Ghost Train

A modified version of this photo by OCSUNSHINE for The World Through My Eyes - "Leave it to Me" photoshop challenge.

I had a similar picture of the inside of a restored tram, after some careful (but not really accurate enough) erasing, transforming, and positioning of my tram interior, I made it more transparent so the original showed through and then cropped accordingly.

This shot made it to Explore for Jan 11, 2007. #5 <--- Wow! My highest ranking picture to date!

View all photos taken: Sunday, 31st December 2006, This photo: 2:24am

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Comments

  • Maki_C30D said:
    spooky!!
    Great work, David! :-)
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Maria :) If I could work out how to use the tablet it might even be a neater job, but it's mouse only for now as I manage to just make a mess with the tablet :-/
  • horstgeorg said:
    Great spooky picture !

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  • someotherbob said:
    Very well done.
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Horst & someotherbob :)
  • AlexandraPhotos said:
    Nicely done. Very creative image

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  • moocatmoocat said:
    really like this treatment; it's like ghosts of people who rode the train in the past...
    see in Leave It To Me! discussion
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  • a777thunder said:
    WOW! that is great work Dave, well done, a super cool effect you have achieved.
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Alexandra :)

    That's the idea moocatmoocat, glad it worked :)
  • Lye Tuck-Po said:
    Very nice work, David!

    (TWTME)
  • Anthony Lujan said:
    WOW...when I picked this image I was really hoping that someone would put people inside. What you have created is what I was hoping to really see. It is such a nice touch. It adds real life to the mix. Ilike how the handrails turned out. It really give it demention!! Very nice job!!
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Lye Tuck-Po :)

    Much appreciated Anthony, I'm glad you liked it :) It helped that I had a similar shot of a populated tram in my library (would have helped more if I had used the same perspective ;)
    Thanks for posting it for playing with!
  • kkimpel said:
    very cool
  • Mark McCowen said:
    Excellent David! I love what looks like the grim reaper at the end!
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks kkimpel :)

    Thanks Mark. I think with more patience and a steadier hand I might have pulled off a better result, but it's not bad for a bit of puddling about.
  • The Central Scrutiniser said:
    intriguing work dave. i like it very much
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Greg :) It's almost like a double exposure, except of course the two exposures were taken in entirely different places and times by different photographers and cameras ;-)
  • borealnz said:
    Great work David, I love the way you have done the ghosts are wonderful. I have been meaning to comment on this in the thread but in the meantime I spotted it in the explore pages -congratulations (page 4 :-))

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  • David de Groot said:
    Hey cool Jill, I hadn't noticed :)
  • izio_5 said:
    wow! it's simply wonderful...

    * seen in explorer *
  • Angele. said:
    Wow!!!! Wow!!!! Wow!!!! Great work!!!
    Leave It To Me!
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  • jerseyimage said:
    Spooky it is!

    Seen in Explore.
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks izio_5 :)

    Much appreciated Kabam 8-D

    Thanks to you too jerseyimage :)
  • CharlieBrown8989 said:
    Great work....

    Thanks for your visit....
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks :) I was flicking through Explore and recognised your name so grabbed a screen shot.
  • Mike__G said:
    LOVE IT - evokes an eerie mood and tells a story.
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Mike :)
  • fishflix said:
    Great effect and so much atmosphere

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  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks fishflix!
  • Bemused Capybara said:
    great job. ghost train indeed.
  • Carla Finley (moving to Florida) said:
    Great job!
  • Margot- said:
    Great work, David, very spooky.
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Bemused_Capybara and carlafinley :)

    Hi Margot, good to see you back again :) Thanks!
  • M3R said:
    oh wow... you certainly did a good job here!
    a perfect title too...

    Leave It To Me!
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  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks M3R ! :-)
  • Point-Shoot-Edit said:
    Fantastic job here, love your treatment!
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  • goldstardeputy said:
    This is exactly what I had imagined when I saw this weeks original photo. Very well done!

    seen in the "Leave it to me" theme TWTME www.flickr.com/groups/the_world_through_my_eyes/discuss/7...
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks midnightvelvet and goldstardeputy. When I saw the original, inspiration struck :)
  • Åsta said:
    Wow! My jaw just dropped a couple of notches!! Amazing work!!!!!!!
    Thank you for taking part of
    Leave It To Me!
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  • David de Groot said:
    Awww thanks Åsta :)
  • harry harris said:
    Superb work, very nice idea!
  • David de Groot said:
    Hey thanks Harry :)
  • behindblueeyes said:
    Fantastic rework! :-)
  • benefit of hindsight said:
    Nice work David - cleverly done and great idea!
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks behindblueeyes58 :)

    See this is what happens when inspiration strikes David :)
  • Margot- said:
    I just voted for your train version and I hope you win.

    Leave It To Me!
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  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Margot! :)
  • Åsta said:



    Congratulations David de Groot !
    YOU WON ROUND 2 OF "LEAVE IT TO ME", AND YOUR FANTASTIC WORK HAS BEEN BLOGGED!

    The World Through My Eyes Admin Favorite Photo
  • David de Groot said:
    Whoohoo how cool is that ? Thanks Asta and everyone that voted for me :)
  • Angele. said:
    Congratulations on your win!!! Great job!
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks again Kabam :)
  • Margot- said:
    Congratulations, David!
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Margot - I'm pretty chuffed :) Makes me wish I'd done a better job of it.
  • *Micky said:
    FANTASTIC!
    Congrats on winning the "Leave it to me" contest.
    Well deserved!
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  • Ran_d6 said:
    This is awesome !!!!

    Congratulations on the win !! Well deserved !!

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  • M3R said:
    Congratulations on winning the contest!!
  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Micky, Randy and M3R :) The best thing is I had fun doing it.
  • ~The Olis In 'Consin~ said:
    wow!!! great work!!!! that is so awesome!!!
    Congrats on the win!! & having your photo blogged!

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  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Julie :-) 'twas a lot of fun and apparently well liked :)
  • borealnz said:
    This is such a worthy winner!! Great work David!!!

    Congratulations on winning the Leave it to me contest!!!
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  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Jill :)

    I must say I'm enjoying the current round immensely, it's so interesting to see what people come up with.
  • blmurch said:
    Congratulations on winning & being blogged. This is wonderfully eerie.

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  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks :) Check out the current round, I'm enjoying it immensely :)
  • Dew Drop said:
    This picture truly deserved the honour! I'm very glad to see it won!
    Congrats on being blogged!
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  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks Sana :)
  • yamiq said:
    Nice work!

    Congratulations on winning and being blogged.

    Leave It To Me!

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  • David de Groot said:
    Thanks yamiq :)