Posted by on November 8, 2011  Mitch - Looks like the "Cream of the Crop" from all I've seen to date. The daytime shots seem to pale comparatively. Posted by Dennis A. Livesey on November 8, 2011  Very nice! Posted by Bob Rule, Jr. on November 9, 2011  Wonderful picture Mitch. Posted by Jason M on November 9, 2011  Mitch, splendid shot! Posted by on November 9, 2011  Beautiful shot Mitch! Great job! Posted by Chase Gunnoe on November 9, 2011  It doesn't get much sharper than this, Mitch. Beautifully captured. Thanks for sharing. Posted by on November 15, 2011  Did I call this one right or not !!! The Creme de la Creme. It also may be the first POTW to win with less than 1,000 views at the time of selection - Go Figure !!! Posted by Adam Pizante on November 16, 2011  Wow, what a shot staged or not, great work Mitch! Posted by David Honan on November 16, 2011  Fabulous, Mitch -- I love the touch of red showing on the inside of the bell. Congrats on POTW! Posted by Dean Kaplan on November 16, 2011  Once again mitch, your steam shots never cease to amaze me! This steam shot is awesome. Congrats on POTW! Posted by Kevin Madore on November 16, 2011  Mitch, you definitely found the sweet spot and nailed the exposure, but what makes this shot is the processing. The photo looks better than the actual scene did. One look at this and I just reformatted all of my memory cards. Congrats on PotW! Posted by Mitch Goldman on November 16, 2011  Actually, Kevin, the processing was minor and limited towards a little dodge and burn around the corners and then slightly dropping the exposure (a process similar to "pull processing in film days) which effectively eliminated any "hot" spots. Fall colors, a green truck and a guy in red - all surrounded by the dark of night - how can you go wrong? 28 mm at ISO 160, 4 seconds at f 7.1. Posted by Jeff Terry on November 16, 2011  Excellent work as usual, Mitch. Posted by Doug Foust on November 16, 2011  Straight out of a picture book! Beautiful colors and lighting. Bravo! Posted by John Dziobko www.godfatherrails.com on November 16, 2011  Enjoyed this photo. Thanks for posting it. Posted by Jim Thias on November 16, 2011  Perfection! This would look amazing in a large print. Posted by Mitch Goldman on November 16, 2011  Thanks for all the kind comments - glad you've all enjoyed the capture as is. For anyone (such as myself, lol) slightly irked that the plume does not emphasize forward motion, please enjoy this version taken two minutes later at ISO 2500, 1/15th. A little bit more grain but perhaps a more "properly" captured plume. As luck would have it, the lighting was fluid and the shadows ever changing. Consequently, for this one photo, I elected to clone out a dark shadow at the extreme bottom right corner. Since this resulted in an alteration of the scene, I will post a link HERE to that image for your enjoyment. Posted by Doug Foust on November 16, 2011  Actually Mitch, I think the forceful plume of smoke/steam makes it appear as if the ol' girl is slowly cresting a hill with a full steam chest! Again, picture perfect. :) Posted by Rob Schreiner on November 17, 2011  Pure magic, wonderful exposure Mitch. Posted by on November 18, 2011  Nice shot Mitch..... well deserved POTW Posted by ble643 on November 22, 2011  MY NEW BACKGROUND man this shot is awesome Posted by Carson Goodling on November 27, 2011  Congratulations, Mitch, on your photo of the week and people's choice awards. It's very fine indeed. Posted by on December 30, 2011  Old Truck. Old Train. Go perfectly together. NICE SHOT!!

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