2:42 P.M. At Claremont Station
Nikon D7000 18-200mm @ 29mm ISO 200 1/160 f/13 Lr4, TpzSim; PsCS6
Eastbound Metrolink train 859 rolls up to the platform.
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2:40 P.M. At Claremont Station
Nikon D7000 18-200mm @ 32mm ISO 200 3-bkts f/13 Lr4,HEP1,TpzSim; PsCS6
All is quiet at the station on a spring afternoon until…
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No Fear
Nikon D7000 18-135mm @ 44mm ISO 200 3-bkts f/18 Lr3, HEP1, TpzSim; PsCS5
The view towards the west from the Metrolink commuter rail platform at the downtown, Pomona, California station at 3:33:44 P.M., December 6, 2011, as reconstructed in my mind. As I think about man’s capacity to achieve great and significant works through his intellect and industry, and his capacity to still manage to reek destruction upon himself and the Earth. And as I think about the fearlessness of the ignorant and innocent.
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Afternoon Freight #109
Nikon D7000 18-135mm @ 44mm ISO 200 3-bkts f/18 Lr3, HEP1, ASSA3; PsCS5
A late afternoon freight train passing through Pomona, California, rendered as an oil painting. This is actually the tail-end of the train, these locomotives are pushing, assisting the front-end locomotives which are pulling the train.
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Transit Walkway
Nikon D7000 18-135mm @ 32mm ISOm200 3-bkts f/11 Lr3, HEP1, TpzSim; PsCS5
The structure is the pedestrian over crossing at the downtown Pomona, California rail station. The two towers, in adaddition to serving as structural supports for the bridge also house elevators; the two structures jutting out from the towers are stair wells. The dark objects discernable passing below the bridge on the tracks are black tank cars which made up a large part of a freight consist passing through.
In addition to my usual work with Lightroom, HDR Efex Pro and Topaz Simpify stylizing this image, I also used Photoshop to remove an automobile that was in the left foreground.
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Ready To Peal Again
Nikon D7000 10-24mm @ 24mm ISO 1600 3-bkts f/8 Lr3, HEP1; PsCS5
Among the artifacts on display at the San Bernardino Railroad & History Museum is this old locomotive bell. A nice jog of the memory of times past actually lived (by some of us) or as reproduced on the motion picture or television screen. I can hear that distinct sound of a locomotive bell pealing as it is rocked back and forth on its cradle in my mind.
Running Gear
Interpretive Digital Imaging
Nikon D7000 10-24mm @ 24mm ISO 200 3-bkts f/16 Lr3, HEP1, CEP3, TpzSim; PsCS5
This is the forward truck assembly on one of Metrolink’s EMD F59PH locomotives. There is a wheel here and what I believe is brake equipment. I really enjoy capturing images of mechanical devices, I believe they are great examples of sculptural art. As with the other images I am sharing this week I practiced rendering the final image in a painterly style. I played with overall contrast, adjusted highlights and shadows, modified color tones and reduced details.
I’d appreciate feedback from viewers of these images, what do you think of the painterly effects I am using, and would you like to see more images of mechanical or industrial equipment handled this way.
