Traction Engines

[davec_uk]

One of my friends is a trustee of a trust which "Preserves the history of our mechanical heritage" in East Sussex which runs a Steam Fair every year and I got invited down with Ian for a photo op.

Here are a couple of my best.
http://www.cookster.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/width1_%28Medium%29.jpg

With thanks to Ianc_uk for the processing on this one.
http://www.cookster.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/colour_%28Medium%29.jpg

Dave

[RobertP]

Like that first one - the background with the general fog really makes it stand out.

[Marcel]

Pah Ian told me he had travelled back in time......he lied to me :razz:

Love that first shot :) Very authentic!

[minimeeze]

Love the first shot - I bet it would look really good in sepia or B&W too.

[IanC_UK]

Should have put the B&W one i did up not the colour one ;)

[Matt]

The first shot looks like it could have been taken when these things were in everyday use, until you notice the guy in the white T-shirt on the left.
A bit of selective cloning will fix that problem.

I think it would suit a bit of ageing treatment too.

Great shots Dave

[davec_uk]

Here's the Black and White treatment for the second one.


http://www.cookster.co.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/my_b_w_noisy_sm_%28Medium%29.jpg

(Edited to try to get the pic showing)

[davec_uk]

Thanks Everyone,

I will have a play with the first one.

[minimeeze]

Here's the Black and White treatment for the second one.


http://static.flickr.com/49/161246971_07ec478f57_o.jpg

Just the dreaded red X here :(

[CT]

That first shot is cracker... the steam, the guy holding his hat on, the whole atmosphere is there. The shot looks a tad under-saturated, but it's probably how it was.. and suits it, I don't think I'd alter a thing anyway. :)

[IanC_UK]

Heres a really quick edit on the first one ! :)

http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/dave.jpg

[DJW]

Great detail on that 2nd shot. Takes me back to being dragged around the Steam fairs as a kid. In my last house in evehsam, they used to have a Steam Fair over the May bank holiday each year in the fiedl next to us. Great to watch , but not impressed by the whistles going off at midnight ;)