{"id":36202,"date":"2023-05-28T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-28T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=36202"},"modified":"2023-05-27T19:52:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T23:52:25","slug":"streamlined-steam-in-a-pastoral-setting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/streamlined-steam-in-a-pastoral-setting\/","title":{"rendered":"Streamlined Steam in a Pastoral Setting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week, Strasburg Rail Road was offering ‘In-Cab Experiences’ with former Norfolk & Western steamlined J-Class locomotive 611. These were scheduled to operate in a relatively secluded section on the Leaman Place-end of the railroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made this digital view looking across the fields of the locomotive under steam using a Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm Nikkor Z-series zoom. My aim was to capture the majesty of the locomotive in pastoral setting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By using selective focus and aiming through the lush Spring foliage, I hoped to create a sense of depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After exposure, I made a few nominal adjustments to the Nikon NEF RAW file using Adobe Light room. Notably, I used the ‘Select Sky mask setting’ to selectively lower the highlight density in the sky-area in order to avoid a loss of color and provide better balance the overall scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Exposed at 1\/500th of a sec, f5.6, ISO 100, 70-200mm zoom set to 200mm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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