The Beauty of the Beast

ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
edited August 17, 2015 in Other Cool Shots
J Class Locomotive 611, Virginia Transportation Museum, Roanoke, Va.

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  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,890 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2015
    A beauty indeed! Nice conversion too!
    Cristóbal


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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Juano wrote: »
    A beauty indeed! Nice conversion too!

    Cristóbal, much appreciated. Your opinion means a great deal to me.
    Regards!
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  • JonaBeth RussellJonaBeth Russell Registered Users Posts: 1,065 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Gorgeous work, as usual!
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Love the first one Wayne! Nice set!
  • toragstorags Registered Users Posts: 4,615 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Nice treatment

    I like #3 ; the higher contrasts display the detail better

    Good work
    Rags
  • black mambablack mamba Registered Users Posts: 8,325 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Great stuff here, Wayne.thumb.gif Mechanical workings fascinate me and there's hardly a better subject for such things than old railroad steam engines. I like all these images but on the last shot I would crop from the top just enough to eliminate that strong white line. It is not important to the image and it commands too much attention.

    Take care,

    Tom
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  • willard3willard3 Registered Users Posts: 2,580 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    The sepia works very well for this.

    Favorite is no 3.
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  • CavalierCavalier Registered Users Posts: 3,075 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    15524779-Ti.gif they said it all.
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    JonaBeth Russell wrote: »
    Gorgeous work, as usual!
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    Love the first one Wayne! Nice set!


    JBR, Taz, your opinions are highly valued. Thanks again. Fun place to visit.
    Regards!
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    torags wrote: »
    Nice treatment

    I like #3 ; the higher contrasts display the detail better

    Good work

    Much appreciated. Thank you!
    Regards!
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    black mamba wrote: »
    Great stuff here, Wayne.thumb.gif Mechanical workings fascinate me and there's hardly a better subject for such things than old railroad steam engines. I like all these images but on the last shot I would crop from the top just enough to eliminate that strong white line. It is not important to the image and it commands too much attention.

    Take care,

    Tom
    willard3 wrote: »
    The sepia works very well for this.

    Favorite is no 3.


    Tom, Willard, really means a great deal that you took the time to comment. And thanks very much.

    Tom, I totally agree regarding the line!
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Cavalier wrote: »
    15524779-Ti.gif they said it all.

    Jo, thanks much. Really appreciated!
    Regards!
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  • bristleconebristlecone Registered Users Posts: 451 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Love this stuff. Thanks for showing.
    -Len
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    The rework as suggested by Tom. Thanks again!


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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    bristlecone wrote: »
    Love this stuff. Thanks for showing.
    -Len


    Thanks Len! Really appreciate the kind feedback!
    Regards!
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  • CCoopCCoop Registered Users Posts: 511 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    I'm surprised how *shiny* the engine is. I've not paid much attention to trains, and I guess I've never noticed. Something new to appreciate! Reminds me of an airplane! Thank you for these great pics!
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    CCoop wrote: »
    I'm surprised how *shiny* the engine is. I've not paid much attention to trains, and I guess I've never noticed. Something new to appreciate! Reminds me of an airplane! Thank you for these great pics!

    Carter, thanks for stopping by. This "J" Class locomotive #611 was often the subject of the famous N&W photographer O. Winston Link. It just recently returned to the museum from Spencer, N.C. where it was completely renovated and does railway excursions now.
    http://fireup611.org/the-nw-class-j-611/
    There are LOTS of YouTube videos showing it actually in action!
    Regards!
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Rich and detailed with great tones!
    #1 just looks fast!
    Nice series Wayne!
    (imo, the re-work looks better too!)
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Earache wrote: »
    Rich and detailed with great tones!
    #1 just looks fast!
    Nice series Wayne!
    (imo, the re-work looks better too!)

    Eric, thank you kindly. The redo is my favorite of the two as well.
    Regards!
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  • AlexSharkAlexShark Registered Users Posts: 198 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2015
    Great processing. Works very well.
    Photography is about what does not meet the eye
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2015
    AlexShark wrote: »
    Great processing. Works very well.

    Alex, thank you for the kind comments. After I had chosen the tone, I had some doubts about the choice. I wanted to give it some "from the past" texture.

    BTW, I likely road behind this locomotive on "The Powhatan Arrow" as an infant between Bluefield and Lynchburg, Va.
    Regards!
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,968 moderator
    edited August 17, 2015
    Thelensspot wrote: »
    The rework as suggested by Tom. Thanks again!
    nod.gif Much better. Also like #1 a lot. Well done.
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2015
    Richard wrote: »
    nod.gif Much better. Also like #1 a lot. Well done.

    Richard, I agree on #4. It does look better without the line. Thanks for the very kind comments regarding #1.

    Here's a separate engine on which I used a separate toning process. Thanks again!
    Regards!

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  • moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2015
    Very well done, Wayne! I like the processing on the first batch, and the detail shots really work to show the complexity of these old engines. The processing on this other engine you just posted works well for it also. I'm going to have to check out that museum - it's a couple of hours away, but I go past Roanoke enough in my travels that a stop there is called for.
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  • AlexSharkAlexShark Registered Users Posts: 198 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2015
    Thelensspot wrote: »
    Alex, thank you for the kind comments. After I had chosen the tone, I had some doubts about the choice. I wanted to give it some "from the past" texture.

    BTW, I likely road behind this locomotive on "The Powhatan Arrow" as an infant between Bluefield and Lynchburg, Va.
    Regards!

    And I think you've done a great job of it. One might be tempted to add signs of aging, like dust and scratches, frames, vignettes, and all other such paraphernalia. This would be overdoing it. Your conversion is tasteful and modest. Well done.
    Photography is about what does not meet the eye
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  • ThelensspotThelensspot Registered Users Posts: 2,041 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2015
    moose135 wrote: »
    Very well done, Wayne! I like the processing on the first batch, and the detail shots really work to show the complexity of these old engines. The processing on this other engine you just posted works well for it also. I'm going to have to check out that museum - it's a couple of hours away, but I go past Roanoke enough in my travels that a stop there is called for.

    Moose, it is well worth the trip. Also, don't forget to visit the O. Winston Link Museum which is very nearby. I didn't have time to do both on this trip. Will catch it next time around. I'm a big fan of his work. Thanks for the kind comments.
    Regards!
    AlexShark wrote: »
    And I think you've done a great job of it. One might be tempted to add signs of aging, like dust and scratches, frames, vignettes, and all other such paraphernalia. This would be overdoing it. Your conversion is tasteful and modest. Well done.

    Alex, this really makes my day. Thank you ever so much! wings.gif
    Regards!
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