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Variation on the Glint at Jefferson Drive

During the early summer, the evening sun sets north of Amtrak’s Harrisburg Line. The combination of the angle of light and pollution lingering in the western sky makes for some excellent evening glint.

We paused at our usual place at Jefferson Drive in Greenfield, east of downtown Lancaster, Pa., and here I caught Amtrak’s westward Keystone train 653 that was running just a few minutes behind the advertised time.

I made a series of NEF RAW files using my Nikon Z7-II with the 24-70mm lens set at 70mm.

Below is a comparison between post-processed files.

The top reflects the NEF RAW file before Adobe Lightroom adjustment and correction; the next is the same NEF file following Lightroom adjustments to lighten shadows, control contrast, and correct for color; the second to last photo is the same image-file converted into a DNG using PureRaw and then adjusted using Lightroom. The last image is a screenshot of the Lightroom work window of the DNG conversion following processing corrections which shows the position of Lightroom slider controls.

You tell me: can you see the difference in processing?

NEF RAW file prior to adjustment and correction.
NEF RAW file following Lightroom adjustment and correction; notice the effect on shadow areas and changes to the sky.
NEF RAW file converted into a DNG using PureRaw and then adjusted using Lightroom
Adobe Lightroom work-window showing the postions of adjustment slider controls reflecting the corrections and changes to the converted DNG file.

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