The Departure

awoni, 10 months ago

simply amazing…I love it

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you awoni! :D

Heather Meadows, 10 months ago

love it – the motion blur is amazing

Susan Zohn, 10 months ago

Paul, I think of you each time I see a train. Love this in B & W. Love the reflection on the train as well. Great shot.

J.K. York, 10 months ago

i love the ghosting translucent quality of the train. excellent motion and contrast. very nicely done.

Deborah Parkin, 10 months ago

fantastic – love the speed, the reflection and the black and white – feels ghostly

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you kindly Heather!

That’s a wonderful thing to say Susan! :D

Thanks so much JK!! :D

Deborah, thank you so much! :D

Michael Bermi..., 10 months ago

I like this one better Paul. The negative effect on the other did nothing for me, but this is fantastic. The fact that you can see the exact shape of the train is hard thing to capture. I know from experience. Brilliant work.

PaulHealey, 10 months ago

Excellent as ever Paul

Deri Dority, 10 months ago

Stunning work. What an incredible reflection in the train. Are you going to be offering this as a card?

Jason Moses, 10 months ago

Oh, it’s OK, I guess.

=P

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you for your open honesty Michael!! :D

Thanks heaps Paul!

Of course Deird! I forgot to press that bottun!! :D Thnak you!

G’day Moosedesigns!! Very funny! :D

Martin Derksema, 10 months ago

Gee, this is a mind blowing image. Very dynamic and you did wonderful things with the dark tones and the light. Trains in the night have something magic to me and you visualized that strange feeling of dark stations and being a traveller too. Great work.

Mugsy, 10 months ago

Awesome!

Catalin Soare, 10 months ago

Too much in a single image!!!No words

Nicole Goggins, 10 months ago

sensational!!!

Taylor Jury, 10 months ago

Wow that is amazing ive become quite the sucker for great black and white shots.

Taylor

Andrew Brown, 10 months ago

Paul these shots of the trains you create are simply stunning. Great stuff – once again!

Jessica Tremp, 10 months ago

superb capture Paul, love the transparency, a true ghost train

cdwork, 10 months ago

Stunning!

Michael Alesich, 10 months ago

Great shot Paul,
You capture the feeling of the movement so well.

Jeff Burns, 10 months ago

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. I AM SPEECHLESS.
i LOVE IT. Great Job Paul.

LisaG, 10 months ago

Brilliant Paul, I was just about to say there is a ghost on the line….

Lee Burgess, 10 months ago

Super fantastic Paul!!! I just love this!

micmac, 10 months ago

This is super …great creation …is this transparence or reflection on the ghost train?

mick, 10 months ago

fantastic picture well done

Sharon Hammond, 10 months ago

Top capture Paul

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Hey!!
Look what happens when i’m actually working!! LoL!!!
Your thoughts and comments are greatly appreciated everyone!
micmac, Lee, LisaG, Jeff, Michman, cdwork, Jessica, Andrew, Taylor, Nicole, Catalin, Mugsy and FLyBoy! :D

I’ve got to add that this particular freight train was moving oh so slowly while it was taking off (exposure was by remote and i can tell you i had the shutter open for what seemed an eternity but probably was approx. 1 minute) and was approx. 300 mts long. The gross tonage would have been massive and as you can see by the image i was standing pretty close to the tracks and when this picked up some speed the sway of the carriages was a little frightening!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thanks so much for stopping by Mick and Sharon! :D

Charles Dobbs, 10 months ago

Really cool shot!

Cliff vestergaard, 10 months ago

WOW lightspeed.

Kerry McFarland, 10 months ago

Ohhh…I love the exposure, and the glaring light from above. Really great Paul. And, I love the b/w.

alistair mcbride, 10 months ago

Well done Paul,briliant image.

Amanda Cole, 10 months ago

Fantastic shot, what exposure were you on here?

alexa70, 10 months ago

Incredible Shot Paul, Great Work !

clockworkpink2, 10 months ago

Awesome shot!

Louise Cooke, 10 months ago

Wooaahh, it’s like a ghost train…wonderful image Paul! Love the way it just zooms off into the inky darkness….chilling!!!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you so very much everyone!
Charles, Cliff, Kerry, Alistair, Amanda, Alexa, Clockworkpink2 & Louise! :D

Sylvia Karall, 10 months ago

Sensational image Paul. Well done.

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you very much Sylvia! :D

Oh, and Amanda Cole asked about the exposure, I’m not 100% ceretain as i was experimenting with a couple of different exposures prior to the train departing but it would’ve been around the f22 mark as i had the shutter open for a while!

Mel Brackstone, 10 months ago

I love the reflection of the crossing post and sign in the windows, makes me want to go out tonight and shoot some trains!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Awwww, you’re the kindest, Thank you Mel!

John Snodgrass, 10 months ago

Amazing, love it

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thanks heaps John! :D

Paula Birch, 10 months ago

striking!

pdouge, 10 months ago

very nice

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you very much Paula and Patrice! :D

Antoine Dagobert, 10 months ago

Fantastic shot Paul….Superb!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you kindly Antoine! :D

hugo, 10 months ago

love your trains, well done!!!

Loredana Crupi, 10 months ago

Love this shot Paul Beautifully set up !!

Lachlan Kent, 10 months ago

Excellent. Excellent. Excellent! I love how your black and white stuff comes up Paul.. just so clean and dynamic. Fantastic image. I love every separate element of this.

Carl Osbourn, 10 months ago

man this isi so good paul – how long was the shutter open for? :]

songkok, 10 months ago

perfect image!!!
do you want to make the photo to canvas art? if yes, we can!!
www.bornsea.cn songkok@yahoo.cn
thanks

superville, 10 months ago

superville, 10 months ago

<- speechless!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you so very kindly hugo, Loredana, Lachlan, Carl and Superville! :D

Frank Legault, 10 months ago

Absolutly great!!! Love it!!!

tarabas57, 10 months ago

Stunning shot! Dramatic in black and white.

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you so very much Frank and tarabas57! :D

Coralie Casey, 10 months ago

Paul this is a brilliant shot. The contrast looks fantastic, love the texture of the train tracks.

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thanks for the wonderful comment Coralie! :D

chriso, 10 months ago

Great long exposure. The B&W is great. I don’t know that I would have been game to stand that close to a moving train for so long! Well done.

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thanks so much Chrisco!!
It sure is an amzing thing when they rush past you less than 2 meters away! :D

TonyLegg, 10 months ago

Excellent paul !!!

Simon Gladwin, 10 months ago

love the movement in this!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you kindly both TonyLegg and gladders! :D

Jennifer Resemius, 10 months ago

very cool! love the movement, lighting, and contrast!! SOO cool! :)

Leigh Ann Pobiak, 10 months ago

this is fantastic Paul! great great capture!!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Hey thanks so vey much Jennifer and Leigh! :D

Kitsmumma, 10 months ago

Incredible work Paul, you are truly amazing!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

That’s a very kind thing to say Kitsmumma, I’m truly appreciative! :D
blush

Paul Vanzella, 10 months ago

This is a killer image Paul – Just has so much powerful impact… love how you’ve presenetd this here….such a well controlled image! STUNNING WORK!

Helene Kippert, 10 months ago

Great work Paul – love it.

Janelle, 10 months ago

This is soo great Paul, big ☆☆☆☆☆ for u my friend love it!!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thanks so much Paul, very generous and kind are your comments! :D

Hello Helene! Thanks so much!! :D

Janelle, thanks heaps and how did you do that star thingy? It’s supacool! :D

Brett Foster, 10 months ago

I AM IMPRESSED!!!!
I’m gonna have to get you to step me through your set up / technique / settings. Will send you a seperate mail. THX PAUL!!!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Cool! Thanks PhotoBLoke!
I’ll share it here with you and everyone else too…
Set the camera to B&W, Select shutter to “bulb” and use a remote, use a steady tripod, set up as close to the tracks without being silly, wait maybe two, three or four hours for a freight train to load and then depart, make sure you have your ipod with you otherwise the wait can seem like an eternity, just a train begins to fill your frame hold down shutter release. After taking a couple of test shots earlier i estimated it would take about a 60 second exposure at f22. Race home and upload file, do the dance of joy when the image seems to be a keeper! A little contrast and noise reduction on software and TA DAAAA, there it is!! :D

Pete Chennell, 10 months ago

amazing work!

WitheringMoon, 10 months ago

OOOps sorry im late lol!!!! this is fabulous Paul – you really are the master of motion shots – super work!!!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you kindly Pete! :D

Hello WitheringMoon! Awwwww, you say the nicest things! blush Thank you! :D

Lucindawind, 10 months ago

totally awesome!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Very kind of you Lucindawind! :D

Victor(Vic) Be..., 10 months ago

SuperB motion !

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you kindly Victor! :D

Brian Nicholson, 10 months ago

what can be said that hasn’t been said over and over in the above comments. I really dig your work, keep them coming, they’re awesome

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

You are toooo kind Brian and I thank you for your comments! :D

joolz, 10 months ago

It looks amazing Paul.

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you so much joolz! :D

Adela Hriscu, 10 months ago

Such a hypnotizing composition, love it!

Steven Sandner, 10 months ago

So very different! lovely image, really original idea here!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you for your kind and generous words Adela and Steven! :D

Simon Mears, 10 months ago

this is great.. really too much! Thanks for the inspiration to go do something different.. rather than sunrises and sunsets maybe i should head for the railways.. so much material out there. just waiting for some imagination.. cheers again

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Hey thanks heaps Simon!
Go for it mate, it’s great to get out and and get lost raoming around the railyards and crossings! :D

Eshwar, 10 months ago

Wow…. i love thisssss….. the black and white…is fantastic!!! very nice work.. my friend!

Don’t Click

shanghaiwu, 10 months ago

love the movement

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Hello Eshwar, thank you so much and i couldn’t help it, i did click!! :D

Thank you kindly shanghaiwu! :D

Lisa Bow, 10 months ago

Paul this is fantastic, i love the movement. it feels like your there!!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

That’s a wonderful comment elbow! Thanks! :D

Panteli Pyroma..., 10 months ago

Awesome shot!....The man’s got talent,...big time!!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Oh you are waaaay too kind Panteli! Thank you! :D

Alex Wise, 10 months ago

Sweet shot! The t-shirt version looks awesome

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thanks heaps Alex! :D

Halcyon007, 10 months ago

Fantastic shot, I love the combined movement and crystal sharpness

siskos, 10 months ago

LOVE IT LOVE IT!
arrgh feel so inspired right now..

- favourited!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

Thank you so very much Stuart and siskos!! :D

Jewd, 10 months ago

Wish some of my lifes getaways had this speed…brillinat shot….zing

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

LOL! Zing!
Thank you Jewd! :D

Christine Wilson, 10 months ago

oops missed one! fantastic as usual Paul I must have been working lol!

Per Einar Gunn..., 10 months ago

Stunning!!! Movement is Suuuuuuuuuperb!

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

LOL! Thanks heaps Christine! :D

You are tooooooooo kind Per Einar! Thank you! :D

gordontant, 10 months ago

Great tones, I love this, I just might have to buy it… :)

Paul Louis Vil..., 10 months ago

That is a very kind thing to say Gordan, much appreciated! :D

Danielle La V..., 9 months ago

This has a beautiful haunting quality about it and it looks amazing on a T-shirt as well.

janik, 9 months ago

Instant fav. Fantastic !

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you so very much Danielle and janik! :D

Julie Langford, 9 months ago

Exquisite work, Love the enerfy and the very apt title

shawhouse, 9 months ago

oh, man, this is stunning and spooky. and Halloween is just around the corner. Great idea, having the blur start to the left of – not flush with – the right border . Makes it look like the train went from zero to sixty from a dead stop. And you’re able to suggest the shape of the train car and make clear the direction the train is moving. Finest image of this type I’ve seen. Bravo!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Wow, that is one of the best comments ever! Thank you shawhouse for taking the time and being so generous and supportive! :D

Anselmo Pelembe, 9 months ago

yes, nice shot

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you very much Anselmo! :D

Wickerman, 9 months ago

Wow – simply stunning

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you kindly Wickerman! :D

DawsonImages, 9 months ago

outstanding use of a logn exposure to convery movement

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much DawsonImages! :D

Melinda Kerr, 9 months ago

Hey PLV this is such a RIPPER! Man I didn’t realise this was yours! I keep seeing it and thinking how cool it is. Well done sir! And awesome on a t shirt too. Woo’s a clever boy then??

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

LOL!!
Not sure about clever but I can count!! hehehe!
Thanks so much Mel!! :D

marieancolie, 9 months ago

My goodness Paul.. I did not comment this one !! For sure i’m loosing my head !!

that being said.. the more i look at your work with trains, stations, railways.. the more I logve it.
This photo is no exception..
You should print a book sincerely.
My best compliments.Marie

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

That’s very kind of you Marieancolie! One day maybe!! I’d love to write a book! :D

Lauren O'Keefe, 9 months ago

i didn’t think it was possible… you made shepparton look… cool. (former shepp girl so i’m allowed;)

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

LOL!! Thanks Lauren!
Shepp sure is an interesting place! There’s heaps of beauty around but there’s a nice balance with a few hoons doing doughnuts on the main road! LOL! ;p

Crokus Label, 9 months ago

Woaaaa, love this… it is so… oving… ;)

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thanks so very much Crokuslabel! :D

kristian94, 9 months ago

fantastic shot

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you kindly Kristian! :D

AdamDonnelly, 9 months ago

Fantastic image. Well done.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you very kindly AdamDonnelly! :D

JAZZMO, 9 months ago

That is spectacular , You must have spent some time on the tracks hey paul , wnk wnk

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Oh yeah! Lots of time! Thanks Jazzmo! :D

JetsetAphrodite, 9 months ago

This is hawt !!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

I like that!
Hawt! hehehe!
Thanks heaps JetsetAphrodite! :D

tonyphoto, 9 months ago

Great take, Paul! Can’t believe it was taken as it left the station so slow – seems more like it thundered past! Nice to read your comments and “How I did it”; there’s a generous artist sharing his technique!
p.s. thanks for your visit to my humble few…

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Hello tonyphoto and thank you for this wonderful comment! :D

Colin Tobin, 9 months ago

Excellent!

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you kindly Colin! :D

lightsmith, 9 months ago

literally smashing. it’s almost a ghost train :) brilliantly done.

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

You’re the best Lightsmith! Thanks so much! :D

BySilent, 9 months ago

That is a wonderful work….. fantastic image

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

Thank you very kindly By Silent! :D

Lisa Hill, 9 months ago

i love this! YOU have a true talent! x

Paul Louis Vil..., 9 months ago

You are very Kind Lisa, thank you! :D