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Yesterday morning, I photographed Conway Scenic\u2019s Snow Train as it crossed the River Road bridge in North Conway, NH bound for Attitash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sun was directly behind the train, and if working with conventional theory for railroad photography I might have dismiss these lighting conditions as unworkable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the scaled image but otherwise unmodified from the camera RAW file. This was before I made the adjustments as described below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Instead, I opted for a sunburst silhouette. Working with my FujiFilm XT1 and 16-55mm Fujinon zoom lens, I set the aperture manually to f22 (the smallest setting). By using the smallest lens opening, I caused diffraction of the direct sunlight that results in the sunburst effect. This is enhanced by filtering the sunlight through the tree branches against a clear blue sky. I adjusted my exposure to maximize the sun burst, which resulted in underexposure of the main subject, which is GP35 216 leading the Snow Train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After exposure, I walked back to my office at the North Conway Station to adjust the image for final presentation. First I converted the Fuji RAW file using Iridient X-Transformer, and then imported this into Adobe Lightroom. I lightened the overall exposure, while lowering highlights to make the most of the sunburst, then lightened the shadow areas to brighten up the train. Finally, I boosted overall image saturation to make sky seem more blue, and lowered contrast to lower the impact of the photograph. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My sunburst silhouette after adjustment. Notice I minimized the wire in the sky at top right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

These adjustments required less time than the five-minute walk from River Road to the North Conway Station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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