Nostalgia & History > 2 of CB&Q Chinese Red GP7 259

1. CB&Q Chinese Red GP7 259 built in 1953 with the East End Way Freight in Westmont, IL on January 26, 1966.

2. CB&Q Chinese Red GP7 259 in Eola, IL Yard on September 1, 1964.

Please Enjoy,
Marty Bernard



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/28/20 10:42 by MartyBernard.

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Thanks for the "light touch," Marty, these look great!  All those headlights and not one is lit!

Evan_Werkema Wrote:
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> Thanks for the "light touch," Marty, these look
> great!  All those headlights and not one is lit!

By "light touch" do you mean I did not make them as dark as some posters have recently?

Marty

MartyBernard Wrote:

> By "light touch" do you mean I did not make them
> as dark as some posters have recently?

I mean they don't look overprocessed.  You used a "lighter touch" than usual in the digital darkroom, and the results look good.  The shadows aren't chalky/grainy from being lightened too much, the ground cover and bricks haven't been turned to mush by heavy noise suppression, and none of the colors have been selectively desaturated out of existence.  On my monitor anyway, these fulfill your stated goal of presenting photos that look "as close to what the eye saw as possible." 

Evan_Werkema Wrote: > ... On my monitor anyway ... "as close to what the eye saw as possible" ... 

I am 100% on board with everything Evan noted. Marty, your last few posts have been marvelous!!! Much, much better than the usual heavily washed out detail & weak, light pastel colors. Kudos!!

Lance

Two first-class photos. Photo one is a real treasure.
Bob

Equipped with a steam generator?  

MEKoch Wrote:
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> Equipped with a steam generator?  

Yes.