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Tracking the Light update: Six new photos added to the Streamliners at Spencer page.

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TRACKING the LIGHT posts new material every day.

I’ve been reviewing the hundreds of digital color photos I exposed at Spencer and I’ve added six of my favorites  to my special page dedicated to the event.

See my: Streamliners at Spencer photos to view the latest!

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Streamliners at Spencer; Fans, Photographers and the People Behind the Scenes—TRACKING THE LIGHT Special Post.

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It’s not just about the equipment.

The locomotives were largely static and thus relatively easy to photograph. However, people move about constantly, and getting your friends to hold still long enough for a portrait in an environment characterized by sensory-overload, can be tough.

On the plus side, most everyone was smiling.

I used both a Canon EOS 7D and Lumix LX-7 to make digital portraits, while a few photos were captured on slide film using my EOS 3.

Below is a selection of my results.

For more Streamliners  photos, click on Tracking the Light’s Streamliners at Spencer page.

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Toward the end of long hot day.
Toward the end of long hot day.

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Salisbury.
Salisbury.

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Crossing Innes Street in Salisbury.
Crossing Innes Street in Salisbury.

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Color coordination.
Color coordination.

For more Streamliners  photos, click on Tracking the Light’s Streamliners at Spencer page.

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Streamliners at Spencer; Friends and Faces—TRACKING THE LIGHT Special Post.

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Finding Familiar Faces Among the Masses.

Chicago & North Western 411 and friends. Canon EOS 7D photo.
Chicago & North Western 411 and friends. Canon EOS 7D photo.

For me, the Streamliners at Spencer event was a great opportunity to meet friends, old and new. In addition photographing the equipment, I photographed the photographers.

Below is a small selection. I’ll post more tomorrow!

For more Streamliners  photos, click on Tracking the Light’s Streamliners at Spencer page.

Photographers at night. Lumix LX-7 photo.
Photographers at night. Lumix LX-7 photo.
LX-7 photo at Salisbury station.
LX-7 photo at Salisbury station.
In glow of Saturday evening. Lumix LX-7 photo (before my second battery went flat).
In glow of Saturday evening. Lumix LX-7 photo (before my second battery went flat).
Media man in Salisbury. Lumix LX-7 photo.
Media man in Salisbury. Lumix LX-7 photo.
Norfolk Southern's Wick Moorman addresses Spencer. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.
Norfolk Southern’s Wick Moorman addresses Spencer. Canon EOS 7D with 200mm lens.
LX-7 photo.
LX-7 photo.
Master of three-D photography. Lumix LX-7 photo.
Master of three-D photography. Lumix LX-7 photo.
Norfolk Southern Museum. LX-7 photo.
Norfolk Southern Museum. LX-7 photo.
Waiting on the Piedmont at Salisbury. Lumix LX-7 photo.
Waiting on the Piedmont at Salisbury. Lumix LX-7 photo.
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LX-7 photo.
Waiting for the turntable to spin. Lumix LX-7 photo.
Waiting for the turntable to spin. Lumix LX-7 photo.

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Streamliner Details, Spencer—TRACKING THE LIGHT SPECIAL POST

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Morning Views, May 28, 2014—North Carolina Transportation Museum.

With more than two dozen classic locomotives to photograph, and lots of other relics of interest, I exposed more than 300 image with the Lumix LX-7 in just three hours. In addition, I was also working with my Canons, one for film, one for pixels.

Here are just some of detailed views I exposed with the Lumix. These are macro images, as opposed to wide shots that take in the whole scene. (And, yes, I made plenty of those too.)

General Motors classic FT—'the diesel that did it'.
General Motors classic FT—’the diesel that did it’.
Atlantic Coast Line E3A. Exposed with a Lumix LX-7
Atlantic Coast Line E3A. Exposed with a Lumix LX-7
Alco PA builder's plate. Is this the real thing or a replica?
Alco PA builder’s plate. Is this the real thing or a replica?
It's not all about the locomotives, this fine old passenger car caught my eye.
It’s not all about the locomotives, this fine old passenger car caught my eye.
A bit of work on a Reading FP7A. My dad caught these on the 'Crusader' back in the day.
A bit of work on a Reading FP7A. My dad caught these on the ‘Crusader’ back in the day.
Southern Railway: visions of yesterday and today. Spencer Shops was a Southern facility.
Southern Railway: visions of yesterday and today. Spencer Shops was a Southern facility.

The light was mixed. Nice soft early sun soon gave way to a hazy flat bright light. I’m glad I brought my old Minolta IV light meter, this proved very useful.

The ease of use of the Lumix LX-7 made it an especially valuable too. Today I was working with the electronic view finder, instead of the rear screen display. I wonder if this altered my compositions?

Wabash 1009. What's in a number? (When 1009 =10,000.)
Wabash 1009. What’s in a number? (When 1,009 =10,000.)
Drumhead on the Sandy Creek round-end observation car.
Drumhead on the Sandy Creek round-end observation car.
Erie Railroad E8A 833—last of its kind.
Erie Railroad E8A 833—last of its kind.
Nose view of General Motors FT 103. I'd argue that this was probably the most significant locomotive in the 20th Century. Read about it in my American Diesel Locomotive and EMD Locomotives. Books on the history of American diesels.
Nose view of General Motors FT 103. I’d argue that this was probably the most significant locomotive in the 20th Century. Read about it in my American Diesel Locomotive and EMD Locomotives. Books on the history of American diesels.
Could this be 1956?
Could this be 1956?

I was very impressed by the paint on the Lackawanna F3’s, even if they were built for the Bangor & Aroostook, What are your favorite locomotives on display at Spencer?

One of three DL&W painted F-units on display.
One of three DL&W painted F-units on display.
Washing Pennsylvania Railroad E8A 5711 at Spencer. Perhaps someone else should fling some mud and grime to make things seem more authentic?
Washing Pennsylvania Railroad E8A 5711 at Spencer. Perhaps someone else should fling some mud and grime to make things seem more authentic?

More Spencer Streamliner photos to come over the next few days!

Tracking the Light posts new material every day, with special ‘Extra’ posts on the Streamliners at Spencer event this week!

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Streamliners at Spencer—Sneak Preview—TRACKING THE LIGHT SPECIAL

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In the Evening Glow—May 28, 2014.

Amtrak 79 Carolinian at Salisbury, North Carolina on the former Southern Railway. Lumix LX3 photo.
Amtrak 79 Carolinian at Salisbury, North Carolina on the former Southern Railway. Lumix LX-7 photo.

We arrived on Amtrak 79 at Salisbury, North Carolina only 63 minutes behind the advertised.

Within a few minutes of our arrival we were afforded a glimpse of the streamliners event. I had my first ever view of an Alco PA. I’m happy.

Former Santa Fe Alco PA diesel-electric dressed in the classic Nickel Plate Road livery. Spencer Shops, North Carolina. May 28, 2014. Lumix LX-7 photo.
Former Santa Fe Alco PA diesel-electric dressed in the classic Nickel Plate Road livery. North Carolina Transportation Museum’s Spencer Shops, North Carolina. May 28, 2014. Lumix LX-7 photo.

More to come tomorrow!

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