{"id":23542,"date":"2019-01-14T08:47:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T13:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=23542"},"modified":"2019-01-13T10:56:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T15:56:52","slug":"burlington-e9-at-aurora-from-the-seconds-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/burlington-e9-at-aurora-from-the-seconds-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Burlington E9 at Aurora from the \u2018Seconds File\u2019."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other day I found this Kodachrome 64 slide in my 1980s \u2018Seconds File\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Seconds\u2019 meaning \u2018not so good.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its been a long time since Burlington Northern E9s worked Chicago-Aurora commuter trains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My photography skills in August 1984 were rudimentary and my sense of exposure was less than ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So! I made a multi-pass scan of the old slide using a Nikon Super Coolscan5000 slide scanner operated with VueScan software (version 9.6.09).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In post-processing using Lightroom, I made a host of adjustments to contrast, exposure and color balance, while manipulating shadows and highlights locally and introducing a degree of electronic sharpening in an effort to overcome some of the technical inadequacies of the original slide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adjustment took less than 10 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23543\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/burlington-e9-at-aurora-from-the-seconds-file\/bn_e9a_w_scoot_at_aurora_ill_aug1984_kr_w_50mmbriansolomon592576\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?fit=5365%2C3655\" data-orig-size=\"5365,3655\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LS-5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1547303439&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=\"BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?fit=709%2C483\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?fit=474%2C323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?resize=474%2C323\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23543\" width=\"474\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?w=5365 5365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?resize=205%2C140 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?resize=709%2C483 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?resize=1022%2C696 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Aurora, Illinois, August 1984. Kodachrome 64 slide scan without manipulation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23544\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/burlington-e9-at-aurora-from-the-seconds-file\/bn_e9a_w_scoot_at_aurora_ill_aug1984_kr_w_50mmbriansolomon592576-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?fit=5365%2C3655\" data-orig-size=\"5365,3655\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;LS-5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1547303439&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=\"BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?fit=709%2C483\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?fit=474%2C323\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?resize=474%2C323\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23544\" width=\"474\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?w=5365 5365w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?resize=205%2C140 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?resize=709%2C483 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?resize=1022%2C696 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/BN_E9A_w_Scoot_at_Aurora_ILL_Aug1984_KR_w_50mm\u00a9BrianSolomon592576-2.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption><br \/> Aurora, Illinois, August 1984. 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