LC2's Many Many Fine Shoehorns in 2017 :Week 52 - Weather ** COMPLETED **

The return of the train :banana: I am not the biggest fan of cross processing but in this case it does work better than the second one, nice work on the steam too
 
Woohoo, the trains are back!

The second for me too, and with a much tighter crop.
 
I prefer the first to the earlier edit, I think the darker train loosing some of it's detail focuses you more onto the steam. (y)
 
Carl Ayling said:
Hi Tim. As you say, the Smoothing effect is more noticeable in the earlier edit and the white of the exhaust is good too. I sort of se what you mean about the balance and sky but neither detracts from the image and so on balance, the earlier edit is my preferred version of the two.
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The lomo effect on the #1 image has changed the exhast tone slightly, but I feel it adds to the charm

Emja said:
I think the processing on the first suits the shot well and the LE effect on the steam stands out better.
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Cheers Emma

Cobra said:
Yay :D

The second for me too Tim, and TBH you could crop the signal, but I think it's all part and parcel of it (y)
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It's not quite got the impact of some of last year's long exposures though. Also, the crop is too tight at the front on the earlier edit, caused by having to crop out a nasty piece of fencing and the rotation I needed (due to the makeshift 'tripod' (random post) I was using to steady the camera.
Allan.H said:
The return of the train :banana: I am not the biggest fan of cross processing but in this case it does work better than the second one, nice work on the steam too
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It was lomo not cross-processing (though you're right, I did play with that effect too, but felt this was better).
Other than the slight changing in colour tone caused by the LE, the smoothing of the exhaust was sooc. You don't need a very long exposure to smooth it out.

Dave70D said:
Like them both Tim, but think the 1st for me, maybe get rid of the signal though :)
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The signal on top of the loco's cab? I did ponder editing it out, but decided to leave it in, as it was there. It certainly worked in conjuntion with the other signal in #2, but the rest of that shot did work so well (imo).

brrnd said:
Woohoo, the trains are back!

The second for me too, and with a much tighter crop.
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You may have to wait a couple more weeks for some more. The next one I can get to is the one I'm working at, the Mid Hants one 17-19 Feb. I'm hoping for good weather on the days I'm not working :)

foggy4ever said:
I prefer the first to the earlier edit, I think the darker train loosing some of it's detail focuses you more onto the steam. (y)
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Cheers Foggy, yes, I agree.

d00d said:
:rolleyes:

#1 for me ... the cross processing and the tighter crop adds oomph .... could be rotated 1° CCW.
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I spent ages playing with the rotation, you could be right,but the signal is vertical. When I straightend the smoke deflectors, the buffer beam looked wrong, so I settled on what you see here.
 
Looks totally pro, well done! #1 for me, mainly because of the dulled out colours fits the scene more in my opinion. Trains are always great subjects too. Doesn't quite fit the theme for me but I can kind of see it.
 
magpiedom said:
Looks totally pro, well done! #1 for me, mainly because of the dulled out colours fits the scene more in my opinion. Trains are always great subjects too. Doesn't quite fit the theme for me but I can kind of see it.
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Fitting the theme? Oh no no no, we don't go for that. Mind you this is far less of a shoe horn than some from my past couple of years (and dare I say it, last week's shot ;))
I agree, the processing gives it a more dated feel, which helps with the subject/scene.
 
Comfort - is a nice cute image and good choice of processing.

Hairy - I love this lovely colours in the sky, crit wise id be tempted to clone out the little bird flying in the sky as to me it just looks like a small black dot.

Smooth - as always a good photo of a train, not sure I'm seeing smooth in it tho :thinking:
 
I like the choice of processing on the first one, that and the crop work for me. I wouldn't have thought about a longer exposure smoothing out the steam but it works well.
 
I like the second one aswell, the green seams a bit dark to me, but then the closest I have been to a loco like that is Hornby!
 
Dark Knight said:
Hmmmmmmmm I think I'm with you on the first image of the two as a whole, as yes the sky is not kind and I prefer the wider space on the left hand side, and if I am correct the first train of the year too :)
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Cheers DK, those were my thoughts too. Yes, it's the first actual locomotive, however there was a little bit of track in week 0.

rpn said:
Always like your train shots. Prefer the first one with better composition and fewer distractions. I also like the slight vintage look of the image. :clap:
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Thanks Stan. Those were all my thoughts too. And I've enjoyed mucking around with the effects to give some of my shots a vintage look.

Pinkbikerbabe said:
Comfort - is a nice cute image and good choice of processing.

Hairy - I love this lovely colours in the sky, crit wise id be tempted to clone out the little bird flying in the sky as to me it just looks like a small black dot.

Smooth - as always a good photo of a train, not sure I'm seeing smooth in it tho :thinking:
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I did ponder cloning it out, but zoomed in, you can see it's a bird, so I left it.
The long exposure smoothed the exhaust/steam, hence I felt fairly on theme for a change.

SteveSc said:
I like the choice of processing on the first one, that and the crop work for me. I wouldn't have thought about a longer exposure smoothing out the steam but it works well.
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There may be one or two shots using this approach in my photostream previously (albeit longer exposures than this).

Bearair said:
I like the second one aswell, the green seams a bit dark to me, but then the closest I have been to a loco like that is Hornby!
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#2 is a much closer representation of the real thing, #1 is an artistic interpretation :)
 
Second for me too. Shows the smooth steam better even tho the sky is not great:D
 
Hi Tim

I've finally got round to commenting on images!! Sorry I'm late to the party

Song/Lyrics - I really like it its a bit of fun (and for me that's what the 52 challenge should be) I really like the cross processing (another thing I want to have a go at - that list keeps getting longer!)

Order - A great take on the theme I prefer the original edit as it feels a little warmer.

Comfort - This made me smile great fun image I like to processing

Hairy - A different take on the theme (why is it everyone else has these ideas!) love the colours in the sky.

Smooth - And the real LC2 is back :LOL: what a brilliant image the processing really adds to the drama of the image.
 
Missycat said:
Second for me too. Shows the smooth steam better even tho the sky is not great:D
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I agree, the smoothed exhaust is better, but the composition isn't so pleasing to my eye.

Downton Mini said:
Hi Tim

I've finally got round to commenting on images!! Sorry I'm late to the party

Song/Lyrics - I really like it its a bit of fun (and for me that's what the 52 challenge should be) I really like the cross processing (another thing I want to have a go at - that list keeps getting longer!)

Order - A great take on the theme I prefer the original edit as it feels a little warmer.

Comfort - This made me smile great fun image I like to processing

Hairy - A different take on the theme (why is it everyone else has these ideas!) love the colours in the sky.

Smooth - And the real LC2 is back :LOL: what a brilliant image the processing really adds to the drama of the image.
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Cheers Mark. I was worried we wouldn't see you back this year!
Week 0 is my favourite shot so far, glad you like it.
I can't believe I've done 5 images so far, and only one is a loco, I'm evidently slacking ;)
 
Week 5 - Mineral

Well, this is truly a PABD this week.
What I was trying for was a focus stacked image.
I took 4 different sets, at various different apertures (f/2.2 through to f/22), all taken using a tripod, remote release and manual focus.
I don't have a macro lens, so I used my 85mm prime so that the focal length couldn't change.
I used "Picolay" as the stacking software.

Frankly, my results were terrible, not a single stacked image that was anything other than a total mess. Nothing was aligned, no matter what settings I tried.

So, to rescue something, and to not get too far behind, this was one of the shots from one of the sets...


TP 52 for 2017 - Week 05 : Mineral (Wagon) by Tim White, on Flickr

Nothing to see here, please move along.
 
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It made me smile, very apropos take on the theme :)
I feel your pain with the stacking, I have tried and failed a few times.
 
It has to be said stacking is a real pain, i use PS if I attempt it at all got to say I don't often way too much faffing about

On theme mineral wagon and I think it looks fine
 
The only stacking I've tried was in Lightroom. I didn't change the aperture but used manual focus to focus on different points...it was also a total mess! I've got some time off work soon, I'll maybe try to find out more. That's a nice little waggon...I'm dying to put some mini coal bits in it!
 
Keep persevering with the stacking Tim, it does generate some really sharp images - I am quite taken with it and more often than not apply it for indoors. Nothing wrong with the Mineral Wagon .... in fact quite like it particularly as it looks suitably "distressed".
 
It's not a train but at least a wagon...

For focus stacking I shoot tethered with Helicon Remote which makes it very easy, but I do have a proper macro lens.
 
sirch said:
It made me smile, very apropos take on the theme :)
I feel your pain with the stacking, I have tried and failed a few times.
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It fits the theme, but could be a great deal better. But PABD.

Allan.H said:
It has to be said stacking is a real pain, i use PS if I attempt it at all got to say I don't often way too much faffing about

On theme mineral wagon and I think it looks fine
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Having seen results of stacking though, it is something I would like to master. Still, that's what the 52 is for.

Emja said:
The only stacking I've tried was in Lightroom. I didn't change the aperture but used manual focus to focus on different points...it was also a total mess! I've got some time off work soon, I'll maybe try to find out more. That's a nice little waggon...I'm dying to put some mini coal bits in it!
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I may have some around with coal dust in (the image is larger than 1-2-1).

Carl Ayling said:
Keep persevering with the stacking Tim, it does generate some really sharp images - I am quite taken with it and more often than not apply it for indoors. Nothing wrong with the Mineral Wagon .... in fact quite like it particularly as it looks suitably "distressed".
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A bit of a boring shot though. If it had been a first (but successful) attempt at stacking I would have been much happier than simply a long exposure, small aperture shot.

Bruja said:
Whoo hoo a train :p

#1 Smooth for me Tim. Love the Lomo effect and 10/10 for persevering too :clap:
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Cheers Jill. #1 smooth is my fav too.

brrnd said:
It's not a train but at least a wagon...

For focus stacking I shoot tethered with Helicon Remote which makes it very easy, but I do have a proper macro lens.
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It's not a whole train (oops, chuckle).
Helicon remote seems quite expensive at $75, but worth downloading the demo to have a play though, if it makes it actually happen.
Ta
 
What a pity you didn't put some coal in your truck, it seems to be running on empty.
 
woot woot .... works for me ... and I like the simple solid green:)
 
Shirleyr said:
What a pity you didn't put some coal in your truck, it seems to be running on empty.
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Not sure I've actually got any coal at home!

Dave70D said:
I think a PABD can be very handy some times, think you pulled it off well :)
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Cheers. It wasn't quite what I was after, but it's not bad.

Pinkbikerbabe said:
Mineral - lovely little coal truck, id like to see some little mini coal bits in it, sharp where it needs to be, not to sure on the bright green bg tho.
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Bright green is better than the tablecloth ;)

d00d said:
woot woot .... works for me ... and I like the simple solid green:)
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Ta Mr @d00d :)
 
:) A shoehorn worthy of master @Cobra. It's a lovely little truck and I like the vibrant red, nicely lit and processed
 
Week 7 - Structure

I was torn over my shot for this one.

This was originally my shot for (Infra)Structure.

Railway Infrastructure by Tim White, on Flickr

But after a bit, I decided that this one had actually grown on me more, though even more of a horned shoe.

Ivatt 2MT 41312 - Alton by Tim White, on Flickr
A couple of parts of the railway infrastructure + the Ivatt 2MT
 
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