{"id":27615,"date":"2019-09-01T07:28:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T11:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=27615"},"modified":"2019-09-01T07:28:37","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T11:28:37","slug":"belmond-at-blackhorse-lessons-in-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/belmond-at-blackhorse-lessons-in-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Belmond at Blackhorse\u2014Lessons in Light"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yesterday, the final day of August 2019, I joined fellow photographer Paul Maguire in photographing Belmond\u2019s  Grand Hibernian<\/em> on its run from Heuston Station over the Branch to Connolly (before it continued on to Belfast).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We selected a vantage point on Dublin\u2019s Blackhorse Avenue and timed visit to minimize the waiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In short order flange-squeal emanating from the Phoenix Park Tunnel announced the approach of Belmond\u2019s train before it came into sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I opted to use a FujiFilm XT1 with 27mm pancake lens in order to include the castle-like McKee Barracks on the west side of the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bright sun made for a contrasty scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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082 leads Belmond’s Grand Hibernian at Blackhorse Ave in Dublin. File adjusted.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I mitigated the visually distracting effects of excessive contrast, I adjusted the camera RAW files using Lightroom. Simply by using the program\u2019s \u2018sliders\u2019, I lightened shadows, tempered highlights, and locally adjusted exposure in the sky to allow for better detail in the clouds. I also warmed the colour-balance, while making a slight increases in overall saturation. The adjustments took less than a minute of my time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The light was rapidly changing and shortly after the train passed a cloud eclipsed the sun. I\u2019ve included an unadjusted image of the clouded scene to show the difference in light levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Unadjusted and uncompensated camera JPG file to demonstrate the relative change in lighting as result of a cloud eclipsing the sun. I could have ‘opened up’ (let more light in by adjusting the aperture and\/or shutter speed) but I exposed manually for this stark contrasty view instead. Don’t squint, there’s no train in this one!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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