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Lost, Recovered and Altered

As a result of some inept file naming and flawed file sorting 15 years ago, I misplaced a whole batch of photos exposed in January 2011.

At the time, I was unable to work effectively with the CR2 RAW files from my Canon EOS 7D, so I named some key JPGs and left the CR2s alone.

I subsequently moved the named JPGs, separating them from the RAW files. The result was that I had only a few of the photos I’d exposed. Among the missing images was a selection I’d made on a frigid morning along the Connecticut River at East Deerfield, Mass.

Luckily, I’d preserved the original download on a hard drive and made a copy that I stored in Dublin. On a trip to Ireland in 2024, I recovered the missing files and reintegrated them into my master files.

Last night, I used DxO PureRAW 5 to convert and correct the CR2 files before importing them into PhotoLab 9 for adjustment.

I also imported a selected image into Lightroom and made a JPG directly from the CR2 without cosmetic alteration.

Below are both images. These appear substantially sharper than the JPGs I produced 15 years ago on my old Mac, using an antique version of GraphicConverter. I was delighted with the modern results.

Maine Central SD45-2 618 crosses the Connecticut River at East Deerfield in January 2011. Image made from a CR2 RAW file, converted and corrected using PureRaw5 with nominal adjustments with PhotoLab to improve contrast.
The same file as above without corrections or adjustments, converted to JPG with Lightroom. These images could make wall-sized prints. I was astounded by the level of detail in the original CR2 RAW files.

“Tracking the Light: Reinterpreting 15-Year-Old Digital Files.”

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Pan Am crosses the Connecticut-Five Years Ago.

On June 29, 2017, photographer Mike Gardner and I had chased Pan Am Railway’s EDPL (East Deerfield to Plainville, Connecticut) freight.

Our final set was of the train crossing the Connecticut River near Windsor Locks on the former New Haven Railroad bridge.

I was working with my first Fuji XT1 digital camera and a telephoto lens. By holding the camera close to the top of the water, I made this dramatic angle of the train.

Last night, I made some changes to contrast, color and exposure to the FujiFilm Raw file (RAF) using Adobe Lightroom aiming to compensate for the hazy evening light.

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Pan Am POED Five Years Ago

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On this day five years ago (October 23, 2015), I photographed Pan Am symbol freight POED crossing the Connecticut River at East Deerfield, Massachusetts.

I was working with my first FujiFilm XT1 with 18-135mm Fujinon zoom.

This image is scaled from the in-camera JPG exposed using the Velvia color profile—designed by Fuji to emulate the color palette and contrast of its popular color slide film of the same brand name.

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One of my Missing Connecticut River Bridges—

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Over the years, I’d photographed most of the railroad bridges over the Connecticut River. And in most situations I’d pictured the bridges with a train (or at least an engine on them.)

There are a few bridges I’d missed over the years. One was this former Maine Central span on the former Mountain Division west of Whitefield, New Hampshire near Gilman, Vermont.

Last week, photographer Kris Sabbatino and I, took the opportunity to picture this three-truss span.

No train on this bridge for us. My guess is that the last rail-move across the bridge was in the mid-1990s.

Lumix LX7 photo.
FujiFilm XT1 with 12mm Zeiss Touit.
FujiFilm XT1 with 12mm Zeiss Touit.

Photos exposed using my FujiFilm X-T1 and Lumix LX7.

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