{"id":39989,"date":"2024-09-12T06:06:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=39989"},"modified":"2024-09-11T21:26:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T01:26:11","slug":"turbo-saved-at-churchville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/turbo-saved-at-churchville\/","title":{"rendered":"Turbo Saved\u2014at Churchville."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

No, really!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I exposed this black & white negative in March 1988. This was the trailing view of Amtrak’s Sunday Niagara Rainbow<\/em> racing along the Waterlevel Route at Churchville, New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve always like the ‘cotton candy sky’ effect and I intentionally underexposed the photo to better capture the clouds with the streamlined train in silhouette. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, I processed the 120-sized film using stainless tanks and reels, which were relatively cold which resulted in uneven processing, especially toward the sides of the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I scanned the photo many years ago, but last night spent about ten minutes in Lightroom making a series of digital masks to even out the exposure and contrast to largely correct of the processing error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve included the unaltered scan, several of the work windows showing the masks (in purple), and then my final images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The old Amtrak Turboliners are all gone, but I have many photos of these unusual trains on the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is the RAW unaltered scan. Notice that the sides are lighter (and more contrasty) than the center of the photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lightroom work window showing the first of five masks applied to improve the image. This is a linear gradation .<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This the fifth mask, a radial gradation aimed at lightening a portion of the sky.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This isn’t perfect, but most of the processing defects have been addressed. Plus I improved contrast and lightened the shadows.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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This was my final edit; I added in a slight vignette which makes for a more natural looking image. The effect is subtle, but effective.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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