{"id":22797,"date":"2018-11-20T08:22:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T13:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=22797"},"modified":"2018-11-14T20:29:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-15T01:29:19","slug":"vermonter-crosses-the-connecticut-at-windsor-locks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/vermonter-crosses-the-connecticut-at-windsor-locks\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermonter Crosses the Connecticut at Windsor Locks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the afternoon of November 14, 2018, I exposed this view from the east bank of the Connecticut River looking across toward Windsor Locks as Amtrak&#8217;s northward Vermonter crossed the circa 1906 New Haven Railroad-built bridge.<\/p>\n<p>To help balance the contrast and better retain detail in the sky, I used an external graduated neutral density filter made by Lee Filter.<\/p>\n<p>This is a 0.9ND or three stops grad filter.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, I adjusted the camera RAW file to maximize highlight and shadow detail, control contrast and improve saturation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"22799\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/vermonter-crosses-the-connecticut-at-windsor-locks\/amtrak_56_warehouse_point_bridge_dscf6684\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.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;&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=\"Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg?fit=709%2C473\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg?fit=474%2C316\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg?resize=474%2C316\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg?w=3464 3464w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg?resize=205%2C137 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg?resize=709%2C473 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg?resize=1022%2C681 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Amtrak_56_Warehouse_Point_Bridge_DSCF6684.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tracking the Light Posts Everyday!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the afternoon of November 14, 2018, I exposed this view from the east bank of the Connecticut River looking across toward Windsor Locks as Amtrak&#8217;s northward Vermonter crossed the circa 1906 New Haven Railroad-built bridge. 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