Oh how I hate bad cropping...

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Oh how I hate bad cropping...

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For starters, the locomotive is leaning. A slight adjustment would help it stand straight. As for your cropping, it looks too tight on the right. What I mean, is that the train trails off to the right and it might look better if there's more of the train in the photo. Is this the original crop out of the camera?

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conrailmike wrote:For starters, the locomotive is leaning. A slight adjustment would help it stand straight. As for your cropping, it looks too tight on the right. What I mean, is that the train trails off to the right and it might look better if there's more of the train in the photo. Is this the original crop out of the camera?
Well the only issue with leveling it is well, it's already level with the Horizon... So i either have to compromise leveling the Locomotive or the horizon.

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Thats what I don't get, how can you level something that is unlevel in real life? I understand when you can tell by looking at buildings that the photo is unlevel, but in this case the track has a cross level issue which is a real factor in railroading. Why correct what really happens? I'm sure this comment will start another 2 page rant from everybody saying how dumb rail pictures can be...
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CAT345C wrote:Thats what I don't get, how can you level something that is unlevel in real life? I understand when you can tell by looking at buildings that the photo is unlevel, but in this case the track has a cross level issue which is a real factor in railroading. Why correct what really happens? I'm sure this comment will start another 2 page rant from everybody saying how dumb rail pictures can be...
Only thing is, nssd70m-2 never said ANYTHING about receiving an unlevel rejection. It was conrailmike who said it was unlevel. It's pretty obvious that the buildings are level and the locomotive is leaning on uneven track.

The only rant should be about not blaming RP for something they aren't guilty of. :P
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J T wrote:
CAT345C wrote:Thats what I don't get, how can you level something that is unlevel in real life? I understand when you can tell by looking at buildings that the photo is unlevel, but in this case the track has a cross level issue which is a real factor in railroading. Why correct what really happens? I'm sure this comment will start another 2 page rant from everybody saying how dumb rail pictures can be...
Only thing is, nssd70m-2 never said ANYTHING about receiving an unlevel rejection. It was conrailmike who said it was unlevel. It's pretty obvious that the buildings are level and the locomotive is leaning on uneven track.

The only rant should be about not blaming RP for something they aren't guilty of. :P
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I think the image as a whole is too "in your face" If you could give some extra frame all the way around you'd be fine.

Or just hate RP for being RP.

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Nice shot.
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