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Two Years Ago: Soo Mikado Photo Freight

On November 14, 2021, Kris and I were invited to participate in a Trains Magazine-sponsored photo freight with Soo Line 2-8-2 Mikado No. 1003.

The trip was organized by Angela Pusztai-Pasternak and hosted by Wisconsin & Southern.

Although we only joined the trip for a few of the scheduled run-bys, we had a wonderful time and made dozens of satisfying photos.

The trip was very special for me because it was the last time I saw Jim Wrinn—late Editor of Trains Magazine.

Burnett, Wisconsin. Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm lens.
Burnett, Wisconsin. Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm lens.
Red Cedar Road, near Burnett, Wisconsin. Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm Z-series zoom lens.
Red Cedar Road, near Burnett, Wisconsin. Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm Z-series zoom lens.
Red Cedar Road, near Burnett, Wisconsin. Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm Z-series zoom lens. 400 ISO
Screen shot of the Lightroom work window.

Also see: http://briansolomon.com/trackingthelight/digital-monochrome-soo-1003/

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Digital Monochrome—Soo 1003.

Often I’ve described the details of my black & white film techniques on Tracking the Light.

Today’s post features a digital photograph converted to monochrome in post processing using Adobe Lightroom.

This was a comparatively simple task. Working with the Lumix RAW file, I used the ‘Saturation’ slider control to eliminate all color from the image. Then, to increase drama and contrast, I implemened some dramatic changes using the ‘Clarity’ slider that intoduced a stark contrast curve before converting the image into the final JPG file displayed here.

Why not make this photo on film? All things being equal, I wish I had exposed a black & white negative, but in this instance I was traveling light: I kept my repitoire of cameras flexble and was working with just two digital bodies, and no film at all.

Perhaps next time, I’ll bring a single film camera with lens.

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Soo 1003 Teaser

Last Sunday (November 14, 2021), Kris and & I caught up with the Trains Magazine steam photo charter operated with preserved Soo Line 2-8-2 Mikado 1003.

The day was cold, cloudy and snowing lightly; conditions that made for some excellent steam locomotive photography.

The charter was working on the far reaches of the Wisconsin & Southern network north of Horicon, Wisconsin.

I exposed this view using my Panasonic Lumix LX7, and processed the RAW file in Adobe Lightroom.

More photos to come over the coming days.

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