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Jul 18, 2019 16:06:10   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
I took the orginal shot (first one) a couple of months ago. Since the train is no longer on display there is no going back for a reshoot. Since I wasn't thrilled with the outcome. I thought I would play with it in LR, and se what I could come up with.


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Jul 18, 2019 16:11:01   #
RichardTaylor Loc: Sydney, Australia
 
Good result.

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Jul 18, 2019 16:20:46   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
RichardTaylor wrote:
Good result.


Thanks Richard. I had to clear with my wife, who doesn't like when I Photoshop images. So technically since it was all done in LR, I am OK.

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Jul 18, 2019 17:27:59   #
PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago
 
NJFrank wrote:
I took the orginal shot (first one) a couple of months ago. Since the train is no longer on display there is no going back for a reshoot. Since I wasn't thrilled with the outcome. I thought I would play with it in LR, and se what I could come up with.


Frank Great Processing. Great image. Consider shapeing a white cloud as smoke coming out. It would be a dynamic addition.

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Jul 18, 2019 18:21:26   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
PixelStan77 wrote:
Frank Great Processing. Great image. Consider shapeing a white cloud as smoke coming out. It would be a dynamic addition.


Thanks, I like your suggestion. I will have to tinker with that idea tomorrow.

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Jul 18, 2019 18:58:23   #
Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington
 
Nice! I can't recall if you have done a day to night version. Did you follow a specific tutorial? Or work up your own? Can you provide a few tips, please?

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Jul 18, 2019 19:20:46   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
Linda From Maine wrote:
Nice! I can't recall if you have done a day to night version. Did you follow a specific tutorial? Or work up your own? Can you provide a few tips, please?


Linda, this is the first time I did everything in LR. Many times when I am doing PP I will start in LR and finish up in PS. Basically I started out with color correction and exposure. As if I was going to treat it as a day time shot. Using he calibration slider I moved the blue all the way to the right. I used the graduated filter. But instead of gong top to bottom. I took it outside the picture and used it from left to right, From there using the brush I knocked down the clouds. I erased the track area to bring it back so it was not completely black. To make it appear as if the engine was lighting the tracks As for the front of the engine I used radial filter. And a second radial filter for the headlight.
It all came down to adding and subtracting a lot using the brush. I hope people are able to follow steps I took to get this result.

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Jul 19, 2019 05:13:12   #
johneccles Loc: Leyland UK
 
The first thing I would do is remove those horrible electric overhead cables, It's a steam engine, not electric.

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Jul 19, 2019 05:46:14   #
nanaval Loc: Cornwall
 
Very good result. I have light room but never use it. Will have to have a look at it..

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Jul 19, 2019 07:31:41   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
johneccles wrote:
The first thing I would do is remove those horrible electric overhead cables, It's a steam engine, not electric.


Not sure you saw the second shot or not but in the second shot there are no electric lines or anything else a person can see above the engine. My day shot was turned to night.

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Jul 19, 2019 07:34:04   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
nanaval wrote:
Very good result. I have light room but never use it. Will have to have a look at it..


Yeah this is my first attempt of doing something like this in LR. Wasn’t sure I could accomplish these results only in LR, and not using it in conjunction with PS.

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Jul 19, 2019 08:36:29   #
JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco
 
NJFrank wrote:
Thanks Richard. I had to clear with my wife, who doesn't like when I Photoshop images. So technically since it was all done in LR, I am OK.


I don't see the virtue of using LR only and not PS. But then I use PS only, and not LR.

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Jul 19, 2019 09:30:48   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
JohnSwanda wrote:
I don't see the virtue of using LR only and not PS. But then I use PS only, and not LR.


Well for me the end results is what counts. No matter how someone gets there. I either read or heard, in PS there are numerous ways of getting the same final results.

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Jul 19, 2019 09:34:12   #
Rich1939 Loc: Pike County Penna.
 
NJFrank wrote:
I took the orginal shot (first one) a couple of months ago. Since the train is no longer on display there is no going back for a reshoot. Since I wasn't thrilled with the outcome. I thought I would play with it in LR, and se what I could come up with.


Morristown & Erie Railroad?

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Jul 19, 2019 11:00:29   #
NJFrank Loc: New Jersey
 
Rich1939 wrote:
Morristown & Erie Railroad?


Whippany Train Museum. This train was on display for about a month.

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