Don Chen  


Frisco Engineers by Don Chen

February 2025 - Frisco Engineers

About the Image(s)

Image Description:
This image was taken at the Illinois Railroad Museum during an event for photographers. The engineers were present, demonstrating various aspects of the old steam engine trains. I captured this picture in a horizontal format; however, most of the left portion turned out without detail due to the steam. Therefore, I decided to crop it to a square format and hope that viewers find this acceptable.
Technical Details:
Sony A7C with a 24-70mm lens, f/4, ISO 20,000, 1/20s on a tripod. The original color image was quite noisy, so I used Topaz software to reduce the noise and enhance sharpness. Black-and-white conversion was done in Lightroom, and many local adjustments (such as the removal of distracting elements) were made in Photoshop.


1 comment posted




Michael Hrankowski   Michael Hrankowski
Hi Don. Thank you for sharing this image. I'm always amazed at how you are able to produce images with such beautiful tonality. Your image is sharp with lots of detail. I think the square crop works particularly well. With the left third being essentially negative space, it allows the eye to focus on the engineers and locomotive. Nicely composed and edited!   Posted: 02/04/2025 15:40:36



 

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