366 Days of 2012, Day 227 - Tram Slam

Driving home tonight I had no agenda other than taking a photograph of something, anything.

A brief wander around Glenelg brought me to the tram station where I pondered the photogenic possibilities. I have already a tram in my collection so it needed ot be something a little different.

This image is a composite of two images taken a few seconds apart. The first before the train started moving and the second just after. Both exposures were 2.5 seconds long creating just the right amount of movement in the second image. In post I simply developed as a two frame HDR to blend into a single image. True to my word there is still no Photoshop although I did use Photomatix to merge the two images.

I think I achieved my desired effect of both clarity and movement although at the expense of having a nearby building apparently slam through the front windscreen!


Photo: Robert Rath, '366 Days of 2012, Day 227 - Tram Slam'. 2.5s f/14 ISO640 24mm