{"id":20396,"date":"2018-02-16T07:30:42","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T12:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=20396"},"modified":"2018-02-16T07:25:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T12:25:44","slug":"midland-cutting-in-midday-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midland-cutting-in-midday-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Midland Cutting in Midday Sun."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dublin\u2019s new LUAS Cross City tram line transits the old Midland Great Western cutting on its way from the city centre to Broombridge.<\/p>\n<p>In my exploration of the new line I\u2019ve been keeping a close eye on sun angles. Although many of the locations are familiar to me, when the sun favors the trams still requires careful investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Owning to the depth of the cutting direct sun only illuminates the tracks for a relatively short period during midday this time of year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I timed my visit to the Phibsborough station of the North Circular Road to make the most of the lighting.<\/p>\n<p>Exposed using a FujiFilm XT1 with 18-135mm zoom lens.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20395\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20395\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midland-cutting-in-midday-sun\/luas_5019_green_line_cross_city_phibsborough_dscf4355\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" 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;1518175107&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;36.6&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=\"LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;LUAS tram 5019 at Phibsborough at 11:18 am, 9 February 2018.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5019_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4355.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LUAS tram 5019 at Phibsborough at 11:18 am, 9 February 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20394\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midland-cutting-in-midday-sun\/luas_5004_green_line_cross_city_phibsborough_dscf4362\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg?fit=1155%2C1732\" data-orig-size=\"1155,1732\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518175360&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;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg?fit=473%2C709\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg?fit=474%2C710\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg?resize=474%2C711\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"711\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg?w=1155 1155w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg?resize=100%2C150 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg?resize=473%2C709 473w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg?resize=682%2C1022 682w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5004_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4362.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20393\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midland-cutting-in-midday-sun\/luas_5023_green_line_cross_city_phibsborough_dscf4369\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518175811&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;116.1&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=\"LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4369.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20392\" style=\"width: 1732px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20392\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midland-cutting-in-midday-sun\/luas_5023_green_line_cross_city_phibsborough_dscf4371\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155\" data-orig-size=\"1732,1155\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;X-T1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518175818&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;19&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=\"LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;LUAS tram 5023 at Phibsborough at 11:30 am, 9 February 2018.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20392\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?w=1732 1732w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?resize=1022%2C682 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LUAS tram 5023 at Phibsborough at 11:30 am, 9 February 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dublin\u2019s new LUAS Cross City tram line transits the old Midland Great Western cutting on its way from the city centre to Broombridge. In my exploration of the new line I\u2019ve been keeping a close eye on sun angles. Although many of the locations are familiar to me, when the sun favors the trams still &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/midland-cutting-in-midday-sun\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Midland Cutting in Midday Sun.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20392,"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":[10,48],"tags":[4556,4247,19,22,399],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/LUAS_5023_Green_Line_Cross_City_Phibsborough_DSCF4371.jpg?fit=1732%2C1155","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-5iY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20396"}],"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=20396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20397,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20396\/revisions\/20397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}