{"id":42505,"date":"2025-08-19T06:49:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T10:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=42505"},"modified":"2025-08-19T21:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:33:32","slug":"la-gold-line-at-first-street-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/la-gold-line-at-first-street-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"LA Gold Line at First Street Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yesterday, Kris and I went to see the new film Freakier Friday <\/em>starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, and we really enjoyed the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the scenes in the film features the First Street Bridge with a Los Angeles Metrorail Gold Line lightrail train, and I thought I’d review a few photos that I made there nine years ago using my old FujiFilm XT1 with 18-135mm lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To improve on the original Fuji RAF RAW files, I processed them using PureRAW to convert them to DNG format. Among other things, this corrects for lens imperfections and re-interprets the digital data that improves the appearance of the image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are some examples: direct JPG conversions from the RAF files on top with the PureRaw conversions to DNG below. Each image is captioned appropriately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fuji RAF RAW file converted directly to JPG using Lightroom without cosmetic corrections to color, exposure, contrast or sharpness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Enlarged version of the above: Fuji RAF RAW file converted directly to JPG using Lightroom . [Fuji RAF RAW file converted directly to JPG using Lightroom without cosmetic corrections ]



Compare the PureRaw conversions below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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PureRAW conversion to DNG format; leveled and scaled as a JPG without cosmetic corrections to color, exposure, contrast or sharpness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Englarged version of the above image: PureRAW conversion to DNG format; scaled as a JPG without cosmetic corrections to color, exposure, contrast or sharpness.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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