Re: Evening in the GTCOTS
  David Batho

Lovely shots, Yuri.

David


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> On 21 May 2022, at 07:46, Ron Stux randestux@...> wrote:

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> 

> Great shots as always Yuri. Glad to have had the opportunity to meet you finally. Oh, and I finally caught my Bumblebee at Luna Park yesterday around 1 PMN, so I now have managed to ride every tram type running in Melbourne. One week left before I return home after a great visit.

>

> Cheers,

>

> Ron

>

>> On Fri, May 20, 2022 at 9:36 AM Yuri Sos trams4me@...> wrote:

>> I decided to leave for the Mail Exchange a little early on Thursday evening and switched from the 109 to B2.2096 on the 75 to bring me up to Flinders Street station. 48 hours ago it was still lit in blue commemorating the four police officers who lost their lives when a d!ckhead truck driver crashed into them on the Eastern freeway. Alas it was now lit up in gold, still looking spectacular. I was able to quickly position myself to get B2.2096 as she accelerated away from the Flinders Street station stop outbound:

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2096_flinders_st_sta_a7r3_200051.jpg

>> {2,400 x 1,350 pxl; 2.39MB}

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>> I meandered across Swanston Street and snapped D1.3515 outbound on a route 5 Malvern service crossing B2.2017 inbound on a route 3 Melbourne University service, the Arts Centre spire well lit in the background:

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/3515_2017_flinders_st_sta_a7r3_200106.jpg

>> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 2.62MB}

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>> Z3.191 was next to arrive in my camera's sights: multiple cyclists photobombed me - so many food deliveries and it's not even 6pm - they ruined multiple shots but cleared for 191:

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/191_swanston_flinders_a7r3_20135.jpg

>> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 2.50MB}

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>> D1,3510 was next to pose for my camera, rolling in on a route 72 service:

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/3530_swanston_flinders_a7r3_20145.jpg

>> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 2.47MB}

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>> I walked up Swanston Street and crossed Collins Street. The area outside Town Hall is very dark, despite what this next photo seems to indicate. D1.3522 rushed past me as I barely had time to position myself:

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/3522_town_hall_a7r3_20161.jpg

>> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 2.50MB}

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>> I could see D2.5015 heading towards me in the distance so I positioned myself so that the tram would run into a pool of light and hoped for the best.

>> I had set my camera to Shutter Priority of 1/250th second to eliminate motion blur and one stop underexposure to give me latitude in post-production (but cameras tend to overexpose night shots any way). The camera set the ISO itself at an amazing 12,800 (!) and, in my opinion, returned quite a reasonable shot (yes the raw image was modified in Photoshop's Camera Raw filter):

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/5015_town_hall_a7r3_20172.jpg

>> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 2.39MB}

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>> I used to think High Speed Ektachrome (ISO 160) pushed to ISO 400 was the bee's knees but even the image quality was no match for the current digital cameras (or for that matter the latest crop of smartphone cameras, eg the Google Pixel 5 or 6, Samsung S21 or S22 or iPhone 12-13). Would that we could board a time machine and go back and rephotograph with our current crop of cameras.

>>

>> Continuing to walk up Swanston Street once again I waited by the pool (of light) to capture my prey: B2.2104 is East Coburg bound on a route 1 service (ISO 8000):

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/2104_town_hall_a7r3_20200.jpg

>> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 1.95MB}

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>> As an aside, this is the photo above "as shot" (but resized). I normally shoot raw images 1-2 stops under at night as Adobe Camera Raw can retrieve data (due to camera's wide dynamic range) from dark areas but not if the highlights are blown out:

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/ex_camera_7R3_20200.jpg

>> {1,280 x 854 pxl; 1.95MB}

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>> Having now shot D1, D2, B2, Z3 I looked for an E to round out my selection tonight (I had blurrographs of a C1 at Flinders and Spencer but hadn't set the shutter speed): E1.6019 glides out of Bourke Street mall on a route 96 service, the pink glow coming from a large illuminated billboard out of shot behind me:

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/6019_bourke_st_mall_a7r3_20218.jpg

>> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 1.86MB}

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>> My appetite for trams somewhat sated, my appetite for good company and mediocre pub food saw me hop on E1.6035 and whisk me to the corner of Spencer and Bourke Streets. I allowed myself a minute or two to photograph her bending into Spencer Street and onwards to Waterfront City:

>> https://gallery.steam4me.net/albums/trams/2022/6035_rte86_bourke_a7r3_20230.jpg

>> {2,400 x 1,500 pxl; 1.95MB}

>>

>> Enjoy.

>>

>> Yuri.

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