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A Generation United Against Tobacco, Tampa Union Station, Florida (3 of 5)
On August 5, 1998, while I was Railfanning in Downtown Tampa, I stopped at Tampa Union Station to once again Photograph the Florida FUN Train, after it's grade crossing accident. Because the startup of the FUN TRAIN had been under capitalized, the dreams of the Fun Train creator, of featuring two Fun Trains, (one on each coast of Florida) were extinguished in Bankruptcy.
But of much greater interest, was the Anti-Tobacco Train seen here in these Photographs. I'm not sure who organized the Anti Tobacco Rally or funded the Train, which apparently was touring the United States to illustrate the Health Issues of Smoking, however it presented a great Photographic Opportunity for me. This particular Railcar, which is named: "FLORIDA", is a CSX Business Car. You can find further information about yhr group "truth" at:
As we all know, Smoking causes several debilitating diseases, such as Lung Cancer, Bronchitis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (aka: COPD) and Emphysema.
I took these photographs with my Minolta Maxxim 5000 SLR using Color Print Film, when I was just learning photograph; so they are very soft & grainy. I scanned the Negatives and used Photoshop Elements to correct the exposure and to generate these Digital Images.
Disclaimer: Since I took these photographs while I was still learning Photography, some of my original Photos are of poor quality in both Exposure and Sharpness, which I could only partially correct with Adobe Photoshop Elements™.
A Generation United Against Tobacco, Tampa Union Station, Florida (3 of 5)
On August 5, 1998, while I was Railfanning in Downtown Tampa, I stopped at Tampa Union Station to once again Photograph the Florida FUN Train, after it's grade crossing accident. Because the startup of the FUN TRAIN had been under capitalized, the dreams of the Fun Train creator, of featuring two Fun Trains, (one on each coast of Florida) were extinguished in Bankruptcy.
But of much greater interest, was the Anti-Tobacco Train seen here in these Photographs. I'm not sure who organized the Anti Tobacco Rally or funded the Train, which apparently was touring the United States to illustrate the Health Issues of Smoking, however it presented a great Photographic Opportunity for me. This particular Railcar, which is named: "FLORIDA", is a CSX Business Car. You can find further information about yhr group "truth" at:
As we all know, Smoking causes several debilitating diseases, such as Lung Cancer, Bronchitis, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (aka: COPD) and Emphysema.
I took these photographs with my Minolta Maxxim 5000 SLR using Color Print Film, when I was just learning photograph; so they are very soft & grainy. I scanned the Negatives and used Photoshop Elements to correct the exposure and to generate these Digital Images.
Disclaimer: Since I took these photographs while I was still learning Photography, some of my original Photos are of poor quality in both Exposure and Sharpness, which I could only partially correct with Adobe Photoshop Elements™.