{"id":30935,"date":"2021-03-30T06:11:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T10:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=30935"},"modified":"2021-03-29T21:21:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T01:21:35","slug":"via-rail-montreal-central-station-1985","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/via-rail-montreal-central-station-1985\/","title":{"rendered":"VIA Rail Montreal Central Station\u20141985"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019d traveled overnight from Toronto to Montreal on VIA Rail, one leg of a larger international rail trip in May 1985.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Working with my Leica 3A, I exposed this photo of a departing VIA Rail passenger train, as I stood in the shadow of the signal tower where I was visiting with the operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Backlit sun made for a dramatic effect as FPA4 6789 accelerated away from the platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, I used my handheld meter to expose for full sunlight, which resulted in a decidedly dark Kodachrome slide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last night I edited my scan of the image using Adobe Lightroom, where I made a series of modifications to make for a more pleasing image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I adjusted the exposure, contrast, color temperature, and saturation globally, while making numerous fine adjustments aimed at refining the end result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unaltered scan is on top, my adjusted version below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kodachrome 64 color slide following adjustment for internet presention.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Incidentally, years later VIA Rail 6789 was preserved and restored into Canadian National colors by the Monticello Railway Museum in Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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