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Tram of Thought

Here’s another reinterpretation of an old Lumix RW2 RAW file.

On March 31, 2017, I made this pan of a Route 18 tram in the Köln, Germany, tram subway using my Lumix LX7.

Modern software has opened up new possibilities for working with my Lumix RW2 files. As I illustrated in yesterday’s post, I converted the RAW file to DNG format using PureRAW 5 with DeepPRIME 3 corrections, then imported the DNG into Lightroom to lighten shadows, adjust color, and improve contrast.

I’ve included two versions of the DNG file. The top image is displayed without cosmetic adjustments in Lightroom; the bottom image reflects my Lightroom adjustments.

Panasonic Lumix LX7; f1.4, 1/40th second, ISO 80. DeepPRIME3 corrections but without cosmetic adjustments to highlights, shadows or color.
Same file as above following Lightroom adjustments to shadow and highlight detail.

Notice the improved detail in the shadow areas of the adjusted image.

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Fujichrome at Köln—six track bridge over the Rhein.

In September 2015, I flew from Dublin to Köln, Germany with my Irish friends.

At the Köln Hbf (main station), we walked across the Rhein on the footpath along the six track multispan railrway bridge.

At the time this was covered in lover’s locks. So many that there were concerns about the excessive weight on the heavily-built bridge.

From the east bank, I made this Fujichrome Provia 100F color slide of the bridge and the famous cathedral. Back-lighting helped to illuminate the locks on the bridge.

I scanned the slide yesterday using our Nikon LS-5000 digital scanner driven with VueScan software. I made a multipass scan and imported the file into AdobeLightroom for final adjustment and scaling.

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