{"id":21414,"date":"2018-06-18T06:44:42","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T10:44:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=21414"},"modified":"2018-06-16T21:23:36","modified_gmt":"2018-06-17T01:23:36","slug":"new-york-citys-flushing-line-november-1998","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-york-citys-flushing-line-november-1998\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City\u2019s Flushing Line November 1998."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I found this Fujichrome color slide in my archives. I exposed in on a subway tour with my father back in November 1998.<\/p>\n<p>Working with a Nikon F2 with 28mm lens, I made this photo from the end of a platform on the Flushing Line\u2019s elevated structure. I like the subtlety of the autumn sky. For me this brings back memories of long ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21415\" style=\"width: 3433px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21415\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/new-york-citys-flushing-line-november-1998\/nyc_ta_red_cars_flushing_line_nov1998_brian_solomon_610475\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?fit=3433%2C2330\" data-orig-size=\"3433,2330\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LS-5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1528229329&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=\"NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Wide-angle view of New York City&#8217;s Flushing Line (that&#8217;s the number 7 train). &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?fit=709%2C481\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?fit=474%2C322\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21415\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?resize=474%2C322\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?w=3433 3433w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?resize=205%2C139 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?resize=709%2C481 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?resize=1022%2C694 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/NYC_TA_red_cars_Flushing_Line_Nov1998_\u00a9Brian_Solomon_610475.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wide-angle view of New York City&#8217;s Flushing Line (that&#8217;s the number 7 train).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I recall the water color painter Ted Rose telling me about how a yellow sky stirred his memories. That was in regard to a painting he made of a wintery Midwestern scene. His memories, not mine. Similar sky though.<\/p>\n<p>My dad claims that my first railway trip was on the Flushing Line in Queens, New York. That was about 1968. All I remember was the dirty floors on the subway cars, and being held up to look out the front window as we rattled along. I made no photos on that day.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I found this Fujichrome color slide in my archives. I exposed in on a subway tour with my father back in November 1998. Working with a Nikon F2 with 28mm lens, I made this photo from the end of a platform on the Flushing Line\u2019s elevated structure. 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