that is the truth or not, and it certainly goes against my engineering principles. I'm not willing to take a chance, so I am now taking all photos in Raw format and losing disk space quickly. The tracks in the snow near the girl are actually from dear that passed by recently. I love the angle of this shot with the sun peaking in the background. I really need photoshop lightroom to work with these files though.