Old Railroad Trestle

This is a great composition, as well as being technically excellent. I really like the compression that the 135mm lens created, making the trestles look like they are a solid row. It is sobering to think of how much forest was chopped down during the great era of railroad construction in the United States. Also, it is hard to imagine the soil erosion and habitat change that resulted from the massive deforestation. Anyway, well done!

Thanks. 135mm is my favorite telephoto length for 35mm cameras.

Hi Brendan, 135 has become a favorite for me, too. My vision has changed. I owned a 135 mm lens for my Leica for 20 years and may have used it all of 20 times. Finally I sold it as I cut back on my cameras. Then I retrieved a 135mm SMC Takumar thread-mount lens from the discard pile at the office (really) and started using it with my wife's old Spotmatic. I love it. I also bought for an amazing bargain price a 250mm Sonnar lens for the Hasseblad, which gives about the same angle of view as 135mm on the smaller camera. (I cut back on cameras, then reversed as I tired of digital. Now I use film almost 100 percent). Ciao, Andy in Vickburg, MS.

Very nice! I use a 250mm T* on my Hasselblad for this type of compression.

The 135mm SMC Takumar was the second most used lens on my original Ricoh, after the 55mm.