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    Zephyr

    I love these old trains and the era from which they came ...
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    Re: Zephyr

    Seems clean and in good shape , it is in a museum ?

    I like the light reflections and the B&W processing

    Do not know if there was room to capture more of the engine, but this crop leaves me wanting to see more

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    Re: Zephyr

    metal shine and black and whites go together reallly well. this photo shows why. lovely textures and shines on the train's body. very nice black and white treatment. love the tonal range. the composition is a bit tight, but that's what you were going for. good stuff. i think it will look great in a series side by side, different angles, parts, etc.
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    Re: Zephyr

    Quote Originally Posted by armando_m
    Seems clean and in good shape , it is in a museum ?
    Yes, this was an inside shot ...with my new D7000 I was amazed that I was able to pull this off hand held - ISO 3200.

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    Re: Zephyr

    What I see I really like, but it feels unfulfilled without seeing the nose of the train. Seeing the windows up top in the cockpit almost makes up for it, though not quite. Great shiny look. It could be sharper, but the slight blurriness also makes it look vintage.
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    Re: Zephyr

    Quote Originally Posted by llewpics
    Yes, this was an inside shot ...with my new D7000 I was amazed that I was able to pull this off hand held - ISO 3200.
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    Re: Zephyr

    Here are the other 3 shots I took ...taking the photo of the whole train was not possible in the barn ...and getting a good "frontal" was hard as well .....but good news ! They actually still take this old thing out for a run from time to time ...just have to find out when !
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    Re: Zephyr

    Your B&W processing works really well with this subject, curious as to what method you used.
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    Great processing. Very good iq at 3200 as well.
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    Re: Zephyr

    Monochrome images that I do, in general: I start with splitting the RGB and finding which one I like best, then I use channels to convert to Monochrome. After that,I adjust the levels and balance the tone. Next are curves for some contrast. I will then usually either add to take away some grain and potentially improve sharpness. Lastly I use tone mapping built into Corel on a single image (you can do pseudo HDR as well) and tweak it "just a little bit" - it does some great things to contrast and that "effect" that seems apparent here.

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