{"id":16822,"date":"2016-09-30T05:37:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T09:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=16822"},"modified":"2016-09-30T07:27:18","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T11:27:18","slug":"convergence-at-killarney-28-september-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/convergence-at-killarney-28-september-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Convergence at Killarney\u201428 September 2016."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, Irish Rail\u2019s Killarney simultaneously hosted passenger trains from three different operators.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its own scheduled service from Tralee to Mallow, Belmond\u2019s Grand Hibernian, and Rail Tours Ireland\u2019s Emerald Isle Express were in the station.<\/p>\n<p>I was one of several photographers on site to capture the moment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16820\" style=\"width: 4896px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16820\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/convergence-at-killarney-28-september-2016\/belmond_at_killarney_dscf4998\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1475057033&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&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=\"belmond_at_killarney_dscf4998\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Belmont&#8217;s Grand Hibernian arrives at Killarney, passing the old signal cabin. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16820\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Belmont's Grand Hibernian arrives at Killarney, passing the old signal cabin. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?w=4896 4896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF4998.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Belmont&#8217;s Grand Hibernian arrives at Killarney, passing the old signal cabin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16819\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16819\" style=\"width: 4896px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16819\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/convergence-at-killarney-28-september-2016\/emerald_isle_express_and_grand_hibernian_at_killarney_dscf5017\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1475057437&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&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=\"emerald_isle_express_and_grand_hibernian_at_killarney_dscf5017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rail Tours Ireland&#8217;s Emerald Isle Express and Belmond&#8217;s Grand Hibernian occupy adjacent tracks at Killarney on 28 September 2016. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16819\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Rail Tours Ireland's Emerald Isle Express and Belmond's Grand Hibernian occupy adjacent tracks at Killarney on 28 September 2016. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?w=4896 4896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Grand_Hibernian_at_Killarney_DSCF5017.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16819\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rail Tours Ireland&#8217;s Emerald Isle Express and Belmond&#8217;s Grand Hibernian occupy adjacent tracks at Killarney on 28 September 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16818\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16818\" style=\"width: 4896px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16818\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/convergence-at-killarney-28-september-2016\/emerald_isle_express_and_belmond_at_killarney_dscf5047\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?fit=4896%2C3264\" data-orig-size=\"4896,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1475058299&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;20.8&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=\"emerald_isle_express_and_belmond_at_killarney_dscf5047\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Killarney, County Kerry on 28 September 2016. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16818\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"Killarney, County Kerry on 28 September 2016. \" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?w=4896 4896w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Emerald_Isle_Express_and_Belmond_at_Killarney_DSCF5047.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16818\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Killarney, County Kerry on 28 September 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16817\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16817\" style=\"width: 4895px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16817\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/convergence-at-killarney-28-september-2016\/convergence_icr_belmond_and_emerald_isle_express_killarney_dscf5066\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?fit=4895%2C2441\" data-orig-size=\"4895,2441\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1475059190&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&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=\"convergence_icr_belmond_and_emerald_isle_express_killarney_dscf5066\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Three trains; three operators.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?fit=709%2C354\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?fit=474%2C237\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16817\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?resize=474%2C236\" alt=\"Three trains; three operators.\" width=\"474\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?w=4895 4895w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?resize=205%2C102 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?resize=709%2C354 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?resize=1022%2C510 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16817\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three trains; three operators.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I exposed these images using my FujiFilm X-T1. To compensate for changeable lighting, I processed the camera RAW files in Lightroom, making a variety of small adjustments to exposure, contrast, and saturation to produce more effective photographs.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, Irish Rail\u2019s Killarney simultaneously hosted passenger trains from three different operators. In addition to its own scheduled service from Tralee to Mallow, Belmond\u2019s Grand Hibernian, and Rail Tours Ireland\u2019s Emerald Isle Express were in the station. I was one of several photographers on site to capture the moment. I exposed these &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/convergence-at-killarney-28-september-2016\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Convergence at Killarney\u201428 September 2016.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16817,"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":true,"_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],"tags":[3781,3779,3846,2380,21,2978],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Convergence_ICR_Belmond_and_Emerald_Isle_Express_Killarney_DSCF5066.jpg?fit=4895%2C2441","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-4nk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16822"}],"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=16822"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16834,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16822\/revisions\/16834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}