{"id":15260,"date":"2016-05-18T05:34:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T09:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=15260"},"modified":"2016-05-18T07:47:53","modified_gmt":"2016-05-18T11:47:53","slug":"antwerp-in-the-rain-trams-and-bountiful-opportunities-for-eclectic-city-scapes-16-new-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/antwerp-in-the-rain-trams-and-bountiful-opportunities-for-eclectic-city-scapes-16-new-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Antwerp in the Rain; Trams and Bountiful opportunities for Eclectic City Scapes\u201416 new Photos."},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a rainy Monday when I arrived in Antwerp. Working with my Lumix LX7, I spent several hours riding the Lijn trams and making photos.<\/p>\n

Does the rain and gloom ad atmosphere to this eclectic Flemish port city? There\u2019s a lot of history here.<\/p>\n

Lijn has been buying new low-floor articulated Flexity-2 trams to replace its antique fleet of four-axle PCCs, so I was keen to catch the older cars at work while I still can.<\/p>\n

(See related posts:\u00a0Gent Revisited\u2014Trams, Castles and Cobble Stones<\/a>,\u00a0Gent in Six Photos<\/a>,\u00a0Trams of Gent Part 2<\/a>,\u00a0Trams in Basel, Switzerland; 21 April 2016<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"A<\/a>
A modern Flexity2 tram glides through the rain in Antwerp. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Complicated<\/a>
Complicated track work makes for a more interesting urban image. The PCC is almost incidental to the scene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"There<\/a>
There are plenty of eclectic establishments in Antwerp where you can grab a bite to eat an enjoy a glass of beer while watching the tram cars grind along cobblestone streets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Antwerp<\/a>
Antwerp enjoys a complex transport system with tram lines on many streets. However, expansion of the tram subway may soon reduce the number of surface services in some parts of the city center.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Lijn_Antwerp_P1450608\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Could<\/a>
Could a bus be as photogenic in such a setting?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Lijn_Antwerp_P1450638\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Among<\/a>
Among the advantages of photographing on a cold wet day is that there tends to be few people on the streets to get in your way. Not to sound\u00a0\u00a0antisocial, but masses of urban humility can be a hindrence\u00a0\u00a0when composing tram photos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Lijn_Antwerp_P1450622\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Near<\/a>
Near the main railway station there’s a tram loop used by route 11 cars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This level crossing is a great place to catch the action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"I<\/a>
I don’t think everyone was quite as enthusiastic about tram tracks and cobblestones as I was.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Lijn_Antwerp_P1450668\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Curbside<\/a>
Curbside running makes it easier to board the cars.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Here's<\/a>
Here’s my car now!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Lijn_Antwerp_P1450674\"<\/a><\/p>\n

White trams navigating narrow dark cobble-stone streets makes for some interesting contrast. So, would shafts of sun have improved these images?<\/p>\n

Tracking the Light posts every day.<\/span><\/h3>\n

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It was a rainy Monday when I arrived in Antwerp. Working with my Lumix LX7, I spent several hours riding the Lijn trams and making photos. Does the rain and gloom ad atmosphere to this eclectic Flemish port city? There\u2019s a lot of history here. Lijn has been buying new low-floor articulated Flexity-2 trams to … Continue reading Antwerp in the Rain; Trams and Bountiful opportunities for Eclectic City Scapes\u201416 new Photos.<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15247,"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":[3786,576,575,3534,2646,1219,1121,3535],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Lijn_Antwerp_P1450671.jpg?fit=2448%2C1634","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-3Y8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15260"}],"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=15260"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15296,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15260\/revisions\/15296"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}