Steam Locomotives

Biko · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

Taking on water

City of Truro

bikerider · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

Lovely shots, I like the low light shots very much and the daylight one is a classic period type shot, excellent stuff.
Roger.

pashooter · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

Beautiful shots... they are steam locomotives, after all

I especially like the first one - any special processing here, or are we just seeing the effects of low light and long exposure?

Very nice!

Andy_T · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

Biko,

these are awesome shots

At which time did you have to get up to get them?

Best regards,
Andy

PhotosGuy · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

Those are excellent shots!

RockOne · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

Some really nice shots. Love the industrial feel on the first.

Biko · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

Thanks fgor the feedback

Quote:

I especially like the first one - any special processing here, or are we just seeing the effects of low light and long exposure?

Hi pashooter
The first night shot was: Camera 20D set at M, Lens 16 - 35 L shot at 16.00mm. Exposure 2" F4.0 ISO 3200. At some point I was using my 580EX (off the camera) and firing at the locomotive on the right/rear sky upwards to add some ambient light I think there is a touch on this but its very subtle so not sure.
They were shot in raw but no adjustments were needed, I then did a small shadow highlight adjustment in photoshop, and then cleaned up with Neatimage.

The biggest problem was the front locomotive, the fireman was adding coal and when the smokebox doors opened you got a massive blast of light, as you can see by the image below (which is a screen shot from raw preview). Fortunately the new coal eventually gives a nice pall of smoke

Quote:

At which time did you have to get up to get them?

Andy, fortunately it was the last evening train.

Bentron · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

I really like the second shot. It tells a story.
Thanks for sharing.

Airedale1 · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

That first shot is excellent!

phishhead_23 · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

I enjoyed the first one as well.

rklepper · 18th of October 2005 (Tue)

Great shots. Years ago when I was in Costa Rica we road a steam train from San Jose to Limon. Great fun through the tropical rain forest. Thanks for sharing.

andydajo · 19th of October 2005 (Wed)

Nice shots.

malla1962 · 19th of October 2005 (Wed)

I like them all.

Biko · 20th of October 2005 (Thu)

Thanks all for the feedback

kingsown · 21st of October 2005 (Fri)

THEY LOOK GOOD AS BLACK AND WHITE, WAS THIS A PHOTO SHOT LAID ON BY THE TRIAN SOCIETY

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#1
Biko Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bradford England UK Posts: 639	Steam Locomotives Taking on water City of Truro

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#2
bikerider Goldmember Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Avoca Beach, east coast of Oz. Posts: 3,909	Re: Steam Locomotives Lovely shots, I like the low light shots very much and the daylight one is a classic period type shot, excellent stuff. Roger. __________________ Eos 30D, 300D modified for IR,Sigma 50mm f1.4, 15mm f2.8, 17-40 f4L, 70-200 f4L, 550EX, Slik Pro 700DX tripod. G12. www.pinballimages.smugmug.com

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#3
pashooter Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: York, PA Posts: 81	Re: Steam Locomotives Beautiful shots... they are steam locomotives, after all I especially like the first one - any special processing here, or are we just seeing the effects of low light and long exposure? Very nice! __________________ Canon EOS Elan Canon Digital Rebel XT Canon 17mm-40mm f4L USM Canon 28mm-80mm f3.5-5.6 II USM Canon 75mm-300mm f4-5.6 USM Canon 580EX Flash Canon Powershot S100 Digital Elph Last edited by pashooter : 18th of October 2005 (Tue) at 07:33.

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#4
Andy_T Compensating for his small ... sensor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stuttgart/Cologne, Germany Posts: 9,848 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Steam Locomotives Biko, these are awesome shots At which time did you have to get up to get them? Best regards, Andy __________________ some cameras, some lenses, and still a lot of things to learn... (so post processing examples on my images are welcome ) If you like the forum, vote for it where it really counts! CLICK here for the EOS FAQ CLICK here for the Post Processing FAQ CLICK here to understand a bit more about BOKEH

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#5
PhotosGuy Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: S. E. Michigan Posts: 64,353	Re: Steam Locomotives Those are excellent shots! __________________ FrankC - 20D, RAW, Manual everything... Classic Carz, Racing, Air Show, Flowers. www.FrankCizek.com Find the light... A few Car Lighting Tips, and MOVE YOUR FEET! Have you thought about making your own book? // Need an exposure crutch?

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#6
RockOne Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: New South Wales,Australia Posts: 2,842	Re: Steam Locomotives Some really nice shots. Love the industrial feel on the first. __________________ Steve EOS300D / EOS30Dx2 / 100-400 L / EF-S 17-55IS /A75 / 75-300mmII / 18-55mm / 28-80mm / 50mm 1.8II / 50-500mm / FinePix S9500.

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#8
Bentron Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 234	Re: Steam Locomotives I really like the second shot. It tells a story. Thanks for sharing. __________________ ...Ben New to Digital- Canon S2 IS, Canon AE1, and some toys to go with them.

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#9
Airedale1 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Laconia, NH USA Posts: 5,640 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Steam Locomotives That first shot is excellent! __________________ Airedale1Photography EOS 7D EOS 40D EF-400 f/5.6L EF 70-200 f/4.0L IS EF 50 f/1.4 EF 17-40 f/4.0L IS EF-1.4x II 430EX II Speedlite Paul Merritt

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#10
phishhead_23 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 298	Re: Steam Locomotives I enjoyed the first one as well. __________________ Canon 40D, Canon 70-200mm 2.8 L, Canon 50mm 1.4, Sigma 20mm 1.8 Lensbaby 3, Alien Bees strobes and accessories. http://www.pbase.com/phishhead_23

18th of October 2005 (Tue)	#11
rklepper Dignity-Esteem-Compassion Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: No longer living at the center of the known universe, moved just slightly to the right. Iowa, USA. Posts: 8,940 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Steam Locomotives Great shots. Years ago when I was in Costa Rica we road a steam train from San Jose to Limon. Great fun through the tropical rain forest. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Doc Klepper in the USA I am a photorealist, I like my photos with a touch of what was actually there. Polite C&C always welcome, Thanks. Gear List

19th of October 2005 (Wed)	#12
andydajo Goldmember Join Date: May 2005 Location: Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. UK Posts: 2,100 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Steam Locomotives Nice shots. __________________ My Gear

19th of October 2005 (Wed)	#13
malla1962 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Walney Island,cumbria,uk Posts: 7,713	Re: Steam Locomotives I like them all. __________________ Gear List

20th of October 2005 (Thu)	#14
Biko Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Bradford England UK Posts: 639	Re: Steam Locomotives Thanks all for the feedback

21st of October 2005 (Fri)	#15
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