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Eastbound on a Hazy Evening

The other night, Kris and I paid a sponaneous visit to my old stomping grounds at Palmer, Mass.

While the New England Central was switching the former Central Vermont Railway yard, we could hear an approaching eastbound freight on CSX’s former Boston & Albany.

I set up my 3pod tripod on the platform of the old Union Station (now Palmer’s popular Steaming Tender restaurant), and exposed a sequence of photos of the passing train using my Nikon Z7-II with 24-70mm lens.

These images were made at 1/15 second at ISO 1000. NEF Faw files were converted to DNG format pins DxO PureRaw software and then adjusted in Lightroom to alter color, contrast and exposure.

Wildfires in Canada contributed to haze that made for some interesting visual effects.

CSX M436 (Selkirk to Framingham) approaches Palmer, Massachusetts. Lights on the station helped illuminate the train.

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