Once was a Station....
The platform of the old Coonawarra railway Station. Overgrown and disused but still bearing the hallmark name of the region.
For those few of you who have never heard of Coonawarra it is THE premium red wine region of Australia. Blood red soil over limestone in perfect growing climate.
Near Penola in the Limestone Coast region of South Australia.
Cannon 400D, 3 shot HDR 18/55 converted to B&W in CS3.
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JimFilmer
Great pic..wonderful in B&W Steve..so country Australia with the corro iron .. is one of my favourite rail sidings – ... might be due to its close proximity to some great wineries
Carlos Teófilo
Superb Steve.
midzing
this is brilliant,,,,I love the perspective,,, and those clouds are amazing,,, well done
Suzanne D Jaes...
This is great Steve. next time I go to the Mount will have to check it out….......
Steve Chapple replied
Suzanne, if your traveling South towards the Mount turn right at Coonawarra to go to the shop or Wynns Winery, keep traveling out for about two kilometers and you cant miss it…
simonesphotos
Awesome work Steve, great example of mono HDR! The textures and tones are wonderful!!
Azza
Good sharp image with great lines nice one dude!
OZZREBELXTI
Simply put great shot.
David McLean
sensational capture, very well done Steve
AndreJ
that sky is amazing – adds so much
Lois Romer
hey steve great image, but dont give me any red wine.
Nick Hunt
stunning work, really suited to B&W.
Tiamaria
Fantastic shot Steve, and the sky really is amazing…well done. :-)
kathy s gillen...
stunning capture
ruxique
Beautiful!
clickychick
wonderful B&W, stephen, great image!
Marinapallett
awesome shot great in B/W ;0)
suefel48
Fantastic capture, Steve…..Absolutely stunning in B&W…... :-))
Marcus Jones
love the clouds Steve, and a very nice image…
I’ll leave it a day before I post mine :)
Victoria Kidgell
Beautiful works. It looks amazing in b&w. The clouds are fantastic. Loved the info about the wine. Australian wine is fantastic!
Robert Berry
Great image! Love the conversion to B/W…The history is telling… Ahhh a good Aussie wine its a thing of beauty..
Megan Martin
Gorgeous B&W Steve! =)
noffi
Great shot Steve…And perfect for B&W. I especially like the sky and the mood that you created with this photograph. Well done. Liz
Mar Silva
Excellent work. Almost appears time-lapsed!
Ellen
Very beautifully done!
Sean Farragher
fantastic
Denis Dalby
Great shot Steve. I’ll drink to that!
Dorit
wow…. stunning… love the perspective and the strong contrast… fantastic piece of work.
Gary L. Suddath
wonderful shot b&w helps maintain its olden day character
Catherine Davis
Fantastic shot, love the B&W and high contrast. Just beautiful!
Elaine Harriott
Great shot!
David Craker P...
Well done, very pleasing handling of the sky and contrasts
RoyalFox
love it, love the clouds :) great work.
aglaia b
so love how the tracks disappear into the horizon, great title too! ;-) xox
Rosalie Scanlon
Excellent image Steve, wonderful composition and treatment
Mugsy
Classy work!
Al Bourassa
Great angle on the shot.
Neil Boucher
Great result! I’ll have Lois’s red wine thanks.
KathyT
What a classic, haven’t seen a pic of this before. Great job with the B&W – suits it so well. I must put this spot on my ‘to do’ list :o)
Kelly J
Nice work Steve!! :)
Haitch
Brilliant work…i believe they call the red soil Terra Rossa?
amarica
Excellent work. Has a haunting effect, superbly done my friend!!
bdazzled
Congratulations on your feature – great work :-)
elliewinds
great image.
Simon Whittaker
I think you shoud dispose of your name and just have your RB name as “Awesome Excellent Fantastic”. Whilst the Australian mindset normally forbids such egotistical names we will make an exception in your case.