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Yellow!

            Lisbon has a network of picturesque, old-fashioned trams that lurch and screech around its narrow streets. The "amarelos da Carris" (in English: "Yellows of the Rails") are thé symbol of Lisbon. The lines that run-up the hills, being lines 12E, 18E, 25E and 28E, are serviced by the classical two-axle trams. Some of these lines have steep slopes (up to 14%) and very short and sharp turns.

The first tram tracks were laid in 1873. The first tram entered service on 17 November 1873, as a horsecar line. On 30 August 1901, Lisbon's first electric tramway commenced operations. Within a year, all of the city's tramways had been converted to electric traction and this gave rise to the Portuguese name ‘Carro e létrico’ (carriage with electricity), which over time became Eléctrico. Between 1936 and 1947 there was massive investment in the tram network and now well-known Remodelado trams were constructed. In 1950 at the height of the Lisbon tram network there was a maximum of 76 km of track (twice that of today) served by 24 tram routes.

The Remodelado trams (no. 541-585) are based around the original trams but, thankfully, the engines, brakes and electronics were completely upgraded when the 500 series trams were purchased. 
The trams are operated by Carris (Companhia Carris de Ferro de Lisboa) a state-owned company that employs 163 tram drivers. The gauge of Lisbon tram network is 90cm and is classified as a narrow gauge.

Technical stuff
This is a single handheld shot. In post-production I turned it into a selective colored image by using several layers in PS CC (the tram car and pantograph or trolley are in separate layers for example). I further more tuned the curves, brightness and virbrance or different areas of the image.

Taken in: Portugal / Lisboa / Lisboa / Castelo (show map)

Taken on: April 17, 2017

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/9.0, 1/200 sec, 70mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	70mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	-1/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 (Windows)
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