{"id":36921,"date":"2023-08-16T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=36921"},"modified":"2023-08-16T10:35:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T14:35:37","slug":"contrasts-at-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/contrasts-at-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"Contrasts at Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Amtrak Keystone<\/em> 656 departed Lancaster, PA on time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We drove to intercept it along the Main Line at Gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This time of year evening trains at Gap are coming directly out of the sun. This can be a challenge or a feature, depending on how you make your photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I like to work with contrasty evening light. In my black & white film days, I’d adjust the contrast in the processing and use a relatively weak (dilute) solution of a highly active developer at comparatively high temperature with minimal agitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With my Nikon Z cameras I can achieve similar results in color with post-processing adjustments of the RAW files in Lightroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm lens. Exposure; f6.3 at 1\/2000th second, ISO 200.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Adobe Lightroom work window showing the position of slider corrective controls. (Ignore the prefix ‘auto’ before each slider control).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nikon Z6 with 24-70mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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