Central of Georgia Number 223, Roundhouse Railroad Museum, Savannah, Georgia
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Detail of the chassis and rear wheel of Central of Georgia Number 223, a 1907 Baldwin C-3 Class 2-8-0 at the Roundhouse Railroad Museum in Savannah, Georgia.
This image is from a five bracket HDR set. When I processed the brackets, the image did not live up to my hopes. I decided to take just the middle image and push the contrast and clarity in Lightroom to bring out the details. A couple of globally applied presets from Prefect Effects from OnOne Software – “Golden Hour Enhancer” and “Arkham” – were all that were needed to provide the gritty look I was after. These presets were both toned down to approximately 50% opacity. An Acid Wash frame from Perfect Frame completed the look.
Central of Georgia No. 223, Roundhouse Railroad Museum, Savannah
The transformation is not as major as the last two images posted – Mitchell’s Folly and The Basin Bath House – but I thought it worth showing the original to illustrate just how effective a couple of the Perfect Effects presets can be.
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Twitter: maxmanian
| December 10, 2012
Great detail and composition, Mark. The effects really enhance the image Nicely done!
Twitter: JimiJones
| December 10, 2012
Never saw a train I didn’t like and this one cannot change that. 🙂
Very nice processing on this image, Mark. Great details and I like this bronze-like finish on the locomotive. The white-wall trim on the wheel adds a nice contrast as well.
Twitter: timstanley
| December 15, 2012
I’m starting to get a greater appreciation for the older trains. They are such marvels of engineering, not to mention fun to shoot. Great job on the processing. I recently got Perfect Effects, but haven’t had a chance to dig in yet.