HDR Steam Engines

I had always a weakness for trains and also HDR photography. This set gives me two flies in one hit. Very well done

Explain me how in the world you was able to bracket multiple exposures from a moving object? Did you stack two exposures (one with- and one without the locomotive) to create the HDR expression?

Lots of great railways in your part of the country.

Nice shots of the T&C. You must be part of the community there.

A little too saturated for my taste. Makes #3 look like a model railroad.

Not a fan of green sky and red grass.

Different stuff from you, Wacky! I like #3 as per my weakness for #488

Too over saturated for my taste. Old locomotives are nice subjects, but IMO one should try to capture the "true nature" of the subject (I do like HDR, and over the top could be very nice as well, but with a different subject). Nice reflexes and textures are available all over, possibly suitable for HDR as well, but this is too much.

I love HDR and trains. Have you tried them in Black and White? I bet they would be stunning!!!

Great images, although I believe I agree with the others on the oversat tones.

Dick on Aruba wrote:
I had always a weakness for trains and also HDR photography. This set gives me two flies in one hit. Very well done

Explain me how in the world you was able to bracket multiple exposures from a moving object? Did you stack two exposures (one with- and one without the locomotive) to create the HDR expression?


Hi Dick, thanks for the look and for the nice comment.

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Ravitej wrote:
Lots of great railways in your part of the country.

Nice shots of the T&C. You must be part of the community there.



Yes I live in Chama right across from the C&TSRR depot.

Wacky roger
Founding Member Of OOOPs

Alan Kefauver wrote:
A little too saturated for my taste. Makes #3 look like a model railroad.


I gave my customer 3 choices of each shot one very little saturated and medium amout and a bunch and he chose a bunch. So IMHO that makes these just right since the bill payer picked them.

Wacky roger
Founding Member Of OOOPs

ssteppe wrote:
Not a fan of green sky and red grass.


Luck me you were not my paying customer.

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trenchmonkey wrote:
Different stuff from you, Wacky! I like #3 as per my weakness for #488



Your favorite engine 488

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Stig Gjertsen wrote:
Too over saturated for my taste. Old locomotives are nice subjects, but IMO one should try to capture the "true nature" of the subject (I do like HDR, and over the top could be very nice as well, but with a different subject). Nice reflexes and textures are available all over, possibly suitable for HDR as well, but this is too much.


I agree and I have thousands of photos of the C&TSRR.

Wacky roger
Founding Member Of OOOPs

dglane wrote:
I love HDR and trains. Have you tried them in Black and White? I bet they would be stunning!!!

Great images, although I believe I agree with the others on the oversat tones.


Yes I also do them in black and white as well as black & white with a little color left.


Wacky roger
Founding Member Of OOOPs