Part Twenty Two - Simple Improvements How to make simple improvements to contrast and brightness, particularly lightening the front of the train in a realistic way
Part Twenty Four - Reflections Unwanted reflections in a locomotive windscreen can have a major impact. This article explains how to fix them.
July 2006 Magazine
Part Twenty Five - Sharpness Problems Images can sometimes have sharpness problems which ruin their appearance. This article explains some techniques for improving sharpness.
August 2006 Magazine
Part Twenty Six - Dealing with Dust Dust particles on the digital sensor can cause marks on the image. This article explains how to identify dust marks and eliminate them from the image.
September 2006 Magazine
Part Twenty Seven - Combining Images Processing digital images on a computer offers new possibilities that are impossible with ‘conventional’ printing from negatives and slides. One of these involves combining multiple images using special software to produce a single picture where the seams are invisible. The technique has a surprising number of uses for the railway photographer and this month’s article shows a range of examples. October 2006 Magazine
Part Twenty Eight - More Tips on Combining Images Continuing from Part 27, this article explains the right and wrong ways to take a series of images ready for joining on a computer later. It also describes various programs you can use for joining images.
November 2006 Magazine
Part Twenty Nine - Close to the Edge Continuing from Part 28, this article explains how to ‘rescue’ an image where the locomotive was too close to the edge of the frame by joining it to a photograph of empty track.
