{"id":22690,"date":"2018-11-03T07:58:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T11:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=22690"},"modified":"2018-11-02T20:06:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-03T00:06:23","slug":"six-years-ago-today-irelands-bord-na-mona-near-edenderry-on-3-november-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/six-years-ago-today-irelands-bord-na-mona-near-edenderry-on-3-november-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Years Ago Today; Ireland&#8217;s Bord na Mona near Edenderry on 3 November 2012."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On this day six years ago, Denis McCabe and I were on an exploration of Ireland\u2019s narrow gauge Bord na Mona (Peat Board) operations radiating from the Edenderry generating station located near the village of Clonbullogue, Co. Offaly, when we discovered this view from overhead bridge over the double track narrow gauge line.<\/p>\n<p>I exposed my photo using a Canon EOS7D with 200mm prime lens. Nominal overexposure resulted in a slightly washed out image.<\/p>\n<p>Six years after the fact, I worked with the RAW File in Lightroom, to bring back some of the sky detail not apparent in the camera-produced Jpg, while aiming to improve colour saturation and colour balance.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22691\" style=\"width: 3464px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22691\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/six-years-ago-today-irelands-bord-na-mona-near-edenderry-on-3-november-2012\/bord_na_mona_wagonmaster_on_bog-empties_w_edenderry_plant_img_0526\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309\" data-orig-size=\"3464,2309\" 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;BrianSolomon&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=\"Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22691\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?w=3464 3464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_IMG_0526.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This is a scaled version of the camera JPG. Notice the washed out sky and low colour saturation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22692\" style=\"width: 3464px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22692\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/six-years-ago-today-irelands-bord-na-mona-near-edenderry-on-3-november-2012\/bord_na_mona_wagonmaster_on_bog-empties_w_edenderry_plant_mod1_img_0526\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309\" data-orig-size=\"3464,2309\" 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;BrianSolomon&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=\"Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22692\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?w=3464 3464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working with the camera RAW file, I brought back highlight detail while improving overall colour balance and saturation to more closely resemble the original scene.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>See:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-8J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gallery 8: Irish Bog Railways\u2014Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/span><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this day six years ago, Denis McCabe and I were on an exploration of Ireland\u2019s narrow gauge Bord na Mona (Peat Board) operations radiating from the Edenderry generating station located near the village of Clonbullogue, Co. Offaly, when we discovered this view from overhead bridge over the double track narrow gauge line. I exposed &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/six-years-ago-today-irelands-bord-na-mona-near-edenderry-on-3-november-2012\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Six Years Ago Today; Ireland&#8217;s Bord na Mona near Edenderry on 3 November 2012.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22694,"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":[48],"tags":[4571,3847,318,20,425],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Bord_na_Mona_Wagonmaster_on_bog-Empties_w_Edenderry_Plant_MOD1_IMG_0526-1.jpg?fit=3464%2C2309","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BVuC-5TY","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22690"}],"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=22690"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22695,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22690\/revisions\/22695"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}