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Engine 683

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I took this photo several years ago at the Colorado Railroad Museum. It’s an HDR image and, while the result was very nice, it didn’t move me. It looked like something I would have produced in the ’70s using Ektachrome slide film. Among other things, the blank blue sky was a killer. At the time, I tried several different treatments (including some texture overlays) but wasn’t able to come up with anything that I liked. Several weeks ago, I ran across the image again and decided to try a water-color-filled line drawing treatment. This didn’t work either; but, working with the image inspired me to try some newer textures. Things came together quickly after that and I’m very happy with the results. Persistence pays — and it’s especially fun to rediscover an old image with a fresh eye.

This entry was posted on Friday, March 7th, 2014 and is filed under Creative Process, Uncategorized. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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