{"id":19333,"date":"2017-09-17T04:49:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T08:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=19333"},"modified":"2017-09-16T03:55:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T07:55:50","slug":"great-southern-western-station-at-portlaoise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/great-southern-western-station-at-portlaoise\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Southern &#038; Western Station at Portlaoise."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I could have titled this \u2018Dusk in the Rain\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>As it happens I was at Irish Rail\u2019s Portlaoise Station on my way up to Dublin and I needed a few potential illustrations of the 1840s buildings for my book on European railway travel. I thought, \u2018what better time than now to make some up to the minute photos?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Working with my Lumix LX7 I made these views that I feel capture the atmosphere of the station.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19332\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19332\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/great-southern-western-station-at-portlaoise\/portlaoise_dusk_p1670955\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1505156492&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.1&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Looking down road toward Cork.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19332\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670955.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking down road toward Cork.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19330\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19330\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/great-southern-western-station-at-portlaoise\/portlaoise_dusk_p1670970\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1505157358&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.076923076923077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An Irish Rail Portlaoise commuter train arrives during light rain.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19330\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670970.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Irish Rail Portlaoise commuter train arrives during light rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19331\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/great-southern-western-station-at-portlaoise\/portlaoise_dusk_p1670964\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670964.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brian Solomon&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DMC-LX7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1505156959&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Portlaoise_dusk_P1670964\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670964.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670964.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19331\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Portlaoise_dusk_P1670964.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" 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