{"id":13645,"date":"2016-01-05T06:20:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T11:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=13645"},"modified":"2015-12-31T14:17:33","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T19:17:33","slug":"irish-rail-by-the-rules-at-hazelhatch-september-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/irish-rail-by-the-rules-at-hazelhatch-september-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Rail by the rules at Hazelhatch, September 2015."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I try to\u00a0play by the rules.<\/p>\n<p>It was rare glorious sunny day back in September 2015. Irish Rail had a full complement of trains on the move. Catching clean 071 class diesel 077 with the second IWT Liner was a bonus.<\/p>\n<p>I exposed these photos along the Dublin-Cork line at Hazelhatch (about ten miles southwest of Dublin). Special thanks to John Cleary, who advised me on the day\u2019s program, provided road-based transport and suggested some angles.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_13643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13643\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/icr_at_hazelhatch_station_dscf3264\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13643\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13643\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/irish-rail-by-the-rules-at-hazelhatch-september-2015\/icr_at_hazelhatch_station_dscf3264\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1443541081&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Down Irish Rail InterCity Railcar at Hazelhatch. FujiFilm X-T1 photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-large wp-image-13643\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Down Irish Rail InterCity Railcar at Hazelhatch. FujiFilm X-T1 photo.\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICR_at_Hazelhatch_Station_DSCF3264.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Down Irish Rail InterCity Railcar at Hazelhatch. 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Irish_Rail_2nd_IWT_Liner_at_footbridge_Hazelhatch_Station_close_DSCF3273.jpg?resize=768%2C512 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Irish_Rail_2nd_IWT_Liner_at_footbridge_Hazelhatch_Station_close_DSCF3273.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Irish_Rail_2nd_IWT_Liner_at_footbridge_Hazelhatch_Station_close_DSCF3273.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/irish_rail_2nd_iwt_liner_at_footbridge_hazelhatch_station_tight_dscf3275\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13641\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13641\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/irish-rail-by-the-rules-at-hazelhatch-september-2015\/irish_rail_2nd_iwt_liner_at_footbridge_hazelhatch_station_tight_dscf3275\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Irish_Rail_2nd_IWT_Liner_at_footbridge_Hazelhatch_Station_tight_DSCF3275.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;13&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1443542844&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Irish_Rail_2nd_IWT_Liner_at_footbridge_Hazelhatch_Station_tight_DSCF3275\" 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\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos by the rules:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunny day; tick!<\/li>\n<li>Sun at least 30 degrees above the horizon and over right\u00a0shoulder and positioned for evenly-lit three-quarter view; tick!<\/li>\n<li>Rolling stock nearly free from shadows; tick!<\/li>\n<li>Polls and wires minimized; tick!<\/li>\n<li>View of railway wheels; tick!<\/li>\n<li>shutter speed fast enough to stop the action; tick!<\/li>\n<li>Trees and fences safely in the distance; tick!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bonus qualifications: nominal elevation, clearly identifiable location and clean equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Points subtracted: zoom lens used instead a prime \u2018standard lens\u2019. Digital used instead of film. Colour used instead of black &amp; white. Evidence of people in some of the photos (minus <u>two<\/u> points, Tsk!)<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Everyday Tracking the Light presents new material (qualified and otherwise).<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes I try to\u00a0play by the rules. It was rare glorious sunny day back in September 2015. Irish Rail had a full complement of trains on the move. Catching clean 071 class diesel 077 with the second IWT Liner was a bonus. I exposed these photos along the Dublin-Cork line at Hazelhatch (about ten miles &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/irish-rail-by-the-rules-at-hazelhatch-september-2015\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Irish Rail by the rules at Hazelhatch, September 2015.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"footnotes":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[10,48],"tags":[3786,4537,7535,1190,21,61,3217],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Irish_Rail_2nd_IWT_Liner_at_footbridge_Hazelhatch_Station_tight_DSCF3275.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-3y5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13645"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13645"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13648,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13645\/revisions\/13648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13645"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}