No this is NOT what I was wanting it to come out like... But I learned more this week about photoshop then I think I have ever learned anything about photography. :)
Pretty excited about that part. Lol.
Above is a GIF file that I did to show how I did it.
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The mood and combination of elements work wonderfully for me but I have very strong reservations about the bands. Why why why? I really wanted to give an 8 but those bands. Looks like a TV screen. Is that your point? A reluctant 6.
This is cool and definitely heavily photoshopped. I think the lighting on the track is slightly different. That doesn't seem to be real world shading and light variation on the underside of the train and top side of the track. The track seems to be lit uniformly no matter how far under the body of the train it is. My guess is the "smoke" is some sort of mask. And the lights were added in PP. I'm assuming this is a model train of some kind? Cool shot, nevertheless, and I think it'll be a top finisher.
interesting image, looks to me like it's been edited pretty heavily so I'd say fake in terms of fool the viewer. Cool scene though seems like a setting for a horror novel (Stephen King maybe).