{"id":17754,"date":"2017-01-25T05:57:12","date_gmt":"2017-01-25T10:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=17754"},"modified":"2017-01-22T10:02:09","modified_gmt":"2017-01-22T15:02:09","slug":"high-hoods-on-the-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/high-hoods-on-the-move\/","title":{"rendered":"High-Hoods on the Move."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A short visit to Norfolk Southern\u2019s Abrams Yard near Norristown, Pennsylvania a few weeks back made for an opportunity to see a pair of high-hood GP38-2s on the move.<\/p>\n<p>Once a common and standard type, the high-hood road switcher has been on the wane for decades and they are now rare on class-1 railroads.<\/p>\n<p>I made these pan shots using my FujiFilm X-T1.<\/p>\n<p>By employing a relatively slow shutter speed and moving my camera in unison with the locomotives, I can convey the sense of speed and motion while setting the subject apart from the background.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17753\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17753\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/high-hoods-on-the-move\/ns_gp38-2s_at_abrahms_yard_near_norristown_pa_dscf9828\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1483196369&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;88.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed at 1\/60th of a second handheld.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17753\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed at 1\/60th of a second handheld.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17751\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17751\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/high-hoods-on-the-move\/ns_gp38-2s_at_abrams_yard_near_norristown_pa_raw_dscf9829\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1483196371&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;88.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed at 1\/60th of a second handheld.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17751\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_RAW_DSCF9829.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed at 1\/60th of a second handheld.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17752\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17752\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/high-hoods-on-the-move\/ns_gp38-2s_at_abrams_yard_near_norristown_pa_dscf9832\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;20&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1483196379&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;78.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Exposed at 1\/60th of a second handheld.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrams_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9832.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Exposed at 1\/60th of a second handheld.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light posts daily.<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A short visit to Norfolk Southern\u2019s Abrams Yard near Norristown, Pennsylvania a few weeks back made for an opportunity to see a pair of high-hood GP38-2s on the move. Once a common and standard type, the high-hood road switcher has been on the wane for decades and they are now rare on class-1 railroads. I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/high-hoods-on-the-move\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">High-Hoods on the Move.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17753,"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":[48],"tags":[4038,4037,4039,59,1392,1535],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/NS_GP38-2s_at_Abrahms_Yard_near_Norristown_PA_DSCF9828.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-4Cm","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17754"}],"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=17754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17755,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17754\/revisions\/17755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}