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rustred · Jan 5, 2019

since everyone is in picture mode...pic I took of my 560 when I brought it home. kinda makes it look older than it is.almost 1963 era.

jeffcat · Jan 5, 2019

This is how most of the builders photos of steam locomotives were taken. They waited for overcast days and then went crazy taking pictures. You get very uniform illumination and very shallow shadows. Notice also that the rods are in the down position on two of the photos. This gave a very clear view into the workings of the engine. Now I played with your tractor just a little. Brigten a little, touch of contrast, and punch the density a bit. The ideal as with those locomotive photos you want to see where the sky and anything bright is. You also want to just barely see into the shadows. With really good film, cameras, reflector pannels to light up the underside, etc. It gets really crazy. Was in on a couple of night shoots where the entire sean was shot in pitch black. The shutter on the cameras were left open and they walked around with flashbulbs to "paint" the train. Looks fanrastic if done corectly. The ideal with black and white is white whites, black blacks, and a smooth tonal gray scale from one end to the other. Fun!!

kcm.MN · Jan 5, 2019

Beautiful tractor. Don't think my li'l 460 will ever look that nice.

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