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London St Pancras Station on 3 May 2016.

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On this day two years ago (3 May 2016), I spent the morning photographing London’s St. Pancras Station.

The old terminal of the Midland Railway is my favorite London Station, and among the most influential railway stations in Britain.

I’ve featured this station in a number of books, including Depots, Stations & Terminals published by Voyageur Press in 2015, and my new Railway Guide to Europe, now available from Kalmbach Publishing.

https://www.amazon.com/Railway-Depots-Stations-Terminals-Solomon/dp/0760348901

Click here to order Brian Solomon’s Railway Guide to Europe.

These photos were exposed digitally using my FujiFilm X-T1. Although I exposed the images in RAW and JPG, all of these images represent the colour and contrast of the in-camera JPG with Fujifilm colour profile.

London St Pancras on 3 May 2016. Exposed with a FujiFilm X-T1 fitted with 18-135mm Fujinon zoom lens.
London St. Pancras. Exposed digitally using a FujiFilm X-T1 with Zeiss 12mm Touit.
London St. Pancras. Exposed digitally using a FujiFilm X-T1 with Zeiss 12mm Touit.
London St. Pancras. Exposed digitally using a FujiFilm X-T1 with Zeiss 12mm Touit.
London St. Pancras. Exposed digitally using a FujiFilm X-T1 with Zeiss 12mm Touit.
London St. Pancras. Exposed digitally using a FujiFilm X-T1 with Zeiss 12mm Touit.

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Glistening Water—New England Central on the move at Brattleboro, Vermont.

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At 8:08 AM on April 27, 2018, New England Central 611 was on the move south from Brattleboro, Vermont.

Bright hazy sunshine made for excellent conditions for photography.

Working with my FujiFilm XT1 with 90mm telephoto, I exposed this view looking across the Connecticut River backwater south of Brattleboro yard.

By cropping the sky, featuring the locomotives in the top third of the frame, and allowing the natural patterns of glistening water to occupy most of the image, I create visual tension that keeps your eye scanning the photo. I chose a broadside view to feature the locomotives, each of which is of a different length; SD40T-2, SD40, and SD45 (three of my personal favorites).

To make the most of this contrasty scene, I imported the Fuji RAW file into Lightroom and made minor adjustments to highlight and shadows to improve the appearance of the image, then slightly boosted saturation to make for a more pleasing photograph.

NECR freight  611 was on the move toward Palmer, Massachusetts and a bright morning on hand, so the chase was on!

More photos to follow!

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Brian Solomon’s Talk at Monson Free Library: Tuesday May 15, 2018, 6pm.

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Brian Solomon’s Railway Guide to Europe

On May 15, 2018 at 6pm: I’ll be giving a slide show and lecture in conjunction with a book signing for my recently released Railway Guide to Europe, published by Kalmbach Books.

I’ll have copies of the book available for purchase; signatures provided FREE!

I’ve also donated a copy of the book to the library.

The Monson Free Library is located a 2 High Street in Monson, Massachusetts.

See: https://monsonlibrary.com

Click here to order Brian Solomon’s Railway Guide to Europe.

My new guide book on European Railway Travel on the plane. With a cup of Barry’s Tea.
I exposed this photo of the Monson Free Library in April 2018 using a Leica IIIA with 35mm Nikkor lens on Kodak Tri-X.
I exposed this photo of the Monson Free Library in April 2018 using a Leica IIIA with 35mm Nikkor lens on Kodak Tri-X.
I exposed this photo of the Monson Free Library in April 2018 using a Leica IIIA with 35mm Nikkor lens on Kodak Tri-X.
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London— May First 2016.

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On this day two years ago, I was photographing in London.

My father and I had arrived via the Channel Tunnel on the Eurostar on the previous day.

It was a bright morning and I made good use of my Lumix LX7, photographing London stations and trains as I explored the Overground network that follows an orbital route around the city.

 

London Victoria on 1 May 2016. Lumix LX7 photo.

 

West Brompton.
West Brompton.
Clapham Junction.
Clapham Junction.

London is a great place to explore by rail and among the featured cities in my new Railway Guide to Europe published by Kalmbach Publishing.

Click here to order Brian Solomon’s Railway Guide to Europe.

I exposed the cover photo in Germany’s Rhein Valley using my FujiFilm XT1 with 18-135mm lens.

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