robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Rembrandt style (Create 52's weekly theme right now)

Not as directional or as much contrast as most of his work, but the rather dark and gloomy look he often used with Shadows etc.
This is one of members of the Steam Crew at the Railway Museum I belong to, oiling a steam locomotive's drivers. Steam billowing around, low angle afternoon sun from the right and a bit behind the camera. This was 5 days before Christmas 2014 and the train was doing a mainline run then shunting into our largest car barn on the other side of the museum where we had "Santa's Workshop" set up with Santa for the little ones. It has an overall grungy look that really fits the job being done.

12-20-14 3:57PM
Canon 6D, 24-105L f/4 at 105, 1/200 @ f/4, ISO-250

hand held from about 20 feet and cropped, Process in LR and PS for the gritty grungy look of a steam crewman after hours of work. It is an oil burner, but I upped the 'grunge' for more of a coal smoke look.

Back in late 2014 and Jan 2015 I posted some other edits from this series of the steam loco (in Christmas decorations) and the steam crew at work.

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Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Photo?

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thanks I clicked attach, then went to get some ice, came back and clicked send without noticing the image didn't go

Here it is.

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les spencer

nice

DRam11 Loc: Polson, MT

You definitely caught the feeling of a worker at the end of a long day. Good job.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

thanks

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Thank you.

My original post was titled "The Steam Crew's Job is Grunge and Dirt" in B&W, I think this is the edit I used.
And number 2 is the original fulll frame in color.

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robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Just for those who don't know a lot about steam locomotives except they like them and they are neat and cool, this is a rather small Praire Class Locomotive. Generally used as a yard or road switch engine and occasionally for small, light, short haul trains.

No pictures or view of the loco this year as in Oct 2021 it went in the barn and is torn down for a full inspection and repair for the start of its second century of use, it was built in 1922 for the Cascade Timber Company which sold it to Ventura County RR in 1942 and then in 1963 being sold to a collector who in turn sold it to another collector who was one of the founders of our museum in 1970. It was cleaned up etc. and put on display at the museum in 1973. Then after a rebuild it started running at the museum in 2006. In October 2021 Federal Regulations put it into the current teardown, repair and rebuild cycle. Yes, things are slow, as all work (except a few major machine shop jobs contracted out) is done by museum member volunteers and money comes from donations. The museum currently needs about $40K more in donations for this current rebuild.

If you live in Southern California, you can joint the museum, get trained and work around the museum. We had one member who moved to a retirement community in AZ, but one long weekend a month he and his wife drove back to visit their kids and grandkids, and he put in a shift or two at the museum - the kids got brought out to have fun and ride trains and streetcars.

Here is the museum site for December's Polar Express trains, the only thing being done until Jan.
https://socalrailway.org/scrm-events/polar-express/

This year one of our diesel locos will pull the Polar Express but we also have several steam engines on display around the museum.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

Wow Robert, you really captured a feeling!

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Tdearing Loc: Rockport, TX

Very nice work.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

That’s a nice one, Jerry.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great captures, Robert.

kpmac Loc: Ragley, La

All of the versions are quite good.