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Week 10: Black And White, 2025

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“ Rusted 104 ”

This week was tough. There were two images I really liked and I had a very hard time deciding (see comments for the other one). Both were shot at a railroad museum in Campo California. It was originally part of the San Diego and Arizona railroad, but due to cave ins and trestle deterioration, ...

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Mark Smith Edited a month ago

The controls for a Steam Locomotive.

Nikon Z7, Nikon 24-120 at 33mm, 1/25s at f6.5, ISO 400, Zone Autofocus, Full Manual Exposure

The controls for a Steam Locomotive.

Nikon Z7, Nikon 24-120 at 33mm, 1/25s at f6.5, ISO 400, Zone Autofocus, Full Manual Exposure

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Bonnie Dominix Edited 24 days ago

Love this shot, feels like it’s out of an old movie and the angle kind of gives the feel of motion

Love this shot, feels like it’s out of an old movie and the angle kind of gives the feel of motion

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Mary Childree Edited 25 days ago

Nice perspective and great subject. There is so much texture in this image! Love it.

Nice perspective and great subject. There is so much texture in this image! Love it.

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t.rubblemaker Edited a month ago

Nice perspective. I like how the train seems to be receding into the distance in front of it. Those old engines deserve a lot of respect. So much went into their design… more

Nice perspective. I like how the train seems to be receding into the distance in front of it. Those old engines deserve a lot of respect. So much went into their design and assembly and it was all done by hand and hammer and steel and rivets and pliers.
This reminds me of Travel Town, a local park with antique engines. (Not far from the LA Zoo.) We used to be able to climb all over them when I was a kid, now a lot of them are fenced off for safety. But sometimes people film music videos there.

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