Wood Grain and Flaking Paint on Railcar EL C 191
Nikon D810, 1/20 sec, f/16, 55mm, ISO 200
This is a detail image from a railcar with the markings “EL C 191” at Steamtown National Historic Site. This is actually two images focus stacked in Photoshop during post processing. The first image focused on the yellow wall of the rail car on the right; the second image focused on the corroded stanchion and wheel on the left side. The distance between these two objects was so great that I could not get the depth of field required to have both in focus with one image. This necessitated the use of focus stacking.
The color contrast between the yellow wall and the black stanchion splits the image in two, with the wheel combining them back together. Of course, wood grain, flaking paint, and rust always add visual interest.
