away for the weekend: photo challenge week #3 - the color red

Monday, November 14, 2016

photo challenge week #3 - the color red

One of my mostest favoritest colors!

as it turns out - red is everywhere
and my real challenge wasn't finding something red to take a photo of
but finding something red that spoke to me

So - back in Vermont - out for a country ramble,
I see this guy standing at the train station
- North Bennington, Vermont
and I tell Greg I need to take his photo


Clicking away, with the station as my backdrop,
I hear a train coming down the tracks
I could not have timed this if I had tried...
:-)
- which feels a little bit like cheating - but not really

So, I think this might actually be self-portrait #2
- I mean, like it or not - I am this guy
and all I can think is - look up, buddy - enjoy the moment!
 but there he stands - at the station - waiting...

Next up - From a High Angle
???????

Happy Monday!!

Canon EOS Rebel T3i
EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II (kit lens)
1/60 sec at f/6.3 37mm

14 comments:

  1. the train made a perfect entrance for your 'red'. :)

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  2. I love it when just the right thing happens at just the right moment. Makes one smile and that's important when you're taking photographs.....

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  3. Great timing! You were spot on for this photo & the train is a red frame filler!
    Just be careful when taking next weeks photo challenge!

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  4. Really fantastic timing, Karen!
    Love this.

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  5. Nice. You went the extra mile mile to make your RED challenge interesting.

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  6. What a beautiful shot! The red really does grab you.

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  7. My head is making up stories about this photo - full of metaphor - that colorless "man" preoccupied, waiting, oblivious to the amazing, shocking color all around him. I wonder what I, wrapped up in my own concerns, miss of the world outside myself. Great image and yes, perfect timing!

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  8. What could be better than a red engine...boys of all ages love trains!

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  9. it's a great shot - and i could not enjoy your excitement more!!!

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  10. I love your tie into this being you! That is very self-aware! And yes your timing was perfect.

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  11. Love that guy waiting and how serendipitous that the train came and was RED! Perfect

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  12. Oh, so love it when things work out like this. And I love trains, too.

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