{"id":16807,"date":"2016-09-27T05:49:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T09:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=16807"},"modified":"2016-09-26T12:58:13","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T16:58:13","slug":"emerald-isle-express-near-killiney-26-september-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/emerald-isle-express-near-killiney-26-september-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Emerald Isle Express near Killiney\u201426 September 2016."},"content":{"rendered":"

The Emerald Isle Express<\/em> is an annual tour train operated Rail Tours Ireland in cooperation with Irish Rail and the Railway Preservation Society Ireland.<\/p>\n

I had advanced notice of this year’s\u00a0schedule and planned to catch it running along the Irish Sea south of Dublin on its way down the old Dublin & South Eastern route toward Rosslare Europort.<\/p>\n

I rode the DART electric suburban train to Dalkey then hoofed it out toward Sorrento Point, where my planned location turned out to be fouled by undergrowth and related shadows.<\/p>\n

\u2018Uh oh.\u2019 Time to move to plan B.<\/p>\n

More walking brought me to this footbridge between Dalkey and Killiney.<\/p>\n

Although supremely picturesque, the maze of direct current overhead wires and related masts make finding a suitable angle difficult.<\/p>\n

I wanted to include more of the\u00a0Irish Sea to the right of the train, but putting the train too far to the left didn\u2019t really work as an effective composition. Ultimately I settled on a more conservative angle. Soft sun helps reduce the distraction of the wires.<\/p>\n

\"Emerald
Emerald Isle Express at milepost 9. To hold detail in the sky and water, I used a Lee 0.6 graduated neutral density filter. This tool has proved repeatedly valuable in Ireland where sky contrast often presents an exposure problem by exceeding the dynamic range of the camera\u2019s digital sensor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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This tight view reveals some of the clutter that makes this location challenging as an effective location.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A minor disappointment; I\u2019d hoped that Irish Rail engine number 071 (in bright orange heritage paint) would lead the train. Instead, I settled for that old stalwart; Irish Rail engine 078.<\/p>\n

\"The
The trailing view is scenically spectacular but as a result the train is small.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Looking
Looking across Killiney Bay you’ll notice the thin silver streak of the Emerald Isle Express catching the glint of the noontime sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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