Westbound 529

We took a trip to Des Moines today and on the way home managed to hit the railroad crossing just as this Westbound train approached so while we sat and waited for it to pass I snapped a few pictures at exactly 5:29 pm.

[wendy chapman]

I feel Grapes of Wrath calling me. You really made it look old and desolate.

[Deborah DeJong]

This is awesome! I love the sepia processing. Where in Iowa do you live? I live in Oskaloosa and go to Des Moines frequently.

[Jennifer B.]

Lovely processing.

[Elvita Sinel]

great shot!

[Rick Schies]

A great view.

[Alecio]

Beautiful tone!

[Wendy]

Love this shot and the tone is just perfect! Looks so vintage!

[Terry D]

Very nice vintage look!

[Barbara Lamacki]

lol...I was thinking, wow, this looks so vintage - and apparently that's what everyone else was thinking, too. Great processing. Very cool.

[Graham Harcombe]

Love the treatment you have given this shot. It makes the everyday scene look special.

[Denise]

Awesome processing.

[Chris Coupland]

Really love this shot Paula that composition and the processing really suit the scene.

[elkehochban]

This has a very "old west" nostalgic feel!

[Geertje K.]

All those wagons look different! Over here all the trains look the same, amzing find! The processing is great too!

[Juliette Packham]

superb composition and lovely processing

[Kathryn Marshall]

Nice composition. I love your processing. I used to live in Chariton, which is in south central Iowa, so this picture brings back the memories.

[Paula Fontanini]

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Thanks everyone for all the kind comments.....it was another gloomy day so it didn't take much editing to make it look vintage!

[Paula Fontanini]

@dejongdd Thank you Deb....we're in the Cedar Falls/W'loo area! We get down to Des Moines fairly often since we are originally from Ankeny!

[Paula Fontanini]

@daisy Thank you Kathryn, small world.....Chariton is just a hop, skip and a jump from us!! Not too much change in the rural areas of Iowa ... the cities are a different story though! :)

[ShadowDancer]

I really like this picture! Great composition, especially with these three big tubes in the corner. Processing and colors are also well chosen.

[cglist]

Neat vintage look!

[Tanya]

This looks like an old etching and a movie set all at the same time...love it.

[Barb Smith]

Awesome processing, Paula. It looks so vintage.

[Lynn M. Watson]

Nice, I love the sepia!

[Ann Napoletan]

Absolutely love this.

[Flamez]

love it ! a real old style feel to this :)

[Bugik]

Awesome processing! Love it!