{"id":2179,"date":"2013-04-17T06:32:06","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T10:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=2179"},"modified":"2013-04-16T06:35:09","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T10:35:09","slug":"irish-rail-ballast-train-at-islandbridge-dublin-april-16-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/irish-rail-ballast-train-at-islandbridge-dublin-april-16-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Irish Rail Ballast Train at Islandbridge, Dublin, April 16, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iarnr\u00f3d \u00c9ireann\u2019s elusive HOBs on the move.<\/p>\n

Yesterday morning (Tuesday April 16, 2013) was sunny and warm, but very windy. Fluffy clouds raced across the sky casting shadows as the rolled along. This is always a tough situation when waiting for a train to pass. Often, it seems the desired train passes just as cloud obscures the sun.<\/p>\n

I was lucky; a big cloud was just clearing as Irish Rail 080 exited the Phoenix Park<\/a> Tunnel. There was more than a two-stop difference between the cloudy and sunny spots. With full bright sun, I caught Irish Rail\u2019s \u2018High Output Ballast\u2019 (known on the railway as HOBS) passing Islandbridge<\/a> Junction.<\/p>\n

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Canon EOS 7D<\/a> with 40mm pancake lens, exposed at 1\/500th second f7.1. In-camera Jpg and RAW files were made simultaneously. This is a scaled Jpg from the in-camera Jpg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made a few Fujichrome slides with my EOS 3 and some digital with the Canon EOS 7D. I\u2019ll have to wait a few weeks for the slides, but here are my digital efforts.<\/p>\n

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Canon EOS 7D with 40mm pancake lens, exposed at 1\/500th second f9.0. I made a spot decision to stop down from f7.1 to f9, based on the camera meter. With rapidly changing light and a moving train, I didn\u2019t have time to consult the exposure histogram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Irish Rail HOBS at Islandbridge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019ll be presenting my illustrated talk \u201cIreland through American Eyes 1998-2008 My first Decade in Ireland\u201d to the\u00a0London area Irish Railway Record Society<\/a>\u00a0 tomorrow, April 18, 2013.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The program begins at 1900 (7pm) upstairs at the Exmouth Arms, 1 Starcross Street, LONDON NW1, (advertised as a 5 minute walk from London\u2019s Euston station). A nominal donation of \u00a33.50 is asked of non-IRRS members (members \u00a32.50)<\/p>\n

For more on the IRRS see:\u00a0http:\/\/www.irrs.ie\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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