DP Review is having a Black and White Train Photography contest. The contest will try to capture the feel of the old steam era. Entries should be close-ups of train engines (steam or otherwise), cars, tracks, and other rail-related machinery, in B&W, monochrome, or duotone.
B&W Train / Rail close-ups
Challenge is now open for submissions
Let's jump back a few decades and recreate the feel of the old steam era. We'd like to see close-ups of train engines (steam or otherwise), cars, tracks, and other rail-related machinery, in B&W, monochrome, or duotone. The emphasis is on the CLOSE-UPS, so no landscape views of a 1 mile-long train, large stations, etc. will be accepted.
Contest is open until Thursday, 31st December, 2009.
Announced:
Friday, 18th December, 2009 (GMT)
Submissions:
Friday, 25th December, 2009 – Thursday, 31st December, 2009 (GMT)
Voting:
Friday, 1st January, 2010 – Thursday, 7th January, 2010 (GMT)
Processing rules:
- B&W, monochrome, or duotone only.
- Crop!
- General post-processing is allowed but no frames, watermarks, or heavy HDR.
- Low-key tones are encouraged.
Additional rules:
- Close-ups please, so be ready to crop your best shots!
- People are allowed if they are essential part of the photo, such as mechanics working on the engine, etc.
- Both steam or modern diesel engines are ok but older coal-burning ones are preferred!
- No snapshots
Maximum number of entries per user:
1
Maximum number of entries in challenge:
150
Wednesday, December 26, 2018 at 1:50PM 
Lights-Out The Station
Lights-Out Black Steam Engine
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Lights-Out Yard
Lights-Out Town
Lights-Out Smiths Shop
