A Castle a Carlisle
by davidtrout
Ex GWR Castle Class steam loco Earl of Mount Edgcumbe rolls The Caledonian charter expres into Carlisle Citadel Station last Saturday after a run up the West Coast Main Line.
Rail fans argue over the correct liveries for various preserved steam engines, I reckon they all look good in black and white.
K5+DA*50-135mm lens at 50mm.
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Rail fans argue over the correct liveries for various preserved steam engines, I reckon they all look good in black and white.
K5+DA*50-135mm lens at 50mm.
PPG: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidtrout
Uploaded30/05/2012 - 13:37
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Posted 30/05/2012 - 15:20
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Spot on David, I'm not a mono fan but this one is just right.
Posted 31/05/2012 - 12:24
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Cliff-P wrote:
Can I be nosy and ask how you converted this one David? Those front buffers are interesting!.
Cliff, I converted it to mono in the RAw converter. It was quite a contrasty image because the sun was bright and I was shooting straight into the light. I used the lassoe tool to select areas for increasing or decreasing exposure/contrast to bring out detail.Can I be nosy and ask how you converted this one David? Those front buffers are interesting!.
The buffers were interesting, I got a close up of them when the train came to to a halt. I think the GWR logo must have been etched into the metal of the buffers. Very original.
David
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Posted 31/05/2012 - 12:56
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Never noticed the buffers before David, your processing has brought the etching out nicely, well captured Sir.
Btw!, Just been to see Tornado at Winwick, lashing down with rain got soaking wet and when I opened my camera bag I had the wrong lens attached! no sigma 17-70 just the Tamron 70-300
Btw!, Just been to see Tornado at Winwick, lashing down with rain got soaking wet and when I opened my camera bag I had the wrong lens attached! no sigma 17-70 just the Tamron 70-300
Posted 05/06/2012 - 21:14
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Nice composition and conversion. It works for me in B/W.
Posted 06/06/2012 - 09:33
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Your work has produced a perfect mono, David! It's beautiful!
Regards,
Nezih
Nezih
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It's a bold composition and I like the glints on the boiler side and buffers.
Pentax K5
Pentax DA 18-55 Mk1, 50-200 (Samsung), 16-45, 55-300 Mk1, 35 f/2.4
Pentax MZ6 + FA28-90, FA50 f/1.4, M 50 f/1.7
Tamron 80-210mm & 28mm