I am feeling much better...even went out and managed to get some photos done Sunday afternoon including this one. It was a very gloomy day but quite hot for this time of year.

I love old timey steam engines like this one so I wanted to give it an old timey feel. It was a little tough because there was a modern building and restaurant where I was standing trying to get the shot from their outdoor terrace while the engine was belching steam and smoke. I would have liked to have gotten closer for this shot but I would have had to run around a large building or jumped an iron railing atop a brick wall and I just wasn't up to it. As it was the belching stopped fairly quickly, so if I had tried to run around the building I would have missed all the steam and smoke. Anyway I added some grain and vignetting to the image to make it feel a little older. Black and white conversion using gradient map.

I have decided not to post every day. I need to free up some time in my busy schedule. I've been feeling like I have to post something...anything...which is ridiculous and seems like a waste if I just end up posting just any old shot just so I have a post on any given day.

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