{"id":30852,"date":"2021-03-13T07:43:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T12:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=30852"},"modified":"2021-03-13T10:17:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T15:17:20","slug":"morning-sun-at-east-northfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/morning-sun-at-east-northfield\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Sun at East Northfield."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last Monday, March 8, 2021, Kris Sabbatino and I, followed New England Central\u2019s southward 611 freight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I drove us to my old standby location at East Northfield, where the NECR line toward Palmer, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut diverges from the old Boston &amp; Maine Connecticut River line (now operated by Pan Am Southern).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the train approached I exposed a series of photos using my Nikon Z6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve displayed two variations of the same image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top image is a camera generated JPG with color set to Nikon\u2019s Vivid profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bottom image I created from the NEF RAW file in Adobe Lightroom by manipulating color, contrast, and saturation to emulate my FujiFilm XT1\u2019s in-camera \u2018Velvia\u2019 mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"30853\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/morning-sun-at-east-northfield\/necr_3474-w_611-sb_at-east_northfield_camera_jpg_dsc_3887-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?fit=1600%2C1065\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1065\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1615218069&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?resize=1022%2C680 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_Camera_JPG_DSC_3887-3.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>This in-camera JPG was created by my Nikon Z6 set to VI &#8216;Vivid&#8217; color profile.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"30854\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/morning-sun-at-east-northfield\/necr_3474-w_611-sb_at-east_northfield_mod1_dsc_3887\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?fit=1600%2C1065\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1065\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1615218069&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?fit=709%2C472\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?resize=474%2C315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?resize=1022%2C680 1022w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?resize=709%2C472 709w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?resize=205%2C136 205w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/NECR_3474-w_611-sb_at-East_Northfield_mod1_DSC_3887.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption>Working with Adobe Lightroom, I adjusted the Camera NEF RAW file by lightening shadows, adjusting saturation, fine-tuning contrast settings, and warming the color balance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#3560c0\"><strong>Tracking the Light Posts Daily!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I drove to my old standby location at East Northfield, where the NECR line toward Palmer, Massachusetts and New London, Connecticut diverges from the old Boston &#038; 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