Rare Sight by bmac62
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On my way home this morning from taking a few pictures out in the country, I pulled up to a traffic light right next to a huge long flat bed truck transporting twelve sets of brand new train wheels.
This "snap shot" was taken with my DSLR one handed in manual mode with settings unchanged from earlier photos... Train wheels in the middle of town are unusual to begin with...but for me to get a decent result under these conditions was the far greater surprise to me:-)
You never know...when a photo op is going to pop up!
Many thanks for all your continued support, comments and favs. I love it.
Bill:)
Comments (29)
Fred255
Wheely Big wheels! Don't put yourself done, this is much better than a mere snapshot. It's well composed and completely in focus.
THROBBE
Very nice shot Bill! I wonder what the "R12" stands for???
MagikUnicorn
OVER LOAD ;-) Great shot
junge1
Great shot and rare sight indeed Bill. They are a rare sight on the tracks here in Arizona. Something I miss, I used to watch trains all the time and still do when I am in the Flagstaff area!
skipper62
Great stat. Well put together . Thought it was a train wreck for a moment with a rolled over car. YA done good, sir cheers, Skipper
timtripp
WOW!
goodoleboy
Stellar POV, colors, clarity and perspective depicted in this capture made under somewhat adverse conditions, Bill! I have some photos of train wheels that have deteriorated and rusted, sitting out in the yard of a railroad museum in Perris, CA. In contrast, yours are magnificent, hale, hearty and all primed to go.
MrsRatbag
How cool! Those must be incredibly heavy... Great capture!
moonrancher
Yep! Union Pacific spoken here. Heavy load. Business is expected to get better, don't you think? Lots of the old boys left. Got tired of sitting around waiting for work. Excellent reaction and capture.
Kaartijer
Good capture, Bill! Well seen!
dbrv6
Now thats being prepared! Great capture.
CavalierLady
My hat's off to you, Bill, great one handed capture of an unexpected moment!
kansas
Super capture for a spur of the moment event.
babuci
Fascinating capture. Looks so new.
beachzz
Wow, Bill, what a great shot--and nope, you just never know when those foto ops will turn up!!
durleybeachbum
Amazing catch and a great result!
lyron
Very nice shot!!
kenmo
Interesting photo...!!!!
Meisiekind
lol... Great find and kudos for snapping off a few!!! Great result Bill! :)
debbielove
The things you find as you are travelling around, Bill! This is where 'Auto' comes into it's own! My D40 has mainly Auto. But, as you say, Rail Wheels in town? Well here in the U.K., certainly not U.K. wheels! It's French or something. The British don't do British! Great snap mate, well found, well, it found you really!! Ha! Ha! Rob.
allisonbender
Great shot Bill, it's unbelievably clear ,considering the circumstances .... and the composition is perfect .... You framed it perfectly to achieve a great sense of perspective!! Whenever I take photos ,i'm allways dissapointed with the results ... even unnder the best of circumstances!!!! Well done !! tom
fredster66
Cool photo and an excellent blue sky too (which always helps)
auntietk
Oh man ... if I'd been in the car with you, I'd have been snapping away too! What a great opportunity! I'm glad you thought to shoot this, instead of just sitting there admiring the view. Great image!
Richardphotos
sometimes we hit it lucky on an unrehearsed shot, but I throw my share away that did not work.excellent clarity and focus
PD154
Great shot Bill, we only usually see wheel that off rolling stock rusting and rotting somewhere, great to see new ones!
petercp
A lucky shot indeed, there is nothing like being in the right place at the right time.
mermaid
ha this is great...and you are soo right, you never know when a decent shot shows up...has been so many times for me to drive through the countriy and seeing something I would love to take, but eiter no chance to stop the car in a decent manner or no camera with me...lol
anahata.c
well the shot showed up, I can appreciate that even though I've rarely photographed in my life...but it's also your eye that caught it, even if the 'catching' was in the sheer seeing...The hues & the blues of the sky, the highlights and shines and music of the wheels in formation all join up to make this another of your musical shots. It's beautiful.
nikolais
Bill, it's a very impressive capture