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<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>This is what some might call \u2018Fixing it in Photoshop\u2019, although I used Photoshop\u2019s cousin, ‘Lightroom’, rather than the classic program.<\/p>\n
I was hoping to make a photo of one of Amtrak\u2019s new Siemens Charger locomotives working the Pacific Surfliner.<\/p>\n
I typically set my FujiFilm XT1 digital camera manually.<\/p>\n
Most of the time this works well, as I gauge my exposures using the in-camera histogram. However, I\u2019d become distracted immediately before the train arrived in the scene, and I grossly over exposed my sequence of photos.<\/p>\n
Luckily, since I typically expose both RAW and JPG files I was able to work with the overexposed RAW image and correct for some of my exposure error using Lightroom.<\/p>\n
Below are examples of the overexposed camera JPG and corrected RAW files, as well as a screen shot of the Lightroom work panel showing the position of exposure, contrast, and saturation control sliders into order to show how I successfully corrected the photo.<\/p>\n This is what some might call \u2018Fixing it in Photoshop\u2019, although I used Photoshop\u2019s cousin, ‘Lightroom’, rather than the classic program.<\/p>\n I was hoping to make a photo of one of Amtrak\u2019s new Siemens Charger locomotives working the Pacific Surfliner. I typically set my FujiFilm XT1 digital camera manually. Most of the time this works well, as I gauge my exposures using the in-camera histogram. However, I\u2019d become distracted immediately before the train arrived in the … Continue reading Blasted Charger on the Beach: What to do when you over expose.<\/span> <\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"