It gives off such harsh lighting on your subject...in this case trains...so I converted the following pic to B&W...I think it is a better image then the original...gives it some tonal range that color in this case at least doesn't show up as much. Mike
Great ideas as always, Mike. I usually just quit shooting at mid-day until the light improves in the evening but now I need to load up some T-Max and see what I can do!
Mike, I only chase steam, so am stuck with what time of the day the train arrives at the place I am shooting. Midday light is tough with steam as it shadows all the running gear. You did a nice job there. Is that the AOE "New York" on the left of your group of trains? Once the NY Central "Sandy Creek" trailing the 20th Century Limited? :unsure8ao:
Nice shot, and considering high sun as it was, it turned out well. High sun is good for one thing: High angle shooting. Unless you have a bucket truck, this generally only works in mountain territory...
Hey FriscoBob...yes I have been shooting digital for a couple of years now...this pic was taken with the Canon 20D...the overhead sun was very harsh... I use a freebie program from Google, called Picasa, works quite well for me...has a B&W filtering and conversion area...along with gradient filtering, which I use from time to time. Mike
Here is another example, of where the sun is almost straight above the subject...I converted to B&W...I personally like this one a little better, due to the formation of clouds in the background...
Even though the shadows are on the camera side of the engine, and the high sun washes the shot out, I think you did a great job with this shot! High sun is a pain....
