{"id":20730,"date":"2018-03-27T07:32:30","date_gmt":"2018-03-27T11:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=20730"},"modified":"2018-03-27T17:37:58","modified_gmt":"2018-03-27T21:37:58","slug":"dublin-by-night-1000-shades-of-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublin-by-night-1000-shades-of-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin by Night: 1000 shades of Dark."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019d use \u2018gray\u2019 in place of \u2018dark\u2019, but apparently the phraseology has assumed new meanings.<\/p>\n<p>I could just say \u2018Dublin in Black &amp; White\u2019, but that isn\u2019t really correct either.<\/p>\n<p>Working with my Nikon F3 loaded with Foma Classic 100 black &amp; white film, I made these photos during March 2018 wintery weather in Dublin.<\/p>\n<p>To keep my camera steady for long exposures, I used various tripods, depending on the surface and circumstance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20729\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublin-by-night-1000-shades-of-dark\/brian-solomon_338102\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?fit=1771%2C1129\" data-orig-size=\"1771,1129\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brian Solomon_338102\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?fit=709%2C452\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?fit=474%2C302\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20729\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?resize=474%2C302\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?w=1771 1771w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?resize=205%2C131 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?resize=709%2C452 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?resize=1022%2C652 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338102.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20728\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublin-by-night-1000-shades-of-dark\/brian-solomon_338105\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?fit=1773%2C1127\" data-orig-size=\"1773,1127\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brian Solomon_338105\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?fit=709%2C451\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?fit=474%2C301\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20728\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?resize=474%2C301\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?w=1773 1773w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?resize=205%2C130 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?resize=709%2C451 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?resize=1022%2C650 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338105.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20727\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublin-by-night-1000-shades-of-dark\/brian-solomon_338107\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?fit=1763%2C1134\" data-orig-size=\"1763,1134\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brian Solomon_338107\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?fit=709%2C456\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?fit=474%2C305\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20727\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?resize=474%2C305\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?w=1763 1763w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?resize=205%2C132 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?resize=709%2C456 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?resize=1022%2C657 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338107.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20726\" style=\"width: 1747px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20726\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublin-by-night-1000-shades-of-dark\/brian-solomon_338125\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?fit=1747%2C1144\" data-orig-size=\"1747,1144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brian Solomon_338125\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Irish Rail&#8217;s Loop Line bridge over the River Liffey.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?fit=709%2C464\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?fit=474%2C310\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20726\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?resize=474%2C310\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?w=1747 1747w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?resize=205%2C134 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?resize=709%2C464 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?resize=1022%2C669 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irish Rail&#8217;s Loop Line bridge over the River Liffey.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20725\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublin-by-night-1000-shades-of-dark\/brian-solomon_338126\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?fit=1750%2C1143\" data-orig-size=\"1750,1143\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Brian Solomon_338126\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?fit=709%2C463\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?fit=474%2C310\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20725\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?resize=474%2C310\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?w=1750 1750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?resize=205%2C134 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?resize=709%2C463 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?resize=1022%2C668 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338126.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My exposures varied, but most were between 1 and 8 seconds. I calculated exposure manually using a Minolta IV Flash meter (in reflective mode).<\/p>\n<p>I processed the Fomapan 100 film in Ilford ID-11 stock mixed 1-1 with water at 68F for 7 minutes 15 seconds, plus pre-soak with a token amount of Kodak HC110, then scanned negatives using an Epson V500 flatbed scanner.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"color: #666699;\">B<\/span>rian <span style=\"color: #666699;\">S<\/span>olomon\u2019s Tracking the <span style=\"color: #333333;\">Light<\/span> Posts <span style=\"color: #333333;\">D<\/span>aily<span style=\"color: #999999;\">!<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019d use \u2018gray\u2019 in place of \u2018dark\u2019, but apparently the phraseology has assumed new meanings. I could just say \u2018Dublin in Black &amp; White\u2019, but that isn\u2019t really correct either. Working with my Nikon F3 loaded with Foma Classic 100 black &amp; white film, I made these photos during March 2018 wintery weather in Dublin. &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/dublin-by-night-1000-shades-of-dark\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dublin by Night: 1000 shades of Dark.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20726,"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":[3982,3814,4001,4097,19,7535,40],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Brian-Solomon_338125.jpg?fit=1747%2C1144","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-5om","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20730"}],"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=20730"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20746,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20730\/revisions\/20746"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}