{"id":13265,"date":"2015-11-30T06:12:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T11:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=13265"},"modified":"2015-11-30T09:14:20","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T14:14:20","slug":"the-american-railfan-lurks-in-the-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/the-american-railfan-lurks-in-the-darkness\/","title":{"rendered":"The American Railfan lurks in the Darkness."},"content":{"rendered":"

It was on the evening of August 5, 1984 that I exposed this photo in the tradition of Richard Steinheimer, Jim Shaughnessy and the legendary Mr. Link.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d admit it was a long day, but that never stopped me. Bob Buck and I had set out from Tenants Harbor, Maine in the morning. As per tradition, we\u2019d called into Northern Maine Junction and signed releases with the Bangor & Aroostook.<\/p>\n

The railroad was very friendly and advised us of a northward freight heading to Millinocket. This had an F-unit in consist (number 42, just in case you needed to know).<\/p>\n

We spent our daylight hours making photos along the way.<\/p>\n

Then in the evening we returned to Northern Maine Junction.<\/p>\n

My father had lent me a large Metz electronic photo strobe. I was perfecting my night flash technique, where I\u2019d carefully blend existing light with strategically placed strobe bursts.<\/p>\n

I was particularly interested in Bangor & Aroostook\u2019s rare BL2 diesels.<\/p>\n

This view focuses on engine 54, while the famed American Railfan<\/em>, engine 557 that had been repainted into its as-built scheme, lurked in the darkness beyond.<\/p>\n

A few key pops with the flash sorted that out.<\/p>\n

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Exposed on Kodak Safety Film 5060 Panatomic X (ASA 32) using a Leica 3A with 50mm lens. Lighting is a mix of sodium vapor lamps and electronic strobe. Film processed in Kodak D76. Negatives scanned with an Epson Perfection V600, and digitally adjusted for contrast and exposure using Lightroom. Slow speed film was ideal for this type of night work because the existing light was less light to blow out the highlight detail during the prolonged exposure. I\u2019d often have to leave my shutter open for several minutes while I walked around setting off flashes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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