I took nine photos at this spot waiting for a car to come over that ridge (it only came after I’d just got back in my own car) without noticing that dead bird/fertiliser sacking just in front of me
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A fountain for those hiking around Türlersee. Temperature was around freezing point, well below it during the night. Thanks to the short exposure time, the water itself appears frozen.
Here’s a wider shot to illustrate the fountain. I really like how in Switzerland such fountains are available along most easier hiking trails, even in the mountains, and how animals are also taken into consideration: the overflow often feeds into another outlet close to the ground, where for example dogs can have access to water.
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My wife has recently had a hip replacement, but now is up to walking limited distances. We walked into Pitlochry for a coffee and a cake. When we walked into the café, the ground was clear. When we came out, it looked like this:
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If you had picked an outdoor / sidewalk cafe, you wouldn’t have been surprised by the weather.
Just sayin’… 
I did a long train trip recently… I took my old Fujifilm S5600 ‘bridge’ camera along, as well as a newer camera, just for fun - it was my first proper camera - way back in 2006!
Interestingly, it can shoot raw - albeit rather slowly. While it’s only 5mp, it’s amazing how much better the images look when processed in darktable.
The in-camera sharpening and noise reduction is a bit primitive I suppose, compared to modern methods.
Having said that I’ve actually left most of these un-denoised and unsharpened, as at least with this subject matter I feel like a slightly lo-fi style suits it.
Sydney Central Station. Next two images as well.
First Class Coach corridor
Taree Station
Forgotten where!
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Incredible shots and processing, especially the ones inside the train. Keen to see XMPs if you’re willing to share.
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You’re only jealous cos my photo was on the BBC weather forecast last night 
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Thanks! 
There’s nothing too fancy really - I suspect the old sensor and lens have contributed a chunk of the final effect.
I did use a technique I think you mentioned recently (unless it was @jandren) … that being dropping the target white luminance in sigmoid. Very nice for a slightly faded look.
Here’s XMPs for a couple of them. The first had a fair bit of tweaking trying to get the colours just right.
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I could make a Play Raw with one of these (or a similar shot) if there’s interest. 
Congrats! 
the pictures in the train are very nice color and grain-wise perfect congrats !
I’ll have a look at the xmps as well !
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Jealus? Me?
Did you see the joy on the sparrow’s face? Or the proud look in the robin’s eye?
What could give me greater satisfaction? 
I don’t think your birdies would have been too happy last night if they lived in Pitlochry.
Temperature dropped to -13C overnight. 
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Yeah, I went out yesterday morn to -4F, heard geese honking in the surrounding hills. I bet the conversation was, “You didn’t take us far enough South!!!”
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We almost got that far down, way down here in the US deep south (31N latitude). It was -11C / 12F last night here. Cold enough for me.
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I love the last one especially - bowed down and sad beneath a heavy burden …
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I think the industrial nature of that statue fits the background nicely. The statue itself reminds me of Tales from the Loop.
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