Vintage railway line by vikdaddy

Vintage railway line

I took a break from my desk this afternoon to do a shoot. I went to the local Heritage Railway Centre, because although I've been there a few times I haven't used my ultra-wide angle lens there yet. I took a few photos focussing mainly on the railway lines.

Once I'd put the RAW file through Lightroom to make my usual adjustments and convert it to a JPEG, I opened it in Photoshop and added a vintage mask. I then reduced the opacity of the mask to 80% so you can still see some colour in the photo. With it being an old railway station, I wanted to achieve an old photo effect.

I struggled choosing between this photo and another one. In case you're interested, here's the photo I almost chose instead ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikdaddy/5018065343/). I settled on the one above because it fills the frame better, although I think there's little to choose between the two.

Canon EOS 450D, f/4.5, 1/100, ISO-100
I love the vintage feel. and love the perspective
September 23rd, 2010  
I like them both, but I do like this one better! Love the vintage look.
September 23rd, 2010  
great processing, i like the mood!
September 23rd, 2010  
beautiful shot Vik- great editing and perfect for the theme :)
September 23rd, 2010  
very nice - faved
September 23rd, 2010  
This is gorgeous..love the perspective
September 23rd, 2010  
Super place and a great photo!
September 23rd, 2010  
Very effective processing, combined with subject and perspective you've nailed the vintage feel. Fantastic image!
September 23rd, 2010  
Gorgeous colour. And thank you for sharing the technique!!!!
September 23rd, 2010  
Good work... like the sky here as well
September 23rd, 2010  
great perspective on this...really draws the eye into the photo.
September 23rd, 2010  
This is pretty sweet
September 23rd, 2010  
Yes, great vintage feel, cool shot.
September 24th, 2010  
I like both of them--the clouds and tone (of both) turned out fabulous.
September 24th, 2010  
Beautiful shot!
September 24th, 2010  
Very cool shot.
September 24th, 2010  
Great pic and processing! The other one is beautiful to, I like the clouds in it. But I prefer this one, because of the perspective.
September 24th, 2010  
Very cool pic, wonderful capture, processing
September 24th, 2010  
Wonderful shot, I love how my eye is drawn in and the vintage edit works perfectly!
September 24th, 2010  
I like them both for different reasons. Great processing and I really like the vintage feel to it :)
September 24th, 2010  
Hee
Both captures work for me. Beautiful composition & tones.
September 24th, 2010  
Love the tone you used here :)
September 24th, 2010  
Beautiful, I love the way the track curves around, and the colours are incredible.
September 24th, 2010  
Amazing!
September 25th, 2010  
very cool shot, love it
September 25th, 2010  
very nice one Vik.
September 26th, 2010  
I love the feel of this photo, great job!
September 26th, 2010  
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