Playing with Trains

[Ossie]

Several years ago I visited a local railway museum. A few keepers were OK but I wasn’t really happy with them and they have sat on my computer ever since. Recently attending a photo event one of the speakers showed some beautiful images of flowers and that gave me an idea as to how I might process the images.

These are some of the results. I have printed them on a matt paper and to my eye they really come alive.

All shot with the A700 and 16-80cz

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[Ossie]

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[Birma]

Hi Ossie - nice images. We seem to be having quite an 'age of steam' feel at the moment . So what was the processing advice that changed your images?

[Ossie]

So what was the processing advice that changed your images?

Hi Birma and thank you

The museum's collection has an emphasis on characters from the Thomas the Tank engine stories. My images are basically record shots but I wanted to give them something extra. Perhaps combine the record of the subject but give the image more of the feeling of an illustration. Several ideas I tried just didn’t work and I put the project to one side.

At the lecture mention was made of the use of the poster edges filter in PS. When I saw the images close up they had been printed on a matt paper and the overall effect was of an illustration rather than a straight photograph. I immediately thought of my abandoned project and tried it out.

To add to the impression I converted the image to mono, retaining the main subject in its original colour and “hand painted” other parts e.g. the background.

Not too everyones liking but I have received some encouraging comments.

Ossie

[mvanrheenen]

Hi Ossie,

Nice images. They have an authentic feel zbout them. The "misty" border you've chosen really emphasises that feeling. Good work on these lovely subjects!

Mark

[aster]

Hi Ossie, : )

After hearing of the process you put them through, it becomes more clear why the images look the way they do. Emphasis on the parts you selected to paint is accomplished.

The white blurry transitional frame is a bit too intensive for me; I might have gone for a more transparent blurry transition myself but the eyes adjust and they look good to the eyes in a few seconds.

There indeed is a book illustration look about them. : )

Thanks for sharing,

Yildiz