Locomotive Breath - Photo Of The Day, August 4, 2013

Locomotive Breath

This is a photograph I took of the locomotive at the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad, which runs between Elbe, WA and Mineral, WA.

It's a beautiful 40 minute ride from Elbe to Mineral, with the train turning around at Mineral for the ride back to Elbe. I took this when the engine was turning around to join the back of the train.

 I used a manual focus Nikon 105mm f/2.5 AI at f/2.5, which gave me sharp focus for the engine and an out of focus background, which helped add to the vintage look. Black and white conversion was using Nik Silver Efex, and included using a blue filter to darken the green foliage for some additional contrast against the engine. I like the vintage look I was able to achieve.

Here's another shot I took which shows the gorgeous landscape in the background a little better:

Engine, Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad