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Big GunsPosted by Lorraine (Gatineau, Canada) on 11 February 2009 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Comments (44)
Barbara from Florida, United StatesWow! That is some powerful equipment. They don't fool around clearing out that snow. A heavy duty image, Lorraine. Well spotted. 11 Feb 2009 5:25am @Barbara: lol and I love yours so much more ;) Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New ZealandHay you have John Deere over there!!!!! So do we! But I guess we don't have huge snow shifting machines like these! What a great shot LorryL, nicely composed and framed:-) 11 Feb 2009 5:25am @Linerberry: Thanks a lot eweet stuff :) Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United StatesMy jaw dropped when this image opened. Talk about a powerful image - well seen, Lorraine. 11 Feb 2009 5:47am @Stephen Phillips: Thanks a bunch Stephen :) @jamesy: Thanks a lot Debbie :) Jean-François from Les Issambres, Francequelle photo ............. c'est impressionnant ........ tes B&W sont fabuleux ! biz 11 Feb 2009 6:45am @Jean-François: Merci beaucoup J-F ;) Markela from Athens, GreeceI like how you have given emphasis to the hand rail of the truck and kept the rest b/w. Nicely captured! 11 Feb 2009 7:21am @Markela: Thanks for your comments Markela, I appreciate it ;) Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, FranceLa grosse artillerie ! Un titre bien trouvé pour ces énormes engins de déneigement… 11 Feb 2009 7:35am @Calusarus: Cal, on a des grosses neige ;) Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, SpainLe monstre vient nous renverser!!! :)) 11 Feb 2009 7:44am @Paco Díaz: FAut bien s'habituer....;) dobbino from Cape Town, South AfricaBeautiful equipment. Seeing the air cleaner hood at the front brings back fond memories of the almost ten years I spent with Donaldson Filters, my first real job after qualifying as a chartered accountant - thanks. 11 Feb 2009 8:21am @dobbino: As long as they are fond memories ;) @Hans: Thanks alot Hans :) k@ from Paris, FranceJ'a-dooooooore ta désat, et l'atmosphère que crée cette grosse bêbête ! Sincèrement, c'est superbe, Lorraine, cette touche de jaune éteint dans ce foggy snowy sandy set* 11 Feb 2009 9:15am @k@: lol 'fgogy snowy sandy set' hey cutie, I like that lol @fanfan: Hey merci Fanfan :) Cheryl from Texas, United Stateswow, have they run out of space to put the snow? This happend to us one year in Delaware so they dumped it in the river....bad idea :)) this is a powerful image, perfect in b&w. 11 Feb 2009 11:12am @Cheryl: lol they have to move some Cheryl, I mean there's so much, they have to stock it somewhere...not in the river thouh lol António Pires from Lisbon, PortugalToutes ces machines pour ramasser de l'eau en poudre. Et, à la fin, l'eau s'écoule et on reste les mains vides. Pourtant ça permet de faire des photos quoique peu idylliques. 11 Feb 2009 11:15am @António Pires: Ha cher Antonio, t'as aucune idee du montant de neige qu'on recois, faut mettre ces montagnes de neige en qqpart ;) Cheryl from Texas, United Statesforgot to tell you how much I love your selective color in this one!! 11 Feb 2009 11:21am @Cheryl: A two timer, I adore you :) Lesley from Lincoln, United StatesMy, what big snow removal equipment you have! Nice selective color work! Great shot, Rainy! 11 Feb 2009 11:30am @Lesley: Hey thanks a lot Les, a have little teeth ;) Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United StatesHeavy duty for sure ... looks like ALASKA! 11 Feb 2009 11:56am @Judy: I don't how much snow they're getting...but we've had enough lol thanks my dear ;) @Jeff: Yeah, I thouht men would ;) Nicolas from Paris, FranceTrès belle image (très surprenante aussi pour qq qui ne voit que rarement autant de neige). 11 Feb 2009 12:04pm @Nicolas: Merci beaucoup Nicolas :) Kylie Greenan from Richmond, AustraliaIt's a bit scary, I love the selective colour, don't know why but it reminds me of the thunderbirds! Love it. 11 Feb 2009 12:34pm @Kylie Greenan: I'd be more scared if they weren't around lol thank Kylie, still pryaing for you guys :) JoeB from Brampton, CanadaYour not a major snow city until you have one of these. 11 Feb 2009 2:57pm @JoeB: Oh I'm so delighted to know that GRIN thanks a lot Joe :) Marion from Nanaimo, BC, CanadaI think it would be fun to drive one of those ....what am I thinking??? Great shot Lorraine. Maybe they are one of the transformers!!! 11 Feb 2009 4:11pm @Marion: You would look Hot, lol thanks so much! @Eleftheria: Oh we get a lot of that sweetie, thanks a lot :) tyan from Singapore, Singapore...to the rescue!! I must show this to Caleb,he is really into vehicles nowadays!:) 11 Feb 2009 4:29pm @tyan: REally, let me know if he wants the photo, I'll e-mail to you :) Cricket from Huntsville, United StatesSo massive. We don't get much snow where I live. I have never seen a snow truck up close. Great capture. 11 Feb 2009 4:43pm @Cricket: Thanks for the compliment, I appreciate it ;) Michael Skorulski from Cigel, SlovakiaA tough manly image, Lorraine. Reminds me a series I've been watching called Ice Road Truckers where truckers drive across sea ice to deliver loads far up north. 11 Feb 2009 4:54pm @Michael Skorulski: I thought my male visitors needed a bit of muscle ;) lol thanks Michael grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdomand what exactly are they harvesting the snow for? 11 Feb 2009 4:58pm @grouser: Hey Grous, they're not harvesting, they're getting it off the street, so people can live...;) Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, GermanyGreat shot,it´s almost Black and white !! 11 Feb 2009 5:15pm @Anthony Lambert: Thanks Anthony, I didn't want it to be all black, I wanted the snow action to be seen ;) alex centrella from California, United Stateswow, powerful and so dramatic, u captured the cold and everything that surrounds it. 11 Feb 2009 5:23pm @alex centrella: yup, got the big machine lol thanks Alex :) mellofello from United KingdomWhat would we do without them; these 'monsters' of the road. Great depiction of the job being done. Excellent. 11 Feb 2009 6:09pm @mellofello: Thanks for your wonderful comment Mello ;) Alun Lambert from cheshire, United KingdomWow. and were i live comes to a stand still with 3 inch of snow, great shot 11 Feb 2009 6:26pm @Alun Lambert: WEll we get use to whatever we have to, thanks alot Alun ;) vu@granby Gilles Martineau from Granby, Québec, Canada"Deere John" a moins de neige à souffler chez-nous... 11 Feb 2009 7:27pm @vu@granby Gilles Martineau: J'ai vu ca, chanceux ;) merci beaucoup ! Ian from A nice, tranquil leafy place, United KingdomMan, that's pretty formidable - like the truck in Duel! I agree with others too, the processing is very thoughtfully done and well executed - it makes a great picture :) 11 Feb 2009 8:01pm @Ian: What a great comment, thanks a lot Ian ;) Ross Collins from Wellington, New ZealandI like the selective colour treatment, Lorraine! 11 Feb 2009 8:45pm @Ross Collins: Thanks a lot Ross :) Kathy from Indianapolis, United StatesThat ought to do the job! No half measures in Canada! 11 Feb 2009 10:18pm @Kathy: You got that Babe! Francesc B. from région parisienne, FranceImpressionnant ! Une belle photo-reportage avec le petit "plus" en couleurs... 11 Feb 2009 10:29pm @Francesc B.: Merci beaucoup Franc, j'ai choisi ce bout de couleur our accentuer la différence entre métal et neiges ;) @GJC: You bet hun, right now! @laughingwolf: Witty Tony's back... Walter from Watkinsville, United StatesNow that is definitely something we do not have down south in the USA. When it snows here, we buy all the milk and bread that will fit in our car, shut down the schools, head for home and then begin playing bumper cars when the first flakes hit. Ha... 12 Feb 2009 1:26am @Walter: You Know Walter, I think you guys have the right idea, you don't go for maximum stress, and barely escape death I admire that in a People ;) lol thanks a lot Observing from West Cheshire, United KingdomI'm with Walter, we don't those machines either, but the whole country stops with 1 inch of snow. Send that photo to Gordon Brown :) 12 Feb 2009 1:39am @Observing: and my response to Walter applies to you too! Gordon Brown, a relative of Charlie? laughingwolf from Canadajust overrun by stuff these days, lor... tons of writing challenges one got an honorable mention in a contest ;) with broadband you could visit, you know :P lol 13 Feb 2009 2:11am @laughingwolf: Congratulations Tony! @Michael Rawluk: That's for sure, Thnaks Michael ;) standley from Carquefou, FranceUne image très forte avec ce zoom sur cet impressionnant équipement! Bien vu Lorraine! 13 Feb 2009 4:53am @standley: Merci beaucoup Richard :) Japanalia from Yokohama, JapanThis is very good, Lorraine! Impressive and strong! And the right kind of presentation! 20 Feb 2009 8:13am @Japanalia: Glad you enjoyed it Gabriela, thanks a lot :) |
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