A little (very little) rail action in Chicago
Jun 17, 2017 15:31:10 #
Had a couple of hours in Chicago before my train left for the east coast. Was a Sunday afternoon without much train traffic, so I included some other details.
Jun 17, 2017 15:36:01 #
What a fantastic series. Your pp is super, the compositions compelling. Great eye, Mr. C!
Jun 17, 2017 15:40:01 #
Jun 17, 2017 15:43:02 #
Jun 17, 2017 16:14:10 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
What a fantastic series. Your pp is super, the compositions compelling. Great eye, Mr. C!
Thanks so much Linda! Trains are what got me into photography, so it's a subject I know well, although I usually concentrate on other things now. It was fun to go back, even for just a bit.
Jun 17, 2017 16:16:24 #
chevman wrote:
Great pictures! I enjoyed them all.
Thanks for taking a look and for your kind words. There were lots more shots, but these sum up the afternoon the best.
Jun 17, 2017 16:17:56 #
Rab-Eye wrote:
Fabulous.
Great handle, Rab-Eye! Thanks for your interest and comment.
Jun 17, 2017 17:52:17 #
I like to second one for composition - a lot. I must ask, however, why did you choose to shoot at ISO 800 and shutter of 1/1250? A shutter of 1/150 would get you to an ISO of 100 and you would have a real fine grain photograph. I think so may people put their cameras in auto ISO and don't fully understand what the ISO does for them.
My other comment is that you need to clean your sensor. The round grey spots typically visible in sky are indicator of dirt on the sensor.
My other comment is that you need to clean your sensor. The round grey spots typically visible in sky are indicator of dirt on the sensor.
Jun 17, 2017 18:00:16 #
Additionally, if you save as raw and process in LR or ASP or another RAW processor, you would not have the characteristic JPEG artifacts you see also in the sky.
Jun 17, 2017 18:37:35 #
SS319 wrote:
I like to second one for composition - a lot. I must ask, however, why did you choose to shoot at ISO 800 and shutter of 1/1250? A shutter of 1/150 would get you to an ISO of 100 and you would have a real fine grain photograph. I think so may people put their cameras in auto ISO and don't fully understand what the ISO does for them.
My other comment is that you need to clean your sensor. The round grey spots typically visible in sky are indicator of dirt on the sensor.
My other comment is that you need to clean your sensor. The round grey spots typically visible in sky are indicator of dirt on the sensor.
Appreciate your thoughtful comments. You're right about the sensor for sure--I caught some of those and cloned them out. As it turns out, I almost never change the lens on that camera, but today I had to, and while I shielded it from the brisk breeze, it apparently was not enough.
I shoot in manual always, this was not auto ISO. I did use a faster shutter speed and ISO than was necessary for this particular photo, but I wanted to be ready for moving trains at closer range, hence my choice. Most of my work never gets printed and noise isn't a big issue. Your point is well taken, however, and again, thanks for your input.
Jun 17, 2017 18:39:21 #
SS319 wrote:
Additionally, if you save as raw and process in LR or ASP or another RAW processor, you would not have the characteristic JPEG artifacts you see also in the sky.
This is from a RAW photo, but I ran it through Nik Silver Effects in LR. Perhaps I used too much of what they call structure. I'll give it another go at some point to see if I can make improvements. Thanks again!
Jun 17, 2017 20:16:07 #
cabunit wrote:
I'll give it another go at some point
I hope you do give it another shot because it is a great photograph - well balanced, well done.
Jun 17, 2017 20:58:54 #
Jun 17, 2017 21:13:36 #
SS319 wrote:
I hope you do give it another shot because it is a great photograph - well balanced, well done.
Thanks so much for the positive feedback on the basic shot. For this version I pulled back on some of the Nik structure, so it loses a bit of the grittiness of the first version (and detail in the sky), but it also loses a lot of the noise you pointed out earlier. I also went into Ps to work on the nasty fringing on the right-hand sides of the buildings. More could be done there. Feel free to offer more thoughts if you like. I don't think we need to bat it back and forth much more after this, but you've given me some sound pointers for future work. Cheers, Al
Jun 18, 2017 06:59:17 #
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