Track crossing

Ken...Choice take on the very well restored old engine;B/W with the great tones suit this perfectly well!Bravo for an excellent image!Salutations-Laurent

Laurent, your comment is very welcome and kind. Thank you, best regards Ken.

Congratulations by that bw composition. You applied a lot of balance in composition with perspective and action on the edge (the photographer with your cell phone). Did you use an Topaz filter, as an PS pluggin, in digital revelation to get that tone? I always use this filter in my bw compositions. Very well done. Roldao.

Roldao, many thanks for your visit and kind comment. In answer to your question, no plug in filters used. My pp work was all done using PSE 14, I just converted to b&w then adjusted light, contrast and tones, then finally applied a small amount of "Poster Edges" to bring out fine detail. I do not have Topaz, the results are mainly due to the light on the day, the camera and perhaps it's firmware. Best regards Ken.

Hi Ken. By analyzing this your job, I noticed that the weather is cloudy and with diffuse natural light. This allows an excellent composition, like that of the locomotive, in terms of contrast, brightness, hue and sharpness by the absence of noise. This photo must have been made in some region of Wales, in the United Kingdom, wasn't it? The natural daylight in Wales is very good for this type of outdoor composition. In Brazil, particularly in the region where I live (Brasilia/DF), we have many problems with natural daylight which introduces noise in the photographic compositions. In Brazil, it is impossible to make good photos with the zenithal sun. The inside softwares of the cameras are insufficient to control noise levels too high. In Brazil, we say that the cameras sensors are not “tropicalised”. Hence the need to use filters on the lenses or revelation software. Or shooting on cloudy days which is very rare to happen in Brazil. Best wishes. Roldao.

Hi Roldao. Your analysis of the light is very interesting and very accurate, this image was shot on the north coast of Somerset, a few hundred yards from the Bristol Channel. We look across to the Welsh coast which is approx 12 miles away, so yes the natural daylight is similar to that in Wales. We don't have a problem with lack of cloud in the UK, there is always plenty. Good to hear from you, thank you for your interest. Best regards Ken.

Who can resist an old train, especially one in a picture so well composed as this.

Jack, your comment is very kind, thank you. Best regards Ken.