{"id":23482,"date":"2019-01-07T08:37:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T13:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=23482"},"modified":"2019-01-06T10:46:27","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T15:46:27","slug":"when-color-just-doesnt-work-norristown-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/when-color-just-doesnt-work-norristown-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"When Color Just Doesn\u2019t Work\u2014Norristown, PA."},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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On our SEPTA exploration January 2, 2019, we visited the Norristown Transportation Center, where we changed from the former Reading Company heavy rail line to the old Philadelphia & Western \u2018High Speed\u2019 line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The elevated station for the old P&W route offers a stunning view of the trestle over the Schuykill River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A grand view, yes, but the light was about as uninspiring as it gets; I was faced with dull, colorless January gloom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I made a few photos of a Norristown-bound car scuttling across the bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As color photos these are pretty hopeless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a JPG created without adjustment from the Lumix LX7 camera RAW. There isn’t much color in this scene.

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Working with the camera RAW, I de-saturated the image then adjusted the contrast to make the most out of the scene. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

You might ask, \u2018why didn\u2019t I just make a B&W film photo?\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My answer is: \u2018I was traveling light, and didn\u2019t bring a film camera\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think I\u2019ll just need to return on a brighter day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light Posts Every Day. Even when its dull and colorless.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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