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The little engine that could


The little engine that could
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Copyright: Kari Tanskanen (ktanska) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2731 W: 58 N: 2368] (12473)
Genre: Lieux
Média: Noir & blanc
Date de prise de vue: 1998-06
Catégories: Transports
Map: [view]
Versions: version originale
Thème(s): Narrow gauge railways..., My Black and Whites [view contributor(s)]
Date de soumission: 2008-06-19 2:50
Vue: 408
Points: 24
[Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe
A famous children's tale tells about a little engine that took a job of taking a long train up a steep hill after bigger locomotives refused as they thought the load was too heavy and they couldn't do that.

"I think I can puffed the little locomotive, and put itself in front of the great heavy train. As it went on the little engine kept bravely puffing faster and faster, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. As it neared the top of the grade, which had so discouraged the larger engines, it went more slowly. However, it still kept saying, I--think--I--can, I--think--I--can. It reached the top by drawing out bravery and then went on down the grade, congratulating itself by saying, I thought I could, I thought I could."

Since 1889 locomotive number 1, 'Eben a. A.' of Achenseebahn has puffed trains up over the hill of 440 m vertical ascend with maximum gradient of 16 % from Jenbach to Achensee.

Apparently this is also the little engine that could survive fire. According to Achenseebahn website on Friday 16 May 2008 the engine shed of the Achensee railway was substantially destroyed by a fire. Loco No. 1 was dragged out, though badly damaged.

The Little Engine That Could story in Wikipedia.
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  • Jeppo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 757 W: 2 N: 731] (5667)
  • [2008-06-19 3:07]

ciao Kari,

I like this picture. this locomotive really looks like a toy.
sephia tones are extremly suitable to this image.
funny note
Silvio

Hello Kari,
Very nice and nostalgic image in very fitting sepia tones to give the feel of the old ages.I like it a lot...

best wishes,
Thomas

Hi Kari.
An amazing sepia B&W of an ancient locomotive coming back.
I like the perfectly horizontal line of the safety barrier, framing the shot on the low side.
Well done.
Best regards.
Bobo.

Nice old style photo for this beautiful and rare subject karj , the shot gives a feeling of dimamism , well done.
Stefano.

Hi Kari,
great note and a wonderful dynamic composition! B&W matches the composition perfectly.
TfS
and best regards
Harriet

Hi Kari, that's an old story, but I remember it well. As soon as I read the title on your shot it popped back into the memory banks. This engine of yours is just about how I saw it too, (although I'm sure mine, when I was a child, had a smiling face). The black and white format works well here, giving it an ageless look. Was the engine going backwards, to put all of the steam up front like that?

Thanks, John

Hi Kari - a feeling of old times; with sepia and border choice suitable to the subject. Well done, Daniel

Kari,
I like a lot this compo, and the mood you caught here.
Nice work on colors too.
Regards,
JB.

Kari,
I'm a sucker for old locomotives and the older the better. Steam powered locomotives are my favorites! In other words I simply love this one. The steam or smoke (?) to the left provides that additional element to make this image work with the impression of a lot of action and dynamics. The only minor thing that I wish here would be a little bit more space on the left side to have more room for the action to the left. It seems to centered although I understand that the little locomotive is moving backwards, that is to the right.
Peter

Very interesting picture and note too. I like the light you have caught. Great shot.
Best wishes,
Achim

That's a great capture, the treatment you've done it's agreat touch together with the sepia tone.

Bravo

marco

I love the use of B&W in this case, it seems fitting in showing this antique struggling :)
nice moment for this cute little engine, and well framed with the surrounding fading.

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