This photograph of a vintage train in Garibaldi, Oregon was captured on a rainy, foggy morning on the Oregon Coast. I timed the shot to capture the steam as it ...
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This photograph of a vintage train in Garibaldi, Oregon was captured on a rainy, foggy morning on the Oregon Coast. I timed the shot to capture the steam as it was released when the train was coming to a stop. The black and white conversion was accomplished using NIK Silver Efex Pro 2 using Afga 100 simulation and the underexposure preset. A custom preset was developed to enhance the highlights and shadows.
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Ray_Laurence
August 29, 2015
Thank you Terry. Gloria and I we on the Oregon Coast on the Fourth of July, and we saw all the activities, so we stopped. To my surprise, they were running this old locomotive providing 5 mile rides. As usual, the morning fog was dense, and I was able to anticipate the shot.
JagwrPrints
October 03, 2015
This is an incredible shot. What a unique opportunity! I grew up in a family who loved trains and a great grandfather who would ride trains to find work around the country. This phototure is pretty much what imaged he would have seen.
jonmrobert
October 06, 2015
This is a great shot. Is a print available for purchase? My father would love it!
BrianBasson
August 16, 2016
I love all the drama of the steam around the engine. Brought back memories of my childhood. A memory that today's children will never have.
LadyM62
August 07, 2020
Great capture! If you sell prints I would like to buy this one for my b/f. He's an engineer for CSX.😁
michaelfranklin_8039
September 02, 2022
Wonderful! Can i ask, what type of settings you used to set this up? Any filter to bring out the contrast, or just great camerawork?
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Location
This photo was captured in town of Garibaldi on the northern Oregon coast.Time
The time was around 10:00 am on a very foggy Oregon coastal day. A friend from Maryland came out for a visit. My wife and I were taking him to various locations in Oregon, with a special interest in Coastal vistas. My wife was driving when we heard the train whistle. She told us to hold on and made an immediate U-turn. We could see the station, but not the train. We jumped out of the car and braced for the best possible composition. I chose to take the photo from the left side of the tracks. As the train light became visible, I readied for the moment when the steam would be released. The image not only contains the steam, but also the dense fog that was present that Fourth of July morning. On each side of the light, two American flags are present commemorating Independence day.Lighting
The lighting was moderate with even ambience due of the overcast, foggy conditions. In my opinion, the capture would not have the mood if the lighting was bright and clear. I captured the photo with a Black and White conversion in mind.Equipment
NIKON D700 with a Nikkor 24-70 lens at 24mm. The capture was handheld using a Nikon D700 at f/9, ISO 640 @ 1/500 sec.Inspiration
I love old trains, and the opportunity and conditions were experienced quite by accident. If my wife had not heard the whistle and reacted so quickly, the opportunity would have been lost. You never know when the right conditions and the right subject come together, so the photographer must be ready to react quickly to capture the moment.Editing
Yes, the photo was processed using the Photoshop Raw processor to set the white (highlight) and black (shadows) points. The photo was then converted to Black and White using NIK Silver Efex Pro (now available from DxO). It is by far the best BW conversion program that enables the user to balance the image to meet the range variance of the Zone System (as created by Ansel Adams). A slight vignette was applied to focus the eye of the viewer.In my camera bag
I shoot with both Nikon and Fuji cameras. My cameras include a Nikon D850, D500 (for wildlife captures), and a Z7 mirrorless camera. My lenses are mostly primes, although I do have Nikkor 16-35, 24-70, 70-200 and 80-400. I also have the 24-70s, and 55s for the Z7. I also utilize the FTZ converter which allows me to utilize the Nikon F lenses on the Z7. I utilize Manfroto tripods with a fluid head mount. When additional light is needed, I have 4 Nikon Speedlights with remote radio triggers.Feedback
Always be ready for the unexpected opportunity. Know your camera to a point where you can set the proper exposure almost instantly. Given the conditions related to a dense fog, the image could have easily been over or under exposed because of the short length of time that I had to set the exposure parameters correctly. I wanted a shutter speed of 1/500 of a second to ensure crisp focus. All of these considerations, including composition was made in a matter of seconds.