{"id":22117,"date":"2018-09-09T07:55:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-09T11:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=22117"},"modified":"2018-09-09T08:41:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-09T12:41:45","slug":"steam-portraits-faces-of-the-footplate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/steam-portraits-faces-of-the-footplate\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam Portraits-Faces of the Footplate."},"content":{"rendered":"

A locomotive is hardly an ideal portrait studio.<\/p>\n

Or is it?<\/p>\n

Shafts of filtered light and a dark background make for a fascinating setting, while the opportunity to make silhouettes against the daylight provide a contrast.<\/p>\n

The men of the footplate proudly wear the coal dust, cinders and ash that identify them.<\/p>\n

I made these portraits of the crew on board Great Northern Railway of Ireland 85 on its excursions last week.<\/p>\n

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Driver Ken Fox adjusts the regulator on locomotive 85.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lumix LX7 portrait.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lumix LX7 portrait.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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FujiFilm X-T1 with 12mm Touit lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lumix LX7 portrait.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Special thanks to everyone at the Railway Preservation Society of Ireland (RPSI) and at Irish Rail for making my locomotive journeys possible.<\/p>\n

For details about the RPSI and scheduled steam and diesel trips see:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.steamtrainsireland.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out: Room with a View: The Challenges on Photographing from\/on a Steam Locomotive Footplate\u201412 Photos.<\/a><\/p>\n

Tracking the Light Posts Every Day!<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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