The Sleeper . . .
Another from my excursion to the Train Museum at Thirlmere in the Southern Highlands of NSW (Australia) – again treated with some filters etc to give it an “Orient Express” feel … hopefully!!





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George Lenz
nice piece.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks heaps George
A90Six
Beautiful colours Rosalie! It has the poster style of 20’s travel, but I’m sure they would have made the bed first!!! :) tony.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Hmmmmm depends if they left in haste – or – - – maybe there is a bit of a story here!!! Thanks Tony for the encouragement!
RockyWalley
Great capture!!! Love the different colors…
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you – my skills were tested here with strange lighting – I’m so pleased you like it!
Marvin Collins
Yep, it has the orient express feel to it. Excellent composition and colors. I like it!!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks so much Marvin my friend.
Hans Kawitzki
great lighting and colours,is this an HDR ?
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Hans I did use HDR (5 images processed from the one jpeg in photomatix) but it left the pic with some artifacting so I used some filters and edging effects to create the olde look. Thanks so much for the compliment!
GailD
Yep. Has that ‘Orient Express’ feel to it. Good work Rosalie.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks Gail
EnVee
very nice!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Appreciated Nancy – thank you!
Loreto Bautist...
Very nice PS work…wonderful lighting.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Pleased you like it my friend.
Vic Cross
CAN ONLY REMEMBER HAVING A SLEEPER TWICE,FOUND IT BETTER TO SIT UP & HAVE A NICE GIRL RESTING HER HEAD ON MY SHOULDER, IF YOU WERE LUCKY
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
These were not comfy as seats OR as beds as I remember!! I’d rather be photographing them than riding on them!
marco britti
just beautiful Rosalie
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks Marco buddy.
georgieboy98
I love the way the lighting creates that night time effect and your “finishing touches” have been the icing on the cake. Great work. Peter
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Pleased you like it Peter – thank you.
Philip Golan
I agree with Tony. It’s a great 20’s travel poster style, and would look great printed on poster size paper.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks Phil – at some stage I’ll get these as cards and see how they shape up! Thanks for the encouragement.
Noelene Davies
Wonderful treatment and capture Rosalie, the only thing wrong is the bed looks a bit hard, don’t think you would get a very good nights rest.lol
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Oh these were hard – I travelled on them a couple of times in years past (and they were slippery – nothing to hold the mattress or person on!!) Thanks Noelene
peterhoenderdos
very nice and atmospheric great picture
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Pleased you caught the atmosphere Peter!
Tracey Mac
Wow Rosalie this is gorgeous, love the treatment so much, a beautiful image, who knew a sleeper could look so good?!!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
They look better than they felt at the time Tracey! Thanks so much for the positive comment.
Phil Thomson IPA
Brilliant, Rosalie !!! What a beautiful atmosphere with stunning lighting and the text formatting is spot on !!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
So much appreciated Phil – thank you. Worked on this one for some time … and I certainly am going to have to go visit again for more shots.
jerry alcantara
ths is amazing …what treatment did you used? job welldone
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Hi Jerry – a bubblemail on its way to you! A few attempts to get HDR right on this, A lot of trial and error with lighting, sharpening and some dodging … every photo is different so the process is not the same each time! Thanks for the kind words.
George Petrovsky
G’day Rosalie!
Sorry, I can’t relate to this picture at all! Back in the olden days, traveling from Wagga Wagga to Sydney by steam train, we were in “Cattle Class”. Hard leather and horsehair seats and needing to huddle together to keep warm and get some sleep. Hmmm… maybe some of it wasn’t tooo bad….
Composition, lighting, colour and treatment are absolutely First Class! You should submit this to the Railway Museum for a Poster! :)george
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
:) Perhaps I should give a copy to the nice volunteer who opened up a couple of carriages specially … he had his own P&S with him and was interested in what we did with the pics. From memory my ‘sleepers’ had a blanket but no mattress – this one is luxurious!
Murray Swift
I like that a lot!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Murray thank you for favouriting this one!
julie08
Great shot – wonderful light:)
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you Julie!
Marilyn Harris
Beautiful work Rosalie!! Love the series!!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you! Pleased you like it Blossom
Sean Farragher
well done
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks Sean!
solareclips~Ju...
Awesome shot ROsalie!!! Very nice feel to this photo!!!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks for the encouragement Hon!
Bill Fonseca
Wow… Rosalie, that is an awesomely sharp photo. You nailed the lighting with this one. Well done.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
I’m a bit stunned – thank you for favouriting this Bill – and having seen your recent shots, I appreciate your lighting comments very much! THank you!
Tom Gomez
Perfect …
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Tom that is so kind – thank you!!
Linda Syms
Love this Rosalie,Brilliant work.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks Linda!
Jan Piller
I like your train series!! They each tell a story!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks Jan – plenty more – just need to try and find ones that lend themselves to this genre. I’m quite getting into the nostalgic era!
Tparker
Very nice work Rosalie I like it
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
So pleased you like it Teresa thank you
barkeypf
Great editing and comp.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Hey Paul, thanks a lot
brian pendrey
stunning work ros
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Much appreciated Brian
Farmncamera
SSOOoooooo NICE!!! xx
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Pleased you like it Elaine!
jlynn
Wouldn’t it have been fun to travel like that:) Excellent comp, light, and treatment!!!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Jeanne I think the slower pace of life that this represents appeals to us as much as anything!!! The comfort factor was a bit lacking – thanks for the lovely compliment
JudyBJ
absolutely splendid
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Judy thank you for your encouragement
Clive King
Wonderful shot. Lovely framing and great colours
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Appreciated Clive – thank you
Steven de Siow
Absolutely excellent…...
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Love your enthusiastic response Steve, thank you!
debsphotos
That sleeper brings back memories of my first train ride ..I was about 18….the old then ‘mail’ train from Grafton to Sydney…it had the most wonderful interior…silver gilded hand basins…and the windows just like these..you could ‘hang out’ and really enjoy the ride!!!! So good to see again…Wonderful image Rosalie…*-)
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
I remember the soot in the eyes as we hung out windows too – wonderful smell!!! And I do have a shot of the handbasin and some of the brass fittings – must get on with processing them! Thanks so much for the encouragement Deb.
Elana Bailey
Great capture. Enjoy the treatment and lighting too. Well done.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you so much Elana
Ann Garrett
Great work
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you Ann
David Barnes
Absolutely terrific shot. Great in all respects.
Antanas
Perfectly done
Aurora Pintore
VERY BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
Madison Ellis
Excellent picture =)
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you Madison – much appreciated.
Prasad
On the awe inspiring journey of life, where destination is not known to all of us. A wonderful presentation of art, Rosalie. Making everyone feel the view of this dreamworld so perfectly, it tells the story of an endeavor.
Great job done!!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
I am pleased you find a story in this photo Prasad – I do too!
Jason Connolly
Excelent work Rosalie, I’m liking the series…
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks mate … on your visit to Aus (!!!!) this would be a ‘must see’ museum!!!
Thordis
Super shot Rosalie!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you Thordis.
Jason Connolly
Definately Rosalie…can’t wait, just have to sell a few more pics on RB to pay for the flight LOL…
Ken Mucke
I think this is my FAV in the series…look so much a part of life as it lived
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you for adding this to your favs Ken – I like it too, as long as I don’t have to actually sleep on these hard seats!!!
Kathie Nichols
Excellent capture and work Rosalie, great series!!!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks Kathie – the series sort of grew, like Topsy!
Kuulei2you
Great photo! It talks :-)
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
I’m pleased you find the scene speaking to you Kuulei! Thank you for the visit and kind words.
Mel Brackstone
Another outstanding piece, Rosalie. The light is just gorgeous!
Elana Halvorson
Stunning use of light and shadow.
Rosalie Dale IPA
So pleased you like it Mel and Elana
richiedean
Love this Rosalie, it fires up the imagination due to the atmosphere within …. looks like I’ve just finished my exhaustive journey and arrived at the station … both the locomotive outside the window and my carriage, have stopped …. suitcase in hand, I take a last look at where I have exsisted for the past few days …... another addition to my memory of life as I knew it …... :))
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Love your narrative Richie!!!! You are a bit of a wordsmith aren’t you! Thank you so much for the positive encouragement …
richiedean
You’re very welcome Rosalie, it’s due to the inspiration I got from your image …. :))
CarolM
Something different and unexpected. Love the lighting. Great piece.
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
One of my problems is that I don’t sit an a ‘genre’ for too long – always trying something new! Pleased you like it Carol – thank you.
Louise Cooke
I love this! There’s a quietness, yet filled with a sense of adventure. Beautiful light and colour too – wonderful processing :)
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you for adding this to your favourites Louise!
Tibby Steedly
Awesome!!!! You have so much talent and a gift for seeing the essence of things.
TheBlindHog
I can’t imagine a more iconic image to perfectly evoke traveling by rail. This is another one that went straight to my basket!
Dee Boylan
great work….makes me want to jump on the train and hide out there for a bit…...well done!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thanks so much Dee – I am flattered.
Mojca Savicki
Awesome work!
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you Mojca
j.p. Howley
SUPERB!! LOVE IT
Rosalie Dale IPA replied
Thank you for adding this to your favs JP!