{"id":21707,"date":"2018-07-23T08:38:03","date_gmt":"2018-07-23T12:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=21707"},"modified":"2018-07-23T09:02:44","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T13:02:44","slug":"nature-and-the-old-caboose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/nature-and-the-old-caboose\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature and the Old Caboose."},"content":{"rendered":"

This old wooden body Delaware & Hudson caboose is on display at West Barnstable, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

The decaying wood, peeling paint, combined with encroaching foliage and low evening sun made for some fascinating studies.<\/p>\n

Now relics of an earlier era, cabooses were once standard equipment at the back of North American freight trains.<\/p>\n

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FujiFilm XT1 with a 18-135mm Fujinon. Exposed for light areas at the end of the caboose.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FujiFilm XT1 with a 18-135mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FujiFilm XT1 with 18-135mm lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FujiFilm XT1 with a Zeiss 12mm Touit lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FujiFilm XT1 with a Zeiss 12mm Touit lens. Aperture set at f22 (minimum opening) to give the sun a ‘star burst’ effect. File adjusted in post processing to lighten shadow areas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I exposed these photos using my FujiFilm XT1, using a Zeiss 12mm Touit and 18-135mm lenses. (Details in captions).<\/p>\n

While the decay is what attracted me, I wonder if you think if this same caboose would make for more interesting photos if it was completely restored?<\/p>\n

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