Clang Went the Trolley

Photo of the Day

Part of the fun of my first trip to San Francisco was watching the different trolleys as they made their way around the city. I did not have much time in the great city, but I did try and photograph the famous trolleys whenever they went by. I was in full tourist mode for the couple of free hours that I had. I would love to spend some time on the hilly streets of San Francisco photographing these trolleys against a background of my choosing rather than just catching one while walking from one place to another. This shot turned out pretty good though for a quick grab.

Technical Data

This photo would have been a great time to use the tools that HDR programs can give you. The problem is that the trolley was moving so I would have had to really use photoshop to get rid of the ghosting that would have occurred in the three image bracket. I decided to try and use just the metered exposure. I started things out with the sports game day preset by Matt Kloskowski. I use the preset often, but usually the light version. Here the strong version seemed to really work. A quick slider adjustment for the highlights and the exposure, and this photo was ready.