![\"mbta_1004_south_station_1978_kr_21mm_briansolomon589779\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/MBTA_1004_South_Station_1978_KR_21mm_BrianSolomon\u00a9589779.jpg?resize=474%2C319\")
On an evening in 1978 my father and I visited South Station, Boston.<\/p>\n
It was very different then; much quieter, low level platforms, no electrification, mechanical semaphores controlled movements on the approach to platforms.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d fitted my dad\u2019s 21mm Super Angulon to my Leica 3A. I exposed several Kodachrome slides by resting the camera on something solid and making a 1 second exposure (or so).<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t understand the concept of reciprocity failure, and so even though I\u2019d taken the light reading of the hand-held Weston Master V literally, most of the slides were underexposed (too dark).<\/p>\n
This one was the best of the lot, and in my early years was among my favorite railway photos.<\/p>\n
In the interval since I made this image, I\u2019ve perfected my night photography technique.<\/p>\n On an evening in 1978 my father and I visited South Station, Boston. It was very different then; much quieter, low level platforms, no electrification, mechanical semaphores controlled movements on the approach to platforms. I\u2019d fitted my dad\u2019s 21mm Super Angulon to my Leica 3A. I exposed several Kodachrome slides by resting the camera on … Continue reading MBTA at Dusk, South Station, Boston 1978.<\/span> Tracking the Light<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"