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Fun with MF images 2025

Ed Hurst

Well-known member
Hi Ed
To me it sort of feels like a huge flying machine coming in.
Perhaps a sequel to “Independence Day“!

I’m curious - without the shift, do you remember if the lights were level? Or is it the inevitable rectilinear distortion from such a wide angle lens?

Whatever the reason, I think it does add something to the image!

Anwar
Hi Anwar,

They certainly were level. Here's a shot I took there a while back using a 25mm lens; you will see that twist just isn't there. As you say, I went ahead with the shot like this because I think (in this special, surreal case) it adds something; but overall, it's clearly not ideal.

StarTrails by Ed Hurst, on Flickr

Notice also how the skyline has changed in the intervening years...
 

Ed Hurst

Well-known member
Bit of an interesting mish-mash here!

Back in 2020, the most famous Australian steam locomotive, no. 3801, re-entered service and ran a series of test trips. I headed down to the viaduct over the Bargo River to capture her. Conditions were lovely, but there were one or two things awry with the image. Firstly, there was a water 'gin' between the locomotive and the carriages (often required these days because the watering facilities that used to be scattered all over the railway network in steam days are no longer there - but it looks historically wrong); secondly, due to the line being level at this point, there was no visible steam/smoke from the loco., which makes for a lifeless image, lacking in energy.

I was able to get rid of the water gin using frames taken moments later than the main one, but the lack of exhaust remained.

Last year, a different locomotive made a run over the same line and made plentiful back smoke. I promised myself that I'd blend the two images together (including the reflection of the smoke!) to create this image. I'd rather have it one day 'for real' and I think a pretty trail of fluffy white steam would look better than this black smoke. But it will do me for now!

Original shot:
Pentax 645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens

Later shot (to donate smoke):
Fuji GFX100S with Laowa 20mm shift lens

Crossing the Bargo River by Ed Hurst, on Flickr
 

MGrayson

Subscriber and Workshop Member
Big race outside this morning. Here's a (hand-held) one second exposure of the crowd walking forward in waves. X2D, XCD 20-35 @ 20mm f/19


And to give an idea of the crowd size... (complete with watching pigeon). The starting line is barely visible in the far distance.


Matt
 
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