Big Boy 4018
Oct 16, 2016 18:24:33 #
A Big Boy series 4-8-8-4 steam engine shot at the Frisco museum last week. The locomotives were 132 feet in length from the front of the cowcatcher to the end of the tender car coming in at 3,600 tons.
Oct 16, 2016 21:36:56 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
A Big Boy series 4-8-8-4 steam engine shot at the Frisco museum last week. The locomotives were 132 feet in length from the front of the cowcatcher to the end of the tender car coming in at 3,600 tons.
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Lots of detail here but one big problem with the photo....it makes me hungry
Oct 16, 2016 22:05:47 #
A more interesting shot of a steam engine Jim. I might have been a bit more adventurous with the processing but nothing wrong with it as it is.
Oct 16, 2016 22:12:41 #
Oct 16, 2016 22:17:17 #
Billyspad wrote:
A more interesting shot of a steam engine Jim. I might have been a bit more adventurous with the processing but nothing wrong with it as it is.
I tried everything Camera raw, Nix's Silver Efex Pro, and then luminosity masking. I couldn't find my kitchen sink.
Thanks for stopping by Billy, enjoy your thoughts. Jim
Oct 16, 2016 22:20:29 #
Oct 16, 2016 23:20:09 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
I tried everything Camera raw, Nix's Silver Efex Pro, and then luminosity masking. I couldn't find my kitchen sink.
Thanks for stopping by Billy, enjoy your thoughts. Jim
Thanks for stopping by Billy, enjoy your thoughts. Jim
Find the GRUNGE button and give it some real big licks!!! Get it deep down dirty and full of grit.
Oct 17, 2016 06:30:51 #
Brian in Whitby
Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
That locomotive is so big it won't all fit in the photo!
Oct 17, 2016 10:03:32 #
Brian in Whitby wrote:
That locomotive is so big it won't all fit in the photo!
It was BIG Brian. I should have tried a panoramic shot.
Oct 17, 2016 12:10:40 #
Jim-Pops wrote:
A Big Boy series 4-8-8-4 steam engine shot at the Frisco museum last week. The locomotives were 132 feet in length from the front of the cowcatcher to the end of the tender car coming in at 3,600 tons.
Jim-Pops, that is a really well done photo! While the image is of just a small slice of the engine the impact is something huge.
FYI the Union Pacific is restoring one of these to operating condition to be used for PR purposes.
Oct 17, 2016 12:57:04 #
There is a great sense of power with this close perspective, plus a lot of interesting details. Would definitely be fun to see different versions if you're into "adventurous" pp as mentioned
Oct 17, 2016 13:08:37 #
Rich1939 wrote:
Jim-Pops, that is a really well done photo! While the image is of just a small slice of the engine the impact is something huge.
FYI the Union Pacific is restoring one of these to operating condition to be used for PR purposes.
FYI the Union Pacific is restoring one of these to operating condition to be used for PR purposes.
It will be interesting if they go through with a restoration. I read where they wanted to but the cost was prohibitive 1-3 million dollars. Thanks for your comments.
Oct 17, 2016 13:21:53 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
There is a great sense of power with this close perspective, plus a lot of interesting details. Would definitely be fun to see different versions if you're into "adventurous" pp as mentioned
Thank you Linda. If you or anyone else would like a go at it here is the Nikon raw link to the file. You will see quite a bit of work has been done so far. Have fun.
Jim
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/92592492/Train%20Orig-1.nef
Oct 17, 2016 13:25:48 #
Jim-pop hey, you saw this big 4-8-8-4 and didn't even get
one picture of the whole length of it? You have only a prime lens
and there was a big building behind you so you couldn't back up?
It's a nice detail shot you have there, but you still make me hungry
with the promise unfulfilled that was in the title of the picture.
A loco that size deserves a series.
one picture of the whole length of it? You have only a prime lens
and there was a big building behind you so you couldn't back up?
It's a nice detail shot you have there, but you still make me hungry
with the promise unfulfilled that was in the title of the picture.
A loco that size deserves a series.
Oct 17, 2016 13:38:04 #
OK Jenny I have one of the total train but it is not as impressive. My back was on a fence and could only take a long shot from one end or the other. In the next post you will see that there was another train on another track right behind it so you couldn't shoot from the other side. I will post soon since you & others want to see the whole engine.
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