Down by the river.. Images added 8/28

[Dean]

This is down along the west side of NYC in the Hudson River. There is a great urban ruin of an old fright train elevator that actually lifted trains off barges coming form across the river in NJ. Pretty amazing ! I went to shoot the ruins but the color I was after did not develop.. I guess I'll have to go back .
I did manage to get this .. for what ever reason the birds just love to sit on these pilings and don't move.
I'm sure some will say they would like to see more on the top . It was not really possible from the angle I had to shoot this.
All comments welcome and thanks for viewing regards,
Dean

 

[JimFox]

This is really sweet Dean! In B&W this has a very Fine Art feel to it. In SoCal we have no pilings at all like this, so I always look at shots like this with a bit of envy. And that bird is a real nice touch.

I am glad the color didn’t develop on this day for you or we wouldn’t have gotten this awesome shot!

 

[AlanLichty]

Old pilings are fun to play with for interesting leading lines and of course seagulls. I like the satin water to help keep the focus on the pilings and birds. Were they just moving the locomotives or freight cars as well?

We have tons of pilings along the various rivers in the NW and especially along the Columbia. Most date back to the heyday of massive salmon harvests with waterside canneries.

 

[Bob Denton]

This is great and it does look like Fine Art.

 

[Leslie Hunter]

Awesome!

 

[Dean]

Old pilings are fun to play with for interesting leading lines and of course seagulls. I like the satin water to help keep the focus on the pilings and birds. Were they just moving the locomotives or freight cars as well?

We have tons of pilings along the various rivers in the NW and especially along the Columbia. Most date back to the heyday of massive salmon harvests with waterside canneries.

Alan,
Im not exactly sure on the rail cars but I did find this .http://www.wikiwand.com/en/New_York_Central_Railroad_69th_Street_Transfer_Bridge
It shows a picture of the main structure and some info.

My shot is done just to the left of the structure you can see a small part on the right side of my image, hopefully when the sky cooperates I will get the shot Im after. I do have some other shots from previous attempts I have added them here:

 

[JimFox]

Wow!!!

I sure like these added photos! The really wide view including the city skyline is even better then your original post I think.

While 99 out of a 100 times I would pick the color version with your last photo. That’s some sweetly colored clouds you got. But that B&W of that wide scene with the city is just so classic and iconic looking. One of the best B&W shots I have seen in a long time.

 

[Ben Egbert]

I agree with Jim here, the B&W is a classic.

 

[AlanLichty]

Nice additions and thanks for the link - I followed some more links from that page and now have a better idea of how these were used. I honestly had not seen rail cars being moved this way before so that was some fascinating reading

I do like the wide B&W of the city but the color version with the amazing clouds is the Wow one for me.