{"id":19387,"date":"2017-09-29T05:40:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-29T09:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=19387"},"modified":"2017-09-23T05:47:47","modified_gmt":"2017-09-23T09:47:47","slug":"luas-trial-on-culture-night-22-september-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/luas-trial-on-culture-night-22-september-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"LUAS Trial on Culture Night\u201422 September 2017."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was the annual Dublin Culture Night Event when dozens of establishments open their doors and\/or host special events free for the public.<\/p>\n<p>I was making my rounds, and I happened upon a LUAS 4000-series tram making trials of the new Cross City trackage.<\/p>\n<p>I believe in taking advantage of photographic opportunity when presented, and I made these views using my Lumix LX7.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19384\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/luas-trial-on-culture-night-22-september-2017\/culture_night_dublin_p1680212\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&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;1506100416&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19384\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Culture_Night_Dublin_P1680212.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19386\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19386\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19386\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/luas-trial-on-culture-night-22-september-2017\/luas_trial_on_parnell_street_p1680183\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&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;1506096686&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;8.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;LUAS trial on Parnell Street, Dublin. Regular service is still months away.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_on_Parnell_street_P1680183.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19386\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LUAS trial on Parnell Street, Dublin. Regular service is still months away.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19385\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19385\" style=\"width: 1731px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19385\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/luas-trial-on-culture-night-22-september-2017\/luas_trial_dublin_p1680190\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?fit=1731%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1731,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.5&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;1506098702&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;17.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Trams on Marlborough and Abbey Streets. The distant tram is on a Cross City trackage trail. Lumix LX7 photo.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19385\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?w=1731 1731w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/LUAS_trial_Dublin_P1680190.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trams on Marlborough and Abbey Streets. The distant tram is on a Cross City trackage trial. Lumix LX7 photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was the annual Dublin Culture Night Event when dozens of establishments open their doors and\/or host special events free for the public. I was making my rounds, and I happened upon a LUAS 4000-series tram making trials of the new Cross City trackage. 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